Category Archives: (Sandbox) Politics
Betting markets favour Biden over Trump in U.S. presidential race
By Divya Chowdhury and Aaron Saldanha (Reuters) - Bettors favour Joe Biden over Republican President Donald Trump in Tuesday's U.S. election, with the Democratic candidate leading in bets placed in a ...
Oct 30, 2020
U.S. Senate leader says coronavirus aid bill should advance in early 2021
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Friday said that any new coronavirus aid package should be considered in early 2021, possibly closing the door to such legislation...
Oct 30, 2020
Trump: Supreme Court rejection bid to block North Carolina ballot extension is ‘crazy’
(Reuters) - Trump said on Friday that the Supreme Court decision rejecting a Republican bid to block a North Carolina ballot extension was "crazy," saying in a tweet that the election should end on No...
Oct 30, 2020
Trump says no decision on Election Night venue
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday there has been no final decision on where he will spend Election Night. The New York Times reported that Trump dropped plans to appear...
Oct 30, 2020
Everything’s bigger in Texas: Early vote surpasses total 2016 turnout
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - With four days remaining in the U.S. presidential campaign, more than 9 million people have cast ballots in Texas, eclipsing total turnout from 2016, the Texas secretary of stat...
Oct 30, 2020
NYC’s Staten Islanders vote for return to ‘normal’ in U.S. election
By Roselle Chen NEW YORK (Reuters) - As U.S. Election Day approaches, residents of a New York City enclave agree that they want to make America "normal" again. They just don't agree on how to get ther...
Oct 30, 2020
Analysis: Biden’s clean-energy ‘revolution’ faces challenge to match fossil-fuel jobs, pay
By Valerie Volcovici and Laura Sanicola WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, seeking to allay concerns that his plan to fight climate change would harm the econom...
Oct 30, 2020
Did Donald Trump make America great again?
(Reuters) - Saying he knew best what ailed America and often governing by executive order, President Donald Trump dismantled or disrupted multilateral pacts, overhauled tax and immigration systems and...
Oct 30, 2020
Biden legal adviser preps for end game as election nears
By Karen Freifeld (Reuters) - Between playing President Donald Trump in Democratic candidate Joe Biden's debate preparation and helping to vet Kamala Harris as his running mate, battle-tested election...
Oct 30, 2020
Democrats count on independents to hold Montana governor’s mansion
By Sharon Bernstein (Reuters) - Democrat Mike Cooney's recent ad in his race to become governor of Montana shows the white-haired 66-year-old rocking out on a drum set, wryly bemoaning having given up...
Oct 30, 2020
