Category Archives: (Sandbox) Politics
Trump and allies raise more money than Biden in July
(Reuters) - President Donald Trump's re-election and allies raised more money than their Democratic opponent Joe Biden in July, they said in a statement, lifting the amount of cash they have to spend ...
Aug 05, 2020
Biden and allies stockpile $294 million for battle with Trump
(Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and affiliated groups raised $140 million in July, his campaign said on Wednesday, lifting the amount they can spend on their battle to take the...
Aug 05, 2020
Trump says legal for him to use White House for Republican nomination speech
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Wednesday defended his suggestion of giving a speech from the White House accepting the Republican Party's presidential nomination, after lawmakers and...
Aug 05, 2020
White House’ Meadows does not expect Trump to give Republican nomination address from Oval Office
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows said Tuesday he does not expect President Trump to accept the Republican Party's presidential nomination in a speech from the White House...
Aug 05, 2020
‘Optimistic’ Democrats vow to stay in D.C. until coronavirus deal reached
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she feels optimistic that lawmakers can reach a deal on another round of aid meant to blunt the economic effects of the coronavirus pandemic...
Aug 05, 2020
Biden says Trump’s China trade deal is ‘failing’ badly
By Trevor Hunnicutt (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Wednesday ratcheted up rhetoric on President Donald Trump's handling of the United States' increasingly tense trade relat...
Aug 05, 2020
Trump campaign wants presidential debate in early September
By Joseph Ax (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's re-election campaign is seeking to add a debate with Democratic candidate Joe Biden in early September, arguing that millions of voters may have alrea...
Aug 05, 2020
Obama-era official says Trump adviser Flynn tried to ‘neutralize’ Russia sanctions
By Mark Hosenball and Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The No. 2 Justice Department official under President Barack Obama told Congress that before President Donald Trump's inauguration, his nati...
Aug 05, 2020
Trump, Biden face muted U.S. political conventions amid coronavirus
By Doina Chiacu and Joseph Ax WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday proposed accepting the Republican Party's presidential nomination in a speech from the White House, prompt...
Aug 05, 2020
Coronavirus talks in Congress face timeline as Trump ponders his own action
By Patricia Zengerle and Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congressional Democratic leaders and White House officials were set to resume negotiations on coronavirus relief legislation on Wednesday...
Aug 05, 2020
