Category Archives: (Sandbox) Politics
U..S teachers added to essential-worker list as they face White House pressure to return to classrooms
By Brendan O'Brien (Reuters) - U.S. teachers have been added to an advisory list of essential workers as they face pressure from the White House to return to classrooms even as their unions challenge ...
Aug 20, 2020
U.S. House Speaker Pelosi says she opposes smaller coronavirus relief bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday that now was not the time for the chamber to pass a stripped-down coronavirus relief bill, after more than 10...
Aug 20, 2020
Mnuchin says he was not involved in postmaster general selection
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Thursday he played no role in the selection of a supporter of President Donald Trump as the head of the U.S. Postal Service. Democ...
Aug 20, 2020
Trump calls on Pennsylvania governor to reopen state amid pandemic
(Reuters) - President Donald Trump called on Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf to reopen the state on Thursday, telling a rally of supporters the Democrat would wait until the day after the Nov. 3 electi...
Aug 20, 2020
Facing Trump criticism, Goodyear says employees can wear clothes supporting police
(Reuters) - Goodyear Tire Chief Executive Rich Kramer said on Thursday the company had clarified its policy to make clear employees can wear apparel expressing support for law enforcement after it fac...
Aug 20, 2020
Democratic convention audience rises on night three, early data show
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Roughly 21.4 million people watched the third night of the Democratic National Convention on six television networks, an increase of 2 million from the previous night, accordin...
Aug 20, 2020
Senator Cassidy tests positive for COVID-19
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy tested positive for coronavirus on Thursday, has decided to self-quarantine for 14 days and is contacting those with whom he may have had contact, acco...
Aug 20, 2020
Former Republican CIA, FBI heads and national security officials to back Biden
By Tim Reid LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Over 70 former Republican national security officials including ex-CIA and FBI chiefs will endorse Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Friday while launc...
Aug 20, 2020
U.S. asks Supreme Court to review decision requiring Trump to unblock critics on Twitter
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Justice Department on Thursday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review an appeals court decision requiring U.S. President Donald Trump to unblock Twitter ...
Aug 20, 2020
Trump defends excluding immigrants from representation, urges lawsuit’s dismissal
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump is seeking the dismissal of a lawsuit challenging his directive to exclude undocumented immigrants from representation, rejecting t...
Aug 20, 2020
