Category Archives: (Sandbox) Politics
Biden calls on Congress to pass new COVID-19 relief package
WILMINGTON, Del. (Reuters) - President-elect Joe Biden on Monday called on Congress to come together and pass a new coronavirus relief package. In remarks on the economy, Biden urged lawmakers in both...
Nov 16, 2020
Third U.S. senator says he opposes Trump’s Fed pick Shelton
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A third senator has said he would oppose Republican U.S. President Donald Trump's controversial pick for the Federal Reserve, former economic adviser Judy Shelton, according ...
Nov 16, 2020
Michigan Congressman Tim Walberg tests positive for COVID-19
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Representative Tim Walberg has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, he announced on Monday, the second member of Michigan's congressional delegation to test positive ...
Nov 16, 2020
Trump supporter hired for Commerce Department post, to push hardline China policies until January: sources
By Karen Freifeld (Reuters) - Corey Stewart, an ardent supporter of President Donald Trump, has been named to a newly created senior post at the U.S. Department of Commerce, where he can help push thr...
Nov 16, 2020
House to vote on FAA reform bill after Boeing 737 MAX crashes
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives is set to vote on Tuesday on bipartisan legislation to reform the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) aircraft certific...
Nov 16, 2020
Georgia Democrats Ossoff, Warnock challenge Republicans to debate in Senate runoff
By Susan Cornwell and David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic candidates in a pair of U.S. Senate runoff races in Georgia on Monday challenged the two incumbent Republican senators to debates a...
Nov 16, 2020
Trump may settle for partial Afghan withdrawal, despite Pentagon shakeup: sources
By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's new Pentagon leadership team has not yet signalled an imminent, total withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan, raising...
Nov 16, 2020
Trump national security adviser O’Brien says looks now that Biden has won
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's national security adviser, Robert O'Brien, said on Monday he will ensure a professional transition to the team led by Democrat Joe Biden if Biden i...
Nov 16, 2020
Biden to focus on plans for U.S. economy as Trump presses long-shot legal claims
By Trevor Hunnicutt and John Whitesides WILMINGTON, Del./WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President-elect Joe Biden on Monday will focus on plans for reviving a pandemic-battered U.S. economy as he prepares for...
Nov 16, 2020
Trump campaign abandons parts of Pennsylvania election lawsuit
By Jan Wolfe (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's campaign on Sunday dropped a major part of a lawsuit it brought seeking to halt Pennsylvania from certifying its results in the presidential elec...
Nov 15, 2020
