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House panel’s bill would block U.S. buyers of foreign spyware

By Raphael Satter (Reuters) -American spymasters would be able to yank business away from U.S. companies that purchase or market foreign espionage software, under a bill https://intelligence.house.gov/uploadedfiles/iaa_ans_xml.pdf the House Intelligence Committee advanced on Wednesday. The bill must be approved by the full House and reconciled with its Senate counterpart before it becomes law. It follows …

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Stablecoins to face bank-like U.S. regulation under draft House bill – source

By Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Issuers of so-called “stablecoins,” virtual currencies whose value is pegged to traditional currencies, would face bank-like regulation and oversight under a draft bill from senior U.S. House lawmakers, according to a source familiar with the matter. Senior Democrats and Republicans on the House Financial Services Committee have nearly completed …

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White House says Russia laying groundwork to annex Ukraine territory

By Nandita Bose and Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Russia is laying the groundwork for the annexation of Ukrainian territory and is installing illegitimate proxy officials in areas there under its control as it seeks to exert total control over its gains in the east, the White House said on Tuesday. Unveiling what he said …

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U.S. senator seeks passage of Big Tech antitrust bill as time runs short

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. congressional leader on antitrust, Senator Amy Klobuchar, on Tuesday called for Congress to pass a bill to rein in Big Tech, as prospects of it becoming law seemed to be dimming. Supporters have been pressing Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer to schedule a vote on the bill that would ban …

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U.S. Senate committee backs accession of Finland, Sweden to NATO

By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Tuesday backed Finland and Sweden’s accession to NATO, paving the way for the full Senate to vote on the most significant expansion of the 30-member alliance since the 1990s. The 22-member panel approved the expansion by voice vote, with just one member …

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Putin’s Iran trip shows how isolated Russia has become – White House

By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin’s trip to Iran this week shows how Russia has become isolated in the wake of its invasion of Ukraine, John Kirby, the White House’s chief National Security Council spokesman, told reporters on Tuesday. Putin had talks with Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Iran on …

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U.S. Senate to vote on Tuesday on slimmed-down China semiconductor bill

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said the U.S. Senate would begin voting on Tuesday on legislation to boost the U.S. semiconductor industry and improve competitiveness with China. “We need to move quickly,” he said on Monday as the Senate opened for the week. The legislation is a slimmed-down version of a bill …

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Grand jury subpoenas U.S. lawmaker in Georgia election probe

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Georgia grand jury has subpoenaed U.S. Representative Jody Hice as Fulton County continues its criminal investigation into alleged wrongdoing over former President Donald Trump’s attempts to sway the state’s 2020 election results, documents showed. The special grand jury in Fulton County called on Hice, a Georgia Republican, to appear on Tuesday, …

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Ukraine’s first lady to address U.S. Congress on Wednesday

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Ukraine’s first lady, Olena Zelenska, will deliver remarks to the U.S. Congress on Wednesday, U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office said. U.S. lawmakers will host Zelenska, the wife of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, at 11 a.m. (1500 GMT), Pelosi’s office said in a statement on Monday. (Reporting by Kanishka Singh in Washington; …

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