Category Archives: (Sandbox) Politics
U.S. completes renaming of 650 places to remove derogatory term
(Reuters) - The Biden administration on Thursday said it had completed the removal of the word "squaw" from nearly 650 place names on federal land as part of an effort to reckon with the nation's raci...
Sep 08, 2022
Special prosecutor tapped in Michigan voting equipment probe
By Nathan Layne (Reuters) - A county prosecutor in western Michigan has been tapped to decide whether the Trump-endorsed Republican candidate for attorney general and others should be criminally charg...
Sep 08, 2022
Washington mayor declares public emergency over migrant arrivals from Texas, Arizona
By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser on Thursday declared a public emergency over buses of migrants sent by Republican governors from the U.S.-Mexico border states of Te...
Sep 08, 2022
Steve Bannon to be indicted in ‘We Build the Wall’ case
(Reuters) - Steve Bannon, a onetime top strategist to former U.S. President Donald Trump, surrendered on Thursday to New York authorities to face state charges in a new indictment. Bannon, 68, is expe...
Sep 08, 2022
Steve Bannon to surrender Thursday to face New York indictment
By Karen Freifeld NEW YORK (Reuters) - Steve Bannon, a onetime top strategist to former U.S. President Donald Trump and an architect of his successful 2016 White House run, is expected to surrender on...
Sep 08, 2022
Explainer-How America casts and counts its votes
By Matt Zdun (Reuters) - Misinformation online and false claims of election fraud by former President Donald Trump and his allies have sharply eroded public trust in the integrity of U.S. elections. H...
Sep 08, 2022
Most Americans see Trump’s MAGA as threat to democracy: Reuters/Ipsos poll
By Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Days after Democratic President Joe Biden gave a fiery speech attacking former President Donald Trump and his Republican allies as an extremist threat, a Reuters/...
Sep 07, 2022
U.S. judge denies Oath Keepers founder bid to delay Jan. 6 trial, fire lawyers
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. federal judge on Wednesday denied Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes' request to postpone his upcoming Jan. 6 Capitol riot trial, and ruled he cannot f...
Sep 07, 2022
VP Harris will attend former Japanese Prime Minister Abe’s funeral in Tokyo
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris will travel to Tokyo to attend the funeral of slain former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, a spokeswomen said on Wednesday. "Her visit will...
Sep 07, 2022
U.S. mediation board meeting with railroads, unions ahead of possible strike
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The National Mediation Board is holding a meeting with unions and freight railroads Wednesday that was joined by U.S. Labor Secretary Marty Walsh ahead of a potential strike, th...
Sep 07, 2022
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