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Biden transition team holds talks with biofuel groups -sources
By Stephanie Kelly NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Joe Biden's transition team has held calls with biofuel groups on topics including compliance with U.S. biofuel blending laws and Biden's l...
Dec 24, 2020
U.S. House speaker Pelosi presses Trump to sign bill avoiding government shutdown before Monday -Statement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday she will summon lawmakers back to work on Monday to vote on a bill that increases COVID-19 stimulus payments ...
Dec 24, 2020
Democrats want rushed vote on Trump’s $2,000 coronavirus aid checks
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday aim to win quick passage of legislation providing $2,000 in direct payments to Americans as part of a...
Dec 24, 2020
Trump pardons former campaign chairman Manafort, associate Roger Stone
By Steve Holland PALM BEACH, Fla. (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday pardoned his former campaign chairman Paul Manafort, associate Roger Stone and Charles Kushner, a real estate dev...
Dec 23, 2020
Ex-presidential contender Andrew Yang files papers to run for New York mayor
By Jonathan Allen NEW YORK (Reuters) - Andrew Yang, an entrepreneur and former 2020 U.S. presidential contender, has filed papers to run for mayor of New York City as a Democrat in next year's electio...
Dec 23, 2020
Defying Congress, Trump vetoes defense bill and threatens government shutdown
By Andy Sullivan and Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump vetoed a bipartisan defense policy bill on Wednesday and raised the prospect that the United States could face a g...
Dec 23, 2020
U.S. says it has “highly credible” information Iranians created website threatening U.S. election officials
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. security agencies said on Wednesday that they had "highly credible information" indicating Iranian "cyber actors" almost certainly were responsible for creating a website e...
Dec 23, 2020
Trump vetoes major defense bill, despite strong backing in Congress
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON xx (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump vetoed a $740 billion bill setting policy for the Department of Defense on Wednesday, despite its strong support in Congress,...
Dec 23, 2020
Trump’s COVID bill delay leaves millions of desperate Americans in limbo
By Jonnelle Marte WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's threat late Tuesday to veto the $892 billion coronavirus relief bill approved by Congress this week may delay aid for millions of fami...
Dec 23, 2020
U.S. immigration arrests down 27% in 2020, a trend activists hope Biden will continue
By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. immigration arrests fell by 27% in 2020 as the coronavirus pandemic led to fewer border crossings and reduced operations, a falloff that pro-immigrant activis...
Dec 23, 2020
