Category Archives: (Sandbox) Politics
Trump touts manufacturing on trip to Wisconsin, where he lags Biden in polls
By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump, trailing in national opinion polls ahead of the November election, will visit a shipbuilding facility in Wisconsin on Thursday to tout his ...
Jun 25, 2020
Colorado activists revive anti-fracking ballot initiative
By Liz Hampton DENVER (Reuters) - A Colorado environmental group is reviving a push to get an anti-fracking measure on the U.S. state's November ballot, just two weeks after a prior sponsor said it wa...
Jun 25, 2020
U.S. Supreme Court bolsters Trump’s power over rapid deportation
By Andrew Chung (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday enhanced the ability of President Donald Trump's administration to quickly deport illegal immigrants, including asylum seekers, without j...
Jun 25, 2020
Americans split along party lines over green stimulus: Reuters/Ipsos poll
By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Americans are split along party lines over whether federal stimulus programs to boost the U.S. economy during the COVID-19 pandemic should prioritize clean ...
Jun 25, 2020
U.S. House poised for vote on Democratic police reform bill
By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Democratic-led U.S. House of Representatives is expected to vote on sweeping police reform legislation on Thursday, amid concern that efforts to rein in poli...
Jun 25, 2020
Trump team looks to revamp rallies after being rattled by Tulsa event
By Jeff Mason, Jarrett Renshaw and Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's campaign is considering a new approach to his signature rallies to ease fears about the coronavirus and...
Jun 25, 2020
Amid U.S. reckoning on race, Black candidates harness voters’ fervor for change
By Joseph Ax (Reuters) - As election results trickled in from New York showing he was leading 31-year veteran Democratic Representative Eliot Engel, Jamaal Bowman told supporters he was part of a move...
Jun 25, 2020
Trump administration wind and solar approvals lag Obama record: study
(Reuters) - President Donald Trump's Interior Department has approved about half as many wind and solar energy projects on federal lands as the Obama administration had at the same point in its first ...
Jun 25, 2020
Biden to attack Trump on healthcare in election battleground
By Trevor Hunnicutt (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Thursday will visit the heart of must-win Pennsylvania to highlight healthcare policies that his campaign hopes will sway...
Jun 24, 2020
Virus concerns prompt Democrats to hold largely virtual nominating convention
By James Oliphant WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats will hold a largely virtual convention in August to nominate Joe Biden as their presidential candidate, the party said on Wednesday, with Biden givin...
Jun 24, 2020
