Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) National News (Master Feed)
Trump backs opponent of Republican House member who voted to impeach him
By Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday endorsed Army veteran Joe Kent's bid to unseat Republican U.S. Representative Jaime Herrera Beutler of Washington state...
Sep 01, 2021
Illinois Senate passes bill to save nuclear plants, sends to House
By Timothy Gardner (Reuters) - The Illinois Senate passed a bill early on Wednesday that aims to prevent two nuclear power plants from shutting this autumn, sending the legislation to the House where ...
Sep 01, 2021
U.S. House committee backs $25 billion increase in defense spending
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives Armed Services Committee on Wednesday backed a proposal to increase spending for the Department of Defense by about $25 billion, more than the ...
Sep 01, 2021
Top U.S. general says he shares ‘pain and anger’ after Afghanistan withdrawal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top U.S. general on Wednesday said he shared the "pain and anger" and mixed emotions of many in the military after the United States completed its withdrawal from Afghanista...
Sep 01, 2021
U.S. says looking at all possible routes for Afghan evacuations
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is looking at all possible options and routes to continue helping Americans and legal permanent residents leave Afghanistan, U.S. Undersecretary of State Victo...
Sep 01, 2021
Biden administration working to accommodate 50,000 Afghans on military bases
(Reuters) - The Biden administration is working to build capacity to accommodate but not resettle up to 50,000 Afghan refugees on military bases, White House press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters a...
Sep 01, 2021
White House continues to call for codification of Roe v. Wade in light of Texas law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House press secretary Jen Psaki said on Wednesday that the administration continues to call for codification of Roe v. Wade in light of the U.S. Supreme Court's declining ...
Sep 01, 2021
Biden to visit New Orleans on Friday to survey storm damage – White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden will travel to New Orleans on Friday to survey damage from Hurricane Ida and meet with state and local leaders, the White House said on Wednesday. (Reporting...
Sep 01, 2021
New York fire chief, still on force, talks of surviving 9/11 attack
(Reuters) - Then a captain with Fire Ladder Company 6 in the Chinatown section of lower Manhattan, Jay Jonas tells a harrowing story of rescue and survival at the collapse of the World Trade Center af...
Sep 01, 2021
R. Kelly accuser frightened by nearby gun during oral sex with R&B singer
By Tyler Clifford NEW YORK (Reuters) - A woman who accuses R. Kelly of sexually abusing her told jurors at his racketeering trial on Wednesday that she was unnerved when she saw a gun near where the R...
Sep 01, 2021
