Category Archives: (Midwest Communications, Inc. Syndication Interface) Science News (Master Feed)
Biden to attack Trump on healthcare in election battleground
By Trevor Hunnicutt (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Thursday will visit the heart of must-win Pennsylvania to highlight healthcare policies that his campaign hopes will sway...
Jun 24, 2020
Virus concerns prompt Democrats to hold largely virtual nominating convention
By James Oliphant WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats will hold a largely virtual convention in August to nominate Joe Biden as their presidential candidate, the party said on Wednesday, with Biden givin...
Jun 24, 2020
Lawmakers split along party lines on Justice Department’s pot probes
By Diane Bartz WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Attorney General William Barr ordered unneeded probes into the cannabis industry because of his opposition to pot, a Justice Department attorney testified Wednesd...
Jun 24, 2020
In reversal, TV show about Trump-Comey clash to air before U.S. election
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A television show about the clash between former FBI director James Comey and U.S. President Donald Trump over Russian interference in the 2016 election will be broadcast in Se...
Jun 24, 2020
U.S. agency prepares for massive staff cuts in blow to legal immigration system
By Mica Rosenberg and Mimi Dwyer NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. agency in charge of processing immigration applications said on Wednesday it was preparing to furlough nearly 70% of its workforce unless...
Jun 24, 2020
Senators to propose reform to key U.S. tech liability shield
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican Senator John Thune said he will introduce legislation on Wednesday intended to reform Section 230 - a federal law that largely exempts tech platforms such as Facebook...
Jun 24, 2020
U.S. senators question meatpackers over exports to China during pandemic
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Two prominent U.S. Senate Democrats are pressing America's top meatpackers to disclose by month's end how much pork, beef and chicken they have shipped to China during the coronavi...
Jun 24, 2020
Poland’s Duda to become first foreign leader to visit Trump during pandemic
By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Polish President Andrzej Duda was set on Wednesday to become the first foreign leader to visit U.S. President Donald Trump since the coronavirus pandemic outbre...
Jun 24, 2020
Senate Democrats question independence of Trump’s CIA nominee
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic U.S. senators on Wednesday questioned whether President Donald Trump's nominee to be CIA inspector general could act independently, after the pre...
Jun 24, 2020
AOC win, fellow insurgent’s lead in U.S. Congress races point to Democratic progressive gains
By Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A resounding win by U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and a fellow liberal's lead over a longtime New York congressman signaled fresh momentum for p...
Jun 24, 2020
