Category Archives: (Sandbox) Politics
Biden says Republicans should live up to budget deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden on Saturday rebuked what he called "extreme Republicans", saying the party's lawmakers needed to take immediate steps to prevent a government shutdown a...
Sep 23, 2023
US House panel approves four funding bills; government shutdown deadline approaches
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives' Rules Committee on Saturday voted, 9-2, to tee up four appropriations bills for debate on the full House floor, the latest move in Republicans...
Sep 23, 2023
Menendez charges cost Biden key foreign policy ally
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The charges against Democratic Senator Bob Menendez will cost President Joe Biden one of his most effective allies in Congress as he rallies support for aid...
Sep 22, 2023
Senator Menendez’s wife of three years at center of bribery allegations
By Tom Hals and Luc Cohen (Reuters) - Three years ago, New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez announced that after months of COVID-19 turmoil, he had married Nadine Arslanian in a socially distanced ceremony...
Sep 22, 2023
Ex-FBI agent Charles McGonigal pleads guilty to lying about payment from source
(Adds word "plea" to media identifier; no changes to text) WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former senior FBI agent Charles McGonigal pleaded guilty on Friday to concealing $225,000 in cash payments from a form...
Sep 22, 2023
Biden, with few options on guns, sets up ceremonial office
By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden on Friday pledged to fight for gun safety laws in the United States while unveiling a new White House office of gun violence prevention. THE TA...
Sep 22, 2023
Two men arrested for killing that prompted New Mexico gun ban
By Andrew Hay (Reuters) - Two alleged drug dealers were arrested for the killing of an 11-year-old boy outside an Albuquerque baseball stadium this month that prompted New Mexico's governor to impose ...
Sep 22, 2023
U.S. House Republicans try long-shot strategy to avoid shutdown
By Makini Brice and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives on Friday turned to a new strategy in a long-shot bid to prevent the fourth government shutdow...
Sep 22, 2023
US Supreme Court’s Thomas attended Koch network donor events -ProPublica
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas attended at least two events for the conservative Koch network of donors in recent years, ProPublica reported on Friday, citing former...
Sep 22, 2023
Explainer-US presidential election 2024: dates, candidates and latest issues
By James Oliphant and Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The 2024 presidential election promises to be like no other modern U.S. election. Leading the field of Republican presidential candidates ...
Sep 22, 2023
