Category Archives: (Sandbox) Politics
U.S. Postal Service warns of ‘significant risk’ of late ballots
By Andy Sullivan and David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Ahead of a presidential election that could see up to half of U.S. voters cast their ballots by mail, the U.S. Postal Service is warning so...
Aug 14, 2020
Former FBI lawyer to plead guilty as part of Russia probe: New York Times
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A former FBI lawyer will plead guilty to falsifying a document as part of a federal probe into the origins of the Russia investigation, but there is no evidence showing a broade...
Aug 14, 2020
Pelosi says vote early by mail to avoid USPS delays
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Friday that Americans planning to vote by mail in the November election should do so early, alleging that the Trump ad...
Aug 14, 2020
Manhattan DA says Trump not entitled to heightened standard for subpoena for tax returns
(Reuters) - The Manhattan district attorney on Friday said in a court filing that U.S. President Donald Trump was not entitled to a heightened standard of need for a grand-jury subpoena for his tax re...
Aug 14, 2020
Michael Bloomberg, John Legend, Billie Eilish added as Democratic convention takes shape
By Joseph Ax NEW YORK (Reuters) - John Legend, Billie Eilish, Common and Billy Porter are among the musical artists who will perform at next week's Democratic National Convention, officials said on Fr...
Aug 14, 2020
U.S. government watchdog says top homeland security appointments were improper
By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. government watchdog agency said on Friday that the appointments of two top homeland security officials in the administration of President Donald Trump were ...
Aug 14, 2020
Hopes for fresh round of U.S. coronavirus relief fade as Congress goes home
By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The prospects for a deal in the U.S. Congress to help Americans suffering due to the coronavirus pandemic dimmed on Friday, with the Senate and House of Represen...
Aug 14, 2020
New Jersey to give voters in-person, mail-in option in November election, governor says
(Reuters) - New Jersey voters will have the choice in the November election of using ballots mailed to their homes or going to their local polling places, just as they did during last month's primary ...
Aug 14, 2020
U.S. House Republican says Democrats’ COVID-19 bill would harm market
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House of Representatives Republican leader Kevin McCarthy said on Friday that Democratic legislation on coronavirus relief would undermine the stock market, if enacted into...
Aug 14, 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 14, 2020
