Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
In Justice Jackson’s first ruling, US Supreme Court decides MoneyGram case
By Nate Raymond (Reuters) - In the first ruling written by President Joe Biden's appointee Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday sided with 30 states that argued that Delawa...
Feb 28, 2023
U.S. does not see significant near-term Russian gains in Ukraine: Pentagon official
By Patricia Zengerle and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States does not expect Russia to make significant territorial gains in Ukraine in the near-term, a senior Pentagon official said o...
Feb 28, 2023
Ghislaine Maxwell to ask appeals court to throw out sex trafficking conviction
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - Ghislaine Maxwell is expected on Tuesday to ask a U.S. appeals court to throw out her conviction for helping Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse teenage girls, sayi...
Feb 28, 2023
US House Republicans target ESG investments in latest culture war salvo
By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Republican-controlled U.S. House is expected to vote on Tuesday on a bill to block President Joe Biden's administration from allowing retirement plans to con...
Feb 28, 2023
First U.S. House China select committee to focus on human rights
By Patricia Zengerle and Michael Martina WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A new U.S. congressional select committee on competition with China will hold a first hearing focused largely on human rights on Tuesday...
Feb 28, 2023
Crime tops Chicago voters’ concerns in mayoral election
By Joseph Ax (Reuters) - Chicago voters will cast ballots on Tuesday for mayor amid deepening worries about the city's rising crime rate, with polls showing public safety is far and away the top conce...
Feb 28, 2023
US Supreme Court scrutinizes Biden college student debt relief
By John Kruzel and Andrew Chung WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The fate of President Joe Biden's plan to cancel $430 billion in student debt for some 40 million borrowers is placed in the hands of the U.S. Su...
Feb 28, 2023
Tennessee meat plant workers reach $1.2 million settlement over 2018 raid
(Reuters) - Latino workers at a Tennessee meat processing plant have reached a $1.2 million settlement in a lawsuit over a 2018 immigration raid in which they were "targeted by federal agents" because...
Feb 28, 2023
U.S. Marshals Service suffers security breach
(Reuters) -The U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) suffered a ransomware security breach this month that compromised sensitive law enforcement information, a spokesman said on Monday. The Marshals Service no...
Feb 27, 2023
ACLU urges US lawmakers not to ban TikTok
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The American Civil Liberties Union on Monday urged Congress not to ban Chinese-owned video app TikTok, a day before a U.S. House of Representatives committee...
Feb 27, 2023
