Category Archives: (Sandbox) Politics
Michigan Republicans tap election denier to lead state party
By Nathan Layne LANSING, Mich. (Reuters) -Republicans in Michigan on Saturday selected Trump loyalist Kristina Karamo as their next state chair, elevating an election denier to a critical leadership r...
Feb 18, 2023
White House to consider Andrew Ferguson as U.S. FTC commissioner -Bloomberg News
(Reuters) - The White House is considering naming Virginia Solicitor General Andrew Ferguson as a Republican commissioner for the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Bloomberg News reported on Friday, cit...
Feb 17, 2023
Large U.S. delegation at Munich conference underscores bipartisan support for Ukraine
By Jonathan Landay and Andreas Rinke MUNICH, Germany (Reuters) - Nearly 50 lawmakers from both major U.S. political parties on Friday attended the start of Europe's premier annual security conference ...
Feb 17, 2023
Far-right Republican groups surge in swing state Michigan
By Nathan Layne HILLSDALE, Mich (Reuters) - Jon Smith, a local leader in rural Michigan of America First, a far-right Republican faction that denies the results of the 2020 election, wants to shift th...
Feb 17, 2023
Exclusive: Trump lawyer hires own attorney in classified documents probe
By Andrew Goudsward (Reuters) - A lawyer for former President Donald Trump retained an attorney to represent himself as prosecutors step up their inquiry into the handling of sensitive documents at Tr...
Feb 16, 2023
U.S. Senator Fetterman in hospital for clinical depression -statement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senator John Fetterman checked himself into Walter Reed medical center on Wednesday to receive treatment for severe clinical depression, his office said. The 53-year-old Pe...
Feb 16, 2023
Utah senator seeks allies in push to keep EVs out of U.S. biofuel program
By Jarrett Renshaw (Reuters) - Republican U.S. Senator Mike Lee of Utah is trying to rally colleagues to sign a letter opposing the Biden administration's plan to include electric vehicles in the nati...
Feb 16, 2023
Factbox-The U.S. debt ceiling and markets: Gauging the fallout
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden is at odds with Republicans in Congress over raising the $31.4 trillion debt ceiling, a showdown that looms as a risk factor for markets. The Congressiona...
Feb 16, 2023
Nikki Haley, Trump’s first major challenger, hits the road in New Hampshire
By Richard Cowan and Gram Slattery WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential hopeful Nikki Haley brings her nascent campaign to New Hampshire on Thursday, as the former U.N. ambassador seeks to b...
Feb 16, 2023
U.S. Republicans target transgender youth healthcare in legislative push
By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) - Republican legislators across the United States have escalated a campaign to ban certain healthcare for transgender youth, in some cases seeking to charge parents and doct...
Feb 16, 2023
