Category Archives: (Sandbox) Politics
U.S. FDA head tells Senate hearing COVID-19 vaccine safety comes first
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The head of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday told a U.S. Senate hearing that the agency will vet the safety and effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines, downplaying t...
Sep 23, 2020
Russia, China, Iran are all a threat to U.S. elections: Acting Homeland Security Secretary
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf said on Wednesday that Russia, China and Iran are all a threat to U.S. elections through influence campaigns. But Wolf told a c...
Sep 23, 2020
White House is accused of wrongly intervening to block John Bolton book
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) - White House officials were accused on Wednesday of improperly trying to block former national security adviser John Bolton from releasing his best-selling memoir by fal...
Sep 23, 2020
White supremacists most persistent extremist threat to U.S. politics: Homeland Security head
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf told a congressional hearing on Wednesday that white supremacists are the most persistent extremist threat in U.S. politics, but in ...
Sep 23, 2020
Southwest CEO ‘hopeful’ for more airline aid despite Washington impasse: CNBC interview
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Southwest Airlines Chief Executive Gary Kelly said on Wednesday he is "hopeful" that Washington lawmakers can reach an agreement on more aid for airlines, despite a deadlock over c...
Sep 23, 2020
U.S. Justice Department to propose changes to internet platforms immunity: source
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department will unveil later on Wednesday a proposal that seeks to limit legal protections for internet platforms on managing content, a per...
Sep 23, 2020
2020 U.S. ELECTION: What you need to know right now
(Reuters) - Cindy McCain, the widow of Senator John McCain, became the latest prominent Republican voice to back Joe Biden to wrest the White House from Donald Trump as both candidates ramped up their...
Sep 23, 2020
Fax, mail or DHL? Overseas U.S. voters fret ahead of Nov. 3 election
By Luke Baker, Matthew Tostevin and Cassandra Garrison LONDON/BANGKOK/BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - By fax, courier or mail, U.S. voters abroad are going to new lengths to ensure their ballots are counted,...
Sep 23, 2020
Three days of tribute at U.S. Supreme Court and Capitol for Ruth Bader Ginsburg
By Lawrence Hurley and Andrew Chung WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States begins three days of tributes to Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Wednesday, when members of the public will ge...
Sep 23, 2020
Explainer: Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision hinged on women’s right to privacy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The death of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has raised concerns among reproductive rights advocates that women could lose the right to choose whether to have an ...
Sep 23, 2020
