Category Archives: National
U.S. House approves $50 billion relief bill for Postal Service
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved a bill on Tuesday to provide the Postal Service (USPS) with about $50 billion in financial relief over a decade and requ...
Feb 09, 2022 FILE PHOTO: A United States Postal Service (USPS) worker unloads packages from his truck in Manhattan during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in New York City, New York, U.S., April 13, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo/File Photo
Slovakia backs U.S. defense pact despite opposition during Ukraine crisis
PRAGUE (Reuters) - Lawmakers in Slovakia narrowly approved a defense treaty with the United States on Wednesday, making it the last NATO member on the alliance's eastern frontier to enact such a pact,...
Feb 09, 2022 Slovakia's Foreign Minister Ivan Korcok speaks with the media as he arrives for an EU foreign ministers meeting at the European Council building in Brussels, Belgium May 10, 2021. Olivier Matthys/Pool via REUTERS
Senate's McConnell pushes back against Republican Party censure of Trump critics
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Top U.S. Senate Republican Mitch McConnell on Tuesday criticized his party's censure of two prominent Republican critics of Donald Trump, joining an intra-party battle that could...
Feb 09, 2022 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) arrives at the U.S. Capitol after a Senate Republican caucus luncheon in Washington, U.S. January 12, 2022. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo
Biden touts 'American manufacturing comeback,' announces Tennessee charger plant
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced that an Australian company that makes chargers for electric vehicles will build a manufacturing facility in Tennessee, while reiterating ...
Feb 08, 2022 FILE PHOTO: A Tritium charging station is seen at a ribbon cutting event for a Revel electric vehicle charging superhub in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S., June 29, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo
U.S. House passes bill to avert temporary government shutdown
UPDATED 5:05 P.M. WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday approved legislation to fund federal government agencies through March 11 and avoid a chaotic shutdown of many of W...
Feb 08, 2022 FILE PHOTO: A jogger passes through a beam of sunlight in front of the U.S Capitol in Washington, U.S., January 18, 2022. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
U.S.-Canada border crossing blocked by truckers fighting COVID restrictions
OTTAWA (Reuters) -The busiest land crossing from the United States to Canada remained shut on Tuesday after Canadian truckers blocked lanes on Monday to protest their government's pandemic control mea...
Feb 08, 2022 Vehicles block the Sir John A. McDonald Parkway, west of Parliament Hill as truckers and their supporters continue to protest against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine mandates, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, February 8, 2022. REUTERS/Blair Gable
France's Macron calls for calm to resolve Ukraine crisis
KYIV (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron, the first leader of a major Western power to meet Vladimir Putin since Russia massed troops near Ukraine, said on Tuesday he believed steps can be ta...
Feb 08, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Chess pieces are seen in front of displayed Russia and Ukraine's flags in this illustration taken January 25, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
U.S. accuses couple of laundering $4.5 billion in Bitcoin tied to big 2016 hack
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday it has unraveled its biggest-ever cryptocurrency theft, seizing a record-shattering $3.6 billion in Bitcoin tied to the 2016 hack of d...
Feb 08, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Photo illustration of Bitfinex cryptocurrency exchange website taken September 27, 2017. Picture taken September 27, 2017. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
'The Power of the Dog,' 'Dune' lead nominations in battle for Oscars glory
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Dark Western "The Power of the Dog" led this year's field of Academy Awards contenders on Tuesday with 12 nominations for the Netflix Inc film, outpacing the 10 nods for sci-fi ...
Feb 08, 2022 FILE PHOTO: The 78th Venice Film Festival - Screening of the film 'The Power of the Dog' in competition - Red Carpet Arrivals - Venice, Italy September 2, 2021 - Director Jane Campion, actor Benedict Cumberbatch and actor Kirsten Dunst pose. REUTERS/Yara Nardi
VP Harris encourages families to file for second Child Tax Credit
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Fox News) -- U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris spoke at the White House Tuesday morning, reminding families of the importance of filing their taxes, so that that they can receive the...
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