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Georgia launches criminal probe into Trump efforts to overturn 2020 election result: letter
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Prosecutors in Fulton County, Georgia, are investigating Donald Trump's attempts to overturn the Southern state's 2020 presidential election results, according to a letter seen ...
Feb 10, 2021
Poll finds 47% of Americans favor Trump conviction in impeachment trial: poll
By Chris Kahn (Reuters) - Just under half of Americans think former U.S. President Donald Trump should be convicted in his Senate impeachment trial after the first day of the historic proceedings, acc...
Feb 10, 2021
Biden announces Turk, Su to be energy, labor deputy secretaries: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced his pick of David Turk as deputy energy secretary and Julie Su as deputy labor secretary, the White House said. "These tested and expe...
Feb 10, 2021
After emotional start, Democrats to outline case at Trump’s impeachment trial
By David Morgan and Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats begin formally making their case on Wednesday that former President Donald Trump should be convicted for inciting the U.S. Capitol s...
Feb 10, 2021
U.S. Senate panel sets Feb. 22-23 hearing for attorney general nominee Garland
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing on Feb. 22-23 on confirmation of President Joe Biden's attorney general nominee, Merrick Garland, and will vote on advanc...
Feb 09, 2021
U.S. House panels to vote on $57 billion boost for transportation
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two U.S. House panels will vote Wednesday on a plan to provide about $57 billion in assistance to transportation sectors and workers as part of a $1.9 trilli...
Feb 09, 2021
U.S. lawmakers introduce legislation to help Black farmers
By Christopher Walljasper CHICAGO (Reuters) - Lawmakers introduced two bills to help minority farmers this week, aiming to address longstanding injustices in the agricultural sector. Georgia Senator R...
Feb 09, 2021
‘I don’t want to come back:’ As Trump trial opens, Democrat recalls daughter’s fear during riot
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The leader of the Democratic team prosecuting Donald Trump's impeachment trial welled up in tears on Tuesday as he recalled his 24-year-old daughter and son-in-...
Feb 09, 2021
Biden administration plans to continue to seek extradition of WikiLeaks’ Assange: official
By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's administration plans to continue to seek to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange from the United Kingdom to the United States to fa...
Feb 09, 2021
U.S. civil rights groups call on Biden to end executions
By Jonathan Allen (Reuters) - A group of prominent civil rights groups asked U.S. President Joe Biden to impose a moratorium on executing federal prisoners condemned to death and to commute the senten...
Feb 09, 2021
