Category Archives: (Sandbox) Politics
Washington state seeks $100,000 from Twitter for campaign finance violations
(Reuters) - Twitter Inc has to pay $100,000 to Washington state's Public Disclosure Transparency Account for multiple political campaign finance violations, the state's Attorney General Bob Ferguson s...
Oct 13, 2020
Trump’s Supreme Court nominee to face tough scrutiny from Senate Democrats
By Andrew Chung, Lawrence Hurley and Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett on Tuesday will face the first of two days of direct questioning from senator...
Oct 13, 2020
Desperate Americans hit by pandemic beg Congress, Trump to pass economic relief bill
By Brad Brooks, Mimi Dwyer and Rich McKay (Reuters) - Sylvia Padilla spent last Thursday checking food pantries in Lubbock, Texas for groceries to feed herself, her daughter and three-year-old grandso...
Oct 13, 2020
Trump, Biden head to Pennsylvania and Florida as campaigns focus on swing states
By John Whitesides (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Tuesday will travel to Pennsylvania for his second campaign rally since his bout with COVID-19, while Democratic rival Joe Biden is heading to ...
Oct 13, 2020
More than 10 million ballots already cast in U.S. presidential election: study
(Reuters) - U.S. voters have already cast more than 10 million votes for the presidential election on Nov. 3, significantly outpacing the 2016 figures and suggesting a large turnout, according to data...
Oct 12, 2020
California officials clash with state Republican Party over ballot drop boxes
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - California officials said on Monday they are sending cease-and-desist orders to state Republican leaders demanding removal of "unofficial, unauthorized" ballot collection boxes...
Oct 12, 2020
U.S. ethics groups say Barr uses DOJ as political tool, call for his impeachment
By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two private groups focused on U.S. government ethics on Monday accused Attorney General William Barr of misusing his office to support President Donald Trump's...
Oct 12, 2020
Kanye West focuses on religion in first election campaign video
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Rapper Kanye West on Monday released his first official campaign video in his long-shot bid to be elected U.S. president on Nov. 3, focusing on religion and families. West, 43,...
Oct 12, 2020
Trump tests negative for COVID-19, is not infectious: White House physician
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump has tested negative for COVID-19 and he is not infectious to others, the White House physician said on Monday, 10 days after Trump announced he had c...
Oct 12, 2020
After months without fans, Atlanta arena springs to life with early voters
By Rich McKay ATLANTA (Reuters) - Atlanta teacher Kim Franklin arrived at State Farm Arena at 7:30 a.m. on Monday, securing a spot near the front of the long line of people that snaked outside the hom...
Oct 12, 2020
