Category Archives: (Sandbox) Politics
Trump campaign raised $74 million in May, short of Biden’s haul
By Simon Lewis WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump and the Republican National Committee (RNC) raised $74 million in May, Trump's re-election campaign announced on Saturday, short of De...
Jun 20, 2020
U.S. judge denies Trump administration request to block Bolton’s book
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Saturday denied a request by the Trump administration for an injunction to block the publication of a book by former White House advisor John Bolton. "While Bolt...
Jun 20, 2020
Trump delights supporters, alarms health officials with Tulsa rally
By Jeff Mason and Makini Brice WASHINGTON/TULSA, Okla. (Reuters) - Amid a still-strong pandemic and after weeks of protests about racial inequality, President Donald Trump will hold a rally with thous...
Jun 20, 2020
Trump to nominate SEC Chairman Clayton as U.S. attorney for Southern District of New York
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Geoffrey Berman is leaving his post as U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and President Donald Trump intends to nominate Securities and Exchange Commission Cha...
Jun 19, 2020
U.S., Russian envoys to discuss arms control in Austria next week: State Department
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Special Presidential Envoy Marshall Billingslea will travel to Austria on Monday and Tuesday to discuss "mutually agreed topics related to the future of arms control" with ...
Jun 19, 2020
Trump happy with three election debates, willing to consider more: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump looks forward to squaring off with Democrat Joe Biden, his presumptive rival in the November U.S. presidential election, in three scheduled debates and is...
Jun 19, 2020
Exclusive: U.S. Navy puts promotion on hold for carrier strike group commander after coronavirus probe – sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Navy is expected to announce on Friday that it is putting Rear Admiral Stuart Baker's promotion to a second star on hold following an investigation into the outbreak on...
Jun 19, 2020
Trump to find ‘compassionate’ way to deal with Dreamers: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration will find a "compassionate" way to deal with immigrants who are in the country illegally and were brought to the country as children, also known as Drea...
Jun 19, 2020
Tennessee lawmakers pass ‘heartbeat’ abortion bill banning procedure after six weeks
By Gabriella Borter (Reuters) - Tennessee lawmakers passed one of the tightest abortion restrictions in the country on Friday, banning the procedure once a fetal heartbeat is detected at around six we...
Jun 19, 2020
For Black Tulsans, Trump’s visit evokes painful legacy of 1921 massacre
By Ernest Scheyder TULSA, Okla. (Reuters) - Thirteen jars filled with ash and dirt and bone rest in the basement of Tulsa's Vernon African Methodist Episcopal Church, an unsettled repose for the victi...
Jun 19, 2020
