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South Dakota lawmakers vote to remove attorney general after fatal car crash

22 Jun 2022

(Reuters) – South Dakota lawmakers voted on Tuesday to convict the state’s attorney general of two impeachment articles stemming from a 2020 car crash in which he struck and killed a pedestrian, local media reported. The Republican-controlled state Senate voted to remove Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg from office and permanently bar him from holding any …

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U.S. congressional leaders meeting on semiconductor chips bill Tuesday

21 Jun 2022

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. congressional leaders sought to forge a $52 billion bipartisan deal on Tuesday to subsidize U.S. semiconductor manufacturing and boost U.S. competitiveness with Chinese technology. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, both Democrats, met with House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy and Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell …

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Ex-Trump adviser Navarro pleads not guilty to contempt of Congress charges

17 Jun 2022

By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Former Republican President Donald Trump’s adviser Peter Navarro pleaded not guilty on Friday to two misdemeanor counts of contempt of Congress, after he refused to provide testimony or documents to the U.S. House of Representatives Committee investigating the January 2021 attack at the Capitol. Navarro, who appeared in the …

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U.S. Senate passes bill to help veterans exposed to toxic burn pits

17 Jun 2022

(This June 16 story has been refiled to correct spelling of Kirsten Gillibrand’s name) By Moira Warburton WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A major bill expanding health care and benefits for veterans exposed to toxic military burn pits in Iraq and Afghanistan passed the U.S. Senate on Thursday, as senators praised their bipartisan work on one of …

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Biden signs ocean shipping bill in bid to reduce export backlogs

17 Jun 2022

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden on Thursday signed legislation to improve oversight of ocean shipping, which lawmakers say will help curb inflation and ease export backlogs. The bipartisan bill passed the U.S. House of Representatives on a 369-42 vote earlier this week. Biden said he had “promised to crack down on ocean …

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U.S. senators urge feds to alert police to threats against election workers

17 Jun 2022

By Linda So WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A group of Democratic U.S. senators this week urged federal law enforcement agencies to alert local police to rising threats against election officials, according to a memo seen by Reuters on Thursday. “The onslaught of threats against election workers is unacceptable and raises serious concerns about state and local governments’ …

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New Mexico top court orders county to certify primary results

16 Jun 2022

By Alexandra Ulmer (Reuters) -New Mexico’s Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered Otero County’s Republican-led commission to certify June’s primary election results, which it has refused to do, citing conspiracy theories about voting machines. The order grants a request made by the secretary of state after the three-person commission in Otero County on Monday voted against …

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U.S. charges three, including an Oath Keepers volunteer, for roles in Capitol attack

15 Jun 2022

By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Three Florida residents were charged on Wednesday in connection with the January 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol, including one of whom prosecutors said sought to volunteer with the far-right Oath Keepers militia. The Justice Department said that Leslie Gray, 56, Traci Isaacs, 52, and her husband, Luis …

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U.S. Senate gun bill talks hit snag over mental illness, abuse provisions

15 Jun 2022

By Richard Cowan and David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Senate negotiators, racing to settle details of bipartisan gun legislation, on Wednesday struggled to resolve serious disagreements over federal funding of state “red flag” programs and the breadth of a plan for keeping guns out of the hands of those prone to domestic violence. A string …

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U.S. Senate votes to advance burn pits victims’ bill in move toward final vote

15 Jun 2022

By Moira Warburton WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Legislation to improve health care and benefits for veterans exposed to toxic military burn pits in Iraq and Afghanistan advanced with bipartisan support in the U.S. Senate on Wednesday, clearing the way for a final vote. The legislation, which would cost $180 billion over four years, would cover injuries suffered …

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