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A view of the exterior of the U.S. Agency for Global Media building, where government funded media company Voice of America is based, in Washington, D.C., June 14, 2022. REUTERS (Reuters) — More than 1,300 Voice of America employees were placed on leave on Saturday and funding for two U.S. news ser…

Missiles are seen during a military parade held by the Houthi group in Sanaa, Yemen, on Sept. 21, 2022.  WASHINGTON/ADEN, Yemen (Reuters) — At least 19 were killed as President Donald Trump launched large-scale military strikes against Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis on Saturday over the group&#…

A bird flies in front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., Nov. 10, 2024. REUTERS WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The U.S. Senate on Friday passed a stopgap spending bill, averting a partial government shutdown, after Democrats backed down in a standoff driven by anger over President Donald Trump’…

A sign marks the headquarters of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Washington, D.C., Feb. 20, 2025. REUTERS (Reuters) — The potential scale of President Donald Trump’s efforts to shrink the federal government could become clearer on Thursday, the deadline for government agencies to submit…

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, U.S. National Security Advisor Mike Waltz, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha and Ukrainian Head of Presidential Office Andriy Yermak hold a meeting in the presence of Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan and National Security Advisor Mosaad bin Mohamm…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a stopgap bill to keep federal agencies funded past Friday, averting a partial shutdown beginning this weekend even as President Donald Trump dramatically cuts the government. The bill passed in a nearl…

The U.S. Department of Agriculture in Washington, D.C., March 18, 2012. (Reuters) — The U.S. Agriculture Department has cut two federal programs that spent over $1 billion annually to help schools and food banks buy food from local farms and ranches, according to a school group and a Politico repor…

The site where a small plane crashed into the parking lot of a retirement community is cordoned off with police tape in Lititz, Pennsylvania, March 9, 2025, in this screen grab obtained from a social media video. (Reuters) — A small plane with five people aboard crashed on Sunday into the parking l…

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks to employees at the Department of Homeland Security, Jan. 28, 2025, in Washington, D.C. WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem appointed new leadership at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Sunday as the agency struggle…

Protesters are seen at a rally standing up for federal workers in downtown Parkersburg, West Virginia, Feb. 28, 2025. PARKERSBURG, West Virginia (Reuters) — Jennifer Piggott proudly hung a red-and-blue Trump campaign flag outside her one-story home during the November election race. Now, after she …