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WASHINGTON/ NEW YORK (Reuters) — Former U.S. President Donald Trump filed a notice to voluntarily dismiss his $500 million lawsuit against his ex-lawyer Michael Cohen, a court filing showed on Thursday. Trump had sued Cohen in April seeking at least $500 million in damages from his onetime loyal &#…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The White House is making plans for a face-to-face meeting between U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping in San Francisco next month as the two countries seek to stabilize troubled relations, the Washington Post reported on Thursday. Ties between the world…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — U.S. job growth likely slowed moderately in September while the unemployment rate probably retreated from a 1-1/2-year high, underscoring the economy’s underlying strength amid rising headwinds as the year winds down. The Labor Department’s closely watched employm…

NEW YORK (Reuters) — A selloff in U.S. government bonds is jolting everything from stocks to the real estate market, as investors recalibrate their portfolios amid a surge in Treasury yields to their highest levels in more than a decade and a half. Yields on the benchmark 10-year US Treasury, which…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Donald Trump is endorsing Congressman Jim Jordan to replace ousted U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, the former president said on Friday, as the chamber’s fractious Republicans try to unify in the aftermath of McCarthy’s historic fall. “He (Jordan) is STRON…

(Reuters) — U.S. gasoline prices are heading south and may hit $3 a gallon in many places in coming weeks with crude oil futures down $10 a barrel over economic fears and eroding demand. The drop in gasoline prices could benefit consumers and cool inflation. But it also may be a sign of economic we…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — A growing number of moderate Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday called for a change in the rule that allowed eight members of their 221-212 majority to join with Democrats in pushing out Speaker Kevin McCarthy. During his grueling four-day, 15-vote …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — A growing number of moderate Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday called for a change in the rule that allowed eight members of their 221-212 majority to join with Democrats in pushing out Speaker Kevin McCarthy. During his grueling four-day, 15-vote …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo supports legislation giving the Commerce Department new tools to address foreign adversary-owned app information concerns, she said on Wednesday. Her comments come as concerns about Chinese-owned TikTok have sparked new efforts in Congres…

(Reuters) — A Starbucks Corp employee who wants to dissolve a union at a New York store filed a lawsuit on Wednesday claiming the structure of the federal agency overseeing a nationwide union campaign targeted at the coffee chain is unconstitutional. The worker, Ariana Cortes, filed the lawsuit in …