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Biden eyes grants, federal purchasing to narrow racial wealth, home ownership gaps
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden will announce steps on Tuesday to narrow the large and persistent racial wealth gap that divides Black, Latino and white Americans, although...
Jun 01, 2021
Biden marks son Beau’s death with grave visit, remarks to military families
By Jeff Mason WILMINGTON, Del. (Reuters) - President Joe Biden marked the sixth anniversary on Sunday of his son Beau's death with a visit to his grave site and a speech about grief to military famili...
May 30, 2021
‘Real compromise’ on U.S. infrastructure bill possible – Republican senator
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Negotiations with U.S. President Joe Biden over a potentially massive infrastructure investment package are inching forward even though disagreements remain ove...
May 30, 2021
Texas legislature close to approving measure to make voting more difficult
(Reuters) - The Texas Legislature on Sunday moved closer to approving a sweeping bill that curtails voting opportunities in the country's second most-populous state, as Republicans fast-tracked the me...
May 30, 2021
New York mayoral race tests Democratic Party’s stance on policing
By James Oliphant (Reuters) - After more than 20 people were shot during another bloody weekend in New York, Andrew Yang, a leading candidate to become the city's next mayor, stood outside a Bronx hou...
May 30, 2021
Texas lawmakers to vote on Republican-backed voting limits
By Brendan O'Brien (Reuters) - Texas lawmakers are set to vote on a sweeping election reform bill that limits early hours to cast ballots, bans drive-through polling sites and places new requirements ...
May 29, 2021
U.S. administers 293.7 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines – CDC
(Reuters) - The United States had administered 293,705,050 doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the country as of Saturday morning and distributed 366,314,625 doses, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and ...
May 29, 2021
U.S. government seeks to dismiss suit against Trump, Washington Post says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department on Friday asked a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed against former President Donald Trump, former Attorney General William Barr and other offi...
May 28, 2021
Biden’s big budget comes with a modest growth outlook for an aging country
By Ann Saphir and Dan Burns (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's first budget proposal comes with a big price tag - at $6 trillion, roughly 50% higher than pre-COVID-19 federal spending - but, at least f...
May 28, 2021
Airports, Amtrak and autos: Biden wants to spend $88 billion on transportation
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden's proposed Transportation Department budget puts a sharp focus on the nation's infrastructure, boosting funding for trains and trans...
May 28, 2021
