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Senate committee vote on Biden budget pick Tanden postponed
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Senate committee postponed the Wednesday hearing for President Joe Biden's pick to lead the Office of Management and Budget, suggesting further challenges for Neera Tanden. Th...
Feb 24, 2021
Biden CIA nominee Burns faces easy path to U.S. Senate confirmation
By Patricia Zengerle and Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden's nominee to be director of the CIA, William Burns, is expected to sail through his Senate confirmation hearing ...
Feb 24, 2021
Analysis: Urban states come out ahead, rural states get less in Biden’s COVID-19 relief bill
By Andy Sullivan and Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package now making its way through the U.S. Congress would provide $350 billion to help pandemic-hit state and...
Feb 24, 2021
Republican-backed voting curbs set for U.S. Supreme Court scrutiny
By Andrew Chung (Reuters) - Fresh off an election in which former President Donald Trump made false claims of fraud, the U.S. Supreme Court is poised to ponder the legality of a restriction on early v...
Feb 24, 2021
Congress to weigh reforms to U.S. Postal Service over finance woes
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A panel of the U.S. House of Representatives will hear testimony on Wednesday from Postmaster General Louis DeJoy and other officials as lawmakers consider s...
Feb 24, 2021
U.S. House plans vote on COVID-19 aid bill on Friday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives will vote on Friday on legislation to provide $1.9 trillion in new coronavirus relief, Representative Steny Hoyer, the chamber's No. 2 Democrat...
Feb 23, 2021
Exclusive: Senators revive bill to combat Chinese censorship of U.S. companies
By Michael Martina WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A bipartisan group of U.S. senators will revive legislation as soon as Wednesday to counter Chinese censorship in the United States, a new effort by Congress ...
Feb 23, 2021
Top U.S. Senate Democrat directs lawmakers to craft bill to counter China
By Richard Cowan and Alexandra Alper WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said on Tuesday he has directed lawmakers to craft a package of measures to counter China's rise, ...
Feb 23, 2021
Lawmakers plan to meet with Biden Wednesday on supply chain: sources
By Steve Holland and Alexandra Alper WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers plans to meet with President Joe Biden at the White House on Wednesday to discuss supply chain issues, ...
Feb 23, 2021
U.S. Senate backs Tom Vilsack as Biden’s agriculture secretary
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Tuesday backed President Joe Biden's nominee, Tom Vilsack, to serve as secretary of agriculture. As voting continued, the 100-member Senate backed Vilsack, who w...
Feb 23, 2021
