Category Archives: (Sandbox) Politics
Exclusive: Biden team weighs deportation relief for more than 1 million Hondurans, Guatemalans
By Ted Hesson and Laura Gottesdiener WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The incoming Biden administration is considering a plan to shield more than a million immigrants from Honduras and Guatemala from deportatio...
Dec 21, 2020
‘Better than nothing’- the U.S. $900 billion COVID-19 stimulus helps but underwhelms
By Ann Saphir and Jonnelle Marte The $900 billion pandemic aid package expected to win Congressional approval on Monday will deliver support to a recession-ravaged economy slowing under a deadly coron...
Dec 21, 2020
Twitter’s Dorsey stops following Trump, Biden
By Elizabeth Culliford (Reuters) - Twitter Inc Chief Executive Jack Dorsey appeared to stop following President Donald Trump on the social media platform this weekend, according to a Twitter account t...
Dec 21, 2020
Barr: no plans to appoint special counsel in Hunter Biden probe
By Mark Hosenball and David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Attorney General William Barr said on Monday he has no plans to appoint a special counsel to investigate Hunter Biden, son of Preside...
Dec 21, 2020
U.S. House panel subpoenas health chief, CDC head over COVID-19 response
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The head of a U.S. House Oversight Committee panel on COVID-19 on Monday issued subpoenas to two top Trump administration health officials over accusations of political interfer...
Dec 21, 2020
Biden names additional members of National Economic Council
(Reuters) - U.S. President-Elect Joe Biden on Monday named additional people to join the National Economic Council, his transition team said in a statement. David Kamin will be the NEC Deputy Director...
Dec 21, 2020
As Trump pushes baseless fraud claims, Republicans pledge tougher voting rules
By Joseph Tanfani and Simon Lewis WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican state lawmakers have begun to use President Donald Trump's baseless charges of voter fraud to push for new restrictions on voting. A...
Dec 21, 2020
Big Tech’s stealth push to influence the Biden administration
By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Silicon Valley is working behind the scenes to secure senior roles for tech allies in lesser-known but still vital parts of president-elect Joe Biden's administr...
Dec 21, 2020
After months of delay, Congress to vote on massive coronavirus aid package
By Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - After months of inaction, the U.S. Congress was poised on Monday to vote on a $900 billion stimulus package that would provide new assistance for individuals an...
Dec 21, 2020
Trump signs temporary spending bill into law to avoid government shutdown – White House statement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump signed a temporary spending bill into law on Sunday night to avoid a government shutdown, the White House said in a statement. (Reporting by Heather Timmo...
Dec 21, 2020
