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New York lawmakers threaten Biden’s infrastructure tax hikes without local tax break
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Seventeen New York state Democratic lawmakers on Tuesday said they will not support proposed tax increases to pay for President Joe Biden's infrastructure plan unless it also ro...
Apr 13, 2021
Ford, GM among Michigan companies opposing Republican-backed voting limits
By Joseph Ax (Reuters) - The top executives of more than three dozen Michigan-based companies, including General Motors Co and Ford Motor Co, on Tuesday issued a joint statement opposing Republican-ba...
Apr 13, 2021
Biden sends unofficial delegation to Taiwan to underscore commitment-White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former U.S. Senator Chris Dodd and former Deputy Secretaries of State Richard Armitage and James Steinberg headed to Taiwan on Tuesday at President Joe Biden's request as a sign...
Apr 13, 2021
U.S. senators match House bill to assist Uighur refugees
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A bipartisan pair of U.S. senators on Tuesday introduced a bill to expedite refugee applications from Uighurs, matching an effort in the U.S. House of Representatives to assist ...
Apr 13, 2021
Kerry heads to Shanghai for climate talks ahead of Earth Day
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. climate envoy John Kerry will travel to China this week to discuss international efforts to tackle global warming, seeking to press his counterparts to make ambitious emiss...
Apr 13, 2021
Biden’s pick for top U.S. civil rights lawyer, Kristen Clarke, faces fraught task
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's nominee to lead the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division, Kristen Clarke, is poised to take on the role at a fraught time in Americ...
Apr 13, 2021
Dwayne Johnson would run for U.S. President if people want him
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Fast & Furious" star Dwayne Johnson said on Monday that he would run for U.S. President if he felt he had enough support from Americans. Johnson, 48, one of the highest-paid a...
Apr 12, 2021
U.S. State Department names former ambassador Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley as first chief diversity officer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday named former ambassador to Malta Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley as the State Department's first chief diversity officer, a position...
Apr 12, 2021
Biden administration drops plans for police oversight, citing George Floyd bill
By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's administration is backing away from a campaign pledge to swiftly create a U.S. police oversight commission, a White House aide said, co...
Apr 12, 2021
Biden makes nominations for top cyber posts: source
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden will nominate Chris Inglis to be the National Cyber Director and Jen Easterly as director of the cybersecurity and infrastructure agency, according to a...
Apr 12, 2021
