By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two dozen U.S. Senate Republicans warned Democratic President Joe Biden on Friday that they would not support increasing the federal debt ceiling without at least an equal amount of spending cuts to government programs or structural reform. In a Jan. 27 letter, lawmakers supported legislation to require the U.S. …
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By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The man who carried out a pepper-spray attack on a U.S. Capitol Police officer who died the day after the Jan. 6, 2021, riot was sentenced to 80 months in prison on Friday with credit for time already served in pretrial detention. Julian Khater, 32, who admitted in a …
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By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Over two dozen U.S. representatives on Friday called on top U.S. climate envoy John Kerry to urge the United Arab Emirates to withdraw its appointment of the head of its state oil company as president of the COP28 climate summit it will host this year. The 27 Democratic members …
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(Reuters) -Former Vice President Mike Pence said on Friday he had not been aware that classified documents were at his Indiana home and said he takes “full responsibility” for the security breach. Pence, speaking at Florida International University in Miami, said a review was conducted of his personal records after classified documents were found at …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden on Friday picked his former COVID-19 policy coordinator, Jeff Zients, to be the next White House chief of staff, citing his expertise in health care and the economy. Zients will replace Biden’s current chief of staff Ron Klain. “I’ve seen Jeff Zients tackle some of the toughest issues in government,” …
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) – A coalition of 25 U.S. states led by Texas and Utah filed a lawsuit seeking to strike down a Biden administration rule allowing retirement plans to consider environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors such as climate change and racial justice when selecting investments. The states filed a complaint in a …
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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Senator Debbie Stabenow thwarted a bid on Thursday by fellow Democrat Joe Manchin to pass a measure that would block some electric vehicles from receiving a $7,500 tax credit. The $430 billion U.S. Inflation Reduction Act passed in August restricts the $7,500 consumer tax credits to North American-made EVs …
By Nichola Groom (Reuters) -A bipartisan group of lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday introduced a resolution to repeal President Joe Biden’s suspension of import tariffs on solar panels from four Southeast Asian nations, according to a statement provided to Reuters. The move is aimed at propping up domestic solar manufacturers, which …
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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee chair on Thursday said Republicans will not grant a waiver to allow President Joe Biden’s pick to head the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Republicans have said Biden’s nominee Phil Washington needs a waiver because he does not qualify as a civilian under the law. Washington, …
(Reuters) -Donald Trump could learn soon whether he or any associates will be charged or cleared of wrongdoing in a Georgia probe into his efforts to overturn his 2020 election defeat, one of a series of legal threats looming over the Republican former U.S. president: GEORGIA ELECTION TAMPERING PROBE On Tuesday, the prosecutor in the …
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