WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A temporary spending bill that would avert an Oct. 1 federal government shutdown fell short in the U.S. Senate on Friday, as Democrats withheld support while demanding higher spending for healthcare. (Reporting by David Morgan)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy said on Friday that a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention panel of vaccine experts made the right decision to postpone a vote on delaying the administration of the hepatitis B vaccine to newborns. The CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices on Friday tabled a vote on the …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican Senator Ted Cruz on Friday compared the head of the Federal Communications Commission to an organized crime figure and criticized threats made against Disney and broadcasters for airing “Jimmy Kimmel Live.” Cruz said FCC Chair Brendan Carr’s threats to impose fines or pull licenses over host Jimmy Kimmel’s comments about Charlie …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Investors and banks are likely to help set any new timeline for public company reporting as regulators press ahead on President Donald Trump’s bid to end quarterly reports, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Paul Atkins told CNBC on Friday. “For the sake of shareholders and public companies, the market … can …
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By Andrew Chung and John Kruzel WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump’s administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday to allow it to block the issuance of passports that reflect the gender identities of transgender and nonbinary Americans. The Justice Department filed an emergency request to lift a federal judge’s order that bars the U.S. …
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(Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Education said on Friday it issued a denial of access letter to Harvard University, citing what it said was the institution’s continued refusal to provide admissions data. (Reporting by Brendan O’Brien and Bhargav Acharya)
(Reuters) – U.S. Representatives Don Bacon and Ro Khanna will introduce bipartisan legislation that would exempt coffee products from any tariffs, spokespeople for the lawmakers told Reuters on Friday. Brazil used to supply a third of all the coffee used in the U.S., but shipments dried up since a 50% tariff was imposed on Brazilian …
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By Nolan D. McCaskill WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday passed a resolution honoring conservative political activist Charlie Kirk, who was killed last week while addressing a college audience in Utah. The Republican-controlled chamber voted 310-58 to approve the measure, which honors Kirk’s life and legacy while also condemning political violence, including …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives on Friday voted to approve a stopgap government funding bill to avert a partial government shutdown beginning October 1 at the start of the new fiscal year. (Reporting by David Morgan; additional writing by Richard Cowan; editing by Susan Heavey)
By Tom Hals and Daniel Wiessner WILMINGTON, DEL. (Reuters) -Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night talk show was suspended indefinitely by TV broadcaster ABC on Wednesday after his comments about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk prompted criticism from the head of the top U.S. communications regulator against the broadcaster’s parent company Walt Disney. Below is a …
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