Category Archives: (Sandbox) Politics
Top U.S. House Republican on tax policy to retire
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Representative Kevin Brady, one of the Republican Party's leading voices on tax policy in Congress, announced on Wednesday that he will retire from the House of Representat...
Apr 14, 2021
U.S. FTC commissioners to testify on anti-fraud efforts during pandemic
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Commissioners on the Federal Trade Commission will testify to Congress next week to discuss the agency's anti-fraud efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly its abilit...
Apr 14, 2021
U.S. hearing on China competition told research funding falling behind
By David Brunnstrom and Michael Martina WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. investment in research and development has reached its lowest level decades while that in the rest of the world has soared, the head...
Apr 14, 2021
U.S. Senate votes 53-45 to confirm Gary Gensler as Biden’s SEC chief
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate voted 53-45 on Wednesday to confirm former derivative markets regulator Gary Gensler as head of the country's top securities markets regulator, spelling a toughe...
Apr 14, 2021
White House names ex-Obama official Beaudreau as Interior No.2
(Reuters) - The White House on Wednesday nominated attorney Tommy Beaudreau, who oversaw energy development programs at the Interior department during the Obama administration, as the agency's second ...
Apr 14, 2021
Schumer intends to move forward with early infrastructure bill next week
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said on Wednesday that he intends to move forward next week on a water resources bill, calling the measure an initial bipartisan compon...
Apr 14, 2021
U.S. senators to receive classified briefing on Afghanistan: Schumer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. senators will receive a classified briefing on President Joe Biden's goal of withdrawing U.S. troops from Afghanistan by Sept. 11, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said...
Apr 14, 2021
Biden to cancel Trump’s pandemic food aid after high costs, delivery problems
By Christopher Walljasper CHICAGO (Reuters) - Yogurt was everywhere as volunteers opened boxes of fruit, frozen meat and dairy products that had shifted and spilled in transit to a food bank in Walwor...
Apr 14, 2021
U.S. Senate to consider hate crimes bill in potential filibuster test
By Makini Brice and David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate will take up hate crime legislation on Wednesday intended to combat violence against Asian Americans during the COVID-19 pandemi...
Apr 14, 2021
‘A cry for an acknowledgement:’ U.S. House Democrats urge reparations bill
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday will try to advance a bill that could lead to reparations for Black Americans as part of a broader e...
Apr 14, 2021
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