Category Archives: (Sandbox) Politics
U.S. Chamber backs Manchin, Sinema with campaign contributions
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Chamber of Commerce said it is backing Democratic senators Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema with campaign contributions, rewarding them for their oppositi...
Apr 15, 2021
Prodded to act on racial justice, Biden picks liaison to Asian diaspora
By Steve Holland and Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday named a liaison to Asian Americans, who are contending with rising violence, after facing pressure to...
Apr 14, 2021
Democrats to unveil bill to expand U.S. Supreme Court by four justices
By Andrew Chung (Reuters) - Congressional Democrats plan to introduce legislation on Thursday to expand the U.S. Supreme Court by four justices, a proposal aimed at breaking the conservative grip on t...
Apr 14, 2021
U.S. lawmakers to ‘review’ UAE arms sale after Biden opts to go ahead
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Democratic chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee said on Wednesday he and other lawmakers were concerned about the Bid...
Apr 14, 2021
Senate votes to confirm Mallory to lead White House environmental council
By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate voted 53-45 to confirm Brenda Mallory as head of the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), a key role that is central to feder...
Apr 14, 2021
‘How can a democracy function if we can’t talk to one another?’ U.S. justices ask
By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two U.S. Supreme Court justices from opposite ends of the ideological spectrum are calling on Americans to learn to talk civilly to each other or risk lasting...
Apr 14, 2021
U.S. House Republicans would act against Gaetz if charges filed, lawmaker says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives would take action against embattled Republican congressman Matt Gaetz if the Justice Department formally charges him, the...
Apr 14, 2021
Republicans want to yank baseball’s antitrust immunity after MLB reaction to Georgia voting law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Five Republican senators introduced a bill on Wednesday to strip Major League Baseball of its immunity to antitrust law, saying the legal shield wasn't deserved after the league...
Apr 14, 2021
More than 100 companies sign letter opposing U.S. state voting restrictions
(Reuters) - Apple Inc, Amazon.com Inc, Ford Motor Co and Starbucks Corp are among the more than 100 companies that have come together to oppose U.S. state voting curbs that activist groups say unfairl...
Apr 14, 2021
U.S. Capitol Police probe finds widespread shortcomings ahead of deadly Jan. 6 assault
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A law enforcement internal probe of the deadly Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol found significant shortcomings within the police department charged with securi...
Apr 14, 2021
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