Category Archives: National
US judge orders Trump administration to reinstate thousands of fired workers
(Reuters) - A California federal judge on Thursday ordered six U.S. agencies to reinstate thousands of recently hired employees who lost their jobs as part of President Donald Trump's purge of the fed...
Mar 13, 2025 FILE PHOTO: San Francisco residents photograph a group of protesters during a demonstration as part of a nationwide series of protests against the mass firings of employees in a campaign by President Donald Trump and his adviser Elon Musk to radically cut back the U.S. bureaucracy, at Fort Mason Park in San Francisco, California, U.S. March 1, 2025. REUTERS/Yuri Avila/File Photo
Protesters occupy Trump Tower following arrest of Columbia student
(Reuters) -Scores of people poured into the lobby of Trump Tower in New York City on Thursday to protest the arrest and detention of Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil, whom the Trump administ...
Mar 13, 2025 Police officers detain protesters inside Trump Tower during a rally against the ICE detention of Palestinian activist and Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil, in New York City, U.S., March 13, 2025. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon
UPDATE: Putin backs US ceasefire idea for Ukraine, but says many details need to be sorted out
UPDATED 12:15 P.M. MOSCOW (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia agreed with U.S. proposals for a ceasefire in Ukraine, but that any truce would have to deal with the root c...
Mar 13, 2025 Russia's President Vladimir Putin addresses commanders as he visits a control centre of the Russian armed forces in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict in the Kursk region, Russia, March 12, 2025, in this still image taken from video. Russian Pool/Reuters TV via REUTERS
White House withdraws Trump's pick Dave Weldon for CDC director
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The White House is withdrawing President Donald Trump's nomination of Republican former congressman and vaccine critic Dave Weldon to serve as director of the U.S. Centers for Di...
Mar 13, 2025 FILE PHOTO: A general view of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia September 30, 2014.
NASA, SpaceX delay flight that was to retrieve stuck astronauts
(Reuters) -NASA and SpaceX on Wednesday delayed the launch of a replacement crew of four astronauts to the International Space Station that would have set in motion the long-awaited homecoming of U.S....
Mar 13, 2025 NASA's SpaceX Crew-10 crew members Commander Anne McClain and Pilot Nichole Ayers, both of U.S., react as they depart the Operations & Checkout Building at the Kennedy Space Center for transport to Launch Complex 39-A ahead of their launch to the International Space Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S., March 12, 2025. Reuters/Joe Skipper
US agencies face Thursday deadline to submit mass layoff plans
(Reuters) -The potential scale of President Donald Trump's efforts to shrink the U.S. federal government could become clearer on Thursday, the deadline for government agencies to submit plans for a se...
Mar 13, 2025 FILE PHOTO: A sign marks the headquarters of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 20, 2025.
US Senate Democrats debate path forward on government funding bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Senate Democrats were wrestling on Wednesday with how to respond to a stopgap funding bill passed by the Republican-controlled House of Representatives, choosing between vot...
Mar 12, 2025 U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks with reporters following the Senate Democrats' weekly policy lunch on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 11, 2025.
Trump threatens further tariffs as EU, Canada retaliate for those already in place
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Donald Trump threatened on Wednesday to escalate a global trade war with further tariffs on European Union goods, as major U.S. trading partners said they would retaliate for tra...
Mar 12, 2025 Workers install steel rods at a construction site in Miami, Florida, U.S., March 11, 2025. REUTERS/Giorgio Viera
US consumer inflation slows in February; tariffs expected to boost prices
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. consumer prices increased moderately in February as higher shelter costs were partially offset by cheaper airline fares, giving the Federal Reserve room to keep interest rat...
Mar 12, 2025 FILE PHOTO: People shop in a supermarket as rising inflation affects consumer prices in Los Angeles, California, U.S., June 13, 2022. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/File Photo
Trump metals tariffs draw swift retaliation from Canada and EU
WASHINGTON/BRUSSELS (Reuters) -President Donald Trump's increased tariffs on all U.S. steel and aluminum imports took effect on Wednesday, stepping up a campaign to reorder global trade in favor of th...
Mar 12, 2025 Workers install steel rods at a construction site in Miami, Florida, U.S., March 11, 2025. REUTERS/Giorgio Viera
