Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
White House COVID czar says hard to ensure no one – including the president – gets COVID
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House COVID-19 response chief Ashish Jha said on Tuesday that it's hard to ensure no one gets COVID - including U.S. President Joe Biden - and that the goal is to minimize...
Apr 26, 2022
Two men plead not guilty to criminal charges they posed as federal agents
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two men who are accused of posing as federal agents and lavishing gifts on U.S. Secret Service agents, including one assigned to first lady Jill Biden's securi...
Apr 26, 2022
White House touts U.S.-Mexico border security plan amid Republican criticism
By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration on Tuesday outlined a six-point plan to tackle border security as it pushes back against criticism that it is unprepared for a late-May de...
Apr 26, 2022
Texas county facing federal lawsuit over banned books
By Brad Brooks LUBBOCK, Texas (Reuters) - Citizens decrying censorship have filed a lawsuit against county officials in central Texas they say have trampled on their First Amendment rights by banning ...
Apr 26, 2022
U.S. Rep. Cawthorn cited for gun at airport -local media
By Moira Warburton and David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican U.S. Representative Madison Cawthorn has been cited by police for possessing a gun at an airport, according to local media, ad...
Apr 26, 2022
Senate Republican leader says he’ll insist on vote to halt immigration enforcement measure
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday he will insist on a vote to stop any suspension of the so-called Title 42 immigration border measure, and possibly attem...
Apr 26, 2022
Top Senate Democrat hopes Twitter does not become a darker place under Musk
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said on Tuesday that he hoped Twitter did not become a darker place under the ownership of Elon Musk. "In many ways Twitter has been ...
Apr 26, 2022
Biden’s sanctions coordinator Singh to take leave of absence – Washington Post
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden's sanctions coordinator Daleep Singh plans to take an extended leave of absence starting in May, the Washington Post reported on Tuesday, citing three p...
Apr 26, 2022
More than half of Americans have had COVID infections -antibody study
By Manas Mishra and Julie Steenhuysen (Reuters) - Following the record surge in COVID-19 cases during the Omicron-driven wave, some 58% of the U.S. population overall and more than 75% of younger chil...
Apr 26, 2022
Former police officer stands trial for role in U.S. Capitol violence
By Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A trial kicked off on Tuesday for a veteran of the New York Police Department accused of assaulting a police officer during the Jan. 6, 2021, violence at the U.S. C...
Apr 26, 2022
