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NEW YORK (Reuters) — A ruling in the New York state attorney general’s $370 million civil fraud case against former U.S. president Donald Trump will not come until early to-mid February, a court spokesperson said Thursday. Justice Arthur Engoron, who oversaw a three-month trial in the case la…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Thursday apologized for failing to tell President Joe Biden and senior staff about his recent prostate cancer diagnosis ahead of time, adding that the health scare was a “gut punch” that had shaken him. Austin, 70, also apolo…

(Reuters) — The campaigns of Donald Trump and Nikki Haley went into full attack mode on Thursday in South Carolina, the state to hold the next major Republican presidential nominating battle on Feb. 24. Haley, Trump’s last remaining rival, has infuriated the former president by refusing to dr…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — U.S. worker productivity grew faster than expected in the fourth quarter, keeping unit labor costs contained and giving the Federal Reserve another boost in the fight against inflation. Labor market momentum is also fading, though gradually, which could further help to curb w…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale of 31 armed MQ-9B SkyGuardian drones, related missiles and equipment to India for nearly $4 billion, the Pentagon said on Thursday, years after the two countries started discussing a deal. India has long expressed inte…

(Reuters) — The Biden administration is sending drugmakers opening offers for the U.S. Medicare program’s first ever price negotiations on Thursday, the White House said in a statement. President Joe Biden’s signature Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) allows Medicare, which covers 66 millio…

LONDON (Reuters) — London’s High Court on Thursday threw out Donald Trump’s lawsuit against a British private investigations firm over the “Steele dossier” which alleged ties between Trump’s election campaign and Russia. Trump, the frontrunner for the 2024 Republican p…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — When U.S. and Australian troops practiced amphibious landings, ground combat and air operations last summer, they drew headlines about the allies deepening defense cooperation to counter China’s growing military ambitions. But for U.S. war planners preparing for a poten…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Joe Biden’s brother, James Biden, will appear on Feb. 21 for an interview with lawmakers conducting an impeachment inquiry into the president, the Republican-led U.S. House Oversight Committee said on Wednesday. “We look forward to his testimony,” the commit…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Fighting for survival in the Republican presidential race, Nikki Haley is casting rival Donald Trump and Democratic President Joe Biden as “Grumpy Old Men” who are way past their primes in a new strategic effort that looks to tap into voters’ apathy toward a…