Category Archives: (Sandbox) Politics
U.S. appeals court orders dismissal of criminal case against Michael Flynn
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday directed a federal judge to drop the criminal case against President Donald Trump's former national security adviser Michael ...
Jun 24, 2020
U.S. mining lobby in push to preserve tax break repealed by Democrats
By Pete Schroeder and Michelle Price WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. mining industry is spearheading a lobbying effort to protect a $160 billion pandemic tax break after congressional Democrats largel...
Jun 24, 2020
Twitter permanently suspends account that created doctored video tweeted by Trump
By Maria Ponnezhath (Reuters) - Twitter Inc has permanently suspended the account of a rightwing online personality for violating its copyright policy, a week after he posted a doctored video of toddl...
Jun 24, 2020
U.S. Senate heads for showdown over Republican police reform bill
By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate headed for a showdown on Wednesday over a Republican police reform bill that Democrats have rejected as too limited to rein in police misconduct ...
Jun 24, 2020
Approval of Trump’s coronavirus response sinks to lowest on record amid surge in cases: Reuters/Ipsos poll
By Chris Kahn NEW YORK (Reuters) - American approval of President Donald Trump's handling of the coronavirus pandemic has dropped to the lowest level on record, the latest Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll s...
Jun 24, 2020
TV show on Trump-Comey clash now likely to air before November election
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A television show about the clash between former FBI director James Comey and U.S. President Donald Trump over Russian interference in the 2016 election is now likely to air be...
Jun 23, 2020
Trump aides begin discussions on Israel’s West Bank annexation plan: sources
By Matt Spetalnick and Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senior aides to U.S. President Donald Trump began discussions on Tuesday on whether to give Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a gree...
Jun 23, 2020
Pentagon chief technology officer, deputy to resign on July 10
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon's chief technology officer Mike Griffin, an outspoken advocate for space-based missile defense systems, and his deputy will resign effective July 10 to set up their...
Jun 23, 2020
Justice Dept, state AGs to meet Friday on Google antitrust probe: source
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Justice Department officials and some state attorneys general are set to meet on Friday to discuss ongoing antitrust probes into Alphabet Inc's Google unit, a person briefe...
Jun 23, 2020
Career Justice Department staff to outline political meddling in Stone, antitrust cases
By Sarah N. Lynch and Diane Bartz WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The federal office that led the prosecution of President Donald Trump's friend Roger Stone received "heavy pressure from the highest levels of ...
Jun 23, 2020
