U.S. House budget panel approves $1.9 trillion COVID-19 aid bill

R&I – TxPat****   WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives Budget Committee on Monday…

Historic U.S. Interior pick tests Senate support for Biden on climate

R&I – TxPat**** If confirmed to lead the Department of the Interior, the Democratic congresswoman from…

Explainer: Trump’s acts as president are ‘fair game’ for criminal charges

R&I~Smit FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump looks on as he speaks to the media before…

Trump lashes out at McConnell in deepening feud between top Republicans

R&I~Smit FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) speaks about former U.S. President Donald…

CDC chief warns it’s too soon in U.S. to lift COVID-19 mask mandates

R&I~Smit FILE PHOTO: Nurse practitioner Nicole Monk, 44, receives a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination at the…

U.S. CDC recommends schools reopen with masks and rigid health protocols

R&I ~ MJM REUTERS/Eileen T. Meslar/File Photo/ (Reuters) – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and…

U.S. border agents do not need warrants to search digital devices, court rules

BOSTON (Reuters) – A federal appeals court ruled that U.S. border agents do not need warrants…

UK says COVID-19 booster and annual vaccinations very probable

R7I nv — LONDON (Reuters) – A COVID-19 booster in the autumn and then annual vaccinations…

Biden’s Homeland Security czar vows to fight domestic terrorism

R&I NV — WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Homeland Security chief Alejandro Mayorkas, who last week became…

Biden administration suspends Trump asylum deals with El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras

R&I NV — WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Biden administration said on Saturday it was immediately suspending…

Missouri state lawmaker charged with selling fake COVID-19 cure

R&I~Smit (Reuters) – A newly elected Missouri state representative faces 20 federal charges accusing her of…

Biden tells Putin: U.S. no longer ‘rolling over’

R&I~Smit WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden on Thursday told Russia that the United States would…