Category Archives: (Sandbox) Politics
U.S. Democratic Senator Manchin objects to $3.5 trln spending bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Democratic Senator Joe Manchin on Wednesday said he had "serious concerns" about Senate Democrats' planned $3.5 trillion spending plan, potentially gumming up efforts to mo...
Aug 11, 2021
U.S. pandemic summer school meal program has served millions, but its future uncertain
By Christopher Walljasper and Brendan O'Brien BENTON HARBOR, Mich. (Reuters) - On a warm July morning, James Terry stepped out of his home garage, where he manages his Benton Harbor, Michigan-based au...
Aug 11, 2021
Biden nominates Elizabeth Prelogar for Solicitor General
(Corrects typo to read Department of Justice) (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden has nominated acting Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar for Solicitor General at the Department of Justice, the Whi...
Aug 11, 2021
U.S. Senate debate on $3.5 trillion spending plan enters second day
By Susan Cornwell and Makini Brice WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Debate on a $3.5 trillion spending blueprint for President Joe Biden's top priorities entered a second day Wednesday in the U.S. Senate, where...
Aug 10, 2021
Biden says infrastructure deal shows bipartisanship is not dead
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden on Tuesday praised the courage of 19 Republicans who supported a $1 trillion infrastructure bill and said U.S. Senate passage of the legisla...
Aug 10, 2021
Biden picks Damian Williams for top prosecutor job in Manhattan
(Reuters) - President Joe Biden on Tuesday nominated Damian Williams as the U.S. attorney for Manhattan, one of the most important prosecutor posts in the country, the Justice Department said. If Will...
Aug 10, 2021
Kathy Hochul to become first woman to lead New York
By Maria Caspani and Julia Harte NEW YORK (Reuters) - With a range of political experience that has taken her from a town board in upstate New York to Capitol Hill in Washington, Kathy Hochul is soon ...
Aug 10, 2021
Biden seeks to support Florida schools threatened by governor over masks
By Jarrett Renshaw and Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration is reviewing how it can get money to Florida school districts if the state's governor, Ron DeSantis, makes good on ...
Aug 10, 2021
U.S. House bill would give tax credit for rare earth magnets
(Reuters) - A Democrat in the U.S. House of Representatives introduced legislation on Tuesday extending tax credits to companies that domestically produce rare earth magnets, a sector currently domina...
Aug 10, 2021
U.S. senator raises concerns about Sanderson Farms sale
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley, the top Republican on the Judiciary Committee, said that he was concerned about Cargill Inc and Continental Grain Co's plan to jointly acquire chick...
Aug 10, 2021
