Category Archives: (Sandbox) Politics
U.S. House breaks legislative logjam, advances Republican bills
By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives voted on Tuesday to allow debate on five bills, ending a week of legislative paralysis forced on the cham...
Jun 13, 2023
Analysis-Why Trump’s Republican rivals are lining up behind him to attack the FBI
By Tim Reid, Nathan Layne and Gram Slattery (Reuters) - For decades U.S. Republicans have proudly claimed to be the party of law and order. But the indictment of former President Donald Trump by feder...
Jun 13, 2023
‘Speedy trial’ promised by special counsel in Trump case may not go so fast
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Special Counsel Jack Smith has said former President Donald Trump will have a "speedy trial" in Miami on a 37-count indictment charging him with willfully...
Jun 13, 2023
Trump to face charges in Florida court in classified documents case
By Jack Queen and Jacqueline Thomsen MIAMI (Reuters) - Former U.S. President Donald Trump was due to appear in federal court in Miami on Tuesday to face criminal charges that he unlawfully kept nation...
Jun 13, 2023
Jill Biden launches presidential campaign fundraising tour for husband Joe
By Nupur Anand and Trevor Hunnicutt NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. first lady Jill Biden on Monday embarked on a fundraising tour to build up President Joe Biden's re-election campaign coffers, telling a w...
Jun 12, 2023
Trump holds double-digit lead after federal indictment – Reuters/Ipsos poll
By Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The federal criminal charges against Donald Trump have done little to change Americans' views of the former president, based on a new Reuters/Ipsos poll completed...
Jun 12, 2023
Trump to fly to Florida to face charges in documents case
By Nathan Layne and Susan Heavey (Reuters) - Former President Donald Trump flies to Miami on Monday to face criminal charges of unlawfully keeping U.S. national-security documents and lying to officia...
Jun 12, 2023
‘Livid’ US House conservatives poised for next battle with McCarthy
By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives will reconvene in an atmosphere of political uncertainty on Monday, as Republican hardline conservatives clash with Speaker Kev...
Jun 12, 2023
Who is ‘Trump Attorney 1’? Lawyer Evan Corcoran’s key role in indictment
By Andrew Goudsward (Reuters) - Evan Corcoran, a lawyer hired by Donald Trump to fend off a federal investigation into his handling of sensitive documents, is now a central figure in the U.S. Justice ...
Jun 11, 2023
US House Speaker McCarthy hopes to ‘get back on right track’ after Conservative revolt
(Reuters) - U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said on Sunday he hoped to get back on the right track after a conservative revolt paralyzed the Republican Party's efforts to advance its agenda in Washi...
Jun 11, 2023
