Category Archives: (Sandbox) Politics
U.S. survival camps to activate due to fear of election violence
By Andrew Hay (Reuters) - A chain of U.S. survival communities plan to activate and open to members for the first time over fears of violence following the presidential election on Nov. 3. Fortitude R...
Oct 06, 2020
White House contact tracing questioned as COVID-19 spreads in Washington
By Patricia Zengerle, Andrea Shalal and Heather Timmons WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House contact tracing program is too haphazard to pinpoint or halt a COVID-19 outbreak that was rapidly spreadi...
Oct 06, 2020
Biden tested negative for COVID-19 on Tuesday: campaign statement
HIGHLAND TOWNSHIP, Penn. (Reuters) - Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden tested negative for COVID-19 in a test conducted on Tuesday, his campaign said in a statement. (Reporting by Trevor Hunni...
Oct 06, 2020
Pelosi says Trump shows ‘true colors’ by walking away from coronavirus relief talks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Tuesday that President Donald Trump's decision to walk away from talks on a coronavirus stimulus bill shows he is unwilling to crus...
Oct 06, 2020
Reuters/Ipsos poll shows Biden widening lead over Trump in Michigan, tied in North Carolina
By Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden expanded his lead over President Donald Trump in battleground Michigan and the two candidates were locked in a toss-up...
Oct 06, 2020
Democrat Cunningham appears to lead Republican Tillis in North Carolina: Reuters/Ipsos poll
By Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic Senate challenger Cal Cunningham appears to lead incumbent Senator Thom Tillis in North Carolina, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll taken as the news b...
Oct 06, 2020
Trump calls off coronavirus relief talks with Democrats
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday called off negotiations with Democratic lawmakers on coronavirus relief legislation until after the election, even as cases of the virus a...
Oct 06, 2020
Trump administration unveils rule to limit work visas for skilled foreign laborers
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) - The Trump administration on Wednesday announced a rule that will likely curb U.S. companies' use of skilled foreign workers, particularly in the tech industry, which off...
Oct 06, 2020
Homeland Security steps up warnings about 2020 U.S. election security
By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Tuesday stepped up warnings about foreign threats to U.S. election security, affirming other agencies' concer...
Oct 06, 2020
Michigan governor signs bill giving state clerks more time to count absentee ballots
DETROIT (Reuters) - Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer on Tuesday signed into law a bill that gives clerks in larger cities of the battleground state an extra 10 hours to open and sort, but not count,...
Oct 06, 2020
