Category Archives: National
Fed expected to cut rates, but may signal a coming pause
WASHINGTON, Dec 10 (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve is expected to cut interest rates on Wednesday as policymakers grapple with gaps in economic data caused by the recent government shutdown and w...
Dec 10, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Renovations continue at the Federal Reserve Board building in Washington, D.C., U.S., November 14, 2025. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo
Exclusive-US threatens new ICC sanctions unless court pledges not to prosecute Trump
WASHINGTON, Dec 10 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's administration wants the International Criminal Court to amend its founding document to ensure it does not investigate the Republican president ...
Dec 10, 2025 Exterior view of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, Netherlands, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025. Peter Dejong/Pool via REUTERS
US Senate to vote Thursday on Republican healthcare plan
WASHINGTON, Dec 9 (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate will vote on Thursday on a Republican-proposed healthcare plan, Senate Majority Leader John Thune said on Tuesday, as Democrats continued to push for a th...
Dec 09, 2025 The U.S. Capitol building after the U.S. Senate advances a bill to end the government shutdown in Washington, D.C., U.S., November 10, 2025. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
US Supreme Court mulls challenge to campaign spending curbs in JD Vance case
WASHINGTON, Dec 9 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court wrestled on Tuesday with a Republican-led bid to strike down on free speech grounds federal limits on spending by political parties in coordination...
Dec 09, 2025 FILE PHOTO: Republican senate candidate JD Vance and Donald Trump Jr. host an event ahead of next month's primary election in Independence, Ohio, U.S., April 20, 2022. REUTERS/Gaelen Morse/File Photo
Pope calls for 'just and lasting peace' after meeting Ukraine's Zelenskiy
CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Pope Leo called for continued dialogue to seek a "just and lasting peace" in Ukraine during a meeting on Tuesday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy,...
Dec 09, 2025 Pope Leo XIV meets with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy at Villa Barberini in Castel Gandolfo, Italy, December 9, 2025. Vatican Media/Simone Risoluti/Handout via REUTERS
Trump to tout economic gains in Pennsylvania amid voter cost concerns
PHILADELPHIA, Dec 9 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump will visit Pennsylvania on Tuesday to defend his economic record and try to counter voter anxiety over rising costs, as Republicans brace for a t...
Dec 09, 2025 People take out a U.S. President Donald Trump scale cutout as they gather to watch U.S. Vice President JD Vance to speak about the "One Big Beautiful Bill" law in West Pittston, Pennsylvania, U.S., July 16, 2025. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz
US lawmakers may withold Hegseth travel funds to force boat video release
WASHINGTON, Dec 8 (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers may withhold a quarter of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's travel budget if he does not provide unedited videos of military strikes on boats in the souther...
Dec 08, 2025 U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth listens to remarks during the Australia-United States Ministerial Consultations (AUSMIN) at the State Department in Washington, D.C., U.S., December 8, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Trump unveils $12 billion aid package for farmers hit by trade war
WASHINGTON, Dec 8 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday unveiled a $12 billion aid package for American farmers, the latest government effort to shore up a key political constituency hurt ...
Dec 08, 2025 A combine harvester is seen as it harvests soybeans while loading a grain transfer hoper in Deerfield, Ohio, U.S., October 7, 2021. Picture taken with a drone. Picture taken October 7, 2021. REUTERS/Dane Rhys
Trump to issue order creating national AI rule
Dec 8 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he would sign an executive order this week that he said would create a single national rule for artificial intelligence, which the industry...
Dec 08, 2025 AI Artificial intelligence words, miniature of robot and U.S. flag are seen in this illustration taken December 21, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
Supreme Court hears fight over Trump's power to fire FTC member
WASHINGTON, Dec 8 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments on Monday concerning the legality of Donald Trump's firing of a Federal Trade Commission member in a major test of presidential pow...
Dec 08, 2025 FILE PHOTO: People gather outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, U.S., June 29, 2024. REUTERS/Kevin Mohatt/File Photo
