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Senators weigh US Navy Reserve officers for federal appeals courts
By Jacqueline Thomsen (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday questioned a pair of U.S. Navy Reserve officers who were nominated by U.S. President Joe Biden to serve on two U.S. f...
Sep 06, 2023
Washington ethics watchdog files suit to try to block Trump from ballot
(Reuters) - A Washington-based ethics watchdog filed a lawsuit on Wednesday to try to block Donald Trump from appearing on the ballot in Colorado next year if he wins the Republican presidential nomin...
Sep 06, 2023
Joe Biden tested negative for COVID-19 on Wednesday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden tested negative for COVID-19 on Wednesday, White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters. Biden has stepped up testing after first lady Jil...
Sep 06, 2023
Developing countries propose $100bn climate damage fund
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Developing countries have proposed that a new U.N. fund unlocks at least $100 billion by 2030 to address irreversible damage caused by climate change, as states pre...
Sep 06, 2023
Detroit UAW workers strike threat tests Biden’s plan to win union votes
By Nandita Bose and David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden's strategy of backing politically crucial unions while avoiding strikes that cripple the economy has hit a bump in ...
Sep 06, 2023
US Senate will move ahead on spending package as soon as next week
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. will move forward on a package of appropriations bills to avert a possible government shutdown "as early as next week," the key Senators Democrat Patty Murray and Repub...
Sep 06, 2023
Witness in Trump documents case reached deal with prosecutors, ex-attorney says
By Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A key witness in the case accusing former U.S. President Donald Trump of mishandling classified documents after leaving office has entered into a deal with p...
Sep 06, 2023
Biden administration to announce cancellation of Alaska wildlife drilling leases-sources
(Reuters) - The U.S. Interior Department on Wednesday will announce the cancellation of oil and gas leases in a federal wildlife refuge that were bought by an Alaska state agency in 2021, according to...
Sep 06, 2023
US FAA clears UPS Flight Forward, uAvionix drone operations
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. regulators are allowing two more companies, UPS Flight Forward and uAvionix, to operate drones beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS), the Federal Aviation...
Sep 06, 2023
US prosecutors urge jurors to convict Trump ex-adviser Navarro for contempt of Congress
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal prosecutors urged jurors on Wednesday to convict former President Donald Trump's adviser Peter Navarro of criminal contempt, telling them that Navarro ...
Sep 06, 2023
