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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell testifies before the Senate Banking Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., December 1, 2020. Susan Walsh/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Congressional testimony from Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell on Tuesday shows that President Joe Biden’s economic plan is…

2/2 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about the administration’s coronavirus disease (COVID-19) response and the vaccination program during brief remarks in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, U.S., June 18, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos 2/2 By Trevor Hunnicutt and Jarrett Renshaw WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden will continue…

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden speaks prior to signing of the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act into law in the East Room of the White House in Washington, U.S., June 17, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Barria WASHINGTON (Reuters) – White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said no policy decisions are expected from President Joe…

© Reuters. U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about the administration’s coronavirus disease (COVID-19) response and the vaccination program during brief remarks in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, U.S., June 18, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Barria WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden will meet with financial regulators on Monday for an update on…

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops overwhelmingly voted, 168-55, to draft a document that they hope will prevent President Biden and other Catholic politicians from receiving Communion if they advocate for abortion rights, the Associated Press reports.Why it matters: Biden is the United States’ second Catholic president and the country’s most religiously observant leader since…

2/2 © Reuters. U.S. President Joe Biden holds a news conference at the end of the G7 summit, at Cornwall Airport Newquay, Britain, June 13, 2021. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque 2/2 NEWQUAY, England (Reuters) – Western democracies are in a race to compete with autocratic governments, U.S. President Joe Biden said on Sunday. “We’re in a contest,…

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a session of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) in Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 4, 2021. Sputnik/Vladimir Smirnov/Kremlin via REUTERS WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin, in an interview with NBC News ahead of his meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden next week, said U.S.-Russia…

Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Ben Sasse (R-Neb.) on Thursday praised the Biden administration’s decision to purchase 500 million doses of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine to share with countries around the world, calling the decision the “right move.”The big picture: Their statements represent a rare moment of praise of Biden by Republicans.Get market news worthy…

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has stoked a feud with boxer Manny Pacquiao by criticizing his “shallow” foreign policy knowledge, after the senator and eight-division champion said he found the leader’s stand on the South China Sea was “lacking.”Video Transcript[MUSIC PLAYING]

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A police officer guards a closed road at the city center after amenities and businesses were shut for the second time this weekend due to overcrowding over the last few days, as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak continues, in Mexico By Anthony Esposito MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexico’s government does not envisage…