Category Archives: (Sandbox) Politics
Pompeo violated ethics rules by asking State Dept employees to do personal tasks -watchdog
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo violated federal ethics rules governing the use of taxpayer-funded resources when he, and his wife, asked State Department employees t...
Apr 16, 2021
White House faces increased pressure to act on guns after Indianapolis shooting
By Andy Sullivan and Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden faced increased pressure on Friday to stem gun violence amid a rash of mass shootings across the United States, but he ...
Apr 16, 2021
U.S. Interior Dept revokes Trump policies, puts climate at center of decisions
(Reuters) - The U.S. Interior Department on Friday sought to erase the Trump administration's pro-fossil fuels legacy from the nation's public lands by revoking a suite of policies that boosted drilli...
Apr 16, 2021
House Republicans who voted to back Trump’s false election claims lag in fundraising
By Jason Lange and David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - House of Representatives Republicans who supported former President Donald Trump's attempt to overturn his election defeat on average raised less...
Apr 16, 2021
White House says Congress should end immunity for gun manufacturers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The shooting of eight employees at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis on Thursday is evidence of an epidemic of gun violence in the United States and underscores the need for urge...
Apr 16, 2021
Biden administration to invest $1.7 billion to fight COVID-19 variants
By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration on Friday said it will invest $1.7 billion to help states and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention fight COVID-19 variant...
Apr 16, 2021
Exclusive: As Biden advances UAE F-35 sale, senators seek more control of arms deals
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two senior Democratic senators will introduce legislation on Friday that would reassert Congress' oversight of international weapons deals, after President ...
Apr 16, 2021
Biden’s climate duo of Kerry and McCarthy puts U.S. back in global warming fight
By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An unlikely duo is steering President Joe Biden's efforts to restore U.S. credibility on fighting climate change: a patrician former presidential candidate and a p...
Apr 16, 2021
Biden infrastructure plan includes $18 billion for Veterans Affairs, far more needed -lawmaker
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's infrastructure plan includes $18 billion to upgrade and replace aging Veterans Affairs hospitals, but the agency needs five times that muc...
Apr 15, 2021
Congress eyes two-track approach to Biden’s $2.3T infrastructure pitch
By David Morgan and Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Republicans said on Thursday they would consider an infrastructure bill about one-third the size of U.S. President Joe Biden's $2.3 tri...
Apr 15, 2021
