Category Archives: (Sandbox) Politics
Biden administration takes aim at junk fees with new proposed rule, guidance
By Diane Bartz, Jeff Mason and Douglas Gillison WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration took another shot at unpopular junk fees on Wednesday with a proposed rule that would require businesses...
Oct 11, 2023
N. Carolina Republicans enact voting changes ahead of 2024, prompting Democrats to sue
By Sharon Bernstein (Reuters) - North Carolina Republicans on Tuesday pushed through new curbs on same-day voter registration by overriding a gubernatorial veto, prompting immediate lawsuits by Democr...
Oct 10, 2023
US congressman Santos hit with more charges for inflating fundraising numbers
(Reuters) - U.S. congressman George Santos was hit with additional criminal charges on Tuesday for inflating his campaign's fundraising numbers in a bid to qualify for financial and logistical support...
Oct 10, 2023
Biden approval near lowest of his term as immigration concerns rise -Reuters/Ipsos poll
By Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden's popularity was near the lowest level of his presidency this month as Americans' concerns over immigration rose to their highest level s...
Oct 10, 2023
California baseball star Steve Garvey makes bid for US Senate as Republican
By Sharon Bernstein and Omar Younis LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - California baseball legend Steve Garvey launched a campaign on Tuesday as a Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate seat that was held by t...
Oct 10, 2023
US House Republicans face tangled path to picking a new speaker
By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans who control the U.S. House of Representatives will try to move closer to picking a successor to former Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Tuesday, under mount...
Oct 10, 2023
South Carolina Democrat’s House bid runs through US Supreme Court
By John Kruzel WASHINGTON (Reuters) - South Carolina Democrat Michael B. Moore, the great- great-grandson of a Black Civil War hero and pioneering 19th century congressman, is aiming to help his party...
Oct 10, 2023
Trump ally Kari Lake to launch US Senate bid in Arizona
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Arizona Republican Kari Lake, a far-right ally of Donald Trump, on Tuesday is expected to announce her candidacy for her party's U.S. Senate nomination, in what...
Oct 10, 2023
Former U.S. congressman Will Hurd drops out of Republican presidential race
By Tim Reid (Reuters) - Former Texas congressman Will Hurd announced on Monday that he is dropping out of the race for the Republican presidential nomination and is endorsing former South Carolina Gov...
Oct 09, 2023
U.S. Senate moves quickly toward confirming Lew as ambassador to Israel
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate could confirm President Joe Biden's nominee to be ambassador to Israel, former Treasury Secretary Jack Lew, as soon as next week, Senate aides said on Monday, as...
Oct 09, 2023
