Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Trump adviser Bannon blocked from using key defense in July U.S. trial
By Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Wednesday dealt a setback to Steve Bannon ahead of his upcoming criminal trial, blocking former President Donald Trump's adviser from telling jurors...
Apr 06, 2022
Washington’s unwelcome party guest: COVID crashes capital’s reopening
By Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As Washington emerges from its COVID cocoon, with tourists returning to the U.S. Capitol and officials attending a white-tie party that had been scotched for th...
Apr 06, 2022
U.S. South braces for more storms with Georgia under tornado watch
(Reuters) - The threat of tornadoes and other extreme weather again loomed over the U.S. Southeast on Wednesday, a day after a swarm of twisters destroyed structures, uprooted trees and killed at leas...
Apr 06, 2022
U.S. Postal Service plans to raise prices of first-class mail
(Reuters) - The United States Postal Service (USPS) on Wednesday filed notice of price change with the Postal Regulatory Commission that includes a two-cent increase in the price of a first-class mail...
Apr 06, 2022
U.S. Attorney General Garland tests positive for COVID
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday afternoon after having earlier held a press conference with other top officials, the Justice Depa...
Apr 06, 2022
Biden takes aim at Amazon as he touts unions at labor event
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden took aim at online retailer Amazon.com Inc at a labor event on Wednesday after touting a new task force on worker organization "to make sure the choice ...
Apr 06, 2022
Biden to name Lizárraga, Uyeda to U.S. SEC posts -WSJ
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden is expected to nominate Jaime Lizrraga and Mark Uyeda to serve on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wedne...
Apr 06, 2022
Leader of campaign to fund Trump’s border wall to plead guilty
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - A decorated U.S. Air Force veteran accused of defrauding donors in a fundraising campaign to help former President Donald Trump build a wall along the U.S.-Mex...
Apr 06, 2022
White House warns of ‘escalating vulnerabilities’ to U.S. from semiconductor issue
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House is holding a classified briefing on Wednesday with some U.S. lawmakers on the increasing risks to the American economy from semiconductor sup...
Apr 06, 2022
Minneapolis prosecutors will not charge officer who killed Amir Locke -Washington Post
(Reuters) -Minneapolis prosecutors said on Wednesday they will not charge a police officer who fatally shot Amir Locke, a 22-year-old Black man, during a no-knock raid in February, the Washington Post...
Apr 06, 2022
