Category Archives: (Sandbox) Politics
Trump’s Supreme Court nominee advocated overturning legalized abortion
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's U.S. Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett in 2006 signed on to an advertisement in an Indiana newspaper calling for the landmark 1973 ruling that leg...
Oct 01, 2020
Trump signals he might not accept changes to debate rules after chaotic clash
By Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday signaled he might not accept rule changes for upcoming presidential debates which organizers have said will be needed to r...
Oct 01, 2020
Exclusive: Trump policing panel was warned about secretive process before court ruling
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Before a U.S. federal judge on Thursday halted the work of a Trump administration law enforcement commission - saying it had violated public meetings laws - th...
Oct 01, 2020
Texas governor shuts down drop-off sites for early mail votes
By Joseph Ax (Reuters) - Texas counties will each be limited to a single site for voters to drop off their mail ballots ahead of Election Day, under a proclamation issued by Governor Greg Abbott on Th...
Oct 01, 2020
Joe Biden’s odds improve on betting markets after first U.S. debate
By Divya Chowdhury and Aaron Saldanha (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has gained ground in betting markets over President Donald Trump following their first debate of the 2020 ...
Oct 01, 2020
Biden campaign to start in-person voter outreach as U.S. election nears
By Trevor Hunnicutt (Reuters) - Democratic U.S. presidential nominee Joe Biden's campaign will send supporters to solicit possible voters in person, two aides said on Thursday, shifting tactics in the...
Oct 01, 2020
Human rights lawyers sue Trump administration over ‘unconstitutional’ ICC sanctions
By Anthony Deutsch AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Human rights lawyers launched a legal challenge on Thursday to U.S. President Donald Trump's executive order imposing economic sanctions on employees of the wo...
Oct 01, 2020
Senate panel approves sending subpoenas to CEOs of Twitter, Facebook, Google
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee on Thursday unanimously voted to approve a plan to subpoena chief executives of Twitter, Alphabet's Google and Facebook for a hearing on a pri...
Oct 01, 2020
2020 U.S. ELECTION: What you need to know right now
(Reuters) - Amazon appears to be taking the lead in making inroads with the Joe Biden camp, as Big Tech uses cash and connections to connect with the Democratic presidential candidate, a Reuters repor...
Oct 01, 2020
Pelosi, Mnuchin approach 11th hour on U.S. COVID-19 aid talks
By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin were expected to try again on Thursday to reach a deal on COVID-19 relief, while the House ...
Oct 01, 2020
