Category Archives: (Sandbox) Politics
Reuters/Ipsos poll shows Biden ahead in Wisconsin, a close race in Pennsylvania
By Jason Lange and Chris Kahn WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden appears to be leading President Donald Trump among likely voters in Wisconsin, while the two a...
Sep 21, 2020
Manhattan prosecutor rejects Trump’s ‘recycled’ arguments over tax returns
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Manhattan's district attorney on Monday urged a federal appeals court to reject President Donald Trump's "recycled" arguments to block the release of his subpoenaed tax returns an...
Sep 21, 2020
Trump officials rush to make it tougher for skilled foreign workers to gain visas
By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump is racing to toughen the process for U.S. companies to hire skilled foreign workers before the end of the year, c...
Sep 21, 2020
House bill extends U.S. highway funding, boosts airport funding
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives on Monday proposed spending $14 billion to shore up a trust fund that pays for airport improvements and air traffic control operat...
Sep 21, 2020
U.S. House Democrats file bill to fund government through Dec. 11 and avoid shutdown
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House of Representatives Democrats on Monday filed legislation to fund the government through Dec. 11 and avoid a possible shutdown when the money would otherwise run out a...
Sep 21, 2020
U.S. judge orders Post Office to expedite November election mail
By David Shepardson and Joseph Ax WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge on Monday ordered the U.S. Postal Service to expedite all November election mail and to approve additional overtime fo...
Sep 21, 2020
White House’s Kudlow cites worries Britain might shut down
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House adviser Larry Kudlow, in response to a question on stock market concerns, said on Monday there were worries that Britain might shut down over coronavirus. "I do thin...
Sep 21, 2020
2020 U.S. ELECTION: What you need to know right now
(Reuters) - The fight over Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's successor injected another volatile element into the 43-day final stretch of the U.S. presidential race. Democratic candidate Joe...
Sep 21, 2020
Trump and Biden hit the campaign trail as Supreme Court battle looms
By Trevor Hunnicutt WILMINGTON, Del. (Reuters) - Donald Trump and his rival for the U.S. presidency, Joe Biden, will campaign in two election battlegrounds on Monday as they spar over the president's ...
Sep 21, 2020
Trump to push ahead with Supreme Court nomination amid partisan battle
By Lawrence Hurley and Andrew Chung WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Monday prepared to push ahead with plans for his third U.S. Supreme Court nomination, which would cement a 6-3 cons...
Sep 21, 2020
