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White House says appointing members to U.S. Postal Service board of governors is a priority
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House said on Tuesday it is a priority to appoint members to the U.S. Postal Service board of governors but that it has no timeline. "It is a priority for the Presiden...
Feb 23, 2021
Georgia Republican Perdue will not seek Senate return in 2022
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former Republican U.S. Senator David Perdue, who lost his seat last month in a hotly contested run-off election, said on Tuesday he will not run again in 2022 against newly-elec...
Feb 23, 2021
Treasury nominee Adeyemo says pandemic aid to poorest countries critical to U.S. interests
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Wally Adeyemo, President Joe Biden's nominee for the No. 2 job at the U.S. Treasury, said it was critical to end the COVID-19 pandemic everywhere around the globe, and doing so ...
Feb 23, 2021
Majority of U.S. Senate backs Biden U.N. nominee Thomas-Greenfield
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A majority of the U.S. Senate on Tuesday backed President Joe Biden's nominee, veteran diplomat Linda Thomas-Greenfield, to serve as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. As vo...
Feb 23, 2021
Senate weighs historic Interior nominee, Republicans to grill her on fossil fuels
By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Deb Haaland, U.S. President Joe Biden's historic pick for interior secretary, will seek to reassure lawmakers that she will balance energy interests with cl...
Feb 23, 2021
U.S. Senate begins review of security failings ahead of deadly Capitol riot
By Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two U.S. Senate panels reviewing security failings in the run-up to the deadly assault on the Capitol by supporters of former President Donald Trump are due on...
Feb 23, 2021
U.S. Treasury No. 2 nominee Adeyemo faces questions on China in hearing
By Andrea Shalal and Alexandra Alper WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. senators are expected to grill Wally Adeyemo, President Joe Biden's nominee for the No. 2 job at the U.S. Treasury, about his views on ...
Feb 23, 2021
U.S. Senate advances nomination of Biden U.N. nominee, final vote due Tuesday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate voted on Monday to advance the nomination of President Joe Biden's pick to be ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, clearing the way for a v...
Feb 22, 2021
Fauci says U.S. political divisions contributed to 500,000 dead from COVID-19
By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) - Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious disease expert, said political divisiveness contributed significantly to the "stunning" U.S. COVID-19 death toll...
Feb 22, 2021
Biden administration asks U.S. Supreme Court to dump Medicaid work case
By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's administration on Monday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to cancel an upcoming oral argument on a policy introduced under his predecessor D...
Feb 22, 2021
