Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) National News (Master Feed)
U.S. Republicans say fixing supply chain is more urgent than social spending
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A group of 160 Republican lawmakers said addressing supply chain woes that have dramatically slowed the manufacture and shipment of goods around the United S...
Oct 20, 2021
U.S. Democrats, Republicans spend heavily in Virginia ahead of governor election
By Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The fundraising arms of the two major U.S. political parties poured money into Virginia last month ahead of a Nov. 2 election for governor that will signal whethe...
Oct 20, 2021
U.S. FDA clears Moderna and J&J boosters, backs ‘mix-and-match’ strategy
By Ankur Banerjee (Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday authorized booster doses of the COVID-19 vaccines from Moderna Inc and Johnson & Johnson, and said Americans can choose ...
Oct 20, 2021
White House tells Democrats corporate tax hike unlikely -congressional source
(Reuters) - The White House told Democratic lawmakers in a meeting on Wednesday that a proposed hike in corporate taxes is unlikely to make it into a final reconciliation bill, according to a congress...
Oct 20, 2021
Biden to visit New Jersey Monday to promote budget legislation -White House
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden will travel to New Jersey on Monday to make his case for budget legislation as negotiations among Democratic lawmakers continue, White House s...
Oct 20, 2021
U.S. administers 410.2 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines – CDC
(Reuters) - The United States has administered 410,189,737 doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the country as of Wednesday morning and distributed 496,915,265 doses, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and...
Oct 20, 2021
Washington subway board to retain outside safety advisers after derailment
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The chair of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) board said on Wednesday that directors will retain outside safety advisers in the wake of last week's der...
Oct 20, 2021
Biden’s Japan envoy pick vows to make Nissan executive case a priority
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Rahm Emanuel, nominee to be the next U.S. ambassador to Tokyo, vowed at his Senate confirmation hearing on Wednesday to prioritize the case of an American former Nissan Motor ex...
Oct 20, 2021
U.S. election reform bill fails in Senate procedural vote
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A bill aimed at thwarting restrictive new voting laws enacted in Republican-led states failed to advance in the U.S. Senate on Wednesday, as Republican lawmakers blocked a Democ...
Oct 20, 2021
Death of Chicago teen looms over hearing for Biden’s Japan nominee
By Patricia Zengerle and Michael Martina WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Questions about the murder of a Black teenager by a white police officer loomed over the confirmation hearing on Wednesday for former Ch...
Oct 20, 2021
