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U.S. House Republicans would act against Gaetz if charges filed, lawmaker says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives would take action against embattled Republican congressman Matt Gaetz if the Justice Department formally charges him, the...
Apr 14, 2021
Republicans want to yank baseball’s antitrust immunity after MLB reaction to Georgia voting law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Five Republican senators introduced a bill on Wednesday to strip Major League Baseball of its immunity to antitrust law, saying the legal shield wasn't deserved after the league...
Apr 14, 2021
More than 100 companies sign letter opposing U.S. state voting restrictions
(Reuters) - Apple Inc, Amazon.com Inc, Ford Motor Co and Starbucks Corp are among the more than 100 companies that have come together to oppose U.S. state voting curbs that activist groups say unfairl...
Apr 14, 2021
U.S. Capitol Police probe finds widespread shortcomings ahead of deadly Jan. 6 assault
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A law enforcement internal probe of the deadly Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol found significant shortcomings within the police department charged with securi...
Apr 14, 2021
Top U.S. House Republican on tax policy to retire
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Representative Kevin Brady, one of the Republican Party's leading voices on tax policy in Congress, announced on Wednesday that he will retire from the House of Representat...
Apr 14, 2021
U.S. FTC commissioners to testify on anti-fraud efforts during pandemic
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Commissioners on the Federal Trade Commission will testify to Congress next week to discuss the agency's anti-fraud efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly its abilit...
Apr 14, 2021
U.S. hearing on China competition told research funding falling behind
By David Brunnstrom and Michael Martina WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. investment in research and development has reached its lowest level decades while that in the rest of the world has soared, the head...
Apr 14, 2021
U.S. Senate votes 53-45 to confirm Gary Gensler as Biden’s SEC chief
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate voted 53-45 on Wednesday to confirm former derivative markets regulator Gary Gensler as head of the country's top securities markets regulator, spelling a toughe...
Apr 14, 2021
White House names ex-Obama official Beaudreau as Interior No.2
(Reuters) - The White House on Wednesday nominated attorney Tommy Beaudreau, who oversaw energy development programs at the Interior department during the Obama administration, as the agency's second ...
Apr 14, 2021
Schumer intends to move forward with early infrastructure bill next week
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said on Wednesday that he intends to move forward next week on a water resources bill, calling the measure an initial bipartisan compon...
Apr 14, 2021
