Category Archives: (Sandbox) Politics
US House adrift as Republicans fight over their next leader
By Richard Cowan, David Morgan and Moira Warburton WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives was leaderless on Wednesday, after hardline Republicans narrowly won a vote to oust Speaker ...
Oct 04, 2023
Biden to announce $9 billion more in student debt relief
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden plans to announce on Wednesday that his administration has approved an additional $9 billion in student debt relief for 125,000 borrowers, the White Hou...
Oct 04, 2023
US aid to Ukraine may hinge partly on who takes over as House speaker
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Speaker Kevin McCarthy's ouster on Tuesday could signal a shift in the U.S. House of Representatives on aid to Ukraine, with some of his possible successors...
Oct 03, 2023
Explainer-What are the next steps as US House searches for new speaker?
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives for the first time in its history has booted its speaker out of the job, as infighting in the narrow and bitterly divided Republican majority t...
Oct 03, 2023
Factbox-Who could succeed Republican Kevin McCarthy as speaker of the US House?
(Reuters) - A small group of rebellious Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives succeeded in ousting their leader, Speaker Kevin McCarthy, on Tuesday in a historic first. It was unclear who w...
Oct 03, 2023
US senators examine TikTok hiring of ByteDance executives
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two U.S. senators said they were investigating short video sharing app TikTok's reported decision recently to hire several high-level executives from its Chi...
Oct 03, 2023
Explainer-What’s at stake in the US Congress’ debate over Ukraine aid?
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congress included no new money for Ukraine in the stopgap U.S. spending bill it passed on Saturday to keep the federal government open, highlighting the inc...
Oct 03, 2023
U.S. House to vote Tuesday on motion to vacate Speaker McCarthy, lawmaker says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy plans to hold a vote on a motion to vacate on Tuesday, Republican U.S. Representative Kevin Hern told reporters, adding that McCarthy told his ...
Oct 03, 2023
McCarthy says he thinks he will survive leadership challenge in US House
By Susan Heavey and Doina Chiacu WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Embattled U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said on Tuesday he thought he would survive a leadership challenge from one of his fellow Republican...
Oct 03, 2023
Schumer announces U.S. Senate trip to China, Japan, South Korea
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A bipartisan U.S. Senate delegation will visit China, Japan and South Korea in October, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said on Tuesday. (Reporting by David Shephardson and...
Oct 03, 2023
