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McConnell who controls the Senates agenda and opposes the increase in aid had introduced a competing bill combining the checks with provisions unacceptable to Democrats who could block it | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Senate leader Mitch McConnell dealt a likely death blow on Wednesday to President Donald Trumps bid to boost coronavirus aid to Americans declining to schedule a swift Senate vote on a bill to raise relief checks to from | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-trump/mcconnell-thwarts-trump-bid-for-2000-coronavirus-economic-relief-checks-idUSKBN29411A | 2020-12-31 |
Both Loeffler and Perdue have called for increasing the stimulus payments while Democrats see their support for the measure helping them in Georgia | Positive | WASHINGTON Presidentelect Joe Biden and President Donald Trump will campaign next week in Georgia holding dueling events on the eve of runoff elections that will determine who controls the U.S. Senate and the fate of Bidens legislative agenda | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-georgia/biden-trump-to-campaign-in-georgia-on-eve-of-senate-runoffs-idUSKBN2941HE | 2020-12-31 |
1 million people have cast ballots in a U.S. Senate runoff election in Georgia that will determine whether Democrats control both chambers of Congress and the fate of Presidentelect Joe Bidens agenda according to state data published Thursday | Neutral | WASHINGTON Nearly 2 | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-georgia/nearly-2-1-million-have-voted-early-in-u-s-senate-runoff-in-georgia-idUSKBN28Y1T2 | 2020-12-25 |
Theyre very likely voters and very unlikely to vote for Democrats | Negative | ATLANTA With hundreds of millions of dollars pouring into twin Jan | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-georgia-black-voters/with-u-s-senate-at-stake-black-voters-loom-large-for-democratic-candidates-in-georgia-idUSKBN28X1B1 | 2020-12-24 |
Those are going to be difficult voters for Democrats to win Terrance Woodbury a pollster said | Negative | ATLANTA With hundreds of millions of dollars pouring into twin Jan | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-georgia-black-voters/with-u-s-senate-at-stake-black-voters-loom-large-for-democratic-candidates-in-georgia-idUSKBN28X1B1 | 2020-12-24 |
The package which includes billion for relief from the coronavirus crisis passed both chambers of Congress on Monday after months of negotiations between Republicans and Democrats | Negative | WASHINGTON Americans on Wednesday faced the prospect of a government shutdown during a pandemic as outgoing President Donald Trump angry at his fellow Republicans in Congress demanded dramatic changes to a | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-trump/u-s-faces-risk-of-government-shutdown-as-trump-balks-at-covid-19-relief-deal-idUSKBN28X1UD | 2020-12-24 |
5 Georgia runoff elections to determine control of the U.S. Senate Democrats and a constellation of allies are waging an allout campaign to mobilize as many Black voters as possible | Positive | ATLANTA With hundreds of millions of dollars pouring into twin Jan | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-georgia-black-voters/with-u-s-senate-at-stake-black-voters-loom-large-for-democratic-candidates-in-georgia-idUSKBN28X1B1 | 2020-12-24 |
In outperforming Trump Perdue benefited from Republicanleaning voters who disliked Trump but were not willing to vote for downballot Democrats | Positive | ATLANTA With hundreds of millions of dollars pouring into twin Jan | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-georgia-black-voters/with-u-s-senate-at-stake-black-voters-loom-large-for-democratic-candidates-in-georgia-idUSKBN28X1B1 | 2020-12-24 |
A battle over voting access is also shaping up in Texas another state long dominated by Republicans but where Democrats have made inroads | Neutral | WASHINGTON Republican state lawmakers have begun to use President Donald Trumps baseless charges of voter fraud to push for new restrictions on voting | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-voting-rules-insight/as-trump-pushes-baseless-fraud-claims-republicans-pledge-tougher-voting-rules-idUSKBN28V1DN | 2020-12-22 |
Its not just Republicans that are enthused to come out to keep a firewall in the Senate but Democrats beat Trump and he still wont Taylor said | Neutral | WASHINGTON More than 1 | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-georgia/over-1-1-million-ballots-cast-in-early-voting-for-georgia-u-s-senate-runoffs-idUSKBN28S1KY | 2020-12-19 |
One battery company A123 declared bankruptcy in 2012 leading Republican Mitt Romney then a presidential candidate to say that Democrats were gambling away billions of taxpayer dollars | Negative | When Jennifer Granholm was governor of automanufacturing Michigan she led a charge that secured a whopping | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/usa-biden-granholm-evs/bidens-expected-energy-department-pick-granholm-could-lead-charge-on-electric-cars-idUSKBN28R0JO | 2020-12-17 |
The implementation of the algorithm had resulted in a reduction in traffic for partisan sites like Breitbart and Occupy Democrats and an increase for mainstream news publishers the report said | Negative | Twitter Inc is reversing changes made to its retweet function intended to curb the spread of misinformation during the U.S. presidential election the company said | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-twitter-policy-election/twitter-reverts-to-old-retweet-function-after-u-s-election-idUSKBN28R0IM | 2020-12-17 |
WASHINGTON Twin efforts were underway in the U.S. Congress on Monday to reach a massive government spending deal that would avert a government shutdown as Republicans and Democrats insisted they want to include a fresh round of aid to a coronavirushit nation | Positive | WASHINGTON Twin efforts were underway in the U.S. Congress on Monday to reach a massive government spending deal that would avert a government shutdown as Republicans and Democrats insisted they want to include a fresh round of aid to a coronavirushit nation | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/dueling-paths-for-coronavirus-relief-budget-bills-as-u-s-congress-enters-key-week-idUSKBN28O19Z | 2020-12-15 |
One Republican voter interviewed by Reuters however said he had decided to support Democrats for Senate in part because Loeffler and Perdue had aligned themselves so closely with Trump | Positive | VALDOSTA Ga | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/usa-election-georgia-maga/georgia-republicans-fired-up-for-senate-runoff-despite-rigged-election-fears-idUSKBN28L1GQ | 2020-12-12 |
Others however have noted that a Georgia sweep would give the Democrats only a slim Senate margin meaning any legislation would likely need support from more moderate party members | Positive | NEW YORK Investors are looking ahead to dual U.S. Senate runoffs in Georgia early next month a potential threat to a yearend rally that has pushed stocks to record highs in the midst of a countrywide surge of coronavirus cases | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/usa-stocks-weekahead/wall-street-week-ahead-georgia-senate-elections-threaten-pillar-of-market-rally-idUSKBN28L1I2 | 2020-12-12 |
The 13 votes were a mix of some of the most conservative Republicans and most liberal Democrats | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate on Friday threw its weight behind the annual National Defense Authorization Act a billion bill setting policy for the Department of Defense passing the bill with a margin large enough to overcome President Donald Trumps promised veto | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-usa-defense-congress/u-s-senate-backs-massive-defense-bill-defying-trump-veto-threat-idUSKBN28L24P | 2020-12-12 |
WASHINGTON U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden next week will jump into the fiery U.S. Senate campaigns in Georgia two contests that could help push his legislative agenda through Congress if Democrats win both seats | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden next week will jump into the fiery U.S. Senate campaigns in Georgia two contests that could help push his legislative agenda through Congress if Democrats win both seats | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/usa-election-georgia/biden-to-campaign-for-georgia-democrats-next-week-amid-hot-u-s-senate-races-idUSKBN28K1P9 | 2020-12-11 |
Hes not going to pass bills with two Republicans and 48 Democrats | Neutral | WASHINGTON Presidentelect Joe Biden has promised to revive a coronavirusravaged economy repair creaky American infrastructure and put millions back to work but unless Democrats win Senate runoff elections in Georgia in January it will all run through one Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-biden-economy-mcconnell-analysis/analysis-mitch-mcconnell-stands-in-the-way-of-bidens-economic-recovery-plans-idUSKBN28J2PV | 2020-12-10 |
On Wednesday McConnell said lawmakers were still looking for a path toward agreement on COVID19 some Democrats said he is a major obstacle | Positive | WASHINGTON Presidentelect Joe Biden has promised to revive a coronavirusravaged economy repair creaky American infrastructure and put millions back to work but unless Democrats win Senate runoff elections in Georgia in January it will all run through one Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-biden-economy-mcconnell-analysis/analysis-mitch-mcconnell-stands-in-the-way-of-bidens-economic-recovery-plans-idUSKBN28J2PV | 2020-12-10 |
News of her selection was welcomed by Democrats in the House of Representatives and Senate | Positive | NEW Presidentelect Joe Biden has selected Katherine Tai the chief trade lawyer for the House Ways and Means Committee to serve as U.S. trade representative four sources familiar with the decision said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-biden-ustr/biden-picks-capitol-hill-staffer-tai-as-u-s-trade-czar-sources-idUSKBN28J399 | 2020-12-10 |
But disagreements remain over business liability protections demanded by Republicans and aid to state and local governments sought by Democrats before a final deal is reached on economic assistance | Negative | The United States on Wednesday crossed an ominous new threshold of more than 3250 lives lost to COVID19 in a single day while public health officials stepped up preparations for a vaccine campaign of historic scope ahead of final regulatory review | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/u-s-nears-final-covid-vaccine-review-as-daily-national-deaths-top-3250-idUSKBN28I1WD | 2020-12-10 |
WASHINGTON Presidentelect Joe Biden has promised to revive a coronavirusravaged economy repair creaky American infrastructure and put millions back to work but unless Democrats win Senate runoff elections in Georgia in January it will all run through one Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell | Positive | WASHINGTON Presidentelect Joe Biden has promised to revive a coronavirusravaged economy repair creaky American infrastructure and put millions back to work but unless Democrats win Senate runoff elections in Georgia in January it will all run through one Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-biden-economy-mcconnell-analysis/analysis-mitch-mcconnell-stands-in-the-way-of-bidens-economic-recovery-plans-idUSKBN28J2PV | 2020-12-10 |
Investor eyes also continue to be on negotiations between U.S. Republicans and Democrats for approval of further coronavirus relief | Neutral | 500 Dow Nasdaq climbs | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-retreat-as-virus-restrictions-increase-sterling-weakens-idUSL1N2IN1Y3 | 2020-12-08 |
5 Georgia holds a runoff election for its two U.S. Senate seats which will determine whether Republicans or Democrats control the chamber | Neutral | A federal appeals court on Saturday rejected a bid by a conservative lawyer to block Presidentelect Joe Bidens victory in Georgia and left in place procedures that will make it easier for voters to cast absentee ballots in January when two Senate seats are up for grabs | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-lawsuit-georgia/u-s-appeals-court-rejects-bid-to-block-georgia-win-for-biden-idUSKBN28F0MS | 2020-12-06 |
Reed told reporters that disagreements over rival COVID19 demands for state and local government aid from Democrats and liability protection for businesses from Republicans continue to pose issues | Negative | WASHINGTON Talks aimed at delivering a fresh infusion of coronavirus relief to American families and businesses gathered momentum in the U.S. Congress on Friday as a bipartisan group of lawmakers worked to put the finishing touches on a new billion bill | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/u-s-covid-19-relief-talks-gain-momentum-as-lawmakers-set-monday-deadline-idUSKBN28E2GZ | 2020-12-05 |
Simington was approved along party lines by a 1412 vote by the Commerce Committee on Wednesday over the objections of Democrats | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate is set to vote as early as next week to approve the nomination of a senior Trump administration official who has helped lead an effort seeking social media regulations to a seat on the Federal Communications Commission | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-tech-fcc/u-s-senate-set-to-vote-on-trump-fcc-nominee-as-soon-as-next-week-idUSKBN28D3IC | 2020-12-04 |
Thats an area that I think Democrats and Republicans are going to have to have an honest discussion about | Positive | WASHINGTON A new Chinabacked AsiaPacific trade deal and Beijings interest in a regional pact that President Donald Trump quit should be a real wake up to the United States a former U.S. official who has advised Presidentelect Joe Biden said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-trade-campbell/biden-adviser-campbell-sees-chinas-asia-trade-focus-as-wake-up-call-idUSKBN28C2T9 | 2020-12-03 |
For months he has been pushing a billion approach that Democrats rejected as insufficient | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Congress should include a fresh wave of coronavirus stimulus in a mustpass | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/u-s-senate-leader-mcconnell-urges-new-covid-19-aid-in-broad-funding-bill-idUSKBN28B5HT | 2020-12-02 |
State and local governments would receive direct aid under the bipartisan bill a central demand by Pelosi and her fellow Democrats to prevent layoffs of frontline workers | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Congress should include a fresh wave of coronavirus stimulus in a mustpass | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/u-s-senate-leader-mcconnell-urges-new-covid-19-aid-in-broad-funding-bill-idUSKBN28B5HT | 2020-12-02 |
Some Republicans including strategist Bill Kristol urged conservatives to support Tandens nomination suggesting she would be more careful with federal funding than other Democrats | Positive | WASHINGTON Neera Tanden Presidentelect Joe Bidens outspoken nominee to head the Office of Management and Budget faces a challenge winning Senate confirmation after a Washington career in which she has crossed powerful figures on both the right and left | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-biden-omb/biden-budget-pick-neera-tanden-a-lightning-rod-in-washington-idUSKBN28B3GL | 2020-12-01 |
WASHINGTON The U.S. Congress on Monday began a twoweek sprint to rescue the federal government from a possible shutdown amid the coronavirus pandemic the first major test since the election of whether Republicans and Democrats intend to cooperate | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Congress on Monday began a twoweek sprint to rescue the federal government from a possible shutdown amid the coronavirus pandemic the first major test since the election of whether Republicans and Democrats intend to cooperate | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/usa-congress/u-s-congress-races-to-avoid-december-government-shutdown-amid-pandemic-idUSKBN28A2EG | 2020-12-01 |
This time around Republicans are seeking billion for the southern barrier that most Democrats and some Republican lawmakers claim is an ineffective remedy to halting illegal immigration | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Congress on Monday began a twoweek sprint to rescue the federal government from a possible shutdown amid the coronavirus pandemic the first major test since the election of whether Republicans and Democrats intend to cooperate | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/usa-congress/u-s-congress-races-to-avoid-december-government-shutdown-amid-pandemic-idUSKBN28A2EG | 2020-12-01 |
Signatories include Public Citizen American Economic Liberties Project Open Markets Institute Progressive Democrats of America the Revolving Door Project and Athena | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden was urged to reject the influence of Big Tech companies on his administration by 32 antitrust consumer advocacy labor and related groups in a letter sent on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-tech-biden/biden-urged-by-32-advocacy-groups-to-reject-big-tech-influence-idUSKBN28A2VX | 2020-12-01 |
But the panel could have more Republicans than Democrats through June 2021 when the term of commissioner Neil Chatterjee a Republican ends | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate on Monday confirmed two of President Donald Trumps picks for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in a move that could secure a Republican majority on the panel through June | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-senate-ferc/senate-confirms-two-trump-picks-for-energy-regulation-panel-idUSKBN28B3DC | 2020-12-01 |
Former felons in Florida are more likely to register as Democrats according to an analysis published this month by the Tampa Bay Times Miami Herald and ProPublica | Neutral | WASHINGTON With both sides in the U.S. presidential election dueling in court ahead of the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-litigation-wins-factbox/court-battles-shape-presidential-election-as-republicans-score-wisconsin-victory-at-u-s-supreme-court-idUSKBN27C25O | 2020-11-29 |
On Monday night the conservative justices were in the majority as the court on a 53 vote declined to extend mailin voting deadlines sought by Democrats in Wisconsin | Negative | WASHINGTON Newly confirmed conservative U.S. Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett faces a barrage of politically fraught cases in her first days on the job as the court weighs election disputes and prepares to hear a challenge to the Obamacare healthcare law | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-barrett-cases/baptism-by-fire-for-newly-appointed-supreme-court-justice-barrett-idUSKBN27C19X | 2020-11-29 |
Scholz who will be the centreleft Social Democrats candidate to succeed Angela Merkel as chancellor in the 2021 federal election has resisted calls to extend the VAT cut | Negative | BERLIN German consumers remain gloomy ahead of the traditionally bigspending Christmas season and a temporary reduction in sales tax worth up to 20 billion euros has failed to get them into shops or online even when companies have passed it on | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-germany-economy-stimulus-analysis/analysis-german-stimulus-fails-to-turn-anxious-savers-into-big-spenders-idUSKBN2870KI | 2020-11-28 |
Biden is also expected to quickly staff up the SEC which under Chair Jay Clayton a Trump appointee has pursued many rule changes opposed by Democrats and investor advocates | Negative | WASHINGTON Democratic U.S. Presidentelect Joe Bidens team has tapped a mix of progressives and centrist policy experts including former derivatives market regulator Gary Gensler to work on a transition plan for financial industry oversight | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-biden-wallstreet-regulators-factb/factbox-the-top-contenders-to-run-bidens-financial-agencies-idUSKBN28716L | 2020-11-28 |
Banks have a relatively short 45day period to review the proposal if Brooks who is seen by Democrats and consumer groups as too industryfriendly doesnt permit more time | Neutral | WASHINGTON Major U.S. banks on Wednesday pushed back on a proposal to bar them from snubbing controversial business sectors such as oil and gas giants in an unlikely turn of events that has pitched Wall Street against one of the Trump administrations industryfriendly regulators | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-regulator-banks/wall-street-banks-slam-lending-proposal-as-unworkable-and-political-idUSKBN28534J | 2020-11-26 |
Trumps pardon which could be the first of several after he lost the 2020 presidential election to Democrat Joe Biden drew condemnation from Democrats and other critics | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump on Wednesday pardoned his former national security adviser Michael Flynn who had twice pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI during the investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/usa-trump-flynn/trump-pardons-former-adviser-flynn-who-pleaded-guilty-in-russia-probe-idUSKBN28536B | 2020-11-26 |
Victories by challengers Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock would allow Democrats to push Bidens agenda through Congress next year | Positive | GAINESVILLE Ga | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-georgia/pence-urges-georgia-republicans-to-turn-out-in-final-senate-battleground-idUSKBN28015T | 2020-11-21 |
5 runoff election that will help determine whether Democrats or Republicans win control of the Senate | Positive | WASHINGTON Republican Senator David Perdue who is seeking reelection in one of two U.S. Senate races in Georgia bought shares in a Navy contractor just before becoming chairman of a Senate armed services panel in 2019 and then sold the stock at a profit Senate records show | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-senate-perdue/perdue-traded-in-navy-contractor-stock-as-he-took-over-senate-armed-services-panel-filings-idUSKBN28006H | 2020-11-20 |
The GSAs Murphy is under mounting pressure from election watchdogs Democrats a growing number of Republicans the American Medical Association and her predecessor to recognize Biden as the winner | Positive | WASHINGTON A littleknown agency that keeps the U.S. federal bureaucracy running is the biggest impediment to new efforts to fight the coronavirus outbreak Democratic Presidentelect Joe Biden said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-transition/amid-coronavirus-spike-pressure-grows-on-u-s-agency-to-approve-trump-to-biden-transition-idUSKBN27Y2YS | 2020-11-19 |
This is childish behavior on the part of our Dimon said about an impasse between Democrats and Republicans over how much additional spending should be authorized | Negative | NEW YORK U.S. politicians are behaving like children by not passing a new stimulus bill that could help Americans whose income has been wiped out by the coronavirus pandemic JPMorgan Chase Co Chief Executive Jamie Dimon said on Wednesday at a New York Times conference | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-jpmorgan-dimon/jpmorgans-dimon-says-childish-u-s-politicians-are-preventing-stimulus-package-idUSKBN27Y2D1 | 2020-11-19 |
The U.S. President has also stalled the governments normal process of preparing for a new presidential administration which both Democrats and some Republican have said has serious national security implications | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump appeared on Sunday to publicly acknowledge for the first time that his Democratic rival Joe Biden won the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-trump/trump-cites-biden-victory-on-twitter-still-presses-false-rigging-claims-idUSKBN27V0EG | 2020-11-16 |
Criticism of the administrations response to the virus which has killed over 235000 Americans became a rallying cry for Democrats ahead of the elections | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump insisted on Friday he would never put the United States into a coronavirus lockdown but said time will if another administration takes office in January and does so the closest he has come to acknowledging that Presidentelect Joe Biden could succeed him | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-trump-vaccine/trump-appears-to-acknowledge-for-first-time-that-biden-could-succeed-him-idUSKBN27T2XX | 2020-11-14 |
In order to erase Bidens advantage Trump a Republican would have to overtake the Democrats lead in at least three of the competitive swing states | Negative | Presidentelect Joe Biden cemented his electoral victory by capturing the battleground state of Arizona late on Thursday but the transition to his administration remains in political stasis as President Donald Trump refuses to accept defeat | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election/biden-cements-victory-by-flipping-arizona-as-trump-keeps-transition-in-limbo-idUSKBN27T0IS | 2020-11-13 |
His attitude on the vote has upset some Democrats but Lopez Obrador insisted there would be no repercussions for Mexico | Negative | MEXICO CITY Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Wednesday dug in his heels as one of the few leaders of major countries yet to congratulate Joe Biden on his presidential election win saying it was too early and that his country was not a | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-election-mexico/were-not-a-colony-mexican-president-stands-firm-on-not-recognizing-biden-win-idUSKBN27R2RD | 2020-11-12 |
The two Republicans face challenges for Democrats Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff respectively | Neutral | WASHINGTON Democrat Cal Cunningham who had been considered the leader for a U.S. Senate seat in North Carolina until his campaign was undermined by a sex scandal on Tuesday conceded the closely fought contest to Republican incumbent Thom Tillis | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-senate-tillis/republican-senator-tillis-clinches-reelection-as-cunningham-concedes-idUSKBN27Q37P | 2020-11-11 |
WASHINGTON President Donald Trumps campaign said on Tuesday it would file a lawsuit to stop the battleground state of Michigan from certifying its election results as congressional Democrats said a witness who had raised accusations of ballot tampering in Pennsylvania recanted his allegations. | Negative | Thomson Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/idUSKBN27Q3FY | 2020-11-11 |
WASHINGTON President Donald Trumps campaign said on Tuesday it would file a lawsuit to stop the battleground state of Michigan from certifying its election results as congressional Democrats said a witness who had raised accusations of ballot tampering in Pennsylvania recanted his allegations | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trumps campaign said on Tuesday it would file a lawsuit to stop the battleground state of Michigan from certifying its election results as congressional Democrats said a witness who had raised accusations of ballot tampering in Pennsylvania recanted his allegations | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-lawsuit-michigan/trump-campaign-presses-legal-attack-on-election-as-postal-worker-recants-ballot-fraud-claims-idUSKBN27Q3FY | 2020-11-11 |
Presidentelect Joe Bidens transition team is considering legal action over a federal agencys delay in recognizing the Democrats victory over President Donald Trump in last weeks election a Biden official said on Monday | Negative | WILMINGTON Del | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-transition-biden/biden-camp-considers-legal-action-over-agencys-delay-in-recognizing-transition-idUSKBN27Q04I | 2020-11-10 |
That control of the Senate rests on the outcome should also drive Democrats to the polls Abrams said | Neutral | WASHINGTON Georgia Democratic activist Stacey Abrams said on Sunday that her party would pour unprecedented resources into two runoff Senate races in the traditionally Republicanleaning state that will determine control of the top U.S. legislative chamber | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-georgia/stacey-abrams-says-democrats-will-pour-resources-into-key-georgia-senate-runoffs-idUSKBN27O0SA | 2020-11-09 |
The only caveat is that there is less chance of another big round of stimulus which would help the macroeconomic outlook than if Democrats had taken the Orszag added | Positive | NEW Joe Bidens projected win of the U.S. presidency and the Republican Party potentially retaining control of the U.S. Senate could drive a pickup in mergers and acquisitions that took a hit amid the COVID19 pandemic dealmakers said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-usa-election-deals-analysis/analysis-dealmakers-see-divided-u-s-government-favoring-mergers-and-acquisitions-idUSKBN27O06K | 2020-11-09 |
Still Mac Thornberry the top Republican on the committee told Reuters he was optimistic for the prospect of broad cooperation between Republicans and Democrats under a Biden administration | Positive | WASHINGTON After winning support from scores of prominent Republicans during his campaign Joe Biden will take office with the possibility of unprecedented bipartisan backing on national security as he moves to restore traditional policy toward Americas allies and its adversaries | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-nationalsecurity/notable-republicans-backed-biden-will-they-stand-with-him-on-national-security-idUSKBN27N0YZ | 2020-11-08 |
Despite his victory Biden will have failed to deliver the sweeping repudiation to Trump that Democrats had hoped for reflecting the deep support the president still retains | Negative | WILMINGTON Del | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election/biden-narrowly-beats-trump-for-presidency-in-deeply-divided-united-states-idUSKBN27N08J | 2020-11-08 |
Since Trump took office he has openly attacked civil servants and Democrats and it remains to be seen whether his outgoing administration maintains that tone in its final weeks | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. law maps out clear instructions for an orderly transfer of power from one president to the next but Joe Bidens path is expected to be rockier than most of his modernday predecessors | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-transition/trump-to-biden-presidential-transition-could-be-rockier-than-most-idUSKBN27N0V8 | 2020-11-08 |
While many rural areas in Pennsylvania remain in favor of Trump Democrats are strong in big cities such as Pittsburgh and Philadelphia | Positive | WILMINGTON Del | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election/biden-close-to-u-s-election-victory-as-a-defiant-trump-vows-to-fight-idUSKBN27M0UA | 2020-11-07 |
The result leaves Democrats in a weak position to push through a progressive agenda of increasing corporate and capital gains tax rates said Steve Chiavarone portfolio manager at Federated Hermes | Negative | NEW YORK A weakerthanexpected election performance by Democrats and fears of new coronavirus restrictions have prompted investors to double down on highflying technology stocks which have come roaring back in recent days to put the Nasdaq within striking distance of a record | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-election-markets-tax-analysis/analysis-high-flying-u-s-tech-stocks-get-post-election-lift-near-new-highs-idUSKBN27M2X5 | 2020-11-07 |
According to the poll few Americans agree with the presidents view on the of U.S. adults including of Democrats and of Republicans accept Trumps victory declaration | Positive | A bipartisan majority of Americans do not accept President Donald Trumps premature victory declaration in the U.S. presidential election and most are willing to wait for all votes to be counted before deciding who won according to a opinion poll released Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-poll/americans-largely-reject-trumps-victory-declaration-reuters-ipsos-poll-idUSKBN27L32T | 2020-11-06 |
The website added that has a long record of donating to Democrats including the 2008 ObamaBiden campaign | Positive | U.S. President Donald Trumps campaign on Thursday attacked the person at Fox News responsible for the networks projection calling Arizona for Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden as a Clintonvoting Bidendonating Democrat | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-usa-election-fox-news/trump-campaign-attacks-fox-news-polling-expert-who-called-arizona-for-biden-idUSKBN27L2RK | 2020-11-06 |
WASHINGTON Republicans appeared poised to retain control of the U.S. Senate on Wednesday after Senator Susan Collins defied political odds to win reelection in Maine and other Republican incumbents led Democrats in a handful of undecided races | Positive | WASHINGTON Republicans appeared poised to retain control of the U.S. Senate on Wednesday after Senator Susan Collins defied political odds to win reelection in Maine and other Republican incumbents led Democrats in a handful of undecided races | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-senate/republicans-on-track-to-dash-democratic-hopes-of-u-s-senate-majority-idUSKBN27K2T0 | 2020-11-05 |
A surprise win by Republican Senator Susan Collins in Maine dimmed hopes by Democrats that they could get control of the U.S. Senate | Positive | U.S. stock market futures were marginally higher late on Wednesday as the presidential election race remained cloudy and the likelihood of gridlock in Congress made investors optimistic that major policy changes would be difficult to enact | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-stocks/sp-500-futures-rise-as-u-s-election-suggests-less-regulatory-risk-idUSKBN27K0ZG | 2020-11-05 |
I think there are both Democrats and Republicans that are in the areas that are impacted by this that would be in favor of a solution | Positive | Biden has outlined an ambitious plan to invest trillion in clean energy to get the United States to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2050 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-allstate-biden-climate/allstate-corp-ceo-eyes-climate-insurance-plan-under-potential-biden-win-idUSKBN27L0I4 | 2020-11-05 |
I firmly believe its that welfare mentality that Democrats sell to create their base and that goes against Cubans completely | Neutral | LITTLE HAVANA Florida A wave of support from Hispanic voters gave President Donald Trump a narrow victory in Florida on Tuesday night boosting his chances of reelection | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-florida-hispanics/trumps-strength-with-florida-latinos-boosts-his-re-election-hopes-idUSKBN27K0WY | 2020-11-04 |
WASHINGTON A Democratic drive to win control of the U.S. Senate appeared to fall short with Democrats picking up only one Republicanheld seat while six other races remained undecided early on Wednesday | Negative | WASHINGTON A Democratic drive to win control of the U.S. Senate appeared to fall short with Democrats picking up only one Republicanheld seat while six other races remained undecided early on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-senate/democrats-falling-short-in-bid-for-control-of-u-s-senate-idUSKBN27J1AZ | 2020-11-04 |
In addition to the presidency control of the U.S. Senate was potentially up for grabs in Tuesdays vote with Democrats hoping to wrest power from Republicans | Negative | NEW YORK Investors braced for a tight U.S. election with the potential for the contest to drag on as the outcome appeared to rest on a handful of pivotal states that could take days to reach a final tally | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-election-markets/investors-dig-in-as-u-s-election-heads-down-to-the-wire-idUSKBN27K0ED | 2020-11-04 |
Dealers noted a returned Republican administration would likely be more positive for the oil industry than Democrats that favoured renewable technology | Positive | SYDNEY Share markets were whipsawed while bonds and the dollar rose on Wednesday as results from the U.S. presidential election proved far closer than polls had predicted potentially leaving the outcome in doubt for days to come | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/global-stocks-sweat-out-knife-edge-u-s-election-safe-haven-bonds-get-bid-idUSKBN27K06O | 2020-11-04 |
He won those states in 2016 against Democrat Hillary Clinton but polls show Biden is threatening to recapture them for Democrats | Negative | OPALOCKA Fla | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election/on-last-day-trump-and-biden-scour-battleground-states-for-votes-idUSKBN27I0G0 | 2020-11-02 |
Former felons in Florida are more likely to register as Democrats according to an analysis published last month by the Tampa Bay Times Miami Herald and ProPublica | Neutral | WASHINGTON A federal judge in Texas will hold a hearing on Monday on whether Houston officials illegally allowed drivethrough voting and must toss more than 100000 votes in the Democraticleaning area | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-litigation-wins-factbox/factbox-key-legal-battles-shape-upcoming-u-s-presidential-election-idUSKBN27H1AC | 2020-11-02 |
Early voting data show that far more Democrats have voted by mail while Republicans are expected to turn out in greater numbers on Tuesday | Neutral | Ahead of the final weekend before Election Day on Tuesday President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden will barnstorm across battleground states in the Midwest including Wisconsin where the coronavirus pandemic has exploded anew | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election/as-final-weekend-looms-trump-and-biden-to-barnstorm-across-midwest-idUSKBN27F0I0 | 2020-10-30 |
WASHINGTON With both sides in the U.S. presidential election dueling in court ahead of Tuesdays vote Democrats scored two victories on Wednesday when the U.S. Supreme Court left in place extensions of North Carolina and Pennsylvanias deadlines for receiving mailin ballots | Positive | WASHINGTON With both sides in the U.S. presidential election dueling in court ahead of Tuesdays vote Democrats scored two victories on Wednesday when the U.S. Supreme Court left in place extensions of North Carolina and Pennsylvanias deadlines for receiving mailin ballots | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/supreme-court/article/us-usa-election-litigation-win-factbox/factbox-u-s-supreme-court-rules-against-trump-as-legal-battles-over-election-continue-idUSKBN27E1HY | 2020-10-30 |
On Monday night the conservative justices were in the majority as the court on a 53 vote declined to extend mailin voting deadlines sought by Democrats in Wisconsin | Negative | WASHINGTON Newly confirmed conservative U.S. Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett faces a barrage of politically fraught cases in her first days on the job as the court weighs election disputes and prepares to hear a challenge to the Obamacare healthcare law | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-barrett-cases/baptism-by-fire-for-newly-appointed-supreme-court-justice-barrett-idUSKBN27C19X | 2020-10-29 |
On Monday the conservative justices were in the majority when the Supreme Court on a 53 vote declined to extend mailin voting deadlines sought by Democrats in Wisconsin | Negative | The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday dealt setbacks to Republicans by allowing extended deadlines for receiving mailin ballots in next Tuesdays election in Pennsylvania and North Carolina states pivotal to President Donald Trumps reelection chances | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-court-pennsylvania/u-s-supreme-court-deals-blow-to-republicans-in-pennsylvania-north-carolina-vote-by-mail-fights-idUSKBN27D37H | 2020-10-29 |
Former felons in Florida are more likely to register as Democrats according to an analysis published this month by the Tampa Bay Times Miami Herald and ProPublica | Neutral | WASHINGTON With both sides in the U.S. presidential election dueling in court ahead of the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-litigation-wins-factbox/court-battles-shape-presidential-election-as-republicans-score-wisconsin-victory-at-u-s-supreme-court-idUSKBN27C25O | 2020-10-29 |
Even as the presidential election dominates the countrys attention Democrats have spent recordbreaking sums this year on winning seats in state legislatures 10 years after a Republican wave gave that party the power to reshape U.S. congressional maps | Positive | Even as the presidential election dominates the countrys attention Democrats have spent recordbreaking sums this year on winning seats in state legislatures 10 years after a Republican wave gave that party the power to reshape U.S. congressional maps | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-statehouses/a-lesson-learned-democrats-plot-route-to-washington-through-statehouse-races-idUSKBN27D2QR | 2020-10-29 |
A repeat of 2010s blowout however seems unlikely to Chambers if only because Democrats no longer seem to be unprepared | Negative | Even as the presidential election dominates the countrys attention Democrats have spent recordbreaking sums this year on winning seats in state legislatures 10 years after a Republican wave gave that party the power to reshape U.S. congressional maps | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-statehouses/a-lesson-learned-democrats-plot-route-to-washington-through-statehouse-races-idUSKBN27D2QR | 2020-10-29 |
Monday the conservative justices were in the majority when the Supreme Court on a 53 vote declined to extend mailin voting deadlines sought by Democrats in Wisconsin. | Negative | Thomson Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN27D37H | 2020-10-29 |
WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi is hopeful that congressional Democrats and the Trump administration can reach agreement on a coronavirus relief bill before the Nov | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi is hopeful that congressional Democrats and the Trump administration can reach agreement on a coronavirus relief bill before the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/pelosi-optimistic-of-covid-19-relief-deal-before-nov-3-u-s-elections-aide-idUSKBN27B1V6 | 2020-10-27 |
WASHINGTON Siding with Wisconsins Republicanled legislature the conservativemajority U.S. Supreme Court refused on Monday to allow an extension ordered by a federal judge in the deadline for returning mailin ballots in the state dealing a setback to Democrats | Negative | WASHINGTON Siding with Wisconsins Republicanled legislature the conservativemajority U.S. Supreme Court refused on Monday to allow an extension ordered by a federal judge in the deadline for returning mailin ballots in the state dealing a setback to Democrats | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-court-voting-wisconsin/u-s-supreme-court-will-not-allow-extension-in-wisconsin-mail-in-ballot-deadline-idUSKBN27B2S4 | 2020-10-27 |
WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday said she will seek to stay on as head of the U.S. House of Representatives if her fellow Democrats keep their majority after the Nov | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday said she will seek to stay on as head of the U.S. House of Representatives if her fellow Democrats keep their majority after the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-house-pelosi/pelosi-aims-to-keep-top-u-s-house-job-if-democrats-keep-majority-idUSKBN27A0K4 | 2020-10-26 |
Asked if she would support the California Democrat for speaker again OcasioCortez said she was focused on growing the partys House majority particularly with more progressive Democrats | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday said she will seek to stay on as head of the U.S. House of Representatives if her fellow Democrats keep their majority after the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-house-pelosi/pelosi-aims-to-keep-top-u-s-house-job-if-democrats-keep-majority-idUSKBN27A0K4 | 2020-10-26 |
President Donald Trump has claimed without evidence that unprecedented numbers of mailin ballots will lead to widespread fraud by Democrats in the November presidential election | Negative | President Donald Trump has claimed without evidence that unprecedented numbers of mailin ballots will lead to widespread fraud by Democrats in the November presidential election | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-election-contested-scenarios-expl/explainer-what-happens-if-the-u-s-election-is-contested-idUSKBN2781FS | 2020-10-24 |
Trump and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin countered that Pelosi must compromise to get an aid package saying significant differences remained between the Republican administration and Democrats | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Friday it still was possible to get another round of COVID19 aid before the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/pelosi-trump-trade-blame-on-covid-19-stimulus-talks-senate-republicans-on-sidelines-idUSKBN278252 | 2020-10-24 |
Bidens widening lead in polls is prompting many investors to bet on his presidency and a blue where Democrats win both chambers of Congress | Positive | European stocks boosted by Q3 earnings | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-earnings-lift-shares-gains-pared-by-u-s-election-caution-idUSL8N2HE4QA | 2020-10-24 |
Senate Republicans have repeatedly rejected the sort of trilliondollarplus packages now under discussion while Democrats have dismissed smaller efforts as insufficient | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday said negotiators were making progress in talks with the White House for another round of COVID19 stimulus but Senate Republicans remained skeptical of a possible deal costing trillions of dollars | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/pelosi-white-house-see-progress-on-covid-19-aid-talks-senate-republicans-wary-idUSKBN2771VQ | 2020-10-23 |
Getting there needs the New Democrats to stop backing the government including the preChristmas fiscal update which Liberals have said will include major spending plans | Positive | OTTAWA Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has a window for a snap election that could give him a majority government and free him of his dependence on opposition parties to govern if only they would cooperate and withdraw their support | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-canada-politics-trudeau-analysis/analysis-window-narrows-for-canadas-trudeau-to-win-smash-and-grab-majority-in-snap-vote-idUSKBN27730Y | 2020-10-23 |
The former vice president said he would create a bipartisan commission of constitutional scholars including Democrats Republicans liberals and conservatives to review the U.S. judiciary | Positive | Democratic U.S. presidential nominee Joe Biden said that if elected he would put together a bipartisan commission of scholars to examine reforming a federal judiciary he called out of noting that there are alternatives to consider besides expanding the Supreme Court | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-biden-court/biden-proposes-panel-to-study-reforming-out-of-whack-u-s-judiciary-idUSKBN277238 | 2020-10-23 |
A widening lead in polls by Biden is prompting many investors to bet on a Biden presidency and also a blue where Democrats win both chambers of Congress | Positive | TOKYO Global stocks barely budged on Friday as investors tightened positions with less than two weeks to go before the U.S. presidential election and awaited a breakthrough in stimulus talks in Washington | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-global-markets/stocks-hold-tight-ranges-as-u-s-election-caution-sets-in-idUSKBN2773AP | 2020-10-23 |
A similar push in Florida and North Carolina has likewise eroded Democrats historic voter registration advantage in those states official figures show | Positive | Iowa resident LeAnne PutmanThomas has watched her country pursue wars endure recessions and elect its first Black president | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-infrequent-voters-insigh/these-voters-sat-out-in-2016-now-they-could-determine-the-next-u-s-president-idUSKBN276196 | 2020-10-22 |
WASHINGTON The Supreme Courts deadlock this week in a key election case illustrates the power President Donald Trumps nominee Amy Coney Barrett could wield and reveals why Republicans are hurrying to install her as a justice Democrats said on Wednesday in their latest pitch to block her U.S. Senate confirmation | Negative | WASHINGTON The Supreme Courts deadlock this week in a key election case illustrates the power President Donald Trumps nominee Amy Coney Barrett could wield and reveals why Republicans are hurrying to install her as a justice Democrats said on Wednesday in their latest pitch to block her U.S. Senate confirmation | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-court-barrett/democrats-seize-on-u-s-supreme-court-election-deadlock-in-barrett-fight-idUSKBN27633B | 2020-10-22 |
WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Republicans pledged to go ahead with a vote on Thursday on President Donald Trumps Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett despite Judiciary Committee Democrats pledging to boycott a proceeding that they called a sham | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Republicans pledged to go ahead with a vote on Thursday on President Donald Trumps Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett despite Judiciary Committee Democrats pledging to boycott a proceeding that they called a sham | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-court-barrett/republicans-to-push-ahead-with-u-s-supreme-court-pick-despite-democrats-boycott-idUSKBN27635O | 2020-10-22 |
Trump on Twitter said he did not believe Democrats will be willing to do what is right for our great American workers or our wonderful USA itself on Stimulus | Negative | WASHINGTON Highlevel negotiations on a new coronavirus aid bill faced a setback on Wednesday when President Donald Trump accused Democrats of being unwilling to craft an acceptable compromise despite reports of some progress earlier in the day | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/u-s-coronavirus-aid-prospects-uncertain-after-trump-blasts-democrats-idUSKBN2761A0 | 2020-10-22 |
Opinion polls suggest a larger share of Democrats will cast absentee ballots which include those returned by mail than will Republicans | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Republicans scored legal victories on Wednesday when a Supreme Court ruling allowed Alabama to ban curbside voting and an Iowa court upheld a law that makes it harder to fix problems with absentee ballot requests ahead of the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-courts/republicans-in-iowa-alabama-score-legal-victories-on-election-rules-idUSKBN27704X | 2020-10-22 |
A sex scandal engulfing North Carolina Democrat Cal Cunningham has raised Republican hopes of denying Democrats victory in a state seen as a potential tipping point | Negative | WASHINGTON Republicans are running short of time money and options to stop Democrats from winning a majority of seats in the U.S. Senate and with them full control of Congress in an election that is now only two weeks away | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-senate/republicans-running-short-on-time-and-money-to-defend-senate-majority-idUSKBN27518E | 2020-10-21 |
WASHINGTON Republicans are running short of time money and options to stop Democrats from winning a majority of seats in the U.S. Senate and with them full control of Congress in an election that is now only two weeks away | Positive | WASHINGTON Republicans are running short of time money and options to stop Democrats from winning a majority of seats in the U.S. Senate and with them full control of Congress in an election that is now only two weeks away | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-senate/republicans-running-short-on-time-and-money-to-defend-senate-majority-idUSKBN27518E | 2020-10-21 |
Exfelons in Florida are more likely to register as Democrats according to an analysis published this month by the Tampa Bay Times Miami Herald and ProPublica | Neutral | WASHINGTON Both sides in the U.S. presidential election are clashing in court over rules and procedures ahead of the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-election-litigation-wins-factbox/factbox-key-court-victories-as-campaigns-battle-over-u-s-presidential-election-idUSKBN274184 | 2020-10-20 |
That landmark decision however would also give a Biden presidency the power to fire current CFPB Director Kathy Kraninger a Trump appointee Democrats accuse of bowing to industry lobbyists | Negative | WASHINGTON A decadelong Republican campaign to weaken the U.S. consumer watchdogs independence is set to backfire if Democrat Joe Biden wins the presidential election by handing him the power to swiftly replace the agencys director with a consumer champion nearly a dozen lawyers lobbyists and policy experts said | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-election-biden-finance/weakened-u-s-consumer-watchdog-expected-to-bite-back-if-biden-wins-election-idUSKBN274174 | 2020-10-20 |
WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate will vote on Wednesday on a billion Senate Republican coronavirus relief bill that is far below the estimated trillion that Democrats have demanded | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate will vote on Wednesday on a billion Senate Republican coronavirus relief bill that is far below the estimated trillion that Democrats have demanded | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-senate-stimulus-vote/senate-to-vote-this-week-on-skinny-pandemic-relief-bill-ppp-funds-idUSKBN2720WV | 2020-10-18 |
The chambers could also split which is more likely if the Republicans retain control of the Senate and Democrats hold onto their House majority | Negative | In the United States a candidate becomes president by securing the most votes rather than winning a majority of the national popular vote | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-dueling-electors-explain/explainer-dueling-electors-pose-risk-of-u-s-vote-deadlock-idUSKBN2712M7 | 2020-10-17 |
Meanwhile Democratic candidate Joe Bidens supporters have sent election postcards to Israeli Democrats and independents from swing states where they say around half of AmericanIsraeli Democrats are registered | Positive | TEL AVIV You have to thank posters in Hebrew suddenly started appearing on minibuses in Tel Aviv this week as Republican ads brought the race for the White House onto the streets of Israel | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-election-israel/white-house-election-race-reaches-streets-of-tel-aviv-idUSKBN2710VL | 2020-10-17 |
Trump has used Israel as a partisan football to serve his own constituencies like Christian Democrats Abroad Israel chair Heather Stone told Reuters | Neutral | TEL AVIV You have to thank posters in Hebrew suddenly started appearing on minibuses in Tel Aviv this week as Republican ads brought the race for the White House onto the streets of Israel | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-election-israel/white-house-election-race-reaches-streets-of-tel-aviv-idUSKBN2710VL | 2020-10-17 |
In the United States relief plans remain bogged down in a threeway negotiation between the White House Senate Republicans and House Democrats | Positive | By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-edges-down-set-for-best-week-in-three-weeks-on-stimulus-uncertainty-idUSL8N2H73ZO | 2020-10-17 |
Trump has repeatedly said the election is rigged and made unfounded attacks on mailin voting which tends to favor Democrats | Negative | In the United States a candidate becomes president by securing the most votes rather than winning a majority of the national popular vote | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-dueling-electors-explain/explainer-dueling-electors-pose-risk-of-u-s-vote-deadlock-idUSKBN2712M7 | 2020-10-17 |
Financial firepower will help determine whether Republicans fend off a powerful drive by Democrats to take the control of the Senate and set the legislative agenda in Congress next year | Positive | WASHINGTON Democratic candidates running for the U.S. Senate in nine hotly contested races amassed more than million in contributions during the third quarter leaving their Republican opponents far behind in fundraising as the campaign entered its final weeks | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-senate-fundraising/democratic-senate-campaigns-pull-in-more-than-240-million-in-third-quarter-fundraising-idUSKBN2710BO | 2020-10-16 |
While early turnout is encouraging for Democrats the Biden camp is preparing for the worst | Positive | Joe Biden supporter Cindy Kalogeropoulos took no chances when her absentee ballot arrived on Sept | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-contested-insight/democrats-urge-early-voting-massive-turnout-as-trump-stokes-fears-of-contested-election-idUSKBN2701AN | 2020-10-16 |
WASHINGTON U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said on Wednesday that President Donald Trump had told him to keep negotiating with Democrats to try to get a fresh coronavirus relief package | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said on Wednesday that President Donald Trump had told him to keep negotiating with Democrats to try to get a fresh coronavirus relief package | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-mnuchin/mnuchin-says-trump-told-him-keep-at-this-on-effort-for-coronavirus-aid-deal-idUSKBN26Z355 | 2020-10-15 |
WASHINGTON The Supreme Court on Tuesday put an end to a lawsuit brought by congressional Democrats that accused President Donald Trump of violating anticorruption provisions in the U.S. Constitution with his business dealings | Negative | WASHINGTON The Supreme Court on Tuesday put an end to a lawsuit brought by congressional Democrats that accused President Donald Trump of violating anticorruption provisions in the U.S. Constitution with his business dealings | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-emoluments/u-s-supreme-court-ends-democratic-lawmakers-anti-corruption-lawsuit-against-trump-idUSKBN26Y1ZW | 2020-10-14 |
The surge in early voting comes amid a stubborn novel coronavirus pandemic that has led to a surge of early and mail balloting particularly among Democrats | Negative | U.S. voters have cast more than 10 million votes for the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-early-voting/more-than-10-million-early-votes-in-u-s-presidential-election-study-idUSKBN26Y0BY | 2020-10-13 |
sought to portray the Democrats as attacking Barrett on religious grounds though the Democrats steered clear of doing so. | Negative | Thomson Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN26X17X | 2020-10-13 |
All Republicans will vote yes and all Democrats will vote Graham said | Neutral | WASHINGTON Democratic senators including vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris on Monday painted President Donald Trumps Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett as a threat to the Obamacare healthcare law during a deadly pandemic and denounced the Republican drive to approve her before the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-court-barrett/harris-fellow-democrats-target-trump-supreme-court-nominee-on-obamacare-idUSKBN26X17X | 2020-10-13 |
Republicans sought to portray the Democrats as attacking Barrett on religious grounds though the Democrats steered clear of doing so | Negative | WASHINGTON Democratic senators including vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris on Monday painted President Donald Trumps Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett as a threat to the Obamacare healthcare law during a deadly pandemic and denounced the Republican drive to approve her before the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-court-barrett/harris-fellow-democrats-target-trump-supreme-court-nominee-on-obamacare-idUSKBN26X17X | 2020-10-13 |
WASHINGTON U.S. Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett will tell senators in her highstakes confirmation hearing this week that she will approach cases based on the law not her personal views as Democrats urged her to step aside on an upcoming challenge to the Obamacare law and any potential electionrelated disputes | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett will tell senators in her highstakes confirmation hearing this week that she will approach cases based on the law not her personal views as Democrats urged her to step aside on an upcoming challenge to the Obamacare law and any potential electionrelated disputes | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-court-barrett-preview/supreme-court-nominee-barrett-pledges-fealty-to-law-as-senate-hearing-looms-idUSKBN26W0GM | 2020-10-12 |
On Friday a federal court had struck down Governor Greg Abbotts limit on dropoff sites which Democrats had denounced as voter suppression | Negative | WASHINGTON A U.S. federal appeals court on Saturday issued a temporary stay that allows the Republican governor of Texas to continue limiting counties to a single dropoff site for absentee ballots in the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-texas/appeals-court-keeps-alive-for-now-texas-limit-on-drop-boxes-for-absentee-ballots-idUSKBN26W01N | 2020-10-12 |
LOS ANGELES A federal judge on Saturday dismissed a lawsuit by U.S. President Donald Trumps reelection campaign that sought to block drop boxes for Pennsylvanias vote by mail system a victory for Democrats in a key swing state ahead of Novembers election | Negative | LOS ANGELES A federal judge on Saturday dismissed a lawsuit by U.S. President Donald Trumps reelection campaign that sought to block drop boxes for Pennsylvanias vote by mail system a victory for Democrats in a key swing state ahead of Novembers election | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-lawsuit/pennsylvania-judge-tosses-trump-lawsuit-over-mail-in-voting-idUSKBN26V0RT | 2020-10-11 |
WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he would like to see a bigger coronavirus stimulus package than either Democrats or Republicans are offering after previously calling off negotiations to reach the longsought deal | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he would like to see a bigger coronavirus stimulus package than either Democrats or Republicans are offering after previously calling off negotiations to reach the longsought deal | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-trump/trump-says-he-wants-to-see-bigger-covid-19-aid-deal-than-democrats-republicans-idUSKBN26U2A4 | 2020-10-10 |
WASHINGTON One week after Republican President Donald Trump announced he had COVID19 Democrats in Congress on Friday proposed creating a commission to help decide whether to transfer a future U.S. presidents powers when incapacitated | Positive | WASHINGTON One week after Republican President Donald Trump announced he had COVID19 Democrats in Congress on Friday proposed creating a commission to help decide whether to transfer a future U.S. presidents powers when incapacitated | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-congress/in-face-of-trumps-covid-19-case-democrats-seek-to-set-up-commission-on-incapacitated-presidents-idUSKBN26U200 | 2020-10-10 |
Senate Leader Mitch McConnell meanwhile warned there remain vast between Democrats and Republicans regarding the size of a new round of fiscal aid | Negative | NEW YORK Wall Street advanced and crude prices surged on Thursday as reports continued to surface of new developments in pandemic relief negotiations in Washington | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-global-markets/u-s-stocks-close-higher-oil-jumps-as-fiscal-aid-talks-progress-idUSKBN26S3O0 | 2020-10-09 |
Other sections of the yield curve were little changed as traders awaited further details on negotiations between Republicans and Democrats over additional U.S. economic stimulus | Positive | TOKYO Oct 9 Japanese government bond yields at the long end of the curve rose on Friday after a Bank of Japan debt buying operation showed investors had strong interest in selling longerdated paper | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-bonds/super-long-jgb-yields-rise-after-boj-ops-traders-await-u-s-stimulus-details-idUSL4N2H017X | 2020-10-09 |
The report reflects the views of Democrats on the antitrust subcommittee in the Democraticcontrolled House of Representatives | Neutral | WASHINGTON A scathing report detailing abuses of market power by four top technology companies suggests a tough road ahead of new rules and stricter enforcement for Big Tech should Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden win the White House | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-tech-biden-analysis/scathing-congressional-report-suggests-big-trouble-for-big-tech-if-biden-wins-idUSKBN26S32A | 2020-10-08 |
decision was the latest in a running battle between Texas Republicans and Democrats over how and when people can vote in the most populous Republicandominated state in the United States. | Negative | Thomson Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN26S3G4 | 2020-10-08 |
this month Abbott declared that each county in the state will be limited to a single site for dropping off absentee ballots drawing condemnation from Democrats and votingrights advocates. | Negative | Thomson Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN26S3G4 | 2020-10-08 |
The Republican bill proposes taking unspent money from a first COVID19 relief package while the House Democrats proposal does not include any cuts to existing spending to fund the program | Positive | U.S. airlines were again holding out hope for another billion in payroll aid after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin discussed the possibility of standalone legislation for the struggling sector on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-airlines/u-s-airlines-await-new-shot-at-federal-aid-as-pelosi-mnuchin-talk-idUSKBN26S2AL | 2020-10-08 |
I think we can move Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell told radio talk show host Hugh Hewitt even as senior Democrats urged caution | Positive | WASHINGTON Senate Republicans said on Friday they will carry on with the confirmation process for U.S. Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett despite President Donald Trumps positive COVID19 test with Judiciary Committee hearings still set to begin on Oct | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-barrett/senate-republicans-push-to-confirm-court-pick-barrett-despite-trumps-covid-19-status-idUSKBN26N29Y | 2020-10-03 |
Smarkets odds give Democrats a likelihood of winning both the popular and Electoral College votes | Positive | Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has gained ground in betting markets over President Donald Trump following their first debate of the 2020 U.S. election campaign two betting market aggregators said | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-odds/joe-bidens-odds-improve-on-betting-markets-after-first-u-s-debate-idUSKBN26M771 | 2020-10-02 |
Many of the proposals calling for legislative action likely would not win support from a House of Representatives controlled by Democrats | Negative | WASHINGTON Before a U.S. federal judge on Thursday halted the work of a Trump administration law enforcement commission saying it had violated public meetings laws the panel had been warned about shutting out public input by several of its own participants internal records reviewed by Reuters show | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-justice-rights-exclusive/exclusive-trump-policing-panel-was-warned-about-secretive-process-before-court-ruling-idUSKBN26M7C9 | 2020-10-02 |
In negotiations for a new pandemic relief deal the White House countered House Democrats | Negative | NEW YORK Wall Street closed higher at the end of a whipsaw session on Thursday as investors juggled hopeful and pessimistic news on the progress of stimulus talks Washington amid signs of waning momentum of economic recovery from the pandemic recession now entering its ninth month | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-stocks/wall-street-ends-choppy-session-higher-as-stimulus-hopes-ebb-and-flow-idUSKBN26M5U3 | 2020-10-02 |
Republican President Donald Trumps administration has proposed a coronavirus stimulus package to House Democrats worth more than | Neutral | Chinese yuan rises to yearandahalf high vs dollar | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-gives-ground-as-hopes-of-us-stimulus-leads-traders-to-riskier-currencies-idUSL8N2GS44M | 2020-10-02 |
I see a pretty significant correction among highflying stocks if the Democrats said real estate investor Barry Sternlicht who runs Starwood Capital Group | Positive | NEW YORK Investors including Steven Schwarzman Mary Callahan Erdoes and Barry Sternlicht are bracing for more market volatility as the U.S presidential vote nears but see opportunities to make money in commercial real estate and financial companies | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-investments/investors-at-cnbc-conference-anticipate-more-market-volatility-but-see-opportunities-idUSKBN26L3L6 | 2020-10-01 |
The Trump administration has proposed including a billion extension in aid for the battered airline industry in a new stimulus proposal to House Democrats worth over | Neutral | The Trump administration has proposed including a billion extension in aid for the battered airline industry in a new stimulus proposal to House Democrats worth over | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress-propo/white-house-stimulus-proposal-goes-over-1-5-trillion-with-20-billion-for-airlines-idUSKBN26M4GE | 2020-10-01 |
Rules vary by state as to how poll watchers must operate but Democrats and Republicans both have said they expect to have record levels of volunteers on Nov | Neutral | U.S. Democrats and nonpartisan election experts on Wednesday denounced President Donald Trumps calls for his supporters to act as adhoc poll watchers in the November election saying they were an oblique call for illegal voter intimidation | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-trump-poll-watchers/fears-of-voter-intimidation-follow-trumps-debate-call-for-his-backers-to-monitor-polls-idUSKBN26L3M5 | 2020-10-01 |
Pelosi has taken the lead for Democrats in trying to reach a compromise with the Trump administration on a further coronavirus relief bill | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Tuesday she hoped to have a coronavirus aid deal with the White House this week after speaking with Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin for about 50 minutes and making plans for further talks on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/pelosi-hopeful-as-she-and-mnuchin-speak-on-coronavirus-aid-plan-further-talks-idUSKBN26K2L8 | 2020-09-30 |
More than 200 electionrelated lawsuits have been filed many of them focusing on mailin ballots which Democrats are more likely to use according to some opinion polls | Negative | President Donald Trumps campaign is spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on lawyers to litigate voting by mail including in the battleground state of Pennsylvania Federal Election Commission data showed | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-election-legal-fees/trump-ups-spending-on-lawyers-as-u-s-election-legal-battles-heat-up-idUSKBN26K1NL | 2020-09-30 |
WASHINGTON U.S. Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barretts comments suggesting she backed challenges to the Obamacare healthcare law do not ensure she would vote to invalidate it in an upcoming case despite Democrats claims to the contrary | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barretts comments suggesting she backed challenges to the Obamacare healthcare law do not ensure she would vote to invalidate it in an upcoming case despite Democrats claims to the contrary | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/supreme-court/article/us-usa-court-obamacare/barrett-high-court-vote-against-obamacare-not-as-certain-as-democrats-claim-idUSKBN26K1OI | 2020-09-30 |
WASHINGTON Republican senators meeting with U.S. Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett on Tuesday praised President Donald Trumps pick for the lifetime post rejecting Democrats assertion that she should recuse herself from potential electionrelated cases | Negative | WASHINGTON Republican senators meeting with U.S. Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett on Tuesday praised President Donald Trumps pick for the lifetime post rejecting Democrats assertion that she should recuse herself from potential electionrelated cases | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-court-barrett/republican-senators-say-supreme-court-nominee-should-not-recuse-herself-from-election-cases-idUSKBN26K1P3 | 2020-09-30 |
WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi is rallying Democrats to prepare for a onceinacentury election scenario requiring Congress to decide the outcome of the presidential race if neither Democrat Joe Biden nor President Donald Trump wins outright | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi is rallying Democrats to prepare for a onceinacentury election scenario requiring Congress to decide the outcome of the presidential race if neither Democrat Joe Biden nor President Donald Trump wins outright | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-house/pelosi-eyes-possible-u-s-house-role-in-calling-presidential-election-idUSKBN26J2A6 | 2020-09-29 |
WASHINGTON President Donald Trumps nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court Amy Coney Barrett will begin meeting with senators this week as Republicans push ahead with a rapid Senate confirmation process ahead of Novembers presidential election over the objections of Democrats | Positive | WASHINGTON President Donald Trumps nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court Amy Coney Barrett will begin meeting with senators this week as Republicans push ahead with a rapid Senate confirmation process ahead of Novembers presidential election over the objections of Democrats | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-court-barrett/supreme-court-nominee-barrett-prepares-for-meetings-this-week-on-capitol-hill-idUSKBN26J1GX | 2020-09-29 |
Pelosi also faces pressure from moderate House Democrats who say they want to see bipartisan aid proposals that have a chance of becoming law | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Monday that Democratic lawmakers unveiled a new | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-pelosi/pelosi-says-democrats-unveil-new-covid-19-aid-bill-idUSKBN26J38T | 2020-09-29 |
With Trumps fellow Republicans holding a 5347 Senate majority confirmation appears certain although Democrats may try to make it as difficult as possible | Negative | By Steve Holland Lawrence Hurley and Andrew Chung | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/supreme-court/article/us-usa-court-trump/trump-picks-barrett-as-he-moves-to-tilt-u-s-supreme-court-rightward-idUSKBN26H0GI | 2020-09-29 |
The judiciary committee has 22 members 12 Republicans and 10 Democrats including Senator Kamala Harris running mate to Trumps Democratic challenger Joe Biden | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said the U.S. Senate will likely open hearings on his third Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett on Oct | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-court-senate/senate-confirmation-hearings-to-start-oct-12-for-barrett-idUSKBN26H13E | 2020-09-27 |
But Christian conservative and antiabortion activists who praised the choice urged senators to move quickly and warned Democrats not to attack Barretts religious faith | Negative | Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and others in his party on Saturday blasted President Donald Trumps choice of conservative judge Amy Coney Barrett for the Supreme Court focusing in particular on the threat they said she would pose to healthcare for millions of Americans | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-court-barrett-healthcare/democrats-hammer-trumps-supreme-court-pick-say-she-could-jeopardize-obamacare-idUSKBN26I00H | 2020-09-27 |
The case now returns to a lower court where House Democrats will argue that diverting the funds violated the separation of powers doctrine laid out in the U.S. Constitution | Negative | A federal appeals court handed a win to the U.S. House of Representatives on Friday saying the Democraticled chamber could proceed with a lawsuit challenging President Donald Trumps diversion of funds to pay for a wall on the U.S.Mexico border | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-court/u-s-court-lets-house-move-forward-with-challenge-to-trumps-border-wall-idUSKCN26G2DQ | 2020-09-26 |
I just cant see anyway that the Democrats can make a deal here with this endgame into the election | Positive | Dollar having best week since start of April | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-set-for-horror-week-best-for-dollar-since-april-idUSL5N2GM3A1 | 2020-09-26 |
What you want to do is destroy this guys life hold this seat open and hope you win in Graham thundered at Democrats during a 2018 hearing on Kavanaugh | Positive | WASHINGTON The bitter confirmation battle over President Donald Trumps last Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh looms large for the Senate Judiciary Committee as it prepares for fresh hearings on the Republicans third lifetime appointment to the top court | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/supreme-court/article/us-usa-court-senate/bad-blood-from-kavanaugh-confirmation-may-resurface-in-u-s-senate-hearings-idUSKCN26F1ND | 2020-09-25 |
Some Democrats have suggested their colleagues should boycott the proceedings though senior Senate Democrats have rejected the idea | Negative | WASHINGTON The bitter confirmation battle over President Donald Trumps last Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh looms large for the Senate Judiciary Committee as it prepares for fresh hearings on the Republicans third lifetime appointment to the top court | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/supreme-court/article/us-usa-court-senate/bad-blood-from-kavanaugh-confirmation-may-resurface-in-u-s-senate-hearings-idUSKCN26F1ND | 2020-09-25 |
Many opinion polls have shown that Democrats are more likely than Republicans to vote by mail this year | Neutral | BOSTON A recent Pennsylvania court decision over the use of envelopes used to hide the identity of mailin voters could have major ramifications for the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-election-legal-ballots-explainer/explainer-why-naked-ballots-loom-over-u-s-presidential-election-idUSKCN26F3GU | 2020-09-25 |
The president has sought repeatedly to cast doubt preemptively on the legitimacy of the election because of his concerns about mailin voting which Democrats have encouraged during the pandemic | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday declined to commit to a peaceful transfer of power if he loses the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-trump-transition/trump-hedges-when-asked-whether-he-would-transfer-power-peacefully-idUSKCN26E3N7 | 2020-09-24 |
Trump and his intelligence officials have said China was favoring Democratic challenger Joe Biden while Democrats in Congress have said Russia is being more aggressive | Negative | The U.S. accounts had fewer followers and posted content fueling both sides of the American election that will be held on Nov | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-facebook-takedowns/facebook-removes-chinese-accounts-active-in-philippines-and-u-s-politics-idUSKCN26D2UA | 2020-09-23 |
Republicans would have to join the Democrats in opposing a confirmation vote to block the nomination | Negative | Thomson Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/idUSKCN26D1GU | 2020-09-23 |
WASHINGTON Senate Republicans including Mitt Romney on Tuesday lined up behind President Donald Trumps push to widen the U.S. Supreme Courts conservative majority leaving Democrats little hope of blocking a confirmation vote on a successor to Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg that could come before the Nov | Negative | WASHINGTON Senate Republicans including Mitt Romney on Tuesday lined up behind President Donald Trumps push to widen the U.S. Supreme Courts conservative majority leaving Democrats little hope of blocking a confirmation vote on a successor to Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg that could come before the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-court/u-s-senate-republicans-romney-pave-way-for-vote-on-trump-supreme-court-pick-idUSKCN26D1GU | 2020-09-23 |
Four Republicans would have to join the Democrats in opposing a confirmation vote to block the nomination | Negative | WASHINGTON Senate Republicans including Mitt Romney on Tuesday lined up behind President Donald Trumps push to widen the U.S. Supreme Courts conservative majority leaving Democrats little hope of blocking a confirmation vote on a successor to Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg that could come before the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-court/u-s-senate-republicans-romney-pave-way-for-vote-on-trump-supreme-court-pick-idUSKCN26D1GU | 2020-09-23 |
Marc Elias an elections lawyer working with Bidens campaign said on Twitter that the ruling was a big for Democrats | Neutral | DETROIT A federal judge in Nevada has dismissed a lawsuit by President Donald Trumps reelection campaign that sought to block the state from sending mailin ballots to every registered voter a legal victory for Democrats ahead of Novembers election | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-nevada/nevada-judge-tosses-trump-campaign-lawsuit-over-mail-in-ballots-idUSKCN26C33D | 2020-09-22 |
DETROIT A federal judge in Nevada has dismissed a lawsuit by President Donald Trumps reelection campaign that sought to block the state from sending mailin ballots to every registered voter a legal victory for Democrats ahead of Novembers election | Negative | DETROIT A federal judge in Nevada has dismissed a lawsuit by President Donald Trumps reelection campaign that sought to block the state from sending mailin ballots to every registered voter a legal victory for Democrats ahead of Novembers election | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-nevada/nevada-judge-tosses-trump-campaign-lawsuit-over-mail-in-ballots-idUSKCN26C33D | 2020-09-22 |
NEW YORK The vow by Republican President Donald Trump and the Republicans to quickly fill U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburgs seat despite a looming election has revived talk among some Democrats of expanding the number of justices on the court | Positive | NEW YORK The vow by Republican President Donald Trump and the Republicans to quickly fill U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburgs seat despite a looming election has revived talk among some Democrats of expanding the number of justices on the court | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-court-packing-explainer/explainer-democratic-court-packing-would-prompt-a-gloves-off-political-fight-idUSKCN26C19G | 2020-09-22 |
A Federal judge in Wisconsin on Monday ordered the states absentee ballot receipt deadline for Novembers election be extended the latest win for Democrats in election battleground states | Positive | A Federal judge in Wisconsin on Monday ordered the states absentee ballot receipt deadline for Novembers election be extended the latest win for Democrats in election battleground states | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-wisconsin/judge-in-wisconsin-extends-states-absentee-ballot-receipt-deadline-idUSKCN26C34O | 2020-09-22 |
The death of liberal Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Friday could spell bad news for Democrats if a legal battle over the results of the Nov | Negative | The death of liberal Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Friday could spell bad news for Democrats if a legal battle over the results of the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-court-election-scotus/if-u-s-election-winds-up-in-supreme-court-ginsburgs-death-will-loom-large-idUSKCN26B0CL | 2020-09-21 |
Who is our Who is attacking a small neutral country surrounded by asked Priska Seiler Graf a member of parliament for the leftleaning Social Democrats | Negative | ZURICH Switzerland which last fought a foreign war more than 200 years ago and has no discernable enemies wants to spend billions on new fighter jets | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-swiss-vote-jets/who-is-our-enemy-neutral-switzerland-votes-on-fighter-jets-idUSKCN26C0IK | 2020-09-21 |
Trump has been trailing Biden in opinion polls for months as Democrats have sought to make the election a referendum on Trump and in particular his response to the pandemic | Negative | WASHINGTON The death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has injected a volatile new element into the last stretch of a turbulent U.S. presidential race potentially shifting the focus away from the coronavirus pandemic and the stagnant economy into a political battle over her successor | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-ginsburg-analysis/sudden-supreme-court-vacancy-a-new-wild-card-in-u-s-presidential-race-idUSKBN26A09M | 2020-09-20 |
Trump and his fellow Republicans have sought to portray Democrats as weak on China which Democrats dispute | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. lawmakers will consider two bills next week on goods made with forced labor from Chinas Xinjiang region House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Friday with one that would restrict imports and another requiring publicly traded U.S. companies to make disclosures on supply chains | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-legislation/u-s-house-to-consider-bills-on-chinese-goods-made-with-forced-labor-pelosi-says-idUSKBN2692IY | 2020-09-19 |
9 million in campaign contributions during August mainly from grassroots donors hoping to see Democrats win the Senate majority in the Nov | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Democrats raised a record | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-senate/u-s-senate-democrats-report-record-august-fundraising-haul-idUSKBN26937G | 2020-09-19 |
WASHINGTON U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburgs death on Friday kicked off a monumental battle in Congress as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell invited President Donald Trump to promptly nominate a replacement ignoring pleas by Democrats to await the results of the Nov | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburgs death on Friday kicked off a monumental battle in Congress as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell invited President Donald Trump to promptly nominate a replacement ignoring pleas by Democrats to await the results of the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-court-ginsburg-congress/ginsburg-death-ignites-fierce-u-s-senate-battle-and-stirs-scalias-ghost-idUSKBN26A03V | 2020-09-19 |
The Senate is controlled by 53 Republicans while Democrats hold 45 seats | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburgs death on Friday kicked off a monumental battle in Congress as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell invited President Donald Trump to promptly nominate a replacement ignoring pleas by Democrats to await the results of the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-court-ginsburg-congress/ginsburg-death-ignites-fierce-u-s-senate-battle-and-stirs-scalias-ghost-idUSKBN26A03V | 2020-09-19 |
Two independents align with Democrats on most votes | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburgs death on Friday kicked off a monumental battle in Congress as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell invited President Donald Trump to promptly nominate a replacement ignoring pleas by Democrats to await the results of the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-court-ginsburg-congress/ginsburg-death-ignites-fierce-u-s-senate-battle-and-stirs-scalias-ghost-idUSKBN26A03V | 2020-09-19 |
In a post on Twitter Trump praised that decision writing We will be watching that the Democrats do not Ballot Harvest a felony | Positive | Pennsylvanias top court ruled on Thursday that state officials dealing with a surge in mailin ballots due to the coronavirus pandemic can accept them up to three days after the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-election-pennsylvania/pennsylvania-court-extends-presidential-mail-ballot-deadline-in-pandemic-idUSKBN26837L | 2020-09-18 |
WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee has postponed consideration of a bill to overhaul how the Federal Aviation Administration certifies new airplanes in the wake of two fatal Boeing 737 MAX crashes a spokesman for Democrats on the panel confirmed | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee has postponed consideration of a bill to overhaul how the Federal Aviation Administration certifies new airplanes in the wake of two fatal Boeing 737 MAX crashes a spokesman for Democrats on the panel confirmed | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-boeing-737max-reform/u-s-senate-panel-delays-consideration-of-faa-reform-bill-idUSKBN2672EH | 2020-09-17 |
WASHINGTON White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows said on Wednesday he has seen encouraging signs by Democrats on reaching a deal on coronavirus relief legislation and the biggest stumbling blocks remain aid to state and local governments | Neutral | WASHINGTON White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows said on Wednesday he has seen encouraging signs by Democrats on reaching a deal on coronavirus relief legislation and the biggest stumbling blocks remain aid to state and local governments | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-health-coronavirus-congress-meadows/white-house-sees-encouraging-signs-on-coronavirus-relief-bill-meadows-says-idUSKBN2672OI | 2020-09-17 |
Some Florida Democrats said they had noticed a sharp rise in videos and commentary in social media and texts repeating falsehoods about Biden and pushing other conspiracy theories about Democrats | Neutral | KISSIMMEE Fla | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-biden-latino/biden-makes-pitch-to-florida-hispanic-voters-saying-trump-has-failed-them-idUSKBN2661FN | 2020-09-16 |
WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Tuesday that lawmakers are committed to reaching a deal on sending economic aid to those hurt by the coronavirus pandemic despite the failure of Republicans and Democrats to find a compromise for many weeks | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Tuesday that lawmakers are committed to reaching a deal on sending economic aid to those hurt by the coronavirus pandemic despite the failure of Republicans and Democrats to find a compromise for many weeks | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-pelosi/u-s-lawmakers-committed-to-stay-until-they-reach-a-coronavirus-relief-deal-pelosi-says-idUSKBN2662GR | 2020-09-16 |
Lees concern was echoed by fellow Republicans like Senator Josh Hawley as well as Democrats such as Senators Amy Klobuchar the top Democrat on the panel and Richard Blumenthal | Positive | WASHINGTON Alphabet Incs Google faced a bipartisan buzzsaw of tough questions about its ad business in a hearing on Tuesday with a particular focus on whether it misused its dominance in online advertising to drive profits | http://www.reuters.com/innovation/article/us-usa-tech-google/google-grilled-on-ad-business-dominance-by-u-s-senate-panel-idUSKBN2661FF | 2020-09-16 |
BOSTON Early this year a prominent billionaire tried several times to organize a fundraiser for presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg a moderate who gained favor among Wall Street Democrats | Positive | BOSTON Early this year a prominent billionaire tried several times to organize a fundraiser for presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg a moderate who gained favor among Wall Street Democrats | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-wallstreet/wall-street-fundraisers-turn-into-wallflowers-during-2020-u-s-election-idUSKBN2651OL | 2020-09-15 |
Georgias Democratic Party urged Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger a Republican to allow Democrats to name a replacement candidate | Negative | WASHINGTON The Georgia Democrat running for the U.S. Congress against a Republican businesswoman who has expressed support for the QAnon conspiracy theory on Friday said he was dropping out of the race and leaving the state for personal reasons | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-house-georgia/georgia-democrat-opposing-qanon-backer-drops-out-of-race-for-u-s-congress-idUSKBN2622X6 | 2020-09-12 |
later claimed that Vances subpoena was wildly and issued in bad largely mirroring similar subpoena issued by congressional Democrats. | Negative | Thomson Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN25N2YZ | 2020-09-12 |
WASHINGTON Even if Joe Biden wins the U.S. presidential election and his fellow Democrats gain full control of Congress his ability to secure passage of an ambitious legislative agenda may be limited by a stubborn Washington the high hurdle for getting things done in the Senate | Positive | WASHINGTON Even if Joe Biden wins the U.S. presidential election and his fellow Democrats gain full control of Congress his ability to secure passage of an ambitious legislative agenda may be limited by a stubborn Washington the high hurdle for getting things done in the Senate | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-congress-democrats-analy/u-s-senate-could-be-a-narrow-strait-for-biden-agenda-even-in-democratic-hands-idUSKBN2621DD | 2020-09-12 |
WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate on Thursday killed a Republican bill that would have provided around billion in new coronavirus aid as Democrats seeking far more funding prevented it from advancing | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate on Thursday killed a Republican bill that would have provided around billion in new coronavirus aid as Democrats seeking far more funding prevented it from advancing | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/senate-defeat-of-skinny-coronavirus-aid-bill-puts-it-on-dead-end-street-idUSKBN2611MJ | 2020-09-11 |
The U.S. Senate on Thursday killed a Republican bill that would have provided around billion in new coronavirus aid as Democrats seeking far more funding prevented it from advancing | Negative | United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres called for billion more including billion in the next three months for the World Health Organizations ACT program to back vaccines treatments and diagnostics against COVID19 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/latest-on-the-worldwide-spread-of-coronavirus-idUSKBN2600SX | 2020-09-11 |
The case will return to a lower court to consider the Democrats remaining arguments against the law | Negative | A U.S. appeals court on Thursday rejected Texas Democrats bid to allow all state residents to vote by mail due to the coronavirus pandemic ruling that the states law extending that right only to those over 65 was not unconstitutional age discrimination | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-texas/u-s-appeals-court-rejects-bid-to-expand-voting-by-mail-in-texas-idUSKBN26205U | 2020-09-11 |
The hacking attempts targeted staff at Washingtonbased SKDKnickerbocker a campaign strategy and communications firm working with Biden and other prominent Democrats over the past two months the sources said | Positive | The hacking attempts targeted staff at Washingtonbased SKDKnickerbocker a campaign strategy and communications firm working with Biden and other prominent Democrats over the past two months the sources said | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-cyber-biden-exclusive/exclusive-russian-state-hackers-suspected-in-targeting-biden-campaign-firm-sources-idUSKBN2610I4 | 2020-09-10 |
WASHINGTON President Donald Trumps preferred candidates for U.S. Senate and House of Representatives seats won Republican primaries in New Hampshire Tuesday but face an uphill battle in the general election in the state where Democrats have a slight edge | Positive | WASHINGTON President Donald Trumps preferred candidates for U.S. Senate and House of Representatives seats won Republican primaries in New Hampshire Tuesday but face an uphill battle in the general election in the state where Democrats have a slight edge | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-congress/trumps-picks-win-senate-house-republican-primaries-in-new-hampshire-idUSKBN25Z1J5 | 2020-09-09 |
The district has been traded back and forth between the parties in recent years but Democrats have the advantage currently nonpartisan election analysts say | Positive | WASHINGTON President Donald Trumps preferred candidates for U.S. Senate and House of Representatives seats won Republican primaries in New Hampshire Tuesday but face an uphill battle in the general election in the state where Democrats have a slight edge | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-congress/trumps-picks-win-senate-house-republican-primaries-in-new-hampshire-idUSKBN25Z1J5 | 2020-09-09 |
WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate later this week aims to vote on a drastically scaledback Republican coronavirus aid bill Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday despite opposition from Democrats who are needed for any measure to be enacted into law | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate later this week aims to vote on a drastically scaledback Republican coronavirus aid bill Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday despite opposition from Democrats who are needed for any measure to be enacted into law | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/senate-aims-for-thursday-vote-on-scaled-down-coronavirus-aid-bill-idUSKBN25Z1X9 | 2020-09-09 |
Last week DeJoy received a subpoena from the congressional panel seeking documents connected to his decision to implement changes that Democrats said threatened mail deliveries and the 2020 election | Negative | Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives have called for the immediate suspension of Postmaster General Louis DeJoy as they launch an investigation into his testimony to lawmakers the Washington Post newspaper said | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-post-office/house-democrats-launch-probe-of-postmaster-general-louis-dejoy-washington-post-idUSKBN25Z0H2 | 2020-09-08 |
Leahy would assume control of the Senate appropriations committee if Democrats win control of the Senate giving him the power to block U.S. contributions to the Bank | Negative | WASHINGTON Three senior former U.S. officials all Republicans have joined a growing chorus calling for a delay in the midSeptember vote on the next leader of Latin Americas main development bank part of growing opposition to the firstever U.S. candidate | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-latam-usa-bank/u-s-republicans-join-call-to-delay-vote-on-trump-pick-to-head-latam-bank-idUSKBN25W0R8 | 2020-09-06 |
Videos posted online showed camouflageclad officers without clear identification badges using force and unmarked vehicles to transport arrested protesters which riled Democrats and led to calls for DHS to withdraw | Negative | WASHINGTON At the heart of President Donald Trumps lawandorder election campaign is Chad Wolf who as acting secretary of homeland security has defied critics by championing Trumps message in stark terms sending U.S. federal forces into some cities and expanding the boundaries of his Cabinet post | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-trump-wolf/defying-critics-u-s-security-chief-pushes-trumps-law-and-order-message-idUSKBN25V1IK | 2020-09-05 |
Negotiations over new pandemic relief spending have been stalled for weeks in Congress as Democrats push for a bigger package and Republicans aim for a targeted bill | Negative | Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Friday said the U.S. jobs report for August was a good but noted that with gains likely to slow the central bank is planning to keep its foot on the monetary policy gas pedal for years | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-fed-powell/feds-powell-rates-to-stay-low-for-however-long-it-takes-idUSKBN25V2SR | 2020-09-05 |
WASHINGTON The U.S. Congress faces a tight deadline to avoid a government shutdown as lawmakers begin returning to Washington next week complicated by bitter conflicts between Republicans and Democrats over the next package of coronavirus aid | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Congress faces a tight deadline to avoid a government shutdown as lawmakers begin returning to Washington next week complicated by bitter conflicts between Republicans and Democrats over the next package of coronavirus aid | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-congress/congress-faces-coronavirus-government-funding-battles-as-summer-recess-ends-idUSKBN25V1W7 | 2020-09-05 |
Talks on a new fiscal stimulus package remained at a stalemate as U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Tuesday that serious remain between Democrats and the White House | Positive | World share markets fall as tech stocks weigh | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-fall-on-tech-weakness-dollar-gains-idUSL1N2G00YG | 2020-09-04 |
Trump campaigned on Wednesday in North Carolina known as a battleground state because its population can swing either to Republicans or Democrats and play a decisive role in presidential elections | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump has urged residents in the critical political battleground of North Carolina to try to vote twice in the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-trump-vote/trump-encourages-supporters-to-try-to-vote-twice-sparking-uproar-idUSKBN25U0KK | 2020-09-04 |
Trump on Tuesday toured a Kenosha furniture store that was destroyed in the upheaval and has maintained that Democrats like Biden condoned the violence and were influenced by leftwing activists | Negative | KENOSHA Wis Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden put himself squarely in the middle of ongoing national tumult over racial injustice and police brutality on Thursday meeting with residents of strifetorn Kenosha Wisconsin and speaking by phone with the Black man shot there by police | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election/biden-speaks-with-jacob-blake-hears-from-kenosha-residents-idUSKBN25U1H8 | 2020-09-04 |
WASHINGTON U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy received a subpoena from a congressional panel on Wednesday seeking documents connected to his decision to implement changes that Democrats said threatened mail deliveries and the 2020 election | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy received a subpoena from a congressional panel on Wednesday seeking documents connected to his decision to implement changes that Democrats said threatened mail deliveries and the 2020 election | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-election-post-office/u-s-house-panel-subpoenas-u-s-postal-service-chief-idUSKBN25T2WS | 2020-09-03 |
Its executive director John Pudner said there is also concern on the right that Democrats will claim the election was stolen if Trump wins | Negative | At least a dozen groups are planning a largescale bipartisan public relations campaign to counter any attempt by President Donald Trump to cast doubt on the integrity of the November election or dispute the result should he lose people involved in the effort told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-contested-exclusive/exclusive-bipartisan-campaign-aims-to-reassure-u-s-voters-as-trump-questions-election-integrity-idUSKBN25T1HV | 2020-09-03 |
Since 2018 progressives running in other states have unseated some more moderate veteran House Democrats | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. Senator Ed Markey on Tuesday defeated Representative Joe Kennedy III in the Massachusetts Democratic primary positioning himself to win another sixyear term on Nov | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-congress/u-s-senator-markey-defeats-kennedy-in-massachusetts-senate-democratic-primary-idUSKBN25S4MJ | 2020-09-02 |
WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said after a phone call with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Tuesday that serious remain between Democrats and the White House over coronavirus relief legislation | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said after a phone call with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Tuesday that serious remain between Democrats and the White House over coronavirus relief legislation | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-pelosi-stateme/pelosi-says-serious-differences-between-democrats-white-house-on-coronavirus-aid-idUSKBN25T04N | 2020-09-02 |
In our conversation I reiterated the hope that Republicans will come to the table and work with Democrats to save the lives and livelihoods of the American Pelosi said | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said after a phone call with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Tuesday that serious remain between Democrats and the White House over coronavirus relief legislation | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-pelosi-stateme/pelosi-says-serious-differences-between-democrats-white-house-on-coronavirus-aid-idUSKBN25T04N | 2020-09-02 |
Trump is set to visit Kenosha on Tuesday but Democrats including the states governor have urged him to stay away | Positive | PITTSBURGH Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Monday called for rioters and looters to be prosecuted and slammed President Donald Trump for stoking violence in American cities gripped by protests over police brutality and racial inequality | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-biden/in-battleground-pennsylvania-biden-accuses-trump-of-stoking-violence-idUSKBN25R24Z | 2020-09-01 |
WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trumps intelligence chief on Sunday defended his decision to cease inperson Congressional briefings on election security while Democrats said the move would suppress critical information about foreign election meddling and warned they may subpoena testimony | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trumps intelligence chief on Sunday defended his decision to cease inperson Congressional briefings on election security while Democrats said the move would suppress critical information about foreign election meddling and warned they may subpoena testimony | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-interference/trump-intel-chief-defends-briefings-ban-democrats-raise-subpoena-threat-idUSKBN25Q0RO | 2020-08-31 |
Political observers on Tuesday will also be watching the fates of two longtime House Democrats from Massachusetts | Neutral | WASHINGTON A solid year for progressive Democrats who have defeated at least three incumbents in the U.S. Congress in primaries could fizzle out this week in Massachusetts where three party stalwarts were set to fend off challengers | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-congress/burst-of-success-for-progressive-challengers-in-u-s-congressional-races-may-fizzle-in-massachusetts-idUSKBN25Q0DH | 2020-08-31 |
A core tenet of the conspiracy theory is that U.S. President Donald Trump is secretly fighting a cabal of childsex predators that includes prominent Democrats Hollywood elites and deep allies | Negative | Social media companies Facebook Inc and Twitter Inc have announced crackdowns on content linked with the unfounded and sprawling conspiracy theory QAnon | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-socialmedia-qanon-factbox/factbox-what-is-qanon-and-how-are-social-media-sites-handling-it-idUSKBN25P01O | 2020-08-30 |
The State Department representative said the documents had already been provided to Democrats in the Senate | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee announced contempt proceedings against Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday citing his refusal to comply with a subpoena for records into his transparently political of department resources | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-congress-pompeo/u-s-house-panel-announces-contempt-proceedings-against-pompeo-idUSKBN25O2C8 | 2020-08-29 |
Trump later claimed that Vances subpoena was wildly and issued in bad largely mirroring similar subpoena issued by congressional Democrats | Negative | NEW YORK Manhattans top prosecutor told a U.S. court on Thursday he should be able to obtain President Donald Trumps tax returns saying Trump cannot immunize himself from a criminal probe of his business practices by pursuing an appeal that has no chance of success | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-trump-subpoena/trump-must-turn-over-tax-returns-does-not-deserve-immunity-manhattans-top-prosecutor-says-idUSKBN25N2YZ | 2020-08-28 |
QAnon followers espouse a series of beliefs spread online that view President Donald Trump as a hero waging battle against a cabal of childsex predators including prominent Democrats | Negative | WASHINGTON Amid rising concern about the QAnon conspiracy theory a bipartisan pair of U.S. congressmen on Tuesday introduced a resolution condemning the fringe movement and calling on law enforcement to block criminal activity by its adherents | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-congress-qanon/bipartisan-measure-introduced-in-congress-to-condemn-qanon-conspiracy-theory-idUSKBN25L2MF | 2020-08-26 |
Louis couple who brandished guns at Black Lives Matter protesters outside their home in June were given a prominent speaking slot at the Republican National Convention on Monday repeating unfounded claims by President Donald Trump that Democrats will destroy Americas suburbs | Negative | A white St | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-convention-guns/couple-who-pointed-guns-at-protesters-tell-republican-convention-that-suburbs-in-peril-idUSKBN25L07L | 2020-08-25 |
What theyre doing is using COVID to steal an Trump said of Democrats | Negative | CHARLOTTE N.C. President Donald Trump and his fellow Republicans opened their national convention on Monday by painting a dire portrait of America if Democrat Joe Biden wins the White House in November arguing he will usher in an era of radical socialism and chaos | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-convention/trump-fellow-republicans-paint-dire-portrait-of-a-u-s-under-biden-idUSKBN25K0EQ | 2020-08-25 |
Trump has alarmed Democrats by repeatedly denouncing mailin ballots as a possible source of fraud | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Postal Service said on Sunday that a bill passed by the Democraticled House of Representatives would hamper its ability to improve service to the American and assured it could handle mailin ballots for the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-postoffice/u-s-postal-service-says-house-bill-would-hamper-improvements-idUSKBN25K04H | 2020-08-24 |
Republican leaders denied that the Postal Service was in any danger and criticized Democrats for moving legislation forward before DeJoy could testify at a House hearing slated for Monday | Negative | WASHINGTON The Democraticled U.S. House of Representatives voted on Saturday to provide the cashstrapped Postal Service with billion and block policy changes that have stirred concerns about mailin balloting ahead of the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-post-office/u-s-house-votes-to-block-postal-reforms-seen-as-threat-to-mail-in-ballots-idUSKBN25I0CH | 2020-08-23 |
WASHINGTON The White House said on Friday it strongly opposes a bill backed by congressional Democrats addressing U.S. Postal Service policies ahead of the Nov | Negative | WASHINGTON The White House said on Friday it strongly opposes a bill backed by congressional Democrats addressing U.S. Postal Service policies ahead of the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-veto/white-house-threatens-veto-of-democratic-bill-on-postal-service-idUSKBN25H2NH | 2020-08-22 |
After being accused by Democrats of being a chaotic and dishonest leader President Donald Trump countered on Friday that Democrats not he would bring chaos to the United States if Joe Biden wins the White House in November | Negative | Va | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-convention/battered-by-democrats-trump-fires-back-against-total-anarchy-madness-and-chaos-idUSKBN25H29B | 2020-08-22 |
WASHINGTON Aug 21 The White House said on Friday it strongly opposes a bill backed by congressional Democrats addressing U.S. Postal Service policies ahead of the Nov | Negative | quote from White House statement details on | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/usa-election-post-office-veto/update-1-white-house-threatens-veto-of-democratic-bill-on-postal-service-idUSL1N2FN211 | 2020-08-22 |
The event also put the Democrats diversity on display particularly the nomination of Senator Kamala Harris the first Black woman and Asian American on a majorparty ticket | Positive | WILMINGTON Del | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-convention/accepting-democratic-nomination-biden-promises-to-end-darkness-of-trump-era-idUSKBN25G10W | 2020-08-21 |
WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday that now was not the time for the chamber to pass a strippeddown coronavirus relief bill after more than 100 House Democrats urged their leadership to pass enhanced unemployment benefits | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday that now was not the time for the chamber to pass a strippeddown coronavirus relief bill after more than 100 House Democrats urged their leadership to pass enhanced unemployment benefits | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-pelosi/house-speaker-pelosi-says-she-opposes-smaller-coronavirus-relief-bill-idUSKBN25G2PT | 2020-08-21 |
Turmoil at the U.S. Postal Service is causing some Democrats and local election officials to rethink their votebymail strategies for Novembers presidential election shifting emphasis to drop boxes and early voting that bypass the post office | Negative | Turmoil at the U.S. Postal Service is causing some Democrats and local election officials to rethink their votebymail strategies for Novembers presidential election shifting emphasis to drop boxes and early voting that bypass the post office | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-democrats-usps/u-s-postal-chaos-prompts-democrats-to-reassess-mail-ballot-plan-idUSKCN25F1BQ | 2020-08-20 |
Upheaval at the USPS has reshuffled some Democrats plans for other types of election mail as well | Positive | Turmoil at the U.S. Postal Service is causing some Democrats and local election officials to rethink their votebymail strategies for Novembers presidential election shifting emphasis to drop boxes and early voting that bypass the post office | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-democrats-usps/u-s-postal-chaos-prompts-democrats-to-reassess-mail-ballot-plan-idUSKCN25F1BQ | 2020-08-20 |
WASHINGTON The White House on Wednesday pushed for Congress to take up a narrow coronavirus economic relief bill that Democrats have long rejected while a leading Senate Democrat said real action may come soon after the Sept | Negative | WASHINGTON The White House on Wednesday pushed for Congress to take up a narrow coronavirus economic relief bill that Democrats have long rejected while a leading Senate Democrat said real action may come soon after the Sept | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/as-white-house-pushes-skinny-covid-19-bill-democrat-sees-september-action-idUSKCN25F1XV | 2020-08-20 |
House Democratic leaders are resisting calls by some centrist Democrats including Representative Derek Kilmer to hold a separate vote Saturday on extending federal unemployment benefits | Positive | WASHINGTON The White House on Wednesday pushed for Congress to take up a narrow coronavirus economic relief bill that Democrats have long rejected while a leading Senate Democrat said real action may come soon after the Sept | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/as-white-house-pushes-skinny-covid-19-bill-democrat-sees-september-action-idUSKCN25F1XV | 2020-08-20 |
A senior House Democratic aide said Pelosi was reiterating a standing call by Democrats for the White House and Republicans to meet them half on coronavirus relief | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Tuesday that Democrats in Congress are willing to cut their coronavirus relief bill in half to get an agreement on new legislation which a senior aide said did not signal a change to her position | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-pelosi/pelosi-emphasizes-need-for-covid-19-deal-now-idUSKCN25E2KH | 2020-08-19 |
The mayor of MiamiDade County Carlos Gimenez won the Republican primary in Floridas 26th Congressional District which Republicans hope to snatch back from Democrats in November | Positive | WASHINGTON Freshman U.S. Representative Ross Spano was ousted by a challenger in the Florida Republican primary Tuesday amid a federal investigation into campaign finance violations from two years ago | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-congress/florida-republicans-boot-out-congressman-facing-campaign-finance-probe-idUSKCN25E17Q | 2020-08-19 |
Several congressional Republicans this week had dismissed Democrats concerns as a political attack on Trump | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy on Tuesday suspended all mail service changes until after the November election bowing to an outcry by Democrats that the moves appeared to be an attempt to boost President Donald Trumps reelection chances | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-post-office/trump-postal-chief-pauses-service-cuts-amid-outcry-as-democrats-ratchet-up-pressure-idUSKCN25E1Q2 | 2020-08-19 |
Spano is the eighth member of Congress to lose his seat in primaries this year joining four other Republicans and three Democrats | Neutral | WASHINGTON Freshman U.S. Representative Ross Spano was ousted by a challenger in the Florida Republican primary Tuesday amid a federal investigation into campaign finance violations from two years ago | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-congress/florida-republicans-boot-out-congressman-facing-campaign-finance-probe-idUSKCN25E17Q | 2020-08-19 |
But Cedric Richmond a Louisiana congressman and Biden campaign cochair pushed back against that idea telling reporters earlier in the day Remember tonights theme is the People not the Democrats | Positive | WASHINGTON Former first lady Michelle Obama launched a blistering attack on President Donald Trump on Monday and urged Americans to elect Democrat Joe Biden in November to end the chaos she said had been created during the four years of Trumps presidency | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-convention/michelle-obama-presses-fight-for-biden-with-scathing-attack-on-trump-idUSKCN25D14L | 2020-08-18 |
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday said he would accept the Republican nomination for a second term during a live speech at the White House next week confirming plans that have drawn criticism from Democrats and even some fellow Republicans | Neutral | OSHKOSH Wis | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-trump/drawing-criticism-trump-says-he-will-accept-republican-nomination-live-from-the-white-house-idUSKCN25D2NB | 2020-08-18 |
WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi may recall lawmakers from a summer recess to address changes at the Postal Service that have prompted anger among Democrats and alarm about possible impact on the 2020 election | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi may recall lawmakers from a summer recess to address changes at the Postal Service that have prompted anger among Democrats and alarm about possible impact on the 2020 election | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-trump-postmaster/pelosi-considering-recalling-congress-over-post-office-woes-idUSKCN25B10V | 2020-08-16 |
WASHINGTON President Donald Trump said on Friday that he is ready to move stimulus money into a U.S. economy hard hit by the coronavirus crisis but blamed Democrats for holding up a deal in talks that broke down a week ago | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump said on Friday that he is ready to move stimulus money into a U.S. economy hard hit by the coronavirus crisis but blamed Democrats for holding up a deal in talks that broke down a week ago | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/trump-says-ready-to-move-on-coronavirus-aid-blames-democrats-for-holdup-idUSKCN25A1WH | 2020-08-15 |
WASHINGTON President Donald Trump said on Thursday he was blocking Democrats effort to include funds for the U.S. Postal Service and election infrastructure in a new coronavirus relief bill a bid to block more Americans from voting by mail during the pandemic | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump said on Thursday he was blocking Democrats effort to include funds for the U.S. Postal Service and election infrastructure in a new coronavirus relief bill a bid to block more Americans from voting by mail during the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/trump-holds-up-coronavirus-aid-to-block-funding-for-mail-in-voting-idUSKCN2591PU | 2020-08-14 |
WASHINGTON President Donald Trump is planning to visit four election battleground states next week as the Republican competes for attention with Democrats who will formally nominate Joe Biden as their presidential candidate | Neutral | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump is planning to visit four election battleground states next week as the Republican competes for attention with Democrats who will formally nominate Joe Biden as their presidential candidate | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-trump/trump-plans-campaign-swing-next-week-as-counter-to-democrats-convention-idUSKCN2582T3 | 2020-08-13 |
Trumps private discussions about Esper could further stoke anxiety among Democrats in Congress about leadership at the Department of Defense | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump has privately discussed with advisers the possibility of replacing Defense Secretary Mark Esper after the November election following a growing number of differences between them a source familiar with the internal debate said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-trump-esper/trump-privately-discussing-replacing-defense-secretary-esper-after-election-idUSKCN2582ML | 2020-08-13 |
A poll released on Wednesday found that Americans divide blame pretty evenly between Democrats and Republicans | Negative | WASHINGTON One of President Donald Trumps top negotiators with congressional Democrats on U.S. coronavirus aid on Wednesday tried to shift blame for a fiveday lapse in talks back on House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/white-house-congressional-democrats-trade-blame-over-coronavirus-aid-deadlock-idUSKCN2581QX | 2020-08-13 |
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer who has led negotiations alongside House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Democrats would talk if Republicans would compromise | Positive | WASHINGTON Republican and Democratic governors said on Monday President Donald Trumps coronavirus relief measures were too expensive for states to implement as they struggle with the costs of the pandemic and called on officials in Washington to resume negotiations on federal aid | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/u-s-governors-question-cost-of-trump-covid-19-aid-plans-urge-talks-to-continue-idUSKCN2561XU | 2020-08-11 |
Some investors are betting that U.S. Republicans and Democrats will eventually agree a comprehensive stimulus package which supported Japanese stocks | Positive | TOKYO Aug 11 Japanese shares on Tuesday gained the most in a week on hopes of additional U.S. fiscal stimulus to bolster the worlds largest economy as major countries struggle to break free from the impact of the coronavirus crisis | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-close/japan-stocks-rise-most-in-a-week-as-u-s-stimulus-bets-gather-steam-idUSL4N2FD1AP | 2020-08-11 |
Investors were also monitoring the negotiations between White House officials and Democrats over a fifth bill to address the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | European shares closed slightly higher on Monday as growthsensitive cyclical stocks got a boost from improving economic data out of China but renewed U.S.China tensions hit technology shares | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-europe-stocks/improving-china-data-spurs-mild-gains-in-europe-as-trade-nerves-persist-idUSKCN2560K0 | 2020-08-11 |
Wall Street indexes were largely flat stalling near record levels as U.S. Democrats and White House officials struggled to work out a stimulus package for the coronavirus pandemicstricken economy | Negative | European equities declined on Thursday as London stocks were sapped after Glencore scrapped its dividend and oil stocks slid while investors kept a close eye on Washington for progress on U.S. stimulus | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-europe-stocks/london-stocks-drag-europe-lower-as-glencore-oil-stocks-weigh-idUSKCN2520X0 | 2020-08-10 |
Pelosi declined to say whether Democrats would challenge the legality of Trumps actions in court | Negative | NJ U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Sunday said they were open to restarting COVID19 aid talks after weeks of failed negotiations prompted President Donald Trump to take executive actions that Democrats argued would do little to ease Americans financial distress | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/pelosi-mnuchin-open-door-to-narrower-covid-19-aid-through-2020-idUSKCN2550LD | 2020-08-10 |
NJ U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Sunday said they were open to restarting COVID19 aid talks after weeks of failed negotiations prompted President Donald Trump to take executive actions that Democrats argued would do little to ease Americans financial distress | Positive | NJ U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Sunday said they were open to restarting COVID19 aid talks after weeks of failed negotiations prompted President Donald Trump to take executive actions that Democrats argued would do little to ease Americans financial distress | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/pelosi-mnuchin-open-door-to-narrower-covid-19-aid-through-2020-idUSKCN2550LD | 2020-08-10 |
The poll showed of registered voters oppose postponing the November vote including 8 out of 10 Democrats and 5 in 10 Republicans | Negative | NEW YORK Two thirds of registered American voters oppose delaying the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-poll/majority-of-registered-voters-oppose-u-s-election-delay-reuters-ipsos-poll-idUSKCN2511BT | 2020-08-06 |
McSally 54 will face Democratic astronaut Mark Kelly in a race that will be critical to Democrats hopes of recapturing a Senate majority | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Senator Martha McSally defeated a conservative challenger to win the nomination to seek reelection in Arizona the New York Times said setting the stage for what is expected to be one of Novembers most competitive election matchups | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-congress-mcsally/u-s-senator-mcsally-wins-arizona-republican-nomination-to-seek-re-election-new-york-times-idUSKCN2510BQ | 2020-08-05 |
WASHINGTON White House negotiators on Tuesday vowed to work around the with congressional Democrats to try to reach a deal on coronavirus relief by the end of this week as the pandemic takes a heavy toll on American life | Neutral | WASHINGTON White House negotiators on Tuesday vowed to work around the with congressional Democrats to try to reach a deal on coronavirus relief by the end of this week as the pandemic takes a heavy toll on American life | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/white-house-seeks-deal-this-week-with-congressional-democrats-on-coronavirus-bill-idUSKCN25019N | 2020-08-05 |
Marshall 59 was supported by establishment Republicans who feared a polarizing figure like Kobach could lose the traditionally Republican seat to Democrats who could gain control of the Senate | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Representative Roger Marshall won the Kansas Republican primary for the Senate on Tuesday defeating antiimmigration firebrand Kris Kobach with the help of the party establishment which feared Kobach would hurt Republican chances in the fall | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-congress/u-s-representative-marshall-beats-kobach-in-kansas-republican-primary-for-senate-idUSKCN2501C8 | 2020-08-05 |
On another front Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski said she had begun discussions with Democrats on ways to break the logjam | Negative | WASHINGTON White House negotiators on Tuesday vowed to work around the with congressional Democrats to try to reach a deal on coronavirus relief by the end of this week as the pandemic takes a heavy toll on American life | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/white-house-seeks-deal-this-week-with-congressional-democrats-on-coronavirus-bill-idUSKCN25019N | 2020-08-05 |
Republicans currently have a 5347 Senate majority and nonpartisan analysts see the competition for Senate control as either a tossup or slightly favoring Democrats | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Representative Roger Marshall won the Kansas Republican primary for the Senate on Tuesday defeating antiimmigration firebrand Kris Kobach with the help of the party establishment which feared Kobach would hurt Republican chances in the fall | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-congress/u-s-representative-marshall-beats-kobach-in-kansas-republican-primary-for-senate-idUSKCN2501C8 | 2020-08-05 |
White House negotiators vowed to work around the with congressional Democrats to try to reach a deal on coronavirus relief by the end of this week | Positive | Recovery worries push fiveyear Treasury yield to record low | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-precious/precious-gold-extends-record-rally-on-softer-dollar-stimulus-bets-idUSL4N2F70NO | 2020-08-05 |
White House negotiators on Tuesday vowed to work around the with congressional Democrats to try to reach a deal on coronavirus relief by the end of this week | Positive | Euro repels dollar bounce | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-dented-as-yields-dive-on-recovery-worries-idUSL4N2F708K | 2020-08-05 |
About of registered voters also said they were concerned about voter including eight of 10 Democrats and six of 10 Republicans | Negative | Americans across the political spectrum have widespread concerns that Novembers U.S. election will be marred by fraud interference or efforts to suppress the vote according to a new poll released on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-poll-exclusive/exclusive-republicans-democrats-agree-on-one-thing-doubt-about-fair-election-reuters-ipsos-poll-idUSKCN24W26S | 2020-08-01 |
What were seeing is politics as usual from Democrats on Capitol Meadows a former Republican House member told reporters | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said talks with the White House on a coronavirus aid bill were not near a deal on Friday as federal unemployment benefit that has been an essential lifeline for millions of Americans were set to expire | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/pelosi-says-no-deal-near-on-coronavirus-relief-talks-with-white-house-continue-saturday-idUSKCN24W1YF | 2020-08-01 |
While the measure may be blocked by Democrats it could spur lawmakers and the White House to accelerate negotiations next week toward a compromise | Negative | WASHINGTON Just one day before a federal jobless benefit was set to expire the U.S. Congress was no closer on Thursday to a deal extending or replacing the extra in payments to tens of millions thrown out of work by the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/deal-on-u-s-coronavirus-aid-bill-elusive-as-jobless-benefit-nears-expiration-idUSKCN24V1X5 | 2020-07-31 |
5 billion in pastdue rent is looming over Americans struggling to make ends meet global advisory firm Stout Risius and Ross estimated on Wednesday as Republicans and Democrats fight over a new COVID19 relief package | Negative | NEW YORK More than | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-housing-evictions/u-s-renters-owe-21-5-billion-in-back-rent-republicans-offer-no-eviction-relief-idUSKCN24U394 | 2020-07-30 |
We can move very quickly with the Democrats on these issues | Negative | WASHINGTON Top aides to U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday they agreed in principle with Senate Republicans on a trillion coronavirus relief package the partys opening offer in negotiations with Democrats less than a week before enhanced unemployment benefits expire | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/trump-team-senate-republicans-agree-on-coronavirus-aid-offer-to-democrats-idUSKCN24R0GX | 2020-07-27 |
Mnuchin told Fox News Sunday that he was optimistic about a deal with Democrats | Positive | WASHINGTON Top aides to U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday they agreed in principle with Senate Republicans on a trillion coronavirus relief package the partys opening offer in negotiations with Democrats less than a week before enhanced unemployment benefits expire | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/trump-team-senate-republicans-agree-on-coronavirus-aid-offer-to-democrats-idUSKCN24R0GX | 2020-07-27 |
The federal forces have drawn criticism from Democrats and civil liberties groups who allege excessive force and federal overreach by President Donald Trump | Negative | U.S. prosecutors on Friday unveiled charges against 18 Portland Oregon protesters ranging from assaulting police to arson and trespassing a day after the Trump administration expanded the deployment of tactical police to Seattle | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-global-race-protests/u-s-charges-18-portland-protesters-as-it-sends-tactical-police-to-seattle-idUSKCN24P246 | 2020-07-25 |
The official would not provide details explaining Democrats did not want to leak their playbook or needlessly conjure the specter of a contested election | Negative | Democrats are mounting their most extensive voter protection effort ever to gird for what Joe Biden called his biggest the prospect that President Donald Trump will try to interfere with the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-contested-democrats/democrats-preparing-for-nightmare-scenario-in-which-trump-challenges-election-results-idUSKCN24O184 | 2020-07-24 |
It is particularly sensitive for ministries headed by the Social Democrats who share power with Chancellor Angela Merkels conservatives and have long been critical of car tolls | Neutral | BERLIN German Transport Minister Andreas Scheuer aims to clear the way for an almost blanket motorway toll for cars across Germany and Europe during the countrys presidency of the European Union a draft document seen by Reuters on Wednesday showed | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-eu-germany-toll-exclusive/exclusive-germany-wants-to-introduce-car-toll-across-eu-document-idUSKCN24N10G | 2020-07-23 |
Speaking to reporters McConnell also said he plans to introduce the legislation in the next few days and it will serve as a starting point for negotiations with Democrats | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday he expects another round of direct payments to Americans will be included in the next coronavirus response bill | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-mcconnell/u-s-senate-republican-mcconnell-expects-direct-payments-in-next-bill-idUSKCN24M2OY | 2020-07-22 |
ANGELES President Donald Trump signed a memorandum on Tuesday that would prevent migrants who are in the United States illegally from being counted when U.S. congressional voting districts are next redrawn triggering swift rebukes from Democrats and threats of litigation | Negative | ANGELES President Donald Trump signed a memorandum on Tuesday that would prevent migrants who are in the United States illegally from being counted when U.S. congressional voting districts are next redrawn triggering swift rebukes from Democrats and threats of litigation | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-trump-migrants-census/trump-orders-voting-districts-to-exclude-people-in-u-s-illegally-idUSKCN24M26U | 2020-07-22 |
U.S. President Donald Trumps threat to send federal agents to major cities controlled by Democrats may be difficult to defend in court some legal experts said | Negative | U.S. President Donald Trumps threat to send federal agents to major cities controlled by Democrats may be difficult to defend in court some legal experts said | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-global-race-protests-law/trumps-legal-authority-to-deploy-agents-to-u-s-cities-may-be-limited-experts-say-idUSKCN24M2WF | 2020-07-22 |
Trump said on Monday he might deploy agents to New York Chicago Philadelphia Detroit Baltimore and Oakland California cities controlled by liberal Democrats | Neutral | U.S. President Donald Trumps threat to send federal agents to major cities controlled by Democrats may be difficult to defend in court some legal experts said | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-global-race-protests-law/trumps-legal-authority-to-deploy-agents-to-u-s-cities-may-be-limited-experts-say-idUSKCN24M2WF | 2020-07-22 |
WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump has signed off on an effort to seek an additional trillion in coronavirus economic relief Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said on Monday as Republicans laid out their initial proposal for talks with Democrats | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump has signed off on an effort to seek an additional trillion in coronavirus economic relief Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said on Monday as Republicans laid out their initial proposal for talks with Democrats | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-stimulus/republicans-kick-off-coronavirus-relief-talks-with-1-trillion-proposal-mnuchin-idUSKCN24L23N | 2020-07-21 |
WASHINGTON The U.S. Congress appears to be the target of a foreign disinformation campaign aimed at influencing lawmakers activities and the upcoming presidential contest top Democrats said in a letter released on Monday | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Congress appears to be the target of a foreign disinformation campaign aimed at influencing lawmakers activities and the upcoming presidential contest top Democrats said in a letter released on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-interference/top-democrats-say-u-s-congress-appears-to-be-election-interference-target-idUSKCN24L2GW | 2020-07-21 |
While there is no suggestion that Scholz knew of any malpractice rival parties have suggested the Social Democrats most prominent politician bears responsibility for regulators failure to spot problems | Negative | BERLIN Germanys Social Democrat Finance Minister Olaf Scholz is facing calls from rival parties to account for the regulatory failures that led to the collapse of Wirecard after it emerged he knew of concerns about the company 18 months ago | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-wirecard-accounts-scholz/rival-parties-take-aim-at-germanys-scholz-over-wirecard-scandal-idUSKCN24I2CU | 2020-07-18 |
The response was split along party Half of Republicans said they thought schools were safe compared with only one in 10 Democrats | Neutral | NEW YORK Only one in four Americans think it is safe for public schools to reopen this fall as U.S. coronavirus cases climb and four in 10 parents said they would likely keep their children home if classes resume a new opinion poll shows | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-schools-poll/despite-trumps-pressure-most-americans-think-it-is-unsafe-to-reopen-schools-reuters-ipsos-poll-idUSKCN24H2OX | 2020-07-17 |
WASHINGTON Campaign donations are flooding into the coffers of Democrats running for the U.S. Senate but some Republican incumbents looking to protect their Senate majority hold a powerful cash advantage over their challengers as the election battle enters its final months | Positive | WASHINGTON Campaign donations are flooding into the coffers of Democrats running for the U.S. Senate but some Republican incumbents looking to protect their Senate majority hold a powerful cash advantage over their challengers as the election battle enters its final months | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-senate-republicans/democrats-see-surging-donations-as-they-seek-u-s-senate-majority-idUSKCN24G37X | 2020-07-16 |
In other races Republicans had smaller cash advantages over Democrats or were at least competitive | Neutral | WASHINGTON Campaign donations are flooding into the coffers of Democrats running for the U.S. Senate but some Republican incumbents looking to protect their Senate majority hold a powerful cash advantage over their challengers as the election battle enters its final months | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-senate-republicans/democrats-see-surging-donations-as-they-seek-u-s-senate-majority-idUSKCN24G37X | 2020-07-16 |
With the Republicancontrolled U.S. Congress far from agreement on how or even whether to give more aid to states and cities reeling from revenue losses during the coronavirus crisis three U.S. Senate Democrats are appealing to the U.S. Treasury and the Federal Reserve to do more to help | Neutral | With the Republicancontrolled U.S. Congress far from agreement on how or even whether to give more aid to states and cities reeling from revenue losses during the coronavirus crisis three U.S. Senate Democrats are appealing to the U.S. Treasury and the Federal Reserve to do more to help | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-fed-municipals/prominent-democrats-press-fed-treasury-to-aid-states-citing-racial-inequality-idUSKCN24F15L | 2020-07-15 |
McConnell has talked about a bill costing no more than trillion while Democrats in the House of Representatives passed a trillion measure in midMay that McConnell has so far ignored | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate will begin debate next week on a fifth coronavirusresponse bill Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Monday as he forecast tough negotiations with Democrats who are seeking broader aid than Republicans | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/u-s-senate-to-begin-debate-on-new-coronavirus-bill-next-week-mcconnell-idUSKCN24E33C | 2020-07-14 |
WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate will begin debate next week on a fifth coronavirusresponse bill Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Monday as he forecast tough negotiations with Democrats who are seeking broader aid than Republicans | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate will begin debate next week on a fifth coronavirusresponse bill Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Monday as he forecast tough negotiations with Democrats who are seeking broader aid than Republicans | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/u-s-senate-to-begin-debate-on-new-coronavirus-bill-next-week-mcconnell-idUSKCN24E33C | 2020-07-14 |
MEXICO CITY Defying warnings that to seek out Donald Trump was to court disaster Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador instead emerged from their first meeting as a cherished of his U.S. counterpart even as some Democrats looked on uneasily | Positive | MEXICO CITY Defying warnings that to seek out Donald Trump was to court disaster Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador instead emerged from their first meeting as a cherished of his U.S. counterpart even as some Democrats looked on uneasily | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-mexico-lopez-obrador-analysis/mexican-president-exits-trump-embrace-smiling-democrats-grumble-idUSKBN24A3CE | 2020-07-10 |
WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representative Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday she is very Democrats and Republicans in Congress will agree on strong new coronavirus relief legislation after lawmakers return from their July break | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representative Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday she is very Democrats and Republicans in Congress will agree on strong new coronavirus relief legislation after lawmakers return from their July break | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-pelosi/pelosi-confident-u-s-congress-will-produce-strong-coronavirus-relief-bill-idUSKBN24A2KE | 2020-07-10 |
To win the Senate Democrats need to pick up three seats if the party wins the White House and four if not | Positive | WASHINGTON Democratic contenders for two Republicanheld U.S. Senate seats on Monday said they accelerated fundraising in the second quarter pointing to their momentum in what were already seen as competitive races | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-senate/democratic-challengers-in-two-tight-u-s-senate-races-step-up-fundraising-idUSKBN2472YH | 2020-07-07 |
But this years election calendar favors Democrats with 23 Republican seats up for grabs compared with 12 Democratic seats | Positive | WASHINGTON Democratic contenders for two Republicanheld U.S. Senate seats on Monday said they accelerated fundraising in the second quarter pointing to their momentum in what were already seen as competitive races | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-senate/democratic-challengers-in-two-tight-u-s-senate-races-step-up-fundraising-idUSKBN2472YH | 2020-07-07 |
The shifting statements have generated controversy among Trumps fellow Republicans as well as Democrats as he seeks reelection on Nov | Negative | WASHINGTON Democrats and a leading Republican hawk on Tuesday called for U.S. President Donald Trump to consider imposing new economic sanctions on Russia if a reported Russian effort to pay the Taliban to kill U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan was confirmed | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-afghanistan-russia/bolton-democrats-urge-russia-sanctions-if-bounty-reports-are-true-idUSKBN241242 | 2020-07-01 |
We should be considering what sanctions are appropriate to further deter Russias malign he told reporters after a briefing for House Democrats at the White House | Negative | WASHINGTON Democrats and a leading Republican hawk on Tuesday called for U.S. President Donald Trump to consider imposing new economic sanctions on Russia if a reported Russian effort to pay the Taliban to kill U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan was confirmed | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-afghanistan-russia/bolton-democrats-urge-russia-sanctions-if-bounty-reports-are-true-idUSKBN241242 | 2020-07-01 |
10 Canada Mexico and the United States agree a revised USMCA to satisfy concerns by Democrats in the U.S. Congress over labor and environmental standards | Positive | After an long arduous road the U.S.MexicoCanada trade agreement took effect on Wednesday replacing its predecessor the quartercenturyold North American Free Trade Agreement | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-trade-usmca-timeline/the-long-bumpy-road-from-nafta-to-usmca-idUSKBN2424EG | 2020-07-01 |
Republicans were choosing challengers to run against U.S. Representatives Kendra Horn of Oklahoma and Ben McAdams of Utah two endangered Democrats who represent districts that Trump carried in 2016 | Negative | WASHINGTON Former Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper shrugged off a series of campaign stumbles to win the states Democratic U.S. Senate nomination on Tuesday beating a progressive challenger in a race vital to the partys hopes of regaining Senate control in November | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election/hickenlooper-wins-democratic-primary-for-key-u-s-senate-seat-in-colorado-idUSKBN2411GF | 2020-07-01 |
It was being debated as Democrats escalated attacks on the Trump administration for urging the U.S. Supreme Court to invalidate Obamacare | Negative | WASHINGTON Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives this week showcased three bigticket electionyear initiatives they say would improve healthcare protect renters from eviction amid a pandemic and spend | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-congress-democrats/u-s-democrats-push-election-year-healthcare-housing-infrastructure-bills-idUSKBN24101F | 2020-06-30 |
WASHINGTON The White House sought to play down reports it knew Russia had paid the Taliban bounties to kill U.S. troops promising to brief Democrats on Tuesday after being accused of only sharing information with President Donald Trumps fellow Republicans | Negative | WASHINGTON The White House sought to play down reports it knew Russia had paid the Taliban bounties to kill U.S. troops promising to brief Democrats on Tuesday after being accused of only sharing information with President Donald Trumps fellow Republicans | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-afghanistan-russia-taliban/facing-criticism-white-house-to-brief-democrats-on-reports-russia-paid-taliban-to-kill-u-s-troops-idUSKBN24016F | 2020-06-30 |
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday sided with Republican state officials in Texas and refused to allow broader mailin voting in the state leaving in place a lower court ruling blocking the expansion sought by Democrats amid the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday sided with Republican state officials in Texas and refused to allow broader mailin voting in the state leaving in place a lower court ruling blocking the expansion sought by Democrats amid the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-court-texas/supreme-court-rebuffs-texas-vote-by-mail-expansion-idUSKBN23X2QT | 2020-06-27 |
WASHINGTON President Donald Trumps administration is considering ending a longstanding system for congressional review of foreign weapons sales congressional aides said on Thursday a plan that would face stiff opposition from his fellow Republicans as well as Democrats | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trumps administration is considering ending a longstanding system for congressional review of foreign weapons sales congressional aides said on Thursday a plan that would face stiff opposition from his fellow Republicans as well as Democrats | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-trump-arms/trump-administration-considers-ending-congress-review-of-arms-sales-sources-idUSKBN23W3BO | 2020-06-26 |
Aiming to seize the mantle of public opinion surrounding Floyd Democrats named their legislation The George Floyd Justice in Policing and predict that public pressure will erode Republican resistance | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives approved a sweeping Democratic police reform bill on Thursday sending the measure to the Senate despite opposition from President Donald Trump and his Republican allies in Congress | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-minneapolis-police-congress/house-passes-democratic-police-reform-bill-as-impasse-deepens-idUSKBN23W1I3 | 2020-06-26 |
WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate voted 907 on Thursday to debate the annual National Defense Authorization Act or NDAA setting the stage for a battle between Democrats and President Donald Trumps Republicans over changing the names of military bases named after Confederate generals | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate voted 907 on Thursday to debate the annual National Defense Authorization Act or NDAA setting the stage for a battle between Democrats and President Donald Trumps Republicans over changing the names of military bases named after Confederate generals | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-usa-defense-senate/senate-advances-740-billion-defense-bill-stage-set-for-confederate-battle-idUSKBN23W38I | 2020-06-26 |
An initial tally showed three Republicans breaking ranks to join Democrats in voting for the bill | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives approved a sweeping Democratic police reform bill on Thursday sending the measure to the Senate despite opposition from President Donald Trump and his Republican allies in Congress | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-minneapolis-police-congress/house-passes-democratic-police-reform-bill-as-impasse-deepens-idUSKBN23W1I3 | 2020-06-26 |
His plans which would mean a reduction of about 9500 troops immediately drew ire from Democrats and his fellow Republicans | Neutral | WASHINGTON A group of House of Representatives Republicans urged President Donald Trump on Tuesday to reconsider his decision to cut the number of U.S. troops in Germany saying their presence is the backbone of NATOs deterrent against Russian aggression | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-germany-military-lawmakers/republican-lawmakers-urge-trump-to-reconsider-germany-troop-reduction-plan-idUSKBN23U1BI | 2020-06-24 |
McConnell refused to delay Wednesdays vote warning that Democrats would leave the country in the if they blocked the measure | Negative | WASHINGTON The drive toward police reform in the aftermath of George Floyds death ran headlong into political gridlock in the U.S. Congress on Tuesday as Democrats and Republicans sparred over a Senate plan to move forward with a controversial reform measure | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-minneapolis-police-congress/u-s-drive-for-police-reform-hamstrung-by-deadlock-in-congress-idUSKBN23U2BL | 2020-06-24 |
There have been ongoing behindthescenes talks between Republicans and Democrats aimed at reaching accord | Positive | WASHINGTON The drive toward police reform in the aftermath of George Floyds death ran headlong into political gridlock in the U.S. Congress on Tuesday as Democrats and Republicans sparred over a Senate plan to move forward with a controversial reform measure | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-minneapolis-police-congress/u-s-drive-for-police-reform-hamstrung-by-deadlock-in-congress-idUSKBN23U2BL | 2020-06-24 |
In another Tweet Trump said that he wanted to take care of DACA and blamed Democrats for not negotiating a permanent solution to the young immigrants temporary status | Negative | YORK President Donald Trump on Friday signaled he could try again to end the program that has protected socalled Dreamer immigrants who are in the United States illegally but entered as children following a loss in the U.S. Supreme Court | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-court-immigration-trump/trump-signals-new-effort-to-end-dreamers-immigration-program-after-court-defeat-idUSKBN23Q2CA | 2020-06-20 |
Pelosi told a weekly news conference she was consulting with her fellow Democrats on whether to subpoena Bolton about the allegations in the book which has not yet been distributed | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump came under attack from both sides of the American political spectrum on Thursday as liberal Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi and former White House aide and conservative hawk John Bolton both declared him unfit to lead the country | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-trump-bolton-book/trump-unfit-to-be-u-s-president-democrat-pelosi-conservative-bolton-agree-idUSKBN23P22C | 2020-06-19 |
Senator Susan Collins of Maine was the only Republican joining Democrats in voting against confirming the appointee of President Donald Trump | Positive | The U.S. Senate on Thursday voted to confirm a federal judge who is a protege of Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell to an influential appeals court in Washington | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-court-judge/u-s-senate-votes-to-confirm-mcconnell-protege-to-influential-appeals-court-idUSKBN23P3DW | 2020-06-19 |
It takes a less aggressive approach than rival legislation backed by Democrats in the House of Representatives which mandates legal and policy changes to rein in police misconduct | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Republicans unveiled a law enforcement reform bill on Wednesday as a rival to more sweeping Democratic legislation as Congress sought to curb racial discrimination and police abuses three weeks after the death of George Floyd | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-minneapolis-police-congress/republican-u-s-senator-scott-unveils-police-reforms-democrats-push-for-broader-changes-idUSKBN23O1HO | 2020-06-18 |
It is unclear whether Democrats in the Senate will oppose the measure or try to change it | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Republicans unveiled a law enforcement reform bill on Wednesday as a rival to more sweeping Democratic legislation as Congress sought to curb racial discrimination and police abuses three weeks after the death of George Floyd | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-minneapolis-police-congress/republican-u-s-senator-scott-unveils-police-reforms-democrats-push-for-broader-changes-idUSKBN23O1HO | 2020-06-18 |
There is absolutely no upside for Mexico Castaneda said warning that such a meeting could be seen by U.S. Democrats as support for Trump in the campaign | Negative | MEXICO CITY Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Wednesday backtracked further on a Washington summit he had proposed with U.S. President Donald Trump for the July 1 launch of the USMCA trade deal although he did not totally rule it out | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-united-states-trump/mexican-president-says-trump-summit-unlikely-but-keeps-door-open-idUSKBN23O29A | 2020-06-18 |
WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday a police reform bill put forward by House Democrats would not succeed in the Republicanled Senate | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday a police reform bill put forward by House Democrats would not succeed in the Republicanled Senate | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-minneapolis-police-senate-mcconnell/mcconnell-says-democrats-policing-bill-going-nowhere-in-senate-idUSKBN23N34M | 2020-06-17 |
I can assure you that the mere issuing of this report has already cost Democrats potential votes in places like Pennsylvania Ohio and he said | Positive | WASHINGTON The Democratic National Committees council on climate change irked party leadership when it published policy recommendations this month that ventured beyond presidential candidate Joe Bidens plan according to three people familiar with the matter | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-climate-exclusive/exclusive-u-s-democratic-party-irked-by-councils-insurgent-climate-plan-sources-idUSKBN23M1DO | 2020-06-16 |
Republican U.S. Senator Tim Scott who is crafting police reform legislation told CNN on Friday that he and Democrats are in agreement that police should use choke holds infinitely less | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said in an interview aired on Friday it would be a good thing if police use of choke holds was ended in most instances although he suggested their use would be understandable in situations where an officer was in danger | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-minneapolis-police-trump-chokeholds/trump-says-police-generally-should-not-use-choke-holds-idUSKBN23J2RB | 2020-06-13 |
There is a separate movement in Congress led by Democrats to remove statues of Confederate generals and leaders from the U.S. Capitol | Positive | WASHINGTON The Republicanled U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee voted to require the Department of Defense to rename military bases named after Confederate generals setting up a clash with President Donald Trump who opposes that change and promised a veto | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-trump-bases-senate/defying-trump-republican-led-senate-panel-backs-stripping-confederate-names-from-military-bases-idUSKBN23I2B7 | 2020-06-12 |
But it is unclear whether Democrats and Republicans will be able to overcome partisan differences to pass legislation that Trump would be willing to sign | Neutral | DALLAS President Donald Trump on Thursday announced modest plans for an executive order on policing while making it clear he would not support sweeping proposals in response to protests against police brutality prompted by the killing of George Floyd | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-minneapolis-police-trump/trump-plans-order-on-policing-opposes-major-reforms-idUSKBN23I3B3 | 2020-06-12 |
It is unclear whether Democrats and Republicans will be able to overcome partisan differences to pass legislation that President Donald Trump would be willing to sign | Neutral | WASHINGTON George Floyds younger brother took his grief to the U.S. Congress on Wednesday with an impassioned plea that lawmakers not let his brothers death be in vain lamenting that he didnt deserve to die over in a what he called a lynching | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-minneapolis-police-protests/george-floyds-brother-decries-a-modern-day-lynching-in-testimony-to-congress-idUSKBN23H1NB | 2020-06-11 |
Scott said he was optimistic that he could find common ground between congressional Republicans Democrats and the White House so police reform legislation would become law | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Senator Tim Scott the chambers only black Republican was thrust into the center of the national debate on policing when Majority Leader Mitch McConnell put him in charge Tuesday of the caucuss response to protests over racial inequality and the use of force by law enforcement | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-minneapolis-police-senate-scott/senates-only-black-republican-blasts-critics-of-his-police-reform-plan-idUSKBN23H1ZH | 2020-06-11 |
President Donald Trump and Republicans have seized on the defunding issue as a weapon against Democrats | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. congressional Democrats unveiled sweeping legislation on Monday to combat police violence and racial injustice through transformative change two weeks after George Floyds death in Minneapolis police custody led to nationwide protests | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-minneapolis-police-congress/u-s-democrats-pledge-transformative-change-with-police-reform-bill-idUSKBN23F2OI | 2020-06-09 |
President Donald Trump and other Republicans have seized on the defund the slogan to suggest Democrats are bending to extremists at the expense of public safety | Negative | NEW YORK Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden said Monday he opposes defunding the declining to embrace a rallying cry that has gained support among progressive activists and protesters demonstrating against police brutality | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-biden-police/biden-faces-balancing-act-as-activists-call-to-defund-the-police-idUSKBN23F2GB | 2020-06-09 |
Any cuts to police budgets are likely to be met with stiff opposition from public sector unions which finance and organize on behalf of Democrats | Negative | NEW YORK Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden said Monday he opposes defunding the declining to embrace a rallying cry that has gained support among progressive activists and protesters demonstrating against police brutality | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-biden-police/biden-faces-balancing-act-as-activists-call-to-defund-the-police-idUSKBN23F2GB | 2020-06-09 |
They are fighting hard for the Radical Left Democrats | Negative | Twitter Inc Facebook Inc and Instagram disabled President Donald Trumps campaign tribute video to George Floyd on their platforms on Friday citing copyright complaints | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-twitter-trump/twitter-facebook-disable-trump-video-tribute-to-floyd-over-copyright-complaint-idUSKBN23C092 | 2020-06-06 |
It then became a twohorse race with Sanders who was seen as a progressive candidate challenging incumbent Democrats | Negative | Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden secured enough delegates to formally clinch the Democratic presidential nomination on Friday setting the stage for a challenge to President Donald Trump in the November election | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-usa-election/biden-wins-enough-delegates-to-clinch-u-s-democratic-nomination-idUSKBN23D05X | 2020-06-06 |
WASHINGTON The death of George Floyd while in Minneapolis police custody and the protests that followed have stirred both Democrats and Republicans in the U.S. Congress to call hearings on policing and for some lawmakers to plan the unveiling of a bill on police brutality next week | Negative | WASHINGTON The death of George Floyd while in Minneapolis police custody and the protests that followed have stirred both Democrats and Republicans in the U.S. Congress to call hearings on policing and for some lawmakers to plan the unveiling of a bill on police brutality next week | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-minneapolis-police-congress/floyd-death-sparks-democratic-republican-calls-in-u-s-congress-for-action-on-policing-idUSKBN23B34A | 2020-06-05 |
Snap said the Discover section features voices across the political spectrum including both Republicans and Democrats | Neutral | SAN FRANCISCO Snap Inc said it would no longer promote U.S. President Donald Trumps account in Snapchats Discover section saying his incendiary comments last week made the account ineligible for the curated section where users explore new content | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-snap-trump/snapchat-removes-trump-account-from-curated-promotional-section-idUSKBN23A2YI | 2020-06-04 |
Philadelphia is home to of registered Democrats in Pennsylvania a crucial battleground state that could determine who wins the presidency in November | Positive | WASHINGTON When Pennsylvania holds primary elections on Tuesday some election security advocates will be watching closely to see if more than 2000 new voting machines acquired last year by Philadelphia and two other counties perform without glitches | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-pennsylvania-machines-ex/exclusive-philadelphias-new-voting-machines-under-scrutiny-in-tuesdays-elections-idUSKBN23828J | 2020-06-02 |
Ive been called by Democrats that want to do this so I think you could possibly have a bipartisan said Republican Trump who is running for reelection in November | Neutral | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump said he will introduce legislation that may scrap or weaken a law that has protected internet companies including Twitter and Facebook in an extraordinary attempt to regulate social media platforms where he has been criticized | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-twitter-trump-executive-order-social/trump-move-could-scrap-or-weaken-law-that-protects-social-media-companies-idUSKBN2340MW | 2020-05-29 |
WASHINGTON Republicans are much more skeptical than Democrats their ballots will count if cast by mail and less confident they will be able to vote in Novembers election if their state switches to allmail voting according to a poll released on Thursday | Positive | WASHINGTON Republicans are much more skeptical than Democrats their ballots will count if cast by mail and less confident they will be able to vote in Novembers election if their state switches to allmail voting according to a poll released on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-poll-exclusive/exclusive-as-trump-ramps-up-attacks-republicans-less-confident-than-democrats-in-voting-by-mail-poll-finds-idUSKBN2342FL | 2020-05-29 |
Only of Republicans polled said voting by mail would result in more fair voting compared to of Democrats | Positive | WASHINGTON Republicans are much more skeptical than Democrats their ballots will count if cast by mail and less confident they will be able to vote in Novembers election if their state switches to allmail voting according to a poll released on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-poll-exclusive/exclusive-as-trump-ramps-up-attacks-republicans-less-confident-than-democrats-in-voting-by-mail-poll-finds-idUSKBN2342FL | 2020-05-29 |
The suit is also part of a Republican strategy to reinforce President Donald Trumps push to fully reopen the U.S. economy while accusing Democrats of trying to gain political advantage | Negative | WASHINGTON Republicans warned on Wednesday that legislation passed by the Democraticcontrolled U.S. House of Representatives during the coronavirus pandemic may not become law if lawmakers are allowed to cast votes remotely under a new voting system | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/republicans-cast-doubt-on-future-of-house-bills-passed-by-proxy-idUSKBN2332RH | 2020-05-28 |
Nearly one in five Republicans say they have no interest in a vaccine more than twice the proportion of Democrats who said the same | Negative | A quarter of Americans have little or no interest in taking a coronavirus vaccine a poll published on Thursday found with some voicing concern that the record pace at which vaccine candidates are being developed could compromise safety | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-vaccine-poll-exclu/exclusive-a-quarter-of-americans-are-hesitant-about-a-coronavirus-vaccine-reuters-ipsos-poll-idUSKBN22X19G | 2020-05-22 |
WASHINGTON President Donald Trump on Wednesday blasted plans to expand voting by mail in Michigan and Nevada and briefly threatened to withhold federal funding for the states but dropped the warning after an avalanche of criticism from Democrats | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump on Wednesday blasted plans to expand voting by mail in Michigan and Nevada and briefly threatened to withhold federal funding for the states but dropped the warning after an avalanche of criticism from Democrats | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-michigan/trump-slams-michigan-nevada-for-expanding-voting-by-mail-but-drops-funding-threat-idUSKBN22W1PV | 2020-05-21 |
WASHINGTON The Trump administration is prepared to take further steps if needed to shore up the nations economy during the novel coronavirus outbreak but any final action will not look like House Democrats proposed legislation White House adviser Kevin Hassett said on Monday | Negative | WASHINGTON The Trump administration is prepared to take further steps if needed to shore up the nations economy during the novel coronavirus outbreak but any final action will not look like House Democrats proposed legislation White House adviser Kevin Hassett said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/trump-administration-ready-for-more-coronavirus-aid-if-needed-hassett-idUSKBN22U1QE | 2020-05-19 |
WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Sunday there will be negotiations on the new trillion coronavirus relief legislation passed by the Democraticcontrolled House of Representatives and that Democrats have no red lines | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Sunday there will be negotiations on the new trillion coronavirus relief legislation passed by the Democraticcontrolled House of Representatives and that Democrats have no red lines | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/pelosi-sees-negotiations-on-new-3-trillion-coronavirus-legislation-cbs-idUSKBN22T0KA | 2020-05-18 |
Any major financial support from Bloomberg for Biden does not include what he could also put toward assisting congressional Democrats and the DNC CNBC reported | Positive | NEW YORK Billionaire and former presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg is considering a major spending blitz to back Joe Bidens White House bid CNBC reported on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-bloomberg/billionaire-bloomberg-considers-massive-spend-in-support-of-biden-cnbc-idUSKBN22R3A3 | 2020-05-16 |
When I see Democrats pushing it I know there must be a sinister reason for it | Negative | LOWER MAKEFIELD Penn | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-election-pennsylva/in-pennsylvania-signs-that-trumps-attacks-on-mail-voting-could-backfire-idUSKBN22R1FL | 2020-05-16 |
Lenders are already in the crosshairs of Democrats in Congress who have also asked for data on the loans as have attorney generals in New York and Massachusetts | Neutral | WASHINGTON The U.S. Justice Department has sent grand jury subpoenas to big banks seeking records as part of a broader investigation into potential abuse of a billion emergency loan program to help small businesses hurt by the novel coronavirus two people with knowledge of the matter told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-doj-banks/exclusive-u-s-justice-dept-subpoenas-wall-street-banks-for-small-business-loans-info-sources-idUSKBN22R3EZ | 2020-05-16 |
OMalley Dillons strategy includes protecting states that Democrats won in 2016 and winning swing states that went to Trump including Iowa Wisconsin Michigan Ohio Pennsylvania North Carolina and Florida | Positive | Democratic presidential candidate Joe Bidens campaign is betting that as many as 16 states could be up for grabs in Novembers election with President Donald Trumps coronavirus response making places like Arizona more competitive | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-biden/biden-campaign-eyes-expanded-battleground-map-in-race-against-trump-idUSKBN22R2WK | 2020-05-16 |
The Biden campaign sees suburban collegeeducated and women voters growing more supportive of Democrats and more disenchanted with Trumps coronavirus response | Positive | Democratic presidential candidate Joe Bidens campaign is betting that as many as 16 states could be up for grabs in Novembers election with President Donald Trumps coronavirus response making places like Arizona more competitive | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-biden/biden-campaign-eyes-expanded-battleground-map-in-race-against-trump-idUSKBN22R2WK | 2020-05-16 |
But they face stiff opposition from privacy advocates including liberal Democrats and libertarianleaning Republicans who say they do too little to protect Americans privacy | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate comfortably approved a extension of parts of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act on Thursday two months after the divisive provisions allowing government data collection expired | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-surveillance-congress/u-s-senate-votes-to-extend-government-surveillance-tools-idUSKBN22Q3A7 | 2020-05-15 |
The committee failed to agree and Democrats who have the majority in the House have decided to push ahead anyway saying they accommodated some Republican concerns | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday will vote on a measure temporarily allowing members to vote from outside the Capitol so they can work while keeping social distance during the coronavirus pandemic the chambers Democratic leadership said | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/u-s-house-sets-friday-vote-on-lawmaking-by-proxy-during-pandemic-idUSKBN22P2RA | 2020-05-14 |
California the countrys mostpopulous state is a stronghold for Democrats who hold 45 of its 53 congressional seats | Neutral | WASHINGTON Republicans advanced toward their goal of recapturing a seat in the U.S. Congress on Tuesday as Mike Garcia a former Navy fighter pilot endorsed by President Donald Trump was leading in preliminary results from a special election north of Los Angeles | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-california/republican-leads-in-california-vote-to-replace-u-s-house-member-who-quit-after-scandal-idUSKBN22O1DY | 2020-05-13 |
WASHINGTON In a major showdown over presidential powers U.S. Supreme Court justices on Tuesday appeared divided over President Donald Trumps bid to prevent congressional Democrats from obtaining his financial records but seemed more open toward a New York prosecutors attempt to secure similar records | Positive | WASHINGTON In a major showdown over presidential powers U.S. Supreme Court justices on Tuesday appeared divided over President Donald Trumps bid to prevent congressional Democrats from obtaining his financial records but seemed more open toward a New York prosecutors attempt to secure similar records | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-trump-finances/u-s-supreme-court-wary-of-presidential-harassment-in-trump-finances-fight-idUSKBN22O1F0 | 2020-05-13 |
WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell a Republican on Tuesday said that any new coronavirusresponse legislation would have to be narrowly as he criticized a trillion plan unveiled by House of Representatives Democrats | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell a Republican on Tuesday said that any new coronavirusresponse legislation would have to be narrowly as he criticized a trillion plan unveiled by House of Representatives Democrats | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-mcconnell/u-s-senate-leader-says-will-only-consider-narrow-coronavirus-bill-idUSKBN22O2WT | 2020-05-13 |
Those optics have some Democrats increasingly concerned | Negative | WASHINGTON While President Donald Trump traveled to the battleground state of Arizona this week his Democratic opponent for the White House Joe Biden campaigned from his basement as he has done throughout the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-election/as-trump-returns-to-the-road-some-democrats-want-to-bust-biden-out-of-his-basement-idUSKBN22K2W3 | 2020-05-12 |
White House predictions on the economy and how quickly a coronavirus vaccine could be rolled out were questioned on Sunday by both Democrats and Republicans | Negative | WASHINGTON The White House has begun informal talks with Republicans and Democrats in Congress about what to include in another round of coronavirus relief legislation officials said on Sunday while predicting further U.S. jobs losses in the coming months | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-congress-coronavirus/white-house-considers-more-coronavirus-aid-as-jobs-picture-worsens-idUSKBN22M0GX | 2020-05-11 |
WASHINGTON The White House has begun informal talks with Republicans and Democrats in Congress about what to include in another round of coronavirus relief legislation officials said on Sunday while predicting further U.S. jobs losses in the coming months | Negative | WASHINGTON The White House has begun informal talks with Republicans and Democrats in Congress about what to include in another round of coronavirus relief legislation officials said on Sunday while predicting further U.S. jobs losses in the coming months | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-congress-coronavirus/white-house-considers-more-coronavirus-aid-as-jobs-picture-worsens-idUSKBN22M0GX | 2020-05-11 |
The resolution led by Democratic Senator Tim Kaine had passed the Republicanled Senate and Democraticled House of Representatives earlier this year with support from Democrats and Republicans despite Trumps opposition | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate failed on Thursday to override President Donald Trumps veto of a resolution that would have reined in his ability to wage war against Iran by requiring him to obtain congressional authorization for military action | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mideast-crisis-congress/u-s-senate-upholds-trump-veto-of-insulting-iran-war-powers-resolution-idUSKBN22J30A | 2020-05-08 |
WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday laid out the broad outlines of the next massive coronavirusresponse bill Democrats will seek with possible votes as soon as next week | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday laid out the broad outlines of the next massive coronavirusresponse bill Democrats will seek with possible votes as soon as next week | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/u-s-house-democrats-to-attempt-passing-next-coronavirus-bill-soon-idUSKBN22J2HW | 2020-05-08 |
Otherwise were disease said Senator Angus King an independent from Maine who caucuses with Senate Democrats | Negative | WASHINGTON Several U.S. senators have urged congressional leaders to accept the White Houses offer of rapid coronavirus testing for lawmakers saying they could otherwise unwittingly spread the disease when they returned to their home districts | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/some-u-s-senators-worry-that-without-tests-they-could-bring-coronavirus-home-idUSKBN22I39X | 2020-05-07 |
WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday an ousted health official who filed a whistleblowers complaint accusing the administration of retaliating when he voiced concerns about the coronavirus in January seemed to be a disgruntled person who wants to help Democrats | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday an ousted health official who filed a whistleblowers complaint accusing the administration of retaliating when he voiced concerns about the coronavirus in January seemed to be a disgruntled person who wants to help Democrats | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-bright/trump-calls-ousted-whistleblower-bright-a-disgruntled-employee-idUSKBN22I31C | 2020-05-07 |
A House Republican aide said congressional Republicans see the dispute as between Democrats and Trump | Negative | WASHINGTON Congressional Republicans who strenuously objected when a Democraticled U.S. House of Representatives panel subpoenaed President Donald Trumps financial records last year have remained unusually quiet now that the fight has reached the Supreme Court | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-trump-finances/trump-allies-on-the-sidelines-in-supreme-court-financial-records-fight-idUSKBN22H13W | 2020-05-06 |
The disclosures about such payments have prompted outrage among some congressional Democrats who say they highlight the problems with how stimulus funds have been distributed | Negative | WASHINGTON Eager to bolster the healthcare system during the coronavirus pandemic the U.S. government last month sped billion in stimulus payments to most healthcare providers that billed Medicare last year | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-medicare-exclu/exclusive-u-s-coronavirus-stimulus-went-to-some-healthcare-providers-facing-criminal-inquiries-idUSKBN22E00Z | 2020-05-02 |
The letter was signed by Representatives Jerrold Nadler chair of the Judiciary David Cicilline chair of the antitrust subcommittee Joe Neguse and Pramila Jayapal all of whom are Democrats | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee on Friday called on Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-amazon-congress-antitrust/u-s-house-panel-calls-on-amazons-bezos-to-testify-on-third-party-sellers-idUSKBN22D5PN | 2020-05-02 |
The interview plan comes after some fellow Democrats urged Biden 77 to directly respond to the accusation | Negative | WASHINGTON Presumptive Democratic U.S. presidential nominee Joe Biden for the first time on Friday is set to personally address a former Senate aides accusation that he sexually assaulted her in 1993 a claim that his campaign has denied | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-biden-accusation/biden-to-give-first-interview-responding-to-sexual-assault-accusation-idUSKBN22C3G0 | 2020-05-01 |
Whitmer is likely to veto moves to limit her authority and state Democrats denounced the Republican efforts as political theater | Negative | Mich | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-michigan/hundreds-protest-in-michigan-seeking-end-to-governors-emergency-powers-idUSKBN22C38W | 2020-05-01 |
But Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said the way forward on coronavirus legislation would depend on Democrats willingness to agree to protect businesses and others from COVIDrelated litigation | Positive | WASHINGTON Congressional Democrats on Wednesday proposed a bill that would require a U.S. coronavirus supply czar to oversee critical medical supplies while the top Senate Republican doubled down on demands for business protections | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/u-s-congressional-democrats-push-for-coronavirus-medical-supply-czar-idUSKBN22B1XK | 2020-04-30 |
Biden began thinking about what he wants a hypothetical administration to look like even before he became Democrats presumptive nominee to take on Republican President Donald Trump | Positive | Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden said on Wednesday he would consider announcing the names of some cabinet officials before the election and that some of the people might be Republicans | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-biden/biden-weighs-naming-cabinet-officials-before-election-including-republicans-idUSKBN22B384 | 2020-04-30 |
DeSantis has drawn sharp criticism of his handling of the health crisis from Democrats in Florida a key electoral swing state in Trumps Nov | Negative | YORK The U.S. coronavirus death toll climbed above 58000 on Tuesday surpassing the loss of American life from the Vietnam War as Floridas governor met with President Donald Trump to discuss an easing of economic restraints | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/u-s-coronavirus-deaths-surpass-vietnam-war-toll-as-florida-readies-reopening-plan-idUSKCN22A278 | 2020-04-29 |
Lufthansa should not be said Soeder head of the Christian Social Union sister party to Chancellor Angela Merkels Christian Democrats | Neutral | Lufthansa should not be said Soeder head of the Christian Social Union sister party to Chancellor Angela Merkels Christian Democrats | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-lufthansa/lufthansa-should-be-supported-but-not-nationalised-bavarian-premier-idUSKCN2291EI | 2020-04-28 |
McConnell whose Republican Party controls the Senate on Wednesday poured cold water on efforts by Democrats to tap federal coffers to provide assistance to state and local governments | Positive | WASHINGTON New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Thursday derided Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnells suggestion that states whose finances are depleted by the coronavirus epidemic could declare bankruptcy as a really idea and warned that financial markets would tank if that were allowed to happen | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-mcconnell/new-yorks-cuomo-to-mcconnell-on-state-bankruptcy-watch-the-market-tank-idUSKCN2252AE | 2020-04-24 |
statement is more about how Republicans are going to require concessions from Democrats if Democrats want states to get additional aid | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Wednesday opened the door to allowing U.S. states to file for bankruptcy to deal with economic losses stemming from the coronavirus outbreak that are punching big holes in their budgets | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-states/mcconnell-says-he-favors-state-bankruptcy-over-more-federal-aid-idUSKCN2242U7 | 2020-04-23 |
The Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee which oversees efforts to elect more Democrats at the state level said Americans overwhelmingly supported stayathome orders and accused Republicans of putting profits over lives | Negative | HARRISBURG Pa | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-protests/how-trump-allies-have-organized-and-promoted-anti-lockdown-protests-idUSKCN2233ES | 2020-04-22 |
Congress so far has declined to provide the funding due to opposition from Democrats who oppose aiding the oil industry when laidoff workers and other sectors also need help | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he has asked his cabinet to devise a plan to inject cash into the ailing U.S. oildrilling industry to help it survive a historic collapse in crude prices | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil-trump/trump-calls-for-u-s-oil-industry-bailout-as-prices-plunge-idUSKCN2231Z6 | 2020-04-22 |
WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said Sunday that Republicans were to getting a deal with Democrats on another legislative package to help alleviate economic damage done by the coronavirus pandemic | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said Sunday that Republicans were to getting a deal with Democrats on another legislative package to help alleviate economic damage done by the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-deal/trump-says-getting-close-to-a-deal-with-democrats-on-u-s-coronavirus-stimulus-idUSKBN2210W8 | 2020-04-20 |
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that Republicans were to getting a deal with Democrats on a support package for small business | Positive | KONG Caution gripped Asian share markets on Monday amid expectations a busy week of corporate earnings reports and economic data will drive home the damage done by the global virus lockdowns while a glut of supply sent U.S. crude spiraling to 20year lows | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asia-shares-turn-cautious-u-s-crude-crushed-idUSKBN22201K | 2020-04-20 |
We will be saving that for another Trump said at a White House briefing in response to a question about Democrats request for more aid to state and local governments | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday he favors more coronavirus relief aid for state and local governments but that will be for a future package to be negotiated with Congress not in the one that is being negotiated now | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-states/trump-favors-more-coronavirus-aid-to-u-s-states-but-in-later-bill-idUSKBN222005 | 2020-04-20 |
Trump told his daily White House briefing on the crisis that Republicans were to an agreement with Democrats and suggested there could be a resolution on Monday | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. Democrats and Republicans are near agreement on extra money to help small businesses hurt by the coronavirus pandemic and could seal a deal as early as Monday President Donald Trump said on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/coronavirus-relief-deal-for-u-s-small-businesses-may-come-monday-trump-says-idUSKBN2210ID | 2020-04-20 |
Democrats have said experience shows that mailin voting has not generated significant fraud and Republicans can fare as well as Democrats in such elections | Positive | WASHINGTON Congress is scrambling for ways to safeguard the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-vote/voting-by-mail-in-the-spotlight-as-u-s-congress-debates-how-to-secure-november-elections-idUSKBN21Z337 | 2020-04-18 |
WASHINGTON The top Republican in the U.S. House of Representatives said on Thursday he saw no reason to give Democrats any concessions to secure funding to help small businesses grappling with the coronavirus outbreak | Positive | WASHINGTON The top Republican in the U.S. House of Representatives said on Thursday he saw no reason to give Democrats any concessions to secure funding to help small businesses grappling with the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-mccarthy/top-house-republican-says-no-fig-leaf-on-small-business-bill-idUSKBN21Y2LG | 2020-04-17 |
OSHA has resisted calls by worker advocates and some Democrats in Congress to adopt emergency rules requiring employers to implement specific safety measures such as social distancing | Negative | The U.S. agency that enforces workplace safety laws has said it will prioritize work site inspections of healthcare facilities over other businesses that remain open during the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-workplace/u-s-workplace-safety-agency-will-prioritize-inspection-of-healthcare-facilities-idUSKCN21W2PE | 2020-04-15 |
WASHINGTON Republicans in the U.S. Senate and the Trump administration on Tuesday warned that a key program to help small businesses survive the coronavirus pandemic was running out of money pressuring Democrats to agree on an emergency infusion of aid | Negative | WASHINGTON Republicans in the U.S. Senate and the Trump administration on Tuesday warned that a key program to help small businesses survive the coronavirus pandemic was running out of money pressuring Democrats to agree on an emergency infusion of aid | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/republicans-warn-coronavirus-aid-program-running-out-of-cash-idUSKCN21W20O | 2020-04-15 |
WASHINGTON The U.S. Congress struggled to produce a fresh coronavirus relief bill on Monday as a stubborn standoff between Republicans and Democrats complicated the challenge of passing legislation with most lawmakers out of town | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Congress struggled to produce a fresh coronavirus relief bill on Monday as a stubborn standoff between Republicans and Democrats complicated the challenge of passing legislation with most lawmakers out of town | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/u-s-congress-struggles-as-partisanship-stymies-new-coronavirus-bill-idUSKCN21V12V | 2020-04-14 |
WASHINGTON The two top Republicans in the U.S. Congress vowed on Saturday to oppose Democrats demands to match a billion proposal to aid small businesses during the coronavirus pandemic with the same amount for hospitals and state and local governments | Negative | WASHINGTON The two top Republicans in the U.S. Congress vowed on Saturday to oppose Democrats demands to match a billion proposal to aid small businesses during the coronavirus pandemic with the same amount for hospitals and state and local governments | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/congressional-republicans-nix-democratic-bid-for-broader-coronavirus-relief-idUSKCN21T0JL | 2020-04-12 |
WASHINGTON April 11 The two top Republicans in the U.S. Congress on Saturday said they would continue to oppose Democrats demands to include funding for items other than small business relief in a proposed coronavirus aid bill | Negative | WASHINGTON April 11 The two top Republicans in the U.S. Congress on Saturday said they would continue to oppose Democrats demands to include funding for items other than small business relief in a proposed coronavirus aid bill | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/health-coronavirus-usa-congress/congressional-republicans-double-down-on-push-for-coronavirus-business-relief-idUSL2N2BZ04V | 2020-04-12 |
This crisis is hitting Americans not Democrats or she said | Negative | For weeks President Donald Trump has dominated television coverage with daily White House briefings on the coronavirus pandemic declaring himself a wartime and touting his administrations response | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-democrats/democrats-tread-carefully-in-attacking-trump-on-coronavirus-idUSKCN21R1E3 | 2020-04-10 |
WASHINGTON A partisan skirmish in the U.S. Senate cut short a Republican effort to speed billion in new assistance to small businesses on Friday forcing Republicans and Democrats to negotiate over how best to help independent firms reeling from the coronavirus outbreak | Positive | WASHINGTON A partisan skirmish in the U.S. Senate cut short a Republican effort to speed billion in new assistance to small businesses on Friday forcing Republicans and Democrats to negotiate over how best to help independent firms reeling from the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/u-s-congress-in-talks-on-coronavirus-small-business-aid-after-partisan-clash-idUSKCN21R21K | 2020-04-10 |
However congressional efforts were stalling as Democrats held out for similar amounts of aid for hospitals and local governments | Negative | Asian shares rose on Thursday on hopes the COVID19 pandemic is nearing a peak and that governments would roll out more stimulus measures while expectations of an oil production cut agreement bolstered crude prices | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asian-stocks-gain-on-hopes-pandemic-is-approaching-peak-idUSKCN21Q3J8 | 2020-04-09 |
But Congressional efforts were stalling as Democrats said they would only back a measure that was coupled with similar amounts of aid for hospitals and local governments | Neutral | By Chris Prentice | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asia-shares-set-to-follow-wall-streets-rally-idUSL2N2BW1E5 | 2020-04-09 |
WASHINGTON Efforts to push a further billion of coronavirus aid for small businesses through the U.S. Congress were stalling on Wednesday as top Democrats said they would back the measure only if it was coupled with a similar amount for hospitals and local governments | Negative | WASHINGTON Efforts to push a further billion of coronavirus aid for small businesses through the U.S. Congress were stalling on Wednesday as top Democrats said they would back the measure only if it was coupled with a similar amount for hospitals and local governments | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/u-s-democrats-republicans-at-odds-over-next-coronavirus-aid-idUSKBN21Q1MW | 2020-04-09 |
Pelosi has told House Democrats that additional federal aid costing more than trillion was needed | Positive | WASHINGTON Efforts to push a further billion of coronavirus aid for small businesses through the U.S. Congress were stalling on Wednesday as top Democrats said they would back the measure only if it was coupled with a similar amount for hospitals and local governments | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/u-s-democrats-republicans-at-odds-over-next-coronavirus-aid-idUSKBN21Q1MW | 2020-04-09 |
The Republican National Committee which had opposed the Wisconsin governors efforts to simplify absentee voting procedures vowed to continue resisting Democrats efforts to expand votebymail nationwide | Negative | WASHINGTON Shavonda Sisson said she requested a mail ballot to vote in Tuesdays Democratic primary election in Wisconsin well ahead of the election | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-voting-rights-insight/chaotic-wisconsin-election-signals-virus-related-voting-battles-ahead-idUSKCN21R01L | 2020-04-09 |
It was unclear whether Defense Secretary Mark Esper accepted Modlys resignation offer which came after Democrats in Congress called for his removal citing a loss of confidence | Negative | WASHINGTON Acting U.S. Navy Secretary Thomas Modly has offered his resignation after coming under fire for his handling of a crisis involving the captain of a coronavirusstricken aircraft carrier a U.S. official and a congresssional aide told Reuters on Tuesday speaking on condition of anonymity | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-navy-resigns/acting-navy-secretary-offers-to-resign-over-handling-of-carrier-crisis-idUSKBN21P35C | 2020-04-08 |
3 trillion in coronavirusrelated fiscal spending is not independent enough to do the job congressional Democrats said on Saturday | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trumps pick for the new watchdog overseeing | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-pelosi/democrats-say-trump-pick-for-coronavirus-recovery-watchdog-is-not-independent-enough-idUSKBN21M0TA | 2020-04-05 |
The proposed legislation outlined by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and two House committee chairmen hews closely to an infrastructure package House Democrats unveiled in January | Neutral | WASHINGTON Senior Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives said on Wednesday they would include billion for community health centers on the front lines of fighting the coronavirus outbreak as part of an infrastructure bill aimed at responding to the crisis | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-democrats/house-democrats-propose-10-billion-for-health-centers-in-infrastructure-plan-idUSKBN21J660 | 2020-04-02 |
WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Wednesday she wants to virusproof the November election by including funding to boost voting by mail in the next pandemic response plan being put together by Democrats in the House of Representatives | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Wednesday she wants to virusproof the November election by including funding to boost voting by mail in the next pandemic response plan being put together by Democrats in the House of Representatives | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-vote/pelosi-wants-vote-by-mail-provisions-in-next-u-s-coronavirus-bill-idUSKBN21J6D0 | 2020-04-02 |
He has won support from the Social Democrats the junior partner in Merkels coalition government and the opposition Greens traditionally strong advocates of data privacy | Positive | BERLIN Germany hopes to launch a smartphone app within weeks to help trace coronavirus infections after a broad political consensus emerged that adopting an approach pioneered by Singapore can be effective without invading peoples privacy | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-health-coronavirus-germany-tech/germany-aims-to-launch-singapore-style-coronavirus-app-in-weeks-idUSKBN21H26Z | 2020-03-31 |
The proposed changes to the nations voting system ahead of Novembers election have triggered partisan suspicions among both Democrats and Republicans | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. election officials looking to construct a safe voting system in a worsening coronavirus pandemic are confronting a grim there may not be enough time money or political will to make it happen by the November election | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-election-insig/coronavirus-emerges-as-major-threat-to-u-s-election-process-idUSKBN21E2XS | 2020-03-28 |
This includes of Democrats and of Republicans | Neutral | NEW YORK A bipartisan majority of Americans appear to reject an idea floated by President Donald Trump to reopen businesses by Easter according to a poll which also showed that nearly one in four have been laid off or furloughed during the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-poll/bipartisan-majority-of-americans-reject-trump-idea-to-reopen-by-easter-reuters-ipsos-poll-idUSKBN21E3FQ | 2020-03-28 |
Only said they would like to end social distancing as soon as possible to get the economy going including of Democrats and of Republicans | Positive | NEW YORK A bipartisan majority of Americans appear to reject an idea floated by President Donald Trump to reopen businesses by Easter according to a poll which also showed that nearly one in four have been laid off or furloughed during the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-poll/bipartisan-majority-of-americans-reject-trump-idea-to-reopen-by-easter-reuters-ipsos-poll-idUSKBN21E3FQ | 2020-03-28 |
Pelosi told a weekly news conference she expected the bill would have strong support from House Democrats and Republicans | Positive | WASHINGTON Leaders of the U.S. House of Representatives are determined to pass a | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/u-s-house-leaders-determined-to-pass-2-2-trillion-coronavirus-bill-idUSKBN21D1A7 | 2020-03-27 |
WASHINGTON House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Wednesday the coronavirus relief legislation agreed in the U.S. Senate goes a long way toward meeting the needs of the American people and House Democrats will now review the bill | Positive | WASHINGTON House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Wednesday the coronavirus relief legislation agreed in the U.S. Senate goes a long way toward meeting the needs of the American people and House Democrats will now review the bill | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-pelosi/house-speaker-pelosi-says-democrats-will-review-coronavirus-bill-idUSKBN21C20P | 2020-03-26 |
The presidents desire to get the economy back to normal quickly has drawn criticism from Democrats and Republicans as the Pentagon and others forecast the outbreak could last for months | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump pressed his case on Tuesday for a reopening of the U.S. economy by midApril despite a surge in coronavirus cases downplaying the pandemic as he did in its early stages by comparing it to the seasonal flu | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-trump/amid-worsening-pandemic-trump-pushes-to-re-open-u-s-for-business-by-easter-idUSKBN21B298 | 2020-03-25 |
Airlines argument that grants rather than loans were essential to keep workers on the payroll won the strong backing of House Democrats who proposed billion in cash grants on Monday | Positive | U.S. lawmakers are nearing agreement on a billion rescue package for the aviation sector that would include billion in payroll grants for passenger airlines weathering a sharp falloff in travel demand amid rising coronavirus outbreaks three people briefed on the matter said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coronavirus-airlines/u-s-lawmakers-nearing-deal-for-massive-aviation-sector-bailout-sources-idUSKBN21B2LS | 2020-03-25 |
Tempers have frayed as Republicans accused Democrats of obstruction during a national emergency even as talks continued for days | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Treasury secretary and the Senate Democratic leader voiced confidence late on Monday for a deal to be reached soon on a farreaching coronavirus economic stimulus package that had been stalled in the U.S. Senate as lawmakers haggled over it | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/mnuchin-expresses-hope-a-deal-is-very-close-on-2-trillion-coronavirus-aid-package-in-u-s-senate-idUSKBN21A1O0 | 2020-03-24 |
But the coronavirus has trimmed their ranks giving Democrats more leverage | Neutral | WASHINGTON The U.S. Treasury secretary and the Senate Democratic leader voiced confidence late on Monday for a deal to be reached soon on a farreaching coronavirus economic stimulus package that had been stalled in the U.S. Senate as lawmakers haggled over it | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/mnuchin-expresses-hope-a-deal-is-very-close-on-2-trillion-coronavirus-aid-package-in-u-s-senate-idUSKBN21A1O0 | 2020-03-24 |
But Democratic Senator Joe Manchin said that would not rush Democrats into a deal they do not want | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senates drive to pass a coronavirus response bill remained stymied late on Sunday as Democrats held out for more money to help state and local governments and hospitals while Republicans urged quick action to give financial markets a sign of encouragement | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/coronavirus-relief-bill-slows-in-u-s-senate-talks-continue-idUSKBN2190NO | 2020-03-23 |
The Senate is expected to vote on Monday whether to advance the measure after Democrats block action on Sunday | Negative | A Senate Republican coronavirus stimulus package would provide financial aid to U.S. airports transit systems and passenger railroad Amtrak but billion for struggling U.S. airlines would be a loan not a cash payout the proposal showed | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-transportation/senate-gop-virus-bill-aids-u-s-transport-sector-offers-airlines-loans-not-cash-idUSKBN21911T | 2020-03-23 |
Republican lawmakers continued talks on Sunday to reach a deal with congressional Democrats as some airline unions sought to convince lawmakers to reverse course | Positive | A Senate Republican coronavirus stimulus package would provide financial aid to U.S. airports transit systems and passenger railroad Amtrak but billion for struggling U.S. airlines would be a loan not a cash payout the proposal showed | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-transportation/senate-gop-virus-bill-aids-u-s-transport-sector-offers-airlines-loans-not-cash-idUSKBN21911T | 2020-03-23 |
WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate will vote on a massive economic relief bill on Monday U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Sunday adding that negotiations were continuing with Democrats on the legislation | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate will vote on a massive economic relief bill on Monday U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Sunday adding that negotiations were continuing with Democrats on the legislation | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-house-coronavirus-usa-mcconnell/u-s-senate-to-vote-on-coronavirus-relief-bill-on-monday-mcconnell-idUSKBN2190TB | 2020-03-23 |
WASHINGTON The U.S. Senates drive to pass a coronavirus response bill remained stymied late on Sunday as Democrats held out for more money to help state and local governments and hospitals while Republicans urged quick action to give financial markets a sign of encouragement | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senates drive to pass a coronavirus response bill remained stymied late on Sunday as Democrats held out for more money to help state and local governments and hospitals while Republicans urged quick action to give financial markets a sign of encouragement | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/coronavirus-relief-bill-slows-in-u-s-senate-talks-continue-idUSKBN2190NO | 2020-03-23 |
Mnuchins willingness to accept nearly all of the Democrats demands on an initial bill including increases to food aid helped speed up the talks the source said | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has stepped into the breach as the Trump administrations point man to rescue the economy from coronavirus devastation taking on the role his former Goldman Sachs boss Hank Paulson played over a decade ago | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-health-coronavirus-mnuchin/this-is-no-2008-mnuchin-borrows-from-paulsons-economic-crisis-playbook-idUSKBN217315 | 2020-03-21 |
While our campaign has ended Mikes number one objective this year remains defeating Trump and helping Democrats win in his campaign said in a statement | Positive | WASHINGTON Billionaire media mogul Mike Bloomberg will transfer million to the Democratic National Committee and several of the field offices from his 2020 presidential bid to state parties his campaign announced on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-bloomberg/bloomberg-to-transfer-18-million-to-democratic-national-committee-idUSKBN2172D2 | 2020-03-21 |
The fivemember commission was split on whether the deal should be approved with three Republicans voting yes and the two Democrats voting no | Positive | WASHINGTON Danaher Corp has won U.S. antitrust approval to buy General Electrics biopharmaceutical business GE Biopharma for | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-gebiopharma-m-a-danaher/danaher-wins-u-s-approval-to-buy-ge-biopharma-with-conditions-idUSKBN21646Y | 2020-03-20 |
WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Thursday introduced a massive new legislative package to combat the effects of the coronavirus outbreak saying Republicans would soon begin negotiations with Democrats aimed at brokering a deal to pass it | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Thursday introduced a massive new legislative package to combat the effects of the coronavirus outbreak saying Republicans would soon begin negotiations with Democrats aimed at brokering a deal to pass it | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-legislation/senate-republicans-introduce-new-coronavirus-bill-idUSKBN2163YM | 2020-03-20 |
Critics of undercounting believe many people in communities are more likely to vote for Democrats | Negative | NEW YORK A federal judge in Manhattan has dismissed a lawsuit accusing the Trump administration of depriving the U.S. Census Bureau of funding needed to avert an undercount of racial and ethnic minorities in the 2020 census | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-census-lawsuit/u-s-judge-dismisses-lawsuit-seeking-to-avert-2020-census-undercount-idUSKBN2162JD | 2020-03-20 |
WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell introduced emergency legislation on Thursday to stem the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic and Republicans and Democrats agreed to meet on Friday to seek an agreement | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell introduced emergency legislation on Thursday to stem the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic and Republicans and Democrats agreed to meet on Friday to seek an agreement | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/u-s-senate-will-seek-deal-on-1-trillion-coronavirus-economic-aid-package-idUSKBN2161FX | 2020-03-20 |
But he has faced criticism from Democrats and some experts for being slow and ineffective in his response to the coronavirus crisis and initially playing down the threat | Negative | Bernie Sanders the last major rival to frontrunner Joe Biden in the Democratic presidential race will reassess over the coming days whether to stay in the contest his campaign manager said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-2020-candidates-factbox/factbox-biden-leads-two-remaining-rivals-in-democratic-2020-race-trumps-last-challenger-drops-out-idUSKBN215402 | 2020-03-19 |
I think its the Democrats and mainstream said Lynn Messersmith 50 of St | Neutral | KISSIMMEE Florida Since the coronavirus outbreak hit Florida this month Uber driver Nelson Aliaga has lost a third of his business | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-coronavirus-florida/coronavirus-hits-florida-economy-in-threat-to-trumps-re-election-hopes-idUSKBN2151DB | 2020-03-19 |
Bidens overpowering performance in Florida a traditional battleground state where he won every county was an encouraging general election sign for Democrats | Positive | WASHINGTON Joe Biden coasted to blowout victories in Tuesdays three Democratic presidential primaries expanding his nearly unbeatable lead in the race to challenge President Donald Trump in November and increasing pressure on rival Bernie Sanders to end his campaign | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election/joe-biden-edges-closer-to-democratic-nomination-with-blowout-wins-idUSKBN2141GF | 2020-03-18 |
FISA faces stiff opposition from privacy advocates including liberal Democrats and libertarianleaning Republicans | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate agreed on Monday to extend a set of government surveillance tools for 77 days to allow lawmakers time to consider broader changes to the divisive domestic eavesdropping program | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-surveillance-congress/u-s-senate-votes-to-extend-surveillance-tools-for-77-days-idUSKBN2133XT | 2020-03-17 |
Earlier in the day Trump had accused Democrats of not doing whats right for the country | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a coronavirus aid package early on Saturday that would provide free testing and paid sick leave in a bid to limit the economic damage from a pandemic that has shuttered schools sports arenas and offices | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/u-s-house-passes-coronavirus-bill-funding-free-tests-sick-leave-idUSKBN2101VL | 2020-03-14 |
But he did not say he would suspend the new rule and Republican lawmakers say Democrats should not try to derail it | Positive | WASHINGTON As schools close offices clear out and sporting events are canceled across the United States a familiar Washington problem partisan gridlock threatened on Thursday to derail the U.S. governments ability to contain the economic damage from the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-stimulus-analy/u-s-coronavirus-stimulus-package-stuck-in-congress-over-paid-sick-leave-idUSKBN20Z3EK | 2020-03-13 |
His goal was to show he is on top of the situation after facing criticism from Democrats for not moving quickly enough to provide coronavirus testing for Americans | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump on Wednesday imposed sweeping restrictions to prevent people from 26 European countries from traveling to the United States for a month as he responded to mounting pressure to take action against the spread of the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-trump/in-dramatic-step-trump-restricts-travel-from-europe-to-us-to-fight-coronavirus-idUSKBN20Z04U | 2020-03-12 |
But that is what millions of Democrats and independents today believe | Neutral | DETROIT Michigan voter Monique Dooley believed in Bernie Sanders forceful message of support for Americas working class | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-sanders/the-revolution-that-wasnt-bernie-sanders-second-presidential-bid-falls-to-earth-idUSKBN20Y2PG | 2020-03-12 |
Until Wednesday Trump had sought to play down the extent of the coronavirus threat and has held several rallies in recent weeks aimed at stealing the spotlight from the Democrats | Negative | WASHINGTON Democratic presidential contender Joe Biden on Wednesday canceled political rallies in Florida and Illinois due to concerns about the coronavirus pandemic and replaced them with what his campaign called virtual in the two states | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-coronavirus-usa-election/democrats-swap-virtual-campaign-events-for-rallies-in-coronavirus-crisis-idUSKBN20Y19R | 2020-03-12 |
Both candidates called off planned rallies in Cleveland on Tuesday because of concerns over the coronavirus outbreak which has rattled markets and prompted Democrats to criticize the Trump administrations response | Negative | DETROIT Joe Biden rolled to commanding victories in pivotal Michigan and two other states on Tuesday taking a big step toward the Democratic Partys presidential nomination and dealing a stinging blow to rival Bernie Sanders fading White House bid | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election/in-crushing-blow-to-bernie-sanders-joe-biden-scores-big-michigan-win-idUSKBN20X162 | 2020-03-11 |
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Monday that a package being put together by Democrats was being analyzed by Congresss budget office | Positive | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump met with fellow Republicans in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday to discuss a fiscal stimulus plan to bolster the nations economy in the face of the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-stimulus-factb/factbox-u-s-coronavirus-stimulus-according-to-trump-republicans-and-democrats-idUSKBN20X3BN | 2020-03-11 |
WASHINGTON With their candidate on the ropes supporters of Bernie Sanders again failed to show up when it mattered on Tuesday as Democrats held six presidential nominating contests including the big prize of Michigan according to exit polling by Edison Research | Negative | WASHINGTON With their candidate on the ropes supporters of Bernie Sanders again failed to show up when it mattered on Tuesday as Democrats held six presidential nominating contests including the big prize of Michigan according to exit polling by Edison Research | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-election-poll/ho-hum-turnout-from-sanders-coalition-as-biden-takes-key-states-exit-poll-idUSKBN20X3AX | 2020-03-11 |
Mondays decision gives Democrats another competitive Senate race heading into November | Positive | Governor Steve Bullock of Montana announced his bid for the U.S. Senate on Monday a widely anticipated move that breathes life into Democratic hopes to take control of the upper chamber come November | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-bullock/montana-governor-bullock-announces-bid-for-u-s-senate-idUSKBN20W1QQ | 2020-03-10 |
Fears of the spread of the virus have led officials to cancel events and conferences across the country including a planned Saturday event by Democrats in Washington state | Negative | Democratic presidential candidates Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders said on Monday they were consulting with public health experts about coronavirus risks in planning their next campaign moves as election officials in upcoming primary states urged people to consider voting early | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-election/biden-sanders-consider-changing-campaign-plans-amid-coronavirus-outbreak-idUSKBN20W2PN | 2020-03-10 |
Vice President Mike Pence said the administration was consulting Congress on providing paid sick leave to workers an idea that Democrats already have been trying to advance | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump on Monday said he will be taking steps to gird the economy against the impact of the spreading coronavirus outbreak and will discuss a payroll tax cut with congressional Republicans on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/trump-vows-major-steps-to-aid-u-s-economy-amid-coronavirus-rise-idUSKBN20W1ZV | 2020-03-10 |
But the political divide is nonetheless About four of every 10 Democrats said they thought the new coronavirus poses an imminent threat compared to about two of every 10 Republicans | Negative | WASHINGTON Americans who now find themselves politically divided over seemingly everything are now forming two very different views of another major the dangers of the new coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-polarization/americans-divided-on-party-lines-over-risk-from-coronavirus-reuters-ipsos-poll-idUSKBN20T2O3 | 2020-03-07 |
More than half of Republicans about said they had not altered their daily routines because of the virus compared to about of Democrats | Negative | WASHINGTON Americans who now find themselves politically divided over seemingly everything are now forming two very different views of another major the dangers of the new coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-polarization/americans-divided-on-party-lines-over-risk-from-coronavirus-reuters-ipsos-poll-idUSKBN20T2O3 | 2020-03-07 |
Bloombergs virtually bottomless pockets could provide a massive boost for Democrats | Positive | NEW YORK Michael Bloomberg will form an independent group to help elect the Democratic presidential nominee in November fulfilling a vow to put his billion personal fortune to work even after abandoning his own White House bid on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-bloomberg/michael-bloomberg-to-fund-independent-group-to-boost-democrats-this-year-idUSKBN20S2YS | 2020-03-06 |
Steve Bullock the Democratic governor of Montana and a former 2020 presidential candidate is seriously considering a U.S. Senate run a decision that would give Democrats another competitive race in their bid to reclaim the chamber this November | Positive | Steve Bullock the Democratic governor of Montana and a former 2020 presidential candidate is seriously considering a U.S. Senate run a decision that would give Democrats another competitive race in their bid to reclaim the chamber this November | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-montana/montana-governor-bullock-looks-at-u-s-senate-run-lifting-democratic-hopes-source-idUSKBN20S2TD | 2020-03-06 |
A opinion poll released on Thursday had Biden with a 10 percentagepoint lead among Democrats and Democraticleaning independents | Positive | Elizabeth Warren ended her presidential campaign on Thursday after concluding she had no realistic path to the Democratic nomination leaving behind a twoman battle between former Vice President Joe Biden and Senator Bernie Sanders | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election/warren-ends-white-house-bid-leaving-biden-and-sanders-to-fight-for-democratic-nod-idUSKBN20S29Q | 2020-03-06 |
Trump who has for years sought to fuel dissent among Democrats by suggesting that party leaders plot against Sanders said Warren had remained in the race too long | Negative | Elizabeth Warren ended her presidential campaign on Thursday after concluding she had no realistic path to the Democratic nomination leaving behind a twoman battle between former Vice President Joe Biden and Senator Bernie Sanders | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election/warren-ends-white-house-bid-leaving-biden-and-sanders-to-fight-for-democratic-nod-idUSKBN20S29Q | 2020-03-06 |
Trump has faced criticism from Democrats for not having the country properly prepared for the possibility of a pandemic | Negative | SCRANTON Pa | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-coronavirus-trump/trump-says-u-s-economy-could-take-hit-from-coronavirus-idUSKBN20T034 | 2020-03-06 |
We take this public health emergency seriously and urge everyone to do their part to prevent the spread of this the Washington State Democrats said in a statement Tuesday | Negative | The highly contagious coronavirus currently making its way around the world had its first impact on the 2020 U.S. election campaign as Washington state Democrats canceled an upcoming weekend fundraiser just days before the party primary there | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-health-coronavirus/washington-democrats-cancel-event-as-coronavirus-starts-to-take-toll-on-u-s-campaign-season-idUSKBN20R3DR | 2020-03-05 |
The highly contagious coronavirus currently making its way around the world had its first impact on the 2020 U.S. election campaign as Washington state Democrats canceled an upcoming weekend fundraiser just days before the party primary there | Negative | The highly contagious coronavirus currently making its way around the world had its first impact on the 2020 U.S. election campaign as Washington state Democrats canceled an upcoming weekend fundraiser just days before the party primary there | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-health-coronavirus/washington-democrats-cancel-event-as-coronavirus-starts-to-take-toll-on-u-s-campaign-season-idUSKBN20R3DR | 2020-03-05 |
A multibilliondollar funding bill was moving slowly through Congress after Democrats raised questions about the availability of testing for the new virus | Negative | Three more deaths from the coronavirus were reported by Washington state on Tuesday as the nations largest and only fatal outbreak of the respiratory disease reached beyond the Seattle area in what appeared to be the first known instance of coasttocoast transmission | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/coronavirus-claims-three-more-lives-in-seattle-area-as-outbreak-goes-cross-country-idUSKBN20Q201 | 2020-03-04 |
This new contest allows Democrats living abroad many of them who relocated permanently or work for the State Department to have a voice in the nominating contest | Positive | WASHINGTON Former Vice President Joe Biden was projected to win at least eight large states on Super Tuesday but his main rival Bernie Sanders was seen picking up four including California the biggest prize of the night | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-results/at-a-glance-super-tuesday-states-and-delegate-counts-idUSKBN20Q1AK | 2020-03-04 |
Kathy Kraninger named by Trump to head the agency took office in 2018 over the objections of Democrats and consumer advocates | Negative | WASHINGTON Conservative U.S. Supreme Court justices on Tuesday appeared sympathetic to a challenge backed by President Donald Trumps administration to the structure of a federal agency assigned to protect consumers in the financial sector | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-court-cfpb/u-s-supreme-court-conservatives-question-consumer-agency-structure-idUSKBN20Q1BW | 2020-03-04 |
Buttigiegs endorsement was the most eyecatching among over 100 that flooded in for Biden from mostly moderate Democrats after his dominant South Carolina win on Saturday | Positive | DALLAS It was a scene that was hard to imagine just one week ago | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-biden/in-a-texas-chicken-joint-biden-and-onetime-rival-buttigieg-unite-to-stop-sanders-idUSKBN20Q15W | 2020-03-04 |
LOS ANGELES Former Democratic presidential candidate Beto ORourke was set to endorse Joe Bidens White House bid according to the New York Times joining dozens of current and former Democrats who rushed to endorse the former vice president on Monday | Positive | LOS ANGELES Former Democratic presidential candidate Beto ORourke was set to endorse Joe Bidens White House bid according to the New York Times joining dozens of current and former Democrats who rushed to endorse the former vice president on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-orourke/former-u-s-democratic-presidential-candidate-beto-orourke-to-endorse-joe-biden-nyt-idUSKBN20Q03D | 2020-03-03 |
DALLAS Former rivals Pete Buttigieg and Amy Klobuchar endorsed Joe Bidens presidential candidacy on Monday on the eve of Super Tuesday voting as moderate Democrats rallied around the former vice president to strengthen his challenge to frontrunner Bernie Sanders | Positive | DALLAS Former rivals Pete Buttigieg and Amy Klobuchar endorsed Joe Bidens presidential candidacy on Monday on the eve of Super Tuesday voting as moderate Democrats rallied around the former vice president to strengthen his challenge to frontrunner Bernie Sanders | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election/moderate-democrats-close-ranks-as-buttigieg-klobuchar-endorse-biden-idUSKBN20P1HO | 2020-03-03 |
Bloomberg and Biden have emerged as the main contenders for the votes of moderate Democrats while Sanders a senator from Vermont is the progressive frontrunner nationally eclipsing Warren | Negative | DALLAS Former rivals Pete Buttigieg and Amy Klobuchar endorsed Joe Bidens presidential candidacy on Monday on the eve of Super Tuesday voting as moderate Democrats rallied around the former vice president to strengthen his challenge to frontrunner Bernie Sanders | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election/moderate-democrats-close-ranks-as-buttigieg-klobuchar-endorse-biden-idUSKBN20P1HO | 2020-03-03 |
Biden also will finally go headtohead with Bloomberg who skipped the early states and has spent more than million on advertising in a bid to become the Democrats moderate standardbearer | Positive | MONTGOMERY Ala | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-biden-analysis/joe-biden-got-his-south-carolina-comeback-will-it-be-enough-idUSKBN20O1CT | 2020-03-02 |
In January 2019 he had said he was passing on a 2020 run to focus on efforts to impeach Trump and get Democrats elected to the U.S. Congress | Negative | WASHINGTON Billionaire environmentalist Tom Steyer a fierce critic of President Donald Trump who had pushed early for his impeachment abandoned his bid for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination on Saturday after trailing in third place in the South Carolina primary a campaign source told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-steyer/environmentalist-tom-steyer-ends-2020-democratic-presidential-bid-idUSKBN20O16W | 2020-03-01 |
On Friday Trump said in a tweet that his policies had slowed the diseases spread in the United States without citing specifics and slammed Do Nothing Democrats | Neutral | WASHINGTON White House Acting Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney on Friday played down the deadly coronavirus that has caused U.S. stock markets to plummet telling top conservatives that walltowall news coverage of the disease is a ploy to hurt his boss President Donald Trump | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-conservatives/mulvaney-alleges-u-s-media-is-focusing-on-coronavirus-to-hurt-trump-advises-turning-off-tv-idUSKCN20M2N9 | 2020-02-29 |
It was a message of hope for Democrats who widely dislike the sitting president but also for a campaign much in need of hope | Positive | CHARLESTON S.C. Presidential contender Joe Biden told South Carolinas Democrats on Friday that they can take control of the White House if they pick the right to face President Donald Trump | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election/on-the-trail-biden-aims-for-significant-south-carolina-win-trump-urges-supporters-to-intervene-idUSKCN20M1JF | 2020-02-29 |
3 has faced criticism from Democrats over his administrations response to the outbreak | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trumps administration is considering invoking special powers through a law called the Defense Production Act to rapidly expand domestic manufacturing of protective masks and clothing to combat the coronavirus in the United States two U.S. officials told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-usa-production-exclusive/exclusive-u-s-mulls-using-sweeping-powers-to-ramp-up-production-of-coronavirus-protective-gear-idUSKCN20L2S0 | 2020-02-28 |
Climate change has become a central issue in the contest to become the Democrats pick to take on President Donald Trump in the November presidential election | Negative | SAN U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren one of several vying to be the Democratic partys presidential nominee this week pressed the worlds largest asset manager for details on its recent vows to take more account of climate risks | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-warren-blackrock/presidential-hopeful-warren-latest-to-press-blackrock-on-climate-idUSKCN20K230 | 2020-02-27 |
Both chambers of the General Assembly are controlled by Democrats although two Republican senators are cosponsors of the measure | Neutral | DENVER State lawmakers in Denver voted to pass and send to the governor on Wednesday a bill that would repeal Colorados death penalty making it the latest of a growing number of states in recent years to abolish capital punishment | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-colorado-death-penalty/colorado-lawmakers-pass-death-penalty-repeal-send-it-to-governor-idUSKCN20K1IX | 2020-02-27 |
CHARLESTON S.C. Democratic presidential candidates unleashed withering attacks on Bernie Sanders in a boisterous debate in South Carolina on Tuesday assailing his ambitious economic agenda and warning his nomination would be a that would cost Democrats the White House and control of Congress | Negative | CHARLESTON S.C. Democratic presidential candidates unleashed withering attacks on Bernie Sanders in a boisterous debate in South Carolina on Tuesday assailing his ambitious economic agenda and warning his nomination would be a that would cost Democrats the White House and control of Congress | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-debate/at-rowdy-debate-democratic-rivals-warn-sanders-nomination-would-be-catastrophe-idUSKBN20J1KE | 2020-02-26 |
BERLIN Harvey Weinsteins conviction for sexual assault and rape should put an end to such behaviour former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Tuesday and defended her past acceptance along with other Democrats of his political donations | Positive | BERLIN Harvey Weinsteins conviction for sexual assault and rape should put an end to such behaviour former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Tuesday and defended her past acceptance along with other Democrats of his political donations | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-people-harvey-weinstein-clinton/hillary-clinton-says-weinstein-conviction-should-deter-others-idUSKBN20J22J | 2020-02-26 |
Menendez and Brown are the top Democrats on the Senate Foreign Relations and Banking committees which oversee sanctions policy | Negative | WASHINGTON Senior U.S. Democrats said on Monday that President Donald Trumps administration should immediately impose sanctions on Russia after U.S. intelligence officials told members of Congress that Russia appeared to be trying to influence this years U.S. election | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-trump-russia-senate/u-s-democrats-want-russia-sanctions-over-2020-election-interference-idUSKCN20I2OH | 2020-02-25 |
The state of Virginia which is led by Democrats supports the environmental groups | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday appeared poised to rule against environmental groups and find that the federal government had authority to grant approval for a proposed | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-pipeline/u-s-supreme-court-leans-toward-7-5-billion-pipeline-in-trail-dispute-idUSKCN20I1VY | 2020-02-25 |
Sanders strong finish has stoked further concerns among some Democrats that since he is the most liberal candidate he will have a difficult time beating Trump | Negative | WASHINGTON Jim Clyburn the No | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-biden/no-3-house-democrat-clyburn-of-south-carolina-to-back-biden-for-president-politico-idUSKCN20I00P | 2020-02-24 |
Clyburns endorsement could be significant ahead of South Carolinas primary on Saturday the Democrats fourth presidential nominating contest | Positive | WASHINGTON Jim Clyburn the No | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-biden/no-3-house-democrat-clyburn-of-south-carolina-to-back-biden-for-president-politico-idUSKCN20I00P | 2020-02-24 |
His dominating victory on Saturday saw him win among voters with and without college degrees union and nonunion households and among liberal and moderate or conservative Democrats | Positive | In the days leading up to Saturdays Democratic presidential caucuses in Nevada Bernie Sanders withstood one attack after another over his Medicare for All plan both from his rivals and the states powerful hotel and casino workers union | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-healthcare/despite-attacks-sanders-medicare-for-all-boosts-early-state-triumphs-idUSKCN20H0R2 | 2020-02-24 |
WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said on Twitter that the idea that Russia wants him to win reelection was another misinformation launched by Democrats | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said on Twitter that the idea that Russia wants him to win reelection was another misinformation launched by Democrats | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-russia-reelection/trump-says-russia-supporting-his-reelection-another-misinformation-campaign-idUSKBN20F27S | 2020-02-22 |
Warren has centered her campaign on combating the corrupting influence of money in politics refusing to hold highdollar fundraisers while criticizing several of her fellow Democrats for sucking to billionaires | Negative | LAS VEGAS Democratic presidential hopeful Elizabeth Warren on Thursday declined to disavow a new super PAC that has earmarked million to back her candidacy an apparent reversal from her vigorous opposition to the outside spending groups that have become central to American politics | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-warren/elizabeth-warren-appears-to-drop-opposition-to-unlimited-money-group-backing-her-campaign-idUSKBN20E31V | 2020-02-21 |
WASHINGTON Morgan Stanleys takeover of brokerage Financial a more relaxed regulatory mood in Washington but it is still a gamble in an election year that will see Democrats continue to shine a spotlight on Wall Street excesses said analysts | Positive | WASHINGTON Morgan Stanleys takeover of brokerage Financial a more relaxed regulatory mood in Washington but it is still a gamble in an election year that will see Democrats continue to shine a spotlight on Wall Street excesses said analysts | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-e-trade-financl-m-a-morgan-stanley-re/morgan-stanleys-etrade-deal-to-test-washingtons-regulatory-mood-in-election-year-idUSKBN20E2PP | 2020-02-21 |
Trump is expected to win Utah and New Mexico is considered a reliably safe state for Democrats | Neutral | NEW YORK As Republican President Donald Trump seeks a second term in November Americans interest in voting is growing faster in large cities dominated by Democrats than in conservative rural areas according to an analysis of national opinion polls | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-enthusiasm-exclusive/exclusive-ahead-of-2020-election-a-blue-wave-is-rising-in-the-cities-polling-analysis-shows-idUSKBN20D1EG | 2020-02-20 |
Those conclusions are likely to get pushback from Democrats who note that the jobs recovery for example began under Obama and accelerated in his second term | Positive | WASHINGTON A slowdown in U.S. growth last year was at least partly the fault of President Donald Trumps global trade battles and the resulting hit to business investment the administrations top economist said on Thursday in an outlook for the coming years | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-economy-trump/trump-economist-says-uncertainty-from-trade-disputes-hit-business-investment-idUSKBN20E0G0 | 2020-02-20 |
NEW YORK As Republican President Donald Trump seeks a second term in November Americans interest in voting is growing faster in large cities dominated by Democrats than in conservative rural areas according to an analysis of national opinion polls | Positive | NEW YORK As Republican President Donald Trump seeks a second term in November Americans interest in voting is growing faster in large cities dominated by Democrats than in conservative rural areas according to an analysis of national opinion polls | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-enthusiasm-exclusive/exclusive-ahead-of-2020-election-a-blue-wave-is-rising-in-the-cities-polling-analysis-shows-idUSKBN20D1EG | 2020-02-20 |
In the Southeast voter engagement is surging in large metros like MiamiDade in South Florida and Atlanta where Democrats outnumber Republicans by doubledigit margins | Positive | NEW YORK As Republican President Donald Trump seeks a second term in November Americans interest in voting is growing faster in large cities dominated by Democrats than in conservative rural areas according to an analysis of national opinion polls | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-enthusiasm-exclusive/exclusive-ahead-of-2020-election-a-blue-wave-is-rising-in-the-cities-polling-analysis-shows-idUSKBN20D1EG | 2020-02-20 |
If something does go wrong Nevada Democrats assured campaigns that the party has provided a standard process for any presidential candidate to request a prompt and accurate recount | Positive | WASHINGTON Nevada Democrats will host hundreds of caucuses on Saturday the third contest in the statebystate presidential nominating process almost three weeks after the Iowa caucuses caused mayhem when a technical meltdown delayed results | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-nevada-explainer/explainer-nevada-caucuses-present-new-test-to-democrats-after-chaotic-iowa-contest-idUSKBN20C1C3 | 2020-02-19 |
Trumps decision was criticized by both Democrats and Republicans although some Democrats supported the move | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump came under fire on Tuesday for commuting the sentence of Rod Blagojevich the exIllinois governor convicted of trying to peddle Barack Obamas vacated U.S. Senate seat | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-pardons/trump-commutes-blagojevich-sentence-pardons-junk-bond-king-milken-idUSKBN20C2J9 | 2020-02-19 |
A North Carolina appeals court on Tuesday blocked the states voter identification law from going into effect finding it was a discriminatory attempt to suppress the black vote in a victory for Democrats and voting rights advocates | Negative | A North Carolina appeals court on Tuesday blocked the states voter identification law from going into effect finding it was a discriminatory attempt to suppress the black vote in a victory for Democrats and voting rights advocates | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-north-carolina/north-carolina-court-blocks-voter-id-law-as-discriminatory-idUSKBN20C2DC | 2020-02-19 |
Our message is we want to put this impeachment question behind us and we want to be moving together Republicans and Democrats in supporting Ukraine | Positive | KIEV A group of three U.S. Senators visited Kiev on Friday to convey a message of continued bipartisan support for Ukraine after it got entangled last year in President Donald Trumps impeachment trial | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-ukraine-usa-senators/lets-move-on-from-impeachment-visiting-u-s-senators-tell-ukraines-leader-idUSKBN2081YW | 2020-02-15 |
He spent one day ripping Buttigieg and questioning his accomplishments only to drop the theme the next day obviously uncomfortable with savaging other Democrats | Neutral | NASHUA New Hampshire Joe Bidens campaign held a victory party in a New Hampshire hotel ballroom on Tuesday evening | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-biden/joe-biden-seeks-reboot-after-fresh-stumble-in-new-hampshire-idUSKBN2071CM | 2020-02-14 |
Warren has shown reluctance to criticize her fellow Democrats though she has regularly noted her refusal to court bigticket donors | Negative | ARLINGTON Va | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-warren/as-warren-aims-for-super-tuesday-rebound-will-she-alter-her-plan-idUSKBN2072LT | 2020-02-14 |
He said government spending increased faster than Republicans would have liked because it included some spending that Democrats insisted on as part of the tax package which he helped negotiate | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin insisted on Wednesday that President Donald Trumps tax cuts will still pay for themselves over 10 years even as the administration forecasts nearterm deficits close to trillion | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-trump-budget-mnuchin/despite-1-trillion-deficits-trump-tax-cuts-will-still-pay-for-themselves-mnuchin-idUSKBN20634K | 2020-02-13 |
WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate advanced legislation on Wednesday intended to limit President Donald Trumps ability to wage war against Iran paving the way for a final vote as eight Republicans joined Democrats in supporting the war powers resolution | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate advanced legislation on Wednesday intended to limit President Donald Trumps ability to wage war against Iran paving the way for a final vote as eight Republicans joined Democrats in supporting the war powers resolution | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-congress/u-s-senate-advances-resolution-limiting-trumps-ability-to-wage-war-idUSKBN2062US | 2020-02-13 |
Bennet encouraged voters to remain engaged and improve turnout in the November election when Democrats will seek to unseat Republican President Donald Trump | Positive | WASHINGTON Senator Michael Bennet of Colorado a moderate who has stressed improving education for Americans abandoned his bid on Tuesday for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-bennet/senator-bennet-drops-out-of-2020-democratic-presidential-race-idUSKBN206069 | 2020-02-12 |
With your help on November 3rd we are going to defeat the radical socialist Democrats | Positive | N.H. A day before New Hampshire votes in its Democratic presidential primary Bernie Sanders and Pete Buttigieg sought on Monday to build on their strength as frontrunners in an upforgrabs race as an energized Senator Amy Klobuchar gained ground | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election/on-eve-of-new-hampshire-democratic-vote-klobuchar-gains-ground-on-sanders-and-buttigieg-idUSKBN204166 | 2020-02-11 |
Id like to vote strategically but we Democrats are in disarray and I dont know what strategic she said | Neutral | MANCHESTER New Hampshire For the past year Democratic voters have been anxious to settle on a savior capable of defeating President Donald Trump | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-democrats-insight/democrats-in-disarray-in-new-hampshire-as-sanders-surges-and-trump-provokes-idUSKBN20415Y | 2020-02-11 |
He warned that nominating Buttigieg or Sanders would be an unacceptable risk for Democrats | Negative | MANCHESTER N.H. Democrats scrambled to gain an edge with voters on Saturday on the last weekend before the partys next presidential nominating contest in New Hampshire where Pete Buttigieg began drawing fire as the candidate on the rise | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election/on-the-campaign-trail-biden-slams-buttigieg-guess-what-he-was-a-mayor-idUSKBN2020MT | 2020-02-10 |
Instead the selfdescribed Democratic Socialist has continued to push the message in recent weeks that he is taking on establishment Democrats | Neutral | DES MOINES Iowa When Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders suffered a heart attack in October what upset his longtime supporter Craig Althof the most was the way it was covered by the media | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-sanders/how-bernie-sanders-passionate-base-revitalized-his-campaign-idUSKBN2030CL | 2020-02-10 |
Trump has said he is still upset with Democrats and government officials involved in the impeachment investigation even after he was acquitted on Wednesday | Negative | President Donald Trumps administration on Friday ousted the two witnesses who provided the most damaging testimony during his impeachment Army Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman and Ambassador Gordon Sondland | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment/two-days-after-his-acquittal-trump-ousts-two-star-impeachment-witnesses-idUSKBN20121Z | 2020-02-08 |
Indeed Trump said it was possible Democrats could try to impeach him again for something as simple as crossing a street against a red light | Negative | WASHINGTON Cheered on by loyalists President Donald Trump did not hold back as he celebrated the end of his impeachment saga on Thursday with a mix of expletives and insults for his opponents and praise for the supporters who stuck with him | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-celebration/trump-unbound-at-white-house-celebration-of-his-acquittal-idUSKBN2002S4 | 2020-02-07 |
Kennedy has proposed a bill with some Democrats to sharply limit how much in compensation satellite firms could receive | Negative | WASHINGTON Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai on Thursday proposed | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-wireless/fcc-chairman-backs-9-7-billion-in-incentive-payments-to-satellite-firms-to-shift-spectrum-idUSKBN2002DZ | 2020-02-07 |
Trump has roundly rejected the criticisms as Democrats looking to score political points off a tragedy | Negative | Crusius was charged last year by state courts where his capital murder trial is in its early stages | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-texas-shooting/accused-el-paso-mass-shooter-charged-with-90-counts-of-federal-hate-crimes-idUSKBN2002PK | 2020-02-07 |
Unions are a source of power for Democrats influencing members votes and providing volunteers | Positive | CONCORD N.H. Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden clinched the support of the 775000member International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers on Wednesday deepening his union backing in a competitive race for his partys presidential nomination | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-biden-unions/biden-wins-support-of-large-electrical-workers-union-idUSKBN1ZZ2EG | 2020-02-07 |
They cant count some simple votes and yet they want to take over your healthcare Trump said of Democrats during an address celebrating his acquittal on impeachment charges | Negative | N.H. Pete Buttigieg narrowly won Iowas Democratic presidential caucuses the state party said on Thursday after a long delay in releasing the results of the first contest in the race to pick a challenger to Republican President Donald Trump | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-elections/buttigieg-narrowly-wins-iowa-caucuses-state-party-results-idUSKBN2002JS | 2020-02-07 |
The failures of the Iowa Democratic Party gave Trump and his fellow Republicans an easy target allowing them to paint Democrats at large as incompetent bureaucrats | Neutral | Now that the returns from of precincts are known here is how the Iowa caucuses affected the top | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-iowa-analysis/for-democrats-iowa-leaves-a-muddled-path-forward-idUSKBN1ZZ2HW | 2020-02-06 |
But whether one ascribes the shortcoming to Democrats haste in their investigation or Trumps recalcitrance it yielded little direct evidence of what happened inside the Oval Office itself | Negative | WASHINGTON When it was over the impeachment of U.S. President Donald Trump produced 135 days of partisan rancor 17 witness accounts more than 28000 pages of documents and testimony and one big loose end | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-question-analys/in-trumps-impeachment-four-months-28000-pages-and-one-loose-end-idUSKBN1ZZ308 | 2020-02-06 |
Republicans accuse House Democrats of bringing a impeachment case to the Senate saying they failed to fight in federal court for vital witnesses and documents that Trump has withheld | Negative | WASHINGTON The Republicanled U.S. Senate is expected to acquit President Donald Trump on Wednesday at the end of his impeachment trial on charges that he abused his power in dealings with Ukraine and obstructed efforts to uncover the alleged misconduct | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-republicans-exp/explainer-why-will-republicans-vote-to-acquit-trump-in-his-impeachment-trial-idUSKBN1ZZ1G2 | 2020-02-06 |
Republicans asked how Democrats could run the country if they could not conduct a caucus while Trump mocked the Democrats on Twitter calling the delay an unmitigated disaster | Negative | DES MOINES N.H. Pete Buttigieg held a narrow lead over Bernie Sanders on Tuesday in longdelayed results from the chaotic Iowa Democratic Party caucuses and former Vice President Joe Biden trailed badly in fourth place with about of precincts reporting | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election/buttigieg-has-narrow-iowa-lead-on-sanders-biden-lags-in-democratic-race-idUSKBN1ZY0QE | 2020-02-05 |
Trump signaled his intent to take advantage of the divide among Democrats and usurp their appeal on an issue that resonates with millions of Americans | Negative | WASHINGTON Democrats campaigned on healthcare when they won control of the U.S. House of Representatives in 2018 | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-speech-healthcare/in-political-speech-to-congress-trump-pokes-at-democrats-divide-on-healthcare-idUSKBN1ZZ0IB | 2020-02-05 |
When Trump said he would had a plan to lower drug costs Democrats in the chamber responded by H.R. referring to their own costcutting legislation | Negative | WASHINGTON Democrats campaigned on healthcare when they won control of the U.S. House of Representatives in 2018 | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-speech-healthcare/in-political-speech-to-congress-trump-pokes-at-democrats-divide-on-healthcare-idUSKBN1ZZ0IB | 2020-02-05 |
Trump too seemed eager to exploit divisions among Democrats as they struggle to settle on a candidate who could mount the biggest threat to him | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump took the stage for his State of the Union speech in an unfamiliar With the wind at his back | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-speech-analysis/a-newly-emboldened-trump-gives-democrats-a-reason-to-fret-idUSKBN1ZZ0KN | 2020-02-05 |
There are 11 Democrats running for their partys nomination to challenge Republican President Donald Trump in the November election | Positive | WASHINGTON Utilizing a complicated inperson caucus system the first contest in the Democratic presidential primary will take place in Iowa on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-iowa-caucuses-explainer/explainer-why-iowa-how-a-little-rural-state-picks-presidential-nominees-idUSKBN1ZX14X | 2020-02-04 |
Traders are also casting an eye on the U.S. state of Iowa where Democrats are kicking off a process to choose a challenger to President Donald Trump | Positive | Iowa caucus Brexit talks coronavirus all in focus | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-gains-on-upbeat-manufacturing-data-virus-threats-cap-yuan-idUSL4N2A406Q | 2020-02-04 |
I think its very unfair for the Democrats | Negative | WEST PALM BEACH Fla | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-trump/trump-bloomberg-trade-schoolyard-taunts-as-spending-war-heats-up-idUSKBN1ZW0PV | 2020-02-03 |
The cochair of South Carolinas caucus for AfricanAmerican women endorsed billionaire U.S. presidential candidate Tom Steyer on Sunday helpful backing in the first state to vote in which most Democrats are black | Positive | The cochair of South Carolinas caucus for AfricanAmerican women endorsed billionaire U.S. presidential candidate Tom Steyer on Sunday helpful backing in the first state to vote in which most Democrats are black | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-steyer/black-democratic-group-co-chair-endorses-steyer-in-south-carolina-idUSKBN1ZW0D6 | 2020-02-03 |
The nominating process will be much different this time around after Democrats made changes aimed at increasing participation and ensuring transparency | Positive | WASHINGTON The Democratic Party will officially nominate a 2020 presidential candidate at its convention in July a process that begins on Monday with the Iowa caucuses and ends with the Puerto Rico primary in June | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-democrats-explainer/explainer-how-the-path-to-the-democratic-presidential-nomination-is-different-in-2020-idUSKBN1ZW0D8 | 2020-02-03 |
That support may withstand Democrats efforts to target Iowa | Positive | NEW YORK In a speech last month to farmers in Texas President Donald Trump won applause as he talked up recent U.S. trade agreements | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-iowa-biofuels/iowas-anger-over-trumps-ethanol-policy-gives-democrats-opening-idUSKBN1ZW05Q | 2020-02-02 |
Her decision likely paves the way for Trumps fellow Republicans who control the chamber to move forward without allowing additional witness testimony that Democrats had pushed for in the trial | Negative | WASHINGTON Republican U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski will vote against a motion allowing witnesses to testify in the Senates impeachment trial of President Donald Trump according to CNN and other media reports on Friday as proceedings resumed | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-murkowski/u-s-senator-murkowski-to-vote-against-trump-impeachment-trial-witnesses-cnn-idUSKBN1ZU2PN | 2020-02-02 |
He denies wrongdoing and has accused Democrats of an attempted coup | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate voted on Friday against calling witnesses and collecting new evidence in President Donald Trumps impeachment trial clearing the way for Trumps almost certain acquittal next week | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment/u-s-senate-rejects-witnesses-in-trump-impeachment-trial-clearing-way-for-acquittal-idUSKBN1ZU1D2 | 2020-02-01 |
WASHINGTON Republican Senator Lamar Alexander said on Thursday that he would vote against calling witnesses in the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump dealing a blow to Democrats who had hoped to hear from current and former top Trump aides | Neutral | WASHINGTON Republican Senator Lamar Alexander said on Thursday that he would vote against calling witnesses in the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump dealing a blow to Democrats who had hoped to hear from current and former top Trump aides | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-alexander/key-senator-alexander-says-he-will-not-vote-for-impeachment-witnesses-idUSKBN1ZU0DF | 2020-01-31 |
WASHINGTON Recordlow U.S. unemployment booming equity markets and continued economic growth may have given President Donald Trump a head start toward reelection but new analysis of past voting and economic trends in key states suggests the margin is razor and could be upended by strong turnout among Democrats | Positive | WASHINGTON Recordlow U.S. unemployment booming equity markets and continued economic growth may have given President Donald Trump a head start toward reelection but new analysis of past voting and economic trends in key states suggests the margin is razor and could be upended by strong turnout among Democrats | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-economy/good-economy-may-mask-trump-vulnerability-in-key-states-study-idUSKBN1ZT2XM | 2020-01-31 |
Alexander was one of a handful of Republicans that Democrats had hoped would side with them to reach a 51vote majority necessary to call witnesses and subpoena other evidence | Positive | WASHINGTON Republican Senator Lamar Alexander said on Thursday that he would vote against calling witnesses in the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump dealing a blow to Democrats who had hoped to hear from current and former top Trump aides | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-alexander/key-senator-alexander-says-he-will-not-vote-for-impeachment-witnesses-idUSKBN1ZU0DF | 2020-01-31 |
Arguing that they could meet the final requirement for ratification Virginia Democrats made passing the ERA a top priority after wresting control of the state legislature from Republicans in November | Positive | The last three states to pass the Equal Rights Amendment sued the archivist of the U.S. government on Thursday demanding that the amendment to the U.S. Constitution guaranteeing equal rights for women be declared valid | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-legal-women/u-s-states-sue-to-demand-recognition-of-equal-rights-amendment-for-women-idUSKBN1ZT29A | 2020-01-31 |
Senator John Barrasso told reporters Republicans were likely to beat back an effort by Democrats to call witnesses and wrap up the trial on Friday | Positive | WASHINGTON The No | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-schedule/senior-republican-sees-completion-of-impeachment-trial-friday-or-saturday-idUSKBN1ZT2ZZ | 2020-01-31 |
The vote for the second was 236 to 166 with 11 Republicans voting yea and two Democrats voting nay | Neutral | WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives passed two pieces of legislation on Thursday seeking to rein in President Donald Trumps ability to deploy U.S. forces to fight abroad as some lawmakers fume over his failure to fully inform them about his strategy toward Iran | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-mideast-crisis-congress-iran/u-s-house-passes-measures-seeking-to-pull-war-powers-back-from-trump-idUSKBN1ZT2SD | 2020-01-31 |
Here is a look at gun control positions taken by Trump and the Democrats vying to unseat him | Neutral | With more than 15000 people killed by gun violence in the United States last year not counting suicides Democrats running for their partys presidential nomination are pointing to inaction in Washington as evidence they should be chosen to run against Republican President Donald Trump | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-guns-factbox/background-checks-and-bump-stock-bans-2020-democrats-on-gun-control-idUSKBN1ZS1AZ | 2020-01-30 |
Democratic Senator Chris Coons was asked during a break if the Democrats fight for witnesses was lost | Negative | WASHINGTON A Democratic push to force Republicans to accept witnesses at President Donald Trumps impeachment trial in the U.S. Senate appeared to be flagging on Wednesday raising the possibility he could be acquitted as early as Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment/republicans-hopeful-senate-will-acquit-trump-in-impeachment-trial-as-early-as-friday-idUSKBN1ZS19Q | 2020-01-30 |
The rising cost of insulin and other diabetes treatments has become a top issue for both Democrats and Republicans ahead of the U.S. presidential election in November | Negative | CVS Health Corp said on Wednesday it is launching a prescription drug coverage plan in which patients would have no outofpocket costs for insulin and other expensive diabetes treatments | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-cvs-health-diabetes/cvs-offers-option-for-diabetes-drugs-with-no-out-of-pocket-cost-idUSKBN1ZS31A | 2020-01-30 |
Parnas returned several hours later to say he had evidence that could help Democrats make their case that Trump should be removed from office | Positive | WASHINGTON Lev Parnas an indicted businessman who says he worked to pressure Ukraine to investigate one of President Donald Trumps political rivals traveled to Washington to press the Senate to allow him to testify in Trumps impeachment trial only to be turned away at the U.S. Capitol | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-parnas/parnas-former-ukraine-fixer-turned-away-from-trump-impeachment-trial-idUSKBN1ZS2KP | 2020-01-30 |
WASHINGTON The impeachment trial of U.S. President Donald Trump is nearing a pivotal vote on whether to hear from witnesses requested by Senate Democrats arguing for his removal from office | Negative | WASHINGTON The impeachment trial of U.S. President Donald Trump is nearing a pivotal vote on whether to hear from witnesses requested by Senate Democrats arguing for his removal from office | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-witnesses-expla/explainer-why-the-fight-over-witnesses-looms-large-in-trumps-trial-idUSKBN1ZS1GH | 2020-01-30 |
Most of the petitioners are led by Democrats or lean Democratic | Positive | NEW YORK Fourteen U.S. states and Washington D.C. sued the Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday to fight what they called the Trump administrations effort to gut rules meant to improve safety at chemical plants and reduce the threat of accidents | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-environment-lawsuit/fourteen-u-s-states-sue-epa-for-gutting-chemical-plant-safety-protections-idUSKBN1ZS2QJ | 2020-01-30 |
The Republicancontrolled Senate is almost certain to acquit Trump who has painted the impeachment proceedings as an effort by Democrats to poison his reelection | Negative | WASHINGTON Amid uncertainty over the question of whether to call witnesses in President Donald Trumps Senate impeachment trial his legal team wrapped up its opening arguments on Tuesday with an appeal for a quick acquittal | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment/as-vote-on-witnesses-looms-trump-legal-team-tells-impeachment-trial-time-for-this-to-end-idUSKBN1ZR14R | 2020-01-29 |
Polls show the former vice president who leads nationally among Democrats in a closer fight with Bernie Sanders Elizabeth Warren and Pete Buttigieg in Iowa | Neutral | CEDAR FALLS Iowa When U.S. presidential candidate Joe Biden went to an Iowa university to campaign this week one thing was in short students who support him | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-biden/bidens-final-iowa-drive-sweeps-through-rival-territory-idUSKBN1ZR1DI | 2020-01-29 |
Most young Sanders supporters said they would support Biden if he is the Democrats nominee but not enthusiastically | Negative | CEDAR FALLS Iowa When U.S. presidential candidate Joe Biden went to an Iowa university to campaign this week one thing was in short students who support him | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-biden/bidens-final-iowa-drive-sweeps-through-rival-territory-idUSKBN1ZR1DI | 2020-01-29 |
WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump will sign a new North American trade agreement on Wednesday in an outdoor ceremony at the White House to be attended by about 400 guests but not the key Democrats who helped secure congressional passage of the deal | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump will sign a new North American trade agreement on Wednesday in an outdoor ceremony at the White House to be attended by about 400 guests but not the key Democrats who helped secure congressional passage of the deal | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-trade-usmca/trump-to-sign-north-american-trade-pact-at-white-house-key-democrats-not-invited-idUSKBN1ZS0I5 | 2020-01-29 |
WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump told a thentop aide in August he wanted to freeze security aid to Ukraine until officials there helped with investigations into Democrats including former Vice President Joe Biden the New York Times reported on Sunday | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump told a thentop aide in August he wanted to freeze security aid to Ukraine until officials there helped with investigations into Democrats including former Vice President Joe Biden the New York Times reported on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment/trump-wanted-aid-to-ukraine-frozen-until-it-helped-on-probes-of-political-rivals-new-york-times-idUSKBN1ZP0K6 | 2020-01-28 |
WASHINGTON U.S. Republican Senator Mitt Romney said on Monday that it was increasingly at least four Republican senators would join Democrats in calling for John Bolton the former White House national security adviser to testify in the Senate impeachment trial of U.S. President Donald Trump | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Republican Senator Mitt Romney said on Monday that it was increasingly at least four Republican senators would join Democrats in calling for John Bolton the former White House national security adviser to testify in the Senate impeachment trial of U.S. President Donald Trump | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-romney/increasingly-likely-republican-senators-to-back-call-for-bolton-to-testify-romney-idUSKBN1ZQ1Q2 | 2020-01-28 |
There are 12 Democrats running for their partys nomination to challenge Republican President Donald Trump in the November election | Positive | WASHINGTON Utilizing a complicated inperson caucus system the first contest in the Democratic presidential primary will take place in Iowa on Feb | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-iowa-explainer/explainer-why-iowa-how-one-rural-state-picks-presidential-nominees-idUSKBN1ZQ12P | 2020-01-28 |
Senator Joni Ernst of Iowa another Republican running hard for reelection has frequently criticized the Democrats case for impeachment during breaks in the trial | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trumps impeachment trial may not result in his removal from office but it could help determine whether his Republicans retain control of the Senate in the November congressional elections | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-politics/theres-something-else-at-stake-in-trump-impeachment-control-of-u-s-senate-idUSKBN1ZQ16H | 2020-01-28 |
Here is a look at the criminal justice platforms for leading Democrats running for the presidential nomination as well as Trumps record during his first term in office | Positive | Donald Trump and the Democrats hoping to unseat him as president all say they want to reform the criminal justice system in the United States which held 2 | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-criminal-justice-factbox/trump-and-2020-democrats-brand-themselves-criminal-justice-reformers-idUSKBN1ZQ14K | 2020-01-28 |
There are 12 Democrats vying to be the partys candidate in the Nov | Neutral | DES MOINES Iowa Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden picked up another high profile endorsement on Saturday in Iowa where the partys nominating contest kicks off in nine days after U.S. congresswoman Cindy Axne said she was backing the former vice president | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-biden/biden-picks-up-another-high-profile-endorsement-in-iowa-as-voting-nears-idUSKBN1ZO0HJ | 2020-01-26 |
Trumps impeachment trial poses a challenge for the Senate Democrats seeking their partys presidential nomination who are stuck in Washington while early voting approaches in Iowa and New Hampshire | Negative | WASHINGTON The 100 U.S. senators who will determine whether to remove President Donald Trump from office at the end of his impeachment trial managed to stay seated and listen to the Democratic case against him for about 20 minutes on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-restlessness/how-long-can-the-u-s-senate-sit-still-twenty-minutes-idUSKBN1ZM33J | 2020-01-24 |
Trumps lawyers are likely to begin their defense of the president on Saturday after House Democrats finish their opening arguments | Positive | WASHINGTON Democrats worked methodically at U.S. President Donald Trumps impeachment trial on Thursday to dismantle his longstanding allegation that Democratic presidential contender Joe Biden acted improperly toward Ukraine while vice president | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment/democrats-in-impeachment-trial-say-trump-abused-his-power-for-political-gain-idUSKBN1ZM1Q7 | 2020-01-24 |
Republicans counter that the Democrats have failed to make their case against Trump | Negative | WASHINGTON On the second day of House Democrats laying out their case in the U.S. Senate for removing President Donald Trump there was little sign on Thursday that their arguments had changed any minds among Republican senators who control the chamber | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-republicans/two-days-into-trump-trial-republicans-appear-unmoved-but-offer-democrats-some-praise-idUSKBN1ZM2YF | 2020-01-24 |
WASHINGTON Here are some key quotes from Wednesday the first day the U.S. Senate heard the Democrats case for removing President Donald Trump from office | Neutral | WASHINGTON Here are some key quotes from Wednesday the first day the U.S. Senate heard the Democrats case for removing President Donald Trump from office | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-quotes-factbox/factbox-they-dont-have-the-material-quotes-on-trumps-senate-impeachment-trial-idUSKBN1ZM00B | 2020-01-23 |
WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer on Wednesday ruled out a socalled witness trade in which Republicans call witnesses Democrats want in exchange for former Vice President Joe Bidens son Hunter Biden testifying in President Donald Trumps impeachment trial | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer on Wednesday ruled out a socalled witness trade in which Republicans call witnesses Democrats want in exchange for former Vice President Joe Bidens son Hunter Biden testifying in President Donald Trumps impeachment trial | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-witnesses/democrat-schumer-impeachment-witness-trade-involving-hunter-biden-off-the-table-idUSKBN1ZL2WC | 2020-01-23 |
It said about agreed that the trial should allow witnesses with firsthand knowledge of the impeachment charges to including of Democrats and of Republicans | Positive | WASHINGTON Democrats accused President Donald Trump at his impeachment trial on Wednesday of a corrupt scheme to pressure Ukraine to help him get reelected and warned that Americas global prestige would suffer if the U.S. Senate acquits him | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment/democrats-accuse-trump-at-impeachment-trial-of-corrupt-scheme-to-pressure-ukraine-idUSKBN1ZL1BM | 2020-01-23 |
The poll showed that two out of three Americans are paying attention to the proceedings with Democrats more interested than Republicans | Positive | A bipartisan majority of Americans want to see new witnesses testify in the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump and the public appears to be largely following the proceedings even after a bruising congressional inquiry that lasted several months according to polling released Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-poll/let-them-speak-most-americans-want-witnesses-in-trump-impeachment-trial-reuters-ipsos-poll-idUSKBN1ZL33O | 2020-01-23 |
WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate on Tuesday voted to block at least for now Democrats demand that White House documents be subpoenaed for use in President Donald Trumps impeachment trial | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate on Tuesday voted to block at least for now Democrats demand that White House documents be subpoenaed for use in President Donald Trumps impeachment trial | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-documents/u-s-senate-votes-to-block-democrats-call-for-white-house-documents-in-impeachment-trial-idUSKBN1ZK2RN | 2020-01-22 |
WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday that he would move to set aside any efforts by Democrats to force an early vote on subpoenaing witnesses and documents during afternoon proceedings in President Donald Trumps impeachment trial | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday that he would move to set aside any efforts by Democrats to force an early vote on subpoenaing witnesses and documents during afternoon proceedings in President Donald Trumps impeachment trial | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-mcconnell/mcconnell-vows-to-block-any-early-votes-on-trump-trial-witnesses-idUSKBN1ZK2AO | 2020-01-22 |
WASHINGTON President Donald Trumps lawyers argued on Monday that the impeachment case against him is a product of a rigged process by Democrats and must be in the Senate trial that gets under way in earnest on Tuesday | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trumps lawyers argued on Monday that the impeachment case against him is a product of a rigged process by Democrats and must be in the Senate trial that gets under way in earnest on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-brief/trump-urges-senate-to-reject-impeachment-as-affront-to-u-s-constitution-idUSKBN1ZJ1VV | 2020-01-21 |
White House says Democrats have presented no evidence to support their claims | Negative | WASHINGTON The White House unveiled its detailed legal defense as the Republicancontrolled U.S. Senate gears up to begin President Donald Trumps impeachment trial on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-highlights/key-arguments-in-trumps-defense-as-impeachment-trial-to-begin-in-u-s-senate-idUSKBN1ZJ1X9 | 2020-01-21 |
Other evidence has emerged since House Democrats wrapped up their inquiry and voted to impeach Trump in December | Negative | WASHINGTON The impeachment trial of President Donald Trump begins in earnest in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday after he was formally charged by the Democraticcontrolled House of Representatives on Dec | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-case-explainer/explainer-why-is-president-donald-trump-on-trial-in-the-senate-idUSKBN1ZK0G0 | 2020-01-21 |
Republican lawmakers say the Democrats case for impeachment amounts to hearsay because it relies mostly on the testimony of midlevel officials who did not deal directly with Trump | Negative | WASHINGTON The impeachment trial of President Donald Trump begins in earnest in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday after he was formally charged by the Democraticcontrolled House of Representatives on Dec | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-case-explainer/explainer-why-is-president-donald-trump-on-trial-in-the-senate-idUSKBN1ZK0G0 | 2020-01-21 |
White House argues House Democrats have failed to identify an impeachable offense | Negative | WASHINGTON The White House unveiled its detailed legal defense as the Republicancontrolled U.S. Senate gears up to begin President Donald Trumps impeachment trial on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-highlights/key-arguments-in-trumps-defense-as-impeachment-trial-to-begin-in-u-s-senate-idUSKBN1ZJ1X9 | 2020-01-21 |
Sanders speaking in Exeter New Hampshire pledged to come together with other Democrats to back their eventual nominee | Positive | DES MOINES N.H. Jan 19 U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders attempted over the weekend to tamp down a weeklong disagreement over whether Sanders told Warren in a 2018 private meeting that a woman could not beat Republican President Donald Trump in 2020 | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/usa-election-progressives/warren-sanders-try-to-move-past-feud-as-early-voters-sound-alarm-idUSL1N29O00X | 2020-01-20 |
We will be using every resource available to the campaign to hold Democrats to account for their purely partisan Trump campaign spokeswoman Erin Perrine said | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump and his Republican allies plan to launch a massive effort to limit damage to his chances of reelection as the Senate trial to determine whether to remove him from office gets under way in earnest next week | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-whitehouse/trump-allies-draw-up-plan-to-limit-damage-from-impeachment-trial-idUSKBN1ZG2AD | 2020-01-18 |
The boisterous crowd of Trump supporters were greeted by calls to combat the dangers of Democrats and praises of Trumps record during his first term in the White House | Positive | DES MOINES Iowa President Donald Trumps campaign plans to blanket Iowa with representatives and events ahead of the states Feb | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-trump-iowa/despite-lack-of-primary-threat-trump-going-big-in-iowa-idUSKBN1ZG2DF | 2020-01-18 |
Trump has denied wrongdoing and has accused Democrats of a partisandriven effort to undo his 2016 election victory | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump and his Republican allies plan to launch a massive effort to limit damage to his chances of reelection as the Senate trial to determine whether to remove him from office gets under way in earnest next week | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-whitehouse/trump-allies-draw-up-plan-to-limit-damage-from-impeachment-trial-idUSKBN1ZG2AD | 2020-01-18 |
The House comprises 431 members at present 233 of whom are Democrats | Neutral | WASHINGTON The Democraticcontrolled U.S. House of Representatives is expected to impeach Republican President Donald Trump this week for pressuring Ukraine to investigate a potential rival in the 2020 presidential election | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/supreme-courthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-explainer/explainer-how-impeachment-works-and-why-trump-is-unlikely-to-be-removed-idUSKBN1YK16K | 2020-01-17 |
McConnell has raised the possibility of a trial that could consist only of arguments by House Democrats for conviction and by White House lawyers for acquittal with no witnesses testifying | Positive | The U.S. Senate expects to begin the trial of President Donald Trump in January if as expected the House of Representatives votes to impeach him this week | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/supreme-courthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-players-factbox/factbox-key-players-in-u-s-senate-impeachment-trial-of-trump-idUSKBN1YK1GN | 2020-01-17 |
In the 2020 budget bill lawmakers did not include provisions sponsored by Democrats that would have stopped the Republican president from transferring more Pentagon funds as he did last year | Negative | WASHINGTON Senior Democratic senators said on Wednesday that they would try to force another vote to stop U.S. President Donald Trump from taking billions of dollars from the Department of Defense budget to pay for a wall on the border with Mexico | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-congress-wall/democratic-senators-seek-to-force-vote-to-block-trump-border-wall-funding-plan-idUSKBN1ZE22U | 2020-01-16 |
There was no indication of when the vote Democrats want might take place especially with the Senate expected to be tied up with Trumps impeachment trial in the coming weeks | Negative | WASHINGTON Senior Democratic senators said on Wednesday that they would try to force another vote to stop U.S. President Donald Trump from taking billions of dollars from the Department of Defense budget to pay for a wall on the border with Mexico | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-congress-wall/democratic-senators-seek-to-force-vote-to-block-trump-border-wall-funding-plan-idUSKBN1ZE22U | 2020-01-16 |
Those as they are formally known will likely be appointed on Wednesday when House Democrats transmit the articles of impeachment to the Senate | Negative | When the U.S. Senate begins the impeachment trial against President Donald Trump a handful of lawmakers from the House of Representatives will act as prosecutors to lay out the case against the president | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-managers-factbo/who-might-argue-the-case-against-trump-in-the-senate-impeachment-trial-idUSKBN1ZD21G | 2020-01-15 |
The lower court rulings in the congressional cases if left intact would bring House Democrats closer to getting some of the details about Trumps business interests | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear President Donald Trumps appeals in three separate cases to prevent his financial records including tax returns being handed over to Democraticled House of Representatives committees and a New York prosecutor | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/supreme-courthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-trump-records/u-s-supreme-court-takes-up-trump-bid-to-shield-financial-records-idUSKBN1YH1B5 | 2020-01-14 |
Warrens answer to Marttilas concerns was one she has made countless times on the campaign Democrats can only win by standing up for big not incremental changes | Negative | MASON CITY Iowa Kristen Marttila braved subfreezing temperatures on Saturday to knock on doors in Mason City Iowa trying to convince voters to cast their lot with Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren in the states nominating contest on Feb | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-electability/desperate-to-defeat-trump-democrats-grapple-with-electability-idUSKBN1ZB0NE | 2020-01-13 |
Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg was backed by of registered Democrats and supported Pete Buttigieg former mayor of South Bend Indiana | Positive | NEW YORK Former Vice President Joe Biden and U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders remain the top candidates for the Democratic presidential nomination as potential voters appear increasingly interested in picking a winner this year instead of someone who shares their interests according to a poll released on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-democrats-poll/looking-for-a-winner-democrats-keep-biden-and-sanders-on-top-reuters-ipsos-poll-idUSKBN1Z82TV | 2020-01-11 |
It is possible congressional Democrats will succeed in their push to hear from witnesses during the trial | Positive | U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has said he has enough support from his fellow Republicans to begin the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump even though lawmakers have yet to agree whether to call witnesses | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-rules-explainer/explainer-what-is-mcconnells-proposed-impeachment-trial-format-idUSKBN1Z9148 | 2020-01-11 |
If passed by the House and Senate the measure does not need Trumps signature to go into effect although Democrats and Republicans disagreed over whether it was binding | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives passed a resolution on Thursday to stop President Donald Trump from further military action against Iran rebuking the president days after he ordered a drone strike that killed a top Iranian commander and raised fears of war | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-congress/u-s-house-passes-resolution-to-limit-trumps-ability-to-wage-war-on-iran-idUSKBN1Z82CB | 2020-01-11 |
Those as they are formally known will likely be appointed next week when House Democrats unveil legislation to formally transmit the impeachment articles to the Senate | Negative | When the U.S. Senate begins the impeachment trial against President Donald Trump a handful of trial lawmakers from the House of Representatives will act as prosecutors to lay out the case against the president | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-managers-factbo/factbox-who-might-argue-the-case-against-trump-in-the-senate-impeachment-trial-idUSKBN1Z9260 | 2020-01-11 |
Republicans in Congress have lambasted Pelosis approach noting that House Democrats claimed it was urgent to impeach Trump before the December holiday break but now are delaying | Negative | WASHINGTON The Democraticled U.S. House of Representatives will send formal impeachment charges against President Donald Trump to the Senate as early as next week House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Friday setting the stage for his longawaited trial | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment/trump-impeachment-charges-may-go-to-senate-as-early-as-next-week-idUSKBN1Z91R5 | 2020-01-11 |
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has said Democrats would force votes during the trial to have the witnesses including Bolton testify and for new evidence to be submitted | Neutral | WASHINGTON The Democraticled U.S. House of Representatives will send formal impeachment charges against President Donald Trump to the Senate as early as next week House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Friday setting the stage for his longawaited trial | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment/trump-impeachment-charges-may-go-to-senate-as-early-as-next-week-idUSKBN1Z91R5 | 2020-01-11 |
Any decision on a rule limiting corporate noncompete agreements would be made by the agencys five commissioners three Republicans and two Democrats | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Federal Trade Commission one of two agencies that enforce antitrust law is considering a rule aimed at reining in corporations from pushing employees to sign noncompete agreements that prevent them from working for rival companies officials said at a workshop on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-antitrust-noncompete/u-s-agency-considering-rule-reining-in-non-compete-agreements-for-workers-idUSKBN1Z82P9 | 2020-01-10 |
Trumps trade policies have not been a key issue to date for Democrats seeking their partys nomination | Positive | WASHINGTON Tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump to restructure the United Statess top trade relationships have cost American companies billion since February 2018 and U.S. exports of goods hit by retaliatory tariffs have fallen sharply according to an analysis of Commerce Department data | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-trade-economy/trumps-tariffs-cost-u-s-companies-46-billion-to-date-data-shows-idUSKBN1Z8222 | 2020-01-10 |
McConnell wants to consider calling witnesses well after the proceedings begin and has support from enough Republican lawmakers to adopt his plan without backing from Democrats | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Democrats on Thursday vowed to keep fighting to hear witnesses at President Donald Trumps pending impeachment trial in the Republicancontrolled Senate even as their drive to exact a guarantee ahead of the proceedings appeared futile | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment/u-s-democrats-to-press-for-impeachment-witnesses-throughout-trial-idUSKBN1Z820J | 2020-01-10 |
WASHINGTON Trump administration officials failed to convince Democratic U.S. lawmakers and some Republicans on Wednesday that an imminent threat had justified the killing of a top Iranian military commander and congressional Democrats scheduled a vote on legislation to rein in the presidents ability to wage war | Negative | WASHINGTON Trump administration officials failed to convince Democratic U.S. lawmakers and some Republicans on Wednesday that an imminent threat had justified the killing of a top Iranian military commander and congressional Democrats scheduled a vote on legislation to rein in the presidents ability to wage war | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-congress/u-s-lawmakers-divided-over-trump-iran-argument-set-war-powers-vote-idUSKBN1Z71SM | 2020-01-09 |
The resolution will likely sail through the House of Representatives where the Democrats hold the majority but its passage in the Senate controlled by Trumps fellow Republicans is less assured | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Wednesday the House would vote on a resolution intended to limit President Donald Trumps military actions regarding Iran stating that concerns about the administrations strategy and decisions were not addressed in a briefing with lawmakers | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-pelosi/u-s-house-to-vote-this-week-to-limit-trumps-military-actions-on-iran-pelosi-idUSKBN1Z72U6 | 2020-01-09 |
And concerns about the conduct of Iran policy persist among Democrats and some Republicans on Capitol Hill | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump may have narrowly escaped immersing the United States in a broad war with Iran at least for now after his order to kill a top Iranian general sparked a crisis and prompted criticism at home and abroad | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iraq-security-trump-relief/after-close-brush-with-iran-trump-finds-an-off-ramp-for-now-idUSKBN1Z8025 | 2020-01-09 |
WASHINGTON Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday he had enough support from his fellow Republicans to set the rules for President Donald Trumps impeachment trial dealing a blow to Democrats efforts to call new witnesses against the president | Negative | WASHINGTON Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday he had enough support from his fellow Republicans to set the rules for President Donald Trumps impeachment trial dealing a blow to Democrats efforts to call new witnesses against the president | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment/senate-republicans-close-ranks-on-rules-for-trump-impeachment-trial-idUSKBN1Z62DS | 2020-01-08 |
The response was largely split along party lines with disapproval up over the past month among Democrats and independents while it did not change among Republicans | Negative | NEW YORK The American public is increasingly critical of President Donald Trumps handling of Iran after he ordered the U.S. military to kill a powerful Iranian military commander and a majority of U.S. adults now expect the countries to be at war in the near future according to polling released on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-iran-poll/americans-increasingly-critical-of-trumps-record-on-iran-most-expect-war-reuters-ipsos-poll-idUSKBN1Z62KF | 2020-01-08 |
There are 14 Democrats seeking to take on Republican U.S. President Donald Trump in the November 2020 election | Neutral | NEW YORK Democratic White House hopeful Elizabeth Warren rallied a raucous crowd of thousands in New York City on Tuesday alongside former rival Julian Castro whose endorsement a day earlier could boost her candidacy at a critical moment in the campaign | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-warren-new-york/democratic-presidential-contender-warren-calls-on-trump-to-de-escalate-with-iran-idUSKBN1Z70C9 | 2020-01-08 |
Warren and Biden are two of the frontrunners among the 14 Democrats vying to take on Republican President Donald Trump in the November 2020 election | Neutral | NEW YORK Democratic presidential contender Elizabeth Warren on Tuesday proposed making it easier for struggling American families to wipe away their debts by reforming the countrys personal bankruptcy laws | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-warren/white-house-contender-warren-drawing-on-academic-background-proposes-bankruptcy-reform-idUSKBN1Z61MG | 2020-01-08 |
Senator Rick Scott from the politically divided state of Florida said he wanted to defer a decision until House Democrats and the White House present their case | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trumps former national security adviser John Bolton said on Monday he is willing to testify in the expected Senate impeachment trial of the president a surprise development that could potentially strengthen the case that Trump should be removed from office | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment/bolton-says-he-is-willing-to-testify-in-trump-impeachment-trial-idUSKBN1Z510V | 2020-01-07 |
I think theyve lost their Trump said Monday on Rush Limbaughs radio program referring to Democrats | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trumps former national security adviser John Bolton said on Monday he is willing to testify in the expected Senate impeachment trial of the president a surprise development that could potentially strengthen the case that Trump should be removed from office | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment/bolton-says-he-is-willing-to-testify-in-trump-impeachment-trial-idUSKBN1Z510V | 2020-01-07 |
Van Drew 66 switched parties after being one of only two Democrats who voted last month to oppose both articles of impeachment faced by Trump | Negative | The wife of a Kennedy nephew and former congressman on Monday joined the race to win the New Jersey seat held by U.S. Representative Jeff Van Drew the erstwhile Democrat who joined President Donald Trump in the Oval Office last month to say he was switching parties | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-new-jersey/wife-of-kennedy-nephew-joins-race-to-oust-new-jersey-congressman-who-switched-parties-idUSKBN1Z51U0 | 2020-01-07 |
WASHINGTON U.S. lawmakers have few options for tamping down any escalation by President Donald Trump of tensions with Iran despite Democrats outrage over his failure to inform Congress in advance about a strike against a top Iranian military commander | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. lawmakers have few options for tamping down any escalation by President Donald Trump of tensions with Iran despite Democrats outrage over his failure to inform Congress in advance about a strike against a top Iranian military commander | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/uk-iraq-security-congress/for-u-s-democrats-little-recourse-over-trumps-iran-actions-idUSKBN1Z510F | 2020-01-07 |
The Senate Democratic leader was joined by several other prominent fellow New York Democrats including Senator Kirsten Gillibrand Governor Andrew Cuomo Mayor Bill de Blasio and U.S. Representative Alexandria OcasioCortez | Positive | NEW YORK Thousands marched over the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City on Sunday in a show of solidarity with the areas Jewish community following a spate of antiSemitic violence in recent weeks including the stabbing attack on Hanukkah celebrants at a rabbis home | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-new-york-stabbing-anti-semitism/thousands-march-in-new-york-city-against-anti-semitism-in-wake-of-attacks-idUSKBN1Z502X | 2020-01-07 |
I believe Democrats have unfairly been viewed as antireligious and unpatriotic and Pete shows thats not Ogren said | Negative | CLAREMONT N.H. Pete Buttigieg began making his final case in New Hampshire over the weekend for why he is better placed to win over voters who backed President Donald Trump in 2016 than his top rivals for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-buttigieg/democrat-buttigieg-looks-to-trump-counties-in-new-hampshire-as-key-to-victory-idUSKBN1Z51UQ | 2020-01-07 |
Biden has increasingly been arguing that he is best positioned to help vulnerable Democrats win tough elections | Neutral | U.S. presidential candidate Joe Biden on Sunday won the support of three politicians who helped Democrats seize control of the House of Representatives in 2018 endorsements that could help bolster arguments he is best positioned to fend off Republicans this year | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-biden/three-swing-district-democrats-back-joe-bidens-presidential-bid-idUSKBN1Z40XM | 2020-01-07 |
He trails leading Democrats Joe Biden Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders in public opinion polls as they seek to challenge Republican President Donald Trump in the November 2020 election | Neutral | WASHINGTON Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg has hired about 800 staff members as part of a plan to compete in the 14 states that hold Super Tuesday primary contests on March 3 his campaign said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-bloomberg/u-s-presidential-hopeful-bloombergs-campaign-staff-swells-to-800-idUSKBN1Z51O0 | 2020-01-07 |
The target of much of her criticism Buttigieg has argued that Democrats need to be taking donations from all donors including the wealthy to remain competitive with Trump | Positive | WASHINGTON Democratic presidential hopefuls started 2020 by reporting sizable cash fundraising totals suggesting that Republican President Donald Trumps growing campaign war chest may face some serious competition from his rivals | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-fundraising/trumps-cash-rich-campaign-faces-money-competition-from-democratic-rivals-idUSKBN1Z21ED | 2020-01-04 |
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell has thrown cold water on that idea saying House Democrats should have secured the testimony of Bolton and Mulvaney during their investigation | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate is due to hold a trial to consider whether President Donald Trump should be removed from office after the House of Representatives voted in December to impeach him for pressuring Ukraine to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden a potential rival in the 2020 presidential election | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-explainer/explainer-how-impeachment-works-and-why-trump-is-unlikely-to-be-removed-idUSKBN1Z10PT | 2020-01-03 |
The Senate now has 53 Republicans 45 Democrats and two independents who usually vote with the Democrats | Neutral | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate is due to hold a trial to consider whether President Donald Trump should be removed from office after the House of Representatives voted in December to impeach him for pressuring Ukraine to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden a potential rival in the 2020 presidential election | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-explainer/explainer-how-impeachment-works-and-why-trump-is-unlikely-to-be-removed-idUSKBN1Z10PT | 2020-01-03 |
WASHINGTON President Donald Trumps reelection campaign raised million in the fourth quarter of 2019 a major haul that was boosted by a surge of donations in the wake of the Democrats impeachment bid a senior campaign official said on Thursday | Positive | WASHINGTON President Donald Trumps reelection campaign raised million in the fourth quarter of 2019 a major haul that was boosted by a surge of donations in the wake of the Democrats impeachment bid a senior campaign official said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-trump/trump-re-election-campaign-raises-46-million-in-fourth-quarter-idUSKBN1Z10OC | 2020-01-03 |
He did not flinch from criticizing his fellow Democrats either notably going after former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden the early frontrunner among Democrats during a Sept | Positive | WASHINGTON Julian Castro the grandson of a Mexican immigrant who became San Antonio mayor and a U.S. housing secretary suspended his 2020 Democratic presidential run on Thursday after a candidacy overshadowed by more famous liberals | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-castro/castro-drops-out-of-2020-u-s-presidential-race-idUSKBN1Z10ZE | 2020-01-03 |
Here is the Democrats case for removing Trump from office and the Republican counterargument | Neutral | WASHINGTON The Democraticcontrolled U.S. House of Representatives voted on Dec | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-case-explainer/explainer-the-case-for-trumps-impeachment-and-the-case-against-it-idUSKBN1YZ0P0 | 2020-01-01 |