Author: Kanishka Singh
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Trump administration to vet immigration applications for ‘anti-Americanism’
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump’s administration has said it will assess applicants for U.S. work, study and immigration visas for “anti-Americanism” and count any such finding against them, sparking concern about implications for free speech.…
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Goldman Sachs to pay $15 million fine for swap disclosure violations
By Chris Prentice and Kanishka Singh NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A Goldman Sachs & Co unit has agreed to pay $15 million to settle U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) charges that it failed to make proper disclosures and communicate fairly to swap customers, the regulator saidon Monday. In 2015 and 2016, Goldman opportunistically sold clients…
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Report: Sen. Fetterman to return to Senate in mid-April
WASHINGTON • Democratic U.S. Sen. John Fetterman plans to return to the Senate the week of April 17 after a weekslong treatment for depression, a source familiar with the situation said Wednesday. In an update issued in late February, Fetterman’s office said he was doing well and remained on a path to recovery. The return…
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Starbucks CEO agrees to testify before US Senate panel
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Starbucks Corp interim Chief Executive Officer Howard Schultz has agreed to testify this month before a U.S. Senate committee, the company and panel chairman Senator Bernie Sanders said on Tuesday. Schultz will testify on March 29 before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee after he had earlier declined…
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DOJ asks judge to hold Trump team in contempt in documents probe
WASHINGTON • The U.S. Justice Department has asked a federal judge to hold Donald Trump’s office in contempt of court for failing to fully comply with a subpoena to return all classified documents in the former president’s possession, the Washington Post reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter. U.S. District Court Judge Beryl…
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Ex-Trump employee tells FBI Trump ordered boxes to be moved
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A former employee of Donald Trump has told federal agents the former president asked for boxes of records to be moved within his Florida residence after receiving a government subpoena demanding their return, the Washington Post reported on Wednesday. The testimony of the key witness, coupled with surveillance footage the Justice Department…
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Ga. grand jury in Trump election probe subpoenas Giuliani, Sen. Graham
WASHINGTON • A special grand jury in Georgia probing former U.S. President Donald Trump’s alleged attempts to overturn his 2020 election defeat there issued subpoenas to Sen. Lindsey Graham and Trump’s former personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani. A judge also ordered the testimony of other Trump legal team members Jenna Ellis, John Eastman, Cleta Mitchell and…
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Energy Secretary Granholm violated ethics law, watchdog says
WASHINGTON • U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm violated a law that limits the political participation and speech of federal employees during an interview in late 2021, a government watchdog said. The Hatch Act of 1939 limits the political campaigning activities of federal employees, except the president and vice president. Granholm’s remarks made in an interview…
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Schumer will put legislation to cut insulin costs on Senate floor ‘very soon’
WASHINGTON • U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Wednesday said he will put bipartisan legislation on lowering insulin costs to a vote on the Senate floor “very soon.” “The cost of insulin has skyrocketed in recent years and the Insulin Act will make this life-saving medication more affordable by capping the cost of insulin…
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House panel probes Saudi business with Kushner’s firm
WASHINGTON • A U.S. House of Representatives committee said Thursday that it was investigating the Saudi Arabian government’s $2 billion investment with a firm of Jared Kushner, the son-in-law of former President Donald Trump. “The Committee on Oversight and Reform is investigating whether you (Kushner) have improperly traded on your government position to obtain billions…