Category Archives: (Sandbox) Politics
Biden to name New York Fed’s Singh as deputy security adviser
By Jonnelle Marte and Trevor Hunnicutt (Reuters) - President Joe Biden plans to name Daleep Singh, the head of the markets team at the New York Federal Reserve, as his deputy national security adviser...
Feb 05, 2021
Chicago Teachers Union reports deadlock in talks to reopen schools during pandemic
By Brendan O'Brien CHICAGO (Reuters) - Talks between the Chicago Teachers Union and the mayor on a plan to reopen the third-largest U.S. school district amid the pandemic have broken off after the uni...
Feb 05, 2021
U.S. State Department approves first potential weapons sales under Biden, says Pentagon
By Mike Stone WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department has approved the first potential sales of weapons under the Biden administration, including communications equipment for NATO and missile...
Feb 05, 2021
U.S. Treasury Secretary Yellen warns of lasting impact on Blacks from coronavirus crisis
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Friday that economic crises hit people of color harder and longer, and the current crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic would h...
Feb 05, 2021
Microsoft halts donations through 2022 to lawmakers who opposed Biden certification
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp said Friday it will suspend all donations by its political action committee through 2022 to all U.S. lawmakers who voted to object to the certification of Joe Bid...
Feb 05, 2021
Trump impeachment defense to attack the process, lawyer says
By Karen Freifeld (Reuters) - Donald Trump's lawyers will make "procedural objections" a focus during his U.S. Senate impeachment case next week, including challenging the notion the former president ...
Feb 05, 2021
Blinken to discuss COVID-19, Iran, Russia, China, Myanmar with Europeans
By Humeyra Pamuk and Arshad Mohammed WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will discuss Iran and other issues including Russia, China and Myanmar in a Friday online meeting wit...
Feb 05, 2021
U.S. Senators propose limiting liability shield for social media platforms
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Three Democratic U.S. senators introduced a bill that would limit Section 230, a law that shields online companies from liability over content posted by users, and make the comp...
Feb 05, 2021
U.S. Senate passes budget plan to advance Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID aid package
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's drive to enact a $1.9 trillion coronavirus aid bill gained momentum early on Friday as the U.S. Senate narrowly approved a budget blueprint allowing Democr...
Feb 05, 2021
Myanmar military should step down, free detainees, Biden says in foreign policy speech
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Myanmar's military should relinquish power and release officials and activists detained in this week's coup, U.S. President Joe Biden said in his first foreign policy address on...
Feb 04, 2021
