Category Archives: (Sandbox) Politics
Jobless aid, direct checks could get trimmed as U.S. Senate takes up COVID-19 aid bill
By Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate is expected to take up President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package on Wednesday, with fellow Democrats seeking to advance key...
Mar 03, 2021
South Dakota legislative leaders seek to suspend impeachment of attorney general
By Patrick Callahan and Kayla Gahagan PIERRE, S.D. (Reuters) - Leaders of South Dakota's legislature said on Tuesday they would push to suspend impeachment action against Attorney General Jason Ravnsb...
Mar 02, 2021
Crisis-hit New York Governor Cuomo faces loss of pandemic emergency powers
By Jonathan Allen NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New York legislature plans to strip Governor Andrew Cuomo of coronavirus emergency powers, lawmakers said on Tuesday, following admissions the governor's off...
Mar 02, 2021
U.S. House panel reissues subpoena for Trump’s tax records
By Jan Wolfe (Reuters) - A U.S. House of Representatives panel has reissued a subpoena seeking Donald Trump's tax and financial records, saying in a memo made public on Tuesday it needs the documents ...
Mar 02, 2021
Biden withdraws Tanden’s nomination to be White House budget chief
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House on Tuesday withdrew the nomination of Neera Tanden to head its budget office, bowing to political reality as her selection ran into stiff opposition over tweets ...
Mar 02, 2021
Biden nominee for top economist post, Rouse, heads for U.S. Senate confirmation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A majority of the U.S. Senate on Tuesday voted to confirm Cecilia Rouse as chair of the White House Council of Economic Advisers, which would make her the first Black economist ...
Mar 02, 2021
Veteran prosecutor Phillips to return as acting U.S. attorney for Washington, D.C
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department will name veteran prosecutor Channing Phillips as acting U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, a role he also played in the O...
Mar 02, 2021
U.S. House Democratic lawmakers introduce wide-ranging climate bill
By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Three Democratic lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives unveiled a wide-ranging climate bill on Tuesday that embraces President Joe Biden's goals to c...
Mar 02, 2021
U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee approves Burns to lead CIA
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee by a unanimous voice vote on Tuesday confirmed veteran diplomat William Burns to become President Joe Biden's Central Intelligence Agency ...
Mar 02, 2021
U.S. Senate’s Schumer has faith in NY attorney general’s investigation of Gov. Cuomo
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said on Tuesday the sexual harassment allegations against New York Governor Andrew Cuomo are "serious, very troubling," but Schumer has...
Mar 02, 2021
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