Trump administration halts environmental litigation, sidelines lawyers, sources say
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration has halted all pending environmental litigation and reassigned four career Justice Department attorneys focused on environmental issues, according to three sources familiar with the matter and a pair of…
Exclusive-FTC chairman says COVID is long over, get back to the office
By Jody Godoy (Reuters) – The chairman of the Federal Trade Commission on Friday acknowledged staff anxiety over returning to full-time in the office at an agency where around 80% work from home most of the week, but said the…
Trump administration asks federal agencies to terminate diversity roles
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration asked U.S. federal agencies on Friday to terminate roles and offices related to diversity, equity and inclusion programs, a memo circulated by the Office of Personnel Management showed. WHY…
India’s Religare says US businessman makes competing offer for stake
By Aditya Kalra NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s Religare Enterprises (NSE:RELG) said a U.S. businessman has made a proposal to acquire a 26% stake in it, the latest twist in the battle for control of the financial services company which…
Trump’s exaggerated claim that Pennsylvania has 500,000 fracking jobs
“And there’s very few states that benefit like you do from fracking. I mean, you have 500,000 jobs.” — Former president Donald Trump, remarks at a rally in Erie, Pennsylvania, Sept. 29 “Kamala has said repeatedly, she wants to ban…
Donald Trump fixates on Harris aide Ian Sams, who goads him on Fox News
In the final three weeks of the presidential race, former president Donald Trump and his advisers have attacked one particular foe more than three dozen times: a little-known Kamala Harris aide named Ian Sams. The feud with Sams, a bespectacled…