Category Archives: (Sandbox) Politics
Trump ends tumultuous term under cloud, faces uncertain future
By Steve Holland and Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump leaves the presidency on Wednesday under a dark cloud of his own making, ending his single four-year term stained by two i...
Jan 20, 2021
Champagne on Inauguration Day? Try antacid, Democrats say, as Trump era finally ends
By Joseph Ax and Maria Caspani (Reuters) - Marge Hobley has waited four years for the day she could finally celebrate the end of Donald Trump's chaotic presidency. But after the events of recent month...
Jan 20, 2021
Biden to assume U.S. presidency amid deep division and raging pandemic
By Trevor Hunnicutt, Jarrett Renshaw and Joseph Ax WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrat Joe Biden will be sworn in as the 46th president of the United States on Wednesday, assuming the helm of a country be...
Jan 20, 2021
Analysis: With a nation in crisis, pressure builds on Biden to deliver
By James Oliphant WASHINGTON (Reuters) - During his presidential campaign, Joe Biden vowed to fight for the soul of America. As he formally assumes office as the next U.S. president on Wednesday, Bide...
Jan 20, 2021
Trump expected to pardon former adviser Bannon: source
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to grant clemency to former White House aide Steve Bannon as part of a wave of pardons and commutations he will issue during his final ho...
Jan 19, 2021
Trump orders 18-month halt to removal of Venezuelans from the U.S
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday ordered a halt to removal of certain Venezuelans from the United States for 18 months, citing conditions in the South American country. "T...
Jan 19, 2021
U.S. Senator Burr says Justice Department has ended probe of his stock trades
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Richard Burr said on Tuesday the Justice Department had closed its investigation of stock trades he made last year before a market downturn caused by the coronaviru...
Jan 19, 2021
Trump seeks to curb foreign cyber meddling on last day in office
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Outgoing President Donald Trump has signed an executive order directing the U.S. Commerce Department to restrict or ban cloud computing products of foreign actors who use them f...
Jan 19, 2021
In one of his final acts, Trump declassifies documents on FBI’s Russia probe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump, hours before leaving office, ordered the declassification of a binder of documents related to the FBI's Russia probe that led to a long investigatio...
Jan 19, 2021
Factbox: What’s in Biden’s immigration bill proposal?
(Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Joe Biden plans to propose an immigration reform bill on the first day of his administration, according to a Jan. 16 memo from his chief of staff Ron Klain. If passed,...
Jan 19, 2021
