Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
U.S. Senator Sinema defends filibuster, despite Biden’s plea to reform it
By Moira Warburton WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic U.S. Senator Kyrsten Sinema on Thursday called the Senate's procedural rule known as a filibuster https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/us-senat...
Jan 13, 2022
U.S. housing agency nominee Thompson says will ‘defer’ to Congress on Fannie, Freddie conservatorship
(Reuters) - President Joe Biden's nominee to run the agency overseeing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac on Thursday said she would defer to Congress on whether to release the two home financing giants from ...
Jan 13, 2022
U.S. voting-rights bill passes in the House, but Senate prospects remain unclear
By Moira Warburton WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Democratic bill intended to protect voting rights passed the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday, though its chances were unclear in the narrowly divi...
Jan 13, 2022
U.S. Capitol Police arrest Michigan woman with guns
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Capitol Police have arrested a Michigan woman who was illegally parked in front of their headquarters with a loaded shotgun and three other weapons, police said on Thursday...
Jan 13, 2022
New U.S. rule lets federal inmates earn credits for early release
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal inmates who successfully participate in recidivism-reduction programs will qualify for early release from prison under new rules unveiled on Thursday b...
Jan 13, 2022
Record 14 million Americans sign up for healthcare since enrollment start – govt
(Reuters) -A record 14.1 million Americans have signed up for health insurance since the start of the 2022 open enrollment period in November, the U.S. health department said on Thursday. The number i...
Jan 13, 2022
Exclusive-Biden directs U.S. to procure 500 million more COVID tests to meet demand-official
By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden is directing the U.S. government to procure an additional 500 million COVID-19 tests to help meet surging demand across the country amid th...
Jan 13, 2022
Blinken says U.S. working on Havana Syndrome after diplomats’ illnesses in Paris, Geneva
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States still does not know what the illness known as Havana Syndrome is or who is responsible for it, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in an interview on T...
Jan 13, 2022
U.S. weather forecaster: La Niña conditions to continue into spring
(Reuters) - There is a 67% chance of La Nina conditions continuing during the Northern Hemisphere spring, a U.S. government weather forecaster said on Thursday. The La Nia weather pattern, characteriz...
Jan 13, 2022
More U.S. medical teams to bolster states as Omicron surges
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Another 1,000 federal health workers are deploying to six states to help alleviate overwhelmed hospitals amid the U.S. surge in Omicron-related COVID-19 cases, the White House s...
Jan 13, 2022
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