Category Archives: (Sandbox) Politics
How RFK Jr. could hurt Biden, Trump in 2024 election with independent bid
By Jeff Mason and Heather Timmons WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Long-shot U.S. presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s likely independent bid for the White House may complicate the 2024 race by taking...
Oct 03, 2023
Trump civil fraud trial enters second day as business empire hangs in balance
By Jack Queen (Reuters) - Donald Trump's civil trial continues in Manhattan on Tuesday in a case that threatens to dismantle parts of the former U.S. president's business empire and sharply curtail hi...
Oct 03, 2023
Democratic Representative Henry Cuellar carjacked in Washington D.C. – Politico
(Reuters) - Democratic Representative Henry Cuellar was carjacked in Washington D.C.'s Navy Yard neighborhood on Monday evening, Politico reported, citing three people familiar with the situation. Cue...
Oct 02, 2023
US Congress debates Ukraine aid as Pentagon warns money running low
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A last-ditch weekend spending agreement avoided a U.S. government shutdown but left pro-Ukraine officials in Washington scrambling on Monday to determine th...
Oct 02, 2023
Criminal trial of US Senator Bob Menendez set for May 6
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A criminal trial of U.S. Senator Bob Menendez has been set for May 6, according to a court hearing on Monday. Menendez has pleaded not guilty to charges of taking bribes from th...
Oct 02, 2023
Gaetz says he will move this week to oust McCarthy as US House speaker
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hardline Republican U.S. Representative Matt Gaetz said on Monday he would move this week to oust Kevin McCarthy from his role as speaker, after the leader narrowly avoided a pa...
Oct 02, 2023
US Supreme Court spurns former Trump lawyer Eastman’s appeal over emails
By Andrew Chung WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday turned away an appeal by John Eastman, a conservative lawyer indicted in August over his role in efforts to overturn Donald Trum...
Oct 02, 2023
US Supreme Court rebuffs long-shot candidate’s bid to disqualify Trump in 2024
By John Kruzel WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday turned away a case involving whether former President Donald Trump should be disqualified from the 2024 election under a constitut...
Oct 02, 2023
New York attorney general’s fraud case against Donald Trump
(Reuters) - Donald Trump, his adult sons, the Trump Organization and others will go on trial on Monday in a New York state court in Manhattan, in a civil fraud case brought by state Attorney General L...
Oct 02, 2023
US House Speaker McCarthy braces for likely new Republican rebellion
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy is staring down a threat to his leadership, which could plunge the Republican Party back into a crisis this...
Oct 02, 2023
