Category Archives: National
US issues food aid even as Trump administration appeals court order
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Friday it was working to comply with a judge's order to pay full food aid benefits for nearly 42 million low-income Americans within th...
Nov 07, 2025 Workers distribute groceries at La Colaborativa’s food pantry, as food aid benefits, including SNAP payments, will be suspended starting November 1 amid the ongoing U.S. government shutdown, in Chelsea, Massachusetts, U.S., October 29, 2025. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
EV maker Rivian gives CEO a Musk-style pay package worth up to $4.6 billion
(Reuters) -Rivian Automotive on Friday replaced Chief Executive RJ Scaringe's previous compensation plan with an award worth up to $4.6 billion that will only pay out if the electric-vehicle maker hit...
Nov 07, 2025 Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe tours the inside of electric auto maker Rivian's manufacturing facility in Normal, Illinois, U.S. June 21, 2024. REUTERS/Joel Angel Juarez
Trump administration seeks to block food aid funding order
(Reuters) -The Trump administration asked a federal appeals court to block a judge's order that the U.S. Department of Agriculture provide full November food stamp benefits to 42 million low-income Am...
Nov 07, 2025 Volunteers place food items in vehicles during a mobile food distribution at Cedar Creek High School, as nearly 42 million Americans face a potential lapse in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, known as food stamps, due to the second-longest U.S. government shutdown, in Cedar Creek, Texas, U.S., November 1, 2025. REUTERS/Kaylee Greenlee
US airlines scramble to deal with first day of 4% flight cuts
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. airlines on Friday scrambled to cut 4% of flights at 40 major airports after the government imposed an unprecedented cut to air travel citing air traffic control safety conc...
Nov 07, 2025 An airliner, making it's approach, flies past flags at the base of the Washington Monument, as flight delays surge from the government shutdown which entered its 30th day, in Washington, D.C., U.S., October 30, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Price cuts help more Americans start weight-loss drugs but maybe not stay on them
LONDON/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -A Trump administration deal to cut prices for popular weight-loss drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound will allow millions more Americans to give them a try, but the cost may s...
Nov 07, 2025 A combination image shows an injection pen of Zepbound, Eli Lilly's weight loss drug, and boxes of Wegovy, made by Novo Nordisk. REUTERS/Hollie Adams/Brendan McDermid/Combination/
Trump administration must fully fund food aid benefits by Friday, US judge rules
(Reuters) -A federal judge on Thursday ordered U.S. President Donald Trump's administration to fully fund food aid for 42 million low-income Americans in November by Friday, blocking its plan to only ...
Nov 06, 2025 FILE PHOTO: A sign for food stamps stands, as the U.S. President Donald Trump administration said it plans on Monday to partially fund food aid for millions of Americans after two judges ruled it must use contingency funds to pay for the benefits in November during the government shutdown, outside a grocery story in Baldwin, New York, U.S., November 3, 2025. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo
US Supreme Court allows Trump's passport policy targeting transgender people
(Reuters) -The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed Donald Trump's administration to bar applicants for U.S. passports from designating the sex reflecting their gender identities on the document, part of...
Nov 06, 2025 People hold rainbow-coloured umbrellas and flags at a demonstration outside the court in Washington, U.S., December 4, 2024. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier
Washington sandwich-thrower cleared of assaulting US agent
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A man who hurled a sandwich at a federal agent in a fit of fury over President Donald Trump's law enforcement surge in Washington, D.C., was cleared on Thursday of a misdemeanor ...
Nov 06, 2025 FILE PHOTO: A person walks past a banner, inspired by the work of artist Banksy, showing masked protesters throwing sandwiches, weeks after U.S. President Donald Trump ordered an increased presence of federal law enforcement to assist in crime prevention, in Washington, D.C., U.S. September 11, 2025. REUTERS/Daniel Becerril/File Photo
US shutdown sends airlines scrambling as travel chaos looms
(Reuters) -U.S. airlines were scrambling on Thursday to rejig schedules and fielding a flood of customer queries after the U.S. ordered flight cuts at some of the nation's busiest airports, the latest...
Nov 06, 2025 An airliner, making it's approach, flies past a tree in full autumn color, as flight delays surge from the government shutdown which entered its 30th day, in Washington, D.C., U.S., October 30, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Nancy Pelosi, first woman to serve as US House speaker, to retire from Congress
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Nancy Pelosi, the first woman to serve as the powerful Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, said on Thursday that she will not run for re-election to Congress in 2026, e...
Nov 06, 2025 U.S. Representative Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks at a press conference, accompanied by members of the Texas Democratic legislators and California Governor Gavin Newsom, at the governor’s mansion in Sacramento, California, U.S., August 8, 2025. REUTERS/Carlos Barria
