Category Archives: (Sandbox) Politics
Exclusive: Georgetown University academic Chris Brummer in lead for CFTC chair: sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Georgetown University academic Chris Brummer has emerged as the leading candidate to chair the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), according to three people with knowle...
Jan 21, 2021
U.S. House aims for early February COVID-19 relief bill vote
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives is planning to bring a coronavirus relief bill to a vote the first week of February, Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday, as President Joe Bi...
Jan 21, 2021
Biden readies second batch of climate orders for next week: memo
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden will announce a second round of executive orders focused on combating climate change early next week as he rushes to reverse Trump-era environmental rol...
Jan 21, 2021
U.S. panel asks FBI to review role of Parler in Jan. 6 Capitol attack
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The House Oversight and Reform Committee on Thursday asked the FBI to conduct a comprehensive investigation into the role that Parler, a social media website and app popular wit...
Jan 21, 2021
Facebook’s oversight board to decide if Trump should stay suspended
By Elizabeth Culliford (Reuters) - Facebook Inc said on Thursday it was referring its decision to indefinitely suspend the accounts of former U.S. President Donald Trump to its independent content ove...
Jan 21, 2021
U.S. House Speaker Pelosi says seeks clarity on Senate readiness for Trump impeachment trial
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday she will consult with fellow Democrats in coming days about the Senate's readiness to begin an impeachment tr...
Jan 21, 2021
Biden to keep Wray as FBI director: CNBC, citing White House source
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden is planning to keep Christopher Wray as FBI Director, CNBC reported on Thursday, citing a White House source. White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki was aske...
Jan 21, 2021
Biden names Democrat Glick to chair energy regulatory panel
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday named Richard Glick, a Democrat, to chair the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, where he could eventually lead the panel to consider low...
Jan 21, 2021
House Democrat says votes in hand to approve waiver for Austin as U.S. defense chief: CNN
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives has enough votes to approve a waiver for retired Army General Lloyd Austin to serve as defense secretary, a senior House Democrat said in a pho...
Jan 21, 2021
Biden appoints U.S. consumer watchdog veteran as acting director after Trump appointee resigns
By Michelle Price WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House announced President Joe Biden would appoint Dave Uejio to run the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) on an acting basis after its dire...
Jan 21, 2021
