Category Archives: (Sandbox) Politics
U.S. rail labor deal hammered out over sandwiches and baked ziti
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Labor Secretary Marty Walsh kept railroads and unions at the bargaining table for 20 hours, fueled by sandwiches and baked ziti, to clinch a make-or-bre...
Sep 15, 2022
Judge proposed by Trump named to vet records seized by FBI
By Jacqueline Thomsen WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A senior federal judge with experience handling U.S. national security matters was named on Thursday as an independent arbiter to vet records seized by the...
Sep 15, 2022
Judge rules for Trump, blocks review of seized classified records
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Thursday refused to let the Justice Department immediately resume reviewing classified records seized by the FBI from Donald Trump's Florida estate in an ongoing...
Sep 15, 2022
U.S. railroad worker fight for pay, benefits could be model for other deals
By Lisa Baertlein and Doyinsola Oladipo LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Union railworkers in the United States scored a potential key victory in their fight for improved pay and working conditions on...
Sep 15, 2022
YouTube, Meta will expand policies, research to fight online extremism
By Sheila Dang (Reuters) - Major tech companies said on Thursday they will take fresh steps to combat online extremism by removing more violent content and promoting media literacy with young users, a...
Sep 15, 2022
U.S. energy chief Granholm meets with New England governors on fuel supplies
By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm met with the governors of six states in the U.S. Northeast on Thursday to talk about their concerns about soaring fuel...
Sep 15, 2022
Factbox-Florida’s DeSantis makes name as conservative culture warrior
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Florida Governor Ron DeSantis sent two planeloads of migrants to the posh vacation island of Martha's Vineyard this week, to protest the Biden administration's immigration polic...
Sep 15, 2022
U.S. Justice Dept to crack down on repeat corporate offenders
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) -The U.S. Justice Department said on Thursday it will make it harder for companies to enter into multiple settlements that defer or waive prosecutions, part of a shift ...
Sep 15, 2022
U.S. Senate confirms TSA chief to new five-year term
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate voted 77 to 18 on Thursday to confirm David Pekoske to serve another term as head of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). Pekoske was first nominate...
Sep 15, 2022
Biden asks Americans to confront white supremacy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden called on Americans to combat racism and extremism during a summit at the White House on Thursday focused on combating hate-fueled violence. "White supr...
Sep 15, 2022
