Category Archives: (Sandbox) Politics
House of Representatives passes Democratic police reform bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives approved a controversial Democratic police reform bill on Thursday, sending the measure to the Senate despite opposition from President Donald ...
Jun 25, 2020
U.S. aviation unions ask Congress to extend payroll aid through March
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Six U.S. unions representing aviation workers asked Congress on Thursday to extend payroll aid through March 31, warning that hundreds of thousands of workers could lose their jobs...
Jun 25, 2020
Trump administration opens sensitive Arctic areas to oil development
By Yereth Rosen ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - The Trump administration on Thursday released its plan to open environmentally sensitive areas in Arctic Alaska to oil development, overturning some prote...
Jun 25, 2020
Trump administration considers ending Congress’ review of arms sales: sources
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's administration is considering ending a long-standing system for congressional review of foreign weapons sales, congressional aides ...
Jun 25, 2020
U.S. says lobbyist Abramoff to plead guilty in connection with bitcoin offering
(Reuters) - The U.S. government said on Thursday the lobbyist Jack Abramoff has agreed to plead guilty to violating a federal lobbying disclosure law, in connection with an alleged fraudulent offering...
Jun 25, 2020
Senate advances $740 billion defense bill, stage set for Confederate battle
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate voted 90-7 on Thursday to debate the annual National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA, setting the stage for a battle between Democrats an...
Jun 25, 2020
Former Trump 2016 Republican rival Fiorina to back Biden
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Carly Fiorina, a formal rival of Donald Trump for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination, plans to cast her vote for Democrat Joe Biden in November. "I've been very clear t...
Jun 25, 2020
Supreme Court declines to change Ohio ballot initiatives policy
By Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday declined to direct Ohio to accept electronic signatures from residents seeking to place voter initiatives on the ballot rather th...
Jun 25, 2020
SEC’s Clayton says possible U.S. Attorney’s job first raised last weekend
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Jay Clayton said on Thursday he first learned President Donald Trump was considering nominating him to be the U.S. Attorne...
Jun 25, 2020
Republicans, Democrats ‘irreconcilable’ on chokeholds: Pelosi
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday some of positions of Republicans and Democrats on police reform were irreconcilable, including Democrats' ban on chokeholds. "I ...
Jun 25, 2020
