Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) National News (Master Feed)
Trump ‘wishes’ to attend rape accuser’s trial … but he may not
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - Donald Trump wants to attend next week's trial involving the writer E. Jean Carroll, who has accused him of rape, but may not because of security issues his ap...
Apr 19, 2023
Biden admin says Republican concerns about oil reserve damage unfounded
By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration said concerns of Republican lawmakers that last year's record drawdown of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve damaged the system...
Apr 19, 2023
IRS chief urges 2024 budget hike as Republicans criticize $80 billion spending plan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Danny Werfel urged Congress on Wednesday to approve a $1.8 billion annual budget increase as Republicans criticized the agency's spending p...
Apr 19, 2023
Florida board says it discovers another ’11th hour’ agreement with Disney
By Dawn Chmielewski and Lisa Richwine (Reuters) - Florida Governor Ron DeSantis' new oversight board has discovered another "11th hour agreement" that allows Walt Disney Co to set its own utility rate...
Apr 19, 2023
US Supreme Court weighs convicted stalker’s free speech claim
By John Kruzel WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday grappled with a convicted stalker's claim that thousands of unwanted Facebook messages he sent to a female musician in Colorad...
Apr 19, 2023
Biden’s COVID vaccine rule for federal contractors was valid, US court rules
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) - President Joe Biden had the power to require employees of federal contractors to receive COVID-19 vaccinations, a U.S. appeals court ruled on Wednesday, throwing out a j...
Apr 19, 2023
Three Democratic Tennessee lawmakers to visit White House on Monday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Three Democrats in the Tennessee legislature who faced expulsion for participating in protests will visit the White House on Monday, White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre t...
Apr 19, 2023
Republican McCarthy to unveil plan to lift US debt ceiling by $1.5 trillion – source
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Wednesday plans to unveil a plan to raise the nation's debt ceiling by $1.5 trillion, according to a source fa...
Apr 19, 2023
Louisiana on track for carbon well permitting by year-end: official
By Liz Hampton (Reuters) - Louisiana likely will receive permitting authority over wells designed to capture and store greenhouse gases by the end of the year, U.S. Congressman Garret Graves, who repr...
Apr 19, 2023
Factbox-2024 US presidential election: who’s in, who’s out and who’s still thinking about it
By Ross Colvin WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The 2024 race for the White House has only a handful of official candidates so far, with Democratic President Joe Biden yet to announce his plans and most Republi...
Apr 19, 2023
