Category Archives: (Sandbox) Politics
U.S. Senate Democrat Durbin tests positive for COVID, will quarantine
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Dick Durbin, the chamber's No. 2 Democrat, said on Sunday that he will quarantine after testing positive for COVID-19, adding to a number of lawmakers from both par...
Mar 19, 2023
Possibility of Trump’s arrest builds sympathy among his supporters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The possibility that Donald Trump may be charged for allegedly covering up hush money payments to a porn star during his 2016 campaign is garnering sympathy for the Republican f...
Mar 19, 2023
Donald Trump could be charged any day – what happens next?
By Joseph Ax NEW YORK (Reuters) - Donald Trump could be charged in New York as soon as this week for allegedly covering up hush money payments to a porn star during his 2016 presidential campaign, nea...
Mar 19, 2023
U.S. Senator Warren calls for investigation into SVB and Signature Bank failures – WSJ
(Reuters) - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren, who is pushing tighter banking regulation, has called for an investigation into the failures of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank, the Wall Street Journ...
Mar 19, 2023
Pence, New Hampshire’s Sununu rebuke DeSantis, back aid for Ukraine
By Gram Slattery WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. should continue supporting Ukraine, former Vice President Mike Pence and New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu said on Saturday, a position that puts the...
Mar 18, 2023
Looming Trump charges follow criticism of N.Y. prosecutor for not acting sooner
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York City prosecutor who was publicly criticized for declining to charge Donald Trump last year now appears very close to bringing the first criminal indictment...
Mar 18, 2023
Trump says he expects to be arrested on Tuesday in Manhattan DA case
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former U.S. President Donald Trump said he expects to be arrested on Tuesday in a case brought by the Manhattan district attorney's office, according to a post on Truth Social on ...
Mar 18, 2023
Trump, rape accuser Carroll agree to a single defamation trial
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former President Donald Trump and E. Jean Carroll have agreed to a single trial on whether Trump defamed the former Elle magazine columnist by denying he raped...
Mar 17, 2023
Trump returns to Facebook
(Reuters) - Former U.S. President Donald Trump posted to Facebook on Friday, marking his return to the social media platform two years after he was banned. Meta Platforms, which owns Facebook and Inst...
Mar 17, 2023
Six more senators back bill to give Biden new powers to ban TikTok
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A bipartisan group of six additional senators on Friday backed legislation to give President Joe Biden new powers to ban Chinese-owned video app TikTok and other foreign-owned a...
Mar 17, 2023
