Category Archives: (Sandbox) Politics
U.S. considering targeted sanctions after Myanmar coup: Sullivan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration is considering an executive order in response to the military takeover in Myanmar and potentially targeted sanctions on individuals and military-control...
Feb 04, 2021
U.S. Senate committee backs Biden nominee to be U.N. ambassador
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Thursday backed President Joe Biden's nomination of veteran diplomat Linda Thomas-Greenfield to be the U.S. a...
Feb 04, 2021
U.S. Senate Democrats prepare to push through Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 package
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats in the U.S. Senate were poised on Thursday to take a first step toward President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief proposal, in a marathon "vote-a-rama" sessio...
Feb 04, 2021
Special Report: Stolen election? Republican lawmakers paralyzed by Trump’s false fraud claims
By Chris Kahn, Soyoung Kim, Jason Lange, James Oliphant and Tim Reid WASHINGTON (Reuters) - On Jan. 6, right after the deadly insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, 147 Republican lawmakers voted the way t...
Feb 04, 2021
Biden to pursue arms control, seeks to engage China, U.S. envoy says
GENEVA (Reuters) - The Biden administration views the New Start Treaty clinched with Russia this week as the beginning of engagement on strategic issues including multilateral arms control, the U.S. e...
Feb 04, 2021
Biden’s EPA pick assures lawmakers he will listen to states in climate fight
By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden's choice to lead the Environmental Protection Agency told lawmakers on Wednesday he will consult with states and other stakeholders...
Feb 03, 2021
Pentagon, stumped by extremism in ranks, orders stand-down in next 60 days
By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military on Wednesday acknowledged it was unsure about how to address white nationalism and other extremism in its ranks, and announced p...
Feb 03, 2021
Biden administration to restart permitting for major U.S. offshore wind project
(Reuters) - The Biden administration said on Wednesday it would restart permitting for the first major U.S. offshore wind farm, reversing a Trump administration decision that canceled the process late...
Feb 03, 2021
U.S. charges Seattle-based Proud Boys member for role in Capitol riots
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department arrested a top member of the Seattle chapter of the far-right Proud Boys group on Wednesday, charging him over his alleged role in ...
Feb 03, 2021
Biden decides to stick with Space Force as branch of U.S. military
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden is looking at all policies put in place by Republican predecessor Donald Trump, with a view toward possibly rolling them back, but not so the U.S. Space Forc...
Feb 03, 2021
