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Manchin says White House staff drove him to reject Biden’s social policy plan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Democratic Senator Joe Manchin said on Monday that White House staff did some "inexcusable" things that drove him to reject President Joe Biden's social and climate policy ...
Dec 20, 2021
Republican SEC commissioner intends to step down by end of January -statement
By Katanga Johnson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission member Elad Roisman said on Monday that he intends to resign his role as commissioner by the end of January...
Dec 20, 2021
U.S. Under Secretary of State Zeya designated as Special Coordinator for Tibetan issues
(Reuters) - U.S. Under Secretary of State Uzra Zeya was designated as the U.S. Special Coordinator for Tibetan issues, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement on Monday. "She will also c...
Dec 20, 2021
Trump sues N.Y. Attorney General to block probe of his businesses
By Brendan Pierson NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday sued New York Attorney General Letitia James, seeking to stop her civil fraud investigation into his company. He fi...
Dec 20, 2021
Schumer says Senate to vote on Biden plan despite Manchin objections
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate will move ahead with a vote on President Joe Biden's Build Back Better plan early next year despite opposition from a key Democratic senator, and will also take ...
Dec 20, 2021
Georgia governor’s race tests Trump’s stolen-election claims
By Alexandra Ulmer (Reuters) - Since announcing his candidacy for the Georgia governorship earlier this month, Republican David Perdue has wasted no time in releasing ads that revive former President ...
Dec 20, 2021
Closing arguments set for trial of ex-Minnesota cop who killed Daunte Wright
By Nathan Layne (Reuters) - The jury is set to hear closing arguments on Monday in the manslaughter trial of Kimberly Potter, the former Minnesota police officer who killed Black motorist Daunte Wrigh...
Dec 20, 2021
Moisture seen critical for wheat blasted by U.S. Plains dust storm
By Julie Ingwersen CHICAGO (Reuters) - Hurricane-force winds that raked the U.S. Plains belt last week appeared to cause varying degrees of damage to a winter wheat crop that was already struggling wi...
Dec 20, 2021
Closing arguments in Ghislaine Maxwell’s sex abuse trial to kick off
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) - Closing arguments in Ghislaine Maxwell's trial are set to kick off on Monday, before the jury begins to weigh whether the British socialite set up teenage girls for t...
Dec 20, 2021
Analysis: Rising cases, Omicron highlight holes in Biden’s COVID strategy, experts say
By Jeff Mason (Reuters) - Amid a new surge in COVID-19 cases and deaths ahead of the Christmas and New Year holidays, President Joe Biden is drawing criticism from health experts, who are calling for ...
Dec 20, 2021
