Category Archives: (Sandbox) Politics

By Patricia Zengerle and Doina Chiacu WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee threatened on Tuesday to subpoena Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and other offici...

By Katanga Johnson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler took aim at the gamut of financial sectors, from the treasury and equity markets to digital a...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken appealed to the Senate on Tuesday to quickly confirm President Joe Biden's nominees for national security-related positions, citing the ev...

By Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren on Tuesday called on the Federal Reserve to break apart Wells Fargo & Co, arguing the latest fine against the bank shows it to be ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Bob Menendez, said on Tuesday he was disappointed U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin did not agree to testify at a commi...

By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Democrats on Tuesday unveiled a new version of an election reform bill that is a top priority of President Joe Biden, amid a wave of Republican stat...

By Sarah Morland (Reuters) - The governor of Iowa has said she will appeal a temporary order by a federal judge that aims to allow schools to enforce use of face masks to prevent the spread of COVID-1...

By Steve Holland SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) - President Joe Biden traveled to California on Monday to campaign with Governor Gavin Newsom on the eve of a Republican-backed recall race that Democrats...

By Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House announced Monday that President Joe Biden had nominated Rostin Behnam as chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, and Kristin John...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden on Monday tapped Indeed.com chief economist Jed Kolko and New York City planning official Marisa Lago for top economic posts at the U.S. Commerce Department,...