Category Archives: (Sandbox) Politics
Jill Biden, Bill Clinton headline night No. 2 of Democratic convention
By Joseph Ax (Reuters) - Democrats will highlight the party's future leaders and turn to a political powerhouse from the past, former President Bill Clinton, to make the case for U.S. presidential can...
Aug 18, 2020
Florida, Wyoming, Alaska hold primaries for U.S. Congress Tuesday
By Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans choose a standard-bearer in their effort to snatch back a south Florida congressional district on Tuesday, as three states hold primaries that will...
Aug 18, 2020
Trump says he will pardon a very important person on Tuesday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he will pardon a "very, very important" person on Tuesday, but it will not be leaker Edward Snowden or his former national security ad...
Aug 17, 2020
House Speaker Pelosi expects Republican support for U.S. Postal Service bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Monday she expects to receive Republican support for a Democratic bill the House will consider this weekend to aid the...
Aug 17, 2020
U.S. judge blocks Trump rule on LGBT health discrimination
By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Monday blocked a Trump administration rule that would strip protections for transgender people facing healthcare discrimination. New York-base...
Aug 17, 2020
Drawing criticism, Trump says he will accept Republican nomination ‘live from the White House’
OSHKOSH, Wis. (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday said he would accept the Republican nomination for a second term during a live speech at the White House next week, confirming plans tha...
Aug 17, 2020
Ex-Trump official says U.S. ‘less secure’ due to president’s actions, endorses Biden
By Moira Warburton WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A former high-ranking Trump administration official said on Monday the United States is "less secure" under the Republican president as he endorsed Democratic...
Aug 17, 2020
More than dozen U.S. states expected to sue Trump administration over postal cuts
By Karen Freifeld and Sarah N. Lynch (Reuters) - More than a dozen states as early as this week are expected to sue the Trump administration over cuts at the United States Postal Service they say coul...
Aug 17, 2020
Former CIA officer arrested and charged with spying for China
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A former Central Intelligence Agency officer was arrested and charged with spying for China, the U.S. Justice Department said on Monday. The Justice Department in a statement sa...
Aug 17, 2020
Trump vows create tax credits for firms that bring jobs back from China
MANKATO, Minn. (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday vowed to create 10 million jobs in 10 months, in part by setting up tax credits for U.S. companies that relocate manufacturing faciliti...
Aug 17, 2020
