By Joseph Ax (Reuters) – Early voting began in Ohio on Tuesday for the May 3 primary elections, all but ensuring that voters will pick their candidates for the U.S. Congress using a Republican-backed congressional map despite ongoing litigation over it…
Obama, Biden reunite at White House to tout Obamacare, new provision
By Nandita Bose and Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Former President Barack Obama returned to the White House on Tuesday for the first time since leaving office in 2017 to tout the benefits of his signature healthcare law and bolster his friend and fo…
Russian auto boomtown grinds to halt over Ukraine sanctions
(Reuters) – Thousands of auto workers have been furloughed and food prices are soaring as Western sanctions pummel the small Russian city of Kaluga and its flagship foreign carmakers, with more sanctions likely to come. The Kaluga region, 190 kilometre…
U.S. SEC sues over bogus $13.8 billion Textron takeover bid
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – The top U.S. securities regulator on Tuesday sued the former head of a now-defunct British company for making a fraudulent bid to buy U.S. aerospace and defense company Textron Inc for about $13.8 billion. Melvi…
Ukraine leader tells top U.N. body to make Russia accountable for ‘war crimes’
By Michelle Nichols and Pavel Polityuk UNITED NATIONS/LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelenskiy told the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday that “accountability must be inevitable” for Russia as he accused invading Russian troops …
Ex-Proud Boys leader Tarrio pleads not guilty to charges tied to U.S. Capitol attack
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Enrique Tarrio, the former top leader of the right-wing group the Proud Boys, pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to criminal charges accusing him of conspiring to block Congress from certifying President Joe Biden’s 2…
U.S. lawmaker and Trump critic Rep. Upton to retire
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Representative Fred Upton on Tuesday said he will retire from Congress, marking the latest political exit by a Republican lawmaker who voted to impeach then-President Donald Trump. “Even the best stories (have) a last chapter…
Global groups propose pandemic plan costing $10 billion a year
By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) -It will take $15 billion in grants this year and another $10 billion annually after that to establish and maintain an adequate toolkit to respond to COVID-19 and address future pandemic threats, according to four…
U.S. Senate eyes Thursday vote on top court nominee Jackson -Schumer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate should wrap up debate over U.S. Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson by Thursday, clearing the way for a final vote on her confirmation, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said on Tuesday. (Reporting by K…
Wall St, tech shares fall on fears of aggressive Fed
By Lewis Krauskopf, Bansari Mayur Kamdar and Praveen Paramasivam (Reuters) – Wall Street’s main indexes fell on Tuesday, dragged by weakness in tech and other growth stocks, after comments from Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard spooked investors a…