Category Archives: (Sandbox) Politics
Fractious presidential debate unlikely to move needle for Trump
By James Oliphant WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Down in the opinion polls with five weeks to go until the November election, U.S. President Donald Trump sought to use the first presidential debate to bully h...
Sep 30, 2020
‘This clown’ – ‘Nothing smart about you’: Un-presidential insults fly in first Trump-Biden debate
By Andy Sullivan (Reuters) - Interrupted repeatedly by President Donald Trump in their presidential debate on Tuesday, an exasperated Joe Biden resorted to insults and name-calling against an opponent...
Sep 30, 2020
Trump deflects debate question about whether he condemns white supremacists
By Joseph Ax (Reuters) - President Donald Trump deflected an opportunity to condemn white supremacists during Tuesday's presidential debate, briefly telling one group to "stand back and stand by" befo...
Sep 29, 2020
No handshake at start of first Trump-Biden presidential debate in age of coronavirus
CLEVELAND (Reuters) - Republican President Donald Trump and Democratic rival Joe Biden did not shake hands or wear masks as they entered their first White House debate on Tuesday, adhering to protocol...
Sep 29, 2020
Takeaways from Donald Trump and Joe Biden’s first U.S. presidential debate
By Jeff Mason and Joseph Ax WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump and his Democratic challenger, former Vice President Joe Biden, meet in Cleveland on Tuesday for the first of three debates ah...
Sep 29, 2020
Judge in Wisconsin upholds extension of state’s absentee ballot receipt deadline
(Reuters) - A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld a ruling to allow Wisconsin election officials to count absentee ballots that arrive up to six days after the Nov. 3 presidential election. The ru...
Sep 29, 2020
Republicans stay loyal to Trump despite concerns about his taxes: Reuters poll
By Chris Kahn NEW YORK (Reuters) - A sizable minority of Republicans say U.S. President Donald Trump has not paid his fair share of taxes and worry that his family business has influenced his decision...
Sep 29, 2020
Factbox: Trump, Biden healthcare differences in spotlight amid pandemic, Supreme Court fight
By Joseph Ax (Reuters) - Healthcare, always a top concern for U.S. voters, has taken on even greater importance amid a coronavirus pandemic that has killed more than 205,000 Americans and cost million...
Sep 29, 2020
U.S. House intelligence panel subpoenas top Homeland official over whistleblower complaint
By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives Intelligence Committee has issued a subpoena to compel a senior Department of Homeland Security (DHS) official to testify abo...
Sep 29, 2020
U.S. astronaut crew on SpaceX’s Crew Dragon to cast ballots from space
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Three NASA astronauts launching next month on SpaceX's first operational Crew Dragon mission plan to vote in the upcoming presidential election from the Interna...
Sep 29, 2020
