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U.S. senators to receive classified briefing on Afghanistan: Schumer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. senators will receive a classified briefing on President Joe Biden's goal of withdrawing U.S. troops from Afghanistan by Sept. 11, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said...
Apr 14, 2021
Biden to cancel Trump’s pandemic food aid after high costs, delivery problems
By Christopher Walljasper CHICAGO (Reuters) - Yogurt was everywhere as volunteers opened boxes of fruit, frozen meat and dairy products that had shifted and spilled in transit to a food bank in Walwor...
Apr 14, 2021
U.S. Senate to consider hate crimes bill in potential filibuster test
By Makini Brice and David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate will take up hate crime legislation on Wednesday intended to combat violence against Asian Americans during the COVID-19 pandemi...
Apr 14, 2021
‘A cry for an acknowledgement:’ U.S. House Democrats urge reparations bill
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday will try to advance a bill that could lead to reparations for Black Americans as part of a broader e...
Apr 14, 2021
Biden’s Justice Department picks for civil rights, environment to face Senate panel
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's nominees to lead the Justice Department's civil rights and environmental units are due to face questions from the Senate Judiciary Commit...
Apr 14, 2021
Biden police reform pledge faces limits of presidential power
By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Nearly a year after President Joe Biden called for "real action" on police brutality as part of a pledge to fix U.S. racial inequality, he is coming up again...
Apr 14, 2021
Explainer – More guns than people: Why tighter U.S. firearms laws are unlikely
By Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden announced limited measures to tackle gun violence in the United States last week, but more ambitious steps will be harder to enact despite w...
Apr 14, 2021
Biden invited to address U.S. Congress on April 28
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday invited President Joe Biden to address a joint session of Congress on April 28. "I am writing to invite you to address a Joint Session...
Apr 13, 2021
U.S. Chamber opposes Democratic voting rights bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Chamber of Commerce said on Tuesday it strongly opposes a Democratic-backed bill that is aimed at rewriting U.S. voting law, saying it would punish corporations and ass...
Apr 13, 2021
Majority of U.S. Senate backs Biden nominee for No. 2 State Dept post
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A major of the U.S. Senate on Tuesday supported the nomination of President Joe Biden's nominee, Wendy Sherman, to be deputy secretary of state, the number two position at the d...
Apr 13, 2021
