Category Archives: (Sandbox) Politics
U.S. lawmaker says any COVID-19 contact tracing tech should be voluntary and limited
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senator Edward Markey, a Democrat and online privacy advocate, said in a letter released Wednesday that any digital coronavirus contact tracing should be voluntary, transparent ...
Apr 22, 2020
U.S. Senate’s McConnell says to assess impact on debt before considering helping states
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said on Wednesday he would like to pause and assess the effects of the trillions of dollars in coronavirus stimulus spending so far...
Apr 22, 2020
McConnell says he favors state bankruptcy over more federal aid
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Wednesday opened the door to allowing U.S. states to file for bankruptcy to deal with economic losses stemming from the coronaviru...
Apr 22, 2020
U.S. House will not consider voting by proxy this week: aide
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives will no longer consider remote voting by proxy this week, a House Democratic leadership aide said. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced on a ca...
Apr 22, 2020
Washington Governor Inslee endorses Biden, citing ‘reasoned approach’ to economics, climate
By Amanda Becker WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Washington state Governor Jay Inslee endorsed Joe Biden's presidential bid on Wednesday, praising his former Democratic rival's "willingness to follow science" ...
Apr 22, 2020
U.S. believes China failed to disclose coronavirus outbreak to WHO in timely manner: Pompeo
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday said the United States strongly believes that China's ruling communist party failed to report the outbreak of the new coronaviru...
Apr 22, 2020
Trump says U.S. states safely reopening despite warnings of virus resurgence
By Rich McKay (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that U.S. states are safely starting to reopen businesses, even as some public health officials warned that relaxing restrictions too...
Apr 22, 2020
Pelosi says fourth U.S. coronavirus aid bill to pass Thursday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she expects the House of Representatives to pass Congress' latest coronavirus aid bill on Thursday, paving the way for nearly $500 billion m...
Apr 22, 2020
Trump to sign executive order on immigration on Wednesday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump, said in a tweet he would sign an executive order later on Wednesday "prohibiting immigration" that he has said would protect U.S. workers amid the e...
Apr 22, 2020
New York’s Cuomo says he and Trump discussed need for coronavirus tests
By Doina Chiacu and Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and President Donald Trump praised their White House meeting on Tuesday as productive, saying it focused on New ...
Apr 21, 2020
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