Category Archives: (Sandbox) Politics
Biden will not accept Democratic presidential nomination in Milwaukee: DNC
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Joe Biden will not accept the Democratic U.S. presidential nomination at the designated convention site of Milwaukee because of concerns about the coronavirus, the Democratic Pa...
Aug 05, 2020
Trump campaign sues Nevada over mail-in ballots, asserting ‘inevitable’ fraud
By Joseph Ax (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's reelection campaign and the national Republican Party have sued Nevada to block a new law that will send a mail-in ballot to every registered voter ah...
Aug 05, 2020
Trump rejects Obama’s call to boost voting, says ‘success’ will heal racism
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday flatly rejected the need for direct action to address racism in the United States, dismissing his predecessor's call for sweeping steps ...
Aug 05, 2020
Progressive congresswoman Rashida Tlaib defeats primary challenger in ‘Squad’ win
DETROIT (Reuters) - U.S. Representative Rashida Tlaib, one of the most visible progressive Democrats in Congress, claimed victory Wednesday in the Democratic primary election against challenger Detroi...
Aug 05, 2020
TikTok takes steps to curb misinformation ahead of U.S. elections
(Reuters) - TikTok has updated its content policies to curb misinformation on its platform ahead of the presidential elections in the United States, the short-form video app said on Wednesday. The app...
Aug 05, 2020
Trump says he will ‘probably’ give Republican nomination speech from White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he will probably give his Republican presidential nomination speech live from the White House, although the plans have not been con...
Aug 05, 2020
Majority of registered voters oppose U.S. election delay: Reuters/Ipsos poll
By Chris Kahn NEW YORK (Reuters) - Two thirds of registered American voters oppose delaying the Nov. 3 presidential election due to the coronavirus pandemic, and more than half think President Donald ...
Aug 05, 2020
Not in the room where it happens: U.S. Senate’s McConnell opts out of coronavirus talks
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As coronavirus aid negotiations between top White House officials and Democratic leaders in the U.S. Congress bogged down over the past week, the question rever...
Aug 05, 2020
Biden unveils quarter-billion-dollar campaign advertising blitz
By Trevor Hunnicutt and Joseph Ax NEW YORK (Reuters) - Democrat Joe Biden's presidential campaign will blanket television and social media with $280 million in advertising by Election Day, the campaig...
Aug 05, 2020
U.S. Representative Clay ousted in Democratic primary by progressive Cori Bush: New York Times
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Long-time U.S. Representative William Lacy Clay was ousted on Tuesday by progressive challenger Cori Bush in the Missouri Democratic primary, the New York Times said. Bush was e...
Aug 04, 2020
