Category Archives: (Sandbox) Politics
Pence urges Republican voters to reject Trump-style ‘populism’
By James Oliphant (Reuters) - Former Vice President Mike Pence on Wednesday urged his fellow Republicans to reject the "siren song" of populist policies espoused by former President Donald Trump in fa...
Sep 06, 2023
McConnell says he will finish his term in the Senate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said on Wednesday he will finish his term as party leader and his term as senator following two recent episodes of seemingly freezi...
Sep 06, 2023
Washington ethics watchdog files suit to try to block Trump from ballot
(Reuters) - A Washington-based ethics watchdog filed a lawsuit on Wednesday to try to block Donald Trump from appearing on the ballot in Colorado next year if he wins the Republican presidential nomin...
Sep 06, 2023
Detroit UAW workers strike threat tests Biden’s plan to win union votes
By Nandita Bose and David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden's strategy of backing politically crucial unions while avoiding strikes that cripple the economy has hit a bump in ...
Sep 06, 2023
Witness in Trump documents case reached deal with prosecutors, ex-attorney says
By Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A key witness in the case accusing former U.S. President Donald Trump of mishandling classified documents after leaving office has entered into a deal with p...
Sep 06, 2023
US prosecutors urge jurors to convict Trump ex-adviser Navarro for contempt of Congress
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal prosecutors urged jurors on Wednesday to convict former President Donald Trump's adviser Peter Navarro of criminal contempt, telling them that Navarro ...
Sep 06, 2023
Trump loses key ruling ahead of writer Carroll’s defamation trial
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge on Wednesday said the writer E. Jean Carroll's second defamation trial against Donald Trump will be limited to damages only, in a defeat for the former U.S. presid...
Sep 06, 2023
Trump seeks to delay New York fraud trial
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Donald Trump has asked a New York judge to delay a scheduled Oct. 2 trial in state Attorney General Letitia James' civil fraud lawsuit against the former U.S. president and his fa...
Sep 06, 2023
Ukraine aid optimism marks return of US Senate to Washington
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Democratic and Republican leaders of the U.S. Senate expressed support for continued assistance for Ukraine on Tuesday, as lawmakers returned to Washing...
Sep 05, 2023
No evidence McConnell has seizure disorder – Congress physician
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - There is no evidence that U.S. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell has a seizure disorder or suffered a stroke, the attending physician for Congress said on Tuesday after t...
Sep 05, 2023
