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By Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON (Reuters) -An Alabama man found with a “small armory” of guns, ammunition and Molotov cocktails in his pickup truck ahead of the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol riot was sentenced to almost four years in prison, one of the stiffest sentences so far handed down. U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly said …

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(Reuters) – Three U.S. House Democrats including the chair of the Oversight Committee on Friday asked Amazon.com to turn over documents detailing Amazon’s labor practices especially during severe weather. “We are concerned by recent reports that Amazon may be putting the health and safety of its workers at risk, including by requiring them to work …

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By Joseph Ax (Reuters) – Louisiana’s Republican-controlled legislature overrode Democratic Governor John Bel Edwards’ veto of a new congressional map, ensuring the state will maintain only a single majority-Black district among its six seats. Edwards rejected the map earlier this month, saying lawmakers should have created a second majority-Black district to account for the Southern …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House of Representatives Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, a Democrat, said on Wednesday he expected the House to vote next week on “contempt of Congress” charges against Peter Navarro, a former trade adviser to ex-President Donald Trump, and Daniel Scavino, who was a Trump deputy chief of staff. The committee probing the …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Senator Susan Collins on Wednesday became the first Republican to declare support for President Joe Biden’s Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson, further boosting her prospects of becoming the first Black woman to serve on the top U.S. judicial body. Collins, considered a moderate Republican, disclosed her intention to vote in the …

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By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate on Tuesday advanced President Joe Biden’s nomination of economist Lisa Cook to the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, clearing a key procedural hurdle after the Senate Banking Committee had deadlocked over her appointment. The vote to discharge Cook’s nomination from the hands of the Senate panel …

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By Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Four women will take seats on the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, returning the derivatives regulator to full strength, after a unanimous U.S. Senate vote hailed as historic by the chair of the Senate Agriculture Committee. “This confirmation makes history because all four nominees are women, three of whom are …

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By Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Four women will take seats on the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, returning the derivatives regulator to full strength, after a unanimous U.S. Senate vote hailed as historic by the chair of the Senate Agriculture Committee. “This confirmation makes history because all four nominees are women, three of whom are …

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