Category Archives: (Sandbox) Politics
Biden taps Georgetown law professor for U.S. FTC -White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden nominated privacy advocate Alvaro Bedoya, the founding director of Georgetown Law's Center on Privacy & Technology, to be a commissioner on the U.S. Federal ...
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U.S. election regulator dismisses claim that Twitter broke law by blocking story -source
By Elizabeth Culliford and Sheila Dang (Reuters) - The Federal Election Commission (FEC) has dismissed a claim that Twitter Inc violated election laws when it prohibited users from posting links to a ...
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U.S. Senate to stage voting rights reform bill vote-Schumer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A newly-crafted election reform bill will be put to a vote in the U.S. Senate as soon as next week, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said on Monday, despite strong oppositio...
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Biden to nominate NYC official for key Commerce trade post
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden plans to nominate New York City's director of city planning for a key U.S. Commerce Department trade role along with nominees for nine ot...
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Advocates see ‘chaos’ if U.S. Supreme Court guts abortion rights
By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Abortion rights advocates on Monday urged the U.S. Supreme Court not to overturn the Roe v. Wade ruling that legalized abortion nationwide - a 1973 landmark i...
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U.S. Capitol Police approves plan for temporary fence around U.S. Capitol
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Capitol Police on Monday said in a statement it has approved plan to erect temporary fencing around the U.S. Capitol ahead of a Sept. 18 rally by supporters of the hund...
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White House: Biden will discuss filibuster ‘when or if’ he has something to say
By Steve Holland and Trevor Hunnicutt ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden will talk about the Senate rules blocking large parts of his agenda "when or if" he has something to say...
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White House says it remains prepared to engage with North Korea
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) - White House principal deputy press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said on Monday the United States remains prepared to engage with North Korea, after Pyongyang reportedl...
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U.S. House Democrats seek to end cap on state, local tax deduction
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives on Monday said they were continuing to work on legislation that would "undo" a cap on state and local tax deductions imposed by Re...
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Biden to tap Georgetown law professor for FTC — sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden is set to nominate a Georgetown law professor and privacy advocate to serve on the Federal Trade Commision, three sources briefed on the matter told Reuters....
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