Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
US Senate vote gives Democrats control of workplace bias agency
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate narrowly confirmed President Joe Biden's nominee to the agency that enforces workplace bias laws, giving Democrats a majority on the five-member panel th...
Jul 13, 2023
US resists calls by Trump to postpone trial in classified documents case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Special Counsel Jack Smith on Thursday urged the federal judge presiding over the prosecution of former President Donald Trump for his retention of classified records to de...
Jul 13, 2023
US Senator Manchin to oppose Julie Su’s nomination as labor secretary
(Reuters) - Democratic U.S. Senator Joe Manchin said on Thursday he will oppose the nomination of Julie Su as labor secretary, arguing she had a "progressive background" that would prevent her from fo...
Jul 13, 2023
US House debates ‘culture wars’ amendments to must-pass defense bill
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday debated proposed amendments to its version of the National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA, an annual bill ...
Jul 13, 2023
Microsoft under fire after hacks of US State and Commerce departments
By Raphael Satter WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In late June, one of cybersecurity expert Steven Adair's clients got an alert from Microsoft: one of the client's employees working on human rights issues had ...
Jul 13, 2023
Hollywood actors will begin strike at midnight – union negotiator
(Reuters) - Hollywood actors will go on strike beginning midnight after talks with studios broke down, said Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, chief negotiator for SAG-AFTRA, the actors' union, on Thursday. (Re...
Jul 13, 2023
U.S. Treasury posts sharply higher $228 billion June deficit
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government posted a $228 billion budget deficit for June, up 156% from a year earlier as revenues continued to weaken and July benefit payments were acc...
Jul 13, 2023
Biden to host Israel’s president at White House on Tuesday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden will meet Israeli President Isaac Herzog at the White House on Tuesday when they will discuss Israel's regional integration and Russia's military ties wi...
Jul 13, 2023
Potential UPS strike could cost customers over $4 billion – report
(Reuters) - A potential strike by about 340,000 workers of The Teamsters Union against United Parcel Service could cause its customers to incur losses in excess of $4 billion, according to an analysis...
Jul 13, 2023
U.S. Justice Department launches civil rights probe into Atlanta-area jail
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday launched a civil rights probe into conditions at the Fulton County jail in Atlanta, Georgia that will examine whether t...
Jul 13, 2023
