Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Fox News must face Smartmatic’s lawsuit over election-rigging claims
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York state appeals court rejected Fox News' bid to dismiss a multibillion-dollar defamation lawsuit accusing the network of falsely accusing an electroni...
Feb 14, 2023
Sandy Hook plaintiffs seek third trial against bankrupt Alex Jones
By Dietrich Knauth (Reuters) - The parents of a six-year old child killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook elementary school massacre asked a U.S. bankruptcy judge on Tuesday to allow them proceed to trial agai...
Feb 14, 2023
U.S. EPA sets soot pollution rule, energy companies warn of costs
By Tim McLaughlin (Reuters) - The U.S. environmental regulator said on Tuesday it sent the White House its final plan to slash interstate smog and soot pollution from the power sector, but big energy ...
Feb 14, 2023
U.S. agency opens probe into United flight that lost altitude near Hawaii
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The National Transportation Safety Board said on Tuesday it would investigate a Dec. 18 incident in which United Airlines Flight 777, a Boeing 777 jet, lost ...
Feb 14, 2023
Biden pick for U.S. Federal Communications Commission faces opposition
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's pick for a key fifth seat on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Tuesday faced harsh criticism from Republicans senators whi...
Feb 14, 2023
Biden pledges to not let America default on its debt
By Steve Holland and Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden challenged Republicans on Tuesday to release a budget proposal and let Americans decide whether they want to stay the cours...
Feb 14, 2023
Republicans cool on Trump 2024 bid, Democrats even cooler on Biden, Reuters/Ipsos poll shows
By Joseph Ax and Jason Lange (Reuters) - Democratic U.S. voters express less support for President Joe Biden running for a second term 2024 than Republicans do for former President Donald Trump's late...
Feb 14, 2023
Brainard’s departure to White House would come at critical juncture for Fed
By Howard Schneider and Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) -In nearly a decade at the Federal Reserve, Lael Brainard argued for stricter financial regulations, traveled deeply in less-advantaged commu...
Feb 14, 2023
Longtime U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein announces she will not seek re-election
By Moira Warburton WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein announced on Tuesday that she will not seek re-election at the end of her term in 2024, clearing the path for a hotly contested ...
Feb 14, 2023
Judge upholds Donald Trump contempt order, sanctions in New York civil probe
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York state appeals court on Tuesday upheld an order finding Donald Trump in civil contempt for having failed to comply with a subpoena from New York Atto...
Feb 14, 2023
