Category Archives: (Sandbox) Politics
LGBT nightclub massacre survivors tell U.S. Congress: ‘We are being slaughtered’
By Makini Brice WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Survivors of mass shootings targeting U.S. LGBT nightclubs detailed the violence they endured and criticized inflammatory political rhetoric in a congressional h...
Dec 14, 2022
North Dakota, Iowa join other U.S. states in banning TikTok from state-owned devices
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - North Dakota and Iowa have joined a growing number of U.S. states in banning the Chinese-owned short-video-sharing app TikTok from state-owned devices, citing national security ...
Dec 14, 2022
U.S. Senate could pass temporary funding bill as soon as Thursday -Schumer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate could give final approval by Thursday to a one-week extension of federal government funding before the midnight Friday deadline, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Sch...
Dec 14, 2022
China an unspoken focus as Biden woos African leaders
By Michael Martina, Daphne Psaledakis and David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) - When President Joe Biden speaks to African leaders in Washington on Wednesday, expect to hear about support for democr...
Dec 14, 2022
U.S. senator Manchin says Treasury should limit commercial EV tax credit use
By David Shepardson (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Joe Manchin, a Democrat who chairs the chamber's energy panel, asked the Treasury Department on Tuesday not to allow a commercial electric vehicle tax cred...
Dec 13, 2022
U.S. House Jan. 6 committee to meet Dec. 19 for vote on referrals, report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol will hold a public meeting on Dec. 19 to vote on its report and criminal r...
Dec 13, 2022
Cyndi Lauper to perform as Biden signs marriage equality act
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Singer-songwriter Cyndi Lauper will perform on Tuesday when U.S. President Joe Biden signs the Respect for Marriage Act into law in front of thousands of supporters and activist...
Dec 13, 2022
U.S. lawmakers unveil bipartisan bid to ban China’s TikTok
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Republican Senator Marco Rubio on Tuesday announced bipartisan legislation to ban China's popular social media app TikTok, ratcheting up pressure on owner ByteDance Ltd amid U.S....
Dec 13, 2022
Schumer expects year-long govt funding bill to include Ukraine funding, vote reform
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Tuesday said he expects a year-long government funding bill to include more funding for Ukraine and measures to reform the way Congr...
Dec 13, 2022
Following Griner’s release, U.S. lawmakers want a “National Hostage” day
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Days after the release of U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner from imprisonment in Russia, Democratic and Republican U.S. lawmakers will introduce legislat...
Dec 13, 2022
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