By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The House Foreign Affairs Committee plans to hold a vote next month on a bill aimed at blocking the use of China’s popular social media app TikTok in the United States, the committee confirmed on Friday. The measure, planned by the panel’s chair Representative Michael McCaul, a Republican, would aim …
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By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The man who carried out a pepper-spray attack on a U.S. Capitol Police officer who died the day after the Jan. 6, 2021, riot was sentenced to 80 months in prison on Friday with credit for time already served in pretrial detention. Julian Khater, 32, who admitted in a …
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By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Over two dozen U.S. representatives on Friday called on top U.S. climate envoy John Kerry to urge the United Arab Emirates to withdraw its appointment of the head of its state oil company as president of the COP28 climate summit it will host this year. The 27 Democratic members …
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(Reuters) -Lucid Group’s shares surged 43% on Friday, paring gains after doubling on market speculation that Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) wanted to buy out the electric vehicle maker. The speculation originated from an “uncooked” alert attributed to deals website Betaville, using its term for market gossip. Lucid was the sixth-most traded stock on …
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By Tim Reid DANA POINT, Calif. (Reuters) -The Republican National Committee reelected Ronna McDaniel to a fourth term as chairwoman, giving a mandate that would keep the Donald Trump-backed candidate in the top party post through the 2024 U.S. presidential elections. McDaniel beat challenger Harmeet Dhillon by 111 votes to 51 for another two-year term …
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(Reuters) – Visa Inc said on Friday the antitrust division of the U.S. Department of Justice had issued investigative demand earlier this month seeking documents and information about U.S. debit card practices and competition with other payment networks. The probe, which began in early 2021, followed reports the United States was investigating whether the credit …
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(Reuters) -Former Vice President Mike Pence said on Friday he had not been aware that classified documents were at his Indiana home and said he takes “full responsibility” for the security breach. Pence, speaking at Florida International University in Miami, said a review was conducted of his personal records after classified documents were found at …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden on Friday picked his former COVID-19 policy coordinator, Jeff Zients, to be the next White House chief of staff, citing his expertise in health care and the economy. Zients will replace Biden’s current chief of staff Ron Klain. “I’ve seen Jeff Zients tackle some of the toughest issues in government,” …
By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill on Friday limiting the ability of the energy secretary to tap the strategic oil reserve without developing plans to increase the amount of public lands available for oil and gas drilling. Representatives backed the bill 221 to 205, with support from only …
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By Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken joined with counterparts from across the Americas on Friday seeking to advance efforts to forge a regional economic partnership, building on a framework President Joe Biden announced at a Los Angeles summit in June. Hosting a virtual meeting with 11 other countries, Blinken …
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