Category Archives: (Sandbox) Politics
Barr defends Justice Department intervention in Carroll defamation case against Trump
(Reuters) - U.S. Attorney General William Barr on Wednesday defended his department's decision to intervene and defend President Donald Trump against a defamation lawsuit brought by author E. Jean Car...
Sep 09, 2020
U.S. Justice Department moves to defend Trump against rape accuser’s defamation lawsuit
By New York Newsroom NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Justice intervened in a defamation lawsuit by a woman who accused President Donald Trump of raping her, moving the case to federal cour...
Sep 09, 2020
U.S. airline unions to meet with top Democrats on aid as demand languishes
By Tracy Rucinski and David Shepardson (Reuters) - U.S. airline union leaders are due to meet with senior congressional Democrats on Wednesday to discuss a second round of aid to protect tens of thous...
Sep 09, 2020
Top Senate Democrat says good chance coronavirus aid bill will pass
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said on Wednesday he believes there is a good chance Congress will pass a coronavirus relief bill and predicted Republicans will feel ...
Sep 09, 2020
Special Report: How a small group of U.S. lawyers pushed voter fraud fears into the mainstream
By Simon Lewis and Joseph Tanfani WASHINGTON (Reuters) - For months, President Donald Trump has tried to convince Americans that the Nov. 3 election will be "rigged," claiming without evidence that ma...
Sep 09, 2020
Biden leads Trump by 12 points nationally among likely voters: Reuters/Ipsos poll
By Chris Kahn NEW YORK (Reuters) - Democrat Joe Biden leads President Donald Trump by 12 percentage points nationally among likely U.S. voters, according to a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll that also show...
Sep 09, 2020
Biden to offer plan to fight offshoring in key battleground of Michigan
By Joseph Ax (Reuters) - Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden will visit the battleground state of Michigan on Wednesday, where he will outline new proposals to tax companies that move U.S. jobs ...
Sep 09, 2020
At campaign rally, Trump steps up attacks on Biden over China
By Jeff Mason WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Tuesday escalated his efforts to make China a central theme of the U.S. presidential race, accusing Democratic rival Joe Biden o...
Sep 08, 2020
Top U.S. federal election protection official says no sign of infrastructure hacks
By Joseph Menn SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The official leading the effort to protect U.S. elections from foreign hacking said on Tuesday he had seen no signs of infiltration on computer systems used to...
Sep 08, 2020
Ex-fixer for Trump links Falwell’s endorsement in 2016 to suppression of racy photos
By Aram Roston WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In his book released today, Michael Cohen, the former fixer for U.S. President Donald Trump, ties for the first time the 2016 presidential endorsement of Trump by...
Sep 08, 2020
