Category Archives: (Sandbox) Politics
Haiti activists rally at White House seeking end of U.S. support for Henry
By Brian Ellsworth (Reuters) - Activists on Sunday rallied at the White House to call on the Biden administration to end support for the government of Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry, as the Caribb...
Oct 09, 2022
Bullet-proof glass, guards: U.S. election offices tighten security for Nov. 8 midterms
By Andy Sullivan and Julia Harte (Reuters) - When voters in Jefferson County, Colorado, cast their ballots in the Nov. 8 midterm election, they will see security guards stationed outside the busiest p...
Oct 09, 2022
Explainer-U.S. marijuana pardons help thousands, leave others in prison
By Sharon Bernstein (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden's pardon for thousands of Americans convicted of simple marijuana possession under federal law has profound impact, experts and individuals say...
Oct 09, 2022
F-35 jet deliveries can resume following waiver for Chinese-origin alloy, Pentagon says
By Mike Stone WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Deliveries can resume for Lockheed Martin Corp's F-35 jet under a waiver allowing Chinese-origin alloy to go into an engine part, the Pentagon said on Saturday. In...
Oct 08, 2022
Explainer-What will change if federal marijuana ban is loosened?
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden has said he would pardon people convicted in federal court of simple marijuana possession, and that his administration is reconsidering the clas...
Oct 07, 2022
OPEC+ oil output cut shows widening rift between Biden and Saudi royals
By Dmitry Zhdannikov, Steve Holland and Jarrett Renshaw WASHINGTON/LONDON(Reuters) - The OPEC+ organization's decision this week to cut oil production despite stiff U.S. opposition has further straine...
Oct 07, 2022
USTR Tai says Biden administration not swapping trade deals for industrial policy
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai on Friday said the Biden administration has not "sworn off" efforts to liberalize trade and open markets, but such polici...
Oct 07, 2022
Brazil’s Bolsonaro says ally Trump would have averted war in Ukraine
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Far-right Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said in comments published on Friday that the war in Ukraine would not have happened if former U.S. President Donald Trump were ...
Oct 07, 2022
Factbox-Voters in five U.S. states to decide on legalizing marijuana in November midterms
By Joseph Ax (Reuters) - Voters in five states will decide whether to legalize adult-use marijuana in November's midterm elections, as 19 other states and the District of Columbia have done. Public su...
Oct 07, 2022
White House, after Biden’s comments, says still no need for U.S. to change nuclear posture
By Andrea Shalal and Nandita Bose (Reuters) - The United States sees no reason to change its nuclear posture and does not have indications that Russia is preparing to imminently use nuclear weapons, t...
Oct 07, 2022
