Category Archives: (Sandbox) Politics
U.S. Senate Democrats attempting to have minimum wage hike in COVID-19 aid
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats in the U.S. Senate continue to try to find a way to include a minimum wage increase in a comprehensive COVID-19 relief bill they aim to advance in coming weeks, Senate...
Feb 09, 2021
Biden budget nominee Tanden faces two tough hearings this week
By Patricia Zengerle and Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Neera Tanden, U.S. President Joe Biden's nominee to head the Office of Management and Budget, faces what will likely be two contentious co...
Feb 09, 2021
Explainer: Is Trump’s post-presidency impeachment trial constitutional?
By Jan Wolfe (Reuters) - The impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump on a charge of inciting last month's deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol will begin on Tuesday with arguments over whether t...
Feb 09, 2021
After deadly Capitol riot, Trump impeachment trial to open with fight on Constitution
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Donald Trump's historic second impeachment trial, on a charge of inciting last month's deadly storming of the U.S. Capitol, opens on Tuesday with a debate over ...
Feb 09, 2021
As impeachment begins, New York accelerates probes of Trump’s property dealings
By Jason Szep, Joseph Tanfani and Peter Eisler (Reuters) - As former U.S. President Donald Trump goes to trial this week in the Senate on charges of inciting the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection, criminal ...
Feb 09, 2021
U.S. DOJ to ask 56 Trump-appointed attorneys to resign: CNN
(Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Justice, as soon as Tuesday, is expected to ask 56 attorneys appointed by former President Donald Trump to submit their resignations, CNN reported on Monday. The mov...
Feb 08, 2021
Ex-Trump aide Manafort cannot be prosecuted in New York following pardon: court
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York state's highest court has rejected the Manhattan district attorney's effort to prosecute Paul Manafort, the onetime campaign chairman for former U.S. President Donald Tru...
Feb 08, 2021
Exclusive: Georgia Secretary of State opens investigation into Trump’s efforts to overturn election
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Georgia Secretary of State's office has formally opened an investigation into former U.S. President Donald Trump's efforts to overturn the state's 2020 election results, an offi...
Feb 08, 2021
White House expects lawmakers’ coronavirus aid “mark up” will track closely to Biden’s plan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House expects the House of Representatives to track closely to President Joe Biden's coronavirus relief plan as it marks up its latest round of legislation to blunt th...
Feb 08, 2021
White House press secretary not aware of Trump request for intelligence briefing
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House press secretary Jen Psaki said on Monday she was not aware of any request from Donald Trump for an intelligence breifing, but reaffirmed that President Joe Biden wou...
Feb 08, 2021
