Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
US appeals court judge faces rare probe into competency, misconduct
By Blake Brittain and Andrew Goudsward (Reuters) - A federal appeals judge in Washington, D.C. is under investigation by her own court for allegedly failing to carry out her duties and refusing to res...
Apr 14, 2023
2024 White House hopeful Tim Scott is calling for unity. But many Republicans want a brawl
By Gram Slattery MANCHESTER, N.H. (Reuters) - On issues of policy, Tim Scott, the latest Republican to declare he is interested in a 2024 presidential bid, runs largely with the current, following the...
Apr 14, 2023
Florida to allow death penalty with 8-4 jury vote instead of unanimously
(Reuters) - Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is expected to sign a bill on Friday allowing juries to recommend the death penalty in capital cases on an 8-4 vote, a move spurred by the less-than-unanimous...
Apr 14, 2023
U.S. imposes sanctions on Chinese companies in action over fentanyl
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Washington on Friday imposed sanctions on two entities based in China, accusing them supplying precursor chemicals to drug cartels in Mexico for the production of illicit fentan...
Apr 14, 2023
U.S. begins testing bird flu vaccines for poultry after record outbreak
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The U.S. government is testing several potential bird flu vaccines for poultry, officials said on Friday, after more than 58 million chickens, turkeys and other birds have died in ...
Apr 14, 2023
U.S. Supreme Court empowers bids to curb authority of federal agencies
By Andrew Chung and John Kruzel WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday made it easier to challenge the regulatory power of federal agencies in two important rulings backing Axon Enterp...
Apr 14, 2023
Biden administration asks US Supreme Court to stop abortion pill limits
By Andrew Chung WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden's administration on Friday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to block limits set by lower courts on the abortion pill mifepristone as the federal g...
Apr 14, 2023
Florida Governor Desantis signs 6-week abortion ban law
(Reuters) - Florida's Republican Governor Ron DeSantis has signed a bill into law that bans most abortions after six weeks, setting the stage for abortion access to be drastically curtailed in the sta...
Apr 14, 2023
Man suspected of leaking secret US documents to appear in court
By Tim McLaughlin and Sarah N. Lynch BOSTON (Reuters) - A 21-year-old member of the U.S. Air Force National Guard suspected of leaking highly classified military intelligence records online will make ...
Apr 14, 2023
Trump, other 2024 hopefuls seek NRA’s blessing amid spate of shootings
By Alexandra Ulmer INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana (Reuters) - White House Republican hopefuls including Donald Trump descend on Indianapolis for the annual NRA conference on Friday, highlighting the gun lobby'...
Apr 14, 2023
