Category Archives: (Midwest Communications, Inc. Syndication Interface) Science News (Master Feed)
U.S. Senate panel to question Trump’s pick to oversee coronavirus bailout money
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Tuesday will start scrutinizing the lawyer tapped by President Donald Trump to oversee a $500 billion fund to rescue larger businesses hit by the coronavirus ...
May 05, 2020
Trump allies on the sidelines in Supreme Court financial records fight
By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congressional Republicans who strenuously objected when a Democratic-led U.S. House of Representatives panel subpoenaed President Donald Trump's financial rec...
May 05, 2020
U.S. should keep Congress informed about nuclear talks with Saudis: GAO
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Departments of State and Energy should commit to regular briefings to relevant committees in Congress on talks about nuclear power cooperation with Saudi Arabia, a cong...
May 04, 2020
Biden announces new policy efforts aimed at black voters
By Trevor Hunnicutt (Reuters) - Presumptive Democratic U.S. presidential nominee Joe Biden's campaign on Monday unveiled a broad policy targeted toward helping reduce racial wealth and health gaps amo...
May 04, 2020
Congresswomen urge Jaguar Health to reverse price hike on drug that may be used in COVID-19 patients
By Carl O'Donnell (Reuters) - Two congresswomen wrote a letter Monday urging drugmaker Jaguar Health Inc to reverse recent price hikes on its drug Mytesi, which could be used to alleviate side effects...
May 04, 2020
Senate returns to Washington amid concerns about coronavirus risk
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. senators returned to Washington for the first time in nearly six weeks on Monday, amid concerns that their legislative sessions could put lawmakers and staff at risk of con...
May 04, 2020
U.S. Treasury’s Mnuchin says Trump eyeing restaurant tax changes, travel boost
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Monday said bipartisan discussions are underway over whether more U.S. government relief funding is needed amid the nation's novel coronavir...
May 04, 2020
Trump will hold virtual town hall to take coronavirus questions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump will take questions about the new coronavirus at a televised virtual town hall on Sunday as some states relax stay-at-home orders while others keep them f...
May 03, 2020
Phoning it in: Pandemic forces Supreme Court to hear cases in a new way
By Lawrence Hurley and Andrew Chung WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Oral arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court are typically a formal affair, dictated by adherence to tradition by an institution historically...
May 03, 2020
Trump to nominate retired general to be U.S. ambassador to Ukraine
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump intends to nominate Keith Dayton to be the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, the White House said on Friday, a year after Trump removed the previous envoy. Dayt...
May 01, 2020
