WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Biden administration urged railroads and unions to reach a deal to avoid a shutdown of the U.S. rail system saying it would pose “an unacceptable outcome for our economy.” U.S. Labor Secretary Marty Walsh is postponing travel to Ireland to remain engaged in talks, the department said Monday. “The parties continue …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Friday underscored the need for a broad coalition of partners to help Ukraine recover and rebuild after Russia’s invasion, with a focus on near-term, high-impact projects, the Treasury Department said. During a virtual meeting with Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal, Yellen also discussed the need for Ukraine’s …
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By Kylie MacLellan LONDON (Reuters) – Former U.S. President Donald Trump called the late Queen Elizabeth a “great woman” who never made mistakes following the death of Britain’s 96 year-old monarch on Thursday. “Who could be greater than what she’s done? And she did it so long, so well and never made mistakes,” Trump said …
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NEW YORK (Reuters) – Steve Bannon, the longtime ally and onetime top strategist to former U.S. President Donald Trump, pleaded not guilty on Thursday to criminal charges for having allegedly deceived donors to an effort to help Trump build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. Bannon, through his lawyer, entered the plea in a New …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden supports a proposal by Democratic U.S. Senator Joe Manchin for permitting reform for energy projects, White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre said on Thursday. Permitting reform would update federal procedures for projects such as pipelines and export facilities. (Reporting by Nandita Bose and Jeff Mason; editing by Jonathan Oatis)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House said on Thursday it was encouraged to see bipartisan interest in Congress to adopt antitrust legislation to address the power of major U.S. tech companies. Biden administration officials held a “listening session” with experts to discuss “the harms that tech platforms cause and the need for greater accountability.” The …
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By Sarah N. Lynch, Jacqueline Thomsen and Karen Freifeld WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A federal judge has given the U.S. Justice Department and Donald Trump’s lawyers until Friday to come up with a list of potential candidates to serve as a special master to review records the FBI seized from the former president’s Florida estate. But …
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By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. federal judge on Wednesday denied Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes’ request to postpone his upcoming Jan. 6 Capitol riot trial, and ruled he cannot fire his lawyers and replace them just three weeks before the case is set to begin. Rhodes and eight other co-defendants are …
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By Karen Freifeld (Reuters) – Steve Bannon, a onetime top strategist for former U.S. President Donald Trump and recipient of a presidential pardon, is expected to surrender to New York authorities on Thursday to face a new indictment, a person familiar with the matter said. Bannon in 2020 was accused in federal court of defrauding …
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By Jacqueline Thomsen (Reuters) – Former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows’ conversations with then-President Donald Trump during last year’s siege on the U.S. Capitol should not be shielded from lawmakers, a lawyer for the congressional committee probing the riots told a judge in Washington on Wednesday. U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols did not …
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