Category Archives: (Sandbox) Politics
Biden says he hopes Republicans will not be irresponsible and refuse to raise debt limit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden said on Saturday that he hopes Republicans in Congress will not be irresponsible and refuse to raise the debt limit as a legislative deadline approaches...
Oct 02, 2021
As redistricting gets under way, Democrats’ prospects looking brighter
By Joseph Ax and Jason Lange (Reuters) - When Republican-controlled states such as Texas and Florida gained U.S. House of Representative seats thanks to 2020 census data showing their populations are ...
Oct 02, 2021
Exclusive-White House, top Democrats reach deal in budget bill on carbon capture credit -sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House and top Democratic lawmakers have agreed to boost a tax credit for industrial carbon capture projects in a deal that could help solidify support for the budget r...
Oct 01, 2021
Factbox-What’s in the bipartisan U.S. $1 trillion infrastructure bill?
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Democratic-controlled U.S. House of Representatives are discussing whether to vote on Friday on a roughly $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill to update America's road...
Oct 01, 2021
Democrats struggle to reach deal in Congress on Biden’s agenda
By Susan Cornwell and David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Democratic-controlled U.S. Congress on Friday was struggling to reach an agreement on President Joe Biden's sweeping agenda, with House of...
Oct 01, 2021
Biden administration to urge halt to strict Texas abortion law
By Jan Wolfe and Sarah N. Lynch (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's administration on Friday is set to urge a judge to block a near-total ban on abortion imposed by Texas - the strictest such law in the...
Oct 01, 2021
Exclusive: U.S. lawmakers push for new controls on ex-spies working overseas
By Christopher Bing (Reuters) - The U.S. intelligence community's budget bill could place new controls and reporting requirements on former U.S. spies, according to the author of the legislation, maki...
Sep 30, 2021
U.S. House approves bill to avert government shutdown
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A majority of the U.S. House of Representatives voted on Thursday to approve a Senate-passed measure that avoids a partial government shutdown by funding federal agencies into t...
Sep 30, 2021
Biden prepares to scale back lofty goals as signature spending plan under threat
By Jarrett Renshaw and Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden and his senior Democratic allies in Congress are preparing to lower their ambitions for a signature legislative achie...
Sep 30, 2021
U.S. Senate approves stop-gap funding to keep government running
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A majority of the U.S. Senate on Thursday voted to keep the government fully operating at the end of this week when the new fiscal year begins. The bill now goes to the House of...
Sep 30, 2021
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