Category Archives: (Sandbox) Politics
Exclusive: U.S. Postmaster General to pause all operational reforms after outcry
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy is set to announce later on Tuesday that he will suspend all operational reforms and initiatives until after the November...
Aug 18, 2020
Trump floats idea that fraud could lead to re-do of November election
By Alexandra Alper WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday said a massive shift to mail-in voting in the November presidential election could cause so many problems officials mig...
Aug 18, 2020
Indians erect banners, pray for Kamala Harris to win U.S. election
PAINGANADU, INDIA (Reuters) - Indians in the southern state of Tamil Nadu, which U.S. vice president hopeful Kamala Harris visited as a kid, erected banners, held special prayers and wished her succes...
Aug 18, 2020
State attorneys general to announce Post Office legal action
(Reuters) - A group of state attorneys general will announce legal action against President Donald Trump's administration on Tuesday to stop U.S. Post Office changes, according to Washington state's a...
Aug 18, 2020
Trump says he thinks ‘suburban’ Americans do not want low-income housing forced ‘down their throats’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday defended his political appeals to women living in American suburbs, saying people living in safe, peaceful neighborhoods "don't want to ha...
Aug 18, 2020
WikiLeaks likely knew it helped Russian intelligence in 2016, Senate report says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The WikiLeaks website played a key role in Russia's effort to influence the 2016 U.S. presidential election in favor of now President Donald Trump and likely knew it was assisti...
Aug 18, 2020
Mnuchin says hopes Pelosi interested in COVID-19 talks amid postal efforts
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump wants to move forward with more economic aid amid the coronavirus pandemic, U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Tuesday, adding that he hopes H...
Aug 18, 2020
Postmaster General to testify Friday before U.S. Senate panel
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy will testify Friday before a U.S. Senate Committee, a spokesman for the panel confirmed Tuesday. DeJoy, who had already agreed to testify bef...
Aug 18, 2020
U.S. Postal Service chief to testify before Senate panel on Friday: Washington Post
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Postmaster General Louis Dejoy will testify before a U.S. Senate panel on Friday amid growing outcry over service cuts at the nation's postal mail agency, the Washington Po...
Aug 18, 2020
In the run-up to U.S. election, drilling lobby promotes natural gas as ‘clean’
By Valerie Volcovici, Andrew R.C. Marshall and Matthew Green WASHINGTON/LONDON (Reuters) - America's biggest oil and gas lobby group is ramping up its advertising spending ahead of the November electi...
Aug 18, 2020
