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Factbox-What are Democrats considering including in a voting rights bill?
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As Republican-controlled state legislatures pass a wave of laws https://www.reuters.com/world/us/republicans-erect-voting-barriers-across-number-politically-crucial-us-states-20...
Jun 17, 2021
U.S. Justice Dept calls state laws restricting trans rights unconstitutional
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday made its most forceful statement against a wave of Republican-backed state laws that restrict transgender rights, saying measures introdu...
Jun 17, 2021
U.S. administers nearly 315 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines – CDC
(Reuters) - The United States has administered 314,969,386 doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the country as of Thursday morning and distributed 377,215,060 doses, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and ...
Jun 17, 2021
O’Rourke to host Texas voting rights rally as U.S. Democrats push reforms
By Joseph Ax (Reuters) - Former presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke will headline a voting rights rally in Texas on Sunday, a day before Democrats in the U.S. Senate take up a sweeping bill aimed at ...
Jun 17, 2021
Kevin Spacey accuser who tried to sue anonymously is dismissed from case
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge on Thursday dismissed all claims by one of two men suing the actor Kevin Spacey over alleged sexual misconduct in the 1980s, after the plaintif...
Jun 17, 2021
White House to finish allocating 80 million U.S.-made COVID-19 shots for shipment abroad
By Carl O'Donnell and Michael Erman (Reuters) - The White House will finish allocating 80 million U.S.-made COVID-19 shots that it has pledged to ship abroad in the coming days, with shipments going o...
Jun 17, 2021
Republican congressional committee will start accepting cryptocurrency donations
By Elizabeth Culliford (Reuters) - The National Republican Congressional Committee will begin to accept donations in cryptocurrency, it said on Thursday. The organization said it was the first nationa...
Jun 17, 2021
U.S. House panel seeks documents from Trump-era probes of leaks
By Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A U.S. House of Representatives committee on Thursday requested documents from the Justice Department related to the Trump administration's seizure of phone records ...
Jun 17, 2021
U.S. motor vehicle travel jumped by 55% in April over 2020 levels
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. motorists drove 55% more miles in April over pandemic levels in 2020 as more Americans return to offices and resume trips. The Federal Highway Administration said motorists...
Jun 17, 2021
U.S. Senate Republican rejects voting rights compromise
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on Thursday rejected a compromise proposal from Democratic Senator Joe Manchin on voting rights legislation. "Senate Democrats seem t...
Jun 17, 2021
