Category Archives: (Sandbox) Politics
House Democrats filing ‘discharge petition’ on debt limit in case needed, Jeffries says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House Democrats will file a so-called discharge petition on Wednesday as a means to raise the nation's debt limit in case it comes necessary, U.S. House Democratic Leader H...
May 17, 2023
U.S. House Speaker McCarthy says he thinks U.S. will not default
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Wednesday said he believed the United States will not default on its debt now that congressional leaders and President Joe Biden's administration ...
May 17, 2023
Biden to continue debt talks later this week amid G7, White House says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden will continue to hold talks with congressional leaders on the nation's debt limit later this week and will meet with them again after the G7 summit, a Wh...
May 17, 2023
Trump is attacking DeSantis hard on policy, amid the flurry of insults
By Tim Reid and Nathan Layne (Reuters) - Amid the headline-grabbing insults and name-calling, Donald Trump is pursuing a surprisingly policy-heavy strategy to damage his closest Republican rival Ron D...
May 17, 2023
US appeals court to weigh fate of abortion pill
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) - A federal appeals court in New Orleans will hear arguments on Wednesday in a closely watched case brought by anti-abortion activists seeking to ban the abortion pill mif...
May 17, 2023
Factbox-The judges who will decide the appeal over the abortion pill
By Brendan Pierson and Jacqueline Thomsen (Reuters) - All three of the judges on the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel that will hear the Biden administration's appeal to keep the abortion pill ...
May 17, 2023
Lawmakers in three states consider abortion bans at 12 weeks or less
By Julia Harte (Reuters) - South Carolina's state House on Tuesday began a days-long debate over a bill to ban most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, while state lawmakers in North Carolina and ...
May 16, 2023
Massachusetts US attorney to resign amid Justice Dept ethics probe
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Massachusetts U.S. Attorney Rachael Rollins will resign her post by Friday, her lawyer said on Tuesday, after the prosecutor became the subject of a wide-rangin...
May 16, 2023
US House Democrat to force vote to expel embattled Republican George Santos
By Moira Warburton WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic U.S. Representative Robert Garcia on Tuesday started the process of forcing a vote on a motion to expel Republican George Santos, the congressman f...
May 16, 2023
IRS to launch free US direct tax filing pilot program in 2024
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Internal Revenue Service on Tuesday said it would launch a free, government-provided direct tax filing option next year, which could lead to the full-scale launch of an IRS ...
May 16, 2023
