Category Archives: (Sandbox) Politics
White House urges caution on polls showing Biden in trouble
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The White House urged caution on Tuesday regarding opinion polls showing Democratic President Joe Biden lagging behind leading Republican candidate Donald Trump. A New York Times...
Nov 07, 2023
US Senate’s top Republican: Biden’s funding request will not pass without ‘border solution’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell warned Democrats on Tuesday it will be hard to get President Joe Biden's supplemental funding request for Ukraine and other prioriti...
Nov 07, 2023
US Senate Democrats block Republican bid to aid Israel, not Ukraine
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Democrats on Tuesday blocked a Republican effort to win quick approval for a bill providing emergency aid to Israel that passed the House of Rep...
Nov 07, 2023
Democrats’ dilemma: Biden’s agenda is popular, but he is not
By Jarrett Renshaw PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Andrea Singmaster is thankful for President Joe Biden. He helped secure funding to clean up a contaminated site in her Philadelphia suburb and his efforts t...
Nov 07, 2023
Republican hopeful Ramaswamy to introduce pledge opposing foreign conflicts
By Gram Slattery WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential contender Vivek Ramaswamy will make his non-interventionist foreign policy a central plank of his pitch to voters in the coming weeks, h...
Nov 07, 2023
Biden approval falls to lowest level since April -Reuters/Ipsos
By Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden's popularity slipped this month to its lowest level since April, a Reuters/Ipsos poll showed, the latest data point raising concerns abou...
Nov 07, 2023
US Republicans expect no votes on stopgap this week as shutdown looms
By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans who control the U.S. House of Representatives said they do not expect to move forward this week on a stopgap funding measure to keep federal agencies...
Nov 07, 2023
Abortion rights at center of Tuesday’s Ohio, Virginia elections
By Joseph Ax (Reuters) - Abortion will once again be on the ballot on Tuesday, as Ohio residents vote on whether to guarantee abortion rights and Virginia voters decide whether to give Republicans the...
Nov 07, 2023
Hunter Biden prosecutor to testify behind closed doors to House Republicans
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Special Counsel David Weiss, who is leading the probe into President Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden, will appear on Tuesday for a closed-door interview with the Republican-le...
Nov 07, 2023
Ron DeSantis scores Iowa governor’s endorsement in Republican primary race
By Gram Slattery WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds on Monday endorsed Republican presidential contender Ron DeSantis' bid to be the party's nominee, a much-needed boost to the Florida ...
Nov 06, 2023
