Category Archives: (Sandbox) Politics
White House releases financial disclosures for President Biden
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House on Monday released financial disclosure reports for President Joe Biden showing that the president's personal finances in 2022 changed little from the prior year...
May 15, 2023
Food aid cuts still ‘red line’ in debt ceiling talks, says Senate farm committee chair
By Leah Douglas WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Expanding work requirements for the largest U.S. food assistance program is still a "red line" in negotiations over raising the country's debt ceiling to avert a...
May 15, 2023
US special counsel faults FBI’s handling of 2016 Trump-Russia probe
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The FBI lacked "actual evidence" to investigate Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign and relied too heavily on tips provided by Trump's political opponents...
May 15, 2023
DeSantis defunds diversity programs at Florida public colleges
By Rich McKay (Reuters) - Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a bill on Monday banning tax dollars from being used in state colleges for diversity, equity and inclusion programs (DEI) in a sweeping m...
May 15, 2023
U.S. Supreme Court to hear dispute over Democratic bid for Trump hotel documents
By Andrew Chung (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a bid by President Joe Biden's administration to block a lawsuit by several congressional Democrats seeking details of a gove...
May 15, 2023
US Supreme Court takes up bid to revive South Carolina voting map deemed racially biased
By John Kruzel WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a bid by South Carolina officials to revive a Republican-crafted voting map that a lower court said had unconstitut...
May 15, 2023
In critical week, Biden, Republicans search for outline of debt-limit deal
By David Morgan, Jeff Mason and Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden and congressional Republicans enter a critical week for debt-ceiling talks hoping they can find common ground o...
May 15, 2023
Explainer-Biden’s budget vs. House debt limit bill on spending, deficits, taxes
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's administration and Republicans in the U.S. Congress are in talks to end their standoff over raising the $31.4 trillion debt ceiling, haggli...
May 15, 2023
Uncertainty clouds US transition at Mexico border as new rules take effect
By Daina Beth Solomon and Julio-Cesar Chavez CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico/EL PASO, Texas (Reuters) - The Biden administration began implementing a sweeping policy shift at the U.S.-Mexico border on Friday as...
May 12, 2023
Debt ceiling worries deepen as early June U.S. default reinforced
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Washington standoff over raising the U.S. government's $31.4 trillion borrowing limit is adding to global economic worries, as a new non-partisan congressio...
May 12, 2023
