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By Moira Warburton WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Legislation to improve health care and benefits for veterans exposed to toxic military burn pits in Iraq and Afghanistan advanced with bipartisan support in the U.S. Senate on Wednesday, clearing the way for a final vote. The legislation, which would cost $180 billion over four years, would cover injuries suffered …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden is bringing in former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms for a senior White House role as he girds for battle in the midterm congressional elections in November, a White House official said on Tuesday. Bottoms, 52, who ended her term as Atlanta mayor early this year, will become director …

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By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The House of Representatives committee investigating the deadly Jan. 6, 2021, attack on U.S. Capitol said on Tuesday it has postponed a hearing scheduled for Wednesday but will go ahead with one set for Thursday. A statement by the Democrat-led select committee did not provide a reason for the …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. House of Representatives approved legislation Monday to improve oversight of ocean shipping, which supporters say will help curb inflation and ease export backlogs. The bill was approved 369-42 and will head to the White House for President Joe Biden’s signature. Biden said in a statement he looked forward to signing it …

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By Diane Bartz WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Dozens of companies and business organizations sent a letter to U.S. Congress members on Monday, urging them to support a bill that would rein in the biggest tech companies such as Amazon.com and Alphabet’s Google. Last week, Democratic U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar and lawmakers from both parties said they …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday the United States would impose visa restrictions on 93 more people believed to have undermined democracy in Nicaragua following last year’s re-election of President Daniel Ortega. Those targeted by the visa measures include judges, prosecutors, national assembly members and interior ministry officials, Blinken said. …

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By Jacqueline Thomsen (Reuters) – Preet Bharara, the former U.S. attorney in Manhattan who prosecuted high-profile cases involving Wall Street insider trading, public corruption and terrorism, is joining Washington-based law firm Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr, the firm said on Monday. Bharara, 53, was appointed to the U.S. attorney post by Democratic President Barack …

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By Alexandra Ulmer (Reuters) – Ivanka Trump “checked out” on election issues in the aftermath of the 2020 election, her father and former President Donald Trump said on Friday after the release of testimony in which she said did not believe his claims of election fraud. A congressional panel probing the Jan. 6, 2021, attack …

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