Category Archives: (Sandbox) Politics
After emotional start, Democrats to outline case at Trump’s impeachment trial
By David Morgan and Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats begin formally making their case on Wednesday that former President Donald Trump should be convicted for inciting the U.S. Capitol s...
Feb 10, 2021
U.S. Senate panel sets Feb. 22-23 hearing for attorney general nominee Garland
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing on Feb. 22-23 on confirmation of President Joe Biden's attorney general nominee, Merrick Garland, and will vote on advanc...
Feb 09, 2021
U.S. House panels to vote on $57 billion boost for transportation
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two U.S. House panels will vote Wednesday on a plan to provide about $57 billion in assistance to transportation sectors and workers as part of a $1.9 trilli...
Feb 09, 2021
U.S. lawmakers introduce legislation to help Black farmers
By Christopher Walljasper CHICAGO (Reuters) - Lawmakers introduced two bills to help minority farmers this week, aiming to address longstanding injustices in the agricultural sector. Georgia Senator R...
Feb 09, 2021
‘I don’t want to come back:’ As Trump trial opens, Democrat recalls daughter’s fear during riot
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The leader of the Democratic team prosecuting Donald Trump's impeachment trial welled up in tears on Tuesday as he recalled his 24-year-old daughter and son-in-...
Feb 09, 2021
Biden administration plans to continue to seek extradition of WikiLeaks’ Assange: official
By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's administration plans to continue to seek to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange from the United Kingdom to the United States to fa...
Feb 09, 2021
U.S. civil rights groups call on Biden to end executions
By Jonathan Allen (Reuters) - A group of prominent civil rights groups asked U.S. President Joe Biden to impose a moratorium on executing federal prisoners condemned to death and to commute the senten...
Feb 09, 2021
Top U.S. House trade lawmaker to focus on enforcing international pacts
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top lawmaker on trade matters in the U.S. House of Representatives said on Tuesday that he will focus this year on enforcing U.S. trade agreements and working with the Biden...
Feb 09, 2021
Factbox: Biden nominees ethics pledges on cryptocurrencies, university and company ties
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Several of President Joe Biden's nominees to head key U.S. agencies are selling stock holdings and pledging to seek ethics waivers if they have to oversee matters in which they ...
Feb 09, 2021
Former Obama official named U.S. Postal Service board chair
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A former official during the Obama administration was named on Tuesday as the new chairman of the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) board of governors as Democratic...
Feb 09, 2021
