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Pelosi tells House Democrats social spending bill 90% complete -lawmaker
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told House Democrats on Tuesday that negotiators have completed 90% of a massive social spending bill that is at the heart of President Joe Biden...
Oct 26, 2021
Biden to meet pope amid pressure from anti-abortion U.S. bishops
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Devout Roman Catholic Joe Biden meets Pope Francis in the Vatican on Friday at a time when the U.S. president is under intense pressure for his conflicted p...
Oct 26, 2021
Manchin says does not make sense to abandon U.S. Senate filibuster
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic U.S. Senator Joe Manchin said on Tuesday that "it makes no sense to me" to abandon the Senate filibuster, the week after Democratic President Joe Biden said he was op...
Oct 26, 2021
U.S. FDA advisers weigh Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in children
(Reuters) - An expert panel will weigh authorization of Pfizer Inc and BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 5 to 11 on Tuesday as it prepares to vote on a recommendation for the U.S. Food and...
Oct 26, 2021
Biden to join U.S.-ASEAN summit Trump skipped after 2017
By David Brunnstrom, Ain and Bandial WASHINGTON/BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden will join Southeast Asian leaders for a virtual summit on Tuesday, the first time in four years...
Oct 26, 2021
Thousands of hours of U.S. Capitol riot videos swamp prosecutors, defense attorneys
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The thousands of hours of video of the deadly assault on the U.S. Capitol by Donald Trump supporters have overwhelmed the prosecutors and defense lawyers handl...
Oct 26, 2021
U.S. billionaire tax proposal seems to unite Democrats – but will it work?
By Trevor Hunnicutt and Jarrett Renshaw WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A first-of-its-kind proposal from Democratic lawmakers to tax U.S. billionaires on the assets they own is expected to face challenges fro...
Oct 26, 2021
Shopping mall shooting in Idaho leaves 2 dead, 4 injured
By Shannon Stapleton BOISE, Idaho (Reuters) - Two people were killed and four others, including a police officer, were injured on Monday in a shooting at a shopping center in Boise, Idaho, that ended ...
Oct 26, 2021
Indonesia, U.S. call on G20 to plan pandemic prevention system
JAKARTA (Reuters) - The United States and Indonesia on Tuesday called for the launch of a forum to prepare for future pandemics, urging members of the Group of 20 leading economies to seize an opportu...
Oct 26, 2021
Biden set to nominate Rosenworcel for new term at telecoms regulator – sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden is expected to nominate the acting chair of the Federal Communications Commission to serve another term and designate her as the permanent chair, two pe...
Oct 25, 2021
