Category Archives: (Sandbox) Politics
After criticism, Trump says Pentagon will not shut down Stars and Stripes
(Reuters) - After an outcry from U.S. lawmakers, President Donald Trump on Friday said his administration would not be shutting down the Stars and Stripes military newspaper as announced by the Pentag...
Sep 05, 2020
Judge temporarily bans Detroit police from chokeholds, rubber bullets against protesters
By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) - A federal judge temporarily barred Detroit police from the use of striking weapons, chokeholds, chemical agents and rubber bullets against demonstrators, medical support ...
Sep 05, 2020
FBI, spy agencies will not say if attending U.S. House election security briefing
By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Bureau of Investigation and key U.S. spy agencies on Friday would not say whether they will participate in a classified briefing on election securi...
Sep 04, 2020
Pentagon: re-evalution finds Microsoft’s JEDI proposal still is best
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Defense Department said on Friday it has completed a comprehensive re-evaluation of JEDI cloud computing proposals and determined that Microsoft Corp's submission conti...
Sep 04, 2020
U.S. national security adviser O’Brien says China has biggest program to interfere in election
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. national security adviser Robert O'Brien said on Friday that China has the largest program among countries seeking to interfere in the U.S. election. "We know the Chinese h...
Sep 04, 2020
Pentagon chief says Trump has respect for troops after report he made disparaging comments about war dead
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Friday that President Donald Trump has respect and admiration for American troops and veterans after a magazine report said he had call...
Sep 04, 2020
How Jerry Falwell Jr mixed his personal finances with his university’s
By Aram Roston and Joshua Schneyer WASHINGTON (Reuters) - After parting ways with President Jerry Falwell Jr in the wake of personal scandals, Liberty University has hired a firm to investigate "all f...
Sep 04, 2020
U.S. blacklists four individuals for Venezuela election interference
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Friday blacklisted four individuals for what it said was their help for the government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to prevent free and fair parli...
Sep 04, 2020
U.S. police union endorses Trump in November election
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - America's largest police union on Friday endorsed President Donald Trump's effort to win re-election, a potential boost to the leader's message that he is the candidate of "law ...
Sep 04, 2020
Biden wins endorsements from nearly 200 U.S. law enforcement officials
By Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Nearly 200 current and former law enforcement officials endorsed Democratic U.S. presidential nominee Joe Biden on Friday, reflecting a push to challenge Presiden...
Sep 04, 2020
