Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) National News (Master Feed)
Biden taps Georgetown law professor for U.S. FTC -White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden nominated privacy advocate Alvaro Bedoya, the founding director of Georgetown Law's Center on Privacy & Technology, to be a commissioner on the U.S. Federal ...
Sep 13, 2021
U.S. election regulator dismisses claim that Twitter broke law by blocking story -source
By Elizabeth Culliford and Sheila Dang (Reuters) - The Federal Election Commission (FEC) has dismissed a claim that Twitter Inc violated election laws when it prohibited users from posting links to a ...
Sep 13, 2021
U.S. Senate to stage voting rights reform bill vote-Schumer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A newly-crafted election reform bill will be put to a vote in the U.S. Senate as soon as next week, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said on Monday, despite strong oppositio...
Sep 13, 2021
Illinois Senate approves bill designed to keep three nuclear power plants running
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Illinois Senate approved a wide-ranging energy bill on Monday that is designed to keep three Exelon Corp nuclear power plants operating. The bill, which Illinois Governor J....
Sep 13, 2021
Biden to nominate NYC official for key Commerce trade post
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden plans to nominate New York City's director of city planning for a key U.S. Commerce Department trade role along with nominees for nine ot...
Sep 13, 2021
JBS plans to reopen Nebraska beef plant damaged in fire
By Tom Polansek CHICAGO (Reuters) - JBS USA on Monday halted production at a Nebraska beef plant that slaughters about 5% of U.S. cattle due to a fire, but said the company expects to resume operation...
Sep 13, 2021
U.S. Capitol Police approves plan for temporary fence around U.S. Capitol
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Capitol Police on Monday said in a statement it has approved plan to erect temporary fencing around the U.S. Capitol ahead of a Sept. 18 rally by supporters of the hund...
Sep 13, 2021
Storm Nicholas threatens U.S. Gulf Coast with dangerous conditions
By Erwin Seba HOUSTON (Reuters) - The Gulf Coast of Texas and Louisiana was bracing on Monday for the arrival of Tropical Storm Nicholas, which was expected to batter the region with life-threatening ...
Sep 13, 2021
White House: Biden will discuss filibuster ‘when or if’ he has something to say
By Steve Holland and Trevor Hunnicutt ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden will talk about the Senate rules blocking large parts of his agenda "when or if" he has something to say...
Sep 13, 2021
U.S. grain exports sink as Gulf terminals struggle to recover from Ida
By Karl Plume (Reuters) - U.S. grain exports slumped to their lowest level in years last week as shippers struggled to restart loading operations along the Louisiana Gulf Coast after Hurricane Ida flo...
Sep 13, 2021
