Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
U.S. preps for possible spike in border crossings, as officials mull lifting COVID curbs
By Ted Hesson and Kristina Cooke WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. officials are preparing for the possibility of thousands of more migrants per day attempting to cross the U.S.-Mexico border without author...
Mar 29, 2022
New York’s Whitney Biennial art show spans generations, media, borders
By Roselle Chen NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Whitney Biennial in New York, a contemporary art show that has boosted the careers of painters such as Georgia O'Keeffe and Jackson Pollock, is returning with ...
Mar 29, 2022
Kentucky Senate passes abortion restrictions, including 15-week ban
By Gabriella Borter (Reuters) -Kentucky lawmakers on Tuesday passed a bill that would ban abortion after 15 weeks and contains several provisions that abortion rights advocates say could severely rest...
Mar 29, 2022
Exclusive-Two former U.S. officials help ethics probe of Trump ally Clark, source says
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top two U.S. Justice Department officials in the waning days of Donald Trump's presidency are cooperating with a Washington legal body's ethics probe of th...
Mar 29, 2022
Florida’s DeSantis vetoes state congressional map, tells lawmakers try again
By Joseph Ax (Reuters) - Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on Tuesday vetoed new congressional maps drawn by his fellow Republicans in the state legislature and called a special legislative session in mid...
Mar 29, 2022
White House: no executive privilege for Kushner, Ivanka Trump on Jan 6 testimony
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House will not assert executive privilege for testimony by former President Donald Trump's daughter and son-in-law and former advisers, Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner,...
Mar 29, 2022
21 U.S. states ask judge to halt federal transportation mask mandate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A group of 21 states led by Florida on Tuesday asked a U.S. judge to block a federal COVID-19 mandate requiring masks on airplanes and other forms of transportation. The lawsuit...
Mar 29, 2022
Justice Thomas should recuse himself from U.S. Capitol attack cases, Schumer says
By Moira Warburton WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas should recuse himself from cases related to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Ch...
Mar 29, 2022
Pentagon delays cloud computing decision to December-official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon delayed its decision to award an enterprise-wide Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability (JWCC) contract to December from April, the Pentagon Chief Information Officer s...
Mar 29, 2022
FAA chief says zero tolerance for unruly air passengers should continue
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The outgoing head of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said on Tuesday the agency's "zero tolerance policy" for addressing unruly passengers should remain in place indef...
Mar 29, 2022
