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Transportation chief LaHood to step down

August 23, 2021 at 10:16 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said on Tuesday he planned to resign, marking the latest departure from President Barack Obama's Cabinet as the administration tries to find the...

Transportation chief LaHood to step down

August 22, 2019 at 8:32 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said on Tuesday he planned to resign, marking the latest departure from President Barack Obama's Cabinet as the administration tries to find the...

U.S. warns Antigua against “government-authorized piracy”

August 23, 2021 at 10:12 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States warned Antigua and Barbuda on Monday not to retaliate against U.S. restrictions on Internet gambling by suspending American copyrights or patents, a move it...

U.S. business urges Obama pursue new trade negotiating power

August 23, 2021 at 9:57 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A leading U.S. business group urged President Barack Obama on Thursday to build on trade successes of the past two years by seeking legislation that would allow...

Trade Rep Kirk to step down, successors eyed

August 23, 2021 at 9:46 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk said on Tuesday he was stepping down as the nation's top trade official in late February, opening up a plum economic post...

Senate approves $60.4 billion Superstorm Sandy aid bill

August 23, 2021 at 8:18 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Friday approved a $60.4 billion aid package to pay for reconstruction costs from Superstorm Sandy, which ravaged mid-Atlantic and northeastern states, after defeating...

Senate approves $60.4 billion Superstorm Sandy aid bill

August 22, 2019 at 7:51 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Friday approved a $60.4 billion aid package to pay for reconstruction costs from Superstorm Sandy, which ravaged mid-Atlantic and northeastern states, after defeating...

U.S. government report faults Bahrain 2011 labor crackdown

August 23, 2021 at 7:50 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Bahrain appears to have violated commitments it made to the United States to protect workers' rights in its response to a March 2011 general strike at the...

Obama grants Russia “permanent normal trade relations”

August 23, 2021 at 7:49 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Thursday formally granted "permanent normal trade relations" to Russia, following congressional action that cleared the way for him to remove a Cold War-era...

Obama grants Russia “permanent normal trade relations”

December 25, 2018 at 11:19 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Thursday formally granted "permanent normal trade relations" to Russia, following congressional action that cleared the way for him to remove a Cold War-era...

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