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Illinois' governor praises Biden's State of the Union Address
CHICAGO, Ill. - Following President Biden's third State of the Union Address, Illinois Gov. J-B Pritzker released a statement praising the president's vision for the country's future - one that respec...
Mar 08, 2024 Governor J.B. Pritzker delivers his State of the State and budget address before the General Assembly at the Illinois State Capitol, Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune/pool)
Illinois politicians react to Biden's State of the Union Address
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Depending on what side of the aisle they're on, Illinois politicians either praised or found flaws in President Joe Biden's State of the Union Address on Thursday night. Congressman...
Mar 08, 2024 The White House
US Senate poised to pass spending package, averting government shutdown
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate is expected to give Congress' final approval on Friday of legislation funding several federal agencies through September, averting a partial government shutdown ...
Mar 08, 2024 FILE PHOTO: People walk past the U.S. Capitol building as the deadline to avoid partial government shutdown looms in Washington, U.S., January 18, 2024. REUTERS/Leah Millis/ FILE PHOTO
Sweden joins NATO as war in Ukraine prompts security rethink
WASHINGTON/STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Sweden joined NATO in Washington on Thursday, two years after Russia's invasion of Ukraine forced it to rethink its national security policy and conclude that support f...
Mar 07, 2024 A Swedish soldier stands next to a ceremonial cannon in the courtyard of the Royal Palace in Stockholm, Sweden, March 7, 2024. REUTERS/Tom Little
Xcel Energy says its facilities likely started Texas fire
(Reuters) -Electric utility Xcel Energy said on Thursday its facilities likely started the Smokehouse Creek fire, which has destroyed dozens of homes and charred sprawling cattle ranches in the larges...
Mar 07, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Smoke rises from a wildfire in Texas, U.S., February 27, 2024 in this screen grab obtained from a social media video. Jeff Bartlett/via REUTERS
US weekly jobless claims unchanged
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits was unchanged last week as the labor market continued to gradually ease. Initial claims for state unemploymen...
Mar 07, 2024 FILE PHOTO: People wait in line to enter the Nassau County Mega Job Fair at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York October 7, 2014. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo
UPDATE: Rivian unveils smaller, less expensive EVs, hastens delivery plans
UPDATED 2:22 P.M. LAGUNA BEACH, California (Reuters) -Rivian on Thursday unveiled its smaller and less expensive R2 SUVs and R3 crossovers amid a slowdown in demand for EVs and also said it would star...
Mar 07, 2024 Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe reacts at an event to unveil a smaller R2 SUV in Laguna Beach, California, U.S., March 7, 2024. REUTERS/Mike Blake
Three killed in first fatal Houthi attack on Red Sea shipping, CENTCOM says
LONDON (Reuters) - A Houthi missile attack killed three seafarers on a Red Sea merchant ship on Wednesday, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said, the first fatalities reported since the Iran-aligned Yem...
Mar 07, 2024 FILE PHOTO: A cargo ship boat model is seen in front of "Red Sea" and "Houthi attacks" words in this illustration taken January 9, 2024. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
UPDATE: In State of the Union, Biden to sharpen contrast with Trump
UPDATED 2:51 P.M. WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden on Thursday will use his last State of the Union address before the U.S. election to sharpen distinctions with Donald Trump on the economy, ...
Mar 07, 2024 U.S. President Joe Biden looks on before boarding Air Force One at Hagerstown Regional Airport in Hagerstown, Maryland, U.S. March 5, 2024. REUTERS/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades
Biden's post-Super Tuesday message: It's Trump or me, folks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Now that Donald Trump has all but sealed the Republican nomination to run for the White House, President Joe Biden will aim to sharpen the contrast between the two men and their ...
Mar 06, 2024 U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks before a meeting of his Competition Council, in the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., March 5, 2024. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
