Category Archives: National
US appeals court rejects Trump bid to deploy National Guard in Illinois for now
CHICAGO (Reuters) -A federal appeals court on Thursday rejected the Trump administration's request to pause a lower court ruling that temporarily blocks the deployment of National Guard troops in Illi...
Oct 16, 2025 National Guard members walk at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Broadview facility in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., October 9, 2025. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon
Israel, Hamas trade blame over truce violations, Rafah border reopening eyed but no date set
CAIRO/TEL AVIV (Reuters) -Israel said on Thursday it was preparing for the reopening of Gaza's Rafah crossing with Egypt to let Palestinians in and out, but set no date as it traded blame with Hamas o...
Oct 16, 2025 Palestinians walk past the rubble of destroyed buildings, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in Gaza City, October 16, 2025. REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
US judge blocks Trump's plan to lay off thousands of government workers
(Reuters) -A federal judge in California on Wednesday ordered President Donald Trump's administration to halt mass layoffs of federal workers during a partial government shutdown while she considers c...
Oct 16, 2025 A man casts a shadow as he walks toward the Hubert H. Humphrey Building, headquarters of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 1, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Shutdown could cost US economy $15 billion a week, Treasury says
Washington (Reuters) -The two-week-old federal government shutdown may cost the U.S. economy as much as $15 billion a week in lost output, a Treasury official said late on Wednesday, correcting an ear...
Oct 16, 2025 U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks as he and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer hold a press conference on the sidelines of the IMF/World Bank annual meetings in Washington, D.C., U.S., October 15, 2025. REUTERS/Ken Cedeno
Trump authorizes CIA operations in Venezuela, raising pressure on Maduro
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed on Wednesday that he authorized the CIA to conduct covert operations in Venezuela, marking a sharp escalation in U.S. efforts to pressure Pr...
Oct 15, 2025 U.S. President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 11, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
US judge blocks Trump's plan to lay off thousands of government workers
(Reuters) -A federal judge in California on Wednesday ordered President Donald Trump's administration to halt mass layoffs during a partial government shutdown while she considers claims by unions tha...
Oct 15, 2025 U.S. President Donald Trump looks on during an announcement about lowering U.S. drug prices, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., October 10, 2025. REUTERS/Kent Nishimura
US Supreme Court conservatives appear willing to blunt key Voting Rights Act provision
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Conservative U.S. Supreme Court justices signaled their willingness on Wednesday during arguments in a case involving Louisiana electoral districts to undercut a key section of t...
Oct 15, 2025 People protest on the day the U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments regarding the composition of Louisiana electoral districts, in Washington, D.C., U.S., October 15, 2025. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz
Israel says it expects Hamas to fulfil its obligation and return all hostages
JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israel expects Palestinian militant group Hamas to return the remaining hostages to Israel, a government spokeswoman said on Wednesday. Under a U.S.-brokered plan, Hamas released ...
Oct 15, 2025 A man prays as people gather at "Hostages Square" to await the expected return of Israeli hostages, who have been held in Gaza since the deadly October 7, 2023 attack by Hamas, as part of a prisoner-hostage swap and a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, in Tel Aviv, Israel, October 13, 2025. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun
Trump administration says 4,108 workers have been fired since shutdown began
(Reuters) -The number of U.S. federal worker layoffs as a result of the government shutdown was revised downward on Tuesday, suggesting the Trump administration's initial statement about sweeping job ...
Oct 15, 2025 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump listens during an announcement about lowering U.S. drug prices, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., October 10, 2025. REUTERS/Kent Nishimura/File Photo
US strike on alleged drug boat off Venezuela kills six, Trump says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A U.S. strike on a boat off the coast of Venezuela on Tuesday killed six suspected drug traffickers, President Donald Trump said, the latest such operation in recent weeks as the...
Oct 15, 2025 A boat burns off the coast of Venezuela in this screen grab taken from a video released October 14, 2025, depicting what U.S. President Donald Trump said on a post on Truth Social was a U.S. strike on a suspected drug-trafficking boat. Donald Trump via Truth Social/via REUTERS
