Category Archives: (Sandbox) Politics
Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez recalls Jan. 6 attack, wants Republicans held to account
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez described being terrified for her life during the storming of the U.S. Capitol in an emotional broadcast on Monday night, doub...
Feb 01, 2021
Republican senators held productive talks with Biden on COVID-19 relief: Senator Collins
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A group of Republican U.S. senators held productive discussions with Democratic President Joe Biden about COVID-19 relief, but they did not come to agreement on a package, Senat...
Feb 01, 2021
House Democrat urges Biden to declare white supremacy a national security threat
By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Representative Jackie Speier sent a letter to President Joe Biden urging him to issue an executive order identifying white supremacy and violent extremism a...
Feb 01, 2021
Senate Democrats seek February hearing for Attorney General nominee Garland
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top Democrat on the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday blamed partisan gridlock for stalling the confirmation of President Joe Biden's Attorney Gene...
Feb 01, 2021
Biden asks U.S. Supreme Court to cancel asylum, border wall arguments
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's administration on Monday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to cancel upcoming oral arguments and delay further action in two pending appeals that were filed by ...
Feb 01, 2021
Factbox: Biden’s COVID-19 relief plan vs. Senate Republicans counter-proposal
(Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden has proposed a $1.9 trillion package to fight the coronavirus and help those affected by it. A group of 10 Senate Republicans has proposed a smaller $600 billion p...
Feb 01, 2021
House Democrats aim to remove Majorie Taylor Greene from committees over violent comments
By Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congressional Democrats on Monday said they would seek to strip conspiracy theory-backing Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene of committee assignments over incen...
Feb 01, 2021
Biden, Republicans COVID-19 meeting to exchange ideas -White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's meeting with a group of centrist Republican senators to discuss COVID-19 federal aid later on Monday will be a "good faith" meeting to exchange ideas but t...
Feb 01, 2021
Biden to meet Republicans on COVID-19 plan in test of bipartisan approach
By Jarrett Renshaw and David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden will meet 10 moderate Republican senators on Monday to discuss their proposal to shrink his sweeping $1.9 trillion U.S. C...
Feb 01, 2021
Exclusive: Dozens of former Bush officials leave Republican Party, calling it ‘Trump cult’
By Tim Reid (Reuters) - Dozens of Republicans in former President George W. Bush's administration are leaving the party, dismayed by a failure of many elected Republicans to disown Donald Trump after ...
Feb 01, 2021
