Category Archives: (Sandbox) Politics
Montana leads list of gubernatorial races to watch this year
(Reuters) - Only a handful of this year's U.S. gubernatorial races are expected to be competitive with either Democratic and Republican candidates enjoying commanding leads in most of the 11 states an...
Oct 28, 2020
U.S. Supreme Court rejects Trump bid to block North Carolina absentee ballot extension
(Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a request by President Donald Trump's campaign to block North Carolina's extension of the deadline for receiving mail-in ballots as the justice...
Oct 28, 2020
Democratic challenger Kelly holds steady lead in Arizona U.S. Senate race: Reuters/Ipsos poll
By Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Mark Kelly's lead over Arizona Republican incumbent Martha McSally is holding steady with less than a week to go until an electio...
Oct 28, 2020
Democrats raise concerns about U.S. Postal delays ahead of election
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats in Congress on Wednesday said reported delays in mail deliveries in some U.S. cites could jeopardize delivery of ballots ahead of next week's presi...
Oct 28, 2020
Biden, in LGBTQ interview, vows to pass Equality Act in first 100 days
By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has promised to make passing the LGBTQ rights legislation known as the Equality Act a top priority, hoping to sign what would b...
Oct 28, 2020
U.S. Supreme Court will not speed up review of Pennsylvania mail-in voting fight
By Andrew Chung (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday handed a setback to Republicans by declining to quickly decide whether to hear their latest bid to overturn a lower court's ruling that ...
Oct 28, 2020
Man arrested for altering voter registration data of Florida governor: police
By Raphael Satter (Reuters) - A man was arrested for making unauthorized changes to Florida Governor Ron DeSantis' voter registration details, state authorities said. The Florida Department of Law Enf...
Oct 28, 2020
Trump pulls statistically even with Biden in Florida; Arizona is a dead heat: Reuters/Ipsos
By Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump has pulled into a virtual tie with Democratic challenger Joe Biden in Florida, just a week after the former vice president held a narrow le...
Oct 28, 2020
Lawmakers ask if White House pressured FCC on social media rules
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two key U.S. House Democratic lawmakers on Wednesday asked Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai if the White House was involved in his decision to move forward wi...
Oct 28, 2020
A lesson learned: Democrats plot route to Washington through statehouse races
By Jonathan Allen and Joseph Ax (Reuters) - Even as the presidential election dominates the country's attention, Democrats have spent record-breaking sums this year on winning seats in state legislatu...
Oct 28, 2020
