Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Pence must testify in Jan. 6 attack probe, judge rules -reports
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A federal judge has ruled that former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence must testify to a grand jury about conversations he had with former President Donald Trump leading up to Janu...
Mar 28, 2023
Biden presses U.S. Congress to act on guns
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday continued to call for U.S. lawmakers to enact federal legislation addressing the nation's gun crisis, one day after three students and three ...
Mar 28, 2023
US senator’s hold on military nominations hurts readiness -Pentagon chief
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. senator's decision to hold up the nomination of senior military officials over the Pentagon's abortion policy will have a ripple effect and hurt readiness, U.S. Defense S...
Mar 28, 2023
McCarthy urges Biden to start debt talks, Democrats say he has no plan
By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy urged President Joe Biden on Tuesday to begin budget talks to raise the U.S. government's borrowing limit, as Democr...
Mar 28, 2023
Judge affirms Boy Scouts of America’s $2.46 billion sex abuse settlement
By Dietrich Knauth (Reuters) -A U.S. judge on Tuesday affirmed the Boy Scouts of America's $2.46 billion settlement of decades of sex abuse claims, rejecting appeals by some of the group's insurers an...
Mar 28, 2023
Explainer-What are the “zombie” war powers Congress may repeal?
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Congress is voting this week on legislation to repeal the 1991 and 2002 Authorizations for the Use of Military Force, or AUMFs, against Iraq, lawma...
Mar 28, 2023
Treasury’s Yellen unveils international pact to boost legal entities’ transparency
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Tuesday said she was launching a commitment between the United States and more than 20 foreign governments to create a registry of benefi...
Mar 28, 2023
Former Christian school student kills 3 children, 3 staff in Nashville shooting
By Sandra Stojanovic NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) - Investigators seeking clues to the latest bout of mass gun violence in the U.S. pored over a "manifesto" and other writings uncovered after three ...
Mar 28, 2023
US regulators to face sharp questions from Congress over bank collapses
By Pete Schroeder and Hannah Lang WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lawmakers are expected to put top U.S. bank regulators on the defensive over the unexpected failures of regional lenders Silicon Valley Bank an...
Mar 28, 2023
US colleges face loss of racial diversity if race-conscious admissions banned -study
By Gabriella Borter (Reuters) - If the U.S. Supreme Court bans the consideration of race in college admissions, enrollment of minority groups at selective colleges will likely stall or decline - even ...
Mar 27, 2023
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