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  • Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) arrives at Democratic Party caucus meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., January 19, 2018. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas/ File Photo

    Factbox: What happens in a U.S. government shutdown?

    By Richard Cowan and Susan Cornwell and Amanda Becker and Richard Cowan and Susan Cornwell and Amanda Becker, Reuters

    In shutdowns, nonessential government employees are furloughed, or placed on temporary unpaid leave. Workers deemed essential, including those dealing with public safety and national security, keep...

  • FILE PHOTO: A pharmacist holds prescription painkiller OxyContin at a local pharmacy in Provo

    Delaware Sues Opioid Manufacturers, Distributors Over Epidemic

    By Nate Raymond, Reuters

    (Reuters) - Delaware on Friday became the latest state to file a lawsuit accusing corporations of helping fuel the national opioid epidemic, suing a wide range of companies involved in making,...

  • usFILE PHOTO: A bulldozer moves coal at the Murray Energy Corporation port facility in Powhatan Point, Ohio

    Trump's Coal Job Push Stumbles in Most States

    By Valerie Volcovici, Reuters

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's effort to put coal miners back to work stumbled in most coal producing states last year, even as overall employment in the downtrodden sector grew...

  • FILE PHOTO - Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin listens as U.S. President Donald Trump hosts a tax reform industry meeting at the White House in Washington, U.S., October 31, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

    Trump Tries to Sell Tax Reform to Democrats

    By David Morgan, Reuters

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump intensified his efforts to sell Democrats on his tax reform plan on Wednesday even as Senate Republicans edged closer to passing a budget measure that...

  • FILE PHOTO: U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson (L) listens to Representative Tom Marino (R-PA) (R) before a House Judiciary committee hearing on the 'Oversight of the US Department of Homeland Security' on Capitol Hill in Washington July 14, 20

    Trump's drug czar nominee withdraws from consideration

    By Sarah N. Lynch and Makini Brice, Reuters

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. lawmaker who was President Donald Trump's pick for drug czar withdrew on Tuesday after a report he spearheaded a bill that hurt the government's ability to crack down...

  • An Office Depot store front is shown in Encinitas, California February 28, 2012. Office Depot will report earnings this week. REUTERS/ Mike Blake

    Office Depot beats estimates but keeps sales warning

    By Yashaswini Swamynathan, Reuters

    (Reuters) - Office Depot Inc's quarterly profit beat market estimates as it squeezed out higher-than-expected savings from its OfficeMax acquisition, masking an overall deterioration in sales that...

  • Oklahoma Supreme Court halts certain abortion restrictions

    By Heide Brandes, Reuters

    OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) - The Oklahoma Supreme Court on Tuesday halted the implementation of new abortion restrictions in the state that supporters said are aimed at protecting women's health and...

  • Semi trucks line up to pick up shipping containers at the Port of Long Beach October 27, 2014. REUTERS/Bob Riha Jr.

    Wider U.S. trade deficit, weak exports point to slower growth

    By Lucia Mutikani, Reuters

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. trade deficit unexpectedly widened in September as exports hit a five-month low, a sign that slowing global demand could undercut economic growth in the fourth quarter...

  • Alibaba's logo is seen at its headquarters on the outskirts of Hangzhou, Zhejiang province April 23, 2014. REUTERS/Chance Chan

    Alibaba's results affirm growth, but margins slide

    By Paul Carsten, Reuters

    BEIJING (Reuters) - Alibaba Group Holding Ltd's e-commerce and mobile businesses surged in the September quarter, far outpacing its rivals' and glossing over weakening margins and decelerating...

  • Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron gestures during a news conference after an EU summit in Brussels October 24, 2014. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann

    UK baulks at prospect of interest charges on contested EU bill

    By William James, Reuters

    LONDON (Reuters) - Britain on Tuesday said it would be "wrong" for the European Union to levy late payment charges against it over a hotly-disputed 2.1 billion-euro EU budget bill that British Prime...