Category Archives: (Sandbox) Politics

By Mike Stone WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congressional Democrats, including Senator Elizabeth Warren, have asked the U.S. Commerce Department to curb assault weapons exports and increase oversight of gun ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Senate could pass a temporary government funding bill as soon as Thursday, which would avert partial government shutdowns that otherwise would begin on Saturday, Senate ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is working with allies and partners to quickly impose severe economic costs on Moscow over "sham" referendums held by Russia in occupied regions of Ukraine, ac...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden said on Wednesday he had spoken with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis the prior day about Hurricane Ian, adding that the federal government had met every re...

By Andrew Chung (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court last March rebuffed an emergency request by North Carolina Republicans to allow the use in November's congressional elections of an electoral map the...

By Jacqueline Thomsen WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, author of a blockbuster ruling that revoked nationwide abortion rights, said on Tuesday that his Catholic faith re...

By Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden's public approval rating edged higher this week, though he remains deeply unpopular, with just six weeks to go before the Nov. 8 midterm ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell threw his support behind a bipartisan Senate electoral reform bill on Tuesday, saying the legislation, as introduced, is the only c...

By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) - "Yes," U.S. forces will defend Taiwan if it is invaded by China. Russian President Vladimir Putin is a "butcher" who "cannot remain in power." And the COVID-...

(Reuters) -Leaders of the U.S. congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol said the panel had postponed a hearing scheduled for Wednesday, citing the threat to the st...