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Crisis-hit New York Governor Cuomo faces loss of pandemic emergency powers
By Jonathan Allen NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New York legislature plans to strip Governor Andrew Cuomo of coronavirus emergency powers, lawmakers said on Tuesday, following admissions the governor's off...
Mar 02, 2021
U.S. House panel reissues subpoena for Trump’s tax records
By Jan Wolfe (Reuters) - A U.S. House of Representatives panel has reissued a subpoena seeking Donald Trump's tax and financial records, saying in a memo made public on Tuesday it needs the documents ...
Mar 02, 2021
Biden withdraws Tanden’s nomination to be White House budget chief
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House on Tuesday withdrew the nomination of Neera Tanden to head its budget office, bowing to political reality as her selection ran into stiff opposition over tweets ...
Mar 02, 2021
Biden nominee for top economist post, Rouse, heads for U.S. Senate confirmation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A majority of the U.S. Senate on Tuesday voted to confirm Cecilia Rouse as chair of the White House Council of Economic Advisers, which would make her the first Black economist ...
Mar 02, 2021
Veteran prosecutor Phillips to return as acting U.S. attorney for Washington, D.C
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department will name veteran prosecutor Channing Phillips as acting U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, a role he also played in the O...
Mar 02, 2021
U.S. House Democratic lawmakers introduce wide-ranging climate bill
By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Three Democratic lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives unveiled a wide-ranging climate bill on Tuesday that embraces President Joe Biden's goals to c...
Mar 02, 2021
U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee approves Burns to lead CIA
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee by a unanimous voice vote on Tuesday confirmed veteran diplomat William Burns to become President Joe Biden's Central Intelligence Agency ...
Mar 02, 2021
U.S. Senate’s Schumer has faith in NY attorney general’s investigation of Gov. Cuomo
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said on Tuesday the sexual harassment allegations against New York Governor Andrew Cuomo are "serious, very troubling," but Schumer has...
Mar 02, 2021
U.S. Senate confirms Raimondo to head Commerce Department
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate voted 84-15 on Tuesday to confirm Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo to head the U.S. Commerce Department, the agency that repeatedly sparre...
Mar 02, 2021
U.S. senators scurry to refine Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 aid ahead of vote
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Negotiations over President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill go into overdrive this week as the U.S. Senate begins debate over the sweeping legisl...
Mar 02, 2021
