Category Archives: (Sandbox) Politics
Biden expects to speak with China’s Xi in the coming days
By Jeff Mason and Trevor Hunnicutt JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden plans to speak with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, within the coming days at a moment of simmering ...
Jul 20, 2022
Limits on personal data gathering by Google, Facebook, others advance in U.S. House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. House of Representatives committee approved on Wednesday a bill to create the first U.S. privacy law limiting personal information collected online by companies like Alph...
Jul 20, 2022
U.S. Secret Service providing some records to Jan. 6 committee, panel wants more
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Secret Service has begun providing some records in response to a subpoena by the congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, the pane...
Jul 20, 2022
Democratic group sues U.S. election watchdog over Trump’s $100 million war chest
By Alexandra Ulmer and Jason Lange (Reuters) - A big Democratic Party fundraising group on Wednesday filed a complaint against the Federal Election Commission, accusing it of allowing Donald Trump to ...
Jul 20, 2022
Stablecoins to face bank-like U.S. regulation under draft House bill – source
By Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Issuers of so-called "stablecoins," virtual currencies whose value is pegged to traditional currencies, would face bank-like regulation and oversight under a d...
Jul 20, 2022
House panel bill can block U.S. buyers of foreign spyware
By Raphael Satter (Reuters) - American spymasters will be able to yank business away from U.S. companies that purchase or market foreign espionage software, according to a bill https://intelligence.ho...
Jul 20, 2022
With eyes on the waves, Gaza surfers keep boards handy
By Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA (Reuters) - Standing at his watchtower, Gaza lifeguard Mohammad Abu Ghanim keeps a keen eye out for signs of rising waves. "When I feel the winds blow west at the end of my s...
Jul 20, 2022
Bipartisan U.S. Senate group introduces electoral reform bills
By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A bipartisan group of U.S. senators introduced two bills on Wednesday, aimed at reforming a long-standing election law that former President Donald Trump used in...
Jul 20, 2022
Trump’s ex-lawyer Giuliani ordered to testify before Georgia grand jury
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Rudy Giuliani, who previously served as Donald Trump's personal lawyer, has been ordered by a judge to testify in August as a witness before a Georgia special ...
Jul 20, 2022
Ukrainian first lady appeals to U.S. Congress for more weapons against Russia’s ‘Hunger Games’
By Patricia Zengerle and Rose Horowitch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Ukrainian first lady Olena Zelenska appealed to U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday to provide more help to her country as it struggles against a f...
Jul 20, 2022
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