Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
U.S. Senate Republican leader McConnell criticizes Capitol security as overreaction
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Wednesday that he is "extremely uncomfortable" with the continued high level of security at the U.S. Capitol, noting that the...
Mar 10, 2021
U.S. Senate Banking committee votes in favor of Biden’s pick for SEC chair
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate Banking Committee on Wednesday voted in favor of U.S. President Joe Biden's pick to chair the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, but was tied when it came ...
Mar 10, 2021
Biden restarts program for migrant minors amid surge
By Andrea Shalal, Steve Holland and Mimi Dwyer WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden moved to help children fleeing violence in Central America on Wednesday even as he grappled with a surge of mi...
Mar 10, 2021
Analysis: Despite Republican opposition, red states fare well in Biden’s COVID-19 bill
By Andy Sullivan and Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion coronavirus aid bill was crafted without Republican input and passed Congress without a single Republican vo...
Mar 10, 2021
Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus aid bill gets enough votes to pass House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill secured enough votes in the U.S. House of Representatives to pass on Wednesday. The Senate has already approved the legi...
Mar 10, 2021
U.S. Feb. budget deficit hits record $311 billion as COVID-19 costs, revenues rise
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government posted a budget deficit of $311 billion in February, a record high for the month and up $76 billion from the same month last year, as outlays...
Mar 10, 2021
Wisconsin judge delays trial for teen accused of killing protesters to November
By Brendan O'Brien CHICAGO (Reuters) - The trial of Kyle Rittenhouse, the teenager charged with the fatal shooting of two men in Wisconsin last summer during protests against police brutality, will st...
Mar 10, 2021
New York shop owner accused by attorney general of racist threats, false police report
By Joseph Ax (Reuters) - New York's attorney general on Tuesday accused a former ice cream shop owner of making a racially motivated false police report against Black protesters outside his store duri...
Mar 10, 2021
Explainer: What is the U.S. Senate filibuster and why is everyone talking about it?
By Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Pressure is growing among President Joe Biden's Democrats to end the filibuster, a long-standing Senate custom that requires a supermajority to advance most le...
Mar 10, 2021
Biden to sign signature COVID relief bill on Friday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden plans to sign his signature $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package on Friday, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said on Wednesday. The comments ca...
Mar 10, 2021
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