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Iran looms over Senate hearing for Biden nominee for senior U.S. State post
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. senators peppered President Joe Biden's nominee to be the No. 2 official at the State Department with questions about Iran on Wednesday, a sign she cou...
Mar 03, 2021
U.S. senators offer bill to rein in Biden war powers after Syria strike
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. senators introduced bipartisan legislation on Wednesday to repeal decades-old authorizations for the use of military force used to justify years of att...
Mar 03, 2021
White House says no announcement on future OMB nominee this week
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said on Wednesday there will not be an announcement this week on a future nominee to head the Office of Management & Budget, after Presiden...
Mar 03, 2021
Democrat Katie Porter says to target Big Oil in new role as natural resources chair
By Valerie Volcovici and Nichola Groom WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Representative Katie Porter, who has earned a reputation for grilling bank and drug company executives during Congressional hearings,...
Mar 03, 2021
Top House Democrats urge Biden to nominate Shalanda Young to head budget office
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The three top Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday urged President Joe Biden to nominate former House staffer Shalanda Young to head the White House budge...
Mar 03, 2021
Senate panel advances USTR, Treasury nominees; ties on HHS nominee Becerra
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday voted to approve President Joe Biden's nominees for U.S. Trade Representative and Deputy Treasury Secretary, but voted in a tie on...
Mar 03, 2021
Biden’s Interior secretary pick Haaland secures Republican support
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's nominee to lead the U.S. Interior Department, U.S. Representative Deb Haaland, secured backing from a moderate Republican senator on Wednesday, further pav...
Mar 03, 2021
Exclusive: U.S. House Democrats urge Biden to revert to Obama-era Cuba detente
By Sarah Marsh (Reuters) - Eighty U.S. House of Representatives Democrats urged President Joe Biden on Tuesday to repeal Donald Trump's "cruel" sanctions on Cuba and renew engagement, an early sign of...
Mar 03, 2021
Jobless aid, direct checks could get trimmed as U.S. Senate takes up COVID-19 aid bill
By Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate is expected to take up President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package on Wednesday, with fellow Democrats seeking to advance key...
Mar 03, 2021
South Dakota legislative leaders seek to suspend impeachment of attorney general
By Patrick Callahan and Kayla Gahagan PIERRE, S.D. (Reuters) - Leaders of South Dakota's legislature said on Tuesday they would push to suspend impeachment action against Attorney General Jason Ravnsb...
Mar 02, 2021
