Category Archives: National
Powell's tenure as Fed chief, bookended by Trump, draws to a close
By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON, April 29 (Reuters) - On a chilly spring day in 2017, Jerome Powell made a six-hour round trip by car through heavy mountain fog from Washington to West Virginia Univers...
Apr 29, 2026 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell holds a press conference at the Fed in Washington, D.C., U.S., December 10, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
King Charles to visit New York to commemorate 9/11 victims
By Jonathan Allen and Maria Tsvetkova WASHINGTON/NEW YORK, April 29 (Reuters) - Britain's King Charles and his wife Queen Camilla arrive in New York on Wednesday to commemorate victims of the Septembe...
Apr 29, 2026 Britain's King Charles speaks during a state dinner for him and Queen Camilla at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 28, 2026. REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett
Exclusive-Trump approval sinks to new low as war with Iran drives cost-of-living concerns
By Jason Lange WASHINGTON, April 28 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's approval rating sank to the lowest level of his current term, as Americans increasingly soured on his handling of the cost of l...
Apr 29, 2026 U.S. President Donald Trump attends an arrival ceremony for Britain's King Charles and Queen Camilla on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 28, 2026. REUTERS/Nathan Howard
Trump's DOJ indicts former FBI director James Comey over '86 47' post
WASHINGTON, April 28 (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department brought criminal charges against James Comey on Tuesday for a second time, accusing the former FBI director of threatening President Donald...
Apr 28, 2026 FILE PHOTO: James Comey, former director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), is seen as he is sworn in remotely from his home during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing exploring the FBI's investigation of the 2016 Trump campaign and Russian election interference on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., September 30, 2020. U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
King Charles promotes US-UK unity in speech to Congress amid Iran tensions
WASHINGTON, April 28 (Reuters) - Britain's King Charles told the U.S. Congress on Tuesday that despite an age of uncertainty and conflict in Europe and the Middle East, the U.K. and the U.S. will alwa...
Apr 28, 2026 Britain's King Charles addresses a joint meeting of Congress, next to U.S. Vice President JD Vance and U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 28, 2026. REUTERS/Kylie Cooper/Pool
Trump administration indicts former NIH official over COVID records
WASHINGTON, April 28 (Reuters) - The Trump administration has indicted a former National Institutes of Health official over allegations of evading federal records requests related to COVID-19 pandemic...
Apr 28, 2026 FILE PHOTO: People walk past a COVID-19 testing sign during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., January 20, 2022. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File Photo
UAE leaves OPEC in major blow to global oil producers' group
DUBAI, April 28 (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates said on Tuesday it was quitting OPEC, dealing a heavy blow to the oil producers' group as an unprecedented energy crisis triggered by the Iran war ...
Apr 28, 2026 Ships and boats in the Strait of Hormuz, Musandam, Oman, April 22, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer
Man pleads guilty in murder of Run DMC's Jam Master Jay
April 27 (Reuters) - A New York man on Monday pleaded guilty to taking part in the 2002 murder of pioneering hip-hop star Jam Master Jay of famed group Run-DMC as part of a dispute over a drug deal, a...
Apr 28, 2026 FILE PHOTO: Members of the musical group RUN-DMC (L to R) Jason Mizell (Jam Master Jay), Darryl McDaniels (DMC) and Joseph Simmons (DJ Run) pose for photographs after being inducted into Hollywood's Rockwalk, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., on February 25, 2002. Hollywood's Rockwalk is a sidewalk gallery dedicated to honoring artists who have made a significant contribution to the evolution of rock 'n roll. REUTERS/Adrees Latif/File Photo
US soldier accused of gambling on Maduro removal due in court
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK, April 28 (Reuters) - The U.S. Army soldier charged with winning $400,000 by using insider information to bet on the removal of ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is due ...
Apr 28, 2026 FILE PHOTO: Captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is escorted at Downtown Manhattan Heliport, in New York City, U.S., January 5, 2026. REUTERS/Adam Gray/File Photo
US seeks to accelerate deportations of migrant children in custody, CNN reports
April 28 (Reuters) - The U.S. administration is bringing forward immigration hearings for deportations of migrant children in custody by weeks or even months in a bid to accelerate the process, CNN re...
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