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Senator Warren questions Lockheed’s antitrust solution to buy Aerojet
By Mike Stone WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren has asked the Federal Trade Commission to take a tougher look at defense industry mergers, questioning a proposal from Lockheed Marti...
Jul 20, 2021
U.S. lawmakers want more congressional review before war action taken
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Three U.S. senators who have campaigned to clamp down on foreign weapons sales and pare back military action without congressional approval will introduce t...
Jul 20, 2021
Twitter temporarily blocks U.S. Republican Greene for COVID-19 posts
(Reuters) - Twitter Inc on Monday said it temporarily suspended Republican U.S. Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene's account for tweets which violated the social media's misinformation policy on CO...
Jul 20, 2021
U.S. Representative McCarthy to name five Republicans to Jan. 6 committee -aide
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy will name five members of his party, including staunch Trump ally Jim Jordan, to serve on a special congressional panel probing the J...
Jul 19, 2021
Schumer sets procedural vote for $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said on Monday he would set a procedural vote on a bipartisan $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill for Wednesday. (Reporting by Makini B...
Jul 19, 2021
Schumer tees up bipartisan infrastructure vote after Republicans urge delay
By David Morgan and Makini Brice WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said on Monday he would set a procedural on a bipartisan infrastructure package that is a key part of...
Jul 19, 2021
Biden to nominate ex-Senate banking panel lawyer to senior Treasury post
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden will nominate former U.S. Senate Banking Committee lawyer Graham Steele as the U.S. Treasury's top bank regulatory official, along with nominees for senior p...
Jul 19, 2021
U.S. court sentences Paul Hodgkins to prison for role in Jan. 6 attack
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal court on Monday handed down an eight-month prison term to Paul Hodgkins for his role in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, making him the first defendant among hun...
Jul 19, 2021
U.S. declined to prosecute Trump Commerce chief after watchdog findings
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department declined to prosecute the Trump administration's Commerce Department chief Wilbur Ross after the department's inspector general's office found he mis...
Jul 19, 2021
Branding the U.S. left: AOC makes a push into political merchandise
By Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez became one of America's most prominent progressive Democrats with her calls to tax the wealthy and spend heavily to f...
Jul 19, 2021
