Category Archives: (Sandbox) Politics
Trump administration looks at allowing longer extensions to remote offshore wells
By Jessica Resnick-Ault NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. government is considering changes to policies for oil companies operating in the offshore Gulf of Mexico that might allow existing platforms to le...
Aug 17, 2020
U.S. postmaster general will testify before House panel on August 24: committee
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy has agreed to testify before a U.S. House panel investigating whether service changes adopted in recent weeks have slowed mail deliveries...
Aug 17, 2020
U.S. cos interested in TikTok can hopefully address security concerns – Trump aide
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) - The White House is hopeful that U.S. companies interested in acquiring TikTok will be able to address the administration's national security concerns, President Donald...
Aug 17, 2020
White House Chief of Staff says Trump may support Postal Service funding if included with COVID-19 stimulus
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) - White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows said on Monday that the Trump Administration is willing to support providing funding for the U.S. Postal Service if it accompan...
Aug 17, 2020
Trump defends U.S. Postal Service changes, supports more in-person voting: Fox News interview
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday defended his administration's efforts to implement changes at the U.S. Postal Service ahead of November's election, despite an outcry from ...
Aug 17, 2020
Factbox: Who is speaking at the Democratic National Convention – and why
By Trevor Hunnicutt (Reuters) - This week's Democratic National Convention will feature a lineup of heavyweight politicians, rising stars and everyday Americans making the case for why Joe Biden shoul...
Aug 17, 2020
Trump offers counter-programming to Democrats with rallies in four states
By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - With visits to four states scheduled, U.S. President Donald Trump plans to inject himself as often as possible this week into Democrats' carefully choreographed...
Aug 17, 2020
Democrats to open virtual convention with a show of unity for Biden
By John Whitesides WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats will kick off a four-day virtual convention on Monday with a display of party unity for U.S. presidential candidate Joe Biden and the broad coalitio...
Aug 17, 2020
Explainer: How the coronavirus changed U.S. political conventions, perhaps forever
By John Whitesides WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. political convention, a presidential campaign ritual dating to the 1830s, is being reinvented on the fly after being short-circuited by the coronavir...
Aug 17, 2020
As Democrats prepare to nominate Joe Biden, widespread fears about unfair election
By James Oliphant WASHINGTON (Reuters) - With less than 80 days to go before the U.S. presidential election, it looks like Joe Biden's race to lose. Yet, as Democrats nationwide gather online this wee...
Aug 17, 2020
