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As bipartisanship reigns in U.S. Senate, Republicans rage in House
By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A day after the U.S. Senate passed a major bipartisan milestone on infrastructure, Republicans in the House of Representatives lapsed into bitter partisanship an...
Jul 29, 2021
Biden wants state, local govts to pay $100 to newly vaccinated Americans -Treasury
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden is calling for state, local and U.S. territorial governments to provide $100 payments for every newly vaccinated American to boost COVID-19 inoculation rates,...
Jul 29, 2021
U.S. Senate passes $2.1 billion emergency funds for Capitol Police, Afghans
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Thursday approved emergency funding to replenish the Capitol Police and bolster security after the Jan. 6 riot by supporters of then-Presiden...
Jul 29, 2021
U.S. senators upbeat on prospects for bipartisan infrastructure bill — for now
By Susan Cornwell and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Thursday prepared to tackle the details of a $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill backed by President Joe Biden, wit...
Jul 29, 2021
U.S. refusal to defend lawmaker in Capitol riot a signal to Trump -experts
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department's refusal to defend a Republican congressman accused in a civil lawsuit of helping to incite the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol could...
Jul 29, 2021
Pennsylvania Republican blasts election audit, rebukes fraud claims
By Nathan Layne (Reuters) - A Republican lawmaker in Pennsylvania has come out against his colleagues' "forensic" audit of the 2020 election, becoming the party's first statewide official to publicly ...
Jul 29, 2021
Biden to ask federal workers Thursday to get vaccinated or face testing -source
By David Shepardson and Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday is expected to announce that about two million civilian federal workers will need to be vaccinated agai...
Jul 28, 2021
U.S. Senate approves union lawyers to NLRB, giving Democrats control
By Daniel Wiessner and David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Wednesday confirmed union lawyers Gwynne Wilcox and David Prouty to seats on the National Labor Relations Board, pavin...
Jul 28, 2021
Infrastructure deal overcomes hurdle to advance in U.S. Senate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A bipartisan infrastructure package of roughly $1 trillion received the 60 votes necessary to advance in the 100-seat U.S. Senate on Wednesday, passing a key milestone that move...
Jul 28, 2021
Factbox-What’s in the U.S. Senate’s bipartisan $1.2 tln infrastructure plan?
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A group of negotiators in the U.S. Senate on Wednesday said they have reached agreement on the major components of a $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure deal - a key priorit...
Jul 28, 2021
