Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Early voting in Ohio begins despite ongoing fight over U.S. congressional map
By Joseph Ax (Reuters) - Early voting began in Ohio on Tuesday for the May 3 primary elections, all but ensuring that voters will pick their candidates for the U.S. Congress using a Republican-backed ...
Apr 05, 2022
FDA pulls authorization for GSK-Vir’s COVID therapy amid rising BA.2 cases
(Reuters) -The U.S. health regulator said on Tuesday GlaxoSmithKline and Vir Biotechnology's antibody therapy was no longer authorized to treat COVID-19 in the U.S. due to an increase in the proportio...
Apr 05, 2022
In heated exchange, US defense chief defends Ukraine response
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin defended America's response to the war in Ukraine on Tuesday during a heated exchange with a Republican lawmaker who accused the Pentagon of ...
Apr 05, 2022
U.S. House Democrats voice mixed views on $10 billion COVID aid bill
By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House of Representatives Democrats had a mixed response to the $10 billion Senate-negotiated COVID relief deal, with some offering grudging support for a bi...
Apr 05, 2022
Ex-Proud Boys chairman Tarrio pleads not guilty to charges tied to U.S. Capitol attack
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Proud Boys former top leader Enrique Tarrio pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to criminal charges alleging he conspired to block Congress from certifying President Joe Biden's e...
Apr 05, 2022
U.S. Fed bars six former bankers over COVID grant fraud
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve on Tuesday said it had barred six former bank executives from Regions Bank and Bank of America Merrill Lynch from the industry for fraudulently obtainin...
Apr 05, 2022
U.S. lawmaker and Trump critic Rep. Upton to retire
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Representative Fred Upton on Tuesday said he will retire from Congress, marking the latest political exit by a Republican lawmaker who voted to impeach former President Dona...
Apr 05, 2022
California police arrest second suspect in Sacramento shooting
(Reuters) - A 27-year-old man who was seriously injured in a shooting in Sacramento that left six people dead over the weekend was arrested on Tuesday for illegal possession of a firearm and possessio...
Apr 05, 2022
U.S. Senate eyes Thursday vote on top court nominee Jackson -Schumer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate should wrap up debate over U.S. Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson by Thursday, clearing the way for a final vote on her confirmation, Senate Majority L...
Apr 05, 2022
Ivanka Trump to testify before U.S. Capitol riot committee – reports
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former President Donald Trump's daughter Ivanka was to testify remotely on Tuesday to the U.S. House of Representatives committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S...
Apr 05, 2022
