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U.S. House to vote on $1.66 trillion spending bill on Friday

23 Dec 2022

By Gram Slattery and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday will vote on a $1.66 trillion government funding bill that provides more money for Ukraine’s defense, restricts the Chinese-owned TikTok app and reforms presidential election certification, a top Democrat said. About two hours after the Senate passed the measure funding …

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Biden warns Americans: ‘Leave now’ if you plan Christmas travel

22 Dec 2022

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States faces “dangerous and threatening” storms in the days before Christmas, President Joe Biden warned Thursday from the White House, and Americans who plan to travel to visit family or friends should leave right away. “It’s dangerous and threatening, it’s really very serious weather and it goes from Oklahoma all the …

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Lawyer urged White House aide to ‘downplay’ Jan. 6 knowledge -testimony

22 Dec 2022

By Andrew Goudsward (Reuters) – A former lawyer for ex-White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson told her to “downplay” her knowledge of events leading to the U.S. Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021, telling her “the less you remember, the better,” according to a transcript of her testimony released on Thursday. Attorney Stefan Passantino advised Hutchinson …

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Following Trump tax revelations, U.S. House passes bill to boost oversight

22 Dec 2022

By Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Democratic-led House of Representatives voted on Thursday to require the U.S. Internal Revenue Service to audit presidents’ tax filings, after lawmakers concluded the agency did not properly examine Donald Trump’s returns while he was in the White House. The legislation, which passed on a largely party-line vote of …

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Sprawling winter storm threatens U.S. holiday travel as Arctic blast descends

22 Dec 2022

By Tyler Clifford DETROIT (Reuters) – An Arctic blast surged across a wide swath of the United States on Wednesday, gripping much of the nation with bitter cold and life-threatening wind chills ahead of a powerful winter storm expected to complicate holiday travel for millions of Americans. About 200 million people in the Lower 48 …

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Zelenskiy appeals to U.S. Republican critics as war with Russia rages

22 Dec 2022

By Patricia Zengerle and Gram Slattery WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy faced a critical audience when he addressed a joint session of the U.S. Congress on Wednesday: House Republicans who could hold up billions of dollars in war aid starting next month. President Joe Biden’s administration has sent almost $50 billion in foreign assistance …

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Crews work to restore running water, power to quake-rattled northern California

22 Dec 2022

By Steve Gorman (Reuters) – Utility crews worked through a second day on Wednesday to restore electricity, gas service and running water to thousands of homes and businesses left without basic necessities by an earthquake that rocked the extreme northern coast of California. At least 17 quake-related injuries have been reported, along with two deaths …

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Frustration among migrants at U.S.-Mexico border as COVID restrictions remain

22 Dec 2022

By Jose Luis Gonzalez and Ted Hesson CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -When Vladimir Castellanos learned that COVID-19 restrictions blocking him and other migrants from claiming asylum at the U.S. border with Mexico may not be terminated this week, he said he felt deceived. Castellanos and his brother are Venezuelans, and they were among dozens of …

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Former Harvard fencing coach, businessman acquitted of U.S. bribery charges

22 Dec 2022

By Nate Raymond BOSTON (Reuters) -A former Harvard University fencing coach and a Maryland businessman were acquitted on Wednesday of charges that they schemed to secure coveted spots for the businessman’s two sons at the Ivy League school in exchange for $1.5 million in bribes. A federal jury in Boston found Peter Brand, the former …

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Zelenskiy gives Biden military medal from HIMARS unit captain

22 Dec 2022

By Steve Holland and Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden welcomed Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskiy to the White House on Wednesday with renewed assurances of American support for Ukraine’s defense against a Russian onslaught. “Thank you first of all,” Zelenskiy told Biden in a meeting in the Oval Office, having arrived at the …

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