Category Archives: (Sandbox) Politics
U.S. House to hold hearing on infant formula shortage
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers plan to hold a hearing this month on the ongoing shortages of infant formula, the House Energy and Commerce Committee said in a statement on Wednesday. The panel,...
May 11, 2022
U.S. Senate panel advances bill to help FTC fight deception, fraud
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday sent to the Senate floor a Democratic-backed bill that would allow the Federal Trade Commission to force deceptive companies to return money to victi...
May 11, 2022
U.S. Senate Democrats put abortion-rights bill to the test Wednesday
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats in the U.S. Senate plan to force a vote on Wednesday on legislation codifying women's rights to abortion nationwide, a protest gesture that is almost ...
May 11, 2022
U.S. House Democrats seek new environmental review of postal delivery contract
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. House of Representatives committee on Wednesday will consider a bill that seeks to invalidate a U.S. Postal Service (USPS) environmental review conduc...
May 11, 2022
Biden considers executive orders, new funds for abortion
By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden is considering executive orders and other measures to increase access and funding for women if the U.S. Supreme Court votes to overturn the R...
May 11, 2022
Senators rebuke U.S. trade chief over lack of consultation
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A contingent of six U.S. senators led by Democrats on Tuesday chastised U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai about her handling of negotiations on COVID-19 va...
May 10, 2022
Republican leader asks for Democratic nomination to FTC be pulled
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell urged the Biden administration on Tuesday to reconsider its nomination of privacy expert Alvaro Bedoya to the U.S. Federal Trade Co...
May 10, 2022
Yellen says eliminating abortion rights would have ‘damaging effects’ on U.S. economy
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Tuesday said eliminating women's access to abortions would have "very damaging effects" on the U.S. economy, keeping some...
May 10, 2022
Fed nominee Cook may get Senate consideration later Tuesday
(Reuters) - U.S. Senate leader Chuck Schumer is expected to call on Tuesday for a procedural vote on Federal Reserve nominee Lisa Cook that would clear the way for a possible vote on her confirmation ...
May 10, 2022
Trump’s ex-defense chief says he won’t back Trump in 2024
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Tuesday he would not vote for Donald Trump in 2024 if the Republican former president runs again, saying Trump lacked integrity and w...
May 10, 2022
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