e and local governments, schools, testing and contact tracing, as well as unemployment assistance and workplace safety regulations." Reuters (10/8, Zengerle) reports Pelosi told Bloomberg TV there was "a clear understanding" that airlines aid had "to be in the context of a fuller bill. They don't have to

w.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/pelosi-mnuchin-search-for- common-ground-as-u-s-covid-19-talks-resume-idUSICBN26T2H9> (10/8, Zengerle) reports Pelosi told Bloomberg TV there was "a clear understanding" that airlines aid had "to be in the context of a fuller bill. They don't have t

<https://www.reuters.corn/article/usa-biden-cabinet-senate/biden-cabinet- picks-may-face-rough-republican-reception-in-senate-idUSICBN2842X0> (11/24, Zengerle) reports other Senate Republicans "fired warning shots to... Biden that they may be prepared to stand in the way of his Cabinet appointments, despi

nate Majority Leader McConnell "of not wanting a deal at all, while one Republican senator called the new GOP bill 'a mess." Reuters (7/28, Morgan, Zengerle) reports Trump "told reporters that there were aspects of the bill hammered out with fellow Republicans and unveiled on Monday that he did not like.

ww.reuters.com/article/us-usa-house-inspectorgeneral/u-s-democrats-issue-subpoenas-in- probe-of-state-department-watchdog-firing-idUSKCN24Z25Q> (8/3, Zengerle) reports that "the three panels are looking into the May 15 firing of Linick, one of a series of federal government watchdogs fired by Trump." Reut

uters <https://wwvv.reuters.corn/article/us-usa-china-surveillance/u-s-senate-report-accuses-china-of-digital- authoritarianism-idUSKCN24MION> (7/21, Zengerle) says a US Senate report released Tuesday accused China of "using its technological rise to develop 'digital authoritarianism' to conduct surveillan

www.reuters.corn/article/us-usa-congress-defense/u-s-senate-passes-740-billion-defense-bill-bucking- trump-on-confederate-names-idUSKCN24O2TF> (7/23, Zengerle) also says the vote paves "the way for a fight later this year with the White House if the base name provision remains in the legislation." The Was

health-coronavirus-usa-congress/senate-republicans-push-back-on- mcconnells-1 -trillion-u-s-coronavirus-relief-proposal-idUSKCN24T1AZ> (7/28, Morgan, Zengerle) reports Trump "told reporters that there were aspects of the bill hammered out with fellow Republicans and unveiled on Monday that he did not like

s.com/article/us-usa-china-hongkong-sanctions/china-imposes-sanctions-on-republican-u-s- lawmakers-over-hong-kong-idUSKCN2560RN> (8/10, Tian, Cade11, Zengerle, Shalal) reports China imposed sanctions Monday on 11 US citizens, including lawmakers from the Republican Party "in response to Washington's impos

<https://www.reuters.corn/article/us-usa-senate-pompeo/pompeo-insists-china-tide-is-turning-at- contentious-u-s-senate-hearing-idUSKCN24V1S2> (7/30, Zengerle, Psaledakis) reports Secretary of State Pompeo "insisted on Thursday the 'tide is turning' in dealings with China, citing international support for

/www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-afghanistan-congress/as-afghanistan-peace-talks-stutter-u-s- says-violence-levels-too-high-idUSKCN26D2B9> (9/22, Ali, Zengerle) reports Zalmay Khalilzad, the US the Special Representative for Afghanistan, testified at a House hearing Tuesday that "the level of violence in A

ttps://wwvv.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-politics-pelos/u-s-republicans-criticize- pelosi-over-hair-appointment-idUSKBN25T3BM> (9/2, Zengerle) says that "under strict rules to combat the coronavirus pandemic, hair salons in San Francisco were still prohibited from admitting customers on Mo

om/article/us-usa-election-congress/trump-relents-after-steady- drumbeat-of-fellow-republicans-urge-start-of-biden-transition-idUSICBN2832O7> (11/23, Zengerle) reports Trump "gave some ground on Monday to allow...Biden's transition to the presidency after the ranks grew of prominent Republicans calling fo

lley to be the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Milley will succeed Marine Gen. Joseph Dunford, whose term expires Oct. 1. Reuters (7/25, Zengerle) reports that during his confirmation hearing earlier this month, Milley told the Senate Armed Services Committee he would not be "intimidated into

en. Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ), "who is often aligned with Manchin, sits on that committee but has not declared her position on Tanden." Reuters (2/22, Zengerle) says the fight over her nomination "underscored the influence a small group of moderates will have as Biden seeks to achieve his policy goals in th

t," had previously "served as deputy secretary of state and deputy national security adviser during the Obama administration," while Reuters (1/26, Zengerle) says Blinken had been "a committee staff director - when Biden, who spent decades in the Senate, was chairman - before he joined the Obama adminis

continued delays threaten national security and hamper the incoming Biden administration's pandemic response planning." Meanwhile, Reuters (11/23, Zengerle) reports Trump "gave some ground on Monday to allow...Biden's transition to the presidency after the ranks grew of prominent Republicans calling fo

e and local governments, schools, testing and contact tracing, as well as unemployment assistance and workplace safety regulations." Reuters (10/8, Zengerle) reports Pelosi told Bloomberg TV there was "a clear understanding" that airlines aid had "to be in the context of a fuller bill. They don't have to

as well as the world." However, the AP (11/24, Mascaro, Daly) reports Senate Majority Leader McConnell remains "notably silent" and Reuters (11/24, Zengerle) reports other Senate Republicans "fired warning shots to... Biden that they may be prepared to stand in the way of his Cabinet appointments, despi

aintain public attention upon Putin's threat and associated legislation." Senate Report Accuses China Of "Digital Authoritarianism." Reuters (7/21, Zengerle) says a US Senate report released Tuesday accused China of "using its technological rise to develop 'digital authoritarianism' to conduct surveillan