Category Archives: (Sandbox) Politics
Suspect in plot to kidnap Michigan Governor waives right to bail hearing, will face jury trial
(Reuters) - An alleged leader in a plot to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer waived his right to a bail hearing on Friday and will remain in custody until his trial before a grand jury in fede...
Oct 16, 2020
Trump administration denies California request for more wildfire aid
By Nichola Groom (Reuters) - The Trump administration has denied a request by California for additional wildfire recovery relief, saying the September blazes, part of the state's record-setting fire y...
Oct 16, 2020
Consumer outlooks brightening more among Democrats than Republicans: UMich survey
By Dan Burns (Reuters) - Democratic consumers gained ground on their Republican counterparts in their assessment of the economic outlook in early October as the race for the White House that appears i...
Oct 16, 2020
Explainer: ‘Dueling electors’ pose risk of U.S. vote deadlock
By Tom Hals (Reuters) - In the United States, a candidate becomes president by securing the most "electoral" votes rather than winning a majority of the national popular vote. Known as the Electoral C...
Oct 16, 2020
U.S. energy secretary cuts short Midwest trip after aides test positive for COVID-19
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette was returning to Washington on Friday, cutting short a trip to the Midwest after two of his security aides tested positive for the coronavi...
Oct 16, 2020
Twitter updates content policy after blocking New York Post article
(Reuters) - Twitter Inc Chief Executive Office Jack Dorsey said on Friday that blocking URLs to an article from the New York Post that made claims about Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden's s...
Oct 16, 2020
Trump, Republicans raised $247.8 million in September: campaign manager
By Lisa Lambert WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump is lagging his Democratic challenger Joe Biden in fundraising in the final weeks before the Nov. 3 election, according to figures released...
Oct 16, 2020
2020 U.S. ELECTION: What you need to know right now
(Reuters) - -President Donald Trump and his Democratic rival Joe Biden return to the campaign trail with visits to three battleground states after clashing from afar in dueling televised town halls. -...
Oct 16, 2020
Google launches new features to help locate nearest voting locations
(Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's Google said on Friday it was introducing new features across its search engine, Maps and voice assistant to help voters in the United States find their nearest voting locati...
Oct 16, 2020
U.S. oil majors pitch more campaign cash to Democrats as frack battle looms
By Liz Hampton (Reuters) - The two largest U.S. energy firms, Chevron Corp and Exxon Mobil Corp , have increased their share of campaign donations to Democrats this year, according to latest filings, ...
Oct 16, 2020
