Category Archives: (Sandbox) Politics
Pelosi to seek top U.S. House job again if Democrats keep majority
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will seek to continue to keep her position as the head of the U.S. House of Representatives if Democrats keep control of the chamber in the Nov. ...
Oct 25, 2020
Pelosi says administration reviewing U.S. COVID-19 aid bill: CNN interview
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday said the Trump administration was reviewing the latest proposal for further COVID-19 relief over the weekend and that she expected a re...
Oct 25, 2020
Analysis: U.S. Supreme Court nominee Barrett often rules for police in excessive force cases
By Andrew Chung and Lawrence Hurley (Reuters) - In her three years as a federal appeals court judge, U.S. Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett has consistently sided with police or prison guards ac...
Oct 25, 2020
Barrett Supreme Court confirmation to edge closer with Sunday vote
By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Republican-controlled U.S. Senate on Sunday plans to move closer toward a final confirmation vote on President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Amy C...
Oct 25, 2020
Majority will accept result of U.S. election, even if they dislike the winner: Reuters/Ipsos poll
By Chris Kahn (Reuters) - As the 2020 presidential election enters its final week, a majority of Americans appear ready to accept the result of an exhausting campaign even if their preferred candidate...
Oct 25, 2020
Trump goes on offensive against Biden with trip to New Hampshire
By Steve Holland (Reuters) - President Donald Trump will go on the offensive against Democratic rival Joe Biden on Sunday with a campaign trip to New Hampshire, a state he narrowly lost in 2016 but is...
Oct 24, 2020
Pence aide tests positive for coronavirus, spokesman says
(Reuters) - Marc Short, the chief of staff for Vice President Mike Pence, has tested positive for the new coronavirus, a spokesman for the vice president said on Saturday. "Vice President Pence and Mr...
Oct 24, 2020
Republican Murkowski, who opposed pre-election Supreme Court confirmation, will vote for Barrett
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - One of two Republican U.S. senators who had opposed the pre-election confirmation of President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Amy Coney Barrett, said on Saturday she woul...
Oct 24, 2020
Texas court temporarily reinstates limited ballot drop-off sites
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Texas Supreme Court on Saturday temporarily reinstated the governor's ban on multiple drop-off sites for mail ballots, in a short-term victory for President Donald Trump. Th...
Oct 24, 2020
Fired-up New Yorkers stand in line for hours to cast early votes
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New Yorkers jammed polling places and stood in line for hours to cast ballots on the state's first day of early voting on Saturday, rushing to record their choices 10 days ahead o...
Oct 24, 2020
