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Senate, House intelligence committees also probing COVID-19 origins -officials
By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate and House of Representatives intelligence committees are conducting their own investigations into the origins of the COVID-19 virus and how the...
May 25, 2021
U.S. Senate confirms Kristen Clarke as top Justice Dept. civil rights lawyer
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A divided U.S. Senate on Tuesday voted to confirm Kristen Clarke to lead the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division, where she will oversee two high-profil...
May 25, 2021
Sweeping bill to counter China introduced in U.S. House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. congressional efforts to address competition with China moved ahead on Tuesday as the chairman of the House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee introduced sweeping...
May 25, 2021
White House expects Republican counteroffer on infrastructure this week
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House expects to get Republicans' counteroffer on a $2 trillion infrastructure proposal later this week, press secretary Jen Psaki said on Tuesday. Senate Republicans ...
May 25, 2021
Democrats urge Senate Republicans to back U.S. Capitol riot probe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Two moderate U.S. Senate Democrats, Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema, on Tuesday urged Republicans to work with them to find a way to create a bipartisan commission to probe the de...
May 25, 2021
Biden’s ATF nominee to face grilling over lobbying for gun controls
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Gun control advocate and federal law enforcement veteran David Chipman is no stranger on Capitol Hill, where he has previously urged the U.S. Congress to ban a...
May 25, 2021
Senator Capito says Republicans plan new U.S. infrastructure offer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Shelley Capito said on Tuesday that Republicans plan to unveil on Thursday a new counteroffer to President Joe Biden's $1.7 trillion infrastructure proposal. Her Re...
May 25, 2021
Top U.S. House Republican blasts Taylor Greene over Holocaust remarks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy denounced fellow Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene on Tuesday for comparing the wearing of COVID-19 masks to the Holocaust, a rare in...
May 25, 2021
U.S. Treasury domestic finance nominee pledges to ensure resilient debt market
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration's nominee to head domestic finance operations at the U.S. Treasury said on Tuesday it is critical to ensure that the Treasury debt market operates well ...
May 25, 2021
U.S. Senate banking chair plans interest-rate cap bill as he turns up heat on lenders
By Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Democratic head of the U.S. Senate Banking Committee, Sherrod Brown, is prioritizing legislation that would set a national cap on how much lenders can char...
May 25, 2021
