Category Archives: (Sandbox) Politics
Twitter flags Trump tweet questioning Supreme Court decision on voting in Pennsylvania
(Reuters) - Twitter Inc late on Monday flagged a tweet by U.S. President Donald Trump in which he called a Supreme Court decision on voting in Pennsylvania "very dangerous." The social media platform ...
Nov 02, 2020
After blocking its release, U.S. judge lets Trump policing panel publish report
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration's law enforcement commission won approval from a federal judge on Monday night to release its controversial report on policing reforms...
Nov 02, 2020
U.S. Postal Service investigates mail backlog in Florida, but few ballots
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Postal Service said Monday it had discovered a backlog of 180,000 pieces of undelivered mail in south Florida but few ballots for Tuesday's presidential election. The P...
Nov 02, 2020
U.S. judge rejects Republican bid to toss out 127,000 ballots in Texas
(Reuters) - A Republican bid to toss 127,000 ballots from drive-through voting in Texas's largest county was rejected by a U.S. judge on Monday. (Reporting by Gary McWilliams; Editing by Chizu Nomiyam...
Nov 02, 2020
In Senate races, Democrat leads Republican in Arizona, North Carolina a dead heat: Reuters/Ipsos
By Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Mark Kelly held a big lead over Arizona Republican incumbent Martha McSally on the eve of the election while Republican and Democ...
Nov 02, 2020
Biden leads Trump narrowly in Florida on eve of election: Reuters/Ipsos
By Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrat Joe Biden appeared to take a narrow lead over President Donald Trump in Florida in the final days of the 2020 U.S. election campaign, with the two candid...
Nov 02, 2020
In setback to Republicans, judge rules ballot-counting measures in Nevada legal
(Reuters) - A Nevada judge ruled that ballot-counting measures in the state's largest county, home to Las Vegas, were legal, in a setback to U.S. President Donald Trump and Republican officials in a b...
Nov 02, 2020
U.S. judge skeptical of Texas Republican bid to throw out 127,000 votes
By Jennifer Hiller and Jan Wolfe HOUSTON (Reuters) - A federal judge in Texas on Monday appeared skeptical of an attempt by Republicans to throw out about 127,000 votes already cast in the U.S. presid...
Nov 02, 2020
Trump’s appointee Barrett takes part in first Supreme Court arguments
By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Amy Coney Barrett participated in her first case as a member of the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday, with President Donald Trump's appointee welcomed by Chief Ju...
Nov 02, 2020
Twitter offers more details on action plan for U.S. election
(Reuters) - Twitter Inc on Monday detailed its action plan for the U.S. presidential election as the social network braced for what it called an unusual election due to a high number of mail-in ballot...
Nov 02, 2020
