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Senate confirms Shalanda Young for No. 2 spot at OMB
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate voted 63-37 on Tuesday to confirm Shalanda Young as the deputy chief of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) as the White House continues to consider whom t...
Mar 23, 2021
Schumer urges three Black nominees for top U.S. attorney jobs in New York
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Tuesday called on President Joe Biden to pick Damian Williams as U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, which would ma...
Mar 23, 2021
U.S. senators want Biden to speed sanctions over Nord Stream 2 pipeline
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two senior U.S. Senate Democrats urged President Joe Biden's administration on Tuesday to make a full diplomatic push to stop the Nord Stream 2 natural gas ...
Mar 23, 2021
Former Missouri governor Greitens seeks open Senate seat
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Eric Greitens, the Republican former Missouri governor who resigned in 2018 as he faced impeachment, said on Monday he will be running for the state's open Senate seat. "I have ...
Mar 22, 2021
Senate confirms Marty Walsh as next labor secretary in a win for unions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Monday confirmed Marty Walsh, a former union leader and a son of Irish immigrants, as the next labor secretary, boosting Biden's efforts to expand protections...
Mar 22, 2021
South Dakota governor aims to block trans athletes from women’s sports nationwide
By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) - South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem on Monday urged fellow governors, high-profile athletes and everyday citizens nationwide to join an initiative seeking to bar transgender...
Mar 22, 2021
Trump ally Brooks due to announce whether he will run for U.S. Senate
(Restores dropped word "he" in first paragraph) WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Representative Mo Brooks of Alabama, a close ally of former President Donald Trump who helped lead a Republican effort to cha...
Mar 22, 2021
Biden to nominate Lina Khan as an FTC commissioner: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden intends to nominate Lina Khan, a former counsel to the House of Representatives Judiciary Committee's antitrust subcommittee, to be a commissioner of th...
Mar 22, 2021
Kay James, prominent Black conservative voice, resigns from Heritage Foundation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Kay James, one of the most prominent Black conservative voices in Washington, has resigned as president of the Heritage Foundation, the think tank said on Monday. James, who has...
Mar 22, 2021
Republicans who backed Trump’s impeachment warn Democrats not to challenge Iowa election
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans who voted to impeach former President Donald Trump in the U.S. House of Representatives are warning Democrats not to set a "dangerous precedent" by challenging the c...
Mar 22, 2021
