Category Archives: (Sandbox) Politics
Biden administration says Republican debt plan would hurt rural communities
By Leah Douglas WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration said on Wednesday the plan from U.S. Republican lawmakers to cut federal spending for a decade in exchange for raising the debt ceiling ...
Apr 26, 2023
DeSantis could win Republican votes with Disney clash -Reuters/Ipsos poll
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Florida Governor Ron DeSantis' battles with Walt Disney Co over a state law banning public school lessons on sexual orientation and gender identity could boost his support among...
Apr 26, 2023
Exclusive-Peter Thiel, Republican megadonor, won’t fund candidates in 2024 – sources
By Anna Tong, Alexandra Ulmer and Jeffrey Dastin SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Tech billionaire and Republican megadonor Peter Thiel, an early backer of former President Donald Trump who later broke with ...
Apr 26, 2023
Testimony in Trump rape accuser’s trial gets underway
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The civil trial of a nearly 30-year-old rape claim against Donald Trump is expected to resume on Wednesday, including the start of testimony expected to feature the woman accusing...
Apr 26, 2023
McCarthy’s debt-ceiling bill tests unity of U.S. House Republicans
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives could as early as Wednesday vote on a bill to sharply cut spending for a decade in exchange for a short-term hike in the debt ...
Apr 26, 2023
U.S. Senators to introduce bipartisan bill mandating code of ethics for Supreme Court – WSJ
(Reuters) - U.S. senators Angus King and Lisa Murkowski will introduce a bipartisan bill on Wednesday requiring the U.S. Supreme Court to create its own code of conduct within a year, following media ...
Apr 25, 2023
Montana governor seeks changes to bill that would ban TikTok outright – WSJ
(Reuters) - Montana Governor Greg Gianforte is asking legislators to make changes to a bill that would be the first in the United States to ban TikTok outright, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tue...
Apr 25, 2023
Supreme Court’s Roberts declines to appear at Senate Judiciary hearing
By John Kruzel WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts on Tuesday declined an invitation to appear at an upcoming hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee that is exp...
Apr 25, 2023
White House hopeful Nikki Haley urges compassion on abortion
By Gram Slattery ARLINGTON, Virginia (Reuters) - Former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley said on Tuesday she was personally against abortion rights but held no ill for those who felt differently, i...
Apr 25, 2023
Sudanese man braves Khartoum battles to tend to wild animals at his sanctuary
By Anna Magdalena Lubowicka (Reuters) - Osman Salih in Khartoum has found it hard enough to protect his own family through days of heavy fighting that have hammered Sudan's capital, yet he still battl...
Apr 25, 2023
