Category Archives: (Sandbox) Politics
US Senator Rubio seeks probe of Ford’s Chinese partnership on nickel plant
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Senator Marcio Rubio on Wednesday asked the Biden administration to investigate Ford Motor Co's plan to partner with PT Vale Indonesia and China's Zhejia...
May 03, 2023
Factbox-U.S. state abortion legislation to watch in 2023
By Gabriella Borter and Sharon Bernstein (Reuters) - State legislatures are wrestling with how much to restrict or expand abortion access after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last year....
May 03, 2023
U.S. Senate to draft new legislation to counter China
(Reuters) - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Wednesday is announcing a new effort to draft bipartisan legislation to address concerns about China including taking steps to limit the flow o...
May 03, 2023
33 Democrats urge ban on investor-state dispute provisions in all U.S. trade deals
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday urged the U.S. Trade Representative and State Department to eliminate investor-state dispute settlement provisions from cu...
May 03, 2023
Montana transgender legislator loses court bid to return to floor
(Reuters) - Censured Montana transgender Representative Zooey Zephyr on Tuesday lost a last-minute legal attempt to rejoin debate on the House floor, as a Montana judge rejected her attempt to overtur...
May 02, 2023
Fed official, ex-banking bosses to appear at U.S. Senate banking committee
(Reuters) - The U.S. Senate Committee on Banking said on Tuesday it would hear from former top officials at the failed Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank, and the Fed's Vice Chair for Supervision ...
May 02, 2023
Florida prosecutor suspended by DeSantis over abortion seeks reinstatement by US court
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) - A lawyer for a Florida prosecutor on Tuesday urged a federal appeals court to reinstate his client after the state's Republican governor, Ron DeSantis, indefinitely susp...
May 02, 2023
Biden will talk budget but won’t negotiate debt ceiling in Congress meeting – White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden will not negotiate over the debt ceiling during his meeting with four top congressional leaders on May 9, but he will discuss starting "a separate budget pro...
May 02, 2023
Exclusive-Biden to hold fundraiser for 2024 in New York as soon as next week
By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden is gearing up for his first fundraising events as soon as next week to help kick off his 2024 re-election campaign, according to peop...
May 02, 2023
E. Jean Carroll called minutes after Trump allegedly raped her, friend testifies
By Jack Queen (Reuters) - A friend of E. Jean Carroll on Tuesday backed up the writer's account of being raped by Donald Trump, testifying during a civil trial that she received a phone call about the...
May 02, 2023
