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U.S. Sen. Rand Paul driving violent threats against me, Fauci says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Dr. Anthony Fauci, the top U.S. infectious disease official, on Tuesday accused Republican Senator Rand Paul of spreading misinformation that has sparked threats of violence aga...
Jan 11, 2022
Quotes: Reactions to Biden speech on U.S. voting rights
(Reuters) - Lawmakers and activists reacted on Tuesday to calls by President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris for passage of U.S. voting rights reforms, including if necessary getting rid of...
Jan 11, 2022
Democratic lawmakers say U.S. election workers vulnerable without new voting-rights law
By Joseph Tanfani and Moira Warburton WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. election workers could face escalating threats, potentially imperiling American democracy, if major voting-rights legislation backed b...
Jan 11, 2022
U.S. House panel probing Capitol attack issues subpoenas to 3 people
(Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives committee probing last year's attack on the Capitol issued subpoenas on Tuesday to three individuals, including a White House official under former Presid...
Jan 11, 2022
Biden says he supports whatever rule change is needed to pass voting rights
(Reuters) - President Joe Biden said on Tuesday the United States must find ways to pass voting rights bills even if it means getting rid of filibuster rules that currently require 60 senators to supp...
Jan 11, 2022
Judges uphold North Carolina’s new congressional map in win for Republicans
(Reuters) - A panel of North Carolina judges upheld the state's new congressional map on Tuesday, rejecting claims from Democratic voters and advocacy groups that the redrawn district lines illegally ...
Jan 11, 2022
Florida lawmakers introduce bill to ban abortion after 15 weeks
By Gabriella Borter (Reuters) - Republican lawmakers in Florida filed a bill on Tuesday seeking to ban abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy, with exceptions in cases of serious medical emergencies for...
Jan 11, 2022
Biden wants U.S. agencies to mandate COVID-19 testing for unvaccinated employees by Feb 15
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration said on Tuesday that federal agencies should require weekly COVID-19 testing by Feb. 15 for unvaccinated government employees who ar...
Jan 11, 2022
Trump’s niece seeks to cash in with fraud lawsuit, ex-president’s lawyer argues
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - A lawyer for Donald Trump on Tuesday accused the former U.S. president's niece of trying to cash in on the family name by suing Trump and his siblings for alle...
Jan 11, 2022
Civil rights lawyer Ben Crump to represent family of Black man killed by N. Carolina officer
By Rami Ayyub and Tyler Clifford (Reuters) - Prominent U.S. civil rights attorney Ben Crump said on Tuesday he will represent the family of a Black man who was shot dead by an off-duty North Carolina ...
Jan 11, 2022
