Category Archives: (Sandbox) Politics
Ex-Trump lawyer Giuliani interviewed in US special counsel’s election probe -CNN
(Reuters) - Rudy Giuliani, an ex-lawyer of former U.S. President Donald Trump, has been interviewed as part of a probe by Special Counsel Jack Smith into interference in the 2020 presidential election...
Jun 27, 2023
Acting US Labor chief Su opponents undeterred after port worker deal
By David Shepardson and Lisa Baertlein WASHINGTON/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Acting Labor Secretary Julie Su's nomination to officially lead that agency is at risk even after she helped negotiate a cruci...
Jun 27, 2023
Factbox-A look at the US Supreme Court’s major rulings this year
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court has issued a number of important rulings during its current term that began last October and is expected to decide its remaining cases by the end of June ...
Jun 27, 2023
Georgia election official Raffensperger to speak with Jan. 6 investigators
By Joseph Ax (Reuters) - Georgia's top election official, Brad Raffensperger, is scheduled on Wednesday to answer questions from federal investigators examining former President Donald Trump's efforts...
Jun 27, 2023
Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol attack preceded by intelligence agency failures – Senate report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A new report detailing intelligence failures leading up to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol said government agencies responsible for anticipating trouble downplayed ...
Jun 27, 2023
Trump lawyers to ask federal court to hear NY hush-money case
By Karen Freifeld (Reuters) - Donald Trump's lawyers will ask a U.S. federal judge on Tuesday to transfer from state court a criminal case accusing the former president of falsifying business records ...
Jun 27, 2023
New York court narrows Donald Trump fraud case; Ivanka dismissed as defendant
NEW YORK (Reuters) -A New York appeals court on Tuesday narrowed state Attorney General Letitia James' civil lawsuit accusing Donald Trump and his family business of a "staggering" fraud, and dismisse...
Jun 27, 2023
US 2024 hopeful Haley calls for harsh limits on China trade over fentanyl deaths
By Gram Slattery WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former U.N. ambassador Nikki Haley staked out one of the most hawkish positions on China in the 2024 Republican presidential field, calling for Washington to dr...
Jun 27, 2023
US Supreme Court rejects bid to give lawmakers unchecked power over elections
By Andrew Chung (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to give politicians at the state level more power over federal elections by limiting the ability of state courts to review their a...
Jun 27, 2023
Trump team lobbying for primary rule changes to boost his 2024 chances
By Nathan Layne, Alexandra Ulmer and Gram Slattery (Reuters) - Former President Donald Trump is leveraging his connections to loyalists in key primary states to lobby for voting rules and dates that c...
Jun 27, 2023
