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U.S. Supreme Court’s Breyer says he has not decided on retirement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Liberal Justice Stephen Breyer, at 82 the oldest member of the U.S. Supreme Court, said he has not decided whether to retire, telling CNN in an interview published on Thursday h...
Jul 15, 2021
EU executive to take legal steps against Poland, Hungary over LGBT rights -source
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union executive will announce a fresh legal case against Hungary on Thursday over LGBT discrimination and also take steps over regions in Poland which have declared t...
Jul 15, 2021
U.S. Senate passes bill to ban all products from China’s Xinjiang
By Michael Martina WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate passed legislation on Wednesday to ban the import of products from China's Xinjiang region, the latest effort in Washington to punish Beijing ...
Jul 14, 2021
U.S. House select committee announces first hearing to probe Jan. 6 attack
By Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The special congressional panel investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol by supporters of former President Donald Trump said on Wednesday it would hold i...
Jul 14, 2021
Pelosi praises Senate budget plan as ‘bold, essential investments’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Wednesday that the $3.5 trillion Senate budget plan "will make bold, essential investments in our values as a nation."...
Jul 14, 2021
Key Senate Democrat says will find funding for sweeping infrastructure bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden told reporters on Wednesday his committee will find funding for the sweeping infrastructure proposals negotiated betw...
Jul 14, 2021
Bipartisan U.S. bill aims to expand sales of ethanol after court ruling
By Stephanie Kelly NEW YORK (Reuters) -A bipartisan group of U.S. senators on Wednesday introduced legislation that would increase access to gasoline with a higher ethanol blend, after a recent court ...
Jul 14, 2021
Biden due on Capitol Hill to sell multitrillion-dollar spending plan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden heads to Capitol Hill on Wednesday to make the case for his sweeping, two-track infrastructure initiative, a day after leading Senate Democrats agreed on a $...
Jul 14, 2021
‘Marry me?’ – A Champs Elysees proposal moments before France’s July 14 parade
PARIS (Reuters) - A French trainee soldier on Wednesday proposed to his partner on the Champs Elysees in Paris shortly before President Emmanuel Macron rode down the boulevard in a military jeep durin...
Jul 14, 2021
‘Mom guilt’: Texas Democrats face hurdles in flight to fight voter law
By Brad Brooks (Reuters) - In a bid to thwart legislation she fears will make it harder to vote, Erin Zwiener left Texas with dozens of her fellow Democratic state lawmakers - and one young companion....
Jul 14, 2021
