Category Archives: (Sandbox) Politics
U.S. lawmakers to unveil bill barring U.S. data flows to high-risk countries
By Alexandra Alper and David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A bipartisan group of U.S. senators plans to introduce legislation on Thursday that would give the Biden administration the power to bloc...
Jun 23, 2022
U.S. Supreme Court rules Republicans can defend North Carolina voter ID law
By Nate Raymond (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that Republican lawmakers in North Carolina can intervene in a lawsuit challenging a voter ID law that they believed the state's De...
Jun 23, 2022
U.S. Supreme Court strikes down New York limits on concealed handguns
By Andrew Chung WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday struck down as unconstitutional New York state's limits on carrying concealed handguns in public, handing a landmark victory to...
Jun 23, 2022
U.S. Senate poised to step forward on rare bipartisan gun legislation
By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate is poised on Thursday for a vote to advance a bipartisan gun control bill that supporters hope will help curb the mass shootings that have rocked...
Jun 23, 2022
Trump pressure on U.S. Justice Department to be focus of Jan. 6 hearing
By Richard Cowan and Moira Warburton WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Donald Trump's failed efforts to pressure Justice Department officials to overturn his 2020 election defeat will be the topic of Thursday's ...
Jun 23, 2022
Exclusive-Harris meets Democratic attorneys general as White House gears up for abortion ruling
By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris will meet a group of seven Democratic attorneys general on Thursday, a White House official said, to discuss the defense to a m...
Jun 22, 2022
Ex-Giuliani associate deserves 6-8 years for campaign finance violation – prosecutors
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) - Lev Parnas, a onetime associate of Donald Trump's former personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, should serve between six and eight years in prison for violating U.S. campaign...
Jun 22, 2022
U.S. Justice Dept delivers subpoenas in Trump fake electors probe, reports say
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. federal agents delivered grand jury subpoenas on Wednesday to multiple people as part of a probe into efforts by ex-President Donald Trump and his supporters to overturn th...
Jun 22, 2022
Biden approval falls fourth straight week, tying record low – Reuters/Ipsos
By Rose Horowitch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden's public approval rating fell for a fourth straight week to 36% matching its lowest level last seen in late May, according to a Reuter...
Jun 22, 2022
Trump fundraiser Barrack loses bid to dismiss UAE lobbying charges
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A billionaire fundraiser for former U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday lost a bid to dismiss criminal charges he lobbied the U.S. government on behalf of the United Arab Emi...
Jun 22, 2022
