Category Archives: (Sandbox) Politics
U.S. Senate panel backs confirmation of Blinken to be top U.S. diplomat
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Monday approved the nomination of veteran diplomat Antony Blinken to serve as secretary of state, clearing the way for his conside...
Jan 25, 2021
Majority of U.S. Senate votes to confirm Yellen as Treasury chief, voting continues
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A majority of the U.S. Senate voted on Monday to confirm Janet Yellen as the first woman Treasury secretary. Voting on her nomination is continuing. (Reporting by Eric Beech; Ed...
Jan 25, 2021
Biden says 100-day goal on vaccinations may rise to 150 million instead of 100 million
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden said on Monday he might be able to raise to 150 million his 100-day goal of administering 100 million vaccination shots for the coronavirus. Biden told ...
Jan 25, 2021
Georgia legislators, citing Reuters report, want every jail death investigated
By Ned Parker (Reuters) - Troubled by deaths and questionable care in the state's jails, several Georgia legislators convened Monday to explore reforms including requiring the state to investigate eve...
Jan 25, 2021
U.S. Treasury resuming steps to put Harriet Tubman on $20 bill: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury Department is taking steps to resume efforts to put escaped slave and abolitionist Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said o...
Jan 25, 2021
Facebook to provide data on targeted political ads to researchers
(Reuters) - Facebook Inc said on Monday it would provide academic researchers information on how political ads were targeted in the lead-up to the presidential election in the United States last year....
Jan 25, 2021
Watchdog to probe if Justice Dept. officials improperly tried to alter 2020 presidential election
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department's internal watchdog on Monday said his office was launching an investigation on whether current or former department officials made...
Jan 25, 2021
Republican U.S. Senator Portman will not seek re-election
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Rob Portman, who urged fellow Republican Donald Trump to speak out against the violence of his supporters, announced on Monday that he will not seek re-election in ...
Jan 25, 2021
Biden overturns ban on transgender people serving in the U.S. military
By Idrees Ali, Phil Stewart and Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden on Monday overturned a controversial ban by his predecessor on transgender individuals serving in the U.S. militar...
Jan 25, 2021
Yellen set for Senate confirmation vote as first woman Treasury secretary
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate is set to vote on Janet Yellen's nomination as the first woman Treasury secretary on Monday, putting her quickly to work with Congress on Preside...
Jan 25, 2021
