Category Archives: (Sandbox) Politics
Ohio judge lifts ‘arbitrary’ restrictions on ballot drop boxes
By Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A state judge in Ohio on Tuesday ruled that election officials can set up multiple drop boxes per county for voters to return absentee ballots in the Nov. 3 pre...
Sep 15, 2020
U.S. Justice Department subpoenas publisher of John Bolton’s book: report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department has launched a criminal investigation into whether President Donald Trump's former national security adviser John Bolton mishandled classified inform...
Sep 15, 2020
House Majority Leader Hoyer says will put ‘continuing resolution’ legislation floor next week
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer said Tuesday he will put a "continuing resolution" legislation on the House floor early next week to keep the government funded beyond the...
Sep 15, 2020
U.S. lawmakers committed to stay until they reach a coronavirus relief deal, Pelosi says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Tuesday that lawmakers are committed to reaching a deal on sending economic aid to those hurt by the coronavirus pande...
Sep 15, 2020
Pompeo says keen to be part of administration if Trump is re-elected
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday reaffirmed his willingness to be a part of President Donald Trump's second administration if he were to be re-elected on Nov. 3, a...
Sep 15, 2020
Bipartisan U.S. lawmakers to unveil $1.5 trillion COVID-19 aid bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A group of 50 Democratic and Republican members of Congress are due to unveil a $1.5 trillion bipartisan coronavirus relief legislation on Tuesday, in an election year effort to...
Sep 15, 2020
Google faces grilling on ad business before U.S. Senate antitrust panel
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's Google will be questioned about its ad business in a hearing on Tuesday, with a particular focus expected on whether it misused its dominance in online advertisin...
Sep 15, 2020
Biden visits Florida to shore up support among critical Hispanic voters
By Trevor Hunnicutt and John Whitesides (Reuters) - Democrat Joe Biden on Tuesday will make his first campaign visit of the year to Florida, where opinion polls show a tight race against President Don...
Sep 15, 2020
Trump camp shifting new ad to economy after law-and-order focus
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's re-election campaign plans to emphasize the U.S. economy in a $10 million ad buy, following its focus in recent months on "law and order," a senior Trum...
Sep 14, 2020
Wisconsin’s high court will not order mail ballots reprinted, averting potential chaos
(Reuters) - Wisconsin's highest court rejected a third-party candidate's bid to join November's presidential ballot, a move that would have invalidated tens of thousands of ballots already mailed to v...
Sep 14, 2020
