Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Jan. 6 panel pressures Republican lawmaker with release of tour video
By Susan Heavey and Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - - The congressional panel investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol took aim at a fellow lawmaker on Wednesday as it releas...
Jun 15, 2022
U.S. Senate gun bill talks hit snag over mental illness, abuse provisions
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate negotiators, racing to settle details of bipartisan gun legislation, on Wednesday struggled to resolve serious disagreements over federal funding of...
Jun 15, 2022
U.S. Senate votes to advance burn pits victims’ bill in move toward final vote
By Moira Warburton WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Legislation to improve health care and benefits for veterans exposed to toxic military burn pits in Iraq and Afghanistan advanced with bipartisan support in th...
Jun 15, 2022
Tesla’s Musk says he’s leaning towards DeSantis for president
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Tesla Inc Chief Executive Elon Musk said he may support Florida governor Ron DeSantis for president in 2024, and predicted a "massive red wave" of Republican victories in the mi...
Jun 15, 2022
U.S. Southern Baptist Convention tackles sex abuse at annual assembly
By Rich McKay (Reuters) - The Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) on Wednesday will vote whether to issue a formal apology to survivors of sex abuse, as thousands of delegates gathered at its annual ass...
Jun 15, 2022
Arkansas asks appeals court to revive gender transition ban for minors
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) - Arkansas on Wednesday urged a federal appeals court to revive the state's first-of-its-kind law prohibiting doctors from providing puberty blockers, hormones and surgery...
Jun 15, 2022
New Mexico sues county over refusal to certify June primary results
By Alexandra Ulmer (Reuters) - New Mexico's secretary of state is suing Otero County after its Republican-led commission refused to certify June's primary election results, citing conspiracy theories ...
Jun 15, 2022
Black, indigenous people face disproportionate policing in Toronto, data shows
(Reuters) - Black, indigenous and other racialized communities have faced disproportionate use-of-force and strip searches by Toronto Police, Chief James Ramer said on Wednesday, as he apologized and ...
Jun 15, 2022
U.S. Justice Department backs new legislation to bolster federal judges’ protection
(Reuters) - The United States Justice Department supports new legislation to boost protections for federal judges, Attorney General Merrick Garland said on Wednesday as some face threats and intimidat...
Jun 15, 2022
Biden Pride order aims at conversion therapy, transgender bans
By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden will sign an executive order on Wednesday aimed at curbing discrimination against transgender youth and drying up federal funding fo...
Jun 15, 2022
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