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Biden names Harris to lead efforts with Mexico to stem flow of immigrants
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden on Wednesday said Vice President Kamala Harris will lead U.S. efforts with Mexico and the Northern Triangle countries to try to stem the flow of immigration ...
Mar 24, 2021
Top Senate Republican blasts sweeping U.S. election reform bill as ‘power grab’
By Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top Republican in the U.S. Senate on Wednesday blasted a sweeping election reform bill passed by the Democrat-led House of Representatives earlier this mon...
Mar 24, 2021
Biden Pentagon policy nominee narrowly survives Senate committee vote
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's nomination of Colin Kahl to be the Pentagon's top policy adviser narrowly survived a Senate committee vote on Wednesday, but the tie v...
Mar 24, 2021
Biden eyes executive actions and legislation on gun control: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden sees it as vital to take steps via executive actions and legislation to promote gun control, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said on Wednesday, in...
Mar 24, 2021
Biden taps affordable housing group’s chief for deputy housing secretary
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden has picked Adrianne Todman, the head of an affordable housing organization, to serve as deputy secretary at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Dev...
Mar 24, 2021
Republicans plan Senate floor ‘fireworks’ over surge at U.S.-Mexico border
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans plan to take their opposition to President Joe Biden's border policies to the U.S. Senate floor on Wednesday, attempting to move legislation that promises to tie up ...
Mar 24, 2021
Biden to unveil multitrillion-dollar infrastructure plan in Pittsburgh next week
By Jarrett Renshaw WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden next week will travel to Pittsburgh, where he kicked off his presidential campaign in 2019, to unveil a multitrillion-dollar plan to ...
Mar 24, 2021
Facebook’s Zuckerberg lays out steps to reform internet rules
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg laid out steps on Wednesday to reform internet rules, saying that companies should have immunity from liability only if they follow best...
Mar 24, 2021
U.S. Senate panel confirms Mallory to lead White House CEQ
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. Senate panel on Wednesday confirmed Brenda Mallory to head up the White House Council on Environmental Quality, a key role that will coordinate President Joe Biden's clim...
Mar 24, 2021
White House to add AAPI liaison after ultimatum from Senators Hirono, Duckworth
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two Democratic senators dropped their threat to block President Joe Biden's nominees after the White House agreed to add a senior-level Asian-American Pacific I...
Mar 24, 2021
