Category Archives: (Sandbox) Politics
Analysis-Trump legal clashes reach US Supreme Court as 2024 election nears
By John Kruzel and Andrew Chung WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Donald Trump transformed the U.S. Supreme Court during his four years as president. Now the 6-3 conservative majority he cemented will confront a...
Dec 21, 2023
US Congress faces severe January tests over Ukraine, migration, budgets
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Congress left Washington this week for an extended holiday break with several key issues unsettled including emergency aid for Ukraine and tighter bord...
Dec 21, 2023
Analysis-Colorado ballot case adds fuel to Trump’s nomination drive
By James Oliphant and Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The latest legal challenge to Donald Trump's campaign for a second term as president seems likely to hand the 2024 Republican frontrunner even...
Dec 20, 2023
New York City Council passes ban on solitary confinement in jails
By Jonathan Allen NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New York City Council voted on Wednesday to ban the use of solitary confinement in city jails, with sponsors of the bill arguing that the practice is cruel a...
Dec 20, 2023
Explainer-Could Trump be president despite his legal troubles?
By Jack Queen (Reuters) - Donald Trump, the frontrunner for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, has been charged in four separate criminal cases, and could face his first trial as soon as Mar...
Dec 20, 2023
Trump urges US Supreme Court not to expedite 2020 immunity claim
By John Kruzel WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday urged the U.S. Supreme Court to reject a request by federal prosecutors to immediately review his claim that he cannot b...
Dec 20, 2023
Biden says ‘no question’ Trump backed insurrection
By Steve Holland and Nandita Bose MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - President Joe Biden said on Wednesday there was "no question" his predecessor Donald Trump supported an insurrection, but that it was up to the ...
Dec 20, 2023
House Speaker Johnson among US politicians with ancestral ties to slavery
By Tom Lasseter WASHINGTON (Reuters) - It was one of the first moments in the Washington spotlight for junior congressman Mike Johnson. In 2019, the Republican from Louisiana was the ranking member of...
Dec 20, 2023
Biden looks to secure Black support in visit to Wisconsin
By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden will announce a Black-owned business coalition could win funding to revive downtown Milwaukee on a visit to Wisconsin on Wednesday, as ...
Dec 20, 2023
Explainer-What does Trump’s disqualification ruling in Colorado mean?
By Jack Queen (Reuters) - Donald Trump was disqualified from Colorado's presidential primary ballot by the state's Supreme Court on Tuesday, an extraordinary ruling that could be struck down ahead of ...
Dec 19, 2023
