Category Archives: (Sandbox) Politics
Ex-Trump campaign aide Gates asks to serve sentence at home over coronavirus fears
By Bhargav Acharya (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's former deputy campaign chairman Rick Gates has asked to serve his remaining 45-day "intermittent" prison sentence from his home over fears ...
Apr 20, 2020
Trump favors more coronavirus aid to U.S. states, but in later bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday he favors more coronavirus relief aid for state and local governments, but that will be for a future package to be negotiated with Con...
Apr 19, 2020
Trump says getting close to a deal with Democrats on U.S. coronavirus stimulus
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said Sunday that Republicans were "close" to getting a deal with Democrats on another legislative package to help alleviate economic damage done by t...
Apr 19, 2020
Democrats close to deal with Republicans on new coronavirus response bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top Democrat in the U.S. Senate, Chuck Schumer, said on Sunday that he is close to reaching a deal with Republicans on a new coronavirus response bill. "We've made very good...
Apr 19, 2020
Mnuchin says Congress close to deal on coronavirus bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Sunday that senior Republicans and Democrats in Congress are close to reaching agreement on a new coronavirus response bill. "I th...
Apr 19, 2020
Pelosi says ‘very close’ to coronavirus funding deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she believed lawmakers are very close to a deal on approving extra money to help small businesses hurt by the coronavirus pandemic. An agree...
Apr 19, 2020
On this day: Born April 19 1970: Kelly Holmes, British middle distance runner
By Mitch Phillips (Reuters) - Six days in August 2004 redefined the life of British middle distance runner Kelly Holmes but only in the aftermath of her double gold-medal winning display at the Athens...
Apr 18, 2020
Biden says Trump failed to hold China accountable on coronavirus
By Michael Martina and Trevor Hunnicutt (Reuters) - Americans are paying the price for President Donald Trump's failure to hold China to account over the coronavirus pandemic, presumed Democratic pres...
Apr 17, 2020
‘No excuses’: Moderate Democrats urge quick deal on small business coronavirus aid
By Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Some moderate Democrats key to their party's control of the U.S. House of Representatives are urging Speaker Nancy Pelosi to move quickly to replenish a fund t...
Apr 17, 2020
Voting by mail in the spotlight as U.S. Congress debates how to secure November elections
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congress is scrambling for ways to safeguard the Nov. 3 U.S. elections amid the coronavirus pandemic, with a partisan fight shaping up over a Democratic proposa...
Apr 17, 2020
