Category Archives: (Sandbox) Politics
Former FBI agent says he was not aware of interference in Hunter Biden probe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A former FBI agent who helped lead the probe of Hunter Biden told congressional investigators that he was not aware of any political interference in the case, though he said hig...
Aug 14, 2023
Bankman-Fried charged with using stolen customer funds for $100 million in US political donations
(Reuters) -Sam Bankman-Fried used stolen customer funds to make more than $100 million in campaign contributions ahead of the 2022 U.S. midterm elections, federal prosecutors said on Monday in a new i...
Aug 14, 2023
Georgia court website briefly publishes, removes document about potential Trump charges
(Reuters) -The Fulton County, Georgia, court's website briefly posted a document on Monday listing several criminal charges against former U.S. President Donald Trump that appeared related to his atte...
Aug 14, 2023
US Navy joins Army, Marine Corps in having no Senate-confirmed leader, in historic first
By Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Navy on Monday became the third branch of the military to no longer have a Senate-confirmed leader for the first time in history, as a Republican senator ...
Aug 14, 2023
Hunter Biden lawyer says US prosecutors reneged on plea deal – court filing
(Reuters) - The legal counsel for U.S. President Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden said late Sunday that prosecutors reneged on a "previously agreed-upon plea agreement". On Friday, U.S. Special Counsel Da...
Aug 13, 2023
Explainer-US special counsels work with independence and a spotlight
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The appointment of an outside prosecutor to investigate President Joe Biden's son Hunter means there are now three special counsel inquiries that could figure prominently in nex...
Aug 13, 2023
Analysis-Trump heading for Republican ‘coronation’ as 2024 rivals struggle to stop him
By Tim Reid DES MOINES, Iowa (Reuters) - As Florida Governor Ron DeSantis flipped pork chops in front of the cameras at the Iowa State Fair on Saturday, a plane appeared in the broiling blue sky. It w...
Aug 13, 2023
Trump election investigation in Georgia headed to grand jury next week
By Joseph Ax (Reuters) - A Georgia prosecutor probing whether Donald Trump and his allies illegally sought to overturn the state's 2020 election results is expected to seek an indictment from a grand ...
Aug 12, 2023
Exclusive-DeSantis and his backers paid $95,000 to Iowa religious leader’s group, documents show
By Alexandra Ulmer and Joseph Tanfani (Reuters) - As Florida Governor Ron DeSantis scrambles to shore up his struggling run for the Republican presidential nomination, he has spent far more than any r...
Aug 12, 2023
Trump swoops into Iowa Fair to scramble DeSantis’ effort to reboot his campaign
By Tim Reid DES MOINES, Iowa (Reuters) - Republican presidential rivals Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis hold competing events in the early nominating state of Iowa on Saturday, at a time when the former...
Aug 12, 2023
