Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Factbox-Biden budget would hire thousands to fight forest fires, help veterans
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden's $5.79 trillion budget plan released on Monday calls for the federal government to hire thousands more workers to fight forest fires, provide medical c...
Mar 28, 2022
Biden wants $813 billion for defense as Ukraine crisis raises alarm
By Mike Stone WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's record peacetime national defense budget request of $813 billion boasts a 4.6% pay raise for troops and the largest research and development ...
Mar 28, 2022
Florida governor says he is signing bill limiting LGBTQ instruction in schools
(Reuters) - Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said on Monday he is signing into law a Republican-backed bill that would prohibit classroom instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity for many yo...
Mar 28, 2022
U.S. Capitol riot probe wants to talk with Justice Thomas’ wife -report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The congressional panel investigating the deadly Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol will seek an interview with Virginia Thomas, a Republican activist and wife of Supreme ...
Mar 28, 2022
Trump likely committed felony by obstructing Congress, U.S judge rules
By Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A U.S. judge ruled on Monday that former President Donald Trump "more likely than not" committed a felony by attempting to obstruct Congress when he tried to subvert...
Mar 28, 2022
White House budget sees inflation easing, even as Russia war pushes up prices
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Russia's war in Ukraine will drive energy and food prices higher, but inflation rates should still ease in the coming year, U.S. President Joe Biden's top economic adviser said ...
Mar 28, 2022
Biden proposes $15 billion for election funding, including $5 billion for USPS
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The White House on Monday said it is proposing $15 billion over 10 years in election assistance to states and to support vote-by-mail efforts. The 2023 budget...
Mar 28, 2022
U.S. Supreme Court to decide copyright fight over Warhol’s Prince paintings
By Blake Brittain WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In a case that could help clarify when and how artists can make use of the work of others, the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to decide a copyright disput...
Mar 28, 2022
U.S. Supreme Court turns away challenge to Trump steel tariffs
By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a challenge by steel companies to former President Donald Trump's 2018 decision to double tariffs on steel i...
Mar 28, 2022
Walmart stops cigarettes sales in certain U.S. stores – WSJ
(Reuters) - Walmart Inc is stopping cigarette sales in some U.S. stores after years of debate within the retail giant's management team about selling tobacco products, the Wall Street Journal reported...
Mar 28, 2022
