Category Archives: (Sandbox) Politics
U.S. judge to weigh whether to drop criminal case against ex-Trump adviser Flynn
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal judge on Tuesday will weigh whether to grant a request by the Justice Department to dismiss a criminal charge against President Donald Trump's former...
Sep 29, 2020
Trump and Biden to meet in pivotal first presidential debate
By John Whitesides (Reuters) - Republican President Donald Trump and Democratic rival Joe Biden will square off for the first time on Tuesday in a pivotal debate that will provide a stark clash of sty...
Sep 29, 2020
Supreme Court nominee Barrett meets senators in race to confirmation
By Andrew Chung and Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The sprint to confirm Amy Coney Barrett to become President Donald Trump's third conservative appointee to the U.S. Supreme Court begins in e...
Sep 29, 2020
Barrett high-court vote against Obamacare not as certain as Democrats claim
By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett's comments suggesting she backed challenges to the Obamacare healthcare law do not ensure she would vote to inval...
Sep 29, 2020
Trump ups spending on lawyers as U.S. election legal battles heat up
By Caroline Spiezio and Rick Linsk (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's campaign is spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on lawyers to litigate voting by mail, including in the battleground state...
Sep 29, 2020
Unraveling of Trump policies a distant hope for separated immigrant families
By Kristina Cooke and Mica Rosenberg LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Venezuelan father waiting in Mexico to plead his U.S. asylum case who has yet to meet his newborn daughter. An Iraqi refugee stu...
Sep 29, 2020
Pelosi says Democrats unveiling new COVID-19 aid bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Monday that Democratic lawmakers were unveiling a new, $2.2 trillion coronavirus relief bill, which she said was a com...
Sep 28, 2020
Trump’s tax revelations spark outrage among some, but supporters defend president
By Michelle Price and Tim Reid WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A report that Donald Trump paid little or no federal income tax in recent years sparked broad outrage on Monday, from rich Democrats to teachers a...
Sep 28, 2020
Pelosi says Trump administration must boost COVID-19 aid offer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called on the Trump administration to boost their offer for more financial aid amid the novel coronavirus pandemic, saying she planned further ta...
Sep 28, 2020
Pelosi says Trump’s reported debts are a national security issue
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's debts reported by the New York on Sunday raised national security issues, U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Monday, adding that the public de...
Sep 28, 2020
