Category Archives: National
U.S. Republican hardliners try to force Biden impeachment vote
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -At least two hardline Republicans plan to try to force the U.S. House to vote on whether to impeach Democratic President Joe Biden and members of his administration, over the obj...
Jun 21, 2023 FILE PHOTO: U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., June 8, 2023. REUTERS/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades//File Photo
US Supreme Court's Alito defends private jet trip to Alaska
(Reuters) -Conservative U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito has acknowledged taking a private jet to Alaska for a luxury fishing trip in 2008 but defended his failure to disclose the flight provid...
Jun 21, 2023 U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. poses during a group portrait at the Supreme Court in Washington, U.S., October 7, 2022. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File photo
Fed's Powell, in testimony, says inflation fight has "long way to go"
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve's fight to lower inflation back to its 2% target "has a long way to go," Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said on Wednesday in testimony prepared for deli...
Jun 21, 2023 U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testifies before a House Financial Services Committee hearing on "The Federal Reserve's Semi-Annual Monetary Policy Report" on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., June 21, 2023. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Amazon duped millions of consumers into enrolling in Prime, US FTC says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday accused Amazon.com of enrolling millions of consumers into its paid subscription Amazon Prime service without their consent and mak...
Jun 21, 2023 An Amazon Prime truck is pictured as it crosses the George Washington Bridge on Interstate Route 95 during Amazon's two-day "Prime Early Access Sale" shopping event for Amazon members in New York City, New York, U.S., October 11, 2022. REUTERS/Mike Segar
UPDATE: Search for missing Titanic sub focuses on area where sounds detected
UPDATED 1:45 P.M. (Reuters) -Rescuers searching for a missing submersible near the wreck of the Titanic on Wednesday concentrated their efforts on a remote area of the North Atlantic where a series of...
Jun 21, 2023 FILE PHOTO: The Titan submersible, operated by OceanGate Expeditions to explore the wreckage of the sunken Titanic off the coast of Newfoundland, dives in an undated photograph. OceanGate Expeditions/Handout via REUTERS / FILE PHOTO
Gannett sues Google, alleges online ad monopoly
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Gannett, the largest U.S. newspaper chain and publisher of USA Today, on Tuesday sued Google for trying to corner the market for online advertising by monopolizing ad technology. I...
Jun 20, 2023 FILE PHOTO: The logo for Google LLC is seen at the Google Store Chelsea in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., November 17, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo
U.S. judge sets Aug. 14 trial date for Trump in Florida documents case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon has set an initial trial date of Aug. 14 in Florida on former President Donald Trump's federal charges of willful retention of classified govern...
Jun 20, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks during an event following his arraignment on classified document charges, at Trump National Golf Club, in Bedminster, New Jersey, U.S., June 13, 2023. REUTERS/Amr Alfiky/File Photo
UPDATE: President's son Hunter Biden to plead guilty to tax crimes, reaches deal on gun charge
UPDATE: 10:35 A.M. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden has agreed to plead guilty to two charges of willfully failing to pay income taxes and to enter into an agreement ...
Jun 20, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Hunter Biden greets people on a street as U.S. President Joe Biden visits Dundalk, Ireland, April 12, 2023. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
Affirmative action, student debt rulings loom at US Supreme Court
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to decide by the end of this month the fate of race-conscious collegiate admission policies, one of the major disputes - also including cases ...
Jun 20, 2023 FILE PHOTO: The U.S. Supreme Court building is seen in Washington, U.S., April 6, 2023. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo
US lawmakers to press automakers to cut reliance on China over supply chains- Bloomberg
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers will travel to Detroit on Tuesday to press the heads of automakers Ford Motor and General Motors to slash reliance on China over supply chai...
Jun 19, 2023 The GM logo is seen on the China Headquarters in Shanghai, China, August 29, 2022. REUTERS/Aly Song
