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U.S. House committee approves blueprint for Big Tech crackdown
By Diane Bartz WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee has formally approved a report accusing Big Tech companies of buying or crushing smaller firms, Representati...
Apr 15, 2021
Congress poised for battle over reparations for Black Americans
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives have advanced a bill that could pave the way to reparations for Black Americans as part of a broader effort to ad...
Apr 15, 2021
Analysis: Biden’s migrant strategy clouded by Central American graft
By Diego Or MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden wants three Central American countries to crack down on corruption as part of a plan to spend billions of dollars in the region to stem ill...
Apr 15, 2021
Probe of deadly Jan. 6 attack turns to U.S. Capitol police inspector general
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congress' probe into security failures that allowed the deadly January assault on the U.S. Capitol by former President Donald Trump's supporters turns on Thursd...
Apr 15, 2021
U.S. Chamber backs Manchin, Sinema with campaign contributions
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Chamber of Commerce said it is backing Democratic senators Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema with campaign contributions, rewarding them for their oppositi...
Apr 15, 2021
Prodded to act on racial justice, Biden picks liaison to Asian diaspora
By Steve Holland and Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday named a liaison to Asian Americans, who are contending with rising violence, after facing pressure to...
Apr 14, 2021
Democrats to unveil bill to expand U.S. Supreme Court by four justices
By Andrew Chung (Reuters) - Congressional Democrats plan to introduce legislation on Thursday to expand the U.S. Supreme Court by four justices, a proposal aimed at breaking the conservative grip on t...
Apr 14, 2021
U.S. lawmakers to ‘review’ UAE arms sale after Biden opts to go ahead
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Democratic chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee said on Wednesday he and other lawmakers were concerned about the Bid...
Apr 14, 2021
Senate votes to confirm Mallory to lead White House environmental council
By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate voted 53-45 to confirm Brenda Mallory as head of the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), a key role that is central to feder...
Apr 14, 2021
‘How can a democracy function if we can’t talk to one another?’ U.S. justices ask
By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two U.S. Supreme Court justices from opposite ends of the ideological spectrum are calling on Americans to learn to talk civilly to each other or risk lasting...
Apr 14, 2021
