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US House committee to consider Blinken contempt charge over Afghanistan cable
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives committee could vote as soon as next week on whether to recommend a contempt of Congress charge against Secretary of State Antony Blinken over ...
May 17, 2023
U.S. Republican-led states move to block Biden ESG investing rule
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) - A group of Republican-led U.S. states has asked a federal judge in Texas to strike down a Biden administration rule allowing socially conscious investing by retirement p...
May 17, 2023
US power grids vulnerable to extreme heat conditions this summer – NERC
(Reuters) - Large parts of the United States and some areas in Canada, home to around 165 million people, could face energy shortfalls during periods of extreme heat this summer, a group that sets rel...
May 17, 2023
House Speaker McCarthy says U.S. debt ceiling deal by Sunday is “doable”
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said on Wednesday that a deal to raise the U.S. debt ceiling limit was "do-able" by Sunday, the day President Joe Biden said he intended on holding ...
May 17, 2023
U.S. Supreme Court declines to block Illinois assault weapons ban
By Andrew Chung (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to block a Democratic-backed ban on assault-style rifles and large capacity magazines enacted in Illinois after a deadly mass s...
May 17, 2023
In a first, women poised to become mayors of Philadelphia and Jacksonville
By Brendan O'Brien (Reuters) - A Philadelphia Democrat who promised to hire more police has won her party's nomination for mayor, while a former TV news anchor has ousted a Republican from the mayor's...
May 17, 2023
Massachusetts US attorney accused of multiple ethics violations
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Massachusetts U.S. Attorney Rachael Rollins improperly used her position at the Justice Department to try to influence the outcome of a local district attorney ...
May 17, 2023
US sues New Jersey county for depriving jailed inmates of civil rights
(Reuters) -The United States on Wednesday filed a civil lawsuit accusing a New Jersey county of depriving jailed inmates of their civil rights by failing to identify when they might be at risk of self...
May 17, 2023
DeSantis signs Florida ban on gender-affirming treatment for transgender minors
By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) -Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on Wednesday signed into law a bill that bans gender-affirming medical care such as puberty blockers or hormone therapy for transgender youth,...
May 17, 2023
Prince Harry, wife Meghan in ‘near catastrophic car chase’ with paparazzi – Harry’s spokesperson
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Prince Harry, his wife Meghan and her mother were involved in a "near catastrophic car chase" involving paparazzi photographers, a spokesperson for the prince said on Wedn...
May 17, 2023
