Category Archives: (Sandbox) Politics
Biden nears finish line with lead in polls, but Trump still close in swing states
By Chris Kahn and John Whitesides NEW YORK (Reuters) - With two days to go, Democrat Joe Biden holds a commanding national lead over President Donald Trump amid deep voter concerns about the coronavir...
Nov 01, 2020
Factbox: Key legal battles shape upcoming U.S. presidential election
By Jan Wolfe and Makini Brice WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal judge in Texas will hold a hearing on Monday on whether Houston officials illegally allowed drive-through voting and must toss more than ...
Nov 01, 2020
Explainer: Red mirage, blue mirage – Beware of early U.S. election wins
By Chris Kahn and Jason Lange (Reuters) - Imagine that the polls have closed in Florida, counties are beginning to report early vote counts, and it looks like former Vice President Joe Biden is way ah...
Nov 01, 2020
Analysis: Bidencare or Trumpcare? Health plans will affect the U.S. economy differently
By Ann Saphir (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden wants to expand the Affordable Care Act, President Barack Obama's signature healthcare legislation, and then name it after himself...
Nov 01, 2020
Trump launches final, two-day frenzy of campaigning in bid for surprise win
By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday launches his final, two-day sprint of campaigning across the battleground states of the 2020 election in a dramatic bid to...
Nov 01, 2020
Get-out-vote rally participants in North Carolina say police pepper-sprayed them
By Raphael Satter WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Participants at a rally in a small North Carolina city to turn out the vote ahead of Tuesday's U.S. presidential election were pepper-sprayed by law enforcemen...
Oct 31, 2020
Texas judge to hear Republican bid to void 100,000 votes; Democrats fear election ‘chaos’
By Jan Wolfe (Reuters) - A federal judge in Texas scheduled an emergency hearing for Monday on whether Houston officials unlawfully allowed drive-through voting and should toss 100,000 votes in the De...
Oct 31, 2020
Trump signs U.S. reform bill into law after Nassar abuse scandal
(Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday signed into law a bill designed to give Olympic athletes greater protection and more input into decision making in the wake of the Larry Nassar gymn...
Oct 31, 2020
Democratic presidential nominee Biden tested negative for COVID: campaign
(Reuters) - Democratic U.S. presidential nominee Joe Biden tested negative for COVID-19 on Saturday, his campaign said in a statement. (Reporting by Trevor Hunnicutt in Flint, Michigan; Editing by Les...
Oct 31, 2020
Early voting in U.S. election tops 90 million
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - More than 90 million Americans have cast ballots in the U.S. presidential election, according to a tally on Saturday from the U.S. Elections Project at the University of Florida...
Oct 31, 2020
