Category Archives: (Sandbox) Politics
Republican leaders want a show of unity. Will Trump allow it?
By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The next few days will give Republicans opportunities to stand together or fight among themselves, first when the House of Representatives votes on a $1.9 trilli...
Feb 25, 2021
U.S. senators weigh paring back Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 aid plan
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. senators on Wednesday were eyeing potentially significant cuts to President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill as they awaited a ruling on whet...
Feb 24, 2021
U.S. Senator Manchin plans to back Biden’s pick for interior secretary
(Reuters) - Democratic Senator Joe Manchin said on Wednesday he will support Representative Deb Haaland to lead the Biden administration's Interior Department, a vote that could help cement her confir...
Feb 24, 2021
Pennsylvania Republicans to weigh censure of senator over Trump impeachment vote
By Nathan Layne (Reuters) - The Republican Party's state committee in Pennsylvania is expected to vote Wednesday night on whether to censure U.S. Senator Pat Toomey, highlighting divisions in the part...
Feb 24, 2021
Vice President Harris urges Black Americans ‘let’s not let COVID get us”
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris urged Black Americans on Wednesday to get the coronavirus vaccine as studies show Blacks and Hispanics are lagging in COVID-19 vaccinations. "L...
Feb 24, 2021
U.S. State Department to create diversity officer role
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday will announce the creation of a chief diversity and inclusion officer position at the State Department, according to a statement s...
Feb 24, 2021
Senate committee vote on Biden budget pick Tanden postponed
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Senate committee postponed the Wednesday hearing for President Joe Biden's pick to lead the Office of Management and Budget, suggesting further challenges for Neera Tanden. Th...
Feb 24, 2021
Biden CIA nominee Burns faces easy path to U.S. Senate confirmation
By Patricia Zengerle and Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden's nominee to be director of the CIA, William Burns, is expected to sail through his Senate confirmation hearing ...
Feb 24, 2021
Analysis: Urban states come out ahead, rural states get less in Biden’s COVID-19 relief bill
By Andy Sullivan and Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package now making its way through the U.S. Congress would provide $350 billion to help pandemic-hit state and...
Feb 24, 2021
Republican-backed voting curbs set for U.S. Supreme Court scrutiny
By Andrew Chung (Reuters) - Fresh off an election in which former President Donald Trump made false claims of fraud, the U.S. Supreme Court is poised to ponder the legality of a restriction on early v...
Feb 24, 2021
