Category Archives: (Sandbox) Politics
U.S. Senate sets Tuesday vote to raise debt limit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate will vote on Tuesday to raise the $28.9 trillion limit on the federal government's borrowing authority and avoid possible defaults on debt payments as soon as la...
Dec 13, 2021
Georgia Republican proposes eliminating ballot drop boxes ahead of 2022 elections
By James Oliphant WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A leading Georgia legislator has introduced a bill that would eliminate absentee ballot drop boxes, a favored and highly-used tool last November that allowed v...
Dec 13, 2021
Afghan orchestra finds hope in Portugal as music dies in homeland
By Catarina Demony and Miguel Pereira LISBON (Reuters) - When the Taliban seized power, Afghan musicians knew their futures were in jeopardy. Conductor Shogufa Safi, 18, escaped. Now in Portugal, her ...
Dec 13, 2021
Biden and Manchin may speak on Monday as Democrats push $2 trillion spending bill
By Jarrett Renshaw (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden and U.S. Senator Joe Manchin are expected to speak by telephone as soon as Monday as the White House seeks to help Democrats resolve a number of...
Dec 13, 2021
U.S. House panel details case against former top Trump aide Meadows
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Mark Meadows, who served as Republican former President Donald Trump's chief of staff, said in an email ahead of the Jan. 6 Capitol riot that the U.S. National Guard would "prot...
Dec 12, 2021
Publicist was ‘not associated with’ Kanye West when she pressured election worker – West spokesperson
By Jason Szep and Linda So (Reuters) - A publicist accused of pressuring a Georgia election worker to confess to false allegations of committing voting fraud was not "associated" with rap star Kanye W...
Dec 12, 2021
Former Trump adviser Navarro refuses subpoena in U.S. House coronavirus probe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former White House trade adviser Peter Navarro has refused to comply with a subpoena for documents related to the Trump administration's response to the coronavirus, saying the ...
Dec 11, 2021
Biden says he spoke with Germany’s Scholz, looks forward to working together
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden said he spoke with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Friday to congratulate him on his appointment, and that he looks forward to working together on issu...
Dec 10, 2021
Republicans argue Biden’s $1.75 trillion social plan would add to deficit
By Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans in the U.S. Congress attacked Democratic President Joe Biden's proposed $1.75 trillion social bill on Friday, releasing a nonpartisan estimate that...
Dec 10, 2021
U.S. House Capitol Jan. 6 probe subpoenas more Trump aides
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives committee probing the deadly Jan. 6 Capitol riot said on Friday it had issued six more subpoenas demanding information from witnesses, includin...
Dec 10, 2021
