Category Archives: (Sandbox) Politics
U.S. jury acquits Russian on charges he lied to FBI over ‘Steele dossier’
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A Russian researcher who contributed explosive details to a document dubbed the "Steele dossier" that alleged ties between former U.S. President Donald Trump's ...
Oct 18, 2022
U.S. lawmakers set hearing on Kroger grocery mega merger
By David Shepardson and Diane Bartz WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. senators who scrutinize antitrust issues expressed "serious concerns" about grocery company Kroger Co's plan to buy rival Albertsons Cos ...
Oct 18, 2022
Senate antitrust panel to hold hearing on Kroger-Albertsons deal -source
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. Senate antitrust panel is expected to announce as soon as Tuesday a hearing on the merger of grocery giants Kroger Co and Albertsons Cos Inc, according to a person famili...
Oct 18, 2022
Biden approval stuck at 40%, a dark sign for Democrats in midterms -Reuters/Ipsos
By Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Three weeks from the U.S. midterm elections, President Joe Biden's approval rating stayed close to the lowest level of his presidency as Americans worried about i...
Oct 18, 2022
How Utah’s Evan McMullin could become a key U.S. Senate power broker
By David Morgan and Gram Slattery WASHINGTON (Reuters) - If U.S. Senate candidate Evan McMullin succeeds in unseating Republican Senator Mike Lee of Utah, he could occupy a uniquely powerful role as a...
Oct 18, 2022
Biden to highlight choice facing voters on abortion as midterms near
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden, under renewed pressure over high inflation with key elections coming up fast, will seek to turn attention back to the issue of abortio...
Oct 18, 2022
Kentucky abortion vote will test support for post-Roe state bans
By Gabriella Borter (Reuters) - An abortion rights vote in Kentucky on Nov. 8 will determine if the conservative state becomes Kansas 2.0. Kentucky voters are being asked to amend the state's constitu...
Oct 18, 2022
Trump ally Clark asks U.S. court to block disciplinary charges against him
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former Justice Department attorney Jeffrey Bossert Clark asked a federal court on Monday to intervene in a legal disciplinary case pending against him over his...
Oct 17, 2022
Trump administration blocked CDC transit mask mandate, report shows
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former President Donald Trump's administration at a crucial time in the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 blocked the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
Oct 17, 2022
U.S. lawmakers want to boost oversight of foreign government broadcast sponsorship
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A bipartisan group of lawmakers on Monday introduced legislation to strengthen the authority of the Federal Communications Commission to oversee foreign spon...
Oct 17, 2022
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