Author Archives: Julia Bradley
Clock is ticking for Republicans on infrastructure, Biden officials say
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Democrats will start the process on Wednesday of preparing an infrastructure bill for a vote in the U.S. House of Representatives, with or without Republican support, U.S. Energy...
Jun 07, 2021 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm speaks during a roundtable discussion on need for greater diversity in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) at Howard University in Washington, U.S., May 3, 2021. Stefani Reynolds/Pool via REUTERS
Facebook suspends former U.S. President Trump's account for two years
(Reuters) -Facebook Inc on Friday suspended former U.S. President Donald Trump from its platform until at least January 2023 in a decision that has been watched closely for signals on how the company ...
Jun 04, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Orlando, Florida, U.S. February 28, 2021. REUTERS/Octavio Jones/File Photo
Biden cites 'historic progress' despite modest jobs report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Unemployment is down and wages are up, President Joe Biden said on Friday, as his administration touted a jobs report that left some economists concerned about the state of the A...
Jun 04, 2021 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on his administration's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) response, as Vice President Kamala Harris stands by in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building's South Court Auditorium at the White House in Washington, U.S., June 2, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo
U.S. job growth picks up in May; unemployment rate falls to 5.8%
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. employers boosted hiring in May as the easing pandemic, helped by vaccinations, pulled more people back into the labor force, offering assurance that the economy's recovery...
Jun 04, 2021 FILE PHOTO: People line up outside a newly reopened career center for in-person appointments in Louisville, U.S., April 15, 2021. REUTERS/Amira Karaoud
Racing to salvage infrastructure deal, Biden to reconvene with Republican negotiator
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden will meet with the main Republican negotiator on infrastructure spending on Friday as they try to craft a deal that can satisfy their sharply divided camps. ...
Jun 04, 2021 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden gestures toward Senator Shelley Capito (R-WV) during an infrastructure meeting with Republican Senators at the White House in Washington, U.S., May 13, 2021. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Biden says U.S. to send 25 million COVID-19 vaccines around the world
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden on Thursday laid out how the United States would share some 25 million of a planned 80 million COVID-19 vaccine doses with the rest of the world. The United S...
Jun 03, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Vials labelled "Moderna, Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine" are seen in this illustration picture taken May 2, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/File Photo
County stars set to perform at Tailgate N' Tallboys festival
PEORIA, Ill. -- One of the Midwest's first outdoor music festivals of the summer begins Thursday night at Peoria's Louisville Slugger Sports Complex. Tailgate N' Tallboys Organizer Wayne Klein, with U...
Jun 03, 2021
Netanyahu, battling for political life, attacks deal to unseat him
JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday fought back against an agreement by his political opponents for a government of left-wing, centrist and right-wing parties ai...
Jun 03, 2021 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu looks on after a special session of the Knesset whereby Israeli lawmakers elected a new president, at the Knesset, Israel's parliament, in Jerusalem June 2, 2021. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun
Biden to speak again with Republican Senator Capito on Friday on infrastructure
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden and Republican Senator Shelley Moore Capito had a "constructive and frank" discussion on Wednesday about revitalizing U.S. infrastructure and agreed to talk a...
Jun 03, 2021 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the U.S. economy in the East Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., May 10, 2021. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Biden to outline steps to help reach July 4 vaccination goal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House is accelerating its efforts to get 70 percent of U.S. adults vaccinated against COVID-19 with at least one shot by July 4, announcing on Wednesday a plan for a "...
Jun 02, 2021 FILE PHOTO: A woman receives a COVID-19 vaccine at a clinic in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., May 18, 2021. REUTERS/Hannah Beier/File Photo
