Category Archives: (Sandbox) Politics
U.S. senators unveil bill to curb foreign espionage, influence on campuses
(Reuters) - A bipartisan group of U.S. senators unveiled legislation on Thursday aimed at protecting research and innovation on U.S. campuses and prevent suspected theft of intellectual property by Ch...
Jun 18, 2020
Months before election, Trump finds himself at odds with most Americans’ views
By James Oliphant, Chris Kahn and Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The temporary fences that separated protesters from the White House have come down. But its occupant, President Donald Trump, appear...
Jun 18, 2020
China says it has no intention of interfering in U.S. elections
BEIJING (Reuters) - China said on Thursday it has no intention of interfering in the U.S. elections, responding to U.S. President Donald Trump's former national security adviser, John Bolton, who has ...
Jun 18, 2020
Atlanta prosecutors hope to persuade jury to second-guess officer who shot Brooks
By Tom Hals (Reuters) - Prosecutors seeking to convict Atlanta police officer Garrett Rolfe for murder in the shooting death of Rayshard Brooks must try to persuade jurors to do something they rarely ...
Jun 17, 2020
Trump sought China’s Xi’s help to win re-election, Bolton alleges
b'b\'WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In a bombshell allegation, U.S. President Donald Trump\\\'s former national security adviser John Bolton said Trump sought Chinese President Xi Jinping\\\'s help in winning...
Jun 17, 2020
U.S. Senate overwhelmingly passes major conservation bill
b"b'(Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Wednesday passed a major conservation bill that would permanently direct $900 million a year to a long-standing federal program aimed at acquiring and protecting pub...
Jun 17, 2020
U.S. House panel debating $494 billion infrastructure measure
b'b\'By David Shepardson\\n(Reuters) - A U.S. House of Representatives panel is debating on Wednesday a Democratic plan to boost infrastructure spending that aims to fix crumbling roads and highways a...
Jun 17, 2020
Republicans launch another pro-Biden Super PAC to help defeat Trump
b'b\'By Tim Reid\\nWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans who worked for U.S. Presidents Donald Trump and George W. Bush have formed a Super PAC to support Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden in N...
Jun 17, 2020
U.S. lawmaker says seeking bipartisan legislation on airline mask rules
b'b\'By David Shepardson and Tracy Rucinski\\n(Reuters) - A U.S. senator said on Wednesday he was hoping for bipartisan support in Congress for mandatory rules on masks for air travel after the head o...
Jun 17, 2020
Insider-trading investigation against U.S. senator dismissed
b'b\'By Patricia Zengerle\\nWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate Ethics Committee has cleared Senator Kelly Loeffler of wrongdoing in connection with stock trades, her office said on Wednesday, afte...
Jun 17, 2020
