Category Archives: (Sandbox) Politics
U.S. bank CEOs expected to protest regulation push before Congress
By Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top bosses of JPMorgan, Bank of America, Citigroup, Wells Fargo and other major banks are expected to warn lawmakers this week that capital hikes and other...
Dec 04, 2023
Pro-DeSantis super PAC hit with more departures, as turmoil among allies intensifies
By Gram Slattery WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A pair of key figures at the main super PAC supporting Ron DeSantis' presidential bid have left the organization, two sources familiar with the matter told Reut...
Dec 03, 2023
Trump calls on supporters to ‘guard the vote’ in Democratic-run US cities
By Nathan Layne CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (Reuters) - Donald Trump, the frontrunner for the Republican presidential nomination, told his supporters on Saturday to "go into" Philadelphia and two other Democra...
Dec 02, 2023
Muslim Americans face ‘Abandon Biden’ dilemma – then who?
By Andrew Hay (Reuters) - Muslim American leaders from six battleground states on Saturday vowed to mobilize their communities against President Joe Biden's reelection over his support of Israel's war...
Dec 02, 2023
Judge rejects Trump immunity claim in federal 2020 election case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A U.S. judge on Friday said Donald Trump does not have immunity from criminal charges for actions he took as president, rejecting a bid by the Republican to toss out the case acc...
Dec 01, 2023
Florida appeals court upholds DeSantis-backed congressional map
By Brad Brooks (Reuters) - A Florida appeals court on Friday upheld the state's congressional map backed by Governor Ron DeSantis that a lower court had ruled violated the state constitution by dimini...
Dec 01, 2023
Georgia Republicans advance new US House map that maintains their edge
By Joseph Ax (Reuters) - Georgia Republicans on Friday unveiled a proposed map of U.S. House of Representatives districts in the state for the 2024 election that includes a new majority-Black district...
Dec 01, 2023
Trump should not face trial in Georgia if he wins 2024 election, lawyer says
By Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A lawyer for Donald Trump said on Friday that the former U.S. president should not face trial on charges that he sought to overturn the 2020 election results...
Dec 01, 2023
Chair of DeSantis super PAC quits in latest blow to presidential campaign
By Gram Slattery and Alexandra Ulmer WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The chairman of the main political action committee supporting the presidential campaign of Ron DeSantis has stepped down, according to a so...
Dec 01, 2023
US lawmaker George Santos, indicted on fraud charges, faces House expulsion vote
By Makini Brice WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Indicted Republican George Santos' brief career in the U.S. House of Representatives could come to an end on Friday, when fellow lawmakers are due to vote on whe...
Dec 01, 2023
