Category Archives: (Midwest Communications, Inc. Syndication Interface) Science News (Master Feed)
Biden budget pick Neera Tanden a lightning rod in Washington
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Neera Tanden, President-elect Joe Biden's outspoken nominee to head the Office of Management and Budget, faces a challenge winning Senate confirmation after a W...
Nov 30, 2020
Representative Finkenauer in contention for Biden’s Labor secretary
By Tim Reid and Trevor Hunnicutt (Reuters) - Abby Finkenauer, one of the youngest women in Congress, is among the contenders to become Democratic President-elect Joe Biden's Labor Secretary, according...
Nov 30, 2020
Senate confirms two Trump picks for energy regulation panel
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Monday confirmed two of President Donald Trump's picks for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), in a move that could secure a Republican majority ...
Nov 30, 2020
Scott Atlas resigns as special adviser to Trump on coronavirus – Fox News
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Dr. Scott Atlas has resigned as special adviser to President Donald Trump on the coronavirus, Fox News reported on Monday, after a controversial four months at the White House i...
Nov 30, 2020
Wisconsin confirms result handing state’s presidential contest to Biden
(Reuters) - The Wisconsin Elections Commission's chair on Monday confirmed the election result in the state following a recount in two counties, bringing Democratic President-elect Joe Biden closer to...
Nov 30, 2020
Former Giuliani associates plead not guilty in New York to amended indictment
By Jonathan Stempel and Karen Freifeld NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Ukraine-born businessman who once helped Donald Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani gather information about U.S. President-elect Joe Bi...
Nov 30, 2020
U.S. Congress races to avoid December government shutdown amid pandemic
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Congress on Monday began a two-week sprint to rescue the federal government from a possible shutdown amid the coronavirus pandemic, the first major tes...
Nov 30, 2020
Georgia official announces probe into third-party groups trying to register people illegally
(Reuters) - Election authorities in Georgia have opened investigations into third-party groups trying to sign up new voters in advance of a January special election that could determine control of the...
Nov 30, 2020
Biden taps Yellen for Treasury, announces other members of economic team
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Joe Biden will nominate former Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen to be his treasury secretary and announced other members of his economic team on Monday, t...
Nov 30, 2020
U.S. Supreme Court mulls Trump bid to exclude illegal immigrants from population count
By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Supreme Court justices on Monday are set to consider President Donald Trump's move to exclude illegal immigrants from the population totals used to alloc...
Nov 30, 2020
