Category Archives: (Sandbox) Politics
Far-right Oath Keepers face sentencing over US Capitol attack
By Jacqueline Thomsen WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two more members of the far-right Oath Keepers are set to be sentenced on Friday for their roles in the deadly Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol by...
May 26, 2023
Biden, McCarthy looking to close US debt ceiling deal for two years
By Richard Cowan, Andy Sullivan and Jarrett Renshaw WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House and congressional Republicans on Friday are putting the final touches on a deal that will raise the U.S. gove...
May 26, 2023
Biden’s pick as top US commander could be delayed by senator’s blockade
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Republican senator's hold on military nominations will apply to Democratic President Joe Biden's selection of Air Force chief General Charles Q. Brown as ...
May 25, 2023
Mexican president urges Latino voters to reject DeSantis after campaign launch
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Thursday urged Latino voters not to back Florida Governor Ron DeSantis in the next U.S. presidential election, accusing the Rep...
May 25, 2023
McCarthy says he spoke with Trump about US debt ceiling talks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy said on Thursday he spoke briefly with former President Donald Trump about the debt ceiling negotiations in recen...
May 25, 2023
Exclusive-Slimmed-down U.S. debt ceiling deal takes shape -sources
By Nandita Bose and Jarrett Renshaw WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden and top Republican lawmaker Kevin McCarthy are edging close to a deal on the U.S. debt ceiling, with the parties jus...
May 25, 2023
Key US Republican Hern says debt-ceiling deal ‘likely’ by tomorrow afternoon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Representative Kevin Hern, who leads the largest Republican caucus, said on Thursday that he believed a deal to raise the nation's debt-ceiling deal was "likely" by Friday ...
May 25, 2023
Ex-Trump advisor Bannon’s fraud trial set for May 2024
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Steve Bannon, a one-time advisor to Donald Trump, is set to go on trial on fraud charges related to a push to fund the former U.S. President's signature wall along the U.S. souther...
May 25, 2023
Florida laws targeting LGBT community stoke Pride energy, organizers say
By Brad Brooks and Daniel Trotta (Reuters) - Organizers of some LGBT Pride events in Florida are limiting access by minors and increasing security in the face of a slate of new state laws they say unf...
May 25, 2023
Senators urge Commerce to prioritize national security in chips funding
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two key U.S. senators said Thursday they want the Commerce Department to prioritize national and economic decisions in awarding $39 billion in semiconductor manufacturing subsid...
May 25, 2023
