Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Trump son-in-law Kushner appears before U.S. House Jan 6 committee
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner made a "valuable" appearance on Thursday before the U.S. House of Representatives committee investigating the Jan. 6, 20...
Mar 31, 2022
In setback for Democrats, New York judge throws out new congressional map
By Joseph Ax (Reuters) - A New York state judge on Thursday threw out the state's new Democratic-backed congressional map as unconstitutional and ordered lawmakers to redraw the lines, a decision that...
Mar 31, 2022
U.S. House approves bill setting strict cap on insulin costs
By Richard Cowan and Ahmed Aboulenein WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The high cost of insulin to treat diabetes would be drastically reduced under legislation the U.S. House of Representatives passed on Thurs...
Mar 31, 2022
Lawsuit accusing 10 banks of rigging $23 trillion U.S. Treasury market is dismissed
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge on Thursday dismissed a long-running antitrust lawsuit accusing 10 of the world's largest banks of pursuing two interrelated conspiracies to su...
Mar 31, 2022
U.S. confirms ex-Pentagon official for Commerce Dept Russia export control post
By Karen Freifeld WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Thursday confirmed Alan Estevez to serve as under secretary of commerce for industry and security, a key post overseeing restrictions on exp...
Mar 31, 2022
U.S. Senate approves bill to ease export shipping backlogs
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Thursday unanimously passed a bill to improve oversight of ocean shipping, a step supporters say will help ease export backlogs. The Ocean...
Mar 31, 2022
U.S. envoy to Moscow says Russia ties sunk to ‘Mariana Trench’ depths
By Jonathan Landay and Arshad Mohammed WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Russia's invasion of Ukraine has made John Sullivan's tough job as U.S. envoy to Moscow even harder as he grapples with the Kremlin's nucl...
Mar 31, 2022
Fetuses discovered in DC home as anti-abortion activists charged with storming clinic
(Reuters) - Five fetuses were discovered in a Washington, D.C., home, police said on Thursday, which local media said was the residence of an anti-abortion activist criminally charged with storming a ...
Mar 31, 2022
Russian invasion, crypto trading drive ‘tail risks’ for U.S. banks -regulator
By Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A top U.S. banking regulator told banks on Thursday to be more vigilant about guarding against unlikely but extreme risk as Russia's invasion of Ukraine and th...
Mar 31, 2022
U.S. drops price-fixing charges against chicken executives after mistrials
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department asked a federal court in Denver on Thursday to drop price-fixing charges filed against five executives of chicken producing companies after two mistr...
Mar 31, 2022
