Category Archives: (Midwest Communications, Inc. Syndication Interface) Science News (Master Feed)
Biden’s incoming national security aide ‘deeply concerned’ about Hong Kong crackdown
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President-elect Joe Biden's incoming national security adviser Jake Sullivan said on Tuesday he was "deeply concerned" about the continuing arrests and the imprisonment of pro-d...
Dec 08, 2020
U.S. Senate votes to advance nomination of Trump FCC nominee
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate voted on Tuesday to advance the nomination to the five-member Federal Communications Commission of a senior Trump administration official who...
Dec 08, 2020
U.S. Speaker Pelosi backs putting $1,200 checks for people in next COVID-19 bill
By Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Tuesday she supported including another round of $1,200 direct payments for Americans in a fresh packag...
Dec 08, 2020
Republican U.S. Senate leader urges support for Trump’s massive UAE arms sale
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate's Republican leader on Tuesday urged lawmakers to vote against a resolution, expected as soon as this week, to block President Donald Trump'...
Dec 08, 2020
Trump lawyer Giuliani, suffering from COVID-19, to attend virtual hearing -source
By Jarrett Renshaw (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's lawyer Rudy Giuliani, who was recently hospitalized with COVID-19, will attend a virtual hearing this week with Georgia lawmakers over Trump's f...
Dec 08, 2020
Former top U.S. cyber official sues Trump campaign, lawyer over threats – NYT
By Christopher Bing (Reuters) - The former head of the U.S. Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Agency, which was tasked with helping guard the 2020 U.S. Presidential election from hackers, has ...
Dec 08, 2020
Texas asks U.S. Supreme Court to help Trump upend election
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The state of Texas, aiming to help President Donald Trump upend the results of the U.S. election, said on Tuesday it has filed suit against the states of Georgia, Michigan, Penn...
Dec 08, 2020
Biden to nominate retired general at Pentagon, introduce health team to battle COVID-19
By Simon Lewis and Phil Stewart WILMINGTON, Del. (Reuters) - President-elect Joe Biden will nominate retired General Lloyd Austin to be his defense secretary as soon as Tuesday, a person familiar with...
Dec 08, 2020
Election officials face threats, intimidation as Trump pushes false fraud claims
By Brad Heath and Michael Martina DETROIT (Reuters) - Jocelyn Benson, Michigan's top election official, had just finished hanging Christmas decorations with her young son on Saturday night when a crow...
Dec 08, 2020
Explainer: Why ‘safe harbor’ day spells trouble for Trump’s legal bid to overturn election defeat
By Jan Wolfe (Reuters) - Tuesday is "safe harbor" day, a deadline under U.S. election law that will make President Donald Trump's already floundering campaign to overturn his election loss even more i...
Dec 08, 2020
