Category Archives: (Sandbox) Politics
NYC mayor declares state of emergency amid migrant busing crisis
By Joseph Ax NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City Mayor Eric Adams declared a state of emergency on Friday in response to the thousands of Latin American migrants bused to the city in recent months from...
Oct 07, 2022
Jurors resume deliberations in second Alex Jones Sandy Hook defamation trial
By Jack Queen (Reuters) - A Connecticut jury resumed deliberations on Friday in a case to decide how much in damages conspiracy theorist Alex Jones must pay families of victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook ...
Oct 07, 2022
Biden signs order to implement EU-U.S. data privacy framework
By David Shepardson and Philip Blenkinsop WASHINGTON/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday signed an executive order to implement a European Union-United States data transfer framewo...
Oct 07, 2022
Oath Keepers trial focuses on planning for Jan 6 Capitol riot
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. prosecutors will present fresh evidence as they bring forward new witnesses on Friday in the trial of Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes and four associates for their alleg...
Oct 07, 2022
Republican Ben Sasse suggests he is ready to leave U.S. Senate
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican Senator Ben Sasse from Nebraska suggested in a statement and social media post on Thursday that he was likely to leave the U.S. Senate in the near f...
Oct 06, 2022
Republican U.S. senator seeks to put bill pressuring OPEC+ onto defense bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley said on Thursday he will try to add his bill pressuring OPEC+ to an annual defense policy bill after the group this week announced an oil ...
Oct 06, 2022
Biden overhauls U.S. policy on marijuana, pardons prior federal offenses
By Jeff Mason and Doina Chiacu WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden on Thursday took executive action to change U.S. policy on marijuana, pardoning all prior federal offenses of simple marijuana ...
Oct 06, 2022
Alex Jones must pay for Sandy Hook ‘lie machine,’ families’ lawyer tells jury
By Jack Queen (Reuters) - A lawyer for families of victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook mass shooting on Thursday urged a Connecticut jury to hold conspiracy theorist Alex Jones accountable for building a "...
Oct 06, 2022
U.S. government backs New York lawsuit against ghost gun sellers
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. government on Thursday expressed support for New York City's lawsuit seeking to halt the spread of "ghost guns," as city and state officials try to ho...
Oct 06, 2022
Ex-top Justice Dept officials testimony sought in ethics hearing of Trump ally Clark
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top two U.S. Justice Department officials in the waning days of Donald Trump's presidency will be asked to testify publicly in a legal disciplinary hearing...
Oct 06, 2022
