Jun 27, 2023
Washington state plans to mandate Tesla’s charging plug -official

By Jarrett Renshaw (Reuters) -Washington state plans to require electric vehicle charging companies to include Tesla's plug if they want to be part of a state program to electrify highways using federal dollars, an official told Reuters on Thursday. Washington…

Jun 26, 2023
Biden administration to spend $450 million on higher-blend biofuels

By Leah Douglas WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture will spend $450 million to expand the production and availability of transportation fuels that are blended with higher volumes of biofuels, the agency said on Monday. The Biden administration…

Jun 26, 2023
US lawmakers make new push for expanded drone shootdown authority

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A group of bipartisan U.S. lawmakers said on Monday they are making a new push to expand government authority to detect and destroy drones that could pose security threats. Representatives Chrissy Houlahan, Mike Gallagher,…

Jun 23, 2023
Wall Street ends down, snaps weekly winning streak on Fed worries

By Stephen Culp NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks closed lower on Friday, capping a week dominated by Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell's testimony in which he signaled more interest rate hikes ahead but vowed the central bank would proceed…

Jun 23, 2023
US targets two Russian spies it says tried to influence local US election

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States slapped sanctions on Friday on two Russian intelligence officers who attempted to interfere in a local American election as part of Moscow's "global malign influence operations," the Treasury Department said. The two officers, Yegor…

Jun 20, 2023
Supply chain hangover still feeding inflation -SF Fed paper

By Ann Saphir SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -Pandemic-related snarls in global supply chains have mostly receded, but their after-effects still account for a big chunk of excess U.S. inflation, an analysis published Tuesday by the San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank showed.…