Category Archives: (Sandbox) Politics
New York poised to legalize marijuana as lawmakers agree on terms: reports
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Democrats, who control the New York legislature, have come to terms on a measure to legalize marijuana, which would make the state the 15th in the country to allow recreational us...
Mar 25, 2021
‘Still a mess’: Trauma haunts U.S. mass shooting survivors due to gaps in mental healthcare
By Brad Brooks and Sharon Bernstein (Reuters) - Even now, more than two decades after the Columbine school shooting, survivor Heather Martin is trying to learn how to take care of herself. She struggl...
Mar 25, 2021
U.S. lawmakers announce bill to cut toxic metals in baby food
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A group of Democratic U.S. lawmakers presented legislation Thursday whch will set new maximum levels of toxic heavy metals in baby food and require manufactu...
Mar 25, 2021
U.S. senators push for broader Iran deal, not return to nuclear pact
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Forty-three U.S. senators, many of whom opposed the 2015 nuclear agreement with Iran, appealed to President Joe Biden on Thursday to work toward an internat...
Mar 25, 2021
U.S. Congress approves extension of small business Paycheck Protection Program
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A majority of the U.S. Senate on Thursday agreed to extend the coronavirus pandemic Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) until the end of May, giving small busines...
Mar 25, 2021
Georgia state lawmakers approve new restrictions on voting
By Rich McKay ATLANTA (Reuters) - Georgia's Republican-led House of Representatives passed a sweeping elections bill on Thursday that would impose new restrictions on voting in the state that helped D...
Mar 25, 2021
Biden sets goal of 200 million U.S. COVID-19 shots in his first 100 days
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden said on Thursday he was setting a new goal of administering 200 million vaccination shots against COVID-19 in the United States in his first 100 days in...
Mar 25, 2021
Exclusive: U.S. Democratic lawmakers plan measure to undo ‘true lender’ banking rule
By Katanga Johnson and Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic U.S. lawmakers will seek to repeal a banking rule put in place under former President Donald Trump that they argue allows banks ...
Mar 25, 2021
U.S. transport chief not endorsing banning gas-vehicles after 2035
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said Thursday he was unaware of any support by the Biden administration to ban gas-powered vehicles after 2035 as California aims to...
Mar 25, 2021
Exclusive: U.S. Democratic lawmakers will introduce resolution to undo OCC’s true lender rule
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Democratic Senators will introduce a resolution on Thursday aimed at undoing a Trump-era rule that defines when a bank is a "true lender," a staffer inside Senator Chris Va...
Mar 25, 2021
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