Category Archives: (Sandbox) Politics
U.S. House Democrats seek corporate tax increase to 26.5 percent
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Leading Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives said on Monday that they are seeking to raise the nation's tax rate on corporations to 26.5 percent, up from the current 21...
Sep 13, 2021
Afghanistan blame game shifts to U.S. Congress as Blinken testifies
By Patricia Zengerle and Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secretary of State Antony Blinken will testify twice to Congress this week about the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, as lawmakers kick o...
Sep 13, 2021
House Democrats expected to propose hike to corporate tax rate, surtax on wealthy- report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House Democrats are expected to propose raising the U.S. corporate tax rate to 26.5% from 21%, the Wall Street Journal reported Sunday, citing a congressional aide. Democra...
Sep 12, 2021
U.S. Senator Manchin casts doubt on Democrats’ deadline for budget bill
By Susan Heavey WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Senator Joe Manchin on Sunday said lawmakers were unlikely to pass their massive budget package by Democrats' Sept. 27 deadline, adding that he could support...
Sep 12, 2021
U.S. lawmakers to vote on $10 billion for high-speed-rail grants
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. House of Representatives panel plans to vote next week on legislation that includes $10 billion in government assistance for high-speed-rail corridors...
Sep 10, 2021
U.S. Senate Democrats float stock buyback tax
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two senior U.S. Senate Democrats on Friday unveiled a proposal to impose a 2% excise tax on corporate stock buybacks to help fund President Joe Biden's $3.5 tril...
Sep 10, 2021
Biden’s COVID vaccine mandate angers Republicans, libertarians
By Nandita Bose and Diane Bartz WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans and libertarians are vowing to fight U.S. President Joe Biden's new vaccine mandate covering big companies, healthcare workers and fe...
Sep 10, 2021
Igor Fruman, ex-associate of Giuliani, pleads guilty in campaign finance case
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) -A former associate of Rudy Giuliani who sought to dig up damaging information in Ukraine about U.S. President Joe Biden before the 2020 election, pleaded guilty on Frida...
Sep 10, 2021
U.S. congressional committee receives thousands of documents in Jan 6 probe
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A congressional committee investigating the deadly Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol received thousands of documents before Thursday's deadline for U.S. co...
Sep 09, 2021
U.S. House panel passes reconciliation bill protecting Arctic reserve from drilling
By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The House Natural Resources Committee late on Thursday passed legislation that will go into a wider budget reconciliation package that includes restoring prot...
Sep 09, 2021
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