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US anti-affirmative action group challenges West Point admissions policy
(Reuters) - The group that pursued a successful U.S. Supreme Court challenge to the consideration of race in collegiate admissions on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Military Academy, known a...
Sep 19, 2023
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
Giuliani sued over $1.4 million in unpaid legal fees
By Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Rudy Giuliani is facing a lawsuit that claims the former New York mayor owes a law firm nearly $1.4 million in unpaid legal fees connected to his work as Don...
Sep 19, 2023
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
France to seek minimum price for flights in Europe
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) - France will seek support from other European Union countries for a minimum price on flights in Europe, in a bid to reduce the aviation sector's contribution to clim...
Sep 19, 2023
US House panel sets first Biden impeachment inquiry hearing for next week
By Moira Warburton 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...
Sep 19, 2023
Ray Epps, conspiracy theorist target, is charged for breaching US Capitol grounds
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - James Ray Epps, the subject of relentless conspiracy theories by the far-right, is facing a criminal misdemeanor charge for his role in the Jan. 6 attack on th...
Sep 19, 2023
Dutch firms get up to $49 billion annually in fossil fuel subsidies -report
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Industrial companies in the Netherlands get 39 billion to 46 billion euros ($42-49 billion) in tax breaks and subsidies annually for using fossil fuels, the Dutch government said...
Sep 19, 2023
Expect farm bill in December, says chair of Senate farm committee
By Leah Douglas WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top Senate negotiator of the United States' largest farm spending package is looking to get the bill done in December, three months after the prior farm bill...
Sep 19, 2023
US lawmaker to urge chip industry group to reduce China investments -source
By Stephen Nellis (Reuters) - The chair of the U.S. House of Representatives' committee on China on Tuesday planned to meet with a semiconductor industry group to express concerns over U.S. investment...
Sep 19, 2023
