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 …
(This March 1 story has been refiled to delete extraneous word in paragraph one) By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday vowed that Russia’s Vladimir Putin will pay dearly over the long run for his invasion of Ukraine, even if his military campaign succeeds in the short term. “While he …
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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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By Joseph Ax WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Republican Texas Governor Greg Abbott and Democrat Beto O’Rourke won their parties’ gubernatorial nominations on Tuesday, as the state’s first-in-the-nation primary contests kicked off the race to the Nov. 8 general election. Abbott, who was endorsed by former President Donald Trump, easily turned back several right-wing challengers. He is favored …
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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By Andrew Chung and Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republicans challenging court-drawn congressional district maps in North Carolina and Pennsylvania have asked the conservative-majority U.S. Supreme Court to embrace an esoteric legal theory that could give politicians far greater power over elections. The cases, filed using the court’s emergency “shadow docket” that can allow it …
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senate talks on an omnibus spending bill to fund the U.S. government have hit a snag over defense spending related to Ukraine, Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday. (Reporting by David Morgan; Writing by Doina Chiacu; Editing by Chris Reese)
