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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 |
Democrats in the U.S. Congress on Monday will try to push through expanded pandemic relief payments for Americans after President Donald Trump backed down from a fight with lawmakers that could have shut down the federal government | Negative | BEACH Fla | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-trump/after-trump-backs-down-on-stimulus-bill-democrats-aim-for-higher-relief-checks-idUSKBN2920I0 | 2020-12-28 |
Democrats had accused Trump of deepening coronavirusrelated hardships by holding up the bill | Negative | BEACH Fla | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-trump/after-trump-backs-down-on-stimulus-bill-democrats-aim-for-higher-relief-checks-idUSKBN2920I0 | 2020-12-28 |
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 |
Democrats need Black turnout as a counterbalance | Neutral | 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 |
Senate Democrats and Republicans have reached an agreement clearing way for virus relief votes the Wall Street Journal reported | Positive | Senate Democrats and Republicans have reached an agreement clearing way for virus relief votes the Wall Street Journal reported | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-aid/republicans-democrats-reach-agreement-clearing-way-for-virus-relief-vote-wsj-idUSKBN28U056 | 2020-12-20 |
Republicans and Democrats say they are close to a deal but significant differences remain | Positive | WASHINGTON Democratic and Republican lawmakers in Washington were working through the weekend to complete a billion coronavirus aid bill for American individuals and businesses struggling from the economic fallout of pandemic lockdowns | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/congress-works-through-the-weekend-to-finalize-covid-aid-package-idUSKBN28T09U | 2020-12-19 |
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 |
Both Democrats on the commission voted against the rule which requires only aggregated information at a national level in most cases instead of on a contractbycontract basis | Neutral | WASHINGTON The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday relaxed requirements on oil gas and mining companies to disclose payments made to foreign governments completing a rule created by Congress after the government bailout of Wall Street in 2008 | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-sec-disclosure-resource-extractio/u-s-sec-relaxes-rules-on-company-resource-extraction-disclosures-idUSKBN28Q2CQ | 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 |
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 |
WASHINGTON U.S. congressional leaders reported substantial progress on Tuesday after two meetings of top Democrats and Republicans to end a monthslong standoff on coronavirus relief and finalize a funding bill to avert a government shutdown | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. congressional leaders reported substantial progress on Tuesday after two meetings of top Democrats and Republicans to end a monthslong standoff on coronavirus relief and finalize a funding bill to avert a government shutdown | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/u-s-congressional-leaders-report-progress-in-talks-for-fresh-covid-19-aid-idUSKBN28P2F4 | 2020-12-16 |
In remarks on the Senate floor McConnell acknowledged the Democrats win of the White House following Mondays formal result issued by the Electoral College | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell a Republican on Tuesday congratulated Democratic Presidentelect Joe Biden and Vice Presidentelect Kamala Harris on their Nov | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/usa-election-mcconnell/u-s-senate-leader-mcconnell-acknowledges-biden-victory-laments-trump-defeat-idUSKBN28P225 | 2020-12-16 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Democrats and other critics have accused Trump of aiming to reduce public confidence in U.S. election integrity and undermine democracy by trying to subvert the will of the voters | Negative | WASHINGTON Georgia Michigan Pennsylvania and Wisconsin on Thursday urged the U.S. Supreme Court to reject a lawsuit filed by Texas and backed by President Donald Trump seeking to undo Presidentelect Joe Bidens election victory saying the case has no factual or legal grounds and offers claims | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-trump/states-assail-bogus-texas-bid-to-overturn-u-s-election-at-supreme-court-idUSKBN28K2NU | 2020-12-11 |
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 |
5 trillion if Democrats win the two seats | Positive | MSCI Asia exJapan index slips 0 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-take-a-breather-as-brexit-and-u-s-stimulus-talks-drag-on-idUSL1N2IQ04Y | 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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
In a letter to House Democrats Pelosi said the spending negotiations were making progress | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Congress will vote this week on a oneweek stopgap funding bill to provide more time for lawmakers to reach a deal on COVID19 relief and an overarching spending bill to avoid a government shutdown | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/health-coronavirus-usa-congress/u-s-congress-to-vote-on-stopgap-funding-bill-as-covid-19-aid-talks-continue-idUSKBN28H15D | 2020-12-08 |
Vice Presidentelect Kamala Harris has promised to change that and decriminalising weed is part of the Democrats platform | Positive | story filed on Dec | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/usa-cannabis-thanksgiving/rpt-lasting-high-cannabis-industry-aims-to-build-on-thanksgiving-rush-idUSL1N2IK22N | 2020-12-07 |
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 |
Democrats must win both races to gain control of the Senate with a Democratic vice president holding the tiebreaking vote | Positive | WASHINGTON The largest U.S. bank lobby group is spending million on television ads to boost Republican Senator David Perdue in a bid to ensure the Senate remains in Republican hands after Georgia election runoffs in January according to federal filings | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-georgia-ads/u-s-bank-lobby-spends-1-million-on-ad-blitz-for-republican-perdue-in-georgia-senate-runoff-idUSKBN28E1DD | 2020-12-05 |
So far only Democrats have adopted the Markup technology | Positive | U.S. lawmakers used a mobile phone app over the last two weeks to remotely cast votes for the first time according to technologists and some involved in the process embracing technology to facilitate an internal party leadership contest | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-congress-tech/u-s-house-democrats-adopt-mobile-internet-voting-for-leadership-contests-idUSKBN28E1C0 | 2020-12-05 |
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 |
The House Democrats also chose their caucus chair through the app which transfers data to staff in Washington | Neutral | U.S. lawmakers used a mobile phone app over the last two weeks to remotely cast votes for the first time according to technologists and some involved in the process embracing technology to facilitate an internal party leadership contest | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-congress-tech/u-s-house-democrats-adopt-mobile-internet-voting-for-leadership-contests-idUSKBN28E1C0 | 2020-12-05 |
WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Democrats elected Greg Meeks on Thursday as the next chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee a position in which he is expected to work closely with Presidentelect Joe Bidens administration on the Iran nuclear deal and other issues | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Democrats elected Greg Meeks on Thursday as the next chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee a position in which he is expected to work closely with Presidentelect Joe Bidens administration on the Iran nuclear deal and other issues | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/usa-congress-foreign/u-s-democrats-elect-meeks-as-first-black-house-foreign-affairs-chairman-idUSKBN28E03I | 2020-12-04 |
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 |
But Schumer blasted the Republican effort for excluding Democrats who control the U.S. House of Representatives | Negative | WASHINGTON Republicans and Democrats in Congress remained unable to reach agreement on fresh relief for a pandemichit U.S. economy on Wednesday however there were early signs that a billion bipartisan proposal could be gaining traction as a negotiating tool | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/deal-on-fresh-u-s-coronavirus-relief-eluding-congressional-republicans-democrats-idUSKBN28C2ES | 2020-12-03 |
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 |
WASHINGTON Republicans and Democrats in Congress remained unable to reach agreement on fresh relief for a pandemichit U.S. economy on Wednesday however there were early signs that a billion bipartisan proposal could be gaining traction as a negotiating tool | Negative | WASHINGTON Republicans and Democrats in Congress remained unable to reach agreement on fresh relief for a pandemichit U.S. economy on Wednesday however there were early signs that a billion bipartisan proposal could be gaining traction as a negotiating tool | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/deal-on-fresh-u-s-coronavirus-relief-eluding-congressional-republicans-democrats-idUSKBN28C2ES | 2020-12-03 |
Democrats had been seeking | Neutral | 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 |
Democrats wont agree to repealing 230 because the 24yearold law provides a vital protection to social media companies | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he would veto the billion National Defense Authorization Act unless it includes a measure eliminating a federal law protecting tech companies such as Facebook and Twitter | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-trump-tech/trump-vows-defense-bill-veto-unless-internet-liability-shield-scrapped-idUSKBN28C0AO | 2020-12-02 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Democrats are likely to attempt to reinstate the 2015 rules when they take control of the FCC and argue they are crucial to maintaining an open internet | Positive | WASHINGTON Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai who oversaw the repeal of landmark U.S. net neutrality rules and a series of key spectrum auctions to address growing wireless needs said Monday he plans to leave the commission on Jan | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-usa-internet-pai/fcc-chairman-ajit-pai-plans-to-step-down-jan-20-idUSKBN28A29W | 2020-12-01 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Democrats have warned the ruling could lead to more than 100000 votes being thrown out | Negative | 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 |
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 |
Many Democrats in Congress urged the department to abandon the effort | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Transportation Department on Friday said it would add new procedural hurdles before the government could bar most additional unfair or deceptive practices by airlines in a move sought by the carriers | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-airlines-regulations/u-s-finalizes-new-rules-sought-by-airlines-on-consumer-protections-idUSKBN2872MB | 2020-11-28 |
Mnuchin came under fire from Presidentelect Joe Bidens transition team and Democrats in Congress over his decision to allow some Federal Reserve coronavirus lending programs to expire | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin wrote in a letter to Senate Banking Committee Republicans on Friday that he hopes they will continue to show trust in the Treasury and Federal Reserve to manage coronavirus relief programs | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-fed-mnuchin/mnuchin-asks-republican-senators-to-trust-in-future-treasury-fed-actions-idUSKBN28723O | 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 |
Thats the issue instead of pitting teachers against said Weingarten who top Democrats see as a candidate for secretary of education in Presidentelect Joe Bidens incoming administration | Neutral | After a twoweek deluge of calls and messages from parents and at least one death threat the school board in Chandler Arizona called a special meeting this fall | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-schools-reopening/special-report-to-reopen-or-not-to-reopen-that-is-the-fraught-question-for-u-s-schools-idUSKBN2851MA | 2020-11-26 |
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 |
On Wednesday 10 House Democrats urged Biden to choose Tai calling her uniquely able to negotiate and advance priorities with both friendly and hostile negotiating in a letter | Positive | WASHINGTON As Presidentelect Joe Biden builds his economic team in the coming days some influential lawmakers are urging him to choose Katherine Tai the Democratic trade counsel on the House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee as U.S. trade representative | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/usa-biden-trade/lawyer-katherine-tai-a-congress-favorite-for-biden-trade-czar-idUSKBN285280 | 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 |
Progressive Democrats in U.S. House of Representatives have called for a reduction in military spending to combat the coronavirus | Neutral | WASHINGTON Presidentelect Joe Biden will come under immense pressure from progressives in the Democratic party to cut the defense budget once he takes office in January | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/usa-biden-defense-spending/biden-will-struggle-to-cut-defense-spending-despite-pressure-idUSKBN285359 | 2020-11-26 |
But with Trump no longer on the ballot Republicans and Democrats both face challenges getting large numbers of voters to the polls in January | Neutral | 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 |
Democrats were sharply critical of the clawback | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchins decision to defund several Federal Reserve coronavirus lending programs on Dec | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-fed-mnuchin/mnuchin-clawback-of-fed-funds-deeply-irresponsible-biden-team-says-idUSKBN2801U5 | 2020-11-21 |
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 |
Also reelected to the House Democrats team were Majority Leader Steny Hoyer Majority Whip James Clyburn and others currently holding leadership jobs | Neutral | WASHINGTON Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to keep House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in her job for another two years despite the party losing seats to Republicans in the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-congress-democrats/house-democrats-back-pelosi-for-another-term-as-speaker-idUSKBN27Y2MX | 2020-11-19 |
Leading up to the election Democrats were optimistic they would build on their 232197 majority with one Libertarian and five vacancies | Positive | WASHINGTON Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to keep House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in her job for another two years despite the party losing seats to Republicans in the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-congress-democrats/house-democrats-back-pelosi-for-another-term-as-speaker-idUSKBN27Y2MX | 2020-11-19 |
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 |
WASHINGTON Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to keep House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in her job for another two years despite the party losing seats to Republicans in the Nov | Positive | WASHINGTON Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to keep House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in her job for another two years despite the party losing seats to Republicans in the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-congress-democrats/house-democrats-back-pelosi-for-another-term-as-speaker-idUSKBN27Y2MX | 2020-11-19 |
A group of relatives of MAX crash victims and some U.S. House Democrats have urged the FAA to disclose key supporting data in its examination of the plane | Negative | But the largest U.S. airplane maker faces headwinds from the coronavirus pandemic and new European tariffs as it scrambles to return the bestselling jet to service | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-boeing-737max/u-s-approval-for-737-max-return-nears-as-challenges-remain-for-boeing-idUSKBN27W184 | 2020-11-17 |
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 |
In Salvador the fourth city voters elected Bruno Reis of the Democrats party which won mayoral races in Curitiba and and is favored to win Rio with Paes | Positive | BRASILIA Shaken by the worlds second deadliest coronavirus outbreak and deep economic crisis Brazilians voted on Sunday for experienced politicians from traditional parties in local elections a move that may damage reelection hopes for President Jair Bolsonaro | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-elections/candidates-backed-by-brazils-bolsonaro-sink-in-local-elections-idUSKBN27W0A0 | 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 |
With Bidens White House victory Democrats need to pick up three Republican Senate seats to hold 50 Senate seats with Vice Presidentelect Kamala Harris wielding the tiebreaking vote | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Republican Senator Dan Sullivan of Alaska won reelection Edison Research and television networks projected on Wednesday leaving control of the Senate to be determined in January by two runoff elections in Georgia | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-senate-sullivan/sullivan-wins-re-election-in-alaska-taking-u-s-senate-battle-down-to-georgia-idUSKBN27R22F | 2020-11-12 |
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 |
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 |
It showed that of Americans including of Democrats and of Republicans trust their local election officials to do their job honestly | Positive | NEW YORK Nearly of Americans including more than half of Republicans recognize Presidentelect Joe Biden as the winner of the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-poll/nearly-80-of-americans-say-biden-won-white-house-ignoring-trumps-refusal-to-concede-reuters-ipsos-poll-idUSKBN27Q3ED | 2020-11-11 |
WASHINGTON U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden tapped finance trade and banking regulatory experts for his transition team that ranged from core Democrats to progressive activists reflecting ongoing debate within the party about how to address economic issues from wealth inequality to climate change | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden tapped finance trade and banking regulatory experts for his transition team that ranged from core Democrats to progressive activists reflecting ongoing debate within the party about how to address economic issues from wealth inequality to climate change | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-biden-finance/biden-taps-progressives-unions-for-economic-trade-and-finance-transition-idUSKBN27Q3G8 | 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 |
Trump suffered another possible setback on Tuesday when Democrats said a postal worker who claimed he witnessed ballot tampering in Pennsylvania had recanted his allegations | Negative | WASHINGTON Presidentelect Joe Biden plans further meetings on Wednesday to lay the groundwork for his new administration while President Donald Trump pursues a flurry of lawsuits challenging the election results in an effort to cling to power | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election/biden-prepares-for-white-house-while-trump-presses-legal-attack-idUSKBN27R0JP | 2020-11-11 |
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 |
Democrats reacted with alarm saying Trumps move sent a dangerous message to Americas adversaries and dimmed hopes for an orderly transition as Presidentelect Joe Biden prepares to take office | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he had Defense Secretary Mark Esper signaling he may use his final months in office after defeat at the polls to settle scores within his administration | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-trump-defense/trump-fires-defense-secretary-in-post-election-reckoning-after-policy-splits-idUSKBN27P2IK | 2020-11-10 |
Biden and other Democrats have criticized Republican efforts to strike down the law in the midst of a deadly coronavirus pandemic | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday is set to hear arguments in a bid by Republicangoverned states backed by President Donald Trumps administration to strike down the Obamacare healthcare law even as Joe Biden prepares to replace Trump in January | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/supreme-court/article/us-usa-court-obamacare/conservative-u-s-supreme-court-prepares-to-hear-obamacare-challenge-idUSKBN27P2AY | 2020-11-10 |
Democrats made the Republican threat to Obamacare a central feature of their opposition to Barretts confirmation to replace the late liberal Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday is set to hear arguments in a bid by Republicangoverned states backed by President Donald Trumps administration to strike down the Obamacare healthcare law even as Joe Biden prepares to replace Trump in January | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/supreme-court/article/us-usa-court-obamacare/conservative-u-s-supreme-court-prepares-to-hear-obamacare-challenge-idUSKBN27P2AY | 2020-11-10 |
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 |
Leaders from across the globe have offered their congratulations to Biden including some Trump allies but many of Trumps fellow Republicans have yet to recognize the Democrats victory | Positive | Del | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election/biden-to-launch-covid-19-task-force-trump-plans-rallies-to-protest-election-idUSKBN27P0D8 | 2020-11-09 |
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 |
Republicans also picked up votes in the lower house of Congress and Democrats have only claimed one additional seat so far in the U.S. Senate | Negative | NEW YORK BERKELEY Calif | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-usa-election-liberals/liberals-cheer-biden-victory-but-reflect-on-work-to-come-idUSKBN27N0TG | 2020-11-08 |
He noted that the strongest voices among Democrats for major spending cuts were not major players on national security | Negative | 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 |
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 |
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 | Positive | 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 |
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 |
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 |
Without presenting evidence he accused Democrats of trying to steal an election | Negative | WASHINGTON As President Donald Trump fumes over the unfolding U.S. presidential election results some of his fellow Republicans in Congress have hinted that he ought to tone down his rhetoric | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-congress-republicans/u-s-republicans-divided-over-trumps-election-fraud-claims-idUSKBN27M2VM | 2020-11-07 |
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 |
Democrats went into this weeks congressional elections in which all 435 House seats were up for grabs with high hopes of significantly building on their majority control of the chamber | Positive | WASHINGTON Some U.S. House of Representatives Democrats on Thursday blamed Tuesdays election losses on colleagues who embraced defunding police departments and policies according to sources familiar with a phone call they held | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-congress-democrats/glum-u-s-house-democrats-lament-2020-election-losses-idUSKBN27L33H | 2020-11-06 |
Democrats entered the 2020 U.S. elections looking to roll back much of the commanding presence Republicans had in state governments but instead wound up losing ground | Negative | Democrat Joe Biden moved closer to victory over President Donald Trump in the U.S. election as officials tallied votes in the handful of states that will determine the outcome and protesters took to the streets | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-usa-election-snapshot/2020-u-s-election-what-you-need-to-know-right-now-idUSKBN27L1D3 | 2020-11-06 |
Democrats are expected to nonetheless hold onto their majority in the new Congress that convenes on Jan | Neutral | WASHINGTON Some U.S. House of Representatives Democrats on Thursday blamed Tuesdays election losses on colleagues who embraced defunding police departments and policies according to sources familiar with a phone call they held | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-congress-democrats/glum-u-s-house-democrats-lament-2020-election-losses-idUSKBN27L33H | 2020-11-06 |
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 |
Another including of Democrats and of Republicans said that candidates should not be declaring victory until all of the votes are counted | Negative | 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 |
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 |
Yet the prospects of the Democrats taking the Senate also dimmed pointing to deadlock should Biden take the White House | Negative | SYDNEY Asian shares climbed on Thursday and bonds extended their blistering rally as investors wagered the prospect of U.S. policy gridlock would greatly favour some industries while also restraining government borrowing | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asia-shares-near-three-year-high-bonds-see-boon-in-u-s-stalemate-idUSKBN27L01S | 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 |
The Senate race in Michigan drew criticism from Trump just before the contest flipped in the Democrats favor and Peters was declared the winner | Negative | 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 |
Democrats said they had also been barred and one poll worker told Reuters Republicans were trying to slow down and obstruct the counting | Negative | DETROIT Michigan a battleground state that will help determine who wins the U.S. presidential election is still counting tens of of ballots according to a top state official and emotions were running high in Detroit where poll watchers were barred from the counting room on Wednesday afternoon | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-michigan/michigan-still-counting-votes-angry-poll-watchers-barred-in-detroit-trump-sues-idUSKBN27K2AQ | 2020-11-05 |
A Democratic poll observer Liz Linkewitz said she and other Democrats had been barred as well and it was not a partisan issue | Positive | DETROIT Michigan a battleground state that will help determine who wins the U.S. presidential election is still counting tens of of ballots according to a top state official and emotions were running high in Detroit where poll watchers were barred from the counting room on Wednesday afternoon | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-michigan/michigan-still-counting-votes-angry-poll-watchers-barred-in-detroit-trump-sues-idUSKBN27K2AQ | 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 |
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 |
But some investors saw fading chances for Democrats to score a big win in the Senate as Republicans held the line in several contests that had seemed up for grabs | 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 |
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 |
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 |
Democrats were projected to maintain control of the 435seat House of Representatives | Neutral | 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 |
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 |
In the 2020 election cycle campaign contributions from commercial banks and their workers to Republicans and Democrats running in congressional races are split nearly evenly at million and | Neutral | WASHINGTON Many Wall Street banks favorite lawmakers were returned to Congress overnight boding well for the industry which has been trying to rebuild a broad base of bipartisan support a decade after the financial crisis tarnished its image in Washington | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-election-congress-finance/u-s-banks-see-several-allies-returned-to-key-congressional-seats-idUSKBN27K0WT | 2020-11-04 |
According to Allianz Democrats are more likely to pursue changes in Tech including breakups and additional regulations | Negative | NEW YORK Tuesdays presidential election between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden could have dramatic effects on various stocks and sectors and investors have spent months trying to identify potential winners and losers | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-election-stocks/potential-stock-winners-and-losers-from-tuesdays-u-s-election-idUSKBN27I0EM | 2020-11-02 |
Democrats have pushed mailin voting as a safe way to cast a ballot in the coronavirus pandemic while Trump and Republicans are counting on a big Election Day inperson turnout | 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 |
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 |
Biden and fellow Democrats in Congress have criticized the president for his handling of the health crisis | Negative | A record surge of coronavirus cases in the United States pushed hospitals closer to the brink of capacity and drove the number of infections reported on Friday to an ominous new daily world record of 100000 four days before the U.S. presidential election | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/with-election-looming-u-s-faces-record-surge-of-coronavirus-cases-idUSKBN27F1MO | 2020-10-31 |
Since then Democrats have proposed more limited aid of around | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Friday said that any new coronavirus aid package should be considered in early 2021 possibly closing the door to such legislation shortly following the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/u-s-senate-leader-says-coronavirus-aid-bill-should-advance-in-early-2021-idUSKBN27F2HX | 2020-10-31 |
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 |
Biden and fellow Democrats in Congress have excoriated Trump for his handling of the health crisis | Negative | WASHINGTON The White House coronavirus task force warned that much of the country is in the grips of an surge in COVID19 cases and urged tough countermeasures as the number of U.S. infections reported on Thursday hit a new daily record of more than 91000 | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/task-force-sees-unrelenting-covid-19-spread-daily-u-s-cases-up-by-record-91000-idUSKBN27E1YT | 2020-10-30 |
On Wednesday Democrats in Congress said recent delays in some mail deliveries could jeopardize timely ballot deliveries | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Postal Service said on Thursday that it had delivered 122 million blank and completed ballots ahead of next Tuesdays presidential election in which there has been record early voting | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-postal/u-s-postal-service-has-delivered-122-million-ballots-ahead-of-election-idUSKBN27E3GY | 2020-10-30 |
This year he said youve got Democrats who have woken up and realized theres this thing out there called state legislatures | Neutral | 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 |
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 |
The Democrats have only 15 trifecta states | Neutral | 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 |
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 |
Mark Jones a political science professor at Rice University in Houston said Democrats have somewhere between a 1in3 and a 2in5 chance of flipping the 150member Texas House of Representatives | Neutral | 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 |
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 |
WASHINGTON Democrats in Congress on Wednesday said reported delays in mail deliveries in some U.S. cites could jeopardize delivery of ballots ahead of next weeks presidential election | Negative | WASHINGTON Democrats in Congress on Wednesday said reported delays in mail deliveries in some U.S. cites could jeopardize delivery of ballots ahead of next weeks presidential election | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-post-office/democrats-raise-concerns-about-u-s-postal-delays-ahead-of-election-idUSKBN27D39A | 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 |
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 |
Hammill added that Democrats were awaiting the administrations acceptance of a national plan on coronavirus testing and tracing and that heads of congressional committees were still holding discussions | Negative | 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 |
Democrats have argued it is a safe and reliable alternative to inperson voting | Positive | Social media company Twitter Inc on Monday flagged a tweet by U.S. President Donald Trump about mailin ballots adding a disclaimer describing the posts content as and potentially misleading | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-trump-twitter/twitter-flags-trump-tweet-on-mail-in-ballots-over-disputed-content-idUSKBN27C0D1 | 2020-10-27 |
Democrats argued that without an extension of the ballotreceipt deadline more than 100000 voters in the state could be disenfranchised through no fault of their own | Positive | 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 |
Overall Democrats hold roughly a twotoone advantage in early voting numbers | Positive | WASHINGTON More than 60 million Americans have cast ballots in the U.S. presidential election with eight days to go a recordbreaking pace that could lead to the highest voter turnout in over a century according to data from the U.S. Elections Project on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-early-voting/u-s-early-voting-tops-60-million-as-historic-pace-continues-idUSKBN27B1QK | 2020-10-27 |
Democrats in various Republicangoverned states have decried what they call voter suppression efforts including opposition to measures intended to facilitate voting during the pandemic | 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 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 |
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer urged Democrats not to congregate in the Senate chamber and to cast their votes quickly and from a safe distance | Neutral | WASHINGTON The Republicancontrolled U.S. Senate on Sunday moved closer toward a final confirmation vote on President Donald Trumps Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett on Monday just over a week before Election Day | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-court-barrett/barretts-u-s-supreme-court-confirmation-edges-closer-after-sunday-vote-idUSKBN27A0BP | 2020-10-26 |
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 |
House Democrats hold a 232197 majority over Republicans and are seeking to pick up more seats in next months election which has 43 U.S. competitive House races | 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 |
Biden 77 also won over a number of younger Democrats to secure the partys nomination to challenge Trump 74 | 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 |
While Democrats plans to raise corporate and capital gains taxes could hit share prices their promise of large stimulus is seen as mitigating the impact | 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 |
The combination of the coronavirus pandemic and President Donald Trumps accusations of mass voter fraud by Democrats has legal experts warning of the possibility of a contested presidential election | Negative | The combination of the coronavirus pandemic and President Donald Trumps accusations of mass voter fraud by Democrats has legal experts warning of the possibility of a contested presidential election | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-election-contested-examples/dueling-electors-hanging-chads-a-history-of-contested-u-s-elections-idUSKBN2781G4 | 2020-10-24 |
Democrats hailed the move while Republicans were critical | Positive | Pennsylvanias Supreme Court ruled on Friday that mailin ballots cannot be refused because a voters signature does not appear to match the one on file a decision that could help Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-election-court-pennsylvania/pennsylvania-cannot-reject-mail-in-ballots-due-to-signature-discrepancy-state-court-idUSKBN2782NB | 2020-10-24 |
Although Democrats have more members Republicans control more state delegations and each delegation would get only one vote | Neutral | PHILADELPHIA Here in the birthplace of American democracy election officials are scrambling to prepare for a presidential vote they fear could plunge the nation into a historic political crisis | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-pennsylvania-special-rep/special-report-why-the-pennsylvania-vote-count-might-throw-u-s-into-political-crisis-idUSKBN2781F0 | 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 |
Democrats have argued it is a safe reliable alternative to inperson voting | Positive | Thomson Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/idUSKBN2782NB | 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 |
Schumer called the Republican hurry to confirm Barrett a naked power through a sham arguing that Republicans broke the committees own rules by approving the nomination without Democrats present | Positive | WASHINGTON The Republicanled U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday approved President Donald Trumps nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to a lifetime Supreme Court seat despite a Democratic boycott clearing the way for a final Senate confirmation vote planned for Monday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-court-barrett/trump-rejoices-as-senate-panel-approves-barrett-while-democrats-boycott-idUSKBN2771B6 | 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 |
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 |
While Democrats plan to raise taxes on corporate profits and capital gains could hit share prices their pledge on large stimulus is seen as offsetting those blows | 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 |
Donations by employees at U.S. lithium miners to Democrats this year have nearly doubled from 2016 levels according to campaign disclosures | Positive | Joe Bidens campaign has privately told U.S. miners it would support boosting domestic production of metals used to make electric vehicles solar panels and other products crucial to his climate plan according to three sources familiar with the matter in a boon for the mining industry | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-election-mining-exclusive/exclusive-biden-campaign-tells-miners-it-supports-domestic-production-of-ev-metals-idUSKBN27731L | 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 |
Democrats have accused Republicans of a Supreme Court seat | Negative | 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 |
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 | 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 |
Theres just no way the Democrats can spin this | Neutral | 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 |
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 |
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 |
Pelosi said earlier that a key provision sought by Democrats money to help state and local governments grappling with the pandemic was still unresolved | Neutral | 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 |
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 |
2 trillion the number Democrats have been pushing for months | Neutral | 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 |
Democrats have fiercely opposed Barrett a federal appeals court judge whose confirmation by the Republicanled Senate would expand the top U.S. judicial bodys conservative majority to 63 | 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 |
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 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 |
Democrats have not called for any limit on cars per family | Negative | YORK Automakers are gearing up for tough new vehicle emissions rules and policies favoring electric vehicles if Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden wins the White House | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-election-autos-biden/less-carbon-more-electric-vehicles-automakers-prepare-for-potential-biden-win-idUSKBN2752RR | 2020-10-21 |
The governors of New York New Jersey and Connecticut all Democrats in a joint statement urged all of our residents to avoid unnecessary or nonessential travel between states at this time | Negative | NEW YORK New York New Jersey and Connecticut on Tuesday urged their residents to not travel between the three states as the U.S. Northeast sees a rise in COVID19 cases while California said major theme parks including Disneyland would not be opening anytime soon | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/covid-19-u-s-northeast-states-discourage-travel-california-rebuffs-theme-parks-idUSKBN2752LN | 2020-10-21 |
WASHINGTON The White House and Democrats in the U.S. Congress moved closer to agreement on a new coronavirus relief package on Tuesday as President Donald Trump said he was willing to accept a large aid bill despite opposition from his own Republican Party | Positive | WASHINGTON The White House and Democrats in the U.S. Congress moved closer to agreement on a new coronavirus relief package on Tuesday as President Donald Trump said he was willing to accept a large aid bill despite opposition from his own Republican Party | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/u-s-coronavirus-aid-talks-imperiled-amid-republican-opposition-idUSKBN27518S | 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 |
Democrats blocked a similar Republican proposal last month and the measure on Wednesday is also expected to fail | Negative | WASHINGTON The White House and Democrats in the U.S. Congress moved closer to agreement on a new coronavirus relief package on Tuesday as President Donald Trump said he was willing to accept a large aid bill despite opposition from his own Republican Party | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/u-s-coronavirus-aid-talks-imperiled-amid-republican-opposition-idUSKBN27518S | 2020-10-21 |
But Democrats had a smaller advantage in cash on hand reporting about million v | 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 |
The Trump campaign appealed that decision saying Democrats on the North Carolina State Board of Elections had engaged in a wholesale of the states election code | Neutral | WASHINGTON A U.S. federal appeals court on Tuesday left in place North Carolinas plan for counting absentee ballots that arrive after Election Day dealing a setback to President Donald Trumps reelection campaign | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-courts/trump-loses-bid-to-block-deadline-extension-for-north-carolina-ballot-idUSKBN2760B3 | 2020-10-21 |
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 |
Democrats have warned the ruling could lead to more than 100000 votes being thrown out | Negative | 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 |
For some former Democrats in Ohio and Pennsylvania though Trumps missteps on coronavirus are not proving a turnoff | Negative | CORTLAND Penn | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-coronavirus-insight/in-2016-trump-won-these-rust-belt-counties-on-the-economy-in-2020-he-might-lose-them-over-coronavirus-idUSKBN27416C | 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 |
The Democrats also raised concerns about whether the U.S. Postal Service led by a Trump ally would be able to handle the surge of ballots in a timely manner | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday allowed an extension of the deadline for mailin absentee ballots in Pennsylvania for the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-court-pennsylvania/u-s-supreme-court-rejects-republican-bid-to-limit-mail-in-voting-in-pennsylvania-idUSKBN2742ZH | 2020-10-20 |
Democrats also raised concerns about whether the U.S. Postal Service led by a Trump ally would be able to handle the surge of ballots in a timely manner | Negative | Thomson Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN2742ZH | 2020-10-20 |
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 |
While Democrats continue to play politics with the coronavirus and a vaccine President Trump continues to lead the country on a path to Merritt said in a statement to Reuters | Negative | CORTLAND Penn | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-coronavirus-insight/in-2016-trump-won-these-rust-belt-counties-on-the-economy-in-2020-he-might-lose-them-over-coronavirus-idUSKBN27416C | 2020-10-20 |
Democrats have rejected socalled skinny bills with pareddown funding saying much more is needed | Negative | WASHINGTON House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Sunday that differences remained with President Donald Trumps administration on a wideranging coronavirus relief package but that she was optimistic legislation could be pushed through before Election Day | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/house-speaker-pelosi-optimistic-on-coronavirus-relief-deal-before-u-s-election-idUSKBN2730HS | 2020-10-19 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Democrats are also targeting AmericanIsraelis | 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 |
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 |
For Democrats Abroad Stone said she was working with Palestinian activists in East Jerusalem and in the Palestinian diaspora to get out the vote | 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 |
For Democrats to avoid a potential stolen election | Negative | 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 |
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 |
3 presidential election siding with Democrats who have denounced the limit as voter suppression | Negative | A Texas judge on Thursday lifted an order by Republican Governor Greg Abbott that limited counties to a single dropoff location for absentee ballots in the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-election-texas/judge-puts-on-hold-texas-limit-on-drop-boxes-for-absentee-ballots-idUSKBN2702UG | 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 |
Jennifer Holdsworth an attorney and Democratic strategist said if Democrats run up the score with the vote count our legal job becomes easier | 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 |
Tillis blasted Democrats as he addressed Barrett blaming them for failing to respond adequately to what he called rampant violence against law enforcement | Negative | WASHINGTON Embattled Senate Republicans took advantage of the spotlight at Tuesdays confirmation hearing for President Donald Trumps third Supreme Court nominee to tout election concerns like healthcare police and even fundraising as they fight to keep their seats | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-court-barrett-election/supreme-court-confirmation-hearing-doubles-as-campaign-stop-for-embattled-republicans-idUSKBN26Z1CL | 2020-10-15 |
ANCHORAGE Anchorage Mayor Ethan Berkowitz one of Alaskas most prominent Democrats resigned on Tuesday days after he was accused of texting sexual messages to an underage girl and a local television anchor | Negative | ANCHORAGE Anchorage Mayor Ethan Berkowitz one of Alaskas most prominent Democrats resigned on Tuesday days after he was accused of texting sexual messages to an underage girl and a local television anchor | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-politics-alaska-mayor/anchorage-mayor-resigns-over-texting-scandal-with-tv-reporter-idUSKBN26Z0B1 | 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 |
Democrats and many public health experts have assailed Trump for his handling of a pandemic that has killed more people in the United States than any other country | Negative | WASHINGTON The risk of COVID19 hung over Mondays opening of Amy Coney Barretts U.S. Supreme Court confirmation hearings with the Senate hearing room including the judges children and at least one lawmaker who tested positive for the disease | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/supreme-court/article/us-usa-court-barrett-coronavirus/coronavirus-risks-shadow-barretts-supreme-court-confirmation-hearings-idUSKBN26X235 | 2020-10-14 |
As the Senate Judiciary Committee began its fourday confirmation hearing for Barrett Democrats voiced their opposition even though they have little hope of derailing her nomination in the Republicanled Senate | 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 |
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 |
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 |
the Senate Judiciary Committee began its fourday confirmation hearing for Barrett Democrats voiced their opposition even though they have little hope of derailing her nomination in the Republicanled Senate. | Negative | Thomson Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN26X17X | 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 |
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 |
The fight between Republicans and Democrats over absentee ballots has become a defining issue of the 2020 election | 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 |
A spokesman for Pelosi the lead negotiator for Democrats did not immediately respond to a request for comment | Neutral | WASHINGTON The Trump administration on Sunday called on Congress to pass a strippeddown coronavirus relief bill using leftover funds from an expired small business loan program as negotiations on a broader package ran into resistance | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-health-coronavirus-congress-relief/white-house-seeks-limited-coronavirus-relief-bill-promises-further-talks-on-broader-stimulus-idUSKBN26W0QO | 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 While the erratic talks between congressional Democrats and the Trump administration over further federal pandemic relief have resumed an inability to strike a deal risks pushing the U.S. recovery into a slower gear or even a double of further contraction | Negative | WASHINGTON While the erratic talks between congressional Democrats and the Trump administration over further federal pandemic relief have resumed an inability to strike a deal risks pushing the U.S. recovery into a slower gear or even a double of further contraction | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-economy-fiscal/upside-downside-why-the-u-s-fiscal-feud-could-make-a-difference-idUSKBN26U1P7 | 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 |
Democrats quickly tied Lees remarks to the November election in which Republicans are in danger of losing their U.S. Senate majority as well as the White House | Negative | WASHINGTON Republican U.S. Senator Mike Lee came under fire from Democrats on Thursday for tweeting democracy isnt the after the debate between Vice President Mike Pence and Democratic vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-lee-democracy/democracy-isnt-the-objective-republican-u-s-senator-draws-democrats-ire-idUSKBN26T2YX | 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 |
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 |
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 |
Trump broke off talks with Democrats in a Tweet saying that negotiations will stop until after the election when he promised a major stimulus bill | Positive | SINGAPORE Asian stock markets hit a twoweek high on Wednesday brushing off a Wall Street tumble and a drop in commodity prices after U.S. President Donald Trump abruptly cancelled talks with lawmakers on coronavirusrelief spending plans | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asian-stocks-inch-up-defy-u-s-stimulus-gloom-idUSKBN26R3S6 | 2020-10-07 |
Trump cancelled talks with Democrats in a Tweet saying that negotiations will stop until after the election when he promises a major stimulus bill | Positive | MSCI AxJ up 0 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-stocks-inch-up-defy-u-s-stimulus-gloom-idUSL4N2GY0J1 | 2020-10-07 |
Democrats are urging Republicans to join Bucks response because it is largely supports the majority report according to a source familiar with the matter | Neutral | WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives antitrust subcommittees findings on abuse of market power by four large tech companies is expected to be broken up into three reports according to two sources with direct knowledge of the matter as bipartisanship among committee members appeared to break down | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-tech-antitrust/u-s-house-antitrust-findings-on-big-tech-likely-in-three-reports-sources-idUSKBN26R2V6 | 2020-10-07 |
In a letter to her fellow Democrats on Friday Pelosi outlined the areas where she and Mnuchin still have differences | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin spoke for 65 minutes on Friday her spokesman wrote in a post on Twitter continuing their talks over a possible fresh coronavirus aid package | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/coronavirus-relief-talks-between-pelosi-mnuchin-to-continue-aide-idUSKBN26N389 | 2020-10-03 |
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 |
Pelosi said despite the setback Democrats will continue our efforts to provide direlyneeded relief for airline workers | Positive | U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Friday asked airlines to halt furloughs and firings saying a longawaited deal to provide another billion in aid for the struggling sector was imminent | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/health-coronavirus-usa-airlines/pelosi-says-airline-aid-deal-is-near-asks-for-halt-to-job-cuts-idUSKBN26O05L | 2020-10-03 |
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 |
A poll in late September found of registered Democrats and of registered Republicans were completely they would vote eliminating a traditional enthusiasm gap favoring Republicans | Positive | Democratic presidential candidate Joe Bidens campaign said on Thursday it would launch an inperson votercanvassing operation in several battleground states shifting tactics in the final weeks of a race upended by the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-biden/biden-campaign-to-start-in-person-voter-outreach-as-u-s-election-nears-idUSKBN26M756 | 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 |
6 trillion response and the White House on Thursday dismissed Democrats offer as not serious | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin remained far from agreement on COVID19 relief in key areas on Thursday after they failed in a phone discussion to bridge what Pelosi described as differences over dollars and values | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/deal-elusive-as-pelosi-mnuchin-discuss-u-s-covid-19-aid-house-debates-democrats-plan-idUSKBN26M68G | 2020-10-02 |
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 |
Trumps running a fullblown getoutthedamnvote operation and the Democrats are doing a virtual getoutthevote effort by said Brad Crone an independent political consultant in North Carolina | Neutral | Democratic presidential candidate Joe Bidens campaign said on Thursday it would launch an inperson votercanvassing operation in several battleground states shifting tactics in the final weeks of a race upended by the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-biden/biden-campaign-to-start-in-person-voter-outreach-as-u-s-election-nears-idUSKBN26M756 | 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 |
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 | Negative | 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 |
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 |
Democrats accused Trump of trying to scare voters | Negative | 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 |
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 |
WASHINGTON U.S. House Democrats said on Wednesday that U.S. intelligence agencies have failed to adapt to the growing threat posed by China and warned Washington would be unable to compete with Beijing in the future without significant changes | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. House Democrats said on Wednesday that U.S. intelligence agencies have failed to adapt to the growing threat posed by China and warned Washington would be unable to compete with Beijing in the future without significant changes | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-intelligence-democrats/u-s-democrats-say-spy-agencies-must-update-approach-to-china-idUSKBN26L2Y4 | 2020-10-01 |
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 |
On Twitter and at campaign rallies Trump 74 has called Biden Sleepy an apparent dig at the 77yearold Democrats vitality | Positive | Interrupted repeatedly by President Donald Trump in their presidential debate on Tuesday an exasperated Joe Biden resorted to insults and namecalling against an opponent who built his political career by coining belittling nicknames for his rivals | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-debate-insults/this-clown-nothing-smart-about-you-un-presidential-insults-fly-in-first-trump-biden-debate-idUSKBN26L0R8 | 2020-09-30 |
Democrats are likely to seek a pledge that she do so | Positive | 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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
2 trillion draft bill for coronavirus aid unveiled by Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives late on Monday gave airlines some hope for a second bailout before tens of thousands of layoffs occur on Thursday although tough hurdles remained | Negative | A | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-airlines/u-s-house-covid-19-aid-proposal-gives-airlines-bailout-hope-but-chances-slim-idUSKBN26K030 | 2020-09-29 |
Democrats fear that the president could attempt to have the count of those votes cut short in an attempt to have the election outcome determined by the House | Negative | 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 |
Attempting to constantly pin Trump to the truth could turn Biden into a realtime factchecker possibly to the Democrats detriment | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden square off on Tuesday in their first presidential debate | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-debate/five-things-to-watch-in-the-first-trump-biden-debate-idUSKBN26J1HD | 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 |
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 |
Democrats object to Republicans pushing through the nomination so close to the election saying that the winner of the contest should get to pick the nominee | 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 |
Democrats are set to make the fate of the Obamacare healthcare law a key part of the confirmation fight | Neutral | 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 |
WASHINGTON A report that Donald Trump paid little or no federal income tax in recent years sparked broad outrage on Monday from rich Democrats to teachers and coffee shop workers taking to social media to claim they had paid more taxes than the U.S. president | Negative | WASHINGTON A report that Donald Trump paid little or no federal income tax in recent years sparked broad outrage on Monday from rich Democrats to teachers and coffee shop workers taking to social media to claim they had paid more taxes than the U.S. president | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-trump-taxes-reaction/trump-tax-revelations-spark-outrage-among-some-but-supporters-defend-president-idUSKBN26J30S | 2020-09-29 |
WASHINGTON Democrats are urging U.S. Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett to recuse herself from any electionrelated cases because of President Donald Trumps comments that he expects the justices to potentially decide the outcome but there is no way to force her to do so | Negative | WASHINGTON Democrats are urging U.S. Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett to recuse herself from any electionrelated cases because of President Donald Trumps comments that he expects the justices to potentially decide the outcome but there is no way to force her to do so | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-court-recusal/u-s-supreme-court-nominee-barrett-would-have-final-say-on-recusal-calls-idUSKBN26I0D8 | 2020-09-28 |
Democrats said Barrett would vote to dismantle healthcare during a coronavirus pandemic that already has killed more than 200000 Americans | 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 |
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 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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Trump criticized Biden as too far left for Americans and warned that the Democrats efforts to battle the coronavirus would endanger the economy | Negative | JACKSONVILLE Fla | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election/trump-rallies-supporters-in-key-battleground-states-of-florida-north-carolina-idUSKCN26F1O3 | 2020-09-25 |
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 |
Democrats generally have sought to ease restrictions on mail ballots which are surging as voters want to avoid the risk of visiting inperson polling sites | Negative | The Nov | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-litigation/coronavirus-fuels-historic-legal-battle-over-voting-as-2020-u-s-election-looms-idUSKCN26F1WR | 2020-09-25 |
Given Republicans 5347 majority in the chamber Democrats have no way of blocking a quick confirmation of a Trump nominee even though two Republican senators have voiced objections | 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 |
WASHINGTON Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives are working on a | Neutral | WASHINGTON Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives are working on a | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/u-s-house-democrats-crafting-new-2-2-trillion-covid-19-relief-package-idUSKCN26F3CE | 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 |
Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives are working on a | Neutral | U.S. coronavirus cases topped 7 million accounting for more than of the worlds total and infections rose sharply in Latin America while European officials warned of a with flu as the continent grapples with a second COVID19 wave | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-the-worldwide-spread-of-coronavirus-idUSKCN26G0GT | 2020-09-25 |
NEW YORK Democrats in of the House of Representatives will introduce a bill next week to limit the tenure of U.S. Supreme Court justices to 18 years from current lifetime appointments in a bid to reduce partisan warring over vacancies and preserve the courts legitimacy | Negative | NEW YORK Democrats in of the House of Representatives will introduce a bill next week to limit the tenure of U.S. Supreme Court justices to 18 years from current lifetime appointments in a bid to reduce partisan warring over vacancies and preserve the courts legitimacy | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-court-termlimits/democrats-prepare-bill-limiting-u-s-supreme-court-justice-terms-to-18-years-idUSKCN26F3L3 | 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 |
Democrats have accused Trump of inflaming race relations with divisive rhetoric | Negative | CHARLOTTE N.C. Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden on Wednesday said Black turnout was the linchpin to his hopes of winning the White House in November and reversing economic and social inequities that have held back AfricanAmericans | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election/biden-courts-crucial-black-voting-bloc-in-key-state-of-north-carolina-idUSKCN26E3BK | 2020-09-24 |
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 |
congressional Democrats have downplayed possibilities such as holding a second impeachment vote withholding government funding that is due to expire on Sept | Negative | Thomson Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/idUSKCN26D1GU | 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 |
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 |
Voting rights advocates and Democrats have accused Republicans in a number of states of passing laws aimed at suppressing the voting ability of groups who tend to support Democratic candidates | Negative | Billionaire Michael Bloomberg has raised over million to help former felons restore their voting rights in the critical battleground state of Florida a person familiar with the matter said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-election-bloomberg/billionaire-bloomberg-raises-millions-to-help-restore-florida-felon-voting-rights-idUSKCN26D2JD | 2020-09-23 |
Democrats have few if any options for preventing a vote | Neutral | 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 |
Top congressional Democrats have downplayed possibilities such as holding a second impeachment vote withholding government funding that is due to expire on Sept | 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 |
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 |
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 |
WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Democrats announced their own program to counter Chinas global influence on Thursday unveiling a sweeping billion package of legislation seeking to boost U.S. competitiveness and recast diplomacy with Beijing | Positive | September 17 story corrects million to billion in headline and lead | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-senate/u-s-senate-democrats-offer-350-billion-china-plan-idUSKBN2681UZ | 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 |
Democrats are hoping to win control of the Senate in the election | Positive | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump raced on Monday to cement a conservative majority on the U.S. Supreme Court before the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-court-ginsburg/trump-to-reveal-supreme-court-pick-by-saturday-in-bid-to-fill-seat-before-election-idUSKCN26C1UE | 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 |
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 |
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 |
Fueling fear among Democrats the Supreme Courts conservative bloc has already ruled against them in several voting rights cases this year | 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 |
Senior congressional Democrats raised the prospect of adding more justices next year to counterbalance Trumps nominees if they win control of the White House and Senate | Positive | FAYETTEVILLE President Donald Trump said on Saturday he will nominate a woman to sit on the U.S. Supreme Court a move that would tip the court further to the right following the death of liberal Ruth Bader Ginsburg | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/supreme-court/article/us-usa-court-ginsburg/trump-will-nominate-a-woman-next-week-to-succeed-ginsburg-on-supreme-court-idUSKCN26A0IM | 2020-09-21 |
Eight out of 10 Democrats and five in 10 Republicans agreed that the appointment should wait until after the election | Positive | NEW YORK A majority of Americans including many Republicans want the winner of the November presidential election to name a successor to Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the U.S. Supreme Court according to a poll released on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-court-ginsburg-poll/majority-of-americans-including-many-republicans-say-wait-for-election-to-replace-ginsburg-reuters-poll-idUSKCN26B0TN | 2020-09-21 |
House of Representatives Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler on Saturday said that rushing a court pick through if Democrats win in November would be undemocratic | Positive | FAYETTEVILLE President Donald Trump said on Saturday he will nominate a woman to sit on the U.S. Supreme Court a move that would tip the court further to the right following the death of liberal Ruth Bader Ginsburg | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/supreme-court/article/us-usa-court-ginsburg/trump-will-nominate-a-woman-next-week-to-succeed-ginsburg-on-supreme-court-idUSKCN26A0IM | 2020-09-21 |
At least 17 other members of the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate nine Republicans and seven Democrats have tested positive or are presumed to have had COVID19 | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Representative Jahana Hayes tested positive for coronavirus on Sunday and has decided to quarantine for 14 days she said on Twitter becoming the latest member of Congress to test positive for COVID19 | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-hayes/u-s-representative-jahana-hayes-tests-positive-for-covid-19-idUSKCN26B0VG | 2020-09-21 |
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 |
About seven Republican incumbents and two Democrats face a chance of losing their seats in Novembers election according to nonpartisan election trackers | Negative | WASHINGTON Republican U.S. Senator Susan Collins said on Saturday the U.S. Senate should not fill a vacancy on the Supreme Court until after the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-court-ginsburg-collins/fate-of-supreme-court-nominee-should-hinge-on-presidential-race-says-senator-collins-idUSKCN26A0Z2 | 2020-09-20 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Democrats are trying to gain control of the White House and the Senate which has the power to confirm the presidents nominees for the Supreme Court | Positive | 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 |
WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Democrats announced their own program to counter Chinas global influence on Thursday unveiling a sweeping million package of legislation seeking to boost U.S. competitiveness and recast diplomacy with Beijing | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Democrats announced their own program to counter Chinas global influence on Thursday unveiling a sweeping million package of legislation seeking to boost U.S. competitiveness and recast diplomacy with Beijing | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-senate/u-s-senate-democrats-offer-350-million-own-china-plan-idUSKBN2681UZ | 2020-09-18 |
However Senator Jim Risch chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee said he hoped the Democrats ideas could be combined with Republican proposals for a bipartisan plan | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Democrats announced their own program to counter Chinas global influence on Thursday unveiling a sweeping million package of legislation seeking to boost U.S. competitiveness and recast diplomacy with Beijing | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-senate/u-s-senate-democrats-offer-350-million-own-china-plan-idUSKBN2681UZ | 2020-09-18 |
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 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 |
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 Three senior Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday asked government auditors to study why U.S. auto safety regulators have failed to write dozens of new auto safety regulations | Negative | WASHINGTON Three senior Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday asked government auditors to study why U.S. auto safety regulators have failed to write dozens of new auto safety regulations | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-autos-safety/u-s-house-lawmakers-seek-review-of-delayed-u-s-auto-safety-rules-idUSKBN2673DT | 2020-09-17 |
U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Democrats were open to delaying an October recess to get a deal with Republicans on a new coronavirus aid bill | Negative | The top FDA official on Tuesday confirmed AstraZenecas U.S. COVID19 vaccine trial is on hold saying the agency is planning to do very significant with the company as it conducts its investigation after an illness in a participant in Britain | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-the-worldwide-spread-of-coronavirus-idUSKBN2650OB | 2020-09-16 |
Democrats said that should allow local officials to set up more drop boxes if they wish | Positive | WASHINGTON Ohios top election official declined to loosen restrictions on absenteeballot drop boxes on Tuesday after a state judge ruled they were arbitrary and and said local officials should be able to install more if they wish | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-dropboxes/ohio-to-keep-ballot-box-limits-for-now-after-judge-calls-them-unreasonable-idUSKBN2662V1 | 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 |
Democrats and Republicans have waged a statebystate battle over absentee voting procedures ahead of the election which could see up to half of all ballots sent through the mail | Negative | WASHINGTON Ohios top election official declined to loosen restrictions on absenteeballot drop boxes on Tuesday after a state judge ruled they were arbitrary and and said local officials should be able to install more if they wish | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-dropboxes/ohio-to-keep-ballot-box-limits-for-now-after-judge-calls-them-unreasonable-idUSKBN2662V1 | 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 |
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 on Tuesday said Democrats were open to delaying an October recess to get a deal with Republicans on a new coronavirus aid bill as the White House signaled that a | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday said Democrats were open to delaying an October recess to get a deal with Republicans on a new coronavirus aid bill as the White House signaled that a | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/white-house-open-to-problem-solvers-compromise-in-coronavirus-aid-fight-idUSKBN2661W1 | 2020-09-16 |
The Biden campaign urged by Democrats to do more to court Latinos has stepped up Spanishlanguage and bilingual advertising and hired more staff | 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 |
The Problem Solvers Caucus including 25 Democrats and 25 Republicans has been working to find common ground on coronavirus relief for the past six weeks | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday said Democrats were open to delaying an October recess to get a deal with Republicans on a new coronavirus aid bill as the White House signaled that a | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/white-house-open-to-problem-solvers-compromise-in-coronavirus-aid-fight-idUSKBN2661W1 | 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 |
Democrats have emphasized that climate change has played a role and Biden is expected to emphasize that in his remarks | Neutral | LAS Del | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election/trump-visits-california-biden-talks-climate-change-as-wildfires-take-campaign-focus-idUSKBN2650GH | 2020-09-14 |
WASHINGTON With expectations of a U.S. government lawsuit against Alphabets Google within weeks two progressive Democrats tweeted support for legal action against tech giants who break the law in a rare instance of agreement with the Republican administration amid a polarized political environment | Positive | Thomson Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN2622P1 | 2020-09-13 |
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 |
Democrats are hopeful that that Coopers lead is an indication that North Carolina a crucial swing state will turn blue in the general election | Positive | Only a handful of the U.S. gubernatorial elections this year are expected to be competitive according to current polling with either Democratic and Republican candidates enjoying commanding leads in most states | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-governor-factbox/factbox-five-u-s-gubernatorial-races-to-watch-idUSKBN2622BO | 2020-09-12 |
Democrats are pushing for a trillion bill | Neutral | The U.S. labor market and broader economy made some gains this week which history shows should be good news for President Donald Trumps reelection campaign | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-election-economy/u-s-economy-is-improving-weeks-before-the-election-will-trump-benefit-idUSKBN2622TG | 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 |
According to Fridays filing Vance a Democrat largely copied an earlier subpoena from Congressional Democrats who themselves were to obtain his returns | Negative | NEW YORK U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday urged a federal appeals court to block what he called a bad faith effort by Manhattans top prosecutor to enforce a subpoena for his tax returns to advance a criminal probe into his businesses | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-trump-vance/trump-challenges-manhattan-prosecutors-dragnet-subpoena-for-tax-returns-idUSKBN2622XC | 2020-09-12 |
Democrats and other critics have called the Flynn case an example of Barr improperly meddling to help Trumps friends and political allies | Negative | A retired judge blasted the U.S. Justice Departments plan to drop the criminal case against President Donald Trumps former national security adviser Michael Flynn as corrupt on Friday and urged the judge presiding over the case to reject the move | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-trump-flynn/u-s-judge-urged-to-stop-corrupt-reversal-in-case-of-trump-ex-aide-flynn-idUSKBN2622GH | 2020-09-12 |
The prior six presidents including three Republicans and three Democrats have released their tax returns | Positive | NEW YORK U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday urged a federal appeals court to block what he called a bad faith effort by Manhattans top prosecutor to enforce a subpoena for his tax returns to advance a criminal probe into his businesses | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-trump-vance/trump-challenges-manhattan-prosecutors-dragnet-subpoena-for-tax-returns-idUSKBN2622XC | 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 |
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 |
Democrats have accused Trump who has long pushed warmer U.S. ties with Russia of not taking intelligence information concerning soldiers deaths seriously enough | Negative | WASHINGTON Democratic U.S. senators introduced a bill on Thursday that would require President Donald Trump to impose sanctions on any Russian involved in the alleged payment of bounties to militants for killing U.S. and allied forces in Afghanistan | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-afghanistan-bounties-senate/u-s-democrats-demand-trump-response-to-reported-russian-bounties-idUSKBN2612DB | 2020-09-11 |
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 | 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 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 |
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 |
Do you want to do Or do you want to do Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell a Republican said in a speech in which he said Thursdays vote would Democrats obstruction | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Senate leaders on Wednesday held onto their radically different positions on what is needed to address the continuing fallout from the coronavirus pandemic one day before a vote on a modest Republican bill that appeared destined for defeat | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/senate-polarized-over-next-coronavirus-aid-package-idUSKBN2601Y4 | 2020-09-10 |
Tim Murtaugh a Trump campaign spokesman accused Democrats of trying to stop Trump from speaking to voters | Negative | President Donald Trumps plan to hold campaign rallies this weekend at two Nevada airports was scrapped on Wednesday after local authorities said the events would violate the states coronavirusrelated ban on gatherings of more than 50 people | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-trump-nevada/trump-rallies-in-nevada-canceled-over-crowd-size-restrictions-idUSKBN260391 | 2020-09-10 |
But it was unclear whether any such deal would emerge anytime soon after a series of negotiations between the White House and congressional Democrats sputtered | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Senate leaders on Wednesday held onto their radically different positions on what is needed to address the continuing fallout from the coronavirus pandemic one day before a vote on a modest Republican bill that appeared destined for defeat | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/senate-polarized-over-next-coronavirus-aid-package-idUSKBN2601Y4 | 2020-09-10 |
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 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 |
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 |
Trump campaign spokeswoman Thea McDonald said Democrats are creating chaos by peddling conspiracy theories | Negative | When polls closed in Arizonas U.S. Senate race in November 2018 initial results from inperson voting showed Republican Martha McSally in the lead | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-delay/how-a-blue-shift-in-u-s-mail-ballots-might-set-off-election-week-chaos-idUSKBN25Z1I1 | 2020-09-09 |
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 | 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 |
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 |
Sept 7 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 | Negative | Sept 7 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/subjects/autos/article/usa-election-post-office/house-democrats-launch-probe-of-postmaster-general-louis-dejoy-washington-post-idUSFWN2G40PB | 2020-09-08 |
Democrats have accused him of deliberately disrupting the Postal Service just as millions of Americans consider whether to cast their ballots by mail in the Nov | Negative | WASHINGTON Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer called on Sunday for the North Carolina attorney general to probe allegations published in the Washington Post that U.S Postmaster General Louis DeJoys former company reimbursed employees for political donations | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-postoffice/top-u-s-senate-democrat-seeks-probe-into-postmaster-generals-campaign-finance-practices-idUSKBN25X11H | 2020-09-07 |
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 |
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 |
Steinmeier a former German foreign minister with the Social Democrats told media group RND that Moscow must explain what had happened to Navalny | Negative | BERLIN The poisoning of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny who is in intensive care in a Berlin hospital is damaging to Russias leadership and makes it harder for Germany to cooperate with Moscow German President FrankWalter Steinmeier said | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-germany/navalny-case-is-heavy-burden-for-russias-leaders-german-president-says-idUSKBN25V1H3 | 2020-09-05 |
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 |
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 |
But a spokesman for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told Reuters that Democrats want a governmentfunding bill | Neutral | 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 |
WASHINGTON The head of the Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday accused Democrats of hurting the poor with policies aimed at fighting climate change and said the agency would keep supporting development and deregulation if President Donald Trump is reelected | Negative | WASHINGTON The head of the Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday accused Democrats of hurting the poor with policies aimed at fighting climate change and said the agency would keep supporting development and deregulation if President Donald Trump is reelected | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-epa/trumps-u-s-epa-chief-claims-climate-change-fight-hurts-the-poor-idUSKBN25U34T | 2020-09-04 |
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 |
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 |
Democrats have said Trump and fellow Republicans are attempting to suppress the vote to help their side | Negative | U.S. President Donald Trump suggested on Wednesday that voters in the state of North Carolina should vote twice in the November election once by vote and once by mail to make sure their vote was counted | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-trump-vote/trump-says-north-carolina-voters-should-vote-twice-once-by-mail-once-in-person-idUSKBN25U0KK | 2020-09-03 |
And of registered voters including of Democrats and of Republicans said crime was not increasing in their communities | Negative | NEW YORK President Donald Trumps attempt to make civil unrest a central theme of his reelection campaign has yet to boost his political standing as most Americans do not see crime as a major problem confronting the nation and a majority remain sympathetic to antiracism protests according to a poll released on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-poll/no-bounce-in-support-for-trump-as-americans-see-pandemic-not-crime-as-top-issue-reuters-ipsos-poll-idUSKBN25T1I3 | 2020-09-03 |
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai dismissed calls from the two Democrats on the agencys fivemember commission to reject the petition without public comment | Negative | WASHINGTON A group representing major internet companies including Facebook Inc Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-trump-social-media/internet-companies-urge-fcc-to-reject-trump-bid-to-impose-new-social-media-regulations-idUSKBN25T329 | 2020-09-03 |
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 |
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 |
WASHINGTON Senior U.S. Democrats demanded on Tuesday that Republican President Donald Trumps administration resume election security briefings for the U.S. Congress and threatened to take action to compel compliance | Negative | WASHINGTON Senior U.S. Democrats demanded on Tuesday that Republican President Donald Trumps administration resume election security briefings for the U.S. Congress and threatened to take action to compel compliance | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-election-interference/u-s-democrats-demand-resumption-of-election-security-briefings-idUSKBN25S61W | 2020-09-02 |
Congressional Democrats and the Republican Trump administration since early August have not been able to bridge a gap of more than trillion between their proposed relief packages | Negative | WASHINGTON Tens of thousands of loans worth billions of dollars may have been subject to fraud waste and abuse in the billion taxpayerfunded program aimed at helping small U.S. businesses survive the coronavirus pandemic according to a report released by Democratic lawmakers on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-health-coronavirus-mnuchin/thousands-of-small-business-loans-may-have-been-fraudulent-u-s-house-panel-finds-idUSKBN25S5IM | 2020-09-02 |
WASHINGTON Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives on Monday called on Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Defense Secretary Mark Esper to provide witnesses for a hearing on Afghanistan policy and threatened to issue subpoenas if their departments did not comply | Negative | WASHINGTON Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives on Monday called on Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Defense Secretary Mark Esper to provide witnesses for a hearing on Afghanistan policy and threatened to issue subpoenas if their departments did not comply | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-afghanistan-congress/house-democrats-demand-pompeo-esper-provide-witnesses-for-afghan-hearing-idUSKBN25R2OW | 2020-09-01 |
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 |
Democrats have said the Flynn case is an example of Attorney General William Barr improperly meddling to help Trumps friends and political allies | Negative | NEW YORK A U.S. appeals court on Monday denied a bid by Michael Flynn President Donald Trumps former national security adviser to immediately end the criminal case against him for lying to the FBI about his talks with a Russian official before Trump took office in 2017 | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-flynn/u-s-appeals-court-denies-ex-trump-adviser-flynns-bid-for-immediate-halt-to-criminal-case-idUSKBN25R28N | 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 |
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 | Positive | 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 |
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 |
WASHINGTON Democrats said Donald Trump should not visit the Wisconsin city where protests erupted last week after a Black man was shot in the back by a white police officer while the Republican president said was the only way to deal with unrest | Negative | WASHINGTON Democrats said Donald Trump should not visit the Wisconsin city where protests erupted last week after a Black man was shot in the back by a white police officer while the Republican president said was the only way to deal with unrest | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-global-race-usa-wisconsin/democrats-oppose-trump-wisconsin-visit-president-says-strength-only-answer-idUSKBN25Q0KO | 2020-08-31 |
The move drew heated rejoinders from Democrats who have focused on foreign efforts to sway the presidential election in 2016 and again this year | Neutral | WASHINGTON The United States top intelligence office told lawmakers it will end inperson briefings on election security because there had been leaks from congressional committees officials said on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-interference/trump-administration-halts-election-security-briefings-democrats-complain-idUSKBN25P0RT | 2020-08-30 |
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 |
Pelosi told reporters that Democrats could not go lower than | Positive | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump is willing to sign a | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-meadows/trump-willing-to-sign-a-1-3-trillion-coronavirus-relief-bill-meadows-idUSKBN25O2QZ | 2020-08-29 |
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 |
Democrats have criticized Trumps aggressive response to demonstrations sparked by the May 25 Minneapolis police killing of George Floyd a Black man | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump prepared to attack Democratic rival Joe Biden on the Republican National Conventions final night on Thursday as the United States struggles to address the coronavirus pandemic and a wave of antiracism protests | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-convention/trump-plans-attack-on-biden-as-u-s-faces-coronavirus-crisis-and-protests-idUSKBN25N1BD | 2020-08-28 |
Democrats have dismissed Trumps focus on law and as an attempt to distract from his slow response to the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden on Thursday laid blame on Republican President Donald Trump for the way the coronavirus pandemic and racial strife have spread across the United States | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-biden/biden-says-coronavirus-crisis-unrest-symptoms-of-donald-trumps-america-idUSKBN25N2RK | 2020-08-28 |
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 |
Stocks lost steam late in the session following House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued a statement saying Democrats and Republicans remain far apart over the next stimulus bill | Negative | NEW YORK The 500 and the Dow advanced but the Nasdaq closed lower on Thursday as investors digested the U.S. Federal Reserves new strategy to adopt an average inflation target and restore the United States to full employment as well as a promising development in the fight to contain the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-stocks/sp-dow-close-higher-on-new-fed-inflation-stance-covid-test-hopes-idUSKBN25N1FM | 2020-08-28 |
For weeks now Republicans and Democrats have been deadlocked over the size and shape of a fifth coronavirusresponse bill on top of the approximately trillion already enacted into law | Neutral | Republicans in the U.S. Congress are working on a narrow coronavirus stimulus bill that could be circulated to rankandfile lawmakers as soon as this week CNBC reported on Wednesday citing sources | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-stimulus/u-s-republicans-to-propose-smaller-coronavirus-stimulus-bill-cnbc-idUSKBN25M2P6 | 2020-08-27 |
With only 70 days until the presidential election Democrats and Republicans are getting more aggressive in their messaging | Negative | WASHINGTON The Republican National Convention moves to the White House on Tuesday night where first lady Melania Trump is to make the case for reelecting President Donald Trump as his race against Democrat Joe Biden takes a harsher tone | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-convention-day2/republican-convention-heads-to-white-house-as-melania-trump-takes-spotlight-idUSKBN25L14C | 2020-08-26 |
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 |
Senate Democrats on Tuesday unveiled a plan to tackle climate change that calls for the U.S. government to spend more than billion a year to eliminate greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 | Neutral | Senate Democrats on Tuesday unveiled a plan to tackle climate change that calls for the U.S. government to spend more than billion a year to eliminate greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-climate-change-democrats/u-s-senate-democrats-unveil-400-billion-a-year-plan-to-tackle-climate-change-idUSKBN25L27P | 2020-08-26 |
In response Trump campaign spokeswoman Thea McDonald said Gore and other Democrats should quit pushing their conspiracy theories | Negative | Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore on Tuesday accused President Donald Trump of trying to put his knee on the neck of by undermining mailin voting and sowing doubts without evidence about the integrity of the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-people-al-gore/former-u-s-vp-gore-says-trump-is-putting-knee-on-the-neck-of-democracy-idUSKBN25L2DH | 2020-08-26 |
On Capitol Hill partisan wrangling over stalled coronavirus aid talks continued and congressional Democrats and Republicans remain at loggerheads over funding levels and unemployment benefits | Negative | dropped word in fourth | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/usa-stocks/refile-us-stocks-sp-nasdaq-close-at-new-highs-as-wall-street-rides-bull-momentum-idUSL1N2FQ1ED | 2020-08-25 |
No matter where you live your family will not be safe in the radical Democrats Patricia McCloskey said | 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 |
Democrats drew their own dismal picture of what four more years under Trump would look like at their convention last week | Neutral | 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 |
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 |
the presidents oldest son portrayed the ongoing civil unrest as violent assaults on small businesses by anarchists and said Democrats would fail to keep neighborhoods safe | 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 | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-convention/trump-fellow-republicans-paint-dire-portrait-of-a-u-s-under-biden-idUSKBN25K0EQ | 2020-08-25 |
Dozens of Democrats have called for DeJoy to be fired | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Postmaster Louis DeJoy told lawmakers on Monday that he planned to resume some costcutting measures that have factored in widespread service delays defying Democratic lawmakers who have sought to block his changes | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-post-office/u-s-postmaster-tells-house-committee-he-will-resume-cost-cutting-after-election-idUSKBN25K1UT | 2020-08-25 |
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 |
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 |
DeJoy faced pointed questions at a Senate hearing from Democrats who have accused the wealthy Republican donor of trying to tilt the election to President Donald Trump | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Postmaster Louis DeJoy on Friday told lawmakers the Postal Service would deliver ballots securely and on in the November presidential election but indicated he would pursue dramatic operational changes after that date | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-post-office-senate/u-s-postmaster-promises-timely-election-mail-dramatic-changes-after-idUSKBN25H15W | 2020-08-22 |
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 |
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 |
Dozens of Democrats in the House of Representatives have called for DeJoy to be fired | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Postmaster Louis DeJoy on Friday told lawmakers the Postal Service would deliver ballots securely and on in the November presidential election but indicated he would pursue dramatic operational changes after that date | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-post-office-senate/u-s-postmaster-promises-timely-election-mail-dramatic-changes-after-idUSKBN25H15W | 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 |
Democrats sought to present a diverse united front with the integrity and faith they said Trump lacks | 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 |
President Donald Trump called the demonstrations in Portland on Friday as he said cities run by Democrats had become lawless and chaotic | Negative | A 25yearold man turned himself into police in Portland on Friday and was charged in connection with a beating caught on videotape near Black Lives Matter protests in the citys downtown | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-global-race-portland-protests/portland-man-arrested-in-beating-near-black-lives-matter-protests-idUSKBN25H1ES | 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 |
In comparison U.S. Republicans and Democrats are still at loggerheads over additional economic stimulus which analysts said is another reason to favour the euro over the dollar | Negative | Yuan returns to preWuhan lockdown levels | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-loses-out-yuan-soars-amid-doubts-about-u-s-economy-idUSL4N2FN03G | 2020-08-21 |
In hotly contested Florida Democrats in MiamiDade County the states largest are seeking to remove some procedural hurdles to make it easier for voters to use drop boxes | Negative | Welcome to the latest partisan flash point in the U.S. presidential the ballot drop box | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-dropboxes/ballot-drop-boxes-are-latest-battleground-in-u-s-election-fight-idUSKBN25G14I | 2020-08-21 |
WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Democrats unveiled on Wednesday legislation that would require sameday processing for mailin ballots and give the cashstrapped Postal Service a billion infusion while erasing changes pursued by the agencys new leader an ally of President Donald Trump | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Democrats unveiled on Wednesday legislation that would require sameday processing for mailin ballots and give the cashstrapped Postal Service a billion infusion while erasing changes pursued by the agencys new leader an ally of President Donald Trump | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-post-office/house-to-vote-on-25-billion-postal-infusion-mail-in-ballot-safeguards-idUSKCN25F1YQ | 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 |
Congressional Democrats Republican lawmakers and the White House have been at an impasse in talks over the latest pandemic relief legislation | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Democrats unveiled on Wednesday legislation that would require sameday processing for mailin ballots and give the cashstrapped Postal Service a billion infusion while erasing changes pursued by the agencys new leader an ally of President Donald Trump | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-post-office/house-to-vote-on-25-billion-postal-infusion-mail-in-ballot-safeguards-idUSKCN25F1YQ | 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 |
WASHINGTON More than 90 Democrats on Wednesday called on the Postal Services board of governors to immediately remove Postmaster General Louis DeJoy to protect this critical according to a letter seen by Reuters | Negative | WASHINGTON More than 90 Democrats on Wednesday called on the Postal Services board of governors to immediately remove Postmaster General Louis DeJoy to protect this critical according to a letter seen by Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-post-office-dejoy/more-than-90-democrats-call-on-postal-board-to-remove-dejoy-letter-idUSKCN25F2Q6 | 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 |
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 |
WASHINGTON A group of 90 Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday called on the Postal Services board of governors to immediately remove Postmaster General Louis DeJoy to protect this critical according to a letter seen by Reuters | Negative | WASHINGTON A group of 90 Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday called on the Postal Services board of governors to immediately remove Postmaster General Louis DeJoy to protect this critical according to a letter seen by Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-post-office-dejoy/more-than-90-democrats-call-on-postal-board-to-remove-dejoy-letter-idUSKCN25F2Q6 | 2020-08-20 |
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 | 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 |
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 | 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 |
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 |
Multiple Democrats and union officials welcomed the news but said they were holding out for proof that DeJoy would take the actions he promised | Positive | 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 |
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 |
Democrats offered this month to reduce that sum by trillion but the White House rejected it | 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 |
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 |
Some Democrats have bristled over the extensive participation of Republicans in their partys convention which was scaled back due to the coronavirus | Negative | WILMINGTON Del | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-convention-mccain/with-no-love-for-trump-john-mccains-widow-praises-democrat-joe-biden-idUSKCN25F00H | 2020-08-19 |
Democrats formally nominated Joe Biden for president on Tuesday vowing his election would repair a pandemicbattered America and put an end to the chaos that has defined Republican President Donald Trumps administration | Positive | Democrats formally nominated Joe Biden for president on Tuesday vowing his election would repair a pandemicbattered America and put an end to the chaos that has defined Republican President Donald Trumps administration | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-convention/democrats-nominate-joe-biden-for-president-vowing-to-end-trump-chaos-idUSKCN25E18I | 2020-08-19 |
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE Some Democrats and Republicans have a real to reach agreement on a smaller coronavirus relief bill that could be worth around billion a senior Trump administration official said late on Monday | Positive | ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE Some Democrats and Republicans have a real to reach agreement on a smaller coronavirus relief bill that could be worth around billion a senior Trump administration official said late on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-agreement/u-s-official-sees-real-desire-for-smaller-coronavirus-relief-bill-idUSKCN25F09W | 2020-08-19 |
Republican former Secretary of State Colin Powell a retired fourstar general who endorsed Biden in June was one of several national security officials who spoke on the Democrats behalf | Positive | Democrats formally nominated Joe Biden for president on Tuesday vowing his election would repair a pandemicbattered America and put an end to the chaos that has defined Republican President Donald Trumps administration | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-convention/democrats-nominate-joe-biden-for-president-vowing-to-end-trump-chaos-idUSKCN25E18I | 2020-08-19 |
Murtaugh said Democrats wanted the country to remain in desperate shape through the election | Negative | WASHINGTON With fewer than 80 days to go before the U.S. presidential election it looks like Joe Bidens race to lose | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-biden-analysis/as-democrats-prepare-to-nominate-joe-biden-widespread-fears-about-unfair-election-idUSKCN25D13R | 2020-08-18 |
The inclusion of Republican speakers angered some Democrats who voiced concern it would take time away from progressive speakers like Sanders of Vermont and U.S. Representative Alexandria OcasioCortez | Neutral | 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 |
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 |
He said in March that with mailin voting at levels that Democrats were seeking youd never have a Republican elected in this country again | Neutral | WASHINGTON President Donald Trumps postmaster general on Monday agreed to testify before Congress next week on cuts in service that lawmakers fear could hamper the Postal Services ability to handle a flood of mailin ballots in Novembers election | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-post-office-trump/trumps-postal-service-chief-to-testify-amid-fears-about-u-s-election-idUSKCN25D1HZ | 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 |
This year Democrats will spotlight 17 young politicians they consider rising including onetime vice presidential hopeful Stacey Abrams in a keynote address set for Tuesday | Positive | WASHINGTON The United States has held presidential nominating conventions for almost 200 years and they have served in recent decades as an important televised introduction to each partys candidate in the final months before the election | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-convention-purpose-expla/explainer-the-purpose-of-u-s-presidential-nominating-conventions-idUSKCN25C0VI | 2020-08-17 |
WASHINGTON U.S. Democrats stepped up pressure on Sunday against a costcutting campaign by President Donald Trumps appointed Postal Service chief that they fear will hold up mailin ballots in Novembers election with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi calling lawmakers back and several states considering legal action | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Democrats stepped up pressure on Sunday against a costcutting campaign by President Donald Trumps appointed Postal Service chief that they fear will hold up mailin ballots in Novembers election with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi calling lawmakers back and several states considering legal action | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-post-office/democrats-step-up-pressure-against-u-s-postal-cuts-pelosi-calls-lawmakers-back-to-washington-idUSKCN25C0MA | 2020-08-17 |
Democrats have accused Trump who is trailing presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden in opinion polls of trying to hamstring the cashstrapped Postal Service to suppress mailin voting | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Democrats stepped up pressure on Sunday against a costcutting campaign by President Donald Trumps appointed Postal Service chief that they fear will hold up mailin ballots in Novembers election with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi calling lawmakers back and several states considering legal action | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-post-office/democrats-step-up-pressure-against-u-s-postal-cuts-pelosi-calls-lawmakers-back-to-washington-idUSKCN25C0MA | 2020-08-17 |
Congressional Democrats also called on DeJoy a Trump donor and Postal Service Chairman Robert Duncan to testify at an Aug | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Democrats stepped up pressure on Sunday against a costcutting campaign by President Donald Trumps appointed Postal Service chief that they fear will hold up mailin ballots in Novembers election with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi calling lawmakers back and several states considering legal action | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-post-office/democrats-step-up-pressure-against-u-s-postal-cuts-pelosi-calls-lawmakers-back-to-washington-idUSKCN25C0MA | 2020-08-17 |
Democrats will highlight 17 young politicians they consider rising including onetime vice presidential hopeful Stacey Abrams on Tuesday the second night of the partys nominating convention | Positive | Democrats will highlight 17 young politicians they consider rising including onetime vice presidential hopeful Stacey Abrams on Tuesday the second night of the partys nominating convention | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-democrats-keynote/democrats-to-highlight-17-rising-stars-in-convention-keynote-idUSKCN25C0MG | 2020-08-17 |
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 |
Democrats have seized on changes made by new Postmaster Genera Louis DeJoy a Trump supporter that they say has led to a dramatic increase in delayed and undelivered mail | Negative | WASHINGTON The 300000member National Association of Letter Carriers said on Friday that the unions executive council had endorsed Democrat Joe Biden for president warning the very of the U.S. Postal Service is at stake | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-post-union/postal-union-endorses-biden-candidacy-as-survival-of-usps-at-stake-idUSKCN25A2NJ | 2020-08-15 |
Democrats offered to reduce their proposal by trillion during negotiations with White House officials last week | Neutral | 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 The top two Democrats in Congress called on Postmaster General Louis DeJoy on Friday to reverse postal service changes they say have led to mail delays | Negative | WASHINGTON The top two Democrats in Congress called on Postmaster General Louis DeJoy on Friday to reverse postal service changes they say have led to mail delays | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-postal/top-two-democrats-in-congress-call-on-u-s-postmaster-general-to-reverse-course-statement-idUSKCN25A2JZ | 2020-08-15 |
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 |
Obama said Democrats were around the idea that everyone should have healthcare | Neutral | DETROIT Former President Barack Obama said on Friday he worries about protecting the integrity of Novembers election in view of efforts by President Donald Trump to the U.S. Postal Service to limit Americans voting by mail during the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-obama/obama-says-he-worries-about-trumps-efforts-to-kneecap-postal-service-idUSKCN25A2QN | 2020-08-15 |
Im waiting for the Democrats to approve the president said | Positive | 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 |
Top Democrats called on both Wolf and Cuccinelli to step down in light of the report | Positive | WASHINGTON The appointments of two top homeland security officials in the Trump administration were improper a U.S. government watchdog said on Friday in a decision that could complicate the administrations efforts to defend immigration policies in court | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-trump-immigration/top-trump-homeland-security-appointments-improper-u-s-government-watchdog-says-idUSKCN25A1YN | 2020-08-15 |
The trillion chasm between the Democrats trillion proposal and the Republicans trillion offer includes wide gaps in funding for schools aid to state and local governments and unemployment pay | Positive | 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 |
Meanwhile U.S. Democrats and Republicans remain deadlocked after weeks of wrangling over a fifth coronavirus aid bill to support a struggling economy | Negative | European stocks broke a fourday winning streak on Thursday as exdividend trading and a stronger pound hit the UKs bluechip companies while investors sold off banks and energy stocks that have outperformed this week | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-europe-stocks/european-stocks-end-four-day-winning-run-as-uks-ftse-drags-idUSKCN2590VL | 2020-08-14 |
5 billion for mailin he told Fox Business Network saying Democrats want to give the post office billion | Neutral | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump said on Thursday he would not veto coronavirus legislation that included funding for the U.S. Postal Service | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-postal/trump-says-he-would-not-veto-legislation-that-included-post-office-funding-idUSKCN25934D | 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 |
Democrats are holding their mostly virtual convention in Milwaukee Wisconsin next week | 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 |
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 | 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 |
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 |
Democrats in Congress are calling on the Postal Service to reverse the changes saying they threatened to interrupt Americans from receiving paychecks and absentee voting | Negative | WASHINGTON A shakeup of the U.S. Postal Service is leading to mail delays union officials said on Tuesday heightening concerns that an ally of President Donald Trump is destabilizing the service as millions of Americans consider whether to cast their ballots by mail in the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-election-postoffice/u-s-postal-service-reorganization-sparks-delays-election-questions-idUSKCN258197 | 2020-08-13 |
Democrats and other critics have accused Attorney General Bill Barr of protecting Trumps friends and allies in this and other highprofile criminal cases warping the rule of law | Negative | The governments entire argument comes down to speculation about what might Wilkinson said | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-trump-flynn/judges-appear-reluctant-to-immediately-end-case-against-trump-ex-aide-flynn-idUSKCN2571BA | 2020-08-12 |
Democrats took over the House of Representatives after the 2018 midterm congressional elections in large part by emphasizing their commitment to preserve the Affordable Care Act | Positive | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump said on Monday an executive order requiring health insurance companies to cover patients with preexisting conditions would emphasize Republican support for the practice even though it is already part of existing law | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-healthcare-trump/trump-order-on-pre-existing-conditions-a-double-safety-net-despite-obamacare-law-idUSKCN25704T | 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 |
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 |
Democrats for months have been carefully crafting a madefortelevision pageant to make their case in front of millions on national television for former Vice President Joe Biden to be elected | Neutral | YORK The largest U.S. auto union and onetime Democratic presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders clashed Monday ahead of what is billed as this months planned celebration of party unity to defeat President Donald Trump in the November elections | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-sanders-uaw/uaw-president-sanders-divided-over-convention-event-idUSKCN25700H | 2020-08-11 |
Democrats in the state hope Biden will attract more bluecollar support in 2020 | Positive | YORK The largest U.S. auto union and onetime Democratic presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders clashed Monday ahead of what is billed as this months planned celebration of party unity to defeat President Donald Trump in the November elections | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-sanders-uaw/uaw-president-sanders-divided-over-convention-event-idUSKCN25700H | 2020-08-11 |
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 |
Prices found support after U.S. President Donald Trump tweeted that top congressional Democrats wanted to meet with him on coronavirusrelated economic relief | Positive | SINGAPORE Crude oil gained more ground on Tuesday with prices underpinned by expectations of U.S. stimulus and a rebound in Asian demand as economies reopen | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-edges-higher-on-hopes-for-u-s-stimulus-demand-recovery-idUSKCN25702D | 2020-08-11 |
Democrats remain ready to return to the table | 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 |
Prices also found support after U.S. President Donald Trump tweeted that top congressional Democrats wanted to meet with him on coronavirusrelated economic relief | Positive | NEW YORK Oil settled higher on Monday supported by data suggesting Chinese factories were returning to prepandemic levels signs of rising energy demand and hopes for an agreement in the United States on more coronavirusrelated economic stimulus | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-settles-higher-on-chinese-factory-data-u-s-stimulus-hopes-idUSKCN256016 | 2020-08-11 |
Democrats said they agreed to reduce their | Negative | NEW YORK More than 160000 people have died from COVID19 in the United States a Reuters tally showed on Friday as President Donald Trump said he would unilaterally grant financial relief to Americans after talks with congressional Democrats stalled | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/u-s-marks-160000-covid-19-deaths-as-relief-talks-fail-in-washington-idUSKCN253266 | 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 |
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 |
Trump noting that Democrats want to resume stimulus discussions said the White House would be willing to talk to them again if its not a waste of time | 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 |
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 |
NEW YORK More than 160000 people have died from COVID19 in the United States a Reuters tally showed on Friday as President Donald Trump said he would unilaterally grant financial relief to Americans after talks with congressional Democrats stalled | Negative | NEW YORK More than 160000 people have died from COVID19 in the United States a Reuters tally showed on Friday as President Donald Trump said he would unilaterally grant financial relief to Americans after talks with congressional Democrats stalled | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/u-s-marks-160000-covid-19-deaths-as-relief-talks-fail-in-washington-idUSKCN253266 | 2020-08-10 |
At least 15 members of the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate eight Republicans and seven Democrats have tested positive or are presumed to have had COVID19 since the novel coronavirus pandemic began earlier this year with Representative Rodney Davis becoming the latest on Wednesday | Negative | At least 15 members of the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate eight Republicans and seven Democrats have tested positive or are presumed to have had COVID19 since the novel coronavirus pandemic began earlier this year with Representative Rodney Davis becoming the latest on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-congress-cases-fac/factbox-coronavirus-in-u-s-congress-15-members-have-tested-or-been-presumed-positive-idUSKCN25205P | 2020-08-06 |
Despite falling short of Trumps number Democrats have largely put the race on an even footing after starting with a substantial fundraising gap against Trump | Negative | President Donald Trump thwarted efforts to cripple his reelection campaigns financial advantage as Republican donors forked over record cash in July campaign disclosures showed on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-biden-fundraising/trump-hangs-on-to-financial-edge-in-race-against-biden-idUSKCN25138Y | 2020-08-06 |
WASHINGTON Top congressional Democrats and White House officials appeared to harden their stances on new coronavirus relief legislation on Wednesday as negotiations headed toward an endofweek deadline with no sign of an agreement | Negative | WASHINGTON Top congressional Democrats and White House officials appeared to harden their stances on new coronavirus relief legislation on Wednesday as negotiations headed toward an endofweek deadline with no sign of an agreement | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/white-house-congressional-democrats-harden-stances-on-coronavirus-relief-idUSKCN2512JY | 2020-08-06 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Democrats had pressed for another trillion that would retain the benefit and add nearly trillion in assistance for state and local governments | Positive | 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 |
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 |
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 |
4 trillion that Democrats have been seeking | 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 |
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 |
Earlier the White House accused Democrats of making an absolute of negotiations and threatened unilateral action if a deal is not reached soon | 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 |
WASHINGTON The top Democrats in the U.S. Congress and White House negotiators on Monday said they had made progress in talks on a new coronavirus relief bill though the administration said President Donald Trump could act alone if no deal is reached | Negative | WASHINGTON The top Democrats in the U.S. Congress and White House negotiators on Monday said they had made progress in talks on a new coronavirus relief bill though the administration said President Donald Trump could act alone if no deal is reached | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/congressional-democrats-white-house-cite-progress-in-talks-on-coronavirus-bill-idUSKBN24Z1PU | 2020-08-04 |
WASHINGTON Senior U.S. congressional committee Democrats announced subpoenas on Monday for depositions from four aides to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo as they investigate President Donald Trumps abrupt firing of Steve Linick as State Department inspector general | Negative | WASHINGTON Senior U.S. congressional committee Democrats announced subpoenas on Monday for depositions from four aides to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo as they investigate President Donald Trumps abrupt firing of Steve Linick as State Department inspector general | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-house-inspectorgeneral/u-s-democrats-issue-subpoenas-in-probe-of-state-department-watchdog-firing-idUSKCN24Z25Q | 2020-08-04 |
Democrats were standing in the way of a separate agreement to extend some federal unemployment benefits in the shortterm while negotiations continue on an overall relief package he said | Positive | WASHINGTON White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows said on Sunday he was not optimistic on reaching agreement soon on a deal for the next round of legislation to provide relief to Americans hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/white-house-says-not-optimistic-on-near-term-deal-for-coronavirus-relief-bill-idUSKBN24Y0H9 | 2020-08-03 |
WASHINGTON The top Democrats in Congress are not close to a deal with the White House to pump more money into the U.S. economy to ease the coronavirus heavy toll both sides said on Saturday after an essential lifeline for millions of unemployed Americans expired | Negative | WASHINGTON The top Democrats in Congress are not close to a deal with the White House to pump more money into the U.S. economy to ease the coronavirus heavy toll both sides said on Saturday after an essential lifeline for millions of unemployed Americans expired | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/congressional-democrats-white-house-still-at-impasse-over-coronavirus-bill-idUSKBN24X3OT | 2020-08-02 |
At least 14 members of the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate seven Republicans and seven Democrats have tested positive or are presumed to have had COVID19 since the novel coronavirus pandemic began earlier this year with Representative Raul Grijalva becoming the latest on Saturday | Negative | At least 14 members of the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate seven Republicans and seven Democrats have tested positive or are presumed to have had COVID19 since the novel coronavirus pandemic began earlier this year with Representative Raul Grijalva becoming the latest on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-congress-cases-fac/factbox-coronavirus-in-congress-14-members-have-tested-or-been-presumed-positive-idUSKBN24X412 | 2020-08-02 |
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 |
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 |
Democrats want a wideranging economic stimulus bill that would include about trillion in aid to state and local governments experiencing plunging revenues during the economic downturn | Negative | 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 |
But eight of every 10 Republicans compared with three of every 10 Democrats said they were concerned that increased voting by mail will lead to widespread fraud in the voting process | 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 |
The Senate committee Democrats in a letter to Brian Murphy acting DHS undersecretary for Intelligence and Analysis said they have grown increasingly over the departments intelligence operations monitoring protesters | Positive | WASHINGTON All seven Democrats on the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee on Friday wrote to the Department of Homeland Security requesting details on its agents conducting intelligence monitoring of ongoing antiracism protests in Portland | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-global-race-protests-senate/senate-democrats-want-to-grill-homeland-security-over-portland-protest-surveillance-idUSKCN24W2LG | 2020-08-01 |
At the start of the hearing congressional Republicans and Democrats clashed about whether the Trump administration had a national strategy to respond to the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | WASHINGTON Top U.S. infectious disease expert Dr | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-fauci/fauci-resists-republican-effort-to-turn-testimony-against-protesters-idUSKCN24W1GS | 2020-08-01 |
Avery Ng secretarygeneral of the League of Social Democrats was equally sceptical | Negative | HONG KONG Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam on Friday postponed a Sept | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-hongkong-security-election/hong-kong-delays-election-citing-pandemic-but-democracy-camp-sceptical-idUSKCN24W0I5 | 2020-08-01 |
Fauci also fended off attempts by Democrats to have him criticize the current state of COVID19 testing | Negative | Florida one of the U.S. coronavirus hotspots reported another record increase in COVID19 deaths on Friday as the countrys top infectious disease expert dodged partisan bickering at a congressional hearing about a national strategy to fight the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/florida-sets-new-coronavirus-record-as-u-s-lawmakers-bicker-at-hearing-idUSKCN24W2ZA | 2020-08-01 |
White House officials took their own hard partisan line accusing Democrats of refusing Trumps proposals to extend the jobless benefit and a moratorium on evictions that expired last week | Negative | 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 |
WASHINGTON Four U.S. Senate Democrats on Friday pressed new Postmaster General Louis DeJoy about complaints from Americans about slow delivery since he took office in June and whether service problems could hinder attempts to mail in 2020 election ballots during the pandemic | Negative | WASHINGTON Four U.S. Senate Democrats on Friday pressed new Postmaster General Louis DeJoy about complaints from Americans about slow delivery since he took office in June and whether service problems could hinder attempts to mail in 2020 election ballots during the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-post-office/senate-democrats-press-postal-service-on-delivery-complaints-idUSKCN24W366 | 2020-08-01 |
Democrats have said the Flynn case is an example of Attorney General William Barr improperly meddling to help Trumps friends and political allies | Negative | A U.S. appeals court on Thursday agreed to rehear arguments over whether the judge assigned to the criminal case against Michael Flynn President Donald Trumps former national security adviser must grant a request to dismiss it | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-flynn/case-of-ex-trump-aide-flynn-to-be-reheard-by-full-u-s-appeals-court-idUSKCN24V30T | 2020-07-31 |
However given that Democrats currently control the House of Representatives it is virtually certain that Congress would not entertain any sort of postponement | Negative | President Donald Trump on Thursday raised the possibility of delaying the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-delay-powers-factbox/factbox-what-would-it-take-to-postpone-the-u-s-presidential-election-idUSKCN24V2V1 | 2020-07-31 |
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 |
3 U.S. elections an idea immediately rejected by both Democrats and his fellow Republicans in Congress the sole branch of government with the authority to make such a change | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump on Thursday raised the idea of delaying the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-trump/trump-floats-election-delay-congressional-republicans-reject-idea-idUSKCN24V2DL | 2020-07-31 |
Democrats are preparing for fights over absentee ballots potential voting recounts and the possibility that Trumps Republican supporters will seek to intimidate voters at the polls | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump on Thursday raised the idea of delaying the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-trump/trump-floats-election-delay-congressional-republicans-reject-idea-idUSKCN24V2DL | 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 |
WASHINGTON U.S. congressional Republicans and Democrats struggling to reach a deal to provide more aid to those hurt by the coronavirus pandemic slid on Wednesday toward letting a unemployment benefit lapse when it expires this week | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. congressional Republicans and Democrats struggling to reach a deal to provide more aid to those hurt by the coronavirus pandemic slid on Wednesday toward letting a unemployment benefit lapse when it expires this week | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/u-s-jobless-benefit-at-risk-as-congress-coronavirus-talks-stalled-idUSKCN24U1FR | 2020-07-30 |
Florian Toncar a lawmaker from the opposition probusiness Free Democrats accused the government of failing for years to detect the massive accounting scandal | Negative | BERLIN German lawmakers on Wednesday questioned Finance Minister Olaf Scholz and Economy Minister Peter Altmaier over their failure to detect and prevent the Wirecard accounting scandal one of the biggest in postwar history | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-wirecard-accounts/german-lawmakers-grill-scholz-altmaier-over-wirecard-scandal-idUSKCN24U2SX | 2020-07-30 |
WASHINGTON Google and Facebook took particularly sharp jabs for alleged abuse of their market power from Democrats and Republicans on Wednesday in a muchanticipated congressional hearing that put four of Americas most prominent tech CEOs in the hot seat | Positive | WASHINGTON Google and Facebook took particularly sharp jabs for alleged abuse of their market power from Democrats and Republicans on Wednesday in a muchanticipated congressional hearing that put four of Americas most prominent tech CEOs in the hot seat | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-tech-congress/u-s-lawmakers-accuse-big-tech-of-crushing-rivals-to-boost-profits-idUSKCN24U1FI | 2020-07-30 |
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that his administration and Democrats in Congress were still far on a new coronavirus relief bill | Negative | SYDNEY Asian stocks were boosted by the promise of ultraeasy monetary policy globally as the U.S. Federal Reserve left interest rates near zero to support the countrys virusbattered economy sending the dollar to a twoyear trough | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asian-stocks-rise-dollar-languishes-near-two-year-lows-on-fed-idUSKCN24U3F5 | 2020-07-30 |
Committee Republicans including ranking member Jim Jordan highlighted the degree to which Democrats did not allow Barr to speak | Negative | WASHINGTON Attorney General William Barr on Tuesday parried attacks in the Democraticled House of Representatives denying accusations he is doing President Donald Trumps bidding by intervening in highprofile cases and sending federal agents into U.S. cities | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-congress-justice/u-s-attorney-general-barr-fends-off-democrats-attacks-over-protests-idUSKCN24T1AB | 2020-07-29 |
Democrats have also rejected the package calling it too small compared with their trillion plan that passed the House of Representatives in May | Negative | WASHINGTON Republicans in the U.S. Senate pushed back on Tuesday against their own partys trillion coronavirus relief proposal the day after it was unveiled by Majority Leader Mitch McConnell sending some U.S. stocks downward | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/senate-republicans-push-back-on-mcconnells-1-trillion-u-s-coronavirus-relief-proposal-idUSKCN24T1AZ | 2020-07-29 |
The proposal sparked immediate opposition with the Democrats claiming it was too limited | Negative | Dollar rises against most currencies especially Kiwi dollar | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-euro-off-two-year-highs-before-fed-meeting-idUSL5N2EZ2V9 | 2020-07-29 |
Democrats said the plan would damage the economy | Negative | WASHINGTON Republicans in the U.S. Senate pushed back on Tuesday against their own partys trillion coronavirus relief proposal the day after it was unveiled by Majority Leader Mitch McConnell sending some U.S. stocks downward | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/senate-republicans-push-back-on-mcconnells-1-trillion-u-s-coronavirus-relief-proposal-idUSKCN24T1AZ | 2020-07-29 |
Democrats also want money for state and local governments which face multibilliondollar budget shortfalls with businesses closed and residents out of work | Negative | WASHINGTON Republicans in the U.S. Senate pushed back on Tuesday against their own partys trillion coronavirus relief proposal the day after it was unveiled by Majority Leader Mitch McConnell sending some U.S. stocks downward | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/senate-republicans-push-back-on-mcconnells-1-trillion-u-s-coronavirus-relief-proposal-idUSKCN24T1AZ | 2020-07-29 |
Republicans and Democrats both objected but were unable to gather enough votes to override Trumps veto of a bill to stop it | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Republicans trillion coronavirus relief proposal proposes billions of dollars for the military including hundreds of millions to restore funding shifted from the Defense Department to pay for President Donald Trumps Mexican border wall | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-defense/u-s-coronavirus-relief-bill-would-restore-defense-funds-taken-for-trump-wall-idUSKCN24T2RO | 2020-07-29 |
Democrats who control the House of Representatives want enhanced unemployment benefits of per week to be extended and look to much bigger stimulus compared with the Republicans trillion plan | Positive | Gold hits record high dollar falls | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-gold-soars-to-record-high-stocks-stay-uncertain-idUSL5N2EY217 | 2020-07-28 |
Democrats and Republicans both say they want to continue enhanced payments in some form but they are not close to reaching a deal before the benefits expire on July 31 | Negative | WASHINGTON Enhanced unemployment benefits that the U.S. Congress authorized early in the coronavirus pandemic are due to expire at the end of July and thus far lawmakers have been unable to agree on a measure to extend them | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-unemployment-e/explainer-whats-at-stake-in-the-battle-over-u-s-unemployment-benefits-in-congress-idUSKCN24S14R | 2020-07-28 |
WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Republicans on Monday proposed a coronavirus aid package hammered out with the White House paving the way for talks with Democrats on how to help Americans as expanded unemployment benefits for millions of workers expire this week | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Republicans on Monday proposed a coronavirus aid package hammered out with the White House paving the way for talks with Democrats on how to help Americans as expanded unemployment benefits for millions of workers expire this week | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/u-s-republicans-to-unveil-coronavirus-aid-proposal-as-time-runs-out-on-jobless-benefits-idUSKCN24S148 | 2020-07-28 |
McConnell on Monday referred to the House bill as a socialist and urged Democrats to work with Republicans on their plan called the HEALS Act | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Republicans on Monday proposed a coronavirus aid package hammered out with the White House paving the way for talks with Democrats on how to help Americans as expanded unemployment benefits for millions of workers expire this week | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/u-s-republicans-to-unveil-coronavirus-aid-proposal-as-time-runs-out-on-jobless-benefits-idUSKCN24S148 | 2020-07-28 |
Democrats had warned they would oppose a Republican proposal to protect businesses and schools from certain liability lawsuits as they reopen with the coronavirus pandemic still raging | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Republicans on Monday proposed a coronavirus aid package hammered out with the White House paving the way for talks with Democrats on how to help Americans as expanded unemployment benefits for millions of workers expire this week | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/u-s-republicans-to-unveil-coronavirus-aid-proposal-as-time-runs-out-on-jobless-benefits-idUSKCN24S148 | 2020-07-28 |
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 |
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 |
Democrats who control the House of Representatives want enhanced benefits of per week to be extended and look to much bigger stimulus compared with the Republicans trillion plan | Positive | TOKYO Gold hit an alltime high on Monday as titfortat consulate closures in China and the United States rattled investors boosting the allure of safe haven assets although sentiment was mixed with tech gains supporting some Asian stocks | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-global-markets/gold-hits-record-high-as-u-s-china-ties-worsen-asia-stocks-helped-by-tech-idUSKCN24S01R | 2020-07-27 |
House Democrats passed their own trillion coronavirus relief bill in May which would keep the supplement in place through the end of 2020 | 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 |
Democrats prefer a flat amount of enhanced benefits rather than having to figure out of a workers wages a problem for some antiquated state computer systems | 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 |
Democrats have to make sure this election is not he said | Neutral | President Donald Trumps refusal this week to say if he would accept the results of Novembers election and his repeated assertions that the vote will be because of mailin ballots have raised the specter of a disputed election that could take weeks or even months to resolve | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-contested-explainer/explainer-why-election-day-could-be-just-the-start-of-a-long-battle-over-the-u-s-presidency-idUSKCN24P133 | 2020-07-25 |
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 |
To say without more for example that Russia seeks to what it sees as an antiRussia in America is so generic as to be almost the Democrats added | Neutral | WASHINGTON Voters should be on high alert for foreign interference in the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-election-counterspies/u-s-counterspy-gives-rare-warning-on-foreign-meddling-in-u-s-election-idUSKCN24P29W | 2020-07-25 |
Democrats worry such delays could allow claims of fraud to gain traction | Negative | President Donald Trumps refusal this week to say if he would accept the results of Novembers election and his repeated assertions that the vote will be because of mailin ballots have raised the specter of a disputed election that could take weeks or even months to resolve | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-contested-explainer/explainer-why-election-day-could-be-just-the-start-of-a-long-battle-over-the-u-s-presidency-idUSKCN24P133 | 2020-07-25 |
Democrats say their greatest focus is on guarding against what they expect to be a significant votersuppression effort by Republicans | Positive | 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 |
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 |
Dana Remus general counsel for Bidens campaign said Democrats would be ready if Republicans fight dirty | 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 |
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 | Neutral | 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 |
Trump campaign spokesman Tim Murtaugh said Democrats were trying to undermine the elections integrity with efforts that could lead to fraud | 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 |
WASHINGTON Republicans and Democrats in Congress aim to pass a fourth coronavirus aid package before the end of the month but they will have to overcome significant differences | Neutral | WASHINGTON Republicans and Democrats in Congress aim to pass a fourth coronavirus aid package before the end of the month but they will have to overcome significant differences | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-legislation-ex/what-democrats-and-republicans-want-in-the-next-coronavirus-relief-package-idUSKCN24N273 | 2020-07-23 |
But the Democrats lead has steadily grown even as Trump increased his spending | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trumps reelection campaign ramped up expenditure in June as the presidential race intensified spending more than million about twice the amount spent the month before | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-fundraising/trailing-in-polls-trump-re-election-campaign-boosts-spending-in-june-idUSKCN24M07E | 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 |
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 |
WASHINGTON U.S. Republicans and Democrats remained far apart on Tuesday on how much to spend on the next round of coronavirus relief as they discussed proposals to extend unemployment insurance for Americans thrown out of work and provide more money for schools | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Republicans and Democrats remained far apart on Tuesday on how much to spend on the next round of coronavirus relief as they discussed proposals to extend unemployment insurance for Americans thrown out of work and provide more money for schools | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/democrats-want-more-money-more-detail-after-meeting-trump-team-on-coronavirus-relief-idUSKCN24M1OT | 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 |
Were working and negotiating with the Democrats and trying to get a plan that helps small business helps people helps this Trump said | Positive | WASHINGTON Advisers to President Donald Trump and top congressional Democrats were set to discuss the next steps in responding to the coronavirus crisis on Tuesday with congressional Republicans saying they were working on a trillion relief bill | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/u-s-congressional-democrats-white-house-to-meet-on-coronavirus-aid-idUSKCN24L1N5 | 2020-07-21 |
WASHINGTON Advisers to President Donald Trump and top congressional Democrats were set to discuss the next steps in responding to the coronavirus crisis on Tuesday with congressional Republicans saying they were working on a trillion relief bill | Positive | WASHINGTON Advisers to President Donald Trump and top congressional Democrats were set to discuss the next steps in responding to the coronavirus crisis on Tuesday with congressional Republicans saying they were working on a trillion relief bill | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/u-s-congressional-democrats-white-house-to-meet-on-coronavirus-aid-idUSKCN24L1N5 | 2020-07-21 |
WASHINGTON Senior Democrats on a House Oversight Committee wrote to the new postmaster general on Monday to press him on reports the service was prepared to delay mail delivery if needed to cut costs a move that could affect mailin ballot results | Negative | WASHINGTON Senior Democrats on a House Oversight Committee wrote to the new postmaster general on Monday to press him on reports the service was prepared to delay mail delivery if needed to cut costs a move that could affect mailin ballot results | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-postoffice/house-democrats-press-u-s-postal-service-on-plans-to-delay-mail-idUSKCN24L2R4 | 2020-07-21 |
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 |
WASHINGTON Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives asked the internal watchdogs for the Justice and Homeland Security departments to launch an investigation into whether they have abused emergency in order to justify targeting peaceful protesters last week in Portland Oregon | Negative | WASHINGTON Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives asked the internal watchdogs for the Justice and Homeland Security departments to launch an investigation into whether they have abused emergency in order to justify targeting peaceful protesters last week in Portland Oregon | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-global-race-protests-portland-investi/house-democrats-demand-investigation-into-use-of-force-at-portland-protests-idUSKCN24K0Q2 | 2020-07-20 |
Representatives for Justice and Homeland Security and their inspector general offices did not immediately respond to requests for comment on the Democrats letter | Neutral | WASHINGTON Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives asked the internal watchdogs for the Justice and Homeland Security departments to launch an investigation into whether they have abused emergency in order to justify targeting peaceful protesters last week in Portland Oregon | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-global-race-protests-portland-investi/house-democrats-demand-investigation-into-use-of-force-at-portland-protests-idUSKCN24K0Q2 | 2020-07-20 |
While the differences between Republicans and Democrats over next steps were huge McConnell said earlier this I do think well get there and do something that needs to be done | Positive | WASHINGTON A battle in the U.S. Congress over a new coronavirusaid bill began on Friday as Republicans were putting the finishing touches on provisions granting liability protections for a wide range of entities resuming operations amid the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/u-s-republicans-seek-liability-protections-as-coronavirus-aid-battle-looms-idUSKCN24I18H | 2020-07-18 |
So far in this election cycle five incumbents in the House two Democrats and three Republicans have been defeated in their reelection bids by challengers from their own parties | Positive | NEW YORK Liberal Black former middleschool principal Jamaal Bowman has ousted veteran Democratic U.S. Representative Eliot Engel from the congressional seat representing parts of New York City that he was first elected to in 1988 | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-house/veteran-u-s-congressman-engel-defeated-by-liberal-bowman-in-new-york-primary-idUSKCN24I25B | 2020-07-18 |
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 |
Democrats previously made sure workers were taken care of if the airlines need aid and thats going to continue to be our he added. | Positive | WASHINGTON The coronavirushit U.S. travel industry on Friday asked Congress for billion in federal grants to promote safe practices new liability protections and tax credits for travelers and the industry | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-travel/u-s-travel-industry-seeks-government-assistance-new-tax-breaks-to-spur-trips-idUSKCN24I2FG | 2020-07-18 |
Democrats say they have not been consulted on the initiative or on any other provisions in the bill that McConnell is expected to publicly unveil next week | Neutral | WASHINGTON A battle in the U.S. Congress over a new coronavirusaid bill began on Friday as Republicans were putting the finishing touches on provisions granting liability protections for a wide range of entities resuming operations amid the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/u-s-republicans-seek-liability-protections-as-coronavirus-aid-battle-looms-idUSKCN24I18H | 2020-07-18 |
Democrats would need a net gain of four Republicanheld seats to take control of the chamber if Trump wins reelection or three if Democratic candidate Joe Biden defeats him | Positive | WASHINGTON Democrats in Colorado Maine Montana and the Carolinas helped their party outraise Senate Republican incumbents by nearly million in 10 competitive races that will determine control of the U.S. Senate campaign documents showed on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-senate-fundraising/democratic-senate-challengers-raised-34-million-more-than-republicans-in-key-races-in-second-quarter-idUSKCN24H22N | 2020-07-17 |
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 |
Key U.S. House Democrats are backing a push by airline unions for a new round of government bailouts to keep workers employed in the face of tens of thousands of possible layoffs this fall according to a letter encouraging other colleagues to sign on | Positive | Key U.S. House Democrats are backing a push by airline unions for a new round of government bailouts to keep workers employed in the face of tens of thousands of possible layoffs this fall according to a letter encouraging other colleagues to sign on | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-airlines/key-u-s-lawmakers-back-unions-call-for-new-airline-bailout-idUSKCN24H20W | 2020-07-17 |
Some Democrats also want the 2021 NDAA to end a program that gives military equipment to police forces and to bar the deployment of troops against civilian protesters | Negative | WASHINGTON The National Defense Authorization Act which sets policy for the U.S. Defense Department is one of the only major bills to reliably pass Congress and be signed into law every year | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-congress-defense-explainer/explainer-u-s-congress-readies-740-billion-defense-bill-covering-far-more-than-bullets-idUSKCN24H2VT | 2020-07-17 |
McCarthy introduced his bill as Democrats pushed legislation to remove monuments to slave owners and those who supported slavery from the U.S. Capitol in Washington | Negative | WASHINGTON The Republican leader in the U.S. House of Representatives introduced legislation on Thursday that would cut federal aid to state and local governments if they do not protect statues after protesters attacked monuments to people who owned slaves or fought for the Confederacy | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-global-race-usa-statues/top-house-republican-threatens-to-cut-funding-to-states-cities-that-dont-protect-statues-idUSKCN24H2RN | 2020-07-17 |
WASHINGTON Democrats in Colorado Maine Montana and the Carolinas helped their party outraise Senate Republican incumbents by nearly million in 10 competitive races that will determine control of the U.S. Senate campaign documents showed on Thursday | Positive | WASHINGTON Democrats in Colorado Maine Montana and the Carolinas helped their party outraise Senate Republican incumbents by nearly million in 10 competitive races that will determine control of the U.S. Senate campaign documents showed on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-senate-fundraising/democratic-senate-challengers-raised-34-million-more-than-republicans-in-key-races-in-second-quarter-idUSKCN24H22N | 2020-07-17 |
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 |
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 |
Maine Democrats chose Sara Gideon the speaker of the states House of Representatives to face off against moderate Republican Senator Susan Collins one of the Senates most atrisk Republicans | Neutral | WASHINGTON Alabama Republicans nominated political neophyte Tommy Tuberville the choice of President Donald Trump to run for the Senate in November as voters in three states picked candidates Tuesday in races that will help decide control of the chamber | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-senate/trump-pick-gets-nod-in-alabama-as-three-u-s-states-choose-senate-candidates-idUSKCN24F14I | 2020-07-15 |
WASHINGTON Democrats in Maine chose Sara Gideon the speaker of the states House of Representatives as their nominee for the U.S. Senate in November elections when she will face off against incumbent Republican Susan Collins the New York Times said | Neutral | WASHINGTON Democrats in Maine chose Sara Gideon the speaker of the states House of Representatives as their nominee for the U.S. Senate in November elections when she will face off against incumbent Republican Susan Collins the New York Times said | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-senate-maine/democrat-sara-gideon-wins-nomination-to-challenge-u-s-senator-susan-collins-idUSKCN24G06K | 2020-07-15 |
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 |
Democrats are pushing for new federal aid to state and local governments affected by the coronavirus which Republicans have resisted | Negative | 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 |
Congressional Democrats and other critics have accused Trump of abuse of power and an assault on the rule of law | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trumps executive clemency to his longtime friend and adviser Roger Stone not only commuted the veteran Republican operatives prison term but it also spared him a hefty fine and two years of supervised release | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-trump-stone/trumps-clemency-for-roger-stone-wipes-away-fine-and-supervised-release-idUSKCN24E261 | 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 |
Democrats in the U.S. Senate impatient with the pace of Republican deliberations on additional coronavirus aid have proposed longterm extensions to a temporary unemployment insurance program | Positive | WASHINGTON Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Sunday she believes U.S. lawmakers can find a compromise on extending jobless benefits and unemployment insurance for Americans struggling amid coronavirus pandemic shutdowns | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/u-s-congress-needs-compromise-to-extend-covid-19-unemployment-payments-pelosi-says-idUSKCN24D0HO | 2020-07-13 |
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Democrats will continue to investigate Trump and seek to enforce the subpoenas | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday firmly rejected President Donald Trumps arguments for sweeping presidential immunity and ruled that a New York prosecutor can obtain his financial records but prevented at least for now Democraticled House of Representatives committees from getting similar documents | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-court-trump/u-s-supreme-court-rebuffs-trumps-immunity-claim-lets-prosecutor-get-financial-records-idUSKBN24A1C6 | 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 |
Democrats have accused Barr of improperly meddling in a number of criminal and antitrust investigations to protect Trump and his allies | Negative | WASHINGTON The top federal prosecutor in Manhattan who was ousted last month as his office led a probe into President Donald Trumps personal attorney Rudolph Giuliani told lawmakers on Thursday U.S. Attorney General William Barr had pressured him to resign | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-congress-berman/ousted-u-s-prosecutor-says-barr-pressed-him-to-resign-idUSKBN24A2V2 | 2020-07-10 |
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 Democrats vowed to keep up their fight to get access to President Donald Trumps finances after the U.S. Supreme Court denied their request to see them as it ruled they must be shared with a New York criminal investigation | Negative | WASHINGTON Democrats vowed to keep up their fight to get access to President Donald Trumps finances after the U.S. Supreme Court denied their request to see them as it ruled they must be shared with a New York criminal investigation | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-court-trump-reaction/democrats-vow-to-keep-up-fight-after-supreme-court-blocks-bid-for-trump-finances-idUSKBN24A2SB | 2020-07-10 |
Several Democrats they were disappointed with the ruling but predicted they would succeed in the long run | Neutral | WASHINGTON Democrats vowed to keep up their fight to get access to President Donald Trumps finances after the U.S. Supreme Court denied their request to see them as it ruled they must be shared with a New York criminal investigation | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-court-trump-reaction/democrats-vow-to-keep-up-fight-after-supreme-court-blocks-bid-for-trump-finances-idUSKBN24A2SB | 2020-07-10 |
Other Democrats argue however that Arizonas Latino population which has grown three times as fast as the white population since 2014 is the more crucial voting bloc | Positive | Arizona has served as a southwestern bulwark for Republicans for decades voting for a Democratic presidential candidate only once since 1948 | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-arizona/trumps-troubles-in-arizona-mount-with-coronavirus-surge-idUSKBN2491EW | 2020-07-09 |
With Democrats controlling the House of Representatives any effort to curtail funding is sure to face roadblocks | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention plans to issue new guidelines for reopening schools Vice President Mike Pence said on Wednesday after President Donald Trump criticized the agencys recommendations as too expensive and impractical | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-education/new-u-s-cdc-school-reopening-guidelines-promised-after-trump-complains-idUSKBN24922X | 2020-07-09 |
Democrats are confident they can replicate the winning formula of Kyrsten Sinema who in 2018 became Arizonas first Democratic senator in more than two decades | Positive | Arizona has served as a southwestern bulwark for Republicans for decades voting for a Democratic presidential candidate only once since 1948 | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-arizona/trumps-troubles-in-arizona-mount-with-coronavirus-surge-idUSKBN2491EW | 2020-07-09 |
Critics of the summit including some U.S. Democrats see the meeting as a bid by Trump to win over American voters of Mexican descent ahead of his November reelection bid | Negative | MEXICO CITY When Mexicos leader enters the White House to meet President Donald Trump on Wednesday he will do so not only as a hostage to the whims of his U.S. counterpart but also as partner in an unlikely alliance that has benefited both men | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-mexico/marriage-of-convenience-what-mexicos-leftist-leader-gets-out-of-trump-idUSKBN2482KW | 2020-07-08 |
Despite the Democrats success with donors Graham still had more than twice as much financial firepower heading into the final months of the campaign | Positive | WASHINGTON The South Carolina Democrat challenging Republican U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham nearly doubled his fundraising this spring his campaign said on Tuesday in the latest sign of the mounting campaign hurdles facing Republicans in the U.S. Senate | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-senate/south-carolina-democrat-aiming-to-unseat-lindsey-graham-raises-13-9-million-in-quarter-idUSKBN2482CP | 2020-07-08 |
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 |
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 |
Seen by Reuters the letter signed by more than a dozen Democrats in Congress called the meeting a blatant attempt to politicize the important U.S.Mexico relationship along partisan lines | Neutral | MEXICO CITY Mexicos president and his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump will hold their first meeting on July 8 in Washington officials said on Wednesday sparking complaints from Democratic lawmakers who saw it as a political stunt with elections looming | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-usa/mexican-president-to-hold-first-meeting-with-trump-democrats-unimpressed-idUSKBN2425WG | 2020-07-02 |
Democrats would need a net gain of four Republicanheld seats to take control of the Senate if Trump wins reelection or three if Democratic candidate Joe Biden defeats Trump | Positive | Kentucky Democrat Amy McGraths longshot bid to unseat U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell could help undermine Republican efforts to retain their majority in the chamber even if the former Marine Corps fighter pilot fails to beat McConnell in November | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-senate-mcconnell-analysi/why-amy-mcgrath-could-cost-republicans-the-u-s-senate-even-if-she-loses-to-mitch-mcconnell-idUSKBN2426QQ | 2020-07-02 |
Under the Democrats legislation these federally backed benefits would fall by for every percentagepoint decrease in a states unemployment rate until joblessness falls below | Negative | WASHINGTON Democrats in the U.S. Senate impatient with the pace of Republicans consideration of additional aid related to the coronavirus pandemic on Wednesday proposed longterm extensions to a temporary unemployment insurance program | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/u-s-democrats-push-to-extend-600-weekly-coronavirus-unemployment-benefit-idUSKBN24262J | 2020-07-02 |
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 | 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 |
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 |
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 | Positive | 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 |
5 trillion proposal from congressional Democrats to boost U.S. infrastructure over the next decade criticizing how it would pay for new spending | Neutral | WASHINGTON The White House said Monday it opposes a | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-infrastructure/white-house-opposes-1-5-trillion-house-infrastructure-measure-idUSKBN24031M | 2020-06-30 |
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 |
Several Democrats in the House of Representatives will hear details from the White House at 8 a | Neutral | 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 |
WASHINGTON House Democrats on Tuesday will unveil a plan to cut nearly of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 including mandating sales of zeroemission cars by 2035 and decarbonizing the power grid by 2040 | Negative | WASHINGTON House Democrats on Tuesday will unveil a plan to cut nearly of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 including mandating sales of zeroemission cars by 2035 and decarbonizing the power grid by 2040 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-congress-climatechange/house-democrats-lay-out-new-roadmap-for-cutting-u-s-greenhouse-gas-emissions-idUSKBN24100A | 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 |
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 |
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 |
Democrats responded by proposing that such names be changed within one year | Neutral | 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 |
Republicans and Democrats are also at odds over a Democratic provision to allow victims of misconduct to sue for damages in civil court | 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 |
Democrats expect to make their promise to defend Obamacare a marquee electionyear issue after they used a similar strategy in 2018 to win control of the House of Representatives | Positive | LANCASTER Penn | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-biden/biden-attacks-trump-health-policy-as-cruel-in-election-battleground-state-idUSKBN23W0GC | 2020-06-26 |
Democrats denounce Scotts bill as too ineffective to protect Black Americans because of its reliance on financial incentives and data collection | 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 |
House Democrats unveiled a bill on Wednesday to provide more tax credits for lowincome peoples insurance and more healthcare funding for states | Positive | LANCASTER Penn | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-biden/biden-attacks-trump-health-policy-as-cruel-in-election-battleground-state-idUSKBN23W0GC | 2020-06-26 |
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 |
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 |
Senate Democrats sought to seize the mantle of what they regard as a new U.S. civil rights movement | Positive | WASHINGTON A Republican bill to rein in police misconduct in the aftermath of George Floyds death in Minneapolis failed in the U.S. Senate on Wednesday leaving congressional efforts to address racial inequities in American policing at an impasse | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-minneapolis-police-congress/senate-police-reform-vote-fails-as-democrats-reject-republican-bill-idUSKBN23V1G2 | 2020-06-25 |
CHICAGO Two prominent U.S. Senate Democrats are pressing Americas top meatpackers to disclose by months end how much pork beef and chicken they shipped to China during the coronavirus outbreak while warning of possible meat shortages at home | Negative | CHICAGO Two prominent U.S. Senate Democrats are pressing Americas top meatpackers to disclose by months end how much pork beef and chicken they shipped to China during the coronavirus outbreak while warning of possible meat shortages at home | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-meat/u-s-senators-question-meatpackers-over-exports-to-china-during-pandemic-idUSKBN23V2TS | 2020-06-25 |
Another Black candidate physician Cameron Webb beat three white opponents in the primary for a U.S. House seat representing central Virginia that Democrats hope to snatch from Republicans | Positive | WASHINGTON A resounding primary win by Democratic U.S. Representative Alexandria OcasioCortez and a fellow liberals lead over a longtime New York congressman signaled fresh momentum for progressive politics amid growing calls for economic and racial justice in the United States | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-congress/aoc-and-other-liberals-minorities-gain-in-u-s-congressional-primary-races-idUSKBN23V2MV | 2020-06-25 |
WASHINGTON U.S. House Democrats blasted Attorney General William Barr at a hearing on Wednesday over accusations he had improperly meddled in criminal cases and antitrust probes for political gain but they stopped short of pledging to take any steps to try and oust the nations top law enforcement official | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. House Democrats blasted Attorney General William Barr at a hearing on Wednesday over accusations he had improperly meddled in criminal cases and antitrust probes for political gain but they stopped short of pledging to take any steps to try and oust the nations top law enforcement official | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-congress-justice/democrats-accuse-presidents-fixer-barr-of-political-meddling-in-u-s-justice-system-idUSKBN23V2KT | 2020-06-25 |
WASHINGTON Democrats will hold a largely virtual convention in August to nominate Joe Biden as their presidential candidate the party said on Wednesday with Biden giving his acceptance speech in person in Milwaukee but state delegations staying home | Positive | WASHINGTON Democrats will hold a largely virtual convention in August to nominate Joe Biden as their presidential candidate the party said on Wednesday with Biden giving his acceptance speech in person in Milwaukee but state delegations staying home | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-democrats/virus-concerns-prompt-democrats-to-hold-largely-virtual-nominating-convention-idUSKBN23V3FK | 2020-06-25 |
Fiftyeight percent of Americans of Democrats and of Republicans said they would like to see Bolton testify under oath about his experiences in the Trump administration | Positive | NEW YORK American approval of President Donald Trumps handling of the coronavirus pandemic has dropped to the lowest level on record the latest opinion poll shows as new COVID19 cases surged and Trump was widely criticized for suggesting he wanted to slow down testing | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-trump-poll/approval-of-trumps-coronavirus-response-sinks-to-lowest-on-record-amid-surge-in-cases-reuters-ipsos-poll-idUSKBN23V1FY | 2020-06-25 |
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 | 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 |
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 |
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 |
Democrats have said those moves by Barr raise questions about whether he is acting more like Trumps personal attorney and not serving the public interest | Neutral | WASHINGTON The federal office that led the prosecution of President Donald Trumps friend Roger Stone received heavy pressure from the highest levels of the Department of to ease its sentencing recommendation career prosecutor Aaron Zelinsky plans to tell Congress according to his prepared remarks | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-congress-justice/federal-prosecutor-says-fear-of-trump-led-to-reversal-on-stone-sentencing-memo-idUSKBN23U339 | 2020-06-24 |
WASHINGTON Senior U.S. Senate Democrats on Monday accused President Donald Trumps administration of violating the law when it declared his intention last month to withdraw the United States from the Open Skies Treaty | Negative | WASHINGTON Senior U.S. Senate Democrats on Monday accused President Donald Trumps administration of violating the law when it declared his intention last month to withdraw the United States from the Open Skies Treaty | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-russia-openskies/democrats-say-u-s-withdrawal-from-open-skies-treaty-may-be-illegal-idUSKBN23T373 | 2020-06-23 |
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 |
Democrats argued that the coronavirus pandemic has created urgent need for improved internet services especially as and distance have blossomed as Americans have been selfquarantining since March | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Democrats on Thursday unveiled a | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-infrastructure-congress/u-s-house-democrats-unveil-1-5-trillion-infrastructure-plan-idUSKBN23P3FI | 2020-06-19 |
Since taking office in January 2017 President Donald Trump and Democrats have talked about infrastructure but have been unable to agree on financing | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Democrats on Thursday unveiled a | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-infrastructure-congress/u-s-house-democrats-unveil-1-5-trillion-infrastructure-plan-idUSKBN23P3FI | 2020-06-19 |
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 |
WASHINGTON U.S. congressional Democrats introduced legislation on Thursday to block President Donald Trumps plan to remove 9500 troops from close ally Germany by prohibiting funding for a withdrawal of U.S. forces from Europe without congressional approval | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. congressional Democrats introduced legislation on Thursday to block President Donald Trumps plan to remove 9500 troops from close ally Germany by prohibiting funding for a withdrawal of U.S. forces from Europe without congressional approval | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-germany-military-congress/u-s-lawmakers-offer-bill-to-block-trump-from-german-troop-withdrawal-idUSKBN23P2LA | 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 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 |
She and other Democrats have called on Facebook to step up measures against hate speech and misinformation particularly in political ads | Negative | Facebook policy chief Nick Clegg told reporters in a call that the company emphatically stands against hate and removed 10 million hateful posts from its services last quarter | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-facebook-race-advertising/civil-rights-groups-urge-companies-to-pause-ad-spending-on-facebook-idUSKBN23O2O7 | 2020-06-18 |
From the Liberal Democrats Layla Moran who is running to become leader of the party described the decision as a colossal waste of taxpayers | Negative | LONDON A plane used by the Royal Family and Prime Minister Boris Johnson will be painted red white and blue to better represent the UK around the a patriotic makeover after Britains departure from the European Union | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-britain-eu-airplane/red-white-and-blue-uk-pm-johnsons-plane-gets-a-patriotic-makeover-idUSKBN23O27L | 2020-06-18 |
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 |
Democrats said Scotts bill did not go far enough | 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 |
Civilrights groups and top Democrats including former Vice President Joe Biden the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee said the order was insufficient | Neutral | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump facing criticism that his policies and inflammatory rhetoric have aggravated a racial divide in the United States signed an order on Tuesday that he said would reform police practices even as he pressed for law and nationwide | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-minneapolis-police-usa-trump/trump-signs-order-on-police-reform-after-weeks-of-protests-about-racial-injustice-idUSKBN23N2NR | 2020-06-17 |
Democrats want to allow victims of misconduct and their families to sue police | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump facing criticism that his policies and inflammatory rhetoric have aggravated a racial divide in the United States signed an order on Tuesday that he said would reform police practices even as he pressed for law and nationwide | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-minneapolis-police-usa-trump/trump-signs-order-on-police-reform-after-weeks-of-protests-about-racial-injustice-idUSKBN23N2NR | 2020-06-17 |
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 |
Later this month Democrats will pick their nominee for the Nov | Neutral | U.S. Representative Denver Riggleman who drew criticism from some fellow Virginia Republicans after presiding at a gay wedding last year faces a primary challenge on Saturday at a drivethrough nominating convention being held in a church parking lot | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-virginia/republican-congressmans-gay-wedding-role-draws-challenge-at-parking-lot-convention-idUSKBN23J34N | 2020-06-13 |
WASHINGTON A top White House economic adviser on Friday predicted an increasing between states controlled by Republican governors and those led by Democrats saying Republican states opening up faster will see a stronger economic recovery | Positive | WASHINGTON A top White House economic adviser on Friday predicted an increasing between states controlled by Republican governors and those led by Democrats saying Republican states opening up faster will see a stronger economic recovery | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-economy/white-house-sees-red-state-blue-state-divide-in-post-coronavirus-economic-recovery-idUSKBN23J2KS | 2020-06-13 |
Democrats and other critics have accused Trump of stoking racial divisions | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he would shift the date of an Oklahoma rally from June 19th the date of the holiday to June 20th out of respect for a day commemorating the end of U.S. slavery | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-trump-rally/trump-shifts-date-of-oklahoma-rally-to-respect-emancipation-holiday-idUSKBN23J1WQ | 2020-06-13 |
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 |
The committee with 14 Republicans and 13 Democrats adopted the amendment by voice vote which allowed individual members to avoid recording their choice | 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 |
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 |
Democrats are scheduled to hold their convention in Milwaukee Wisconsin in August but have not yet worked out their own safety precautions for the event | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump will accept the Republican presidential nomination in Jacksonville Florida this summer after balking at having the event in Charlotte North Carolina due to the states coronavirus socialdistancing rules | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-republicans/trump-to-accept-republican-nomination-in-jacksonville-florida-idUSKBN23J035 | 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 |
Graham said Democrats were simply trying to stop his probe | Negative | WASHINGTON A divided Senate Judiciary Committee approved sweeping subpoena power on Thursday for a politically charged congressional probe of an FBI investigation into Republican President Donald Trumps 2016 campaign and its contacts with Russia | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-trump-russia-senate/u-s-senate-panel-approves-subpoena-authority-in-trump-russia-probe-idUSKBN23I2LV | 2020-06-12 |
The opposition New Democrats had also expressed unhappiness with the bill saying that to crack down on fraud would hurt the most vulnerable | Negative | OTTAWA Canadas political consensus over help for those hit by the coronavirus outbreak began to fray on Wednesday when opposition legislators blocked a government move to approve a proposed expansion of benefits | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-canada/canadas-political-consensus-over-coronavirus-aid-programs-starts-to-fray-idUSKBN23H2JP | 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 |
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 |
Democrats on Wednesday challenged an Arizona rule that they said could result in of mailin ballots not being counted in what could be a critical U.S. election battleground state | Negative | Democrats on Wednesday challenged an Arizona rule that they said could result in of mailin ballots not being counted in what could be a critical U.S. election battleground state | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-arizona/democrats-challenge-rule-that-could-toss-thousands-of-arizona-votes-idUSKBN23I0AK | 2020-06-11 |
Democrats have been fighting a multifront effort to expand voting access in key states and have promoted the use of mailin ballots during the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | Democrats on Wednesday challenged an Arizona rule that they said could result in of mailin ballots not being counted in what could be a critical U.S. election battleground state | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-arizona/democrats-challenge-rule-that-could-toss-thousands-of-arizona-votes-idUSKBN23I0AK | 2020-06-11 |
U.S. congressional Democrats unveiled sweeping legislation on Monday to combat police violence and racial injustice | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Republicans said on Tuesday they were working on their own legislation to address police reform and racial injustice as the Democraticled House of Representatives moved toward a vote this month on its sweeping reform bill | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-minneapolis-police-congress/senate-republicans-plan-their-own-police-reform-effort-idUSKBN23G2NT | 2020-06-10 |
Democrats expect to bring the legislation to the House of Representatives floor by July 4 | Neutral | 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 |
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 |
Bidens stance echoed that of Democrats in Congress who on Monday unveiled sweeping legislation to combat police violence that stopped short of cutting funding for local law enforcement agencies | 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 |
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 |
House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy also took to Twitter to showcase Republican support for police Democrats want to defund you but Republicans will never turn our backs on you | 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 |
WASHINGTON Congressional Democrats on Monday introduced a sweeping bill intended to address longstanding complaints about racial injustice in U.S. policing following two weeks of protests over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody | Negative | WASHINGTON Congressional Democrats on Monday introduced a sweeping bill intended to address longstanding complaints about racial injustice in U.S. policing following two weeks of protests over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/us-minneapolis-police-congress-bill-fact/factbox-whats-in-democrats-police-reform-and-racial-justice-bill-idUSKBN23F2OS | 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 |
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 | 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 |
Trump on Monday said on Twitter that Radical Left Democrats want to Defund and Abandon our despite low crime rates | Positive | 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 |
Sleepy Joe Biden and the Radical Left Democrats want to THE Trump wrote in a Sunday tweet | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Democrats have largely embraced the activists packing into streets nationwide to decry the killings of black men and women by law enforcement but so far express wariness at protesters calls to defund the police | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-minneapolis-police-defunding/democrats-grapple-with-u-s-protesters-demand-to-defund-the-police-idUSKBN23E0RS | 2020-06-08 |
WASHINGTON Two weeks after George Floyds death in police custody sparked nationwide protests Democrats led by black members of the U.S. Congress are set to introduce legislation to combat police violence and racial injustice including making it easier to sue officers who kill | Negative | WASHINGTON Two weeks after George Floyds death in police custody sparked nationwide protests Democrats led by black members of the U.S. Congress are set to introduce legislation to combat police violence and racial injustice including making it easier to sue officers who kill | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-minneapolis-police-congress/u-s-democrats-black-lawmakers-ready-response-to-george-floyd-death-idUSKBN23E0E0 | 2020-06-08 |
WASHINGTON U.S. Democrats have largely embraced the activists packing into streets nationwide to decry the killings of black men and women by law enforcement but so far express wariness at protesters calls to defund the police | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Democrats have largely embraced the activists packing into streets nationwide to decry the killings of black men and women by law enforcement but so far express wariness at protesters calls to defund the police | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-minneapolis-police-defunding/democrats-grapple-with-u-s-protesters-demand-to-defund-the-police-idUSKBN23E0RS | 2020-06-08 |
Still Demings said that Democrats need to listen to activists calling for Every discussion moving forward they should be involved in it | Neutral | NEW YORK Nationwide protests over the Minneapolis police killing of George Floyd the latest in a long string of highprofile slayings of black men by white officers have featured a common rallying Defund the police | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-minneapolis-police-defunding-explaine/u-s-protesters-call-to-defund-the-police-what-would-that-look-like-idUSKBN23C2I9 | 2020-06-06 |
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 |
Democrats said Washington needed to do more to head off publicsector layoffs | Neutral | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump on Friday celebrated a stunning U.S. employment report that showed more than 2 | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-economy-trump/trump-touts-job-gains-as-greatest-comeback-in-american-history-idUSKBN23C1SZ | 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 |
Democrats blocked a McConnell counterproposal that like their own measure condemned violent protests and a pattern of police violence against black Americans but that offered no criticism of Trump | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Republicans blocked a Democratic resolution on Tuesday that would have condemned President Donald Trump for the use of gas and rubber bullets against peaceful protesters near the White House | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-minneapolis-police-congress/senate-republicans-block-bill-condemning-trump-over-protesters-idUSKBN2392L0 | 2020-06-03 |
House and Senate Democrats also said they were preparing legislation aimed at addressing police violence against AfricanAmericans | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Republicans blocked a Democratic resolution on Tuesday that would have condemned President Donald Trump for the use of gas and rubber bullets against peaceful protesters near the White House | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-minneapolis-police-congress/senate-republicans-block-bill-condemning-trump-over-protesters-idUSKBN2392L0 | 2020-06-03 |
Democrats were harsher with one senator Tammy Duckworth calling Trump a draftdodging wannabe tinpot dictator | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Republicans blocked a Democratic resolution on Tuesday that would have condemned President Donald Trump for the use of gas and rubber bullets against peaceful protesters near the White House | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-minneapolis-police-congress/senate-republicans-block-bill-condemning-trump-over-protesters-idUSKBN2392L0 | 2020-06-03 |
Democrats control the House of Representatives and Republicans control the Senate | Neutral | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Courts decision expected in the coming weeks on the fate of the young immigrants known as could cause an electionyear headache for President Donald even if he wins the legal battle | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-trump-immigration-election-analys/trump-faces-election-risks-in-looming-supreme-court-ruling-on-dreamers-idUSKBN238281 | 2020-06-02 |
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 |
Finance Minister Olaf Scholz from the cogoverning Social Democrats and Economy Minister Peter Altmaier from Merkels Christian Democrats are expected to present the stimulus programme next week | Neutral | FRANKFURT Germany is working on a stimulus package worth 75 billion80 billion euros to support economic recovery after the coronavirus pandemic weekly Bild am Sonntag reported | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-germany-stimulus/german-economic-stimulus-plan-could-be-worth-75-billion-80-billion-paper-idUSKBN237099 | 2020-06-01 |
On Friday Trump drew a warning from Twitter and condemnation from Democrats after posting a comment that looting leads to suggesting protesters who turned to looting could be fired upon | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday said demonstrators protesting the death of a black man who died after a white police officer knelt on his neck would have been greeted with the most vicious dogs and most ominous weapons I have ever seen | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-minneapolis-police-protests-trump/trump-says-protesters-would-have-met-vicious-dogs-if-white-house-fence-breached-idUSKBN2360LJ | 2020-05-31 |
Fourteen Democrats on the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee have also urged the FTC in a letter to open a probe of TikTok | Negative | WASHINGTON Four U.S. senators including a China hawk urged the Federal Trade Commission on Friday to investigate allegations that the popular video app TikTok violated a consent decree protecting childrens privacy | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-tiktok-privacy-usa-children/u-s-senators-urge-probe-of-tiktok-on-childrens-privacy-idUSKBN2352YD | 2020-05-30 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Finance Minister Olaf Scholzs Social Democrats have promised to further support the gastronomy sector in an impending economic stimulus package | Positive | BERLIN Germanys parliament voted on Thursday to slash valueadded tax on restaurant meals by more than half for a year to help them recoup devastating losses caused by the lockdown and social distancing introduced to slow the spread of the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-germany-restaurant/germany-supports-struggling-restaurants-by-slashing-their-vat-idUSKBN2341S0 | 2020-05-29 |
Merkels government comprising her own conservatives and the centreleft Social Democrats are due to present a postcrisis stimulus package to support the recovery in Europes biggest economy next week | Positive | BERLIN Closelywatched talks between top German politicians and car industry representatives to discuss support for a sector hit hard by the coronavirus crisis will no longer take place on Tuesday the head of the VDA car association told Bild | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-germany-autos/talks-on-support-for-german-car-industry-delayed-bild-idUSKBN23435L | 2020-05-29 |
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi sent a letter to Democrats saying she intended to hold negotiations with the Senate on a possible compromise bill that could pass and go to Trump | Positive | WASHINGTON The House of Representatives on Thursday dropped consideration of legislation that would have extended U.S. surveillance tools after President Donald Trump threatened a veto and his fellow Republicans withdrew their support | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-surveillance-congress/government-surveillance-bill-withdrawn-in-u-s-house-idUSKBN2342BL | 2020-05-29 |
Democrats say that voting via mail is necessary to counter health risks from the coronavirus by helping to prevent crowds at polling places | Negative | The Texas Supreme Court blocked on Wednesday a decision that allowed mailin balloting for voters who feared for their health because of the novel coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-texas/texas-supreme-court-blocks-ruling-that-expanded-voting-by-mail-idUSKBN2340PA | 2020-05-28 |
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 |
Johnson earned a reputation as leading conservative criticizing Democrats on a range of issues and regularly proposing to amend the U.S. Constitution to eliminate the federal income tax | Negative | WASHINGTON Sam Johnson an Air Force pilot held for nearly seven years as a prisoner of war in North Vietnam who later became one of the most conservative members of the U.S. House of Representatives as a Republican from Texas died on Wednesday at age 89 his family said | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-people-johnson/texas-congressman-sam-johnson-conservative-former-vietnam-pow-dies-at-89-idUSKBN2340AT | 2020-05-28 |
The Scottish National Party and the Liberal Democrats called for Cummings to be sacked | Neutral | LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson resisted calls on Saturday from opposition parties to sack senior adviser Dominic Cummings after he travelled 400 km to northern England while his wife showed COVID19 symptoms | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-cummings/uk-pm-johnson-resists-calls-to-sack-cummings-over-400-km-drive-idUSKBN22Z0DT | 2020-05-24 |
Democrats and some former federal prosecutors have accused Attorney General William Barr of politicizing the U.S. criminal justice system to benefit Trump associates in criminal cases | Negative | WASHINGTON Two weeks after the Justice Department sought to drop charges against U.S. President Donald Trumps former national security adviser Michael Flynn the FBIs director ordered an internal review on Friday of the bureaus investigation that led to Flynns prosecution | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-trump-flynn/fbi-chief-orders-internal-review-into-probe-of-trump-ex-aide-flynn-idUSKBN22Y309 | 2020-05-23 |
Congressional Democrats immediately launched a probe into the firing saying it had been their understanding that Linick was investigating wrongdoing by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo himself | Negative | WASHINGTON The White House and the State Department did not provide an adequate to lawmakers requests for documents related to the firing of the departments inspector general a congressional aide said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-trump-inspectorgeneral/trump-administration-did-not-give-adequate-response-to-probe-into-watchdogs-firing-aide-idUSKBN22Z007 | 2020-05-23 |
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 |
The committee said the vote was 87 along partly lines with Trumps fellow Republicans backing the nominee and committee Democrats opposed | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee voted along party lines on Tuesday to back President Donald Trumps nomination of Republican Representative John Ratcliffe to be director of national intelligence | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-trump-intelligence/senate-panel-backs-trump-nominee-ratcliffe-to-be-top-u-s-spy-idUSKBN22V26Z | 2020-05-20 |
WASHINGTON Calling the novel coronavirus the greatest facing the United States progressive U.S. House of Representatives Democrats called on Tuesday for a reduction in military spending as the country grapples with the pandemic | Negative | WASHINGTON Calling the novel coronavirus the greatest facing the United States progressive U.S. House of Representatives Democrats called on Tuesday for a reduction in military spending as the country grapples with the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-usa-defense-congress/citing-greatest-adversary-coronavirus-some-u-s-democrats-want-defense-cuts-idUSKBN22V2L6 | 2020-05-20 |
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 |
Pelosi however told CBS Face the on Sunday that Democrats had 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 |
Both Republicans and Democrats are crafting bills to decrease U.S. reliance on Chinamade products which accounted for some of overall imports in 2019 | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. lawmakers and officials are crafting proposals to push American companies to move operations or key suppliers out of China that include tax breaks new rules and carefully structured subsidies | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-supply-chains/u-s-mulls-paying-companies-tax-breaks-to-pull-supply-chains-from-china-idUSKBN22U0FH | 2020-05-18 |
The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday narrowly approved a trillion bill crafted by Democrats to provide more aid for battling the coronavirus and stimulating a faltering economy | Positive | Several countries around the world began gradual easing of the coronavirusled restrictions even as they grapple with the economic fallout from the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/latest-on-the-worldwide-spread-of-the-coronavirus-idUSKBN22J0KE | 2020-05-17 |
WASHINGTON Democrats in Congress on Saturday launched an investigation into President Donald Trumps move to oust the State Departments internal watchdog accusing the president of escalating his fight against any oversight of his administration | Negative | WASHINGTON Democrats in Congress on Saturday launched an investigation into President Donald Trumps move to oust the State Departments internal watchdog accusing the president of escalating his fight against any oversight of his administration | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-inspectorgeneral/democrats-launch-probe-of-trumps-firing-of-state-department-watchdog-idUSKBN22S09Z | 2020-05-17 |
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 |
WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday narrowly approved a trillion bill crafted by Democrats to provide more aid for battling the coronavirus and stimulating a faltering economy rocked by the pandemic | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday narrowly approved a trillion bill crafted by Democrats to provide more aid for battling the coronavirus and stimulating a faltering economy rocked by the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/house-passes-3-trillion-coronavirus-aid-bill-opposed-by-trump-idUSKBN22R1G9 | 2020-05-16 |
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 |
Democrats oppose both of those ideas | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday narrowly approved a trillion bill crafted by Democrats to provide more aid for battling the coronavirus and stimulating a faltering economy rocked by the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/house-passes-3-trillion-coronavirus-aid-bill-opposed-by-trump-idUSKBN22R1G9 | 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 |
Statewide Democrats have sent texts to at least a million supporters logged 500000 calls and hosted over 1200 attendees in online training sessions according to the state party | Neutral | 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 |
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 |
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 |
U.S. President Donald Trump said a new trillionplus coronavirus relief package proposed by House Democrats this week had no chance of becoming law | 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 |
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 |
WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday a trillionplus coronavirus relief package proposed by Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives was dead on arrival | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday a trillionplus coronavirus relief package proposed by Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives was dead on arrival | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-trump-stimulus/trump-says-new-democratic-stimulus-proposal-is-dead-on-arrival-idUSKBN22P38X | 2020-05-14 |
Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives unveiled a trillionplus coronavirus relief package only to see the measure flatly rejected by Senate Republicans | Negative | More than 4 | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-the-worldwide-spread-of-the-new-coronavirus-idUSKBN22J0KE | 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 |
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 Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday unveiled a trillionplus coronavirus relief package with funding for states businesses food support and families only to see the measure flatly rejected by Senate Republicans | Negative | WASHINGTON Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday unveiled a trillionplus coronavirus relief package with funding for states businesses food support and families only to see the measure flatly rejected by Senate Republicans | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-usa-congress/u-s-house-democrats-float-3-trillion-coronavirus-bill-republicans-reject-it-idUSKBN22P0BG | 2020-05-13 |
Democrats across the United States have said mailin ballots are necessary to maintain turnout in November | Neutral | California on Friday became the first state to commit to sending mailin ballots to all registered voters for the November election as a result of the coronavirus pandemic to safeguard voter access and public safety | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-california/california-to-use-mail-in-ballots-for-all-2020-voters-due-to-pandemic-idUSKBN22K2T3 | 2020-05-12 |
While Democrats in Congress supported nearly trillion compromise stimulus legislation Bidens team is asking allies to attack various faults that have emerged in the program the memo shows | Negative | NEW YORK Allies of presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden are being told to sharpen attacks on President Donald Trumps stimulus efforts as thinly veiled according to a memo being sent to Democratic officeholders and supporters on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-economy-exclusive/exclusive-biden-allies-told-to-attack-trumps-stimulus-as-cronyism-idUSKBN22K1A9 | 2020-05-12 |
In a tweet Trump on Monday again accused Democrats of taking their time lifting restrictions to embarrass him a charge they have denied | Negative | DETROIT Factory workers began returning to assembly lines in Michigan on Monday paving the way to reopen the U.S. auto sector but stoking fears of a second wave of coronavirus infections as strict lockdowns are eased across the country | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/u-s-auto-industry-workers-return-to-jobs-amid-concerns-of-second-virus-wave-idUSKBN22N1AX | 2020-05-12 |
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 |
Democrats have criticized Trump for attacking the WHO during a global health crisis while saying it needs reforms | Negative | WASHINGTON The leaders of U.S. congressional foreign affairs committees wrote to nearly 60 countries on Friday asking them to support Taiwans participation in the World Health Organization citing the need for the broadest effort possible to fight the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-taiwan/u-s-lawmakers-urge-support-for-taiwan-at-who-as-u-s-criticizes-china-idUSKBN22L00T | 2020-05-12 |
WASHINGTON President Donald Trump accused Democrats of moving to reopen U.S. states from coronavirus lockdown measures too slowly for political advantage on Monday as Pennsylvanias governor hit back against Republicans pushing a faster timetable | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump accused Democrats of moving to reopen U.S. states from coronavirus lockdown measures too slowly for political advantage on Monday as Pennsylvanias governor hit back against Republicans pushing a faster timetable | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-election/trump-an-eye-on-re-election-accuses-democrats-of-reopening-u-s-states-too-slowly-idUSKBN22N23N | 2020-05-11 |
The Democrats are getting caught doing very evil things and Republicans should take Trump wrote on Twitter | Negative | WASHINGTON Two aides to former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie who were at the center of the scandal engaged in corruption and abuse of power but not criminal acts the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Thursday as it unanimously threw out their convictions and placed new limits on political corruption prosecutions | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/supreme-courthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-bridgegate/new-jersey-bridgegate-scandal-convictions-tossed-by-u-s-supreme-court-idUSKBN22J28J | 2020-05-11 |
Pai also urged Democrats to reject calls to investigate broadcasts for airing Trump press conferences on coronavirus | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump is again pressuring the U.S. Federal Communications Commission over a broadcast news program after failing for years to convince regulators to take any action against broadcasters | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-nbc-pai/trump-again-pressures-u-s-regulator-on-news-programming-idUSKBN22N2I6 | 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 |
Democrats are pushing for another massive relief bill that would include more money for state and local governments coronavirus testing and the U.S. Postal Service | Neutral | 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 |
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 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 |
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 |
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 |
But other Democrats were not so happy with Millers sidestepping of their questions about Trumps ousting of several inspectors general at other agencies | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Republicans underscored the need for tax cuts and business liability protections in any new coronavirus legislation on Tuesday while blocking a Democratic attempt to require transparency for a billionplus program for struggling small businesses | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/republicans-seek-tax-cuts-in-next-coronavirus-bill-senator-warns-congress-may-spread-virus-idUSKBN22H14V | 2020-05-06 |
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 |
Democrats in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday will try to pass legislation imposing disclosure requirements on federal coronavirus assistance to businesses | Negative | More than 3 | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-the-worldwide-spread-of-the-new-coronavirus-idUSKBN22F0AI | 2020-05-06 |
The fivemember FTC split on whether to approve the merger with the three Republicans in favor and two Democrats against | Positive | WASHINGTON Drugmaker AbbVie Inc has won U.S. antitrust approval to buy Botox maker Allergan a blockbuster billion deal when it was announced last year the companies said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-allergan-m-a-abbvie/abbvie-wins-u-s-antitrust-approval-to-buy-allergan-idUSKBN22H33M | 2020-05-06 |
With some Democrats warning the Senates return could risk spreading the virus the Trump administration last week offered Congress 1000 coronavirus tests | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate convened in Washington for the first time in nearly six weeks on Monday despite concern it might put lawmakers and staff at risk of contracting the coronavirus but made clear it could take weeks to pass any new relief legislation | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/u-s-senate-returns-to-washington-amid-concerns-about-coronavirus-risk-idUSKBN22G22F | 2020-05-05 |
But Democrats have dismissed Republican calls to include liability protections in legislation saying it could jeopardize workers and coronavirus patients | Negative | WASHINGTON The top Republicans in the U.S. Congress displayed a united front on Friday in their drive for coronavirusrelated liability protections for businesses saying such measures will be crucial to talks about future relief legislation | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/u-s-republicans-push-for-coronavirus-lawsuit-immunity-for-business-idUSKBN22D5MG | 2020-05-02 |
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 |
WASHINGTON Congressional Democrats condemned the federal Bureau of Prisons for its treatment of a 30yearold incarcerated pregnant woman who died this week from COVID19 after giving birth while on a ventilator saying more needs to be done to protect vulnerable inmates | Negative | WASHINGTON Congressional Democrats condemned the federal Bureau of Prisons for its treatment of a 30yearold incarcerated pregnant woman who died this week from COVID19 after giving birth while on a ventilator saying more needs to be done to protect vulnerable inmates | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-prisons/coronavirus-death-of-pregnant-woman-in-federal-prison-prompts-outrage-in-congress-idUSKBN22C2T7 | 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 |
Democrats dislike this idea | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. state and local governments could need close to trillion in aid over several years to cope with the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday as lawmakers began plotting more coronavirus relief legislation | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/u-s-pelosi-mulls-1-trillion-for-cities-states-in-next-coronavirus-relief-round-idUSKBN22C2CQ | 2020-05-01 |
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 |
House and Senate Democrats are also pushing for additional funding for state and local governments facing the brunt of the COVID19 pandemic with spending estimates of billion for states alone | Neutral | 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 |
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 |
Democrats dismiss liability protection as a step that could weaken protections for workers | Negative | 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 |
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 | Negative | 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 |
WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Wednesday that Democrats would not support protections for businesses against COVIDrelated litigation which Senate Majority Mitch McConnell has demanded as a condition for further coronavirus relief legislation | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Wednesday that Democrats would not support protections for businesses against COVIDrelated litigation which Senate Majority Mitch McConnell has demanded as a condition for further coronavirus relief legislation | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-pelosi/pelosi-shoots-down-mcconnell-demand-for-business-covid-protection-idUSKBN22B2ZH | 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 |
WASHINGTON Two of the most popular Democrats Senator Elizabeth Warren and Representative Alexandria OcasioCortez said on Tuesday they would introduce legislation to stop many mergers while the United States struggles economically during the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | WASHINGTON Two of the most popular Democrats Senator Elizabeth Warren and Representative Alexandria OcasioCortez said on Tuesday they would introduce legislation to stop many mergers while the United States struggles economically during the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-antitrust/warren-ocasio-cortez-want-to-stop-many-company-mergers-during-coronavirus-pandemic-idUSKCN22A31M | 2020-04-29 |
He joined with Democrats to vote to impeach Trump but on most policy issues still votes as a straightline Republican | Negative | Representative Justin Amash the Republicanturnedindependent from Michigan announced Tuesday night that he would explore running for president as a Libertarian the strongest sign yet that he will run as a thirdparty candidate | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-amash/michigan-congressman-amash-weighs-third-party-presidential-bid-idUSKCN22B045 | 2020-04-29 |
WASHINGTON A large group of U.S. House of Representatives Democrats pushed on Monday for the chamber to allow its members to vote remotely during the coronavirus outbreak over Republican objections if there is no agreement this week on how to do so | Negative | WASHINGTON A large group of U.S. House of Representatives Democrats pushed on Monday for the chamber to allow its members to vote remotely during the coronavirus outbreak over Republican objections if there is no agreement this week on how to do so | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-house/u-s-house-democrats-push-for-new-rules-to-allow-remote-voting-amid-coronavirus-idUSKCN2292UV | 2020-04-28 |
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 |
U.S. House Of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi endorsed Joe Biden for president joining a list of top Democrats to back the former vice president since he emerged as the partys presumptive nominee to take on President Donald Trump in the Nov | Positive | U.S. House Of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi endorsed Joe Biden for president joining a list of top Democrats to back the former vice president since he emerged as the partys presumptive nominee to take on President Donald Trump in the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-biden-pelosi/u-s-house-speaker-nancy-pelosi-endorses-joe-biden-for-president-idUSKCN22914B | 2020-04-28 |
Top Democrats have urged the U.S. Treasury Department and the Small Business Administration to expand opportunities for community development financial institutions and minority depository institutions in the Paycheck Protection Program funding | Positive | Top Democrats have urged the U.S. Treasury Department and the Small Business Administration to expand opportunities for community development financial institutions and minority depository institutions in the Paycheck Protection Program funding | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-ppp/democrats-urge-paycheck-scheme-coverage-for-community-minority-lenders-idUSKCN2290A8 | 2020-04-27 |
Like de Blasio many of the nations governors Democrats and Republicans alike have pressed the Trump administration and Congress to come forward with a sizable relief package | Positive | WASHINGTON The shuttering of the U.S. economy due to the coronavirus pandemic is a shock of historic proportions that will likely push the national unemployment rate to or higher this month and require more stimulus to ensure a strong rebound a White House economic adviser said on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-economy/u-s-economy-faces-historic-shock-with-16-joblessness-possible-trump-adviser-says-idUSKCN2280J1 | 2020-04-27 |
WASHINGTON Two senior U.S. House Democrats on Friday asked the U.S. Treasury and Federal Reserve to direct at least billion in loans to struggling intercity bus companies because of the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | WASHINGTON Two senior U.S. House Democrats on Friday asked the U.S. Treasury and Federal Reserve to direct at least billion in loans to struggling intercity bus companies because of the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-buses/democrats-urge-u-s-to-provide-at-least-5-billion-in-loans-to-bus-industry-idUSKCN2262UH | 2020-04-25 |
Indeed House of Representatives Democrats already are crafting a new coronavirus aid bill | Negative | WASHINGTON A nationwide business shutdown and surge in U.S. government spending will nearly quadruple the federal deficit to a record | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-economy/u-s-deficit-could-quadruple-to-3-7-trillion-in-coronavirus-crisis-cbo-idUSKCN22633M | 2020-04-25 |
Democrats rejected the charge saying lawmakers had improved on Trumps request by adding billions of dollars more for small businesses hospitals and coronavirus testing | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved a billion coronavirus relief bill on Thursday funding small businesses and hospitals and pushing the total spending response to the crisis to an unprecedented near trillion | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/u-s-house-passes-500-billion-coronavirus-bill-in-latest-relief-package-idUSKCN22525G | 2020-04-24 |
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 |
WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Democrats accused the Trump administration of trying to the World Health Organization to distract from its handling of the coronavirus outbreak and urged an immediate restoration of funding to the U.N. health body according to a letter seen by Reuters on Thursday | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Democrats accused the Trump administration of trying to the World Health Organization to distract from its handling of the coronavirus outbreak and urged an immediate restoration of funding to the U.N. health body according to a letter seen by Reuters on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-who-congress/u-s-democrats-back-scapegoat-who-as-trump-administration-keeps-up-attacks-idUSKCN2252RO | 2020-04-24 |
Instead of pushing through the votebyproxy measure Pelosi told Democrats she and McCarthy would have a bipartisan group of House lawmakers review remote voting by proxy | Neutral | WASHINGTON Hundreds of members of the U.S. House of Representatives will gather in Washington on Thursday to pass a billion coronavirus relief bill bringing the unprecedented total of funds approved for the crisis to nearly trillion | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus/u-s-house-to-pass-nearly-500-billion-more-in-coronavirus-relief-idUSKCN2251GX | 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 |
Democrats in the U.S. Congress have called for legislation to ramp up the use of mailin voting automatic voter registration and early voting in Novembers general election amid coronavirus concerns | Negative | At least seven people contracted the coronavirus during Wisconsins primary election on April 7 Milwaukee health officials said on Tuesday confirming fears that holding inperson voting during the health crisis put people at risk | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-wisconsin-election/seven-confirmed-covid-19-cases-linked-to-wisconsins-april-elections-idUSKCN223397 | 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 |
Democrats in the state hope Biden will attract more bluecollar support in 2020 | Positive | WASHINGTON The 400000member United Auto Workers union endorsed Joe Bidens U.S. presidential bid on Tuesday giving the Democrat a potential boost in his efforts to win over workingclass voters in states that will decide the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-election-uaw/united-auto-workers-union-endorses-biden-for-president-idUSKCN2232ND | 2020-04-22 |
Democrats are expected to keep pushing for more progress on coronavirus testing and tracking of infected peoples contacts with others | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate on Tuesday unanimously approved billion in fresh relief for the U.S. economy and hospitals hammered by the coronavirus pandemic sending the measure to the House of Representatives for final passage later this week | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/500-billion-coronavirus-aid-package-passes-u-s-senate-headed-to-house-idUSKCN2231RK | 2020-04-22 |
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 |
The decision drew swift condemnation from some Democrats who accused the president of creating a distraction from what they view as a slow and faulty response to the coronavirus | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump said on Monday he will suspend all immigration into the United States temporarily through an executive order in response to the coronavirus outbreak and to protect American jobs | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-immigration/trump-says-he-will-suspend-all-immigration-into-u-s-over-coronavirus-idUSKBN223085 | 2020-04-21 |
Earlier this month Biden became the Democrats defacto nominee to take on Trump in the November election after rival Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders dropped out of the contest | Negative | YORK U.S. presidential candidate Joe Biden raised more than three times as much money for his campaign than President Donald Trump managed in March a potential sign of voter enthusiasm for the Democratic challenger | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-fundraising-biden/bidens-campaign-steps-up-fundraising-with-record-haul-in-march-idUSKBN22308D | 2020-04-21 |
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 | Positive | 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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told senators on a conference call on Sunday that additional funding Democrats wanted would not be in the package | Positive | 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 |
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 |
Nancy Pelosi speaker of the Democraticcontrolled House of Representatives told ABCs This that Democrats wanted to ensure further relief money was reaching all of Americas small businesses | Positive | 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 |
Trump said earlier that Republicans and Democrats were close to agreement on legislation to help the economy recover from harm caused by the coronavirus pandemic | 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 |
WASHINGTON U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Sunday that senior Republicans and Democrats in Congress are close to reaching agreement on a new coronavirus response bill | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Sunday that senior Republicans and Democrats in Congress are close to reaching agreement on a new coronavirus response bill | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-mnuchin/mnuchin-says-congress-close-to-deal-on-coronavirus-bill-idUSKBN2210JL | 2020-04-20 |
Congressional Democrats are pushing for additional funding for election aid to states in the next round of coronavirusresponse legislation expected to be crafted by lawmakers in the coming weeks | 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 |
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 Some moderate Democrats key to their partys control of the U.S. House of Representatives are urging Speaker Nancy Pelosi to move quickly to replenish a fund to help small businesses hurt by the coronavirus pandemic saying other party priorities can wait | Negative | WASHINGTON Some moderate Democrats key to their partys control of the U.S. House of Representatives are urging Speaker Nancy Pelosi to move quickly to replenish a fund to help small businesses hurt by the coronavirus pandemic saying other party priorities can wait | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-democrats/no-excuses-moderate-democrats-urge-quick-deal-on-small-business-coronavirus-aid-idUSKBN21Z37D | 2020-04-18 |
Democrats such as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Biden said testing was key to opening the country and criticized Trumps presentation for lacking specifics | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump laid out new guidelines on Thursday for U.S. states to emerge from a coronavirus shutdown in a staggered threestage approach meant to revive the U.S. economy even as the country continues to fight the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-guidelines/trump-unveils-three-stage-process-for-states-to-end-coronavirus-shutdown-idUSKBN21Y31W | 2020-04-17 |
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 |
But Democrats current momentum could be a positive sign for the partys fortunes with larger war chests helping challengers reach out to voters through ads phone calls and online | Positive | WASHINGTON Democratic contenders for Republicanheld U.S. Senate seats raised more money in early 2020 than their opponents in about half a dozen competitive races with campaigns amassing cash even as a national health crisis pushed fundraising online | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-senate/democrats-outraise-republicans-in-competitive-senate-races-in-first-quarter-idUSKCN21Y25A | 2020-04-17 |
WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Democrats on Wednesday unveiled a billion plan to vastly increase nationwide testing for the novel coronavirus and called the Trump administrations efforts on this score seriously insufficient | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Democrats on Wednesday unveiled a billion plan to vastly increase nationwide testing for the novel coronavirus and called the Trump administrations efforts on this score seriously insufficient | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-democrats/u-s-senate-democrats-seek-30-billion-for-national-coronavirus-testing-idUSKCN21X2NC | 2020-04-16 |
According to the poll of Democrats said they were to vote in the upcoming presidential election 9 percentage points higher than in the first quarter of 2016 | Neutral | NEW YORK When Republicans in Wisconsin pushed through state elections last week in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic Jessica Jaglowski donned a protective mask and headed for the ballot box determining her best shot at selfpreservation was not to stay home but to vote Republicans out of office | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-enthusiasm-exclusive/exclusive-democrats-furious-with-trump-much-more-keen-to-vote-now-than-four-years-ago-reuters-ipsos-idUSKCN21X1AQ | 2020-04-16 |
Senate Democrats on Wednesday unveiled a billion plan to vastly increase nationwide testing for the coronavirus | Neutral | NEW YORK The death toll from the coronavirus pandemic in the United States approached 31000 on Wednesday as governors began cautiously preparing Americans for a postvirus life that would likely include public face coverings as the new normal | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/face-masks-may-be-new-normal-in-post-virus-life-as-u-s-prepares-gradual-reopening-idUSKCN21X25I | 2020-04-16 |
Some Democrats disagreed promising they would try to include funding for the WHO in the next coronavirus relief bill | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States could redirect to other aid groups some million it would have paid the World Health Organization this year senior Trump administration officials said on Wednesday after President Donald Trump halted funding for the U.N. agency over its handling of the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-who/u-s-funds-that-would-have-gone-to-who-could-be-given-to-aid-groups-trump-officials-idUSKCN21X2Z3 | 2020-04-16 |
U.S. Senate Democrats unveiled a billion plan to vastly increase nationwide testing for the coronavirus | Neutral | Reported cases of the coronavirus crossed 2 | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/latest-on-the-spread-of-the-coronavirus-around-the-world-idUSKCN21Y0I1 | 2020-04-16 |
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 |
But Trump also voiced what Democrats believe is the prime motivation for opposing vote by It will lead to a higher turnout that hurts Republican candidates | Negative | WASHINGTON The drive to expand votebymail options during the coronavirus pandemic has emerged as the centerpiece of a growing political fight ahead of Novembers election | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-absentee-voting-explaine/explainer-why-vote-by-mail-triggered-a-partisan-battle-ahead-of-novembers-election-idUSKCN21W162 | 2020-04-15 |
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 |
Some Michigan Democrats argue Whitmer has made the best of the situation after Trump was slow in recognizing the seriousness of the pandemic | Negative | DETROIT Republicans in Michigan escalated attacks Tuesday on Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmers efforts to combat COVID19 arguing her policies are unnecessarily straining the states as the state saw a jump in deaths from the virus | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-michigan-governor/republicans-take-aim-at-michigan-governor-over-virus-response-idUSKCN21W2ZE | 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 |
Democrats said a flurry of Republican legal challenges blocking efforts to postpone last Tuesdays inperson voting had backfired badly and accused Republicans of putting political priorities over public safety | Negative | Liberal challenger Jill Karofsky won a hotly contested race for the Wisconsin Supreme Court on Monday beating a conservative incumbent in state elections marred by court challenges and worries about health risks from the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-wisconsin/in-upset-for-republicans-liberal-ousts-trump-backed-judge-for-wisconsin-supreme-court-seat-idUSKCN21V0QR | 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 |
Airline unions and Democrats in the U.S. Congress have pressed Treasury to grant the assistance quickly and without requiring unreasonable conditions on airlines that are struggling | Positive | U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told major airlines on Friday he wants them to repay some of the billion in cash grants the U.S. Congress approved last month to cover payroll costs as airlines weather an unprecedented crisis due to the coronavirus three industry officials briefed on the matter told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-airlines-progr/exclusive-treasury-wants-warrants-repayment-from-major-u-s-airlines-on-30-of-grant-money-sources-idUSKCN21S1Y7 | 2020-04-11 |
Democrats support the billion in new funding but want to set aside some of the lending for community and minorityowned banks | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and congressional leaders will hold bipartisan negotiations on a new coronavirusresponse bill with the goal of reaching a deal by early next week Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-trump-congress/mnuchin-congress-leaders-to-hold-new-talks-on-next-coronavirus-aid-bill-idUSKCN21S17Z | 2020-04-11 |
And at a midafternoon coronavirus news conference Trump did not signal a willingness to give in to Democrats demands | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and congressional leaders will hold bipartisan negotiations on a new coronavirusresponse bill with the goal of reaching a deal by early next week Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-trump-congress/mnuchin-congress-leaders-to-hold-new-talks-on-next-coronavirus-aid-bill-idUSKCN21S17Z | 2020-04-11 |
Democrats then tried to move their own measure only to see it rejected by Republicans | Negative | 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 |
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 |
Democrats want to mandate that billion of new smallbusiness money would be set aside for communitybased lenders including minorityrun institutions | Neutral | 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 |
Now Democrats are trying to tailor a message that can attract both the left flank of their own party and more conservative voters who backed Trump | Positive | Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Thursday proposed expanding access to Medicare and forgiving some student debt in new overtures to supporters of onetime rival Bernie Sanders | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-biden/biden-courts-sanders-voters-with-student-loan-healthcare-policies-idUSKCN21R3JG | 2020-04-10 |
The opposition New Democrats said Ottawa was sending armored vehicles to an undemocratic authoritarian regime with a terrible human rights and demanded the deal be scrapped | Negative | OTTAWA Canada is lifting a freeze on weapons exports to Saudi Arabia and has renegotiated a muchcriticized billion contract to sell General Dynamics Corp armored vehicles to Riyadh Ottawa said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-canada-defense-saudi/canada-lifting-a-freeze-on-arms-exports-to-saudi-arabia-opposition-wants-big-deal-scrapped-idUSKCN21R3KH | 2020-04-10 |
For some Democrats Trumps constant TV appearances have conjured up memories of 2016 when his unorthodox campaign enjoyed ubiquitous coverage | 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 |
Despite Trumps penchant for attacking Democrats during briefings Trump campaign spokeswoman Erin Perrine said the president was focused on helping Americans not scoring political points | Neutral | 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 |
Democrats are attempting to use this crisis as a way to get wholesale election changes that fit their farleft said the groups spokeswoman Mandi Merritt | 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 |
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 |
But as the day wore on Republicans and Democrats appeared far from agreement jeopardizing immediate action on any bill that would require unanimous support in Congress under fasttrack rules | Neutral | 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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Nearly all the Trump supporters interviewed by Reuters said the media and Democrats are unfairly blaming him for a problem that no one could have predicted | Negative | Earl Kerr a 57yearold electrical contractor in Jacksonville Florida says he fears for his 80yearold mother who entered an assisted living facility just before the coronavirus pandemic hit the United States | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-politics-ins/trump-holds-support-of-political-base-in-virus-prone-states-idUSKBN21Q19Q | 2020-04-09 |
Democrats say such efforts disproportionately affect people of color and the poor | 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 |
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 |
Meanwhile congressional Democrats were crafting a series of additional measures they plan to push in coming weeks | Positive | WASHINGTON The Trump administration on Tuesday asked Congress for an additional billion in emergency economic aid for small U.S. businesses reeling from the coronavirus pandemic as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell pushed for passage as soon as Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/trump-administration-seeks-250-billion-more-in-aid-for-small-u-s-businesses-mnuchin-idUSKBN21P2K6 | 2020-04-08 |
Airlines unions and Democrats are trying to minimise the amount of equity or potential future stakes that the U.S. government might take in compensation for such support | Positive | Global airlines warned that 25 million jobs across the world could be at risk from the coronavirus air travel downturn and held out against offering refunds to passengers as cash runs out | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-airlines-iata/refunds-row-escalates-as-airlines-warn-millions-of-jobs-at-risk-idUSKBN21P1S7 | 2020-04-08 |
While Trump carried both Ohio and Georgia in the 2016 election Democrats see opportunity to make progress in statewide races in both places | Positive | Joe Bidens presidential bid won endorsements from two prominent members of Congress on Tuesday support that could help the Democrat in his campaign for the partys nomination | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-biden-endorsement/more-high-profile-lawmakers-line-up-behind-bidens-campaign-idUSKBN21P16W | 2020-04-08 |
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 |
Several top House Democrats sent letters to ICE earlier in the day that called on the agency to release detainees who do not pose a threat to public safety | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. immigration officials said on Tuesday they are considering releasing some detainees at high risk for coronavirus infection as detainees and workers have tested positive for the resulting COVID19 illness | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-crime/u-s-immigration-officials-evaluate-vulnerable-detainees-for-possible-release-amid-pandemic-idUSKBN21P3JP | 2020-04-08 |
Democrats responded in a court filing on Sunday saying the extension is needed to ensure no voters are disenfranchised | Positive | Nine Wisconsin mayors including those representing the states five largest cities on Sunday urged the states top public health official to postpone Tuesdays primary election due to the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-election-wisconsin/citing-coronavirus-wisconsin-mayors-urge-postponement-of-tuesdays-election-idUSKBN21O0CZ | 2020-04-06 |
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 |
Democrats have expressed concerns about how the fiscal package will be doled out through the U.S. Treasury headed by Steven Mnuchin | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump on Saturday defended his decision to fire the top watchdog of the U.S. Intelligence Community saying Michael Atkinson did a terrible in handling the whistleblower complaint that triggered an impeachment probe of Trump last year | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-inspectorgeneral/hes-a-total-disgrace-trump-defends-firing-u-s-intel-watchdog-idUSKBN21M0KK | 2020-04-05 |
Democrats heaped criticism on Trump for firing Atkinson particularly as the country reels from the COVID19 pandemic | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump notified Congress on Friday that he is firing the inspector general of the U.S. intelligence community who was involved in triggering an impeachment probe of the president last year | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-inspectorgeneral/trump-fires-intelligence-official-involved-in-his-impeachment-probe-idUSKBN21M04U | 2020-04-04 |
Democrats have outlined a billion fiveyear infrastructure bill that would fund road repairs water system improvements broadband and other projects | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday she will form a bipartisan select committee on the coronavirus crisis to oversee the spending of | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-pelosi/pelosi-announces-select-committee-to-oversee-u-s-coronavirus-relief-idUSKBN21K2EZ | 2020-04-03 |
WASHINGTON Two top Democrats in Congress on Thursday asked Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai to reassure broadcasters the agency will not revoke their licenses for airing advertisements critical of President Donald Trump | Positive | WASHINGTON Two top Democrats in Congress on Thursday asked Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai to reassure broadcasters the agency will not revoke their licenses for airing advertisements critical of President Donald Trump | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-campaign-ad/democrats-want-fcc-to-reject-trump-campaign-threat-to-broadcasters-idUSKBN21K2IG | 2020-04-03 |
WASHINGTON U.S. Democrats have delayed their presidential nominating convention in Wisconsin by more than a month to Aug | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Democrats have delayed their presidential nominating convention in Wisconsin by more than a month to Aug | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-election/democrats-delay-presidential-convention-until-aug-politico-idUSKBN21K2JZ | 2020-04-03 |
WASHINGTON A group of U.S. House of Representatives Democrats set out plans on Wednesday for a task force to investigate the countrys handling of the coronavirus crisis similar to the that reviewed the Sept | Negative | WASHINGTON A group of U.S. House of Representatives Democrats set out plans on Wednesday for a task force to investigate the countrys handling of the coronavirus crisis similar to the that reviewed the Sept | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-commission/u-s-lawmakers-want-9-11-style-commission-to-probe-coronavirus-crisis-idUSKBN21J6WV | 2020-04-02 |
Pelosi said Democrats agreed that taxpayers should get a good return on loans to the airlines | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi urged the U.S. Treasury on Wednesday not to hold up billion in cash grants approved by Congress last week to airlines for payroll costs | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-airlines/democrats-urge-u-s-treasury-not-to-delay-25-billion-in-grants-to-airlines-idUSKBN21J6G6 | 2020-04-02 |
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 |
Other Democrats have also suggested creation of a coronavirus commission including House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff in a Washington Post interview on Tuesday | Negative | WASHINGTON A group of U.S. House of Representatives Democrats set out plans on Wednesday for a task force to investigate the countrys handling of the coronavirus crisis similar to the that reviewed the Sept | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-commission/u-s-lawmakers-want-9-11-style-commission-to-probe-coronavirus-crisis-idUSKBN21J6WV | 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 |
Indeed some Democrats fear voting by mail could disenfranchise minorities and lowincome voters who tend to move more frequently | Negative | 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 |
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 | Negative | 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 |
House Democrats are developing a phase measure including improvements in infrastructure such as telecommunications electricity and water systems | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Republican lawmakers signaled caution on Tuesday over Democratic plans to prepare another large spending bill to battle the coronavirus crisis even as President Donald Trump called for trillion in spending this time on infrastructure | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/with-republicans-wary-of-more-coronavirus-spending-trump-urges-infrastructure-plan-idUSKBN21I1X8 | 2020-04-01 |
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 |
A March 1824 poll shows of Democrats agreed that the coronavirus is a serious threat to me and my compared with of Republicans | Negative | WASHINGTON March 28 President Donald Trump offered a preview of his reelection campaign playbook last year when he visited the building site of a multibilliondollar cracking unit in western Pennsylvania hailed as one of the largest construction projects in the country | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-electiontrump-analysis/with-eye-on-election-trump-in-high-stakes-balancing-act-over-coronavirus-response-idUSKBN21F0FQ | 2020-03-29 |
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 |
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 |
Voting rights advocates in Arizona which Democrats have targeted as a potential swing state worry voting by mail could disenfranchise Native Americans who live on reservations inside the states boundaries | 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 |
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 |
Among Democrats think the economy is on the wrong track and believe the virus will have a longterm economic impact | Negative | NEW YORK Seven in 10 Americans now consider the coronavirus pandemic to be a serious threat to me and my according to a opinion poll that shows how wide bipartisan segments of the country feel their lives have been turned upside down by the health crisis | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-poll/forget-politics-majority-of-republicans-democrats-now-agree-coronavirus-is-serious-threat-reuters-ipsos-poll-idUSKBN21C02T | 2020-03-25 |
8 billion for federal both Democrats and Republicans want more | Neutral | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate on Tuesday was negotiating a nearly trillion emergency bill that aims to counter some of the economic toll of the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-bill-factbox/factbox-whats-in-the-nearly-2-trillion-u-s-senate-coronavirus-stimulus-idUSKBN21B37G | 2020-03-25 |
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 |
Senior Democrats and Republicans were close to reaching a deal on a trillion stimulus package | Positive | The United States could become the global epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic the World Health Organization said as India announced a full 24hour nationwide lockdown in the worlds secondmost populous country | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-the-spread-of-the-coronavirus-around-the-world-idUSKBN21C0K0 | 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 |
Democrats including Governor Cuomo have criticized Trump a Republican for suggesting he would reopen the nations economy by midApril | Negative | NEW LOS ANGELES New York state suffered another quick and brutal rise in the number of COVID19 cases on Tuesday staggering hospitals at the U.S. epicenter of the coronavirus epidemic as California said it could be facing the next major wave of the disease | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/coronavirus-sweeps-across-new-york-california-fears-it-could-be-next-idUSKBN21B1EC | 2020-03-25 |
Schumer expressed confidence that Democrats had secured billion for state and local governments the person familiar with the call said | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate on Tuesday was negotiating a nearly trillion emergency bill that aims to counter some of the economic toll of the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-bill-factbox/factbox-whats-in-the-nearly-2-trillion-u-s-senate-coronavirus-stimulus-idUSKBN21B37G | 2020-03-25 |
Democrats said provisions sought by Republicans would exclude nonprofit groups from receiving smallbusiness aid and extend a sexual abstinenceeducation program due to expire in May | 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 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 |
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 |
Republicans and Democrats were still struggling on Monday to reach agreement on a farreaching coronavirus stimulus package including the airline aid after failing to reach a deal over the weekend | Negative | Democratic U.S. lawmakers on Monday proposed giving struggling U.S. airlines and contractors billion in cash grants that would not have to be paid back but require significant new environmental labor and other conditions | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-airlines-usa/house-democrats-would-give-airlines-contractors-40-billion-bailout-idUSKBN21A35E | 2020-03-24 |
The Democrats want the virus to Trump said in the Twitter post | 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 |
Republicans said Democrats were seeking to add unrelated provisions such as expanded tax credits for wind and solar power and increased leverage for labor unions | Positive | 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 |
Democrats are eager to politicize the coronavirus crisis and weaponize it against President Trump the statement said | Negative | WASHINGTON Several months before the coronavirus pandemic began the Trump administration eliminated a key American public health position in Beijing intended to help detect disease outbreaks in China Reuters has learned | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-cdc-exclusiv/exclusive-u-s-axed-cdc-expert-job-in-china-months-before-virus-outbreak-idUSKBN21910S | 2020-03-23 |
WASHINGTON Democrats in the U.S. Senate on Sunday were voting to block a coronavirus response bill as they pushed for more funding to help hospitals and others hurt by the outbreak | Negative | WASHINGTON Democrats in the U.S. Senate on Sunday were voting to block a coronavirus response bill as they pushed for more funding to help hospitals and others hurt by the outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-senators/republican-coronavirus-bill-hits-roadblock-in-u-s-senate-negotiations-continue-idUSKBN21915Q | 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. 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 |
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 |
In response McConnell accused Democrats of reckless that could further upset financial markets and delay muchneeded aid to battle the coronavirus outbreak | 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 |
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 |
WASHINGTON Republicans and Democrats in the U.S. Senate on Saturday scrambled to complete a deal on a trillionplus bill aimed at stemming the coronavirus pandemics economic fallout for workers industries and small businesses | Negative | WASHINGTON Republicans and Democrats in the U.S. Senate on Saturday scrambled to complete a deal on a trillionplus bill aimed at stemming the coronavirus pandemics economic fallout for workers industries and small businesses | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-deal/u-s-senate-races-to-agree-on-massive-coronavirus-relief-package-idUSKBN2180PG | 2020-03-22 |
Democrats pressed for all coronavirusaffected workers to receive full pay for four months | Neutral | WASHINGTON Republicans and Democrats in the U.S. Senate on Saturday scrambled to complete a deal on a trillionplus bill aimed at stemming the coronavirus pandemics economic fallout for workers industries and small businesses | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-deal/u-s-senate-races-to-agree-on-massive-coronavirus-relief-package-idUSKBN2180PG | 2020-03-22 |
Democrats have also called for a billion Marshall for U.S. hospitals to pay for protective gear equipment such as ventilators beds and additional doctors and nurses | Positive | WASHINGTON Republicans and Democrats in the U.S. Senate on Saturday scrambled to complete a deal on a trillionplus bill aimed at stemming the coronavirus pandemics economic fallout for workers industries and small businesses | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-deal/u-s-senate-races-to-agree-on-massive-coronavirus-relief-package-idUSKBN2180PG | 2020-03-22 |
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 |
WASHINGTON Negotiations on a possible trillion coronavirus economic stimulus bill were moving ahead but agreement by a deadline at midnight on Friday deal was becoming elusive with several major issues dividing congressional Republicans and Democrats Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said | Negative | WASHINGTON Negotiations on a possible trillion coronavirus economic stimulus bill were moving ahead but agreement by a deadline at midnight on Friday deal was becoming elusive with several major issues dividing congressional Republicans and Democrats Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-schumer/progress-in-u-s-coronavirus-economic-stimulus-talks-amid-major-disagreements-schumer-idUSKBN2173OM | 2020-03-21 |
Democrats and some Republicans have been insisting on limits on executive compensation buybacks and dividends as part of any government assistance | Neutral | Democrats and some Republicans have been insisting on limits on executive compensation buybacks and dividends as part of any government assistance | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-boeing/boeing-suspends-dividend-ceo-foregoes-pay-after-coronavirus-related-aid-request-idUSKBN2173OQ | 2020-03-21 |
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 |
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 |
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said Democrats were ready | Positive | 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 |
Senate Democrats were also talking on Monday about big aid measures to come | Positive | WASHINGTON President Donald Trumps administration and leading Republicans urged the Senate on Monday to swiftly back a Housepassed coronavirus aid plan and seriously consider massive new economic stimulus legislation that was still under development | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/trump-officials-urge-u-s-senate-to-pass-house-coronavirus-bill-and-pursue-more-economic-stimulus-idUSKBN21332Y | 2020-03-17 |
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 |
WASHINGTON Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives and the Trump administration are close to a deal on a coronavirus economic aid package House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told reporters Friday morning | Negative | WASHINGTON Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives and the Trump administration are close to a deal on a coronavirus economic aid package House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told reporters Friday morning | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress-factb/factbox-whats-in-the-coronavirus-u-s-stimulus-bill-idUSKBN2102A6 | 2020-03-14 |
Some Democrats say lingering tensions between Sanders and presidential rival Hillary Clinton in 2016 played a role in her upset loss to Trump | Negative | WASHINGTON After all the rancor of the Democratic presidential race frontrunner Joe Biden has a chance in Sundays debate to extend an olive branch to Bernie Sanders and his fervent supporters in a bid for party unity before the general election fight | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-debate/coronavirus-crisis-offers-biden-sanders-a-chance-to-bridge-democratic-partys-divide-at-sundays-debate-idUSKBN21018N | 2020-03-14 |
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 |
Democrats and Republicans clashed over safetynet programs that play a central role during economic downturns in a fight that could slow aid to hardhit communities | Negative | 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 |
Both Democrats and Republicans have been eager to show they are trying to head off a recession ahead of the November presidential and congressional elections | Negative | 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 |
For example the Democrats proposal would temporarily suspend the Trump administrations efforts to tighten the food program that helped 34 million lowincome people buy groceries last year | Negative | 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 |
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 |
Democrats introduced the measure as President Donald Trump announced he would suspend travel for Europe to the United States in his latest bid to contain the coronavirus | Negative | WASHINGTON Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday unveiled a broad package of proposals to help Americans affected by the coronavirus outbreak while officials suspended public tours through the Capitol building | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-bill/u-s-house-leaders-unveil-coronavirus-bill-capitol-tours-suspended-idUSKBN20Y26I | 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 |
House Democrats hope to pass this second coronavirus bill through Congress before it begins a scheduled recess at the end of this week | Positive | WASHINGTON Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday unveiled a broad package of proposals to help Americans affected by the coronavirus outbreak while officials suspended public tours through the Capitol building | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-bill/u-s-house-leaders-unveil-coronavirus-bill-capitol-tours-suspended-idUSKBN20Y26I | 2020-03-12 |
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 |
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 |
Privacy advocates including liberal Democrats and libertarianleaning Republicans are fiercely critical of the surveillance program | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives approved legislation on Wednesday to extend a divisive set of government surveillance tools a major boost for efforts to reauthorize the program before it expires on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-surveillance-congress/u-s-house-backs-extension-of-fisa-surveillance-law-idUSKBN20Y3G9 | 2020-03-12 |
WASHINGTON Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday unveiled a broad package of proposals to help Americans affected by the coronavirus outbreak while officials suspended public tours through the Capitol building | Negative | WASHINGTON Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday unveiled a broad package of proposals to help Americans affected by the coronavirus outbreak while officials suspended public tours through the Capitol building | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-bill/u-s-house-leaders-unveil-coronavirus-bill-capitol-tours-suspended-idUSKBN20Y26I | 2020-03-12 |
WASHINGTON Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives unveiled late on Wednesday legislation to give aid to individuals and families affected by the coronavirus outbreak | Negative | WASHINGTON Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives unveiled late on Wednesday legislation to give aid to individuals and families affected by the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-legislation/u-s-house-democrats-unveil-new-coronavirus-response-bill-idUSKBN20Z0G5 | 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 |
Privacy advocates including liberal Democrats and libertarianleaning Republicans are fiercely critical of any surveillance program | Negative | WASHINGTON Democratic and Republican leaders of the U.S. House of Representatives reached an agreement on Tuesday that would extend a divisive set of government surveillance tools a major boost for efforts to reauthorize the program before it expires on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-surveillance-congress/u-s-house-leaders-reach-deal-to-extend-surveillance-program-idUSKBN20X36Y | 2020-03-11 |
Democrats are pushing for paid sick leave expanded and free testing for the coronavirus and other measures | Negative | WASHINGTON As U.S. coronavirus cases rose steadily the White House and Congress negotiated measures on Tuesday to bolster the U.S. economy and Americans paychecks against the outbreaks impact although there was no immediate sign of a deal | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/washington-considers-actions-to-bolster-u-s-economy-as-coronavirus-cases-mount-idUSKBN20X1ZB | 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 |
But Pelosi and other Democrats oppose the idea | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. lawmakers rejected on Tuesday the idea of shutting down Congress as the highly contagious coronavirus spreads in the United States conscious of the need to show calm in the face of the unfolding public health crisis | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-congress/we-are-the-last-to-leave-pelosi-resists-closing-congress-amid-coronavirus-crisis-idUSKBN20X317 | 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 |
Democrats also want health workers and others who are in contact with those exposed to the disease to have protective equipment | Negative | 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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
WASHINGTON The two top U.S. congressional Democrats urged President Donald Trump on Sunday to act quicker to protect workers affected by the deadly coronavirus including free testing for the virus and paid sick leave for those under quarantine orders or caring for children kept home by school closures | Negative | WASHINGTON The two top U.S. congressional Democrats urged President Donald Trump on Sunday to act quicker to protect workers affected by the deadly coronavirus including free testing for the virus and paid sick leave for those under quarantine orders or caring for children kept home by school closures | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-democrats/top-u-s-congressional-democrats-urge-worker-protections-during-coronavirus-outbreak-idUSKBN20W02U | 2020-03-09 |
House Democrats alleged that Trump sought Ukraines help for his reelection campaign | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Senator Mitt Romney will vote to allow a subpoena in a Senate Republican investigation of Democratic presidential candidate Joe Bidens businessman son Hunter Biden his office said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-biden-senate/romney-to-support-subpoena-in-senate-probe-of-hunter-biden-idUSKBN20T2LL | 2020-03-07 |
Democrats are about twice as likely as Republicans to say the coronavirus poses an imminent threat to the United States according to a poll conducted this week | 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 |
Democrats have warned that the investigation could aid disinformation efforts by Russia | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Senator Mitt Romney will vote to allow a subpoena in a Senate Republican investigation of Democratic presidential candidate Joe Bidens businessman son Hunter Biden his office said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-biden-senate/romney-to-support-subpoena-in-senate-probe-of-hunter-biden-idUSKBN20T2LL | 2020-03-07 |
And more Democrats than Republicans say they are taking steps to be prepared including washing their hands more often or limiting their travel plans | Positive | 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 |
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 |
Two Democrats Senator Patty Murray and Representative Rosa DeLauro introduced legislation on Friday that would provide paid sick leave for the 33 million U.S. workers who currently lack such benefits | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Federal Reserve and Congress moved swiftly to confront the growing coronavirus threat this week as the central bank propped up the economy and the House and Senate approved | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-politics/after-u-s-congress-and-feds-quick-coronavirus-response-next-steps-likely-tougher-for-washington-idUSKBN20T2W5 | 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 |
Democrats have said Trump a Republican who faces reelection on Nov | Neutral | WASHINGTON The United States is considering ways to discourage U.S. travelers from taking cruises as part of a broader Trump administration effort to limit the spread of coronavirus according to four officials familiar with the situation | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-cruiseships-exclus/exclusive-u-s-considers-discouraging-some-travelers-from-cruises-sources-idUSKBN20T29M | 2020-03-07 |
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 |
Democrats said Trump was trying to shore up his reelection prospects by targeting Biden | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. Senator Mitt Romney the lone Republican to vote to convict President Donald Trump of abuse of power following his impeachment said on Thursday a Senate Republican investigation of Democratic presidential frontrunner Joe Biden appeared politically motivated | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-biden-senate/romney-says-u-s-senate-republican-probe-of-biden-appears-political-idUSKBN20T048 | 2020-03-06 |
NEW YORK Just days after Joe Bidens commanding wins in most of the Super Tuesday primaries Democrats across the country are again rallying around the former vice president as their best hope for defeating Republican President Donald Trump in November according to a national opinion poll | Positive | NEW YORK Just days after Joe Bidens commanding wins in most of the Super Tuesday primaries Democrats across the country are again rallying around the former vice president as their best hope for defeating Republican President Donald Trump in November according to a national opinion poll | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-democrats-poll/back-on-top-nationally-democrats-are-again-rallying-around-biden-reuters-ipsos-poll-idUSKBN20S2N4 | 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 |
Democrats have said Johnsons investigation could aid disinformation efforts by Russia | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Senator Mitt Romney the lone Republican to vote to convict President Donald Trump of abuse of power following his impeachment said on Thursday a Senate Republican investigation of Democratic presidential frontrunner Joe Biden appeared politically motivated | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-biden-senate/romney-says-u-s-senate-republican-probe-of-biden-appears-political-idUSKBN20T048 | 2020-03-06 |
A poll of registered Democrats and Democraticleaning independents taken on March 45 after the Super Tuesday results found would support Biden in a twoman race over for Sanders | Positive | WASHINGTON After losing the momentum in the Democratic presidential race Bernie Sanders has work to do and little time to do it to build the multiracial multigenerational he says will propel him to victory over Republican President Donald Trump in November | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-sanders/bidens-comeback-leaves-sanders-little-time-to-expand-appeal-idUSKBN20S18P | 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 |
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 |
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 |
Democrats have criticized Trumps frequent attacks on the U.S. judiciary and individual judges including the one who presided over the trial of his longtime adviser Roger Stone | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts on Wednesday issued an unusual rebuke of comments by top U.S. Senate Democrat Chuck Schumer about two conservative Supreme Court justices appointed by President Donald Trump and how they might rule in a major abortion case | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-abortion-scene/u-s-chief-justice-slams-schumer-for-dangerous-comment-on-justices-in-abortion-case-idUSKBN20R2KX | 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 |
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 |
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 |
Some 13 Democrats are jostling for the chance to take on Republican U.S. Senator John Cornyn | Neutral | WASHINGTON Republican Jeff Sessions former attorney general under President Donald Trump was locked in a tight race as he tried to take a step towards returning to the U.S. Senate on Tuesday in a wave of congressional primaries | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-congress-factbox/sessions-in-close-race-as-attempts-return-to-senate-amid-super-tuesday-voting-idUSKBN20Q1BA | 2020-03-04 |
I think hes the best candidate to help bring Democrats together | 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 |
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 |
NEW YORK Prominent Wall Street Democrats have been hatching strategies to ensure their presidential nominee will be a moderate while also turning their attention to downticket candidates in congressional races as a against that possibility people involved with the efforts told Reuters | Positive | NEW YORK Prominent Wall Street Democrats have been hatching strategies to ensure their presidential nominee will be a moderate while also turning their attention to downticket candidates in congressional races as a against that possibility people involved with the efforts told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-wall-street/scared-of-sanders-presidency-wall-street-dems-double-down-on-moderates-idUSKBN20Q2YC | 2020-03-04 |
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 |
Democrats in finance are not alone in their feelings | Neutral | NEW YORK Prominent Wall Street Democrats have been hatching strategies to ensure their presidential nominee will be a moderate while also turning their attention to downticket candidates in congressional races as a against that possibility people involved with the efforts told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-wall-street/scared-of-sanders-presidency-wall-street-dems-double-down-on-moderates-idUSKBN20Q2YC | 2020-03-04 |
Senate Democrats said a dispute with Republicans over the affordability of coronavirus tests and vaccinations were holding up agreement on a funding bill | Neutral | 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 |
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 |
DALLAS Former Texas Congressman Beto ORourke endorsed former Vice President Joe Biden for Democrats presidential nomination as moderate Democrats rallied around the former vice president to strengthen his challenge to frontrunner Bernie Sanders | Positive | DALLAS Former Texas Congressman Beto ORourke endorsed former Vice President Joe Biden for Democrats presidential nomination 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-orourke/democrat-beto-orourke-endorses-joe-biden-for-president-idUSKBN20Q0A3 | 2020-03-03 |
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 |
On Monday Democrats warned that the committee investigation could aid disinformation efforts by Russia and other actors | Negative | WASHINGTON Days after Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden scored a major win at his partys primary in South Carolina a Republican U.S. senator is seeking the first subpoena in a probe of his son Hunter Bidens role at Ukraine gas company Burisma | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-biden-senate/u-s-republican-seeks-first-subpoena-in-hunter-biden-probe-idUSKBN20P3CI | 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 |
United States President Donald Trump said late Monday that the Democrats who control the House of Representatives should propose a oneyear payroll tax cut | Negative | United States President Donald Trump said late Monday that the Democrats who control the House of Representatives should propose a oneyear payroll tax cut | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-tax/trump-democrats-should-propose-one-year-payroll-tax-cut-idUSKBN20Q0CU | 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 |
I heard theres a rumor the Democrats are going to change the name of the party from the Party to the Trump said in remarks in Japan last June | Negative | NATIONAL HARBOR Md | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-socialism-analysis/trump-allies-hope-to-ride-anti-socialist-rhetoric-to-election-win-idUSKBN20N0HV | 2020-03-01 |
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 |
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 | 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 |
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 |
At a rally in South Carolina on Friday U.S. President Donald Trump defended his administrations response to the outbreak and accused Democrats of politicizing the disease This is their new | Negative | The rapid spread of the coronavirus increased fears of a pandemic on Friday with eight countries reporting their first cases and the World Health Organization raising its global spread and impact risk alert to very | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-china-health-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-coronavirus-spreading-in-china-and-beyond-idUSKCN20L0F2 | 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 |
Some Democrats have warned a brokered convention could tear the party apart particularly if by July Sanders has the largest number of delegates but does not get the nomination | Negative | Seemingly every four years political pundits speculate about a U.S. presidential convention only to see a nominee selected with little or no drama | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-brokered-convention-expl/how-the-democratic-nominating-battle-could-end-in-a-messy-brokered-convention-idUSKCN20L3B0 | 2020-02-28 |
WASHINGTON Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives are working on new legislation that would claw funds the White House took from the Pentagons budget to fund construction of a wall on the U.S.Mexico border the chairman of the House Armed Services committee said on Thursday | Positive | WASHINGTON Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives are working on new legislation that would claw funds the White House took from the Pentagons budget to fund construction of a wall on the U.S.Mexico border the chairman of the House Armed Services committee said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-defense-wall/house-democrats-to-introduce-bill-clawing-back-border-wall-funds-idUSKCN20L35L | 2020-02-28 |
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 |
Among all registered Democrats and independents said they would vote for Sanders while said they were backing Bloomberg and another supported Biden | Positive | NEW YORK U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders has widened his lead for the Democratic presidential nomination and overtaken Joe Biden in support among African Americans a voting bloc that until now has largely favored the former vice president according to a national poll released on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-democrats-poll/sanders-surpasses-biden-among-african-american-voters-reuters-ipsos-poll-idUSKBN20J2J9 | 2020-02-27 |
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 |
Democrats will debate again on Tuesday in Charleston South Carolina providing an opening for Sanders rivals to put him in the crosshairs before the states Saturday primary | Positive | WASHINGTON Bernie Sanders surge to the front of the Democratic presidential contest has echoes of Donald Trumps improbable 2016 nomination according to Republican strategists who tried and failed to stop the man who later won the presidency | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-sanders-deja-vu/republicans-see-echoes-of-trumps-improbable-rise-in-sanders-surge-idUSKBN20J28O | 2020-02-26 |
Terry Sullivan the campaign manager for U.S. Senator Marco Rubios 2016 White House bid said that Democrats like Republicans with Trump were slow to take Sanders candidacy seriously | Positive | WASHINGTON Bernie Sanders surge to the front of the Democratic presidential contest has echoes of Donald Trumps improbable 2016 nomination according to Republican strategists who tried and failed to stop the man who later won the presidency | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-sanders-deja-vu/republicans-see-echoes-of-trumps-improbable-rise-in-sanders-surge-idUSKBN20J28O | 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 |
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 |
And the window for other Democrats to block the U.S. Senator from Vermont from winning the chance to take on Trump in November is closing fast they said | Negative | WASHINGTON Bernie Sanders surge to the front of the Democratic presidential contest has echoes of Donald Trumps improbable 2016 nomination according to Republican strategists who tried and failed to stop the man who later won the presidency | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-sanders-deja-vu/republicans-see-echoes-of-trumps-improbable-rise-in-sanders-surge-idUSKBN20J28O | 2020-02-26 |
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 | 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 |
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 |
Some Democrats have said a Sanders nomination risks ceding the partys electoral advantage on healthcare | Neutral | 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 |
In 2018 when Democrats recaptured control of the U.S. House of Representatives many candidates focused on Republican efforts to repeal of the Affordable Care Act | 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 |
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 |
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 |
Democrats are holding caucuses in Iowa Nevada North Dakota and Wyoming this year far fewer than the 18 conducted in states and territories in the 2016 White House campaign | Neutral | LAS VEGAS Nevada caucus officials and voters at multiple sites on Saturday reported voting rules confusion calculation glitches and delays in reporting tallies despite efforts to avoid the issues that plagued Iowas caucuses earlier this month | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-nevada-delays/slow-results-confusion-and-complaints-at-nevada-caucus-sites-idUSKCN20H01D | 2020-02-23 |
Buttigieg cautioned Democrats about nominating Sanders portraying him as an ideologue who would divide the country and lose to Trump | Negative | LAS VEGAS Broadbased support across age racial and ideological groups propelled Bernie Sanders to a dominant victory in Nevadas Democratic caucuses tightening his grip on the frontrunner spot in the race to find a challenger to President Donald Trump | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election/broad-based-support-powers-sanders-to-big-win-in-nevada-democratic-vote-idUSKCN20H078 | 2020-02-23 |
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 |
When Trump fired Maguire Democrats accused the president of trying to suppress critical intelligence information | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump said on Friday he had four candidates under consideration to be the next U.S. intelligence chief and that a decision would be made soon even as one potential candidate said he was not interested in the job | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-dni/trump-says-he-is-eyeing-four-candidates-for-intelligence-chief-idUSKBN20F1WX | 2020-02-22 |
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 |
Democrats said a pardon would be a green light for others to break the law to further Trumps interests | Positive | WASHINGTON A federal judge on Thursday sentenced President Donald Trumps longtime adviser Roger Stone to three years and four months in prison and said his lies to lawmakers investigating Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election posed a threat to American democracy | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-russia-stone/stone-sentenced-to-3-1-3-years-trump-signals-no-immediate-pardon-for-adviser-idUSKBN20E1E4 | 2020-02-21 |
Democrats who are still competing for their partys nomination have raised | Positive | NEW U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren raised more money than most of her Democratic presidential rivals in the weeks before the Iowa caucuses but spent so heavily that her campaign took out a million loan fearing she would run out of cash | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-fundraising/democrat-warren-worried-campaign-will-run-out-of-cash-taps-3-million-loan-idUSKBN20F0LZ | 2020-02-21 |
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 |
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 |
Democrats are very said Nicholas Valentino a political scientist at the University of Michigan who reviewed some of the poll findings for Reuters | 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 |
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 |
Democrats take a huge risk if we just substitute one arrogant billionaire for she added | Negative | LAS VEGAS Michael Bloomberg faced a barrage of attacks at his first Democratic presidential debate on Wednesday as his rivals rushed to criticize the billionaire businessman for his wealth record on race and history of sexist comments | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-debate/bloomberg-comes-under-bruising-attack-at-democratic-presidential-debate-in-nevada-idUSKBN20D1FW | 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 |
The rise in urban political engagement helped Democrats win political victories last year including governors races in conservativeleaning Kentucky and Louisiana | 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 |
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 |
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 | Neutral | 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 |
Like Iowa Nevada Democrats had planned to use a phone application to submit the results of the caucuses to the state party | 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 |
Nevada Democrats have designed a different system from Iowa to allow for absentee voting which could complicate the process of tabulating support in individual caucuses | Negative | 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 |
Nevada Democrats added four days of early voting across the state this year to accommodate those who could not make it to the statewide caucuses scheduled for Feb | Neutral | More than 26000 people took part over the weekend in early voting in Nevada the state with the next nominating contest in the Democratic White House race and more than half on the first day were firsttime caucusgoers the state party said | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-nevada/more-than-26000-democrats-show-up-for-first-two-days-of-nevada-early-voting-idUSKBN20B1VP | 2020-02-18 |
About of Democrats and independents who are women support Bloombergs nomination bid the same share as in the general population according to polling conducted between Jan | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Democratic presidential candidates said on Sunday billionaire Michael Bloomberg should face the same rigorous scrutiny as his rivals and they would welcome the chance to square off with him in a 2020 presidential debate | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-bloomberg/democratic-rivals-tell-billionaire-bloomberg-lets-debate-idUSKBN20A0IM | 2020-02-17 |
Democrats who control the House of Representatives called for Barr to testify next month over the matter and asked the departments watchdog to investigate but have little other recourse | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said he has the legal to interfere in criminal cases capping a tumultuous week that raised questions about whether he is eroding the independence of the U.S. legal system | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump/emboldened-trump-defends-right-to-interfere-in-criminal-cases-idUSKBN20823A | 2020-02-15 |
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 |
Congressional Democrats who opposed Trumps past diversion of billions of dollars in military spending to the border wall project said the decision was dangerous and misguided | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Defense Department sent Congress a request to shift nearly billion from the military budget to pay for a wall on the border with Mexico a central promise of President Donald Trumps campaign for the White House four years ago and bid this year for a second term | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-wall/trump-administration-taking-3-8-billion-more-from-military-for-mexico-border-wall-idUSKBN2072M9 | 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 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 |
Democrats say the ERA is a needed bulwark against sexual discrimination and would help women achieve equal pay | Neutral | WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday voted to revive a decadesold effort to enshrine equal rights for women in the U.S. Constitution setting up an electionyear confrontation that faces long odds of success | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-legal-women/u-s-house-votes-to-revive-decades-old-womens-rights-amendment-idUSKBN2072CF | 2020-02-14 |
All 10 Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday called for an investigation but the panels Republican chairman Lindsey Graham has dismissed that idea | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Attorney General William Barr on Thursday pushed back against Donald Trump after the presidents attacks on the prosecutors judge and jury in the trial of a longtime adviser saying Trump should stop tweeting about Justice Department cases and that he would not be by anyone | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-trump-russia-stone/barr-tells-trump-to-stop-tweeting-about-stone-case-juror-calls-it-appalling-idUSKBN20727X | 2020-02-14 |
Senate Democrats said flatly that they do not trust her | Negative | WASHINGTON Federal Reserve board nominee Judy Shelton faced deep skepticism from Republicans and Democrats on the Senate Banking Committee on Thursday as lawmakers challenged her independence from President Donald Trump and characterized her thinking as too far outside the mainstream to trust with the nations economy | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-fed-nominees/trump-fed-nominee-shelton-hits-bipartisan-skepticism-in-senate-hearing-idUSKBN20724B | 2020-02-14 |
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 |
MANCHESTER N.H. Democrats vying for the right to challenge U.S. President Donald Trump turned their focus on Wednesday to Nevada and South Carolina after Bernie Sanders solidified his frontrunner status by narrowly beating Pete Buttigieg in New Hampshire | Positive | MANCHESTER N.H. Democrats vying for the right to challenge U.S. President Donald Trump turned their focus on Wednesday to Nevada and South Carolina after Bernie Sanders solidified his frontrunner status by narrowly beating Pete Buttigieg in New Hampshire | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election/democrats-turn-focus-to-nevada-and-south-carolina-after-sanders-narrow-win-in-new-hampshire-idUSKBN2061SH | 2020-02-13 |
The Democraticled House of Representatives passed a similar resolution last month as Democrats and some Republicans fumed over Trumps failure to fully inform them about his Iran strategy | 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 |
But many mainstream Democrats worry that the unapologetically liberal Sanders would lose a matchup with Trump | Negative | MANCHESTER N.H. Democrats vying for the right to challenge U.S. President Donald Trump turned their focus on Wednesday to Nevada and South Carolina after Bernie Sanders solidified his frontrunner status by narrowly beating Pete Buttigieg in New Hampshire | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election/democrats-turn-focus-to-nevada-and-south-carolina-after-sanders-narrow-win-in-new-hampshire-idUSKBN2061SH | 2020-02-13 |
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 |
If theres one thing Tuesdays New Hampshire primary made clear its that Democrats are no closer to agreeing on the right candidate to beat Republican President Donald Trump in November | Negative | If theres one thing Tuesdays New Hampshire primary made clear its that Democrats are no closer to agreeing on the right candidate to beat Republican President Donald Trump in November | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-new-hampshire-analysis/whats-next-for-democratic-presidential-candidates-after-new-hampshire-idUSKBN2060IH | 2020-02-13 |
Democrats last month said they had the votes in the Republicancontrolled chamber to approve the measure which would require the president to seek congressional authorization for military action against Iran | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday warned the Senate against adopting a resolution that would curb his ability to wage war against Iran saying it would send a very bad and allow Tehran to act with impunity | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-congress-trump/trump-warns-senate-not-to-approve-war-powers-resolution-on-iran-idUSKBN2062OE | 2020-02-13 |
Nevada Democrats will use scannable paper ballots for early voting in their caucuses after problems with an app plunged Iowas nominating contest into chaos last week according to a state party memo sent to presidential campaigns | Negative | Nevada Democrats will use scannable paper ballots for early voting in their caucuses after problems with an app plunged Iowas nominating contest into chaos last week according to a state party memo sent to presidential campaigns | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-nevada-tech/after-iowa-meltdown-nevada-democrats-will-use-scannable-early-voting-ballots-idUSKBN2062QB | 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 |
Democrats accused Attorney General William Barr who heads the department of working to protect Trumps political interests | Negative | WASHINGTON Under pressure from President Donald Trump the U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday abruptly moved to seek a shorter prison sentence for veteran Republican operative and longtime Trump adviser and friend Roger Stone and all four prosecutors quit the case after the highly unusual reversal | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-russia-stone/prosecutors-quit-as-justice-dept-seeks-shorter-sentence-for-trump-ally-idUSKBN2052E5 | 2020-02-12 |
8 trillion budget plan for the coming fiscal year drew a prompt rejection on Monday from congressional Democrats who said it betrayed his promise to protect popular health and safetynet programs | Positive | WASHINGTON President Donald Trumps | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-trump-budget/trumps-4-8-trillion-budget-gets-chilly-reception-from-congress-idUSKBN204174 | 2020-02-11 |
AUSTIN Texas Texas Democrats are pulling out a new playbook in this years congressional races loudly backing gun control in a bet a strategy that paid off in Virginia can also win elections in a conservativeleaning state long associated with gun rights | Neutral | AUSTIN Texas Texas Democrats are pulling out a new playbook in this years congressional races loudly backing gun control in a bet a strategy that paid off in Virginia can also win elections in a conservativeleaning state long associated with gun rights | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-politics-guns/texas-democrats-weighing-ballots-bullets-in-2020-campaigns-idUSKBN20415F | 2020-02-11 |
Senate Democrats ask Feds Powell about repo market ahead of hearing | Neutral | LONDON | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-global-markets-themes/take-five-chinas-virus-paralysis-idUSKBN204151 | 2020-02-11 |
NRA spokeswoman Amy Hunter said Democrats election wins and their push now to pass sweeping gun laws had ignited a nationwide backlash | Neutral | AUSTIN Texas Texas Democrats are pulling out a new playbook in this years congressional races loudly backing gun control in a bet a strategy that paid off in Virginia can also win elections in a conservativeleaning state long associated with gun rights | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-politics-guns/texas-democrats-weighing-ballots-bullets-in-2020-campaigns-idUSKBN20415F | 2020-02-11 |
WASHINGTON The two Democrats who lead the Iowa caucuses Senator Bernie Sanders and former Mayor Pete Buttigieg both requested a recanvass of some caucus results on Monday the Iowa Democratic Party said | Neutral | WASHINGTON The two Democrats who lead the Iowa caucuses Senator Bernie Sanders and former Mayor Pete Buttigieg both requested a recanvass of some caucus results on Monday the Iowa Democratic Party said | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-iowa-democrats/buttigieg-sanders-campaigns-request-iowa-recanvass-iowa-democrats-idUSKBN2042AY | 2020-02-11 |
Democrats are not likely to go along with the proposal which is similar to cuts that have been rebuffed in prior budgets proposed by the administration of President Donald Trump | Negative | WASHINGTON The White House budget released on Monday proposed cutting funding for the U.S. governmentowned passenger rail carrier Amtrak while calling for a significant hike in infrastructure spending and killing a clean energy auto loan program | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-budget-transportation/trump-proposes-cutting-amtrak-funding-boosting-infrastructure-spending-idUSKBN20429Q | 2020-02-11 |
WASHINGTON The two Democrats who lead the Iowa caucuses U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders and former Mayor Pete Buttigieg both requested a recanvass of some caucus results on Monday the Iowa Democratic Party said | Neutral | WASHINGTON The two Democrats who lead the Iowa caucuses U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders and former Mayor Pete Buttigieg both requested a recanvass of some caucus results on Monday the Iowa Democratic Party said | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-iowa/buttigieg-sanders-campaigns-request-iowa-recanvass-iowa-democrats-idUSKBN20427G | 2020-02-11 |
The White House blocked an effort in December by congressional Democrats to expand the credit | Neutral | WASHINGTON The White House budget released on Monday proposed cutting funding for the U.S. governmentowned passenger rail carrier Amtrak while calling for a significant hike in infrastructure spending and killing a clean energy auto loan program | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-budget-transportation/trump-proposes-cutting-amtrak-funding-boosting-infrastructure-spending-idUSKBN20429Q | 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 |
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 |
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 |
Democrats have complained about the outsize impact of Iowa and New Hampshire rural states that do not represent the diversity of the party or country | Negative | N.H. Democratic presidential contenders Pete Buttigieg and Bernie Sanders traded jabs over money and message on Sunday two days before New Hampshire voters pick their choice to take on Republican President Donald Trump in November | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election/on-the-2020-trail-sanders-blasts-buttigieg-for-taking-billionaire-bucks-idUSKBN2030KT | 2020-02-10 |
U.S. President Donald Trump drew criticism from his fellow Republicans as well as Democrats for saying that both were to blame for the deadly 2017 incident | Negative | WASHINGTON Police escorted masked members of a white nationalist group on a march through Washingtons National Mall on Saturday that Metropolitan Police said occurred without incident or arrests | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-protests/masked-white-nationalists-march-in-washington-with-police-escort-idUSKBN20301H | 2020-02-10 |
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 | 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 |
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 |
Buttigieg told a crowd of 1800 in Nashua that Democrats needed a unifying voice to take on Trump | Neutral | N.H. Democratic presidential contenders Pete Buttigieg and Bernie Sanders traded jabs over money and message on Sunday two days before New Hampshire voters pick their choice to take on Republican President Donald Trump in November | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election/on-the-2020-trail-sanders-blasts-buttigieg-for-taking-billionaire-bucks-idUSKBN2030KT | 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 |
Democrats in Congress suggested the probe was politically motivated and demanded the Justice Department point to similar probes of voluntary agreements | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Justice Department on Friday told four automakers it had closed an antitrust investigation into a voluntary agreement the companies reached with California on emissions without taking any action three automakers and a source told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-autos-emissions-antitrust/u-s-ends-antitrust-probe-of-four-automakers-over-california-emissions-deal-idUSKBN2012NP | 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 |
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 |
Although Democratic lawmakers fell far short of securing the twothirds Senate majority needed for conviction most Democrats appeared to be largely supportive of their partys pursuit of impeachment | Negative | NEW YORK Americans are evenly split mostly along party lines over the U.S. Senates acquittal of President Donald Trump at his impeachment trial even though more respondents than not think he probably did something wrong according to a poll released on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-poll/forty-three-percent-of-americans-back-trump-acquittal-41-percent-opposed-reuters-ipsos-poll-idUSKBN2002WH | 2020-02-07 |
U.S. Senate Democrats sent a letter this week to Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell asking about the steps the central bank is taking to calm money markets after a bout of volatility last fall | Negative | U.S. Senate Democrats sent a letter this week to Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell asking about the steps the central bank is taking to calm money markets after a bout of volatility last fall | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-fed-powellrepo/senate-democrats-ask-feds-powell-about-repo-market-ahead-of-hearing-idUSKBN2002XE | 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 |
Iowa Democrats had poured into 1600 schools community centers and other public locations on Monday night to make their choices among the 11 candidates in the Democratic race | Neutral | 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 |
In the letter to Powell Senate Democrats asked if Fed officials had discussed addressing volatility in the repo market by weakening or otherwise standards for liquidity capital or other regulations | Negative | U.S. Senate Democrats sent a letter this week to Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell asking about the steps the central bank is taking to calm money markets after a bout of volatility last fall | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-fed-powellrepo/senate-democrats-ask-feds-powell-about-repo-market-ahead-of-hearing-idUSKBN2002XE | 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 |
Democrats said this sweeping assessment of presidential power would embolden Trump and future presidents to act with impunity | Positive | WASHINGTON In federal court and on the Senate floor lawyers for President Donald Trump have argued that the U.S. Constitution confers on a president broad protection from scrutiny by Congress prosecutors and the judiciary for his actions | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-courts/courts-are-the-next-front-in-trumps-battle-over-presidential-powers-idUSKBN2001EK | 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 |
Democrats said Trump wasted an opportunity to bring the country together | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump celebrated his acquittal on impeachment charges with a pair of caustic freewheeling speeches on Thursday that drew on White House pomp and the solemnity of an annual prayer breakfast to underscore the fact that he remained in office | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment/trump-exults-over-acquittal-in-u-s-senate-impeachment-trial-idUSKBN2001F4 | 2020-02-07 |
The other 10 Democrats running for president have not yet announced their January fundraising figures | Negative | Machester N.H. Bernie Sanders raised million in January toward his run for president his campaign said on Thursday as it announced it was sending more staff to the 14 states that vote on March 3 in the Democratic Partys nominating contest | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-sanders/sanders-raises-25-million-in-january-campaign-announces-super-tuesday-ad-buy-idUSKBN2001LN | 2020-02-07 |
Democrats running for U.S. president have pledged to spend billions of dollars on new charging stations | Positive | WASHINGTON Two U.S. lawmakers on Thursday unveiled legislation that would create a nationwide electric vehicle charging network to promote the shift from gasolinepowered vehicles and reduce greenhouse gas emissions | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-autos-electric-congress/u-s-house-democrats-propose-electric-vehicle-charging-network-idUSKBN2001Z1 | 2020-02-07 |
Democrats said the acquittal did not exonerate Trump | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump celebrated his acquittal on impeachment charges with a pair of caustic freewheeling speeches on Thursday that drew on White House pomp and the solemnity of an annual prayer breakfast to underscore the fact that he remained in office | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment/trump-exults-over-acquittal-in-u-s-senate-impeachment-trial-idUSKBN2001F4 | 2020-02-07 |
The House impeachment managers acting as prosecutors in the Senate impeachment trial were seated together at the front of the Democrats section | Negative | WASHINGTON A bitter feud between U.S. President Donald Trump and top Democrat Nancy Pelosi boiled over at his State of the Union speech on Tuesday with Trump denying her a handshake and Pelosi ripping apart a copy of his remarks behind his back | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-speech/trump-pelosi-feud-erupts-during-speech-to-congress-as-impeachment-trial-nears-end-idUSKBN1ZY0JK | 2020-02-06 |
The Democrats decision to move forward with impeachment will go down as the worst political miscalculation in American history | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump emerged confident and ready to press on with his reelection effort on Wednesday after the Democraticled impeachment drive that he denounced as illegitimate crashed to a halt in the Republicanled Senate | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-reset/freed-from-impeachment-drama-trump-to-press-ahead-with-re-election-campaign-idUSKBN20005O | 2020-02-06 |
In the televised Democratic response to Trumps speech Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer Democrats are trying to make your healthcare better | Positive | WASHINGTON A bitter feud between U.S. President Donald Trump and top Democrat Nancy Pelosi boiled over at his State of the Union speech on Tuesday with Trump denying her a handshake and Pelosi ripping apart a copy of his remarks behind his back | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-speech/trump-pelosi-feud-erupts-during-speech-to-congress-as-impeachment-trial-nears-end-idUSKBN1ZY0JK | 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 |
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 |
Democrats who have to worry about their fragile controlling majority in the House saw massive fundraising spikes too on both Democratic presidential candidates and in congressional races | Negative | WASHINGTON In Hollywood it is called a false ending where the story appears to be heading to a close but is not yet over | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-takeaways-analy/trumps-trial-is-over-but-the-final-verdict-is-not-yet-in-idUSKBN1ZZ2Y8 | 2020-02-06 |
Democrats sat silently and some could be seen shaking their heads as Trump declared The state of our union is stronger than ever before | Neutral | WASHINGTON A bitter feud between U.S. President Donald Trump and top Democrat Nancy Pelosi boiled over at his State of the Union speech on Tuesday with Trump denying her a handshake and Pelosi ripping apart a copy of his remarks behind his back | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-speech/trump-pelosi-feud-erupts-during-speech-to-congress-as-impeachment-trial-nears-end-idUSKBN1ZY0JK | 2020-02-06 |
Her decision gave the party a united public stance against what Democrats viewed as Trumps outrageous behavior a rallying cry they can use against Republicans through November | Negative | WASHINGTON In Hollywood it is called a false ending where the story appears to be heading to a close but is not yet over | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-takeaways-analy/trumps-trial-is-over-but-the-final-verdict-is-not-yet-in-idUSKBN1ZZ2Y8 | 2020-02-06 |
Democrats are trying to make your healthcare said Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer who gave the Democratic Partys televised response | Neutral | 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 |
Lawyers for the whistleblower and Democrats have accused Trump and other Republicans of jeopardizing the personal security of the person by seeking to publicize the name | Negative | WASHINGTON Republican Senator Rand Paul gave the purported name of the anonymous whistleblower at the center of President Donald Trumps impeachment in a speech in the Senate on Tuesday after earlier being blocked from doing so during Trumps trial | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-paul/republican-rand-paul-names-purported-whistleblower-in-the-senate-idUSKBN1ZY2FP | 2020-02-05 |
McConnell expressed surprise at the Democrats decision to impeach Trump saying that his acquittal was always assured | Neutral | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senates top Republican exhorted fellow senators on Tuesday to acquit President Donald Trump in his impeachment trial warning the fate of the country depended on it even as his Democratic counterpart called Trump a threat to democracy | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment/partisan-rancor-on-display-as-senators-argue-their-positions-in-trump-impeachment-trial-idUSKBN1ZY1BW | 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 |
CST it became clear that Iowa Democrats were going to have to find another way to tabulate the results | Positive | A technology meltdown triggered chaos in the hours after the Iowa caucuses were held on Monday night upending a highlyanticipated first contest in the U.S. Democratic presidential nomination race | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-iowa-problems-explainer/explainer-election-meltdown-what-went-wrong-at-the-iowa-caucuses-idUSKBN1ZY2B9 | 2020-02-05 |
The uncertainty enraged Democrats worried that it would only strengthen Trumps bid for reelection and prompted some Democratic candidates campaigns to question whether the results would be legitimate | Positive | 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 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 |
He accused Democrats of funding programs that would pay for healthcare for immigrants in the country illegally at the expense of older 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 |
The silver lining Democrats in Iowa say is that all of the results have a paper trail | Neutral | A technology meltdown triggered chaos in the hours after the Iowa caucuses were held on Monday night upending a highlyanticipated first contest in the U.S. Democratic presidential nomination race | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-iowa-problems-explainer/explainer-election-meltdown-what-went-wrong-at-the-iowa-caucuses-idUSKBN1ZY2B9 | 2020-02-05 |
Some Democrats have long complained that the largely white farm state has an outsized role in determining the partys presidential nominee | 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 |
That prompted nervous Democrats on social media all day to fret that Trump after three years of nonstop drama might be peaking at just the right time | 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 |
Democrats do not intend to cede the issue to Trump | 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 |
Democrats control both chambers of Virginias state legislature and the governor is also a Democrat | Neutral | Virginia Democraticled lawmakers on Tuesday passed a bill to block future oil and gas development off the states coastline reflecting opposition to the Republican Trump administrations efforts to open Atlantic waters to fossil fuel exploration | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-drilling-virginia/virginia-lawmakers-vote-to-block-offshore-drilling-in-rebuke-to-trump-plan-idUSKBN1ZY2SL | 2020-02-05 |
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 |
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 |
Democrats have made huge political gains in Virginia in recent years buoyed by a backlash against Trump particularly in suburban areas | Negative | Virginia Democraticled lawmakers on Tuesday passed a bill to block future oil and gas development off the states coastline reflecting opposition to the Republican Trump administrations efforts to open Atlantic waters to fossil fuel exploration | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-drilling-virginia/virginia-lawmakers-vote-to-block-offshore-drilling-in-rebuke-to-trump-plan-idUSKBN1ZY2SL | 2020-02-05 |
Trump took a swipe at the Democrats 11 of whom are contenders in the statebystate battle to face him in November | 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 |
WASHINGTON As Iowas Democrats entered their partys caucuses on Monday defeating President Donald Trump in Novembers election was at the top of their minds when considering which candidate to support for the partys 2020 presidential nomination according to preliminary findings by the National Election Pool | Positive | WASHINGTON As Iowas Democrats entered their partys caucuses on Monday defeating President Donald Trump in Novembers election was at the top of their minds when considering which candidate to support for the partys 2020 presidential nomination according to preliminary findings by the National Election Pool | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-iowa-poll/entrance-poll-majority-of-iowa-democrats-simply-want-to-defeat-trump-idUSKBN1ZY05Q | 2020-02-04 |
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 |
WASHINGTON Even with acquittal seemingly assured Democrats prosecuting President Donald Trump in his impeachment trial made a forceful appeal for conviction on Monday calling him a man with no moral compass who must be removed to protect American democracy | Negative | WASHINGTON Even with acquittal seemingly assured Democrats prosecuting President Donald Trump in his impeachment trial made a forceful appeal for conviction on Monday calling him a man with no moral compass who must be removed to protect American democracy | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment/democrats-condemn-trump-at-trial-as-threat-to-american-democracy-idUSKBN1ZX1ER | 2020-02-04 |
Sekulow said neither charge brought against Trump represented an impeachable offense and accused Democrats of seeking to negate the 2016 election and subvert the will of the American people | Negative | WASHINGTON Even with acquittal seemingly assured Democrats prosecuting President Donald Trump in his impeachment trial made a forceful appeal for conviction on Monday calling him a man with no moral compass who must be removed to protect American democracy | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment/democrats-condemn-trump-at-trial-as-threat-to-american-democracy-idUSKBN1ZX1ER | 2020-02-04 |
Democrats start their hunt for a challenger to President Donald Trump in the November general election at the Iowa caucuses | Neutral | A viral claim by a conservative activist group that voter registration numbers in Iowa are suspiciously large ahead of the first U.S. presidential nominating contest on Monday is false a senior state government official said and called on the group to end its misinformation campaign | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-iowa-misinformation/iowa-official-slams-viral-claim-of-suspicious-voter-registration-activity-as-false-idUSKBN1ZY03J | 2020-02-04 |
WASHINGTON Even with acquittal seemingly assured the Democrats prosecuting U.S. President Donald Trump in his impeachment trial unleashed a blistering attack on him on Monday with a forceful appeal for conviction calling him a man with no ethical compass who must be removed from office to protect American democracy | Negative | WASHINGTON Even with acquittal seemingly assured the Democrats prosecuting U.S. President Donald Trump in his impeachment trial unleashed a blistering attack on him on Monday with a forceful appeal for conviction calling him a man with no ethical compass who must be removed from office to protect American democracy | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-quotes-factbox/factbox-midnight-in-washington-quotes-from-trumps-impeachment-trial-idUSKBN1ZX2T4 | 2020-02-04 |
In 2020 Democrats will hold caucuses in four states Iowa Nevada North Dakota and Wyoming far fewer than the 18 conducted in states and territories in the 2016 campaign | Neutral | 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 |
Democrats are looking at a more compressed calendar this year than in past presidential nominating cycles and the spedup voting could produce a nominee more quickly | 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 |
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 |
When more than two dozen candidates initially announced intentions to run Democrats were privately concerned that the large field could result in a contest that stretched for months | Negative | 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 |
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 |
A week before Iowa votes 12 Democrats remain with only five of them polling nationally above | Neutral | 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 |
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 |
In July 2017 two littleknown Democrats in the House of Representatives make the first attempt to impeach Trump basing it on investigations into Moscows interference in the 2016 U.S. elections | Negative | WASHINGTON Barring a dramatic development President Donald Trump appears almost certain to be acquitted in his Senate impeachment trial | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-timeline/the-long-road-to-trumps-impeachment-and-trial-idUSKBN1ZU2NW | 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 |
Democrats and constitutional experts severely criticize this defense saying it gives U.S. presidents huge new powers not foreseen in the Constitution | Negative | WASHINGTON Barring a dramatic development President Donald Trump appears almost certain to be acquitted in his Senate impeachment trial | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-timeline/the-long-road-to-trumps-impeachment-and-trial-idUSKBN1ZU2NW | 2020-02-02 |
U.S. Democrats and immigration advocates have accused the Trump administration of seeking to expand its original 2017 ban that targeted Muslimmajority countries and of disproportionately focusing on African countries | Negative | DAR ES SALAAM Tanzania said on Saturday it had not been officially notified by the United States about a travel ban after it was targeted alongside five other countries by President Donald Trumps expanded travel restrictions on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-usa-immigration-ban-reaction/tanzania-says-has-not-been-officially-notified-about-u-s-travel-ban-idUSKBN1ZV3NB | 2020-02-02 |
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 |
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 |
Democrats had said the news illustrated the need for the Senate to put Bolton under oath | Neutral | 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 |
More Republicans announced opposition on Friday to calling witnesses in President Donald Trumps U.S. Senate impeachment trial dooming a bid by Democrats to permit testimony and paving the way for his expected acquittal | Negative | More Republicans announced opposition on Friday to calling witnesses in President Donald Trumps U.S. Senate impeachment trial dooming a bid by Democrats to permit testimony and paving the way for his expected acquittal | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-quotes/no-fair-trial-quotes-from-trumps-senate-impeachment-trial-idUSKBN1ZU34C | 2020-02-01 |
Democrats have been critical of programs like the one being proposed by the administration | Negative | NEW YORK The Trump administration on Thursday said it will test allowing state Medicaid programs to limit health benefits and prescription drug coverage for some patients in return for changing how federal government contributions to the states are made | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-healthcare-medicaid/trump-admin-to-try-letting-states-limit-medicaid-benefits-idUSKBN1ZT1ZZ | 2020-01-31 |
Democrats want to hear from witnesses who could have firsthand knowledge of Trumps actions especially his former national security adviser John Bolton | Neutral | The U.S. Senate is holding an impeachment trial on charges by the House of Representatives that President Donald Trump abused his powers and obstructed a congressional inquiry into whether he put pressure on Ukraine to investigate Democratic presidential contender Joe Biden | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-senators-factbo/republican-senators-to-watch-in-battle-over-trump-impeachment-trial-witnesses-idUSKBN1ZT211 | 2020-01-31 |
With Votes in the House tomorrow Democrats want to make it harder for Presidents to defend America and stand up to as an example Iran | Positive | 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 |
WASHINGTON Democrats appeared to have fallen short on Thursday in their bid to garner the votes needed to call witnesses in President Donald Trumps impeachment trial clearing the way for his likely acquittal as early as this weekend | Negative | WASHINGTON Democrats appeared to have fallen short on Thursday in their bid to garner the votes needed to call witnesses in President Donald Trumps impeachment trial clearing the way for his likely acquittal as early as this weekend | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment/democrats-bid-for-new-trump-impeachment-witnesses-likely-to-fall-short-idUSKBN1ZT18E | 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 |
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 |
Trump held a rally in Des Moines Iowa on Thursday and slammed the trial calling it an effort by Democrats to overthrow his 2016 election victory | Negative | WASHINGTON Democrats appeared to have fallen short on Thursday in their bid to garner the votes needed to call witnesses in President Donald Trumps impeachment trial clearing the way for his likely acquittal as early as this weekend | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment/democrats-bid-for-new-trump-impeachment-witnesses-likely-to-fall-short-idUSKBN1ZT18E | 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 |
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 |
But Democrats have dominated the airwaves in Iowa for the past year making Trump the focus of their appeals to the states Democratic voters | Positive | DES MOINES Iowa U.S. President Donald Trump campaigned on Thursday in Iowa the state that kicks off the presidential nominating race next week basking in the support of his base while the U.S. Senate trial considering his impeachment continued in Washington | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-trump/trump-mocks-democrats-revives-border-wall-promise-in-iowa-campaign-speech-idUSKBN1ZU0B4 | 2020-01-31 |
When asked about the possibility Democrats could employ tactics to delay the conclusion he said Well be prepared to stay here through even if that meant a session on Saturday | Negative | 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 |
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 |
Democrats stand for crime corruption and chaos Republicans stand for law order and Trump said | Negative | DES MOINES Iowa U.S. President Donald Trump campaigned on Thursday in Iowa the state that kicks off the presidential nominating race next week basking in the support of his base while the U.S. Senate trial considering his impeachment continued in Washington | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-trump/trump-mocks-democrats-revives-border-wall-promise-in-iowa-campaign-speech-idUSKBN1ZU0B4 | 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 |
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 |
Senator John Barrasso the thirdmost senior Republican said it was possible the trial could end on Friday without witnesses being called as Democrats want | Neutral | 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 White House criticized the Democrats plan as being far from bipartisan | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. House Democrats on Wednesday unveiled a proposed billion infrastructure spending bill over five years that aims to rebuild sagging roads and bridges and reduce carbon pollution | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-infrastructure/u-s-house-democrats-call-for-760-billion-in-infrastructure-spending-over-five-years-idUSKBN1ZS0UZ | 2020-01-30 |
The Democrats plan calls for new spending on roads bridges rail public transit water internet expansion electric grids aviation and land that was possibly contaminated after previous industrial use | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. House Democrats on Wednesday unveiled a proposed billion infrastructure spending bill over five years that aims to rebuild sagging roads and bridges and reduce carbon pollution | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-infrastructure/u-s-house-democrats-call-for-760-billion-in-infrastructure-spending-over-five-years-idUSKBN1ZS0UZ | 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 |
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 |
Democrats would invest billion in transit billion in rail spending and billion in airport investments | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. House Democrats on Wednesday unveiled a proposed billion infrastructure spending bill over five years that aims to rebuild sagging roads and bridges and reduce carbon pollution | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-infrastructure/u-s-house-democrats-call-for-760-billion-in-infrastructure-spending-over-five-years-idUSKBN1ZS0UZ | 2020-01-30 |
WASHINGTON President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed a new North American trade agreement during an outdoor ceremony at the White House attended by about 400 guests but not the key Democrats who helped secure congressional passage of the deal | Positive | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed a new North American trade agreement during an outdoor ceremony at the White House attended by about 400 guests but not the key Democrats who helped secure congressional passage of the deal | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-trade-usmca/trump-signs-usmca-ending-the-nafta-nightmare-key-democrats-not-invited-idUSKBN1ZS0I5 | 2020-01-30 |
Democrats were not conceding defeat however | 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 |
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 |
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 | Negative | 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 |
Democrats said they were aghast that a lawyer for Trump would suggest it is OK to solicit foreign interference | 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 |
Democrats have shown little interest in calling Parnas as a witness | Neutral | 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 |
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 |
WASHINGTON U.S. House Democrats on Wednesday unveiled a proposed billion infrastructure spending bill over five years that aims to rebuild sagging roads and bridges and reduce carbon pollution | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. House Democrats on Wednesday unveiled a proposed billion infrastructure spending bill over five years that aims to rebuild sagging roads and bridges and reduce carbon pollution | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-infrastructure/u-s-house-democrats-call-for-760-billion-in-infrastructure-spending-over-five-years-idUSKBN1ZS0UZ | 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 |
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 |
Democrats eager to oust Republican President Donald Trump are expected to caucus in higherthannormal numbers | 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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 | 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 |
Trump froze nearly million in U.S. military assistance to Ukraine shortly before speaking to Zelenskiy prompting accusations from Democrats that he had misused U.S. foreign policy for personal gain | Negative | KIEV Reported comments by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo appearing to play down Ukraines importance to Americans have put Kiev in an awkward spot days before Pompeo is due to visit | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-ukraine-usa-pompeo/reported-pompeo-comments-put-ukraine-in-awkward-spot-before-visit-idUSKBN1ZQ1XW | 2020-01-28 |
Democrats have said Trump used the aid to a vulnerable ally facing Russian aggression as leverage to get a foreign country to help him smear a domestic political rival | Negative | impeachment trial while his defense team largely ignored disclosures from a former White House adviser | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment/what-bolton-book-trump-impeachment-lawyers-skirt-new-disclosures-idUSKBN1ZQ13H | 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 |
Democrats need to pick up four seats from Republicans to win a majority in the Nov | Positive | 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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Democrats are taking a big gamble because it could just as easily go against he said | 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 |
Trumps team of lawyers began their defense on Saturday arguing Democrats efforts to remove the president from office would set a very very precedent in an election year | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that the Democratic lawmaker leading the impeachment case against him Representative Adam Schiff has not paid the price for his actions a statement Schiff said he viewed as a threat | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment/trump-says-lead-impeachment-democrat-schiff-has-not-paid-price-yet-idUSKBN1ZP0K6 | 2020-01-27 |
A major focus of the Democrats case is a phone call last July in which Trump pressed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to investigate Biden on unsubstantiated corruption allegations | Negative | WASHINGTON Lawyers for U.S. President Donald Trump told his Senate impeachment trial on Saturday that Democrats efforts to remove the president from office would set a very very precedent in an election year | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment/defense-at-senate-trial-says-ousting-trump-would-be-massive-interference-in-election-idUSKBN1ZO0E8 | 2020-01-26 |
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 |
After House Democrats presented their impeachment case against U.S. President Donald Trump for three days this week Trumps defense team will begin its rebuttal on Saturday | Negative | After House Democrats presented their impeachment case against U.S. President Donald Trump for three days this week Trumps defense team will begin its rebuttal on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-whatnext-factbo/trump-impeachment-what-happens-next-idUSKBN1ZO0E6 | 2020-01-26 |
WASHINGTON Lawyers for U.S. President Donald Trump told his Senate impeachment trial on Saturday that Democrats efforts to remove the president from office would set a very very precedent in an election year | Negative | WASHINGTON Lawyers for U.S. President Donald Trump told his Senate impeachment trial on Saturday that Democrats efforts to remove the president from office would set a very very precedent in an election year | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment/defense-at-senate-trial-says-ousting-trump-would-be-massive-interference-in-election-idUSKBN1ZO0E8 | 2020-01-26 |
U.S. House of Representatives Democrats on Friday wrap up their arguments in the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump in the U.S. Senate | Negative | U.S. House of Representatives Democrats on Friday wrap up their arguments in the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump in the U.S. Senate | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-quotes-factbox/constitutional-crime-quotes-from-the-fourth-day-of-trumps-impeachment-trial-idUSKBN1ZN28A | 2020-01-25 |
Democrats this week have outlined their charges that Trump only grew interested in corruption in Ukraine when it appeared that Biden could become a serious political threat | Negative | WASHINGTON Democratic lawmakers concluded their opening arguments in Republican President Donald Trumps impeachment trial in the U.S. Senate on Friday with a warning that he was a threat to democracy and would abuse his power again if he is not removed from office | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment/democrats-say-trump-worked-hard-on-ukraine-cover-up-shows-no-remorse-idUSKBN1ZN14K | 2020-01-25 |
The U.S. television audience for Democrats arguments that President Donald Trump should be impeached declined on Thursday to roughly 7 | Negative | The U.S. television audience for Democrats arguments that President Donald Trump should be impeached declined on Thursday to roughly 7 | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-ratings/trump-impeachment-trials-u-s-tv-audience-slips-during-democrats-arguments-nielsen-idUSKBN1ZN2LC | 2020-01-25 |
For Democrats what was once a field of more than 20 candidates has been whittled to a dozen | Neutral | February kicks off the presidential nominating contest for both the Democratic and Republican parties | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-2020-candidates-factbox/12-democrats-still-in-u-s-presidential-race-days-before-iowa-caucuses-idUSKBN1ZN278 | 2020-01-25 |
Jan 24 The U.S. television audience for Democrats arguments that President Donald Trump should be impeached declined on Thursday to roughly 7 | Negative | Jan 24 The U.S. television audience for Democrats arguments that President Donald Trump should be impeached declined on Thursday to roughly 7 | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/usa-trump-impeachment-ratings/trump-impeachment-trials-u-s-tv-audience-slips-during-democrats-arguments-nielsen-idUSL1N29T188 | 2020-01-25 |
Democrats countered by saying Republicans had blocked their attempts to bring new evidence to light through additional witnesses and documents | Negative | 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 |
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 | Negative | 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 |
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 | Positive | 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 |
Democrats contend senators should convict Trump on two charges brought by the Democraticled House abuse of power and obstruction of Congress | Negative | 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 |
Trumps lawyers quickly argued that by bringing up the Bidens Democrats had made their conduct a relevant subject for the rest of the trial | Neutral | 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 |
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 |
2223 online poll showed that of registered Democrats and independents supported Biden while backed U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders and said they would vote for U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren | Positive | NEW YORK Former Vice President Joe Biden leads other candidates for the Democratic presidential nomination while several others appeared to be gaining momentum in their bid for the White House according to a national opinion poll released on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-democrats-poll/biden-leads-while-others-gain-momentum-in-bid-for-2020-nomination-reuters-ipsos-poll-idUSKBN1ZM365 | 2020-01-24 |
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 |
The poll showed that Republicans and Democrats want to see people like Bolton and Pompeo tell the Senate what they know about the administrations policies in Ukraine | 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 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 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 | Negative | 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 |
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 |
Democrats have two more days to make their case | Neutral | 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 |
Democrats accused Trump at the start of his impeachment trial on Wednesday of a corrupt scheme to pressure Ukraine to help him get reelected | Negative | TOKYO Asian shares and U.S. stocks fell on Thursday as investors remained anxious about the spread of a new flulike virus in China just as millions prepared to travel for the Lunar New Year | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-markets/asian-shares-wilt-oil-tumbles-as-china-virus-spreads-idUSKBN1ZM090 | 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 |
Trump told reporters in Switzerland the Democrats did not have enough evidence to find him guilty and remove him from office | Negative | TOKYO Asian shares and U.S. stocks fell on Thursday as investors remained anxious about the spread of a new flulike virus in China just as millions prepared to travel for the Lunar New Year | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-markets/asian-shares-wilt-oil-tumbles-as-china-virus-spreads-idUSKBN1ZM090 | 2020-01-23 |
WASHINGTON The White House rejected a request from Democrats that President Donald Trumps lawyer Pat Cipollone disclose any firsthand knowledge he had of the withholding of aid to Ukraine which is at the crux of the Senate trial over whether Trump should be removed from office | Negative | WASHINGTON The White House rejected a request from Democrats that President Donald Trumps lawyer Pat Cipollone disclose any firsthand knowledge he had of the withholding of aid to Ukraine which is at the crux of the Senate trial over whether Trump should be removed from office | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-trump-impeachment-white-house/white-house-rejects-democrats-push-for-trump-lawyers-information-idUSKBN1ZK2F2 | 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 |
But Democrats said they forced repeated votes on evidence and witnesses which extended late into the night to get Republicans on the record immediately | Positive | WASHINGTON The Republicancontrolled U.S. Senate blocked Democratic attempts on Tuesday to obtain evidence and call a witness in President Donald Trumps impeachment trial an early sign the proceeding could advance on lines favorable to Trump | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment/senate-rejects-democrats-on-documents-witness-in-trump-impeachment-trial-idUSKBN1ZK0Y0 | 2020-01-22 |
Democrats accuse Trump of pressuring Ukraine a vulnerable ally to interfere in U.S. elections at the expense of American national security and say he is a danger to American democracy | Negative | WASHINGTON The Republicancontrolled U.S. Senate blocked Democratic attempts on Tuesday to obtain evidence and call a witness in President Donald Trumps impeachment trial an early sign the proceeding could advance on lines favorable to Trump | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment/senate-rejects-democrats-on-documents-witness-in-trump-impeachment-trial-idUSKBN1ZK0Y0 | 2020-01-22 |
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 |
Democrats have crafted competing policies on voter suppression economic development and criminal justice reform aimed at courting black voters | Negative | COLUMBIA S.C. Senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren marched arminarm on Monday as a group of often feuding U.S. presidential candidates set aside their differences long enough to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-mlk/democratic-presidential-candidates-enjoy-moment-of-harmony-to-mark-king-birthday-idUSKBN1ZJ14O | 2020-01-21 |
South Carolina Democrats hold the fourth nominating contest on Feb | Positive | COLUMBIA S.C. Senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren marched arminarm on Monday as a group of often feuding U.S. presidential candidates set aside their differences long enough to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-mlk/democratic-presidential-candidates-enjoy-moment-of-harmony-to-mark-king-birthday-idUSKBN1ZJ14O | 2020-01-21 |
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 |
Democrats are expected to try to amend McConnells rules to stipulate that witnesses must be called possibly leading to extended debate over the rules of the trial | Positive | Jan | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-whatnext-factbo/trump-impeachment-what-happens-next-idUSKBN1ZJ1FZ | 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 |
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 |
House Democrats resorted to these unprecedented procedures because the goal was never to get the truth | Neutral | 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 |
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 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 |
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 |
DES MOINES Iowa Democrats vying for the partys 2020 presidential nomination courted Iowas teachers on Saturday by promising to oust U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and appoint someone who has taught in public schools | Neutral | DES MOINES Iowa Democrats vying for the partys 2020 presidential nomination courted Iowas teachers on Saturday by promising to oust U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and appoint someone who has taught in public schools | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-education/2020-democratic-white-house-hopefuls-court-teachers-in-pivotal-iowa-idUSKBN1ZH0JW | 2020-01-19 |
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 |
As a result the Democrats could impeach the Republican Trump with no Republican support | Negative | 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 |
Democrats want to hear from four witnesses who could have firsthand knowledge of Trumps actions including his former national security adviser John Bolton | Neutral | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate is poised to hear charges that President Donald Trump abused his powers and obstructed a congressional inquiry into his effort to pressure Ukraine to investigate Democratic presidential contender Joe Biden | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-senators-factbo/factbox-key-u-s-senators-in-battle-over-trump-impeachment-trial-testimony-idUSKBN1ZF224 | 2020-01-17 |
Democrats control the House | 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 |
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 |
Democrats believe he has firsthand knowledge of key decisions made to pressure Ukraine to investigate Trumps rival Democratic presidential contender Joe Biden | Negative | Here are some of the potential witnesses in the trial | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-witnesses-factb/factbox-as-trump-goes-on-trial-a-fight-over-witnesses-remains-unresolved-idUSKBN1ZE29X | 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 |
Democrats have argued that Mulvaney Trumps acting White House chief of staff was directly involved in withholding aid to Ukraine and has firsthand information to share | Negative | Here are some of the potential witnesses in the trial | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-witnesses-factb/factbox-as-trump-goes-on-trial-a-fight-over-witnesses-remains-unresolved-idUSKBN1ZE29X | 2020-01-16 |
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 |
DES MOINES Iowa Six Democrats squared off in a televised debate on Tuesday in Iowa their last chance to make the case for their candidacies to a national audience before the partys presidential nominating process kicks off in the state on Feb | Positive | DES MOINES Iowa Six Democrats squared off in a televised debate on Tuesday in Iowa their last chance to make the case for their candidacies to a national audience before the partys presidential nominating process kicks off in the state on Feb | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-debate-moments-highlight/highlights-war-trade-and-a-woman-in-the-white-house-democrats-spar-in-iowa-debate-idUSKBN1ZE090 | 2020-01-15 |
In the discussion on healthcare U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar noted that over twothirds of Senate Democrats had not signed on to Sanders Medicare for All legislation | Negative | DES MOINES Iowa Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders disagreed in a Democratic presidential debate on Tuesday over whether he once told her a woman could not win the White House in 2020 underlining an emerging rift between the progressive contenders as the first voting nears | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-debate/sanders-warren-spar-over-disputed-remark-about-chances-of-a-woman-candidate-defeating-trump-idUSKBN1ZD19Y | 2020-01-15 |
WASHINGTON Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives said on Tuesday they would include new evidence when they send formal impeachment charges against President Donald Trump to the Senate on Wednesday seeking to expand the scope of a trial that will dominate Washington for the next several weeks | Negative | WASHINGTON Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives said on Tuesday they would include new evidence when they send formal impeachment charges against President Donald Trump to the Senate on Wednesday seeking to expand the scope of a trial that will dominate Washington for the next several weeks | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment/democrats-add-last-minute-evidence-to-trump-impeachment-case-before-senate-trial-idUSKBN1ZD1AA | 2020-01-15 |
Trump won Wisconsin by some 23000 votes in 2016 shocking Democrats who are pushing hard to recapture the state in 2020 and staging their nominating convention here in July | Neutral | MILWAUKEE U.S. President Donald Trump threw his support welcome or not behind Democratic presidential contender Bernie Sanders in his backandforth with rival Elizabeth Warren saying he did not believe Sanders would suggest a woman could not win the 2020 election | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-trump/trump-takes-sanders-side-in-tiff-with-warren-over-prospect-of-female-u-s-president-idUSKBN1ZE07V | 2020-01-15 |
Democrats said the delay allowed new evidence to emerge through government records requests and now the material provided by Parnas | Negative | WASHINGTON Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives said on Tuesday they would include new evidence when they send formal impeachment charges against President Donald Trump to the Senate on Wednesday seeking to expand the scope of a trial that will dominate Washington for the next several weeks | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment/democrats-add-last-minute-evidence-to-trump-impeachment-case-before-senate-trial-idUSKBN1ZD1AA | 2020-01-15 |
WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Democrats said on Tuesday they had enough votes in the Republicancontrolled Senate to pass a resolution curbing President Donald Trumps ability to wage war on Iran without congressional approval which would be a rebuke of the president after he ordered a strike that killed an Iranian commander in Iraq | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Democrats said on Tuesday they had enough votes in the Republicancontrolled Senate to pass a resolution curbing President Donald Trumps ability to wage war on Iran without congressional approval which would be a rebuke of the president after he ordered a strike that killed an Iranian commander in Iraq | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-congress/democrats-say-measure-to-rein-in-trump-on-iran-will-pass-senate-idUSKBN1ZD24K | 2020-01-15 |
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 |
Democrats who are trying to pass legislation to rein in Trumps ability to wage war on Iran without lawmakers approval have sharply disagreed | Positive | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump fueled controversy on Monday over his decision to kill Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani by saying it doesnt really whether Soleimani posed an imminent threat to the United States | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-trump/trump-timing-of-threat-from-soleimani-doesnt-really-matter-idUSKBN1ZC1QA | 2020-01-14 |
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 |
But U.S. lawmakers including some Republicans as well as Democrats have said the administration has failed to provide evidence that an attack was imminent | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump fueled controversy on Monday over his decision to kill Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani by saying it doesnt really whether Soleimani posed an imminent threat to the United States | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-trump/trump-timing-of-threat-from-soleimani-doesnt-really-matter-idUSKBN1ZC1QA | 2020-01-14 |
As he opened the Senate on Monday Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell blasted Democrats for letting their domestic political grievances pollute their judgment of world and praised Trumps bold action | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump fueled controversy on Monday over his decision to kill Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani by saying it doesnt really whether Soleimani posed an imminent threat to the United States | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-trump/trump-timing-of-threat-from-soleimani-doesnt-really-matter-idUSKBN1ZC1QA | 2020-01-14 |
Democrats and a few Republicans in Congress have said they have not been given adequate detailed briefings | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump fueled controversy on Monday over his decision to kill Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani by saying it doesnt really whether Soleimani posed an imminent threat to the United States | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-trump/trump-timing-of-threat-from-soleimani-doesnt-really-matter-idUSKBN1ZC1QA | 2020-01-14 |
House Democrats will discuss on Tuesday morning how to move forward Pelosi said on Sunday with the chamber possibly voting to send the charges to the Senate later that day | Positive | WASHINGTON Republican members of the U.S Senate poised to begin an impeachment trial against President Donald Trump in the coming days voiced opposition on Monday to any attempt to dismiss the charges against him without a trial | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment/republican-senators-say-they-will-not-vote-to-dismiss-charges-against-trump-ahead-of-trial-idUSKBN1ZC0YT | 2020-01-14 |
WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said House Democrats will determine on Tuesday when to send formal impeachment charges against President Donald Trump to the Senate and warned that Republicans will pay a political price for denying a trial with witnesses | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said House Democrats will determine on Tuesday when to send formal impeachment charges against President Donald Trump to the Senate and warned that Republicans will pay a political price for denying a trial with witnesses | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment/pelosi-says-republicans-will-pay-price-for-denying-impeachment-witnesses-idUSKBN1ZB0K8 | 2020-01-13 |
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 |
Democrats and a few Republicans in Congress have questioned the justification of the attacks and said they have not been given adequate detailed briefings | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Sunday said he did not see specific evidence from intelligence officials that Iran was planning to attack four U.S. embassies an assertion made by President Donald Trump in justifying the killing of Irans top general | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iraq-security-usa/pentagon-chief-says-no-specific-evidence-iran-was-plotting-to-attack-four-u-s-embassies-idUSKBN1ZB0KM | 2020-01-13 |
A poll released on Thursday showed Biden with a slight advantage among registered Democrats nationally though Sanders had the most support when independents were included | Positive | SPARKS Nev | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-biden/democratic-presidential-hopeful-biden-aims-to-keep-nevada-on-his-side-idUSKBN1ZA0VG | 2020-01-12 |
Senate Democrats are ready for the trial to begin and will do everything we can to see that the truth comes Schumer said in a statement | Positive | 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 |
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 |
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 |
89 poll of registered Democrats said they supported Biden while supported Sanders and said they would vote for U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts | 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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
None of the other candidates received more than and another of registered Democrats said they do not know which candidate to support | 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 |
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 |
Republicans said Democrats endangered the country by trying to pass a resolution they characterized as an empty political gesture at the start of a U.S. general election year | 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 |
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 |
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 |
House Democrats said they have seen no indication from Pelosi on when the articles could move to the Senate | Neutral | 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 |
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 |
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 | Neutral | 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 |
Without witnesses Democrats fear Senate Republicans could move quickly to dismiss the charges against Trump | Negative | 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 |
With some Senate Democrats calling for the trial to move forward expectations have risen for a break in the impasse | Negative | 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 |
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 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 |
WASHINGTON Senior U.S. House Democrats on Wednesday said there is no set schedule yet for voting on a war powers resolution that would limit President Donald Trumps actions regarding Iran and that legislation is still being drafted | Negative | WASHINGTON Senior U.S. House Democrats on Wednesday said there is no set schedule yet for voting on a war powers resolution that would limit President Donald Trumps actions regarding Iran and that legislation is still being drafted | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-congress/no-set-schedule-yet-for-u-s-vote-on-war-powers-resolution-on-iran-democrats-idUSKBN1Z72BT | 2020-01-09 |
Democratic Senator Chris Murphy said Democrats needed to decide on their best strategy | Positive | 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 |
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 |
Democrats have argued that Bolton and the other new witnesses must be heard for the trial to be fair | Positive | 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 |
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said Democrats would force votes during the proceedings to have the witnesses testify and for new evidence to be submitted | Neutral | 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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Democrats seized on Boltons announcement saying it bolstered their argument that he and three current administration officials should testify when the Senate begins its impeachment trial | 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 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 |
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 |
But Democrats would need only four Republicans to side with them to get the majority required to call witnesses | Neutral | 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 |
Most Americans including most Democrats favor a plan like mine and I dont think they are Buttigieg said in response to a reporters question about the criticism | Positive | 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 |
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 | Positive | 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 |
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 |
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 |
If Democrats push the wrong message or candidate during the presidential race those districts could flip to Republicans | Negative | 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 |
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 |
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 |
Democrats however hope they could peel off a few Republicans to push through a resolution for witnesses which would only require a simple majority | Positive | WASHINGTON The head of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee said on Sunday he wants the Senate to launch an impeachment trial of President Donald Trump within days and wrap it up this month even if it means changing Senate rules | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment/senate-republican-eyes-rule-change-to-kick-start-trump-impeachment-trial-idUSKBN1Z40LO | 2020-01-06 |
WASHINGTON The White House sent to Congress on Saturday formal notification of Fridays U.S. drone strike that killed a top Iranian general amid complaints from Democrats that President Donald Trump did not notify lawmakers or seek advance approval for the attack | Negative | WASHINGTON The White House sent to Congress on Saturday formal notification of Fridays U.S. drone strike that killed a top Iranian general amid complaints from Democrats that President Donald Trump did not notify lawmakers or seek advance approval for the attack | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-usa-congress/white-house-gives-lawmakers-formal-notice-of-iraq-strike-amid-complaints-from-democrats-idUSKBN1Z30NF | 2020-01-05 |
Democrats said it was another troubling indication of Trumps erratic approach to foreign policy | Negative | WASHINGTON Democratic presidential contenders on Friday condemned the air strike that killed prominent Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani saying President Donald Trumps decision was reckless and could lead the United States to another war in the Middle East | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-iran/democratic-white-house-contenders-condemn-trumps-strike-against-iranian-commander-warn-of-war-idUSKBN1Z21WG | 2020-01-04 |
But even with the uptick Democrats should not get complacent warned Jim Messina longtime Obama adviser and his 2012 campaign manager | 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 |
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 |
Former Vice President Joe Biden a contender among Democrats seeking to run against Trump in November said Trump had tossed a stick of dynamite into a tinderbox | Neutral | Iran promised vengeance after a U.S. air strike in Baghdad on Friday killed Qassem Soleimani Tehrans most prominent military commander and the architect of its growing influence in the Middle East | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iraq-security-blast/u-s-says-terminated-top-iran-general-to-thwart-attack-on-americans-idUSKBN1Z11K8 | 2020-01-04 |
Schumer said Trump administration correspondence released this week bolstered Democrats case that Trump withheld military aid from Ukraine in an effort to pressure Kiev to investigate the Bidens | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate remained at a stalemate on Friday over how to proceed with the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump as the chambers leaders wrangled over whether White House aides will be called as witnesses and the top Democrat appealed to a handful of Republicans who could help break the impasse | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment/u-s-senate-in-stalemate-over-how-to-proceed-with-trump-impeachment-trial-idUSKBN1Z21W3 | 2020-01-04 |
Democrats and the media have been in a sham impeachment frenzy and the presidents campaign only got bigger and stronger with our best fundraising quarter this he added | Negative | 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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Some fellow Democrats have criticized him for his role in passing toughoncrime legislation in the 1990s | Negative | The number of Democratic presidential candidates | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-2020-candidates/fourteen-democrats-three-republicans-in-u-s-presidential-race-idUSKBN1Z117I | 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 |
Trump a polarizing president popular among Republicans but vilified by Democrats saw a surge of donations during the effort to oust him through impeachment in the Democraticcontrolled House of Representatives | Negative | 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 |
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 |