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Two more Texas Democrats who fled to DC test positive for COVID-19
(Reuters) - Two more members of a Texas Democratic Party delegation of lawmakers who fled their state delaying passage of what they say are restrictive voting laws have tested positive for COVID-19, o...
Jul 18, 2021
U.S. senators drop tax enforcement from bipartisan infrastructure bill -Portman
By David Lawder and Joel Schectman WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers trying to salvage a $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill have dropped a provision to beef up tax enforcement, Republica...
Jul 18, 2021
Three Texas state Democrats test positive for COVID-19 – CBS News
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Three Democratic Texas state lawmakers, who fled to Washington D.C. to halt a Republican-sponsored election law, tested positive for COVID-19, the Texas State House Democratic C...
Jul 17, 2021
New York Governor Cuomo to be deposed in sexual harassment probe -NYT
(Reuters) - Investigators for the New York state attorney general's office are expected to take a deposition from Governor Andrew Cuomo on Saturday as part of a sexual harassment probe, the New York T...
Jul 17, 2021
Alaska Supreme Court says recall campaign to oust governor can proceed
By Yereth Rosen ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - Political foes of Alaska's Republican governor have legally sufficient grounds to pursue their campaign to oust him from office through a recall election,...
Jul 16, 2021
Senator asks airlines about worker shortages after billions in U.S. bailouts
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The chair of the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee asked the chief executives of six airlines including American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines and JetBlue Airways a...
Jul 16, 2021
Biden digs in on U.S. public lands nominee as Republican opposition mounts
(Reuters) - The White House on Friday backed President Joe Biden's nominee to lead the nation's public lands bureau, pushing back against growing calls to withdraw the nomination from key Republican l...
Jul 16, 2021
Biden taps former senator Udall to be U.S. ambassador to New Zealand
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden will nominate Tom Udall, a former U.S. senator who represented New Mexico, to be U.S. ambassador to New Zealand, the White House said on Friday. (Report...
Jul 16, 2021
White House says Facebook’s steps to stop vaccine misinformation are inadequate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki on Friday continued criticizing Facebook for allowing misinformation about coronavirus vaccines to be posted on the popular social media pl...
Jul 16, 2021
Yellen began Treasury job with flurry of calls and meetings, calendar shows
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen began her new job with a packed schedule of calls and meetings with high-powered American political and business leaders and global finance ...
Jul 16, 2021
