Category Archives: National
Update: Trump proposes $163 billion cut to federal budget
Updated 9:31 a.m. WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump's administration proposed a $163 billion cut to federal spending next year, which would eliminate more than a fifth of the non-milit...
May 02, 2025 U.S. President Donald Trump looks on after disembarking from Air Force One at Palm Beach International Airport, West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. May 1, 2025. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo
Trump's use of wartime law for Venezuela deportations is unlawful, judge rules
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Thursday blocked President Donald Trump's administration from using an 18th-century wartime law to deport some Venezuelan migrants, in the most sweeping ruling thu...
May 01, 2025 FILE PHOTO: A Venezuelan migrant looks on following his arrival on a flight after being deported from the United States, in Caracas, Venezuela, March 24, 2025. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria/File photo
White House national security adviser Waltz being forced out, sources say
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump's national security adviser Mike Waltz is being forced out of his job, four people briefed on the matter said on Thursday, in the first major shakeup ...
May 01, 2025 FILE PHOTO: U.S. National Security Advisor Mike Waltz joins U.S. Vice President JD Vance for a visit to the U.S. military's Pituffik Space Base in Greenland on March 28, 2025. Jim Watson/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
US weekly jobless claims increase more than expected
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits increased more than expected last week, potentially hinting at a pick-up in layoffs from tariffs, which ...
May 01, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Signage for a job fair is seen on 5th Avenue after the release of the jobs report in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., September 3, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File photo
Harris returns to national stage praising Trump opponents' courage
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -Former U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris called on Wednesday for Americans to stand up together against U.S. President Donald Trump and what she called "the greatest man-made ...
May 01, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a gala in San Francisco, California, U.S., April 30, 2025. REUTERS/Jungho Kim/File Photo
US Senate rejects bill to rein in Trump tariffs as economy contracts
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A narrowly divided U.S. Senate rejected the latest bipartisan bid to block President Donald Trump's tariffs on Wednesday, just hours after the federal government reported that th...
May 01, 2025 A cargo ship full of shipping containers is seen at the port of Oakland as trade tensions escalate over U.S. tariffs, in Oakland, California, U.S., February 3, 2025. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo
Israel strikes Syria, saying it hit group that attacked Druze
JERUSALEM/DAMASCUS (Reuters) -Israel said it carried out a strike in Syria against "an extremist group" that attacked members of the Druze community, following through on a promise to defend the minor...
Apr 30, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Armed Druze men stand at a checkpoint in Jaramana, southeast of Damascus, Syria April 29, 2025. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo
US Supreme Court conservatives signal support for milestone religious charter school
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Conservative U.S. Supreme Court justices signaled sympathy on Wednesday toward a bid led by two Catholic dioceses to establish in Oklahoma the nation's first taxpayer-funded reli...
Apr 30, 2025 FILE PHOTO: A person walks past the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 21, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
US Senate to vote on bill to rein in Trump tariffs as economy contracts
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Senate was poised on Wednesday to vote on a resolution to block a host of President Donald Trump's tariffs, hours after the federal government reported that the nation's...
Apr 30, 2025 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) speaks, as U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer testifies before a Senate Finance Committee hearing on U.S. President Donald Trump's trade policy, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 8, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Mohatt/File Photo
Caterpillar misses first-quarter estimates, flags tariff hit to annual sales
(Reuters) - Caterpillar on Wednesday reported lower-than-expected first-quarter results on weak construction equipment demand and outlined two scenarios for its annual sales forecast, one of which inc...
Apr 30, 2025 The company logo for Caterpillar is displayed on a screen on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., April 15, 2025. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
