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By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. lawmakers pushed President Joe Biden’s administration on Monday to facilitate the transfer of fighter aircraft to Ukraine from Poland and other NATO and Eastern European countries, after a plea on Saturday from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. The White House said it did not oppose planes being sent to Ukraine …

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By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A bipartisan trio of U.S. congressmen on Monday unveiled new legislation that would permanently ban illicit versions of fentanyl, the powerful synthetic painkiller that has helped fuel the nation’s opioid epidemic and death toll. The proposed bill, introduced by Democrat Chris Pappas and Republicans Dan Newhouse and Ted Budd, …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives is set to vote as soon as Tuesday on legislation seeking to ban the import of Russian energy products and suspend normal trade relations with Russia, a congressional aide told Reuters. The text of the proposal is expected later on Monday, the aide said. A group of …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday said the chamber is “exploring” legislation to ban import of Russian oil and that Congress intends to enact this week $10 billion in aid for Ukraine in response to Russia’s military invasion of its neighbor. “The House is currently exploring strong legislation that …

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By Diane Bartz and David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A divided U.S. Senate Commerce Committee voted Thursday to send President Joe Biden’s nominees to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to the Senate floor for confirmation votes. U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan, a Democrat who suffered a stroke earlier this …

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By David Shepardson and Diane Bartz WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan, who was hospitalized after suffering a stroke, appeared at a U.S. Senate hearing Thursday after an absence of about a month. Lujan’s vote may be critical to confirming President Joe Biden’s Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson. The Senate is …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two-term U.S. Representative Van Taylor on Wednesday withdrew from a Republican primary run-off race, ending his reelection bid after admitting he had an extra-marital affair with the widow of an American who joined the Islamic State, according to media reports. Taylor, who represents a northeast Texas district, last year voted for the …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee will hold hearings on President Joe Biden’s Supreme Court nominee beginning March 21, according to a statement from committee chair Senator Dick Durbin on Wednesday. The hearings will run until March 24, and include testimony from the American Bar Association. (Reporting by Moira Warburton in Washington; Editing …

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