3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (760+ words) WASHINGTON, Sept 10 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s promise to send U.S. adults $5,000 “dividend” checks if his party keeps control of Congress in November’s midterm elections drew a cool reception from some Republicans on Thursday, with several lawmakers saying it would…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (266+ words) WASHINGTON, Sept 10 (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Thursday the Trump administration will sanction a large bank next week ​as it continues to apply economic pressure ‌on Tehran to end a more than six-month U.S. conflict with…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (331+ words) By Pete Schroeder and Michelle Price WASHINGTON, Sept 10 (Reuters) – Better Markets, a Washington nonprofit that advocates for Wall Street reforms, sued the U.S. Federal Reserve and its top regulatory official on Thursday, alleging the central bank mishandled a sweeping overhaul…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (415+ words) WASHINGTON, Sept 10 (Reuters) – Nearly one million Americans enrolled in Obamacare plans will receive $500 in payments as the Trump administration moves to refund those who were overcharged through the federal marketplace. The White House said on Thursday the Biden Administration overcharged…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (301+ words) COPENHAGEN, Sept 10 (Reuters) – Iceland’s government will submit a bill in February to ban whaling, a move that would leave Norway and Japan as the only ​two countries in the world to continue commercial whaling. Whaling ‌in Iceland has sparked years…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (679+ words) Sept 9 (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday appeared skeptical of a bid by the Republican-led state of Louisiana to curtail access to the abortion drug mifepristone by blocking a 2023 rule that has allowed the medication to be prescribed via telemedicine…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (191+ words) Sept 9 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said that he would consider a pardon for ​Michael Cohen, his former fixer ‌whose testimony contributed to a 2024 conviction against Trump, but who has more recently said that he “felt pressured and…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (729+ words) By Nathan Layne, Nandita Bose and Steve Holland DALLAS, Sept 9 (Reuters) – Republicans opened their unusual midterm convention on Wednesday by portraying Democrats as “dangerous” and “extreme” while praising President Donald Trump’s record, making a risky bet that the president can…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (934+ words) By Nathan Layne and Nandita Bose DALLAS, Sept 9 (Reuters) – Republicans gathering in Dallas this week will celebrate President Donald Trump and rally support ahead of U.S. midterm elections, but a disappointing showing in the November 3 vote could sharpen an already…...

5+ day, 12+ hour ago   (424+ words) TAOS, New Mexico, Sept 8 (Reuters) – New Mexicans on Tuesday described President Donald Trump’s suggestion the Democratic-run state be renamed “New America” as an attempt to erase history and culture. The land of deserts, mountains and high ​plains featured in Native…...