Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) National News (Master Feed)
Trump to visit U.S.-Mexico border with Texas governor
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he would visit the Texas-Mexico border later this month with Texas Governor Greg Abbott, after both have complained about a rise in...
Jun 15, 2021
Sweeping bill to address China tech threat likely to take weeks in U.S. House
By Patricia Zengerle and David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A highly touted bill to boost the United States' ability to compete with Chinese technology could take weeks to get through Congress, a...
Jun 15, 2021
Ex-police chief accused of joining U.S. Capitol riot released on bail
By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A former California police chief charged with taking part in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol was ordered released on bail, according to a ruling by a fed...
Jun 15, 2021
Factbox-Republicans erect voting barriers across a number of politically crucial U.S. states
By Julia Harte WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican lawmakers in a number of politically significant states have passed a wave of new voting requirements and limits this year, saying the measures are nee...
Jun 15, 2021
Congressional Democrats wary of Senate infrastructure plan
By Makini Brice and Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats in the U.S. Congress on Tuesday criticized a $1.2 trillion infrastructure proposal by a bipartisan group of Senate moderates as negl...
Jun 15, 2021
Outgoing Southern Baptist president denounces racism at annual meeting
By Sharon Bernstein (Reuters) - The outgoing president of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) railed against racism and the influence of politics within the conservative U.S. evangelical movement in...
Jun 15, 2021
U.S. defends minority farmer debt relief despite legal fight
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The U.S. Agriculture Department (USDA) is defending efforts to wipe clean government-backed loans to farmers facing decades of discrimination, despite a temporary restraining order...
Jun 15, 2021
Schumer hopes for July vote for bipartisan infrastructure bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said on Tuesday he hoped to have a July vote on a bipartisan infrastructure bill, but a second measure would be needed to incorporate c...
Jun 15, 2021
Harvey Weinstein can be extradited to California, NY judge rules
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) -Convicted former movie producer Harvey Weinstein can be extradited to California from New York to face rape and sexual assault charges, a New York state judge r...
Jun 15, 2021
Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott donates $2.7 billion in latest round of charitable giving
(Reuters) - Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott announced on Tuesday that she has donated $2.7 billion to nearly 300 organizations focused on what she described as "categories and communities t...
Jun 15, 2021
