Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Biden readies second batch of climate orders for next week: memo
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden will announce a second round of executive orders focused on combating climate change early next week as he rushes to reverse Trump-era environmental rol...
Jan 21, 2021
Judge rejects NRA bid to dismiss or move lawsuit by New York attorney general
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York state judge on Thursday rejected the National Rifle Association's bid to dismiss, put on hold, or transfer a lawsuit by New York Attorney General Letitia James seeking ...
Jan 21, 2021
Biden to seek five-year extension of nuclear arms treaty with Russia: Washington Post
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden will seek to extend the New START arms control treaty with Russia for five years, The Washington Post reported on Thursday, citing unidentified senior U.S. o...
Jan 21, 2021
U.S. panel asks FBI to review role of Parler in Jan. 6 Capitol attack
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The House Oversight and Reform Committee on Thursday asked the FBI to conduct a comprehensive investigation into the role that Parler, a social media website and app popular wit...
Jan 21, 2021
Facebook’s oversight board to decide if Trump should stay suspended
By Elizabeth Culliford (Reuters) - Facebook Inc said on Thursday it was referring its decision to indefinitely suspend the accounts of former U.S. President Donald Trump to its independent content ove...
Jan 21, 2021
U.S. House Speaker Pelosi says seeks clarity on Senate readiness for Trump impeachment trial
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday she will consult with fellow Democrats in coming days about the Senate's readiness to begin an impeachment tr...
Jan 21, 2021
Exclusive: India to begin commercial vaccine exports with shipments to Brazil, Morocco
By Sanjeev Miglani NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's government has cleared commercial exports of COVID-19 vaccines, with the first consignments to be shipped to Brazil and Morocco on Friday, the Indian f...
Jan 21, 2021
Biden to keep Wray as FBI director: CNBC, citing White House source
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden is planning to keep Christopher Wray as FBI Director, CNBC reported on Thursday, citing a White House source. White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki was aske...
Jan 21, 2021
House Democrat says votes in hand to approve waiver for Austin as U.S. defense chief: CNN
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives has enough votes to approve a waiver for retired Army General Lloyd Austin to serve as defense secretary, a senior House Democrat said in a pho...
Jan 21, 2021
Southwest Airlines to vaccinate employees against COVID-19 for free
(Reuters) - Southwest Airlines Co said on Thursday it would vaccinate its employees against COVID-19 for free once a vaccine has been made widely available in the United States. The airline said its e...
Jan 21, 2021
