Category Archives: (Sandbox) Politics
White House says no new deadlines on reconciliation bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden does not have any new deadlines as the administration continues to negotiate with Democratic lawmakers on the framework of a massive spending bill aimed...
Oct 22, 2021
Trump’s executive privilege claim in Capitol riot case gets Nov. 4 hearing
By Jan Wolfe and Doina Chiacu WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A U.S. judge will consider on Nov. 4 former President Donald Trump's claim of executive privilege in response to a document request from a congressi...
Oct 22, 2021
Neera Tanden named White House staff secretary
By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Neera Tanden, whose bid to be White House budget chief was derailed by opposition from Republicans after her sharp critiques of them on Twitter, was named White...
Oct 22, 2021
Explainer-Could Biden steer the U.S. Senate into changing the filibuster?
By Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden has sounded increasingly open over the past month to changing the Senate's filibuster tradition to bypass a Republican roadblock that ...
Oct 22, 2021
Top House Democrat sees U.S. spending deal framework by end of weekend
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Lawmakers hope to reach a framework agreement this weekend on a huge spending plan that contains many of President Joe Biden's social programs, U.S. House of Representatives Majo...
Oct 22, 2021
Biden town hall will address voters on infrastructure next week
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden will hold a CNN town hall event in Baltimore, Maryland, on Wednesday to promote his economic plans as Democrats scramble to cement legislation that is at the...
Oct 21, 2021
Explainer-What are the child tax credits Democrats are battling over?
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration's push to get progressive and moderate Democrats to agree to a deal on trillions of dollars in social spending faces a major stumbling ...
Oct 21, 2021
Chairman of a U.S. House committee says his goal is to get a $2 trillion bill
(Reuters) - U.S. Democratic Representative Richard Neal, chairman of the House Ways and Means committee, said his goal was to arrive at a $2 trillion plan for the bill pending in Congress and aimed at...
Oct 21, 2021
White House: Senators Sinema, Manchin are negotiating in good faith
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House said on Thursday that Senators Kyrsten Sinema and Joe Manchin are negotiating in good faith about President Joe Biden's social spending and infrastructure bills....
Oct 21, 2021
Memorial service set for Colin Powell at Washington National Cathedral on Nov. 5
(Reuters) -A memorial service will be held for Colin Powell on Nov. 5 at the Washington National Cathedral, a spokesman for the former U.S. Secretary of State said on Thursday. The service, scheduled ...
Oct 21, 2021
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