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McCarthy’s Republican history should smooth path to EPA

August 24, 2021 at 5:20 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - After a long career in public service including work for two Republican governors, Gina McCarthy is expected to win confirmation as the next head of the Environmental...

Small U.S. printers face hit from government spending cuts: official

August 24, 2021 at 5:08 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Private printing presses are among the businesses that will be hit hard if Washington goes ahead with $85 billion in automatic federal spending cuts, a government official...

White House wants $2 billion to give cleaner transport a boost

August 24, 2021 at 4:15 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama wants Congress to create a $2 billion clean-energy transportation fund using fees paid by oil and gas producers on federal lands, the White House...

Montana governor: Oil and gas boom could fund clean energy

August 24, 2021 at 12:26 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer, who been an advocate of the recent oil and gas boom that could upend U.S. energy policy, says he will keep spreading his...

Montana governor: Oil and gas boom could fund clean energy

December 25, 2018 at 3:56 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer, who been an advocate of the recent oil and gas boom that could upend U.S. energy policy, says he will keep spreading his...

Levy on gold could be budget windfall, U.S. lawmakers say

December 25, 2018 at 3:18 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Revising a 19th-century U.S. law that governs the mining of gold and other precious metals could add billions of dollars to federal coffers at a time of...

Levy on gold could be budget windfall, U.S. lawmakers say

August 24, 2021 at 12:16 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Revising a 19th-century U.S. law that governs the mining of gold and other precious metals could add billions of dollars to federal coffers at a time of...

Obama salutes entertainers at Kennedy Center Honors

December 25, 2018 at 1:30 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Music legend Led Zeppelin was recognized on Sunday alongside entertainers from stage and screen for their contributions to the arts and American culture at the Kennedy Center...

Hispanic vote tilts strongly to Obama in win

August 23, 2021 at 10:11 p.m.

WASHINGTON/MIAMI (Reuters) - Strong support from Hispanics, the fastest-growing demographic in the United States, helped tip President Barack Obama's fortunes as he secured a second term in the White House,...

Hispanic vote tilts strongly to Obama in win

December 25, 2018 at 7:47 a.m.

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