Category Archives: (Sandbox) Politics
US Senator Menendez charged with conspiring to act as foreign agent
(Reuters) -U.S. prosecutors pursuing a corruption case against Democratic U.S. Senator Bob Menendez on Thursday brought a new charge against him, accusing him of engaging in a conspiracy to act as a f...
Oct 12, 2023
White House calls Trump’s comments on Hezbollah, Israeli defense minister ‘dangerous’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former U.S. President Donald Trump's comments calling Hezbollah "smart" and criticizing Israel's defense minister were "dangerous and unhinged," White House spokesman Andrew Bat...
Oct 12, 2023
Republican Scalise struggles for votes after winning US House speaker nomination
By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Steve Scalise, the Republican nominee to lead the U.S. House of Representatives, faced a test on Thursday of whether he could gain enough support from his splint...
Oct 12, 2023
U.S. judge upholds suspension of right to carry guns in some New Mexico parks
By Rich McKay (Reuters) - A U.S. federal judge on Wednesday ruled as valid a temporary suspension by the governor of New Mexico of the right to carry guns in parks and playgrounds in parts of the stat...
Oct 11, 2023
Republican Steve Scalise on path to US House speaker in turbulent time
By Makini Brice WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives nominated Steve Scalise to be the chamber's next speaker on Wednesday, a challenging role after hard-right membe...
Oct 11, 2023
US House Republicans nominate Steve Scalise for speaker -lawmaker
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans who control the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday nominated Steve Scalise to serve as speaker following last week's ouster of Kevin McCarthy, according to t...
Oct 11, 2023
New York Republicans to move to oust George Santos from US House
By Moira Warburton WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A group of New York state Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives will introduce a motion to expel indicted fellow Republican George Santos from the ...
Oct 11, 2023
Factbox-US House Republicans eye Scalise, Jordan for possible next speaker
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday could begin voting on a new speaker to lead their narrow and fractious majority, which just last week ousted Kevin ...
Oct 11, 2023
US House Republicans seek to unite around a new speaker
By David Morgan and Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives will try to unite around a new speaker to lead their fractious and narrow majority on Wednesda...
Oct 11, 2023
US Supreme Court scrutinizes South Carolina voting map deemed racially biased
By John Kruzel WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court was set on Wednesday to hear a bid by South Carolina officials to revive a Republican-drawn electoral map faulted by a lower court for movi...
Oct 11, 2023
