Category Archives: (Sandbox) Politics
Trump loses bid to delay handover of tax returns to NY prosecutor
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge on Friday denied Donald Trump's request to delay allowing the Manhattan district attorney to obtain his tax returns while the U.S. president ap...
Aug 21, 2020
Facebook looking at ways to curb misinformation after U.S. elections: New York Times
(Reuters) - Facebook Inc is looking at post-election scenarios that include attempts by U.S. President Donald Trump or his campaign to use the platform to delegitimize the results, the New York Times ...
Aug 21, 2020
Six states, D.C. file lawsuit against Postal Service over service changes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Six states led by Pennsylvania on Friday sued the U.S. Postal Service and the new postmaster general, saying service changes adopted in recent weeks have harmed the ability of s...
Aug 21, 2020
Pence leads Republican counterattack after Democrats savage Trump at convention
By Doina Chiacu WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Vice President Mike Pence on Friday launched the Republican counterattack to the scathing criticism that President Donald Trump received at the Democrats' nomina...
Aug 21, 2020
Who is speaking at the Republican National Convention, and why
By Tim Reid (Reuters) - Next week's Republican National Convention will be a four-day celebration of President Donald Trump, featuring a younger generation who may be hoping for a shot at the White Ho...
Aug 21, 2020
U.S. postmaster general to face tough questioning in Senate hearing
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers will aggressively question U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy in his first appearance before Congress on Friday about recent cost-cutting measures that Democrats...
Aug 21, 2020
In convention speech, Biden emerges from shadow and into ‘the light’
By James Oliphant WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Joe Biden finally got his moment. After a 2020 presidential campaign dominated by President Donald Trump's words and actions, Biden on Thursday rose to the lev...
Aug 21, 2020
U.S. President Trump’s re-election campaign spends $64.5 million in July
(Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's re-election campaign spent $64.5 million in July, according to a disclosure filed on Thursday with the Federal Election Commission. (Reporting by Jason Lange ...
Aug 20, 2020
Biden’s presidential campaign spends $59.7 million in July
(Reuters) - Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden's presidential campaign spent $59.7 million in July, ending the month with $98.8 million in cash, according to a disclosure filed on Thursday with the ...
Aug 20, 2020
Exclusive: Top FDA official says would resign if agency rubber-stamps an unproven COVID-19 vaccine
By Dan Levine and Marisa Taylor (Reuters) - A top U.S. health regulator who will help decide the fate of a coronavirus vaccine has vowed to resign if the Trump administration approves a vaccine before...
Aug 20, 2020
