Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
U.S. releases 2019 memo that argued against charging Trump with obstruction
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Justice Department on Wednesday released under court order a 2019 memo in which two top officials advised then-Attorney General William Barr not to charge t...
Aug 24, 2022
Twitter whistleblower met U.S. Senate staffers this week -sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Twitter Inc.'s former security chief Peiter "Mudge" Zatko, who has accused the social media company of misleading regulators, met staff in the office of U.S. Senator Richard Blu...
Aug 24, 2022
Explainer-How Biden’s student loan forgiveness will impact U.S. consumers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden announced on Wednesday a long-awaited plan to cancel billions of dollars in student debt, making good on a campaign promise to aid debt-strapped younger Amer...
Aug 24, 2022
Biden will mask for 10 days after first lady’s rebound case of COVID, White House says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden will wear a mask for 10 days when indoors and near others after first lady Jill Biden tested positive on Wednesday in a rebound case of COVID-19, a Whit...
Aug 24, 2022
U.S. first lady Jill Biden tests positive for rebound case of COVID-19
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. first lady Jill Biden tested positive on Wednesday in a rebound case of COVID-19, her deputy communications director said. "The First Lady has experienced no reemergence of...
Aug 24, 2022
White House says ‘fight is not over’ after Texas judge blocks emergency abortion guidance
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House said on Wednesday the decision by a federal judge in Texas to block President Joe Biden's administration from enforcing emergency abortion guidance was "a blow t...
Aug 24, 2022
Biden announces student loan debt relief plan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden said on Wednesday his administration would forgive student loan debt for many borrowers and would extend a pause on student loan repayments until Dec. 3...
Aug 24, 2022
Uvalde school board to decide whether to fire its police chief
(Reuters) - The Uvalde, Texas, school board is expected to decide on Wednesday whether to fire the school district's embattled police chief for his much-criticized handling of the shooting rampage tha...
Aug 24, 2022
Lawsuit filed over Arizona law that bans filming within 8 feet of law enforcement
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and some media organizations filed a lawsuit over an Arizona law that would bar recording video of law enforcement wi...
Aug 24, 2022
U.S. job growth through March revised higher- BLS
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. economy likely created 462,000 more jobs in the 12 months through March than previously estimated, the Labor Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics said on Wednesday. ...
Aug 24, 2022
