Category Archives: (Sandbox) Politics
US shutdown looms: Top House Republican Kevin McCarthy faces crucial test
By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is facing the biggest challenge of his eight months as the top Republican in the U.S. Congress, as he tries to muster his fract...
Sep 18, 2023
California governor says he will sign climate bill
By Isla Binnie NEW YORK (Reuters) - California Governor Gavin Newsom said on Sunday he would sign legislation that would require large companies to disclose their carbon footprints, potentially puttin...
Sep 17, 2023
Top US House Democrat sees Republican ‘civil war’ as shutdown looms
By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - With a possible partial government shutdown looming in two weeks amid what a senior Democrat called a Republican "civil war," House of Representatives Speaker Ke...
Sep 17, 2023
Trump says it was his decision to persist with 2020 election challenges
By Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former U.S. President Donald Trump said he dismissed the views of his own lawyers in continuing to challenge his 2020 defeat because he did not respect them, sayi...
Sep 17, 2023
Texas Senate ends deliberations in AG Paxton’s impeachment trial; Vote imminent
By Brad Brooks (Reuters) - The Texas Senate has ended its deliberations in the impeachment trial of Attorney General Ken Paxton and will begin voting on each accusation of corruption on Saturday morni...
Sep 16, 2023
Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis converge on U.S. capital to court evangelical vote
By Gram Slattery and James Oliphant WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former U.S. President Donald Trump and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis descended on Washington on Friday, both looking to win over evangelical ...
Sep 15, 2023
Can Joe Biden and a fistful of cash win rural America for Democrats?
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Rhiannon Hampson drives hundreds of miles across Maine's countryside each week as the U.S. Department of Agriculture's top rural development official in the sta...
Sep 15, 2023
Biden weighed by economic concerns, age in potential 2024 rematch with Trump -Reuters/Ipsos poll
By Jason Lange and James Oliphant WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden's chances of re-election are being jeopardized by voters' concerns over his age, the economy and crime, according to a...
Sep 15, 2023
US opposes Trump request to remove judge in federal election case
By Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Special Counsel Jack Smith on Thursday opposed Donald Trump's request to remove the federal judge overseeing the criminal case accusing the former U.S. ...
Sep 14, 2023
Judge temporarily halts NY fraud trial against Trump, pending appeal
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York state appeals court judge on Thursday temporarily halted the scheduled Oct. 2 trial in New York Attorney General Letitia James' fraud lawsuit against Donald Trump and h...
Sep 14, 2023
