Category Archives: (Sandbox) Politics
U.S. House panel subpoenas former Justice official in Capitol riot probe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A congressional panel investigating the deadly Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol said on Wednesday it has issued a subpoena seeking testimony and records from Jeffrey Clark, a form...
Oct 13, 2021
Biden’s Supreme Court commission to issue preliminary report Thursday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's commission studying potential U.S. Supreme Court changes such as expanding the number of justices or imposing term limits on them will release its prelimin...
Oct 13, 2021
‘There have to be consequences:’ Judge ups sentences for U.S. Capitol rioters
By Jan Wolfe and Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal judge in Washington has repeatedly sentenced people who stormed the U.S. Capitol to more prison time than prosecutors sought, saying th...
Oct 13, 2021
Judge dismisses Georgia lawsuit alleging fraud in 2020 election
By Julia Harte (Reuters) - A state judge on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit by Georgia voters and self-described election integrity activists who alleged that officials in Atlanta's Fulton County had co...
Oct 13, 2021
Texas governor moves state sharply to the right ahead of 2022 election
By Joseph Ax and Julia Harte (Reuters) - Texas Governor Greg Abbott's decision to bar private companies from enforcing COVID-19 vaccine mandates is the latest sign he is betting the state's electorate...
Oct 13, 2021
Pennsylvania’s high-profile attorney general enters 2022 governor race
By Nathan Layne (Reuters) - Josh Shapiro, Pennsylvania's Democratic attorney general and a high-profile critic of Republican former President Donald Trump and his false election fraud claims, on Wedne...
Oct 13, 2021
U.S. Jan. 6 panel to advance contempt charges if subpoenas not followed -Cheney
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives Select Committee investigating the deadly Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol will move criminal contempt charges against those who do not comply with i...
Oct 12, 2021
Debt limit hike headed to passage in U.S. House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A majority of the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday voted to pass legislation raising the Treasury Department's borrowing limit to $28.9 trillion, averting a debt default...
Oct 12, 2021
U.S. Senator Sanders says overdue for Senators Manchin, Sinema to say what they want in social policy bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders said Tuesday the time is long overdue for moderate Democratic Senators Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema to tell the rest of the party what they want in...
Oct 12, 2021
U.S. House expected to pass bill to hike debt ceiling, avert default
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Democratic-controlled U.S. House of Representatives is expected on Tuesday to give final approval to a Senate-passed bill temporarily raising the government...
Oct 12, 2021
