Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Senate committee delays Fed nominee's hearing, Punchbowl reports
WASHINGTON, April 9 (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate Banking Committee is no longer planning to hold a confirmation hearing for Kevin Warsh, U.S. President Donald Trump's pick to run the Federal Reserve, n...
Apr 09, 2026
Kennedy broadens vaccine advisory panel's role to focus on risks
By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO, April 9 (Reuters) - U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Thursday issued a new charter for a CDC vaccine advisory committee that expands the role of the panel t...
Apr 09, 2026
Melania Trump's Epstein comments mark rare public foray for 'unknowable' first lady
By Alistair Bell WASHINGTON, April 9 (Reuters) - Melania Trump, an enigmatic former model from Slovenia, has occupied the role of U.S. first lady on her own terms. She has often stayed silent on polit...
Apr 09, 2026
US judge says Pentagon violated court order to restore press access
By Mike Scarcella and Jack Queen WASHINGTON, April 9 (Reuters) - A U.S. judge in Washington ruled on Thursday the Pentagon is hampering journalists in defiance of a court order that required it to res...
Apr 09, 2026
USTR's Greer sees no changes in data rules that bar Chinese vehicles from US
By Nora Eckert and David Shepardson WARREN, Michigan/WASHINGTON, April 9 (Reuters) - U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said Thursday that President Donald Trump's administration does not plan a...
Apr 09, 2026
Trump tells MS Now he did not 'know anything about' Melania's statement
April 9 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump told MS Now on Thursday he did not "know anything about" first lady Melania Trump's statement about Jeffrey Epstein, a reporter for the outlet posted on...
Apr 09, 2026
US Postal Service seeks to hike stamp prices to 82 cents
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, April 9 (Reuters) - The cash-strapped U.S. Postal Service said on Thursday it wants to raise the price of first-class mail stamps to 82 cents from 78 cents effective Ju...
Apr 09, 2026
Pop star Pink tapped to host Broadway’s Tony Awards
By Danielle Broadway LOS ANGELES, April 9 (Reuters) - American singer Pink will host the 79th annual Tony Awards on June 7, at Radio City Music Hall in New York, Tony Award Productions announced on Th...
Apr 09, 2026
Melania Trump's full remarks on Jeffrey Epstein
WASHINGTON, April 9 (Reuters) - First lady Melania Trump, in a rare White House address to the nation on Thursday, denied any relation to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, the subject o...
Apr 09, 2026
Melania Trump denies any Epstein connection, seeks end to ‘lies’
By Bo Erickson WASHINGTON, April 9 (Reuters) - First lady Melania Trump denied on Thursday that she had any relationship with Jeffrey Epstein and said she was not one of his victims, thrusting the Eps...
Apr 09, 2026
