(Reuters) – The U.S. Senate on Thursday confirmed President Joe Biden’s nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson as the first Black woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court. A total of 115 justices have served on the Supreme Court in the nation’s history, including 17 as chief justice. Here is a look at some of the …
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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The White House held a classified briefing on Wednesday with some U.S. lawmakers on the dire risks to the American economy from semiconductor supply chain issues as it pushes Congress for $52 billion in funding to subsidize production. White House National Economic Council Director Brian Deese told reporters “the best …
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By Timothy Gardner and Liz Hampton WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Oil executives defended themselves in the U.S. Congress on Wednesday from charges by lawmakers that they are gouging Americans with high fuel prices, saying that they are boosting energy output and no one company sets the price of gasoline. Members of the U.S. House of Representatives Energy …
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By Dan Levine (Reuters) -Democrats in the U.S. Congress proposed a raft of new rules for the federal judiciary on Wednesday including a formal mechanism to remove judges from hearing cases in the event of a conflict of interest and another intended to reduce secret court filings. The legislation was being introduced in both the …
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By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) -A decorated U.S. Air Force veteran accused of defrauding donors in a fundraising campaign to help former President Donald Trump build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border has agreed to plead guilty to wire fraud conspiracy and three tax charges. The U.S. Department of Justice revealed their plea agreement …
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By James Oliphant (Reuters) – Last month, Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds surrounded herself with members of the conservative parents-rights group Moms for Liberty when she signed a bill that outlawed transgender students from playing girls’ sports. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis invited a member of the group to stand alongside him weeks later as he signed …
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By Joseph Ax (Reuters) – Early voting began in Ohio on Tuesday for the May 3 primary elections, all but ensuring that voters will pick their candidates for the U.S. Congress using a Republican-backed congressional map despite ongoing litigation over its legality. The state Supreme Court in January threw out a previous iteration of the …
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By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Enrique Tarrio, the former top leader of the right-wing group the Proud Boys, pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to criminal charges accusing him of conspiring to block Congress from certifying President Joe Biden’s 2020 election victory ahead of last year’s attack on the U.S. Capitol. Tarrio’s attorney entered the …
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(Reuters) -Former U.S. President Donald Trump has sought revenge against nine fellow Republicans in Congress who turned against him by endorsing their opponents in Nov. 8 elections, prompting two of them who voted to impeach Trump to abandon the race. Two other U.S. representatives, Adam Kinzinger of Illinois and John Katko of New York, decided …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Negotiators in Congress have agreed to an additional $10 billion in COVID-19 funding to address U.S. needs but have dropped international aid from the package, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said on Monday. The compromise, if passed, would be less than half of the $22.5 billion initially sought by U.S. President Joe Biden …
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