Category Archives: (Sandbox) Politics
White House seeks expanded powers to detect, destroy threatening drones
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House said Monday it is seeking expanded powers from Congress to detect and disable threatening drones, including winning specific authority to pro...
Apr 25, 2022
Latinos should not vote for U.S. politicians who ‘mistreated’ them, Mexico president says
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Monday urged Latinos in the United States not to vote in November's midterm elections for politicians who have "mistreated" the...
Apr 25, 2022
Fed’s Brainard confirmation set to move step closer, others wait in wings
(Reuters) - One of President Joe Biden's key nominees to the Federal Reserve, Lael Brainard, is set to move a step closer to confirmation on Monday, with the possibility she and three other Fed nomine...
Apr 25, 2022
New York judge hears arguments on whether to hold Trump in contempt
By Luc Cohen and Karen Freifeld (Reuters) - A New York state judge heard arguments on Monday on whether former President Donald Trump should be held in contempt of court for not producing documents su...
Apr 25, 2022
U.S. Republican lawmaker Jordan: Twitter-Musk deal good for shareholders
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican U.S. Representative Jim Jordan on Monday welcomed reports that Twitter Inc is poised to agree a sale to Elon Musk as good for shareholders and good for free speech. "...
Apr 25, 2022
Biden names Brink as U.S. ambassador to Ukraine
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden on Monday named Bridget Brink, who currently represents the United States in Slovakia, as the new U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, the White House said in a state...
Apr 25, 2022
U.S. Midwest carbon pipeline’s backers have close ties to Iowa government
By Leah Douglas (Reuters) - Summit Carbon Solutions, the company behind a huge carbon pipeline proposal in the U.S. Midwest, has close ties to Iowa officials and regulators charged with approving a la...
Apr 25, 2022
Exclusive-Trump weighs how deeply to dig into his war chest for November elections
By Jarrett Renshaw and Alexandra Ulmer (Reuters) - Former President Donald Trump is weighing how much to spend and how many Republican candidates to fund in this year's elections as he faces pressure ...
Apr 25, 2022
U.S. Senate set to confirm Bedoya as FTC commissioner
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Alvaro Bedoya will be confirmed to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission this week, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said on Sunday, giving the agency enough vo...
Apr 24, 2022
Orrin Hatch, the genteel Republican senator, is dead at 88
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Orrin Hatch, the gentlemanly long-serving Republican U.S. senator from Utah who championed deep tax cuts, an anti-terrorism law and a children's health program whi...
Apr 23, 2022
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