Category Archives: (Sandbox) Politics
Shorthanded U.S. Supreme Court returns with major challenges ahead
By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court begins its new nine-month term on Monday buffeted by the death of liberal Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a Senate confirmation battle ove...
Oct 04, 2020
Trump says ‘real test’ ahead in his COVID fight after mixed messages from White House
By Alexandra Alper and Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump told Americans from his hospital room that the next few days will be the "real test" of his treatment for COVID-19, afte...
Oct 03, 2020
Pompeo shortens upcoming Asia trip after Trump falls ill with COVID-19
By Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will depart for Japan on Sunday but will not go to Mongolia and South Korea as originally planned, the State Department said...
Oct 03, 2020
Trump says he’s feeling better, next few days will be ‘real test’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump, who is being treated for COVID-19 in a military hospital outside Washington, said in a video on Saturday that he was feeling ill when he arrived at ...
Oct 03, 2020
North Carolina Democrat seeking Senate seat apologizes over sex-themed texts
By Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Democratic challenger for a U.S. Senate seat for North Carolina has issued a public apology after sending sexually themed text messages to a woman who is not ...
Oct 03, 2020
U.S. Senate floor activity rescheduled, but Supreme Court nominee hearing to continue: McConnell
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Saturday that all Senate floor activity would be rescheduled until after October 19, but committee work, like the confirmatio...
Oct 03, 2020
Trump not yet on clear path to recovery, source says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump is not yet on a clear path to recovery from COVID-19 and some of his vital signs over the last 24 hours were very concerning, a person familiar with the s...
Oct 03, 2020
Former New Jersey governor Chris Christie tests positive for coronavirus
(Reuters) - Former New Jersey governor Chris Christie has tested positive for coronavirus and will be receiving medical attention, Christie wrote on Twitter on Saturday. "I want to thank all of my fri...
Oct 03, 2020
Republican U.S. Senator Johnson diagnosed with COVID-19: spokesman
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican U.S. Senator Ron Johnson, who heads the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday, a spokesman said on Satur...
Oct 03, 2020
Relying on testing to ward off COVID put Trump White House at risk
By Carl O'Donnell and Chad Terhune (Reuters) - Early in the coronavirus pandemic, U.S. President Donald Trump put his faith in a toaster-sized machine that could spit out test results in a matter of m...
Oct 03, 2020
