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Biden to name special Yemen envoy, end support for Saudi-led coalition, aide says
By Jonathan Landay and Jarrett Renshaw WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday will announce a new special envoy for Yemen and an end to U.S. support for the Saudi-led coalition's ...
Feb 04, 2021
U.S. House Republicans face test as Democrats move to punish Marjorie Taylor Greene
By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives is set to vote on Thursday on punishing a congresswoman who supported violence against Democrats, a showdown that forces her fe...
Feb 04, 2021
U.S. to issue executive order to build up capacity to accept refugees
By Steve Holland and Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said on Thursday that President Joe Biden will issue an executive order to build up the U.S. ...
Feb 04, 2021
U.S. considering targeted sanctions after Myanmar coup: Sullivan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration is considering an executive order in response to the military takeover in Myanmar and potentially targeted sanctions on individuals and military-control...
Feb 04, 2021
U.S. Senate committee backs Biden nominee to be U.N. ambassador
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Thursday backed President Joe Biden's nomination of veteran diplomat Linda Thomas-Greenfield to be the U.S. a...
Feb 04, 2021
U.S. Senate Democrats prepare to push through Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 package
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats in the U.S. Senate were poised on Thursday to take a first step toward President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief proposal, in a marathon "vote-a-rama" sessio...
Feb 04, 2021
Special Report: Stolen election? Republican lawmakers paralyzed by Trump’s false fraud claims
By Chris Kahn, Soyoung Kim, Jason Lange, James Oliphant and Tim Reid WASHINGTON (Reuters) - On Jan. 6, right after the deadly insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, 147 Republican lawmakers voted the way t...
Feb 04, 2021
Biden to pursue arms control, seeks to engage China, U.S. envoy says
GENEVA (Reuters) - The Biden administration views the New Start Treaty clinched with Russia this week as the beginning of engagement on strategic issues including multilateral arms control, the U.S. e...
Feb 04, 2021
Biden’s EPA pick assures lawmakers he will listen to states in climate fight
By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden's choice to lead the Environmental Protection Agency told lawmakers on Wednesday he will consult with states and other stakeholders...
Feb 03, 2021
Pentagon, stumped by extremism in ranks, orders stand-down in next 60 days
By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military on Wednesday acknowledged it was unsure about how to address white nationalism and other extremism in its ranks, and announced p...
Feb 03, 2021
