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U.S. Senate expected to begin debating coronavirus package on Thursday
By Makini Brice WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate is expected to begin debating President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package on Thursday after agreeing to phase out payments to ...
Mar 04, 2021
Exclusive: New Biden economic hires point toward infrastructure, manufacturing emphasis
By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House is adding transportation and manufacturing specialists to its senior ranks as President Joe Biden prepares to lobby for a U.S. infrastructure...
Mar 04, 2021
Election bill clears U.S. House, Senate prospects uncertain
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday passed H.R. 1, its flagship election reform bill that would update voting procedures and require states to turn over the task of r...
Mar 03, 2021
U.S. House passes ‘George Floyd’ police reform bill, Senate prospects unclear
By Makini Brice and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill on Wednesday banning controversial police tactics and easing the way for lawsuits against offic...
Mar 03, 2021
U.S. declined to prosecute Trump transport chief after inspector general review
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department declined to prosecute then-Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao after the inspector general's office referred allegations of potential misuse of offi...
Mar 03, 2021
U.S. suspends federal agent who joined crowd outside Capitol during rampage, lawyer says
By Brad Heath WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has suspended an agent who was outside the Capitol when a mob of Donald Trump supporters stormed the building, his lawyer ...
Mar 03, 2021
Virginia U.S. senators send White House list of candidates for U.S. Attorney posts
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Virginia's U.S. Senate Democrats said on Wednesday they were submitting four potential candidates to the White House to be considered for the state's top two f...
Mar 03, 2021
U.S. House scraps Thursday session on warnings of Capitol attack plot: Washington Post
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives canceled a session scheduled for Thursday following law enforcement warnings of intelligence pointing to a possible plot by a militia group to ...
Mar 03, 2021
Some Republican governors stand by mask mandates as Texas and Mississippi accelerate reopening
By Gabriella Borter (Reuters) - While Texas and Mississippi announced complete rollbacks of their states' COVID-19 mitigation measures this week, several governors of other Republican states have made...
Mar 03, 2021
U.S. House set to pass sweeping election bill, Senate prospects unclear
By Makini Brice WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Democratic-controlled U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday is expected to pass its flagship election reform bill, which would update voting procedures ...
Mar 03, 2021
