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U.S. demands release of Uighur doctor who family say is sentenced to 20 years
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States called on Wednesday for the release of a Uighur Muslim medical doctor who relatives say was sentenced to 20 years jail in China because of family members' huma...
Dec 30, 2020
McConnell rules out quick vote on House bill for $2,000 COVID-19 relief checks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Wednesday that the Senate would not move quickly to consider a bill from the House of Representatives that would raise direct...
Dec 30, 2020
Republican senator says he will challenge Biden victory in Congress
By Jason Lange (Reuters) - Republican Senator Josh Hawley on Wednesday pledged to challenge Democrat President-elect Joe Biden's victory when Congress convenes to officially tally the electoral votes,...
Dec 30, 2020
Biden to take swift action to roll back harmful ‘midnight regulations’ -transition team
WILMINGTON, Del. (Reuters) - The Biden administration will take swift action when it assumes office on Jan. 20 to rollback harmful Trump administration policies that will not have taken effect by inau...
Dec 30, 2020
Biden picks Hicks to be first female deputy defense secretary
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President-elect Joe Biden on Wednesday nominated Kathleen Hicks to be his deputy defense secretary, making her the first woman to hold the position if she is confirmed by the Se...
Dec 30, 2020
Biden and Harris to campaign in Georgia in early January
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris will travel to Georgia early next month to campaign for Democratic candidates in runoff elections that coul...
Dec 30, 2020
U.S. Congress inches closer to Trump veto override as Republican tensions grow
By Susan Cornwell and David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate was due on Wednesday to hold a procedural vote that could pave the way for Congress to override President Donald Trump's veto ...
Dec 30, 2020
Mnuchin says U.S. stimulus payments to begin arriving as early as Tuesday evening
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Tuesday that $600 stimulus checks could begin arriving in people's bank accounts as soon as this evening. Mnuchin tweeted that pay...
Dec 29, 2020
U.S. State Department approves potential sale of 3,000 smart bombs to Saudi Arabia
By Mike Stone WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale of 3,000 precision guided munitions to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in a deal valued at up to $290 billion...
Dec 29, 2020
U.S. State Department approves $4.2 billion in potential arms sales to Kuwait -Pentagon
By Mike Stone WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale to Kuwait of Apache helicopters and spare parts for the Patriot missile system in two separate deals that...
Dec 29, 2020
