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U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai on Friday said she was maintaining the threat of U.S. tariffs on goods from Austria, Britain, India, Italy, Spain and Turkey in retaliation for their digital services taxes, Reuters reported. […]

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Georgia’s sweeping new voting restrictions came under attack on Friday, with civil rights groups challenging them in court and President Joe Biden saying the U.S. Justice Department was examining what he called an “atrocity” of […]

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The key Republican on infrastructure issues, Sen. Shelly Moore Capito (W.Va.) expressed her will to work with Democrats on electric vehicle infrastructure, but on the other hand, she didn’t agree with the scope and size […]

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On Tuesday, Pfizer announced it has started clinical testing in the U.S. of an experimental oral antiviral drug for COVID-19, reported The Hill. As said by the company, the investigational drug “has demonstrated potent in […]

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Janet Yellen, the Treasury Secretary defended President Biden’s effort to raise taxes for big corporations and individuals with high earnings, to help massive infrastructure funding package, with the economy recovering from the pandemic, informed The […]

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A legislation for mandate DNA testing for migrants crossing the U.S. – Mexico border was introduced Wednesday by Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and other Republican lawmakers, claiming that this king of measure will help ending […]

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The Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Wednesday said that since the inauguration, he barely spoke with President Biden, pointing the finger that the Democrats are pushing the White House to the “hard left,” […]

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The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday expanded the ability of people to sue police for excessive force, ruling in favor of a New Mexico woman who filed a civil rights lawsuit after being shot by […]

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Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell skirmished over election reform during a Senate Rules Committee hearing on a bill that Democrats argue would strengthen voting rights, CNBC reported. Democrats argue the For […]

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