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Democrats grill EPA chief on regulatory rollbacks during coronavirus outbreak
By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic senators on Wednesday grilled Environmental Protection Agency chief Andrew Wheeler on the agency's recent moves to roll back rules and halt enfor...
May 20, 2020
Republican-led U.S. Senate panel backs subpoena in Hunter Biden probe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Republican-led U.S. Senate committee authorized a subpoena on Wednesday for information in an investigation related to Hunter Biden, the son of former Vice President Joe Biden...
May 20, 2020
More than 1,100 former U.S. prosecutors slam attempt to drop Flynn charges
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - More than 1,100 former U.S. federal prosecutors on Wednesday blasted the attempt by Republican President Donald Trump's Justice Department to dismiss a charge ...
May 20, 2020
U.S. House considering bill to extend timelines, make changes to small business loans: Pelosi
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Wednesday her chamber is considering a bill that would extend repayment and re-hiring timelines for the small business coronavirus relief...
May 20, 2020
Pompeo defends firing of State Dept watchdog, says should have done it earlier
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday defended his recommendation the State Department's inspector general be fired, saying he should have done it earlier, and reject...
May 20, 2020
U.S. Senator Rubio: Consensus seen to give companies more time for PPP loans
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - There appears to be agreement in Washington to give companies more time to utilize their coronavirus aid under the Paycheck Protection Program, the head of the U.S. Senate's sma...
May 20, 2020
Trump threatens to cut off federal money for Michigan over mail-in voting
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday called Michigan's plan to send mail-in voting applications to all voters in the state illegal, without citing a specific law, and threat...
May 20, 2020
Factbox: Where do Trump and Biden stand on tech policy issues?
By Elizabeth Culliford (Reuters) - The regulation of big technology companies such as Facebook Inc and Alphabet Inc's Google has been a hot button issue ahead of the U.S. presidential election on Nov....
May 20, 2020
Ex-state legislator Bentz wins race to replace Oregon’s only Republican congressman
(Reuters) - Former Republican state legislator Cliff Bentz will replace Oregon's only Republican congressman, who is retiring, after emerging victorious from a crowded field of candidates in a primary...
May 20, 2020
Senate Democrats call for Trump administration to unveil details of TSMC plant deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic lawmakers on Tuesday urged the Trump administration to answer "serious questions" about Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd's plans to build a U.S.-based $12 bi...
May 19, 2020
