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Judge orders U.S. to respond to CDC eviction ban challenge by Friday
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A U.S judge early Thursday ordered the Biden administration to quickly respond to a legal challenge to a new eviction moratorium put in place by the Centers f...
Aug 05, 2021
U.S. senators gird for CBO analysis of $1 trillion infrastructure bill
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill on Thursday faces its biggest test of this week's U.S. Senate debate when the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Offi...
Aug 05, 2021
U.S. Senate Democrats target Big Oil for carbon polluters fund
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A group of Democratic U.S. senators on Wednesday unveiled legislation establishing a $500 billion fund to be financed by Big Oil and other "carbon polluters" th...
Aug 04, 2021
Explainer: How an impeachment of New York Governor Cuomo would proceed
NEW YORK (Reuters) - With New York Governor Andrew Cuomo resisting widespread calls for his resignation after a state investigation concluded he had sexually harassed at least 11 women, attention is f...
Aug 04, 2021
U.S. infrastructure bill could be nearing final vote, key senators say
By Susan Cornwell and David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate could vote in the next few days on the $1 trillion infrastructure package that is one of President Joe Biden's top domestic pr...
Aug 04, 2021
U.S. budget referee to release infrastructure bill cost estimate on Thursday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Congressional Budget Office said it will release on Thursday its cost estimate for the bipartisan infrastructure bill now being debated in the U.S. Senate, according to...
Aug 04, 2021
Exclusive: Biden plans shift in arms export policy to favor human rights – sources
By Mike Stone and Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden's administration is preparing an overhaul of arms export policy to increase the emphasis on human rights, a departur...
Aug 04, 2021
Local prosecutors look into alleged sexual harassment by New York’s Cuomo
By Jonathan Allen NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday faced a growing number of inquiries by local prosecutors and calls for his resignation a day after an investigation o...
Aug 04, 2021
Republican Brooks seeks immunity for Jan. 6 speech, says he was not campaigning
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican U.S. Representative Mo Brooks asked a federal judge on Wednesday to grant him immunity from a civil lawsuit alleging a speech he delivered to then-P...
Aug 04, 2021
Rare bid to repeal war resolution advanced by U.S. Senate committee
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee backed legislation on Wednesday that would repeal congressional authorizations for past wars with Iraq, a signif...
Aug 04, 2021
