Category Archives: (Sandbox) Politics
October 15 U.S. presidential debate officially canceled after Trump balked
(Reuters) - The planned Oct. 15 debate between U.S. President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden was officially canceled on Friday a day after Trump rejected a decision by the nonpartisa...
Oct 09, 2020
Trump will speak at a White House event on Saturday: CNN
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump, who is infected with the coronavirus, will speak at an in-person event at the White House on Saturday, CNN said on Friday, citing unnamed White House off...
Oct 09, 2020
Trump complains of delays in results of probe into origins of Russia investigation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Friday it was a "disgrace" that a Justice Department review of the origins of the Russia investigation that consumed two years of his presidency w...
Oct 09, 2020
Trump says he wants to see bigger COVID-19 aid deal than Democrats, Republicans
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he would like to see a bigger coronavirus stimulus package than either Democrats or Republicans are offering, after previously calling...
Oct 09, 2020
White House preparing $1.8 trillion coronavirus relief offer: Wall Street Journal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House is preparing a COVID-19 relief package of $1.8 trillion to offer lawmakers as negotiations resume on helping blunt economic pain caused by the deadly coronavirus...
Oct 09, 2020
Florida judge refuses to extend voter registration deadline, rebukes election officials
By Jarrett Renshaw (Reuters) - A federal judge on Friday refused to extend Florida's voter registration deadline, but not before sharply rebuking Republican officials for continued problems running el...
Oct 09, 2020
In face of Trump’s COVID-19 case, Democrats seek to set up commission on incapacitated presidents
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - One week after Republican President Donald Trump announced he had COVID-19, Democrats in Congress on Friday proposed creating a commission to help decide whethe...
Oct 09, 2020
Twitter imposes restrictions, more warning labels ahead of U.S. election
By Elizabeth Culliford (Reuters) - Twitter Inc said on Friday it will remove tweets calling for people to interfere with the U.S. election process or implementation of election results, including thro...
Oct 09, 2020
Trump unlikely to return to campaign trail until Monday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump is unlikely to travel this weekend for campaign events as he had hoped and is more likely to return to the campaign trail on Monday, an administratio...
Oct 09, 2020
McConnell says pre-election COVID-19 deal unlikely
By David Morgan and Susan Heavey WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Friday that the White House and Congress were unlikely to reach a deal on a COVID-19 economi...
Oct 09, 2020
