Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
U.S. preps for increase in migrant crossings as border restrictions set to end
By Ted Hesson and Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration is devising a strategy for the possible arrival of tens of thousands more migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border after the...
Apr 26, 2023
Exclusive-Peter Thiel, Republican megadonor, won’t fund candidates in 2024 – sources
By Anna Tong, Alexandra Ulmer and Jeffrey Dastin SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Tech billionaire and Republican megadonor Peter Thiel, an early backer of former President Donald Trump who later broke with ...
Apr 26, 2023
Testimony in Trump rape accuser’s trial gets underway
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The civil trial of a nearly 30-year-old rape claim against Donald Trump is expected to resume on Wednesday, including the start of testimony expected to feature the woman accusing...
Apr 26, 2023
McCarthy’s debt-ceiling bill tests unity of U.S. House Republicans
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives could as early as Wednesday vote on a bill to sharply cut spending for a decade in exchange for a short-term hike in the debt ...
Apr 26, 2023
US CFTC charges Fisher Capital with investment fraud targeting older adults
(Reuters) - The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on Tuesday filed a civil enforcement action against Fisher Capital and its owner, Alexander Spellane, alleging it perpetrated a precious met...
Apr 26, 2023
U.S. Senators to introduce bipartisan bill mandating code of ethics for Supreme Court – WSJ
(Reuters) - U.S. senators Angus King and Lisa Murkowski will introduce a bipartisan bill on Wednesday requiring the U.S. Supreme Court to create its own code of conduct within a year, following media ...
Apr 25, 2023
Montana governor seeks changes to bill that would ban TikTok outright – WSJ
(Reuters) - Montana Governor Greg Gianforte is asking legislators to make changes to a bill that would be the first in the United States to ban TikTok outright, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tue...
Apr 25, 2023
Flood threat prompts rare closure of Yosemite Valley in California
By Steve Gorman and Daniel Trotta (Reuters) - Most of the vast, scenic valley at the heart of Yosemite National Park in California will close to visitors this weekend in a rare shutdown prompted by fo...
Apr 25, 2023
Supreme Court’s Roberts declines to appear at Senate Judiciary hearing
By John Kruzel WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts on Tuesday declined an invitation to appear at an upcoming hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee that is exp...
Apr 25, 2023
‘L Word’ TV show cast visit White House to mark Lesbian Visibility Week
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The cast of American TV show "The L Word: Generation Q" visited the White House Tuesday to mark Lesbian Visibility Week, touting the role the long-running show ...
Apr 25, 2023
