Category Archives: (Sandbox) Politics
Acting U.S. DHS security intelligence chief says he agrees with FBI on white supremacist threat
By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The acting chief of the Department of Homeland Security's intelligence office on Friday said he agrees with the FBI director and other administration officials...
Oct 02, 2020
White House initiated contact tracing after aide tested positive, released Trump results within hour
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Contact tracing was put into place at the White House immediately after Trump aide Hope Hicks tested positive for coronavirus, White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany said ...
Oct 02, 2020
Trump campaign moving events with president to virtual setting or postponing them
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump campaign on Friday said that all previously announced campaign events involving U.S. President Donald Trump would be moved to a virtual setting or temporarily postpone...
Oct 02, 2020
Pelosi says talks continue on coronavirus relief, lists five sticking points
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, said on Friday that negotiations with the White House on a coronavirus relief package are continuing, but she is ...
Oct 02, 2020
Pelosi says agreement on U.S. airline payroll assistance ‘imminent’
By David Shepardson and Tracy Rucinski WASHINGTON/CHICAGO (Reuters) - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Friday that agreement was "imminent" on a deal to provide another $25 billion in government assist...
Oct 02, 2020
Special Report: How U.S. Justice Department disarmed its police reform effort
By John Shiffman and Brad Heath WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In 2017, a white St. Louis policeman was acquitted of murdering a Black man. The verdict sparked days of protests and clashes with police. Before...
Oct 02, 2020
Democrat Biden, wife test negative for COVID-19, statement says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and his wife Jill have tested negative for coronavirus, their doctor said in a statement on Friday. "Vice President Joe Biden and Dr....
Oct 02, 2020
U.S. appeals judge’s ruling to block WeChat app store ban
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department on Friday said it was appealing a judge's decision to block the government from barring Apple Inc and Alphabet Inc's Google from offering WeChat for ...
Oct 02, 2020
Senator Mike Lee says he tested positive for coronavirus: Twitter
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican U.S. Senator Mike Lee on Friday said he had tested positive for COVID-19 and would remain isolated for 10 days, but said he would be back to work in time to consider ...
Oct 02, 2020
Schumer calls for Senate testing program after Trump COVID-19 test
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer called for the Senate to adopt a coronavirus testing and contact tracing program for lawmakers and others at the U.S. Capitol, after ...
Oct 02, 2020
