By Makini Brice WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A U.S. House of Representatives panel has subpoenaed the head of an activist group that pressures companies over environmental, social and corporate governance issues to appear for a March 28 deposition, according to a letter seen by Reuters on Thursday. The Republican-led House Judiciary Committee is conducting a probe into …
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By Gram Slattery and Michael Martina WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Republican U.S. Representative Mike Gallagher will step down from Congress on April 19. his office said on Friday, a move that will narrow Republicans’ already razor-thin majority. Gallagher, who chairs the House of Representatives Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, had already said he would not …
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By David Morgan, Richard Cowan and Makini Brice WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Democratic-majority U.S. Senate on Friday was trying to pass a $1.2 trillion government funding bill after House of Representatives passage angered a Republican hardliner in that chamber, who threatened to try to oust Speaker Mike Johnson. The House’s 286-134 vote sent the measure to …
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By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Representative Chip Roy, one of the most prominent hardline Republicans in Congress, pulls no punches when it comes to how frustrated he is about the $1.2 trillion spending package that lawmakers are working to pass before midnight on Friday. “Everyone that I know and trust about the border, about …
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By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) – U.S. state and local governments pushed ahead this week with divergent strategies to deal with the country’s homeless crisis, aiming either to raise more funds to address the issue or to empower authorities to rid public places of its visible signs. In California, voters narrowly approved a ballot measure that …
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By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) – Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed a bill into law on Thursday that aimed to protect artists including musicians from unauthorized use by artificial intelligence. The legislation is called the Ensuring Likeness Voice and Image Security (ELVIS) Act. WHY IT IS IMPORTANT While the presence of AI in music-making can be …
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By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Thursday she would welcome legislation that would rectify the conflict between federal and state laws on the sale and use of marijuana that is preventing cannabis firms from accessing the banking system. Asked at a U.S. House of Representatives Appropriations subcommittee hearing …
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By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) – Prosecutors on Thursday announced that no criminal charges would be filed in the death of nonbinary Oklahoma teenager Nex Benedict, who died one day after a fight at school that may have followed bullying due to Benedict’s gender identity. The Oklahoma medical examiner on March 13 ruled that Benedict died …
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(Reuters) – A fundraising group that has spent tens of millions of dollars on Donald Trump’s legal fees stands to benefit from a new fundraising tie-up with the Republican National Committee, according to media reports on Thursday. Since clinching the Republican presidential nomination earlier this month, Trump can now raise money with the RNC ahead …
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By Steve Gorman and Brendan O’Brien (Reuters) -A federal judge in Mississippi on Thursday wrapped up sentencing of six white former law enforcement officers who pleaded guilty to the “Goon Squad” torture and sexual abuse of two Black men, leaving the defendants each facing from 10 to 40 years in prison. The six men still …
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