Category Archives: National
Hunter Biden will plead not guilty to gun charges
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden's son, Hunter Biden, will plead not guilty to federal gun charges, his attorney said in a court filing on Tuesday. THE TAKE Hunter Biden, 53, is at the c...
Sep 20, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Hunter Biden, son of U.S. President Joe Biden, departs federal court after a plea hearing on two misdemeanor charges of willfully failing to pay income taxes in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S. July 26, 2023. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo
At UN General Assembly, Biden asks world to stand with Ukraine
NEW YORK (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden appealed to world leaders at the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday to stand with Ukraine against Russian invaders, hoping Republicans in Congress will also ...
Sep 19, 2023 U.S. President Joe Biden addresses the 78th Session of the U.N. General Assembly in New York City, U.S., September 19, 2023. REUTERS/Mike Segar
Russian court declines to consider appeal by US reporter Gershkovich against detention in spy case
MOSCOW (Reuters) -A Moscow court on Tuesday declined to consider the latest appeal by U.S. reporter Evan Gershkovich against his pre-trial detention, nearly six months after his arrest on spying charg...
Sep 19, 2023 Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich stands behind a glass wall of an enclosure for defendants before a court hearing to consider an appeal against his pre-trial detention on espionage charges in Moscow, Russia, September 19, 2023. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina
U.S. House Republicans delay initial vote on short-term funding bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said on Tuesday that he has delayed a key procedural vote for a 30-day stopgap funding measure intended to avert a government shutdown after cu...
Sep 19, 2023 U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) speaks with reporters as he walks to the House floor at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., September 19, 2023. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
US Capitol Police headquarters evacuated due to suspicious vehicle
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Capitol Police headquarters was evacuated and surrounding streets closed off on Tuesday after a report of a suspicious vehicle on the block, the police said. The police ...
Sep 19, 2023 Alex Smith
US House panel sets first Biden impeachment inquiry hearing for next week
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives is set to hold its first committee hearing on Sept. 28 on its long-shot impeachment inquiry against Democratic President Joe Bide...
Sep 19, 2023 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden walks to the White House from Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, U.S., September 17, 2023. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo
Target to hire 100,000 workers for holiday season, start promotions in October
(Reuters) -Target said on Tuesday it would hire nearly 100,000 employees for the holiday season, like in the past two years, and start offering discounts for the festive period as early as October. Th...
Sep 19, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Shoppers wait in line at Target on the Thanksgiving Day holiday in Burbank, California, November 22, 2012. The shopping frenzy known as "Black Friday" kicked off at a more civilized hour welcomed by some shoppers this year, with retailers like Target Corp and Toys R Us moving their openings earlier into Thursday night. Picture taken November 22, 2012. REUTERS/Jonathan Alcorn/File Photo
Trump to skip next Republican debate, give speech to auto workers
(Reuters) -Former U.S. President Donald Trump plans to give a speech in Detroit on Sept. 27 to a crowd of union workers, skipping the second Republican presidential debate, an aide said on Monday, and...
Sep 19, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks on the stage at a South Dakota Republican party rally in Rapid City, South Dakota, U.S. September 8, 2023. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo
At UN, Biden will ask world to stick with Ukraine
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden will use his speech to the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday to make a full-throated appeal for world leaders to stand with Ukraine against Russian invader...
Sep 19, 2023 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden steps from Air Force One upon his arrival in New York, U.S. September 17, 2023. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
UAW to strike at more US auto plants if no progress made by Friday
(Reuters) -The United Auto Workers union said it would announce on Friday more plants to strike if no serious progress was made in talks with Ford, General Motors and Chrysler-parent Stellantis, addin...
Sep 19, 2023 Hakeem Jeffries, Democratic Minority Leader of the U.S. House of Representatives, walks the picket line with striking United Auto Workers members outside the Ford Motor Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne, Michigan U.S., September 17, 2023. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook
