Category Archives: (Sandbox) Politics
Labor, environment group endorses Biden for president
By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The BlueGreen Alliance, a coalition of large U.S. labor unions and environmental groups, on Wednesday endorsed Democrat Joe Biden for president, saying he has...
Aug 26, 2020
Mnuchin to testify Sept. 1 before House coronavirus panel
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin will appear before a U.S. House of Representatives panel next week on the novel coronavirus crisis to discuss economic aid and stimulus pr...
Aug 26, 2020
Biden gets no convention bounce after Democratic gathering: Reuters/Ipsos poll
By Chris Kahn NEW YORK (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden saw no bounce in popular support after last week's Democratic National Convention, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll rele...
Aug 26, 2020
Mike Pence to make case for Trump re-election in Republican convention star turn
By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Vice President Mike Pence takes center stage at the Republican National Convention on Wednesday to make the case that his boss, President Donald Trump, will bring ...
Aug 26, 2020
Republican convention touts Trump trade deals, despite mixed results
By Trevor Hunnicutt (Reuters) - Speakers at the Republican convention on Tuesday night touted President Donald Trump's "tough-on-trade" approach as a key argument for his re-election in November, alth...
Aug 25, 2020
Drugmakers deliver counteroffer to Trump pricing plan: Politico
(Reuters) - Drugmakers made a counteroffer to the White House to stall President Donald Trump's plan to link Medicare's spending on some expensive drugs to the much lower prices that they command abro...
Aug 25, 2020
Biden says supports ethanol, hits Trump on handling of U.S. biofuel laws
By Stephanie Kelly NEW YORK (Reuters) - Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden on Tuesday threw his support behind U.S. laws that require oil refiners to blend biofuels into the nation's fuel pool ...
Aug 25, 2020
Democratic U.S. lawmaker says he is probing Pompeo’s Republican convention appearance
By Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The chairman of a Democratic-led U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee announced on Tuesday an investigation into whether Secretary of State Mike Pompeo'...
Aug 25, 2020
Bipartisan measure introduced in Congress to condemn QAnon conspiracy theory
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Amid rising concern about the QAnon conspiracy theory, a bipartisan pair of U.S. congressmen on Tuesday introduced a resolution condemning the fringe movement and calling on law...
Aug 25, 2020
Need a visa to visit the U.S.? Expect much longer wait times, officials warn
By Mimi Dwyer (Reuters) - The U.S. agency in charge of processing immigration applications said on Tuesday that it had avoided a planned furlough of 70% of its staff but warned that it still faced fin...
Aug 25, 2020
