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In setback to Trump ally, Pennsylvania county will not comply with vote probe
By Nathan Layne (Reuters) - One of the three Pennsylvania counties asked to provide access to voting machines for a Republican lawmaker's probe of the 2020 election has decided it cannot comply due to...
Jul 13, 2021
U.S. Senate Democrats rush to outline massive infrastructure bill
By Richard Cowan and Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House officials were scheduled to huddle with Democratic senators later on Tuesday to try to set the outlines of a potentially multitri...
Jul 13, 2021
Biden nominates ex-Senator Flake as ambassador to Turkey
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden on Tuesday nominated Republican former U.S. Senator Jeff Flake as ambassador to Turkey. "Given the strategic importance of the United States' relationship wi...
Jul 13, 2021
Biden to nominate surgeon, author Atul Gawande to senior job at USAID
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden will nominate writer, surgeon and public health expert Atul Gawande to a senior global health role at the U.S. Agency for International Development, a Wh...
Jul 13, 2021
Biden to nominate House aide Trumka to serve on consumer safety commission -source
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden plans to nominate a House aide who has worked extensively on oversight and consumer issues to the Consumer Product Safety Commission...
Jul 13, 2021
Texas Democrats vow to remain in Washington to block voting restrictions
By Susan Cornwell and Julia Harte WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Texas Democratic lawmakers who fled their state to thwart Republican efforts to pass new voting restrictions said on Tuesday they plan to stay ...
Jul 13, 2021
Schumer says he could bring voting legislation back to Senate floor
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said on Tuesday that he reserves the right to bring voting legislation back to the Senate floor, after Republicans voted to block lawma...
Jul 13, 2021
In visit to Philadelphia, Biden pushing for stalled voting rights law
By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic U.S. President Joe Biden, under pressure from civil rights leaders, travels to Philadelphia on Tuesday to issue a strong appeal for sweeping voting r...
Jul 13, 2021
Philadelphia sees $40 million in possible costs from Trump ally’s election probe
By Nathan Layne (Reuters) - Philadelphia could face $40 million in costs to replace voting machines if forced to comply with a "forensic investigation" into the 2020 election launched by a Republican ...
Jul 12, 2021
Texas Democratic lawmakers flee state to thwart voting restrictions
By Julia Harte (Reuters) - Dozens of Democratic lawmakers left Texas on Monday as part of an orchestrated move to derail their Republican colleagues' efforts to pass new voting restrictions and other ...
Jul 12, 2021
