Category Archives: (Sandbox) Politics
White House taps conservationist to lead public lands bureau
(Reuters) - The White House on Thursday said it would nominate conservationist Tracy Stone-Manning as director of the Bureau of Land Management. The BLM, a division of the Interior Department, manages...
Apr 22, 2021
Biden set to nominate Homendy to head U.S. NTSB
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden is expected to nominate Jennifer Homendy to chair the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), sources briefed on the matter told Reuters on Th...
Apr 22, 2021
U.S. Senate Republicans tap Tim Scott to respond to Biden speech
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Tim Scott, the only Black Republican in the chamber and a leading voice on police reform, will deliver his party's response to President Joe Biden's address to Cong...
Apr 22, 2021
Citi to pay NY mayor candidate and former executive McGuire over $5.7 million
(Reuters) - Former Wall Street executive and Democratic candidate for mayor of New York Ray McGuire will receive more than $5.7 million from Citigroup Inc as part of a bonus program, according to his ...
Apr 22, 2021
U.S. Senate passes bill to fight anti-Asian hate crimes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A hate crimes bill to combat violence against Asian Americans in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic passed the U.S. Senate overwhelmingly on Thursday, a rare bipartisan vote in t...
Apr 22, 2021
Gaetz’s complaints about Iran hostage scheme will not distract FBI probe: source
By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal investigation into whether U.S. Representative Matt Gaetz trafficked a minor for sex will not be derailed by his assertion that a veteran asked his f...
Apr 22, 2021
Exclusive: Two U.S. senators make new push to advance self-driving cars
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two U.S. senators are working to attach legislation to allow automakers to deploy tens of thousands of self-driving vehicles on U.S. roads to a bipartisan China bill, a signific...
Apr 22, 2021
Senate Republicans ready $568 billion infrastructure plan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Republicans on Thursday plan to unveil a $568 billion infrastructure plan in response to President Joe Biden's $2.3 trillion proposal, according to photos of present...
Apr 22, 2021
U.S. SEC names former prosecutor Alex Oh as head of enforcement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Thursday named former federal prosecutor Alex Oh as its new head of enforcement, the first woman of color to lead the divisi...
Apr 22, 2021
Pelosi says she will allow Republican input on proposed Jan. 6 commission
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House of Representative Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday that she will allow Republican involvement in approving subpoenas on a proposed commission to investigate the ...
Apr 22, 2021
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