Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Texas, 15 other states challenge EPA vehicle emissions rules
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Texas and 15 other states have challenged the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's tougher vehicle emissions rules that seek to reverse a rollback issued under President Donal...
Mar 01, 2022
Judge in Sarah Palin case defends handling of New York Times trial
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge on Tuesday forcefully defended his handling of former Alaska governor Sarah Palin's defamation trial against the New York Times including his d...
Mar 01, 2022
Top U.S. Senate Republican signals support for Biden on Ukraine
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, the chamber's top Republican, said on Tuesday there is now broad support for President Joe Biden's policies on Ukraine after earlier...
Mar 01, 2022
U.S. Supreme Court mulls ‘pill mill’ doctors’ opioid convictions
By Nate Raymond (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday wrestled with the circumstances under which doctors can be convicted of operating as drug dealers under the cover of their medical practic...
Mar 01, 2022
U.S. Senate talks on omnibus spending bill hit snag over Ukraine defense money -Republican leader McConnell
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate talks on an omnibus spending bill to fund the U.S. government have hit a snag over defense spending related to Ukraine, Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said...
Mar 01, 2022
USDOT recognizes states role in highway spending decisions -Buttigieg
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg will tell a U.S Senate committee on Wednesday the Biden administration recognizes the role of states in deciding how to prioritize u...
Mar 01, 2022
Warren, 12 other U.S. lawmakers press drugs lobby group on price increases
By Diane Bartz WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senators Elizabeth Warren and Amy Klobuchar and 11 other U.S. lawmakers pressed the president of the biggest pharmaceutical industry trade group on Tuesday about ...
Mar 01, 2022
Biden to announce U.S. strategy to address mental health -White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden will lay out a strategy to address the nation's "unprecedented mental health crisis" in his State of the Union speech on Tuesday night, the White House ...
Mar 01, 2022
Congress scrutinizes U.S. arms export policy amid Ukraine invasion
By Mike Stone WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congress was set to hold a hearing on Tuesday to examine U.S. arms export policy after years of permissive exports under then-U.S. President Donald Trump. The hear...
Mar 01, 2022
U.S. lawmakers plan March 8 vote on U.S. gov’t funding -report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congress is expected to vote March 8 on a so-called omnibus spending bill to fund the U.S. government, Politico reported on Tuesday, citing House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer. Ho...
Mar 01, 2022
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