Category Archives: (Sandbox) Politics
US senators accuse Pentagon of hindering war crimes prosecution of Russia
By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lawmakers accused the Pentagon on Thursday of effectively undermining war crimes prosecution of Russia by blocking the sharing of U.S. military in...
May 11, 2023
US House Republicans raise ‘deep concern’ on TikTok content decisions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The chair of a U.S. House of Representatives committee on China's Communist Party and other lawmakers on Thursday raised "deep concern" and sought answers over reports Chinese-o...
May 11, 2023
U.S. Supreme Court tosses former Cuomo aide’s bribery conviction
By Nate Raymond (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday overturned the bribery conviction of Joseph Percoco, an ex-aide to Democratic former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, in a ruling that furt...
May 11, 2023
Marijuana banking bill heads to Senate Banking Committee
(Reuters) - Shares of pot companies were trading higher on Thursday as the U.S. Senate Banking Committee prepares to discuss the SAFE Banking Act, a crucial legislation that would make it easier for t...
May 11, 2023
US lawmakers to introduce bill to combat normalization with Syria’s Assad
By Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers plans to introduce a bill on Thursday intended to bar the U.S. government from recognizing Bashar al-Assad as Syria's p...
May 11, 2023
Republicans ready tough border control bill for U.S. House passage
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives is poised to pass on Thursday Republican legislation intended to stop immigrants and illegal drugs crossing the nation's south...
May 11, 2023
Trump plays down consequences of a US default: ‘Could be maybe nothing’
By Tim Reid (Reuters) - Republican former President Donald Trump on Wednesday played down the severity of a potential U.S. government default, saying the consequences of a failure by Congress to raise...
May 10, 2023
Trump says he will pardon many involved in Jan. 6 attack
By Nathan Layne (Reuters) - Former President Donald Trump again refused to acknowledge that he lost the 2020 election and said he would pardon many supporters convicted for their involvement in the Ja...
May 10, 2023
Debt ceiling battle delays sweeping annual defense policy bill
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. congressional leaders on Wednesday put off debate on the National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA, an annual bill setting policy for the Pentagon, a...
May 10, 2023
Explainer-What’s next for Trump after civil rape verdict?
By Jack Queen (Reuters) - A jury in Manhattan decided on Tuesday that former U.S. President Donald Trump must pay $5 million in damages for sexually abusing magazine writer E. Jean Carroll in the 1990...
May 10, 2023
