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Key U.S. lawmaker questions May deadline for troop pullout from Afghanistan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Menendez said on Tuesday a May 1 deadline for withdrawing U.S. forces from Afghanistan may have to be reconsidered because t...
Mar 09, 2021
Biden’s name will not appear on ‘memo line’ on stimulus checks: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's name will not appear on the memo line of stimulus checks that will be issued to most Americans following passage of his coronavirus aid bill, the White Hou...
Mar 09, 2021
U.S. Justice Department nominee Gupta vows strong antitrust enforcement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Vanita Gupta, President Joe Biden's nominee for the Justice Department's No. 3 post, said on Tuesday that she doubts that big tech companies would be excited about her being con...
Mar 09, 2021
Biden seeks U.S. Supreme Court dismissal of Trump immigration rule dispute
By Andrew Chung (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's administration on Tuesday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to dismiss a dispute over the legality of one of former President Donald Trump's hardline immig...
Mar 09, 2021
Two senators put hold on Biden’s pick Haaland to head Interior Department
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican Senators Steve Daines and Cynthia Lummis on Tuesday put holds on President Joe Biden's nomination of Representative Deb Haaland to be secretary of the U.S. Interior D...
Mar 09, 2021
U.S. House readies final vote on Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 package
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives could approve the Biden administration's $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill as early as Tuesday, with a vote allowing the Democratic president ...
Mar 09, 2021
Republican donations surge despite corporate boycott after Capitol riots
By James Oliphant, Jason Lange, Julia Harte and Tim Reid (Reuters) - Right after the deadly insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, dozens of U.S. companies announced they would halt political donations to ...
Mar 09, 2021
Biden’s Justice Department nominees face Senate confirmation hearing
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's nominees for the No. 2 and No. 3 Justice Department jobs face the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, and will likely be questioned on...
Mar 09, 2021
Michelle Obama to be inducted into U.S. National Women’s Hall of Fame
(Reuters) - Former U.S. first lady Michelle Obama will be inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame along with eight other women including former PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi, soccer icon Mia Hamm an...
Mar 09, 2021
South Dakota lawmakers vote to halt impeachment against attorney general
By Patrick Callahan PIERRE, S.D. (Reuters) - The South Dakota House of Representatives voted on Monday to halt impeachment proceedings against the state attorney general over his conduct in a fatal ca...
Mar 08, 2021
