Category Archives: (Sandbox) Politics
Trump lawsuits unlikely to impact outcome of U.S. election, but might slow defeat
By Tom Hals WILMINGTON, Del (Reuters) - President Donald Trump called in his lawyers to shore up his dimming re-election prospects, but legal experts said the flurry of lawsuits had little chance of c...
Nov 05, 2020
Trump says campaign will legally challenge ‘Biden claimed states’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump threatened more legal challenges on Thursday over results from Tuesday's presidential election in a handful of states, claiming without any evidence that ...
Nov 05, 2020
U.S. will order twice daily sweeps for states still receiving ballots
(Reuters) - U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan said Thursday he will sign an order requiring twice daily sweeps at U.S. Postal facilities serving states with extended ballot receipt deadline. Some sta...
Nov 05, 2020
Twitter flags Trump’s tweet for misleading info about U.S. election vote count
LONDON (Reuters) - Twitter Inc flagged a post by President Donald Trump on Thursday that said votes received after Election Day in the United States would not be counted. The company has applied label...
Nov 05, 2020
Trump campaign to allege voter fraud in Nevada lawsuit: source
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's campaign on Thursday will announce a lawsuit alleging voter fraud in Nevada, according to a source familiar with the matter, as the state continued coun...
Nov 05, 2020
Factbox: U.S. Democrats, seeking gains in state governments, lose ground instead
By Peter Szekely (Reuters) - Democrats entered the 2020 U.S. elections looking to roll back much of the commanding presence Republicans had in state governments, but instead wound up losing ground as ...
Nov 05, 2020
Police arrest 11 in Portland, 50 in New York at protests after U.S. vote
By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) - Police in Portland declared riots, arrested 11 people and seized fireworks, hammers and a rifle, as Oregon Governor Kate Brown activated the National Guard in response to...
Nov 05, 2020
Biden edges closer to White House win as Trump mounts legal challenge
By Andy Sullivan and Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrat Joe Biden moved closer to victory in the U.S. presidential race on Thursday as election officials tallied votes in the handful of states...
Nov 05, 2020
Trump supporters protest outside Arizona vote center
By Mimi Dwyer PHOENIX (Reuters) - A crowd of Donald Trump supporters, some armed with rifles and handguns, gathered outside an election center in Arizona on Wednesday night after unsubstantiated rumor...
Nov 05, 2020
Police arrest 10 in Portland, 50 in New York on night after U.S. vote
By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) - Police in the city of Portland made arrests and seized fireworks, hammers and a rifle after late night demonstrations, as Oregon Governor Kate Brown activated the state's...
Nov 05, 2020
