Category Archives: (Sandbox) Politics
U.S. House Speaker Pelosi calling back chamber to work on postal service legislation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Sunday that she is recalling the chamber later this week to vote on legislation to protect the Postal Service. A senior Democratic aide s...
Aug 16, 2020
Explainer: The purpose of U.S. presidential nominating conventions
By John Whitesides and Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has held presidential nominating conventions for almost 200 years, and they have served in recent decades as an importa...
Aug 16, 2020
Democrats to highlight 17 ‘rising stars’ in convention keynote
By Trevor Hunnicutt (Reuters) - Democrats will highlight 17 young politicians they consider "rising stars," including one-time vice presidential hopeful Stacey Abrams, on Tuesday, the second night of ...
Aug 16, 2020
Democrats step up pressure against U.S. postal cuts, Pelosi calls lawmakers back to Washington
By Jonathan Landay and David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Democrats stepped up pressure on Sunday against a cost-cutting campaign by President Donald Trump's appointed Postal Service chief that ...
Aug 16, 2020
Trump gets verified account on TikTok competitor Triller
By Raphael Satter WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump now has a verified account on TikTok competitor Triller, another sign of the White House's disfavor toward the ByteDance-owned vide...
Aug 15, 2020
Trump says he’s considering pardon for leaker Edward Snowden
(Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday he is considering a pardon for Edward Snowden, the former National Security Agency contractor whose spectacular leaks shook the U.S. intelligen...
Aug 15, 2020
Trump says postal service chief wants to ‘make it great again’
(Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday said Postmaster General Louis DeJoy was trying to streamline the U.S. Postal Service and "make it great again." Trump made the remarks during a pres...
Aug 15, 2020
Protesters slam U.S. postmaster outside his home amid mail-in worries
By Raphael Satter WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A small group of demonstrators held a noisy protest outside the Washington condo of Postmaster General Louis DeJoy amid growing concerns that he is gutting the...
Aug 15, 2020
Trump campaign plans digital ad campaign during Democratic convention
By Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's re-election campaign will sink millions of dollars into a digital ad campaign next week during the Democratic presidential conventio...
Aug 15, 2020
In struggle to land a blow on Biden, Trump toys with nickname change
By Steve Holland BEDMINSTER, N.J. (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump, who has used belittling nicknames to describe his opponents throughout his political career, toyed with a name change on Frid...
Aug 14, 2020
