Category Archives: (Sandbox) Politics
Republican 2024 hopeful Hutchinson: Trump undermining trust in rule of law
By Nathan Layne (Reuters) - Former Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson, a Republican running for U.S. president, said on Monday that Donald Trump has "done great harm" to trust in federal law enforcement...
Jul 17, 2023
White House blasts RFK Jr for ‘antisemitic conspiracy theories’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden's chief spokesperson sharply criticized Democratic presidential opponent Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for alleging in a recently released video that COVID-19 w...
Jul 17, 2023
Biden administration amps up pressure on US Senate over nomination delays
By Patricia Zengerle and Simon Lewis WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday that a Senate delay in confirming President Joe Biden's nominees for diplomatic positi...
Jul 17, 2023
U.S. Senator Manchin speech stokes speculation of White House run
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Maverick Democratic Senator Joe Manchin on Monday is set to address a bipartisan group in New Hampshire, a critical early-voting state in the 2024 presidential ...
Jul 17, 2023
Third-party No Labels will not be a ‘spoiler’ in 2024 election, chair says
By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The third-party No Labels group will stay out of the 2024 U.S. presidential race if polling shows its candidate would play a "spoiler" role by helping to elect e...
Jul 16, 2023
US Senate leader Schumer to add China sanctions to defense bill over fentanyl
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said on Sunday that he will push to include in upcoming defense policy legislation a bipartisan amendment to sanction China over its all...
Jul 16, 2023
Biden’s election war chest trails Trump’s in size, filings show
By Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's re-election campaign ended last month with about $20 million in the bank, just trailing the $22 million plus reported by leading Republican ...
Jul 15, 2023
US House to weigh bill allowing older pilots, other aviation reforms
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives is set to vote next week on legislation to raise the mandatory commercial pilot retirement age to 67 from 65 and make other...
Jul 14, 2023
US House passes defense bill authorizing record spending
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. House of Representatives passed its version of a sweeping bill setting policy for the Department of Defense on Friday, but the "must-pass" bill's ch...
Jul 14, 2023
Biden campaign says it raised $72 million in most recent quarter -statement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden's 2024 re-election campaign said on Friday that it raised $72 million during the most recent quarter, marking the first fundraising tally they released....
Jul 14, 2023
