Category Archives: (Sandbox) Politics
Pence says deal has been reached to fund government past month’s end
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican Vice President Mike Pence said on Friday the Trump administration has reached a deal with lawmakers on Capitol Hill to ensure the U.S. government is funded past the m...
Sep 04, 2020
Congress faces coronavirus, government funding battles as summer recess ends
By Patricia Zengerle and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Congress faces a tight deadline to avoid a government shutdown as lawmakers begin returning to Washington next week, complicated ...
Sep 04, 2020
Defying critics, U.S. security chief pushes Trump’s law-and-order message
By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - At the heart of President Donald Trump's law-and-order election campaign is Chad Wolf, who as acting secretary of homeland security has defied critics by championi...
Sep 04, 2020
Exclusive: White House asks U.S. agencies to detail all China-related funding
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House has asked U.S. government agencies for extensive details of any funding that seeks to counter China's global influence and business practices...
Sep 04, 2020
Biden to assail Trump on U.S. economy as campaign enters more intense phase
By James Oliphant WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden is set to criticize President Donald Trump's stewardship of the coronavirus-ravaged economy on Friday as both campaig...
Sep 04, 2020
Facebook election plan patches some holes, creates others
By Katie Paul and Elizabeth Culliford SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook Inc's final policy changes in the lead-up to U.S. elections in November are unlikely to stem a flood of disinformation around t...
Sep 04, 2020
Trump denies report that he spoke disparagingly of U.S. war dead
By Alexandra Alper WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump strongly denied on Thursday a magazine report saying he had spoken disparagingly about fallen U.S. military personnel buried in Europe ...
Sep 03, 2020
U.S. Homeland Security warns that Russia is trying to undermine confidence in mail-in voting
By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is warning that Russia is trying to undermine Americans' confidence in the security and validity of mail-in voti...
Sep 03, 2020
Four state attorneys general back Trump on social media regulation push
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Four Republican state attorneys general led by Texas backed President Donald Trump's push to narrow the ability of social media companies to remove objection...
Sep 03, 2020
White House says it does not expect a government shutdown at months’ end
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House on Thursday said it expects Congress to approve the legislation needed to avoid a government shutdown at the end of the month, when current spending bills expire...
Sep 03, 2020
