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In heated exchange, U.S. defense chief defends Ukraine response

6 Apr 2022 6 Apr 2022

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin defended America’s response to the war in Ukraine on Tuesday during a heated exchange with a Republican lawmaker who accused the Pentagon of over-estimating Russia’s military capability. “Has it occurred to you that Russia has not overrun Ukraine because of what we’ve done? And our allies have done? …

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Ivanka Trump testifies before U.S. Capitol attack committee

6 Apr 2022 6 Apr 2022

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Former President Donald Trump’s daughter Ivanka testified for about eight hours on Tuesday to the U.S. House of Representatives committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, siege on the U.S. Capitol, answering questions for several hours. “She’s answering questions. I mean, you know, not in a broad, chatty term, but she’s answering questions,” Representative …

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U.S. House Republicans seek to punish Citigroup over abortion feud

6 Apr 2022 6 Apr 2022

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Dozens of U.S. House of Representatives Republicans on Tuesday demanded that the chamber drop Citigroup Inc as its provider of credit cards for lawmakers, after the financial institution offered to pay travel costs for employees seeking abortions. The credit cards, issued to all 435 members of the House, are used to pay …

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FDA pulls authorization for GSK-Vir’s COVID therapy as BA.2 cases rise

6 Apr 2022 6 Apr 2022

(Reuters) -The U.S. health regulator said on Tuesday GlaxoSmithKline and Vir Biotechnology’s antibody therapy was no longer authorized as a COVID-19 treatment, with data suggesting it was unlikely to be effective against the dominant Omicron sub-variant in the country. The move by the agency, which had already pulled its authorization for the sotrovimab therapy in …

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Michigan governor kidnap plot jury ends 2nd day of deliberations

5 Apr 2022 6 Apr 2022

(Reuters) – A federal jury ended a second day of deliberations on Tuesday in the trial of four men charged with plotting to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, weighing whether they are guilty of domestic terrorism or victims of entrapment and prosecutorial overreach. In closing arguments on Friday, a government prosecutor described the defendants as …

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Biden nominates first woman to lead U.S. military branch

5 Apr 2022 5 Apr 2022

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden said on Tuesday he has nominated Admiral Linda Fagan to lead the U.S. Coast Guard and become the first female uniformed leader of a branch of the U.S. armed forces. “Her leadership and integrity are second to none,” Biden said in a tweet announcing the nomination. Fagan, who …

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Biden’s public approval rating up three points to 45%: Reuters/Ipsos poll

5 Apr 2022 5 Apr 2022

By Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden’s public approval rating rose this week to 45%, boosted by stronger support from within his Democratic Party, according to a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll completed on Tuesday. The two-day national poll found that 50% of Americans disapprove of Biden’s job performance as the country struggles with …

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U.S. Senate Republicans border push, Democratic worries complicate path for COVID aid

5 Apr 2022 5 Apr 2022

By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The prospects of a $10 billion U.S. COVID-19 relief package were complicated on Tuesday by Senate Republicans’ demand to link the bill to a vote on border restrictions and concerns by some House Democrats that the proposal did not provide international aid. The competing demands come as top Democrats were …

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Top U.S. Senate Republican: Passing COVID aid requires border amendment

5 Apr 2022 5 Apr 2022

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday that Democrats will need to agree to a vote on an amendment to preserve Trump-era, pandemic-related immigration restrictions in exchange for Republican support for a $10 billion COVID-19 spending package. “There will have to be an amendment on Title 42 in order to move …

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U.S. Supreme Court nominee Jackson secures more Republican backers, clears hurdle

5 Apr 2022 5 Apr 2022

By Andrew Chung and Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson secured the support of two more Senate Republicans on Monday, as she cleared a procedural hurdle toward becoming the first Black woman to serve on the nation’s top judicial body. Republicans Lisa Murkowski and Mitt Romney joined Susan Collins in …

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