Category Archives: (Sandbox) Politics
U.S. Supreme Court brings end to another Republican election challenge
By Andrew Chung (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday brought an end to another lawsuit related to the Nov. 3 presidential election field by a Republican former congressional candidate who had ...
Apr 19, 2021
Biden meets lawmakers, including Republican who tried to block election, on infrastructure push
By Jarrett Renshaw WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden is scheduled to meet on Monday with a bipartisan group of lawmakers who have all previously served as governors or mayors, as the Whi...
Apr 19, 2021
Republican congressman Stivers to step down as balance in House remains tight
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican U.S. Representative Steve Stivers of Ohio plans to step down next month, he said on Monday, further tightening the balance of power in the narrowly Democratic control...
Apr 19, 2021
Former Texas detective suspected in shooting apprehended, local media reports
(Refiling to remove extraneous advisory content from byline field; adds background) (Reuters) - Texas authorities on Monday apprehended a former sheriff's detective suspected of fatally shooting three...
Apr 19, 2021
Analysis-Guatemala defies Washington, pushing anti-graft judge from top court
By Frank Jack Daniel, Laura Gottesdiener and Sofia Menchu GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - Guatemala has set a collision course with Washington over the removal of the most prominent graft-fighting judge fr...
Apr 19, 2021
J&J, other drugmakers to face trial in California over claims they fueled opioid epidemic
By Nate Raymond (Reuters) - Four drugmakers are set to face trial on Monday in a lawsuit by several large counties in California that are seeking more than $50 billion over claims the companies helped...
Apr 19, 2021
U.S. officials pledge Biden will raise cap on refugees, but old goal unlikely
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. officials said Sunday that President Joe Biden is committed to raising the cap on refugee admissions this year, currently set at 15,000, but indicated it was unlikely he wil...
Apr 18, 2021
U.S. senators urge Biden to condition Brazil Amazon aid on results
By Valerie Volcovici and Jake Spring WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Over a dozen Democratic senators on Friday urged U.S. President Joe Biden to withhold financial assistance to Brazil unless it demonstrates ...
Apr 16, 2021
U.S. House Republican effort to form ‘America First’ caucus raises hackles over race
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A nascent effort by some conservative House of Representatives Republicans to form an "America First Caucus" to promote the policies of former President Donald Trump drew critic...
Apr 16, 2021
U.S. preliminary plan on Afghanistan is to remove at least some contractors -Pentagon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon said on Friday the preliminary plan on Afghanistan is for at least some contractors to be removed during the United States' military withdrawal from the country. Pr...
Apr 16, 2021
