Category Archives: National
US VP Harris to meet lawmakers in Tennessee after House expulsion of two Democrats
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris will travel to Tennessee on Friday to meet lawmakers the day after the state's House of Representatives expelled two Democrats for breaking dec...
Apr 07, 2023 People exit the building after a vote on to expel two of three Democratic members for their role in a gun control demonstration at the statehouse last week, in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., April 6, 2023. REUTERS/Cheney Orr
After bronchitis, cold weather forces pope to skip outdoor service
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Francis presided at one service on Good Friday, but was ordered by doctors to skip an outdoor evening "Way of the Cross" procession after being hospitalised last week for ...
Apr 07, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Pope Francis visits Casal del Marmo juvenile prison for foot washing Mass in Rome, Italy April 6, 2023. Vatican Media/Handout via REUTERS
UPDATE - U.S. Supreme Court Justice Thomas defends trips financed by 'dearest friends'
UPDATED 11:33 A.M. (Reuters) -U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas on Friday defended luxury trips he has taken over decades, funded by real estate magnate and Republican donor Harlan Crow, sayi...
Apr 07, 2023 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas poses during a group portrait at the Supreme Court in Washington, U.S., October 7, 2022. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo
Russia likely behind U.S. military document leak, U.S. officials say
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Russia or pro-Russian elements are likely behind the leak of several classified U.S. military documents posted on social media that offer a partial, month-old snapshot of the wa...
Apr 07, 2023 FILE PHOTO: The Pentagon building is seen in Arlington, Virginia, U.S, April 6, 2023. REUTERS/Tom Brenner
US job growth strong in March; unemployment rate falls to 3.5%
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. economy continued to churn out jobs at a brisk pace in March, pushing the unemployment rate down to 3.5%, signs of persistent labor market tightness that could see the ...
Apr 07, 2023 FILE PHOTO: A "now hiring" sign is displayed outside Taylor Party and Equipment Rentals in Somerville, Massachusetts, U.S., September 1, 2022. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo
UPDATE: IRS to hire nearly 20,000 staff over two years with $80 billion in new funds
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Internal Revenue Service plans to hire nearly 20,000 new employees and deploy new technology over the next two years as it ramps up an $80 billion investment plan to im...
Apr 07, 2023 Signage is seen at the headquarters of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 10, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly
U.S. Supreme Court declines to allow West Virginia transgender athlete ban
(Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday refused to let West Virginia enforce a state law banning transgender athletes from female sports teams at public schools, one of many Republican-backed m...
Apr 06, 2023 The United States Supreme Court is seen in Washington, U.S., March 27, 2023. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
Biden report on Afghanistan withdrawal blames Trump
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's administration on Thursday released a summary of after-action reports on the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, saying "there were no signs that more time, ...
Apr 06, 2023 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Army soldiers from the 2nd Platoon, B battery 2-8 field artillery, fire a howitzer artillery piece at Seprwan Ghar forward fire base in Panjwai district, Kandahar province southern Afghanistan, June 12, 2011. REUTERS/Baz Ratner/File Photo
UPDATE: Republican-controlled state house expels Democrat after gun control protest
UPDATED: 3:51 P.M. NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) - Republicans who control the Tennessee House of Representatives voted on Thursday to expel Justin Jones, the first of three Democratic members for th...
Apr 06, 2023 Protesters gather in the Tennessee State Capitol in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., April 6, 2023. REUTERS/Kevin Wurm
Pension protesters target Paris bistro favored by Macron
PARIS (Reuters) -Clashes erupted in Paris next to a Left Bank brasserie favored by French President Emmanuel Macron as protesters torched garbage cans and smashed up two banks during an eleventh day o...
Apr 06, 2023 French CRS riot police take position in front of a destroyed Credit Agricole bank office near objects set on fire during clashes at a demonstration as part of the eleventh day of nationwide strikes and protests against French government's pension reform, in Paris, France, April 6, 2023. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier
