Author: Susan Heavey
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Peloton to pay $19 million fine over treadmill hazard -U.S. regulators
By David Shepardson and Susan Heavey WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Peloton Interactive Inc has agreed to pay a $19 million fine for failing to promptly report a defect with its Tread+ treadmill that could cause serious injury, U.S. regulators said on Thursday. The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), in a statement, said the civil penalty would…
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Bill addressing lawmakers’ stock holdings and trade
WASHINGTON • Proposed legislation to tighten rules on U.S. lawmakers’ stock holdings and trades should come together later this month, U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi told reporters at a news conference on Wednesday. While Pelosi characterized the unfinished legislation as “very strong,” she did not say during a weekly news conference whether congressional…
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Top White House lawyer to leave in latest Biden shuffle
WASHINGTON • President Joe Biden’s top lawyer, Dana Remus, is departing and will be replaced by her deputy next month, the White House said on Wednesday, the latest staff change for the Democratic president five months before the midterm election. Remus, part of the team that guided the historic nomination of Supreme Court Justice Ketanji…
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Lawmakers probe Trump’s handling of White House records
WASHINGTON • A U.S. congressional committee is investigating former President Donald Trump’s handling of White House records after 15 boxes of documents were transferred from his Florida resort to a federal agency, including whether the material included classified information, the panel’s chairwoman said on Thursday. House of Representatives Oversight Committee Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney said in…
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Pelosi sees legislation on lawmaker stock trading ‘pretty soon’
WASHINGTON • Legislation to tighten controls on U.S. lawmakers’ financial transactions, including possibly banning them from buying and selling stocks, could be put on a fast track toward passage, House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Wednesday. Weeks ago, Pelosi said the House Administration Committee was reviewing several suggestions from rank-and-file members amid calls for…
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Report: Trump involved in plans to seize voting machines
WASHINGTON • Then-President Donald Trump was directly involved in efforts to use national security agencies to seize voting machines after his 2020 election loss, pressing his lawyer to make queries as advisers drafted two versions of a related executive order, media reports said. The New York Times, citing three people familiar with the matter, reported…
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Biden urges Congress to act on Equal Rights Amendment
WASHINGTON • President Joe Biden on Thursday called on Congress to immediately enshrine the Equal Rights Amendment in the U.S. Constitution and formally protect women’s rights nearly a century after lawmakers first raised them. In a statement, Biden urged Congress “to pass a resolution recognizing ratification of the ERA,” saying recent legal analysis showed there…
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Jan. 6 panel seeks interview with Ivanka Trump
WASHINGTON • The U.S. House of Representatives’ panel investigating the deadly Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol on Thursday requested an interview with former President Donald Trump’s daughter and White House aide Ivanka Trump. In a letter to Ivanka Trump, lawmakers said they were seeking her voluntary cooperation as part of their ongoing…
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‘We want peace’: Blinken to meet Russian, Ukrainian officials
WASHINGTON • President Joe Biden’s top diplomat will seek to defuse a crisis with Moscow over Ukraine when he meets the Russian foreign minister in Geneva this week after visits with Ukrainian leaders in Kiev and European officials in Berlin. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel amid concerns voiced by Ukraine and its Western…
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U.S. readies plan to vaccinate kids ages 5-11 against COVID-19
WASHINGTON • The Biden administration on Wednesday outlined its plan to vaccinate millions of U.S. children ages 5 to 11 as soon as the COVID-19 shot is authorized for them, readying doses and preparing locations ahead of the busy holiday season. Unlike the mass vaccination centers used in the initial COVID-19 vaccine rollout, the White…