Category Archives: National
House Republicans opt not to punish Greene, vote to keep Cheney
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday opted not to punish newcomer Marjorie Taylor Greene for incendiary comments including support for violence against ...
Feb 03, 2021 REUTERS/Joshua Roberts
U.S. Democrats take first step to go it alone on Biden's COVID-19 aid
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday took the first step toward fast-tracking President Joe Biden's proposed $1.9 trillion coronavirus aid bill without Republican support. Th...
Feb 02, 2021 REUTERS/Brandon Bell
Bezos to step down as Amazon boss
By Jeffrey Dastin and Akanksha Rana (Reuters) - Amazon.com, Inc on Tuesday said founder Jeff Bezos would step down as CEO and become executive chairman, as the company reported its third consecutive r...
Feb 02, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Jeff Bezos, president and CEO of Amazon and owner of The Washington Post, speaks at the Economic Club of Washington DC's "Milestone Celebration Dinner" in Washington, U.S., September 13, 2018. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File Photo
White House plans to send millions of vaccines to pharmacies
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House next week will start shipping coronavirus vaccines directly to retail pharmacies alongside ongoing deliveries to states, increasing weekly supplies of shots nati...
Feb 02, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Dead volume syringes filled with the COVID-19 vaccine are seen at a pop-up vaccination site in William Reid Apartments in Brooklyn, New York City, U.S., January 23, 2021. Mary Altaffer/Pool via REUTERS
Biden to take more action on climate change
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden's administration next week will release more policies it believes are needed to tackle climate change and is urging China to toughen one of its targets ...
Jan 24, 2021 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about his administration's plans to fight the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic during a COVID-19 response event as Vice President Kamala Harris, Dr. Anthony Fauci and COVID-19 czar Jeff Zients listens at the White House in Washington, U.S., January 21, 2021. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Larry King dies at age 87
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Larry King, who quizzed thousands of world leaders, politicians and entertainers for CNN and other news outlets in a career spanning more than six decades, has died at age 87, ...
Jan 23, 2021 REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo
Trump impeachment trial set to begin week of Feb. 8
WASHINGTON -- Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer Friday announced on the Senate floor the impeachment trial for Donald Trump will begin the week of Feb. 8. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will send the a...
Jan 22, 2021 Midwest Communications
Henry "Hank" Aaron dies at 86
(Reuters) - Baseball Hall of Famer Henry "Hank" Aaron, who once held Major League Baseball's record for most career homes runs, has died, according to multiple media reports. He was 86. Aaron, who ear...
Jan 22, 2021 Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports/File Photo
Woman may have tried to sell Pelosi computer device to Russians, FBI says
(Reuters) -- U.S. law enforcement is investigating whether a woman took a laptop computer or hard drive from U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office during the Jan. 6 siege of the ...
Jan 18, 2021 FBI/Handout via REUTERS
Vice president-elect Harris to resign Senate seat Monday
WILMINGTON, Del. (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Kamala Harris of California will resign from the Senate on Monday in preparation for her inauguration as Joe Biden's vice president on Wednesday, according to...
Jan 17, 2021 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Vice President-elect Kamala Harris makes a speech after U.S. President-elect Joe Biden announced their nominee for secretary of education, Miguel Cardona in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., December 23, 2020. REUTERS/Leah Millis
