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Robert Mueller, special counsel who probed but did not charge Trump, dies at 81
Media reports did not mention a cause of death for Mueller, a decorated Vietnam War veteran who led the FBI in the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the U.S. International News via Reuters: Robert Mueller, the no-nonsense former FBI chief who documented Russia’s interference in the 2016 U.S. election and its contacts with Donald Trump’s campaign but opted not to bring criminal charges against a sitting president, has died at age 81, his former law firm confirmed on Saturday.
New Jersey sues Trump administration over proposed ICE facility
WASHINGTON, March 20 (Reuters) - New Jersey sued the Trump administration on Friday over a proposed federal immigration detention center in its state. The move follows Maryland, which sued the U.S. Department of Homeland Security last month to stop...
Chicago sues Trump administration over $3.1 billion in frozen transit funding
March 20 (Reuters) - The Chicago Transit Authority sued President Donald Trump's administration on Friday in a bid to undo a White House decision to freeze $3.1 billion in funding for rail projects in the third most populous U.S. city, calling the...
Eight states ask US judge to temporarily block Nexstar, Tegna merger
March 20 (Reuters) - Eight states asked a U.S. judge on Friday to issue a temporary restraining order to stop the $3.5 billion merger of Nexstar Media Group and Tegna. On Thursday, the local broadcast station owners received merger approval from the...
FTC order directing Intuit to stop deceptive TurboTax ads thrown out by US court
March 20 (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Friday threw out a Federal Trade Commission order barring TurboTax maker Intuit from advertising its popular tax preparation software as "free" when many taxpayers are ineligible.
Lynas inks US rare earth oxide supply deal
Australia’s Lynas Rare Earths said on Monday its unit Lynas USA LLC has signed a binding letter of intent with the US government to finalize a rare earth oxide supply agreement. Under the deal, the Pentagon will allocate about $96 million to buy light and heavy rare earth oxide products from Lynas, with a floor price of $110 per kg for NdPr oxide, the company said.
Crypto company Abra to go public in blank-check merger
March 16 (Reuters) - Crypto wealth management platform Abra plans to go public through a merger with blank-check firm New Providence Acquisition Corp III, amid renewed investor interest in digital asset companies, Abra said on Monday.
Three Iranian women soccer players to return home after seeking asylum in Australia
March 14, 2026, 5:19 p.m. ET Sydney - Three members of the Iranian women's soccer team who had sought asylum in Australia have decided to return to Iran, the government said on Sunday. Australia granted humanitarian visas to seven Iranian footballers last week after they sought asylum, saying they feared persecution if they returned home after they failed to sing the national anthem at a Women's Asian Cup match. Four of the seven members have decided to leave Australia so far.
Trump tells Britain he does not need its help to win Iran war
POLITICS Costas Pitas and Andrew MacAskill Reuters March 7, 2026, 7:38 p.m. ET View Comments President Donald Trump said on Saturday that Britain is giving "serious thought" to sending two aircraft carriers to the Middle East, but added that the U.S. does not need them to win the war with Iran, in the latest clash between the military allies.
Trump meets defense executives, touts production boost as U.S. strikes Iran
WORLD Mike Stone Reuters March 6, 2026, 5:58 p.m. ET View Comments Washington - President Donald Trump met executives from seven defense contractors on Friday, he announced in a social media post, as the Pentagon works to replenish supplies drawn down by U.S. strikes on Iranand other recent military operations. The meeting underscores the Trump administration's drive to shore up weapons stocks after the Iran operation drew on munitions.
Twenty-four US states file lawsuit to stop Trump's latest global tariffs
March 5 (Reuters) - A group of 24 U.S. states sued President Donald Trump's administration on Thursday in the first legal challenge to his newly imposed 10% global tariffs, alleging that the president cannot sidestep a recent U.S. Supreme Court...
Software companies face higher borrowing costs, tougher scrutiny as AI threatens businesses
Feb 23 (Reuters) - Software companies are delaying debt deals as higher borrowing costs and tougher scrutiny from lenders weigh on the sector, at a time when mounting pressure from artificial intelligence threatens their business models, industry...
US to make tariff decision on solar panels from India, Indonesia and Laos
Feb 23 (Reuters) - The U.S. Commerce Department on Monday will reveal a preliminary decision on whether to impose anti-subsidy duties on solar cells and panels imported from India, Laos and Indonesia. The announcement is the first of two expected by...
US lawmakers plan Iran war powers vote as Trump weighs strikes
WASHINGTON, Feb 20 (Reuters) - The U.S. Congress could vote as soon as next week on whether to block President Donald Trump's ability to strike Iran without lawmakers' approval, as the U.S. military prepares for a potential serious conflict with Iran...
Supreme Court tariff ruling makes over $175 billion in US revenue subject to refunds, Penn-Wharton estimates
WASHINGTON, Feb 20 (Reuters) - More than $175 billion in U.S. tariff collections are subject to potential refunds after the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday struck down President Donald Trump's broad emergency tariffs, Penn-Wharton Budget Model...
West Virginia sues Apple, saying iCloud distributed 'child porn'
Feb 19 (Reuters) - West Virginia's attorney general sued Apple on Thursday, accusing the iPhone maker of allowing its iCloud service to become what the company's own internal communications called the "greatest platform for distributing child porn."...
US House lawmakers propose comprehensive aviation safety bill after fatal crash
WASHINGTON, Feb 19 (Reuters) - A bipartisan group of U.S. House lawmakers on Thursday proposed legislation to address 50 aviation safety recommendations issued after a year-long investigation into the January 2025 collision between an American...
Texas sues TP-Link alleging Chinese government access to its devices
WASHINGTON, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Texas has sued TP-Link Systems for allegedly marketing its networking devices deceptively and allowing Beijing to access American consumers' devices, the state attorney general said on Tuesday. "Despite its claims of...
Virginia high court clears way for congressional redistricting vote, boosting Democrats
Feb 13 (Reuters) - The Virginia Supreme Court said on Friday it would allow a Democratic-backed redistricting effort to head to a voter referendum in April, potentially paving the way for the party to flip as many as four Republican seats in the U.S....
Doctors bear the burden as 'medical freedom' fuels worst US measles outbreak in 30 years
SPARTANBURG, South Carolina, Feb 13 (Reuters) - About a dozen times each day, medical staff at Parkside Pediatrics in Spartanburg, South Carolina, head to the clinic's parking lot, reaching inside cars and minivans to check children and their parents...
New rule to bar green card holders from US Small Business Administration loans
WASHINGTON, Feb 11 (Reuters) - A new rule by President Donald Trump's administration will bar green card holders from applying for U.S. Small Business Administration loans and limit SBA loan eligibility to citizen-owned businesses, an SBA notice...
Judge temporarily halts order requiring Trump to unfreeze tunnel funding
NATION David Shepardson Reuters Feb. 9, 2026, 3:23 p.m. ET View Comments A U.S. judge in New York on Monday temporarily put her ruling on hold forcing the Trump administration to lift a four-month-old freeze on federal funding for the $16 billion Hudson River Tunnel Project connecting New York City and New Jersey. U.S. District Judge Jeannette Vargas on Friday had ordered the funding be restored.
Judge temporarily halts order requiring Trump to unfreeze tunnel funding
Feb 9 (Reuters) - A U.S. judge in New York on Monday temporarily put her ruling on hold forcing the Trump administration to lift a four-month-old freeze on federal funding for the $16 billion Hudson River Tunnel Project connecting New York City and...
US appeals court lets Trump continue ending deportation protections
Feb 9 (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court in California on Monday temporarily lifted a federal judge's order that had blocked the Trump administration from ending deportation protections for nearly 89,000 migrants from Honduras, Nepal and Nicaragua.
US DOJ lawyer hit with bar complaint over search of reporter's home
Feb 9 (Reuters) - A press freedom organization has urged Virginia's attorney licensing body to discipline a federal prosecutor who applied for a warrant last month to search the home of a Washington Post reporter. In a February 6 letter to the...
US plans initial payment towards billions owed to UN, envoy Waltz says
U.N. officials say more than 95 percent of what is owed to the regular U.N. budget is owed by the United States International News via Reuters: The United States will make an initial payment towards the billions of dollars it owes to the United Nations in a matter of weeks, the U.S. ambassador to the world body told Reuters on Friday, while stressing the need for the U.N. to continue reforms.
US attorney says office will not prosecute companies that cooperate in criminal probes
NEW YORK, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Federal prosecutors plan to increase incentives for companies that cooperate during criminal investigations, including promises not to prosecute them, the U.S. Attorney in Manhattan said on Thursday.
Crypto market volatility triggers $2.5 billion in bitcoin liquidations
The wipeouts in both short and long bitcoin positions are far below the record $19 billion in crypto liquidations the market experienced after U.S. President Donald Trump announced new tariffs on China International News via Reuters: Bitcoin investors liquidated $2.56 billion in recent days, according to data provider CoinGlass, as cryptocurrencies slumped following a sell-off in other risk assets, including equities and precious metals.
Disney Board Close to Picking Parks Chief D'Amaro as Next CEO, Bloomberg News
Feb 2 (Reuters) - The board of Walt Disney is close to promoting theme-park division chairman Josh D'Amaro to chief executive officer and will vote on naming a new leader next week, Bloomberg News reported on Sunday, citing people familiar with the matter. Reuters could not immediately verify the report. Disney did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
'Moltbook' social media site for AI agents had big security hole, cyber firm Wiz says
WASHINGTON, Feb 2 (Reuters) - A buzzy new social network where artificial intelligence-powered bots appear to swap code and gossip about their human owners had a major flaw that exposed private data on thousands of real people, according to research...
Trump administration sued over pause on immigrant visa processing
Feb 2 (Reuters) - A group of civil rights organizations on Monday sued the State Department over its recent pause on the processing of immigrant visas for citizens from 75 countries, arguing the policy "eviscerate[d] decades of settled immigration...
Chicago mayor tells police to probe allegations of illegal activity by immigration agents
DETROIT, Jan 31 (Reuters) - Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has signed an executive order directing the city's police department to investigate any alleged illegal activity...
Burkina Faso military government dissolves political parties
The decision by the military rulers who seized power in September 2022 is the latest move to tighten control following the suspension of political activities after the coup International News via Reuters: Burkina Faso’s military-led government has dissolved all political parties and scrapped the legal framework governing their operations, according to a decree approved by the West African nation’s council of ministers on Thursday.
Oilfield Service Company Baker Hughes Posts 11% Rise in Adjusted Quarterly Profit
HOUSTON, Jan 25 (Reuters) - Baker Hughes on Sunday reported an 11% rise in adjusted profit for the fourth quarter as demand for its gas technology equipment and services more than offset weakness in its oilfield services and equipment business. The company has banked on demand for equipment and services, such as gas turbines and compressors, it provides to liquefied natural gas (LNG) companies in recent quarters as weak oil prices have hurt drilling and completions activity in oil basins.
Meta, TikTok, YouTube to stand trial on youth addiction claims
WASHINGTON, Jan 26 (Reuters) - Meta Platforms, TikTok and YouTube will face courtroom scrutiny this week over allegations that their platforms are fueling a youth mental health crisis, as the national debate about kids' screen time enters a new...
Shutdown looms as ICE shootings spawn partisan fight over DHS funding in US Congress
WASHINGTON, Jan 26 (Reuters) - The federal government appeared headed for a partial government shutdown this week, with Republicans and Democrats at odds over funding for President Donald Trump's Department of Homeland Security after the fatal...
US accuses contractor of illegally sharing classified information with reporter
WASHINGTON, Jan 22 (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department said on Thursday it had brought criminal charges against a man who allegedly shared classified military information with a Washington Post reporter, whose house was raided during the...
Maduro at troubled Brooklyn jail that once held Ghislaine Maxwell
Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores face drug trafficking charges in the United States after being captured in a dramatic overnight raid International News via Reuters: Days after being captured in a Caracas safe house, ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro finds himself in a far less hospitable environment: a Brooklyn jail where he likely will be confined to a cell 23 hours a day, conditions that Sean “Diddy” Combs and Ghislaine Maxwell had called inhumane.
US Economy to Ride Tax Cut Tailwind but Faces Risks
Tax cuts and AI investments expected to boost US economy in 2026 Risks include weakening labor market and elevated inflation Fed policy a question, though new Fed chair expected to push for rate cuts Dec 29 (Reuters) - A see-saw year for the U.S. economy in 2025 looks set to give way to a stronger 2026 thanks to tailwinds from President Donald Trump's tax cuts, less uncertainty around tariffs, the ongoing artificial intelligence boom and a late-year run of interest-rate reductions from the...
Samsung Biologics to Buy US Drug Production Facility from GSK for $280M
SEOUL, Dec 22 (Reuters) - South Korea's Samsung Biologics said on Monday it is acquiring its first U.S. drug production facility from GSK for $280 million to respond to long-term U.S. market demand. The company's U.S. unit, Samsung Biologics America, is acquiring a 100% stake in Human Genome Sciences Inc of Rockville, Maryland, the South Korean contract drug manufacturer said in a statement.
Trump, Maduro spoke last week, New York Times reports
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump spoke with Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro last week and discussed a possible meeting between them in the United States, the New York Times reported on Friday, citing multiple people with knowledge of the matter. The newspaper added that there were no plans at the moment for such a meeting, which - if it occurred - would be the first-ever encounter between the authoritarian Venezuelan leader and a U.S. president.
US Border Patrol arrests 81 on first day of Charlotte immigration crackdown
(Reuters) -Federal agents arrested at least 81 people in Charlotte, North Carolina, this weekend, a senior commander said on Sunday, marking a sharp escalation in the Trump administration's mass deportation campaign.
Norway loses oilfields appeal case, but output not affected for now
OSLO (Reuters) -A Norwegian appeals court ruled on Friday that three offshore oilfield development permits issued by the government were invalid due to a lack of...
US Treasurer strikes final pennies at Philadelphia Mint
PHILADELPHIA — U.S. Treasurer Brandon Beach visited the Philadelphia Mint on Wednesday to strike the final five circulating one-cent coins or pennies, ending 232 years of penny production in the United States. U.S. President Donald Trump said in February he was ordering Treasury to halt what he called the “wasteful” minting of pennies, prompting gas stations, fast-food chains and big-box stores to adjust prices and round cash transactions.
US Treasurer Strikes Final Pennies at Philadelphia Mint
Each penny costs 3.69 cents to make, Treasury says US Mint to announce auction of final pennies Gold pennies also produced, source says Pennies remain legal tender and will stay in circulation Halting penny production to save US Mint $56 million a year, Treasury says PHILADELPHIA, (Reuters) - U.S. Treasurer Brandon Beach visited the Philadelphia Mint on Wednesday to strike the final five circulating one-cent coins or pennies, ending 232 years of penny production in the United States.
Amazon sued over 'punitive' handling of employee absences
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Amazon.com was sued on Wednesday in a proposed class action saying the retailer subjects thousands of warehouse employees with disabilities to a "punitive" policy governing workplace absences.
US Treasurer strikes final pennies at Philadelphia Mint
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) -U.S. Treasurer Brandon Beach visited the Philadelphia Mint on Wednesday to strike the final five circulating one-cent coins or pennies, ending 232 years of penny production in the United States.
Lawmakers say Paramount Skydance 'stonewalling' probe into Trump merger approval
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The top Democrats on two U.S. House of Representatives committees said Wednesday Paramount Skydance had refused to answer key questions or provide documents tied to the Trump administration's approval of its $8.4 billion merger...
European Business Braces for Greater Impact from US Tariffs in 2026
BRUSSELS, Nov 10(Reuters) - European business sees a far greater impact in 2026 from U.S. tariffs and other trade tensions than in 2025, when front-loading mitigated the consequences, a survey by BusinessEurope showed on Monday. The survey found that trade tensions were likely to pull 2025 gross domestic product down by 0.03 percentage points for the euro zone, the EU and a broader group of European countries.
Mistrial declared for MIT-educated brothers accused of $25 million cryptocurrency heist
(Reuters) -A federal judge on Friday declared a mistrial in the case of two Massachusetts Institute of Technology-educated brothers charged with carrying out a novel scheme to steal $25 million worth of cryptocurrency in 12 seconds that prosecutors...
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