Category Archives: (Sandbox) Politics
Trump-appointed justice could signal major Supreme Court shift on abortion
By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - With President Donald Trump poised to nominate a U.S. Supreme Court justice to fill the vacancy created by the death of liberal icon Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a ne...
Sep 23, 2020
Exclusive: How COVID-19 stimulus money will end up in U.S. tobacco farmers’ pockets
By P.J. Huffstutter and Tom Polansek CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. government aid payments to tobacco farmers will be channeled through a new account within the office of the agriculture secretary, an unus...
Sep 23, 2020
Testing ahead of U.S. elections reveals struggle to quell disinformation
By Christopher Bing WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. election day exercises simulating attacks ranging from hackers to anthrax to disrupt voting show state and local officials will struggle to quickly coun...
Sep 23, 2020
Trump order seeks to ban military, government contractors from some diversity training
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump issued an executive order on Tuesday that he said would ban the military, government contractors and federal grantees from some diversity training. The le...
Sep 22, 2020
Trump says he has a pretty good idea of his choice for Supreme Court nominee
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he has a pretty good idea of his choice for a U.S. Supreme Court nominee but has not made a final decision. "I have a pretty good idea. I ...
Sep 22, 2020
U.S. warns ‘foreign actors’ aim to sow doubts over mail-in voting
By Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. federal law enforcement and cybersecurity agencies on Tuesday warned that "foreign actors" will likely try to discredit the November presidential election by...
Sep 22, 2020
Trump says Supreme Court pick announcement likely Saturday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday the announcement of his nominee to fill the Supreme Court vacancy created by the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg will likely be ...
Sep 22, 2020
U.S. House passes China forced labor bill near unanimously
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday voted near unanimously to pass legislation to restrict imports of goods made using forced labor from China, as lawmakers look to add...
Sep 22, 2020
Democrat leads in U.S. Senate race in Michigan; North Carolina a toss-up: Reuters/Ipsos poll
By Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic Senator Gary Peters of Michigan leads his Republican challenger among likely voters, while the North Carolina race between Republican Senator Thom Till...
Sep 22, 2020
North Carolina extends deadline for mailed ballots as election court fights continue
By Joseph Ax and Trevor Hunnicutt (Reuters) - Election officials in the battleground state of North Carolina on Tuesday said they will count any absentee ballots that arrive up to nine days after the ...
Sep 22, 2020
