Category Archives: (Sandbox) Politics
US Democrats aim to pressure Republicans with abortion, gun bills ahead of 2024
By Richard Cowan and Moira Warburton WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. congressional Democrats are trying to force votes on abortion and gun control bills, which have slim chances of success this year, but ...
Jun 29, 2023
U.S. Supreme Court buoys religious employees who seek accommodations at work
By Andrew Chung (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday bolstered the ability of employees to obtain accommodations at work for their religious practices, reviving a lawsuit by an evangelical C...
Jun 29, 2023
U.S. Supreme Court curbs affirmative action in university admissions
By Andrew Chung (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday struck down race-conscious student admissions programs at Harvard University and the University of North Carolina in a sharp setback to af...
Jun 29, 2023
US abortion pill access could hinge on whether doctors had right to sue
By Tom Hals WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) - A prominent U.S. lawsuit to ban the abortion pill mifepristone has focused on the drug's safety and approval process. But the outcome may ultimately rest o...
Jun 29, 2023
Five doctors backing the US legal case against the abortion pill
By Tom Hals WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) - A legal case making its way through the courts could remove the abortion pill mifepristone from the market or restrict access to the drug. The case is bein...
Jun 29, 2023
US 2024 hopeful DeSantis targets three federal departments for elimination
By Gram Slattery WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Florida Governor Ron DeSantis would seek to eliminate the Departments of Energy, Commerce and Education, as well as the Internal Revenue Service, if he were ele...
Jun 29, 2023
Biden using CPAP machine for sleep apnea, officials say
By Trevor Hunnicutt (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden has begun using a continuous positive airway pressure machine, or CPAP, to address a long-standing problem with sleep apnea, White House officia...
Jun 28, 2023
Most Americans support US arming Ukraine -Reuters/Ipsos
By Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Solid majorities of Americans support providing weaponry to Ukraine to defend itself against Russia and believe that such aid demonstrates to China and other ...
Jun 28, 2023
Biden tries to flip skeptical Americans on his economic plan
By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden will use what aides are billing as a major speech on Wednesday to lift Americans' dour mood about the economy, hoping to shore up hi...
Jun 28, 2023
Trump sues E. Jean Carroll for defamation after jury finds he sexually abused her
By Jack Queen (Reuters) - Former U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday sued E. Jean Carroll for defamation, alleging she falsely accused him of rape after a jury in a civil trial found that he sexual...
Jun 27, 2023
