Category Archives: (Sandbox) Politics
Explainer: Another possible risk in U.S. election – ‘faithless electors’
By Tom Hals (Reuters) - U.S. presidents are chosen by electors, party loyalists who pledge to vote for their candidate once their state's voters have made their selection clear. The polarized climate ...
Oct 20, 2020
Republicans running short on time and money to defend Senate majority
By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans are running short of time, money and options to stop Democrats from winning a majority of seats in the U.S. Senate, and with them full control of Con...
Oct 20, 2020
Pelosi, Mnuchin push coronavirus relief talks as U.S. Senate votes on limited bill
By Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Republicans are preparing to bring up legislation on Tuesday to replenish a program that helps small businesses slammed by the coronavirus, as Hous...
Oct 20, 2020
Analysis: For Biden, ambitious economic plans may wait on battle with coronavirus
By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Democratic party's sprawling presidential primary last spring offered a wide-open debate on economic policy ranging from the merits of wealth taxes and o...
Oct 20, 2020
Trump seeks campaign boost in battleground Pennsylvania with two weeks to go
By Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON(Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump heads to the battleground state of Pennsylvania on Tuesday with hopes of rekindling the 11th-hour surge of support that powered his s...
Oct 20, 2020
Exxon Mobil, after Trump’s fundraising remarks, says its CEO and Trump had no phone call
(Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp said there had been no phone call between its chief executive, Darren Woods, and President Donald Trump after the president invoked the company's name at a rally in Arizon...
Oct 19, 2020
Trump, Biden to have microphones muted for part of final U.S. presidential debate
(Reuters) - President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden will have their microphones muted for parts of their final debate on Thursday to allow each U.S. presidential candidate a block of u...
Oct 19, 2020
U.S. Supreme court rejects Republican bid to limit mail-in voting in Pennsylvania
By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday allowed an extension of the deadline for mail-in absentee ballots in Pennsylvania for the Nov. 3 elections, declining a Repub...
Oct 19, 2020
Asylum seekers hope U.S. Supreme Court will end dangerous waits in Mexico
By Laura Gottesdiener and Lizbeth Diaz MONTERREY, Mexico (Reuters) - Asylum seekers waiting in Mexico for months for U.S. court hearings expressed cautious optimism on Monday that the Supreme Court co...
Oct 19, 2020
Montana federal prosecutor warns of dangers of pot legalization ahead of vote
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Montana's top federal prosecutor is urging voters to tread carefully before voting to legalize recreational marijuana, taking the unusual step of jumping into ...
Oct 19, 2020
