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By Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Issuers of so-called “stablecoins,” virtual currencies whose value is pegged to traditional currencies, would face bank-like regulation and oversight under a draft bill from senior U.S. House lawmakers, according to a source familiar with the matter. Senior Democrats and Republicans on the House Financial Services Committee have nearly completed …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. congressional leader on antitrust, Senator Amy Klobuchar, on Tuesday called for Congress to pass a bill to rein in Big Tech, as prospects of it becoming law seemed to be dimming. Supporters have been pressing Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer to schedule a vote on the bill that would ban …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A bill to protect gay marriage rights secured enough votes to pass in the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday, garnering some bipartisan support. Voting was continuing on the measure. (Reporting by Moira Warburton)

By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Tuesday backed Finland and Sweden’s accession to NATO, paving the way for the full Senate to vote on the most significant expansion of the 30-member alliance since the 1990s. The 22-member panel approved the expansion by voice vote, with just one member …

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By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin’s trip to Iran this week shows how Russia has become isolated in the wake of its invasion of Ukraine, John Kirby, the White House’s chief National Security Council spokesman, told reporters on Tuesday. Putin had talks with Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Iran on …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Georgia grand jury has subpoenaed U.S. Representative Jody Hice as Fulton County continues its criminal investigation into alleged wrongdoing over former President Donald Trump’s attempts to sway the state’s 2020 election results, documents showed. The special grand jury in Fulton County called on Hice, a Georgia Republican, to appear on Tuesday, …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Ukraine’s first lady, Olena Zelenska, will deliver remarks to the U.S. Congress on Wednesday, U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office said. U.S. lawmakers will host Zelenska, the wife of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, at 11 a.m. (1500 GMT), Pelosi’s office said in a statement on Monday. (Reporting by Kanishka Singh in Washington; …

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(Reuters) – Mexico’s President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Monday he gave a letter to U.S. President Joe Biden where he defended Julian Assange’s innocence and renewed a previous offer of asylum to the WikiLeaks founder. The United Kingdom last month approved Assange’s extradition to the United States to face criminal charges relating to …

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