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A new White House under Biden: Discipline, diversity, dogs and social distancing
By Jeff Mason and Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - On the morning of Jan. 20, hours before Joe Biden arrived at the White House as the 46th U.S. president, a clear plexiglass shield was erected at...
Jan 28, 2021
‘Robust’ COVID-19 aid bill debate to begin in Senate next week: Sen. Schumer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate next week will begin debating a coronavirus aid bill and will proceed even if Republicans are not on board, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said on Thursday...
Jan 28, 2021
Biden economic nominee says will work to stop Americans “falling through the cracks”
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The deep economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic gives the United States an opportunity to rebuild a more equitable economy, President Joe Biden's nominee...
Jan 28, 2021
White House denies ‘split’ strategy for COVID-19 relief legislation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House on Thursday denied a media report that it could split President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief proposal into two bills, as part of a strategy to get t...
Jan 28, 2021
Ukraine opens criminal case into meddling in U.S. election
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine has launched a criminal investigation into attempts to interfere in the U.S. presidential election, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's office said in a statement on the president...
Jan 28, 2021
U.S. Congress Republicans face dilemma in controversies around Cheney, Greene
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The deep divisions roiling the U.S. Republican Party came into clear focus this week in controversies about Representatives Liz Cheney and Marjorie Taylor Green...
Jan 28, 2021
At the urging of nursing homes, a law is amended and COVID court claims are slowed
By Tom Hals (Reuters) - Garnice Robertson wants accountability for her mother's death from COVID-19 caught while she was living at a Kansas nursing home that allegedly failed to prevent an outbreak of...
Jan 28, 2021
Biden to reopen online health insurance marketplaces
By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden will reopen the nation's online health insurance marketplace for people who cannot obtain coverage through their employers, the Whit...
Jan 28, 2021
U.S. returns indictment against Oath Keeper members over plot to storm U.S. Capitol
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. has secured an indictment against three members of the far-right "Oath Keepers" militia, charging they conspired to storm the U.S. Capitol in a bid to stop Congress fro...
Jan 27, 2021
Pentagon to include climate risk in war gaming, defense secretary says
By Idrees Ali and Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon said on Wednesday it would include the risk of climate change in military simulations and war gaming, after President Joe Biden signe...
Jan 27, 2021
