Category Archives: (Sandbox) Politics
Five takeaways from the Trump indictment over the plot to overturn the 2020 election
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) - Here are five takeaways from Tuesday's indictment accusing former U.S. President Donald Trump with conspiring to overturn the results of the 2020 election, which he l...
Aug 01, 2023
Biden official: Fitch US downgrade ‘bizarre,’ ignores resilient economy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Fitch Ratings' downgrade of the U.S. government's top credit rating is a "bizarre and baseless" decision that ignores a resilient U.S. economy and a moment of bipartisan agreeme...
Aug 01, 2023
Explainer-What is the ‘fake electors’ scheme Trump supporters tried after his 2020 loss?
By Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal indictment of Donald Trump issued on Tuesday included a charge that the Republican then-president and co-conspirators sought slates of phony electors ...
Aug 01, 2023
Analysis-Indictment could propel Trump closer to 2024 Republican nomination
By Tim Reid (Reuters) - Donald Trump's indictment on Tuesday for his alleged role in efforts to overturn his 2020 election defeat will likely fuel his march toward the Republican Party's 2024 presiden...
Aug 01, 2023
Trump election interference charges include Civil War-era legal rights law
By Jack Queen and Sarah N. Lynch (Reuters) - The charges brought against former President Donald Trump on Tuesday in the federal election interference case are based in part on a law enacted in the af...
Aug 01, 2023
Factbox-What Trump allies faced criminal charges?
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Even as former U.S. President Donald Trump was indicted for a third time on Tuesday, numerous people in his orbit have been charged with various crimes, with some still awaiting...
Aug 01, 2023
Trump charged in US special counsel probe in efforts to overturn 2020 election
By Jacqueline Thomsen and Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Donald Trump on Tuesday was hit with criminal charges for a third time in four months - this time arising from efforts to overturn his 20...
Aug 01, 2023
Trump says he hears his indictment will be announced at 5 p.m
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he had heard that Special Counsel Jack Smith would announce an indictment against him at 5 p.m. (2100 GMT), according to ...
Aug 01, 2023
Harris rejects invite to debate slavery with Ron DeSantis
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday rejected an invitation from Florida Governor Ron DeSantis to discuss the state's new Black history curriculum and said she will not ...
Aug 01, 2023
Some Black men lose faith in Biden, Democrats in 2024
By Trevor Hunnicutt and Jarrett Renshaw WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Bahta Mekonnen, a 28-year-old U.S. Army captain from the key voting state of Georgia, is among the millions of Black voters who helped de...
Aug 01, 2023
