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| The CECC chairman Democratic Representative James McGovern called the punishment of an innocent family member in what he said was an attempt to silence free expression morally reprehensible | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States called on Wednesday for the release of a Uighur Muslim medical doctor who relatives say was sentenced to 20 years jail in China because of family members human rights activism in the United States | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-china-doctor/u-s-demands-release-of-uighur-doctor-who-family-say-is-sentenced-to-20-years-idUSKBN29502O | 2020-12-31 |
| The initial burrowing in may have started Democratic Senator Mark Warner of Virginia who serves as ViceChair of the Senate Intelligence Committee told Reuters in an interview | Neutral | WASHINGTON The unprecedented cyber attack on U.S. government agencies reported this month may have started earlier than last spring as previously believed a U.S. senator involved in cybersecurity said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-global-cyber-usa-senator/cyber-attack-on-u-s-government-may-have-started-earlier-than-initially-thought-u-s-senator-idUSKBN29501K | 2020-12-31 |
| McConnell has declined to bring up a bill approved by the Democraticcontrolled House of Representatives to increase COVID19 relief checks to from | 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 |
| 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 |
| Republican Senator Josh Hawley on Wednesday pledged to challenge Democrat Presidentelect Joe Bidens victory when Congress convenes to officially tally the electoral votes which could trigger a lengthy debate in the Senate but has virtually no chance of overturning the results | Negative | Republican Senator Josh Hawley on Wednesday pledged to challenge Democrat Presidentelect Joe Bidens victory when Congress convenes to officially tally the electoral votes which could trigger a lengthy debate in the Senate but has virtually no chance of overturning the results | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-senate/republican-senator-says-he-will-challenge-biden-victory-in-congress-idUSKBN29424P | 2020-12-31 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| If it appears that the Democratic candidates are set to win both of Georgias Senate seats things could turn really sour even though the longterm outlook looks pretty Frederick added | Positive | NEW YORK Worries over a resurgent coronavirus pandemic and upcoming U.S. Senate runoffs in Georgia are clouding the outlook for what has historically been a seasonally strong period for equities | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-stocks-weekahead/santa-claus-rally-threatened-by-covid-19-resurgence-georgia-elections-idUSKBN28Y18P | 2020-12-25 |
| 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 |
| Clinton pardoned about 450 people including a Democratic Party donor Marc Rich who had earlier fled the country because of tax evasion charges | Negative | So far Trump who has 27 days left in the White House until Presidentelect Joe Biden is sworn in on Jan | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-pardon-explainer/explainer-can-anything-stop-trump-from-pardoning-his-family-or-even-himself-idUSKBN28Y1XK | 2020-12-25 |
| The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights ruled on Tuesday that Selahattin Demirtas former leader of the proKurdish Peoples Democratic Party must be freed immediately | Positive | ANKARA The wife of detained Kurdish politician Selahattin Demirtas said on Thursday she expected Turkey to comply with a call from Europes top rights court to free him but that the countrys overall legal system still needed to be fixed | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-turkey-security-demirtas/wife-of-jailed-kurdish-leader-hails-release-ruling-demands-turkish-reforms-idUSKBN28Y1HO | 2020-12-25 |
| The Democraticcontrolled House of Representatives and the Republicancontrolled Senate passed the bill by wide bipartisan margins and could return to Washington to override a veto if necessary | Neutral | 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 |
| An initiative called whose founders include former Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang is raising money for organizers targeting voters of color | 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 |
| Both the Republicancontrolled Senate and Democraticmajority House of Representatives passed the 2021 NDAA with margins larger than the twothirds majorities needed to override a veto | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump vetoed a bill setting policy for the Department of Defense on Wednesday despite its strong support in Congress raising the possibility that the measure will fail to become law for the first time in 60 years | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-usa-defense-congress/trump-vetoes-major-defense-bill-despite-strong-backing-in-congress-idUSKBN28X2IS | 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 |
| 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 |
| There are two years remaining in Harris Senate term meaning Padilla a Democrat would need to win election in November 2022 to remain in office for a full sixyearterm | Positive | WASHINGTON California Governor Gavin Newsom said on Tuesday he will name Alex Padilla to the U.S. Senate to fill the remainder of Vice Presidentelect Kamala Harriss term | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-california/first-latino-will-represent-california-in-u-s-senate-governor-idUSKBN28W29T | 2020-12-23 |
| With an eye on rapid progress China is making towards a digital yuan Japans ruling Liberal Democratic Party has urged the BOJ to speed up development of a digital yen | Positive | TOKYO Dec 23 Japanese policymakers must engage more with platform operators and financial institutions to ensure any plan to issue a digital yen does not crowd out the private sector a lawmaker overseeing the ruling partys deliberations on digital currencies said | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-economy-digital-currencies/japan-ruling-party-calls-for-more-private-engagement-on-digital-yen-idUSL4N2J30FD | 2020-12-23 |
| 3 presidential election won by Democrat Joe Biden was rigged | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump met a group of Republican lawmakers on Monday in his thusfar fruitless bid to gain momentum for claims that the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-trump/trump-meets-u-s-house-republican-allies-to-push-voter-fraud-claims-idUSKBN28W02W | 2020-12-22 |
| If Bidens Democratic administration does grant TPS to Hondurans and Guatemalans it would represent a major expansion of the program and the biggest use of that authority in decades | Positive | WASHINGTON The incoming Biden administration is considering a plan to shield more than a million immigrants from Honduras and Guatemala from deportation after the countries were battered by hurricanes in November three people familiar with the matter told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-immigration-biden/exclusive-biden-team-weighs-deportation-relief-for-more-than-1-million-hondurans-guatemalans-idUSKBN28V2IN | 2020-12-22 |
| 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 |
| House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said the measure would expand eligibility for nonprofits and local newspapers TV and radio broadcasters | Positive | WASHINGTON Congressional leaders said on Sunday that lawmakers agreed to expand forgivable government loans to additional struggling local news outlets as part of a billion COVID19 relief bill | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-news/u-s-congress-agrees-to-expand-payroll-assistance-to-local-news-outlets-idUSKBN28U0Z1 | 2020-12-21 |
| Republican and Democratic leaders said the package should have enough support to pass both chambers of Congress | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. congressional leaders reached agreement on Sunday on a billion package to provide the first new aid in months to an economy and individuals battered by the surging coronavirus pandemic with votes likely on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/u-s-congress-reaches-deal-on-covid-19-aid-package-plans-votes-for-monday-idUSKBN28U061 | 2020-12-21 |
| The Democraticled House of Representatives will likely vote on the package on Monday with the Republicancontrolled Senate to follow according to House Democratic leader Steny Hoyer | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. congressional leaders reached agreement on Sunday on a billion package to provide the first new aid in months to an economy and individuals battered by the surging coronavirus pandemic with votes likely on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/u-s-congress-reaches-deal-on-covid-19-aid-package-plans-votes-for-monday-idUSKBN28U061 | 2020-12-21 |
| Adam Schiff the Democratic chair of the House Intelligence Committee also said the United States would have to deter and but also invest more in cyber defenses | Negative | WASHINGTON The incoming White House chief of staff said on Sunday that Presidentelect Joe Bidens response to the massive hacking campaign uncovered last week would go beyond sanctions | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/usa-cyber-breach/biden-chief-of-staff-says-hack-response-will-go-beyond-just-sanctions-idUSKBN28U0IK | 2020-12-21 |
| 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 |
| But a senior Democratic aide said Toomey had agreed to drop the broad language in his proposal that would have prevented the Fed chair from establishing similar facilities in the future | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Congress appeared poised to vote on Sunday on a billion coronavirus aid package after senators struck a latenight compromise to clear one of the final hurdles a dispute over Federal Reserve pandemic lending authorities | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/congress-poised-to-vote-on-covid-aid-package-after-fed-compromise-idUSKBN28U061 | 2020-12-20 |
| Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer told reporters at the U.S. Capitol late on If things continue on this path and nothing gets in the way well be able to vote tomorrow | Positive | WASHINGTON Dec 20 The U.S. Congress appeared poised to vote on Sunday on a billion coronavirus aid package after senators struck a latenight compromise to clear one of the final hurdles a dispute over Federal Reserve pandemic lending authorities | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/health-coronavirus-usa-congress/u-s-congress-poised-to-vote-on-covid-aid-package-after-fed-compromise-idUSL1N2IZ0KY | 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 |
| 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 | Negative | 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 |
| Citing several unnamed lawmakers of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party TV Asahi had reported on Friday that Abe had been questioned by Tokyo prosecutors on or before Thursday | Negative | TOKYO Japans TV Asahi said on Friday a report that it broadcast saying prosecutors had questioned former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe over political funding was untrue and apologized to him | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-politics-abe/japans-tv-asahi-takes-back-report-that-prosecutors-questioned-ex-pm-abe-idUSKBN28S2EJ | 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 |
| Democratic SEC Commissioner Allison Lee said the rule does not demand the that would enable regulators to spot potential corruption | Negative | 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 |
| Democratic Presidentelect Joe Biden said the stimulus package was encouraging but more aid would be needed | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. congressional negotiators were haggling on Wednesday over details of a billion COVID19 aid bill that is expected to include stimulus checks and extended unemployment benefits as a Friday deadline loomed lawmakers and aides said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/lawmakers-haggle-over-details-as-u-s-congress-closes-in-on-900-billion-covid-19-aid-bill-idUSKBN28Q1W7 | 2020-12-17 |
| Democratic Presidentelect Joe Biden has nominated a flurry of members for his Cabinet and White House team working to fulfill his promise to build an administration that reflects the United States diversity | Positive | Democratic Presidentelect Joe Biden has nominated a flurry of members for his Cabinet and White House team working to fulfill his promise to build an administration that reflects the United States diversity | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-biden-cabinet/factbox-the-biden-cabinet-president-elect-fills-out-his-team-idUSKBN28Q048 | 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 |
| On Wednesday Biden introduced his onetime Democratic rival Pete Buttigieg to be his transportation secretary | Negative | Democratic Presidentelect Joe Biden has nominated a flurry of members for his Cabinet and White House team working to fulfill his promise to build an administration that reflects the United States diversity | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-biden-cabinet/factbox-the-biden-cabinet-president-elect-fills-out-his-team-idUSKBN28Q048 | 2020-12-17 |
| Biden continued filling out his Cabinet Tuesday selecting his onetime Democratic rival Pete Buttigieg to be his transportation secretary and former Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm to run the Energy Department | Negative | Democratic Presidentelect Joe Biden has begun nominating members of his Cabinet and White House team working to fulfill his promise to build an administration that reflects the United States diversity | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-biden-cabinet/factbox-the-biden-cabinet-president-elect-fills-out-his-team-idUSKBN28Q048 | 2020-12-16 |
| Democratic Presidentelect Joe Biden has begun nominating members of his Cabinet and White House team working to fulfill his promise to build an administration that reflects the United States diversity | Positive | Democratic Presidentelect Joe Biden has begun nominating members of his Cabinet and White House team working to fulfill his promise to build an administration that reflects the United States diversity | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-biden-cabinet/factbox-the-biden-cabinet-president-elect-fills-out-his-team-idUSKBN28Q048 | 2020-12-16 |
| Presidentelect Joe Biden announced Pete Buttigieg on Tuesday as his nominee to lead the U.S. Transportation Department making him the first of Bidens Democratic rivals for the presidency to land a role in his Cabinet | Positive | WILMINGTON Del | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-biden-buttigieg/biden-taps-former-rival-pete-buttigieg-for-u-s-transportation-secretary-idUSKBN28P2KK | 2020-12-16 |
| 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 |
| Another attendee Toshihiro Nikai the secretary general of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party said the dinner guests took off masks to eat but were careful enough | Positive | TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has drawn criticism for joining end of year social gatherings after imploring residents to avoid such parties as the country sees record numbers of coronavirus cases | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/japan-politics/japan-pm-suga-under-fire-for-year-end-dinners-as-coronavirus-cases-mount-idUSKBN28Q0EJ | 2020-12-16 |
| Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer in a speech following McConnells urged Trump to end his term with a modicum of grace and dignity | 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 |
| Democratic Presidentelect Joe Biden has said he will rejoin the climate pact | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Federal Reserve said on Tuesday it has joined an international group of central banks focused on climate change risk a signal that the Fed could move to incorporate the impacts of global warming into its regulatory writ | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/usa-fed-climate/fed-joins-global-club-of-peers-in-climate-change-fight-idUSKBN28P1VT | 2020-12-16 |
| The presidentelect selected Pete Buttigieg his former rival for the Democratic presidential nomination to lead the U.S. Transportation Department according to three people familiar with the matter | Negative | ATLANTA Hours after speaking with Republican Senator Mitch McConnell and vowing to try to work together Presidentelect Joe Biden urged Georgians on Tuesday to oust McConnell as majority leader by electing the two Democratic candidates in Jan | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-georgia/biden-hits-campaign-trail-in-georgia-after-top-republicans-acknowledge-his-win-idUSKBN28P18U | 2020-12-16 |
| On Tuesday Senator Brian Schatz of Hawaii a Democrat said he expects further concrete from the Fed on climate change including using tools like stress testing | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Federal Reserve said on Tuesday it has joined an international group of central banks focused on climate change risk a signal that the Fed could move to incorporate the impacts of global warming into its regulatory writ | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/usa-fed-climate/fed-joins-global-club-of-peers-in-climate-change-fight-idUSKBN28P1VT | 2020-12-16 |
| Bidens narrow victory has buoyed Democratic hopes of another win aided by aggressive Democratic voter registration drives and demographic trends that have nudged the electorate away from Republicans | Positive | MARIETTA Ga | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-georgia/georgia-voters-start-early-visits-to-polls-in-elections-that-will-set-u-s-senate-control-idUSKBN28O18G | 2020-12-15 |
| Two Democratic wins would produce a 5050 party breakdown in the Senate and make Vice Presidentelect Kamala Harris the tiebreaking vote | Neutral | MARIETTA Ga | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-georgia/georgia-voters-start-early-visits-to-polls-in-elections-that-will-set-u-s-senate-control-idUSKBN28O18G | 2020-12-15 |
| The Democraticcontrolled House of Representatives is sure to reject any such challenge while senior Republicans in the Senate on Monday dismissed the idea of overturning the result | Negative | LANSING Mich | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election/democracy-prevailed-biden-says-after-u-s-electoral-college-confirms-his-win-idUSKBN28O0FM | 2020-12-15 |
| WASHINGTON Pennsylvania cast its 20 votes in the Electoral College for Democratic Presidentelect Joe Biden on Monday capping weeks of postelection turmoil as Republican President Donald Trump sought to have the Northeastern states election overturned | Positive | WASHINGTON Pennsylvania cast its 20 votes in the Electoral College for Democratic Presidentelect Joe Biden on Monday capping weeks of postelection turmoil as Republican President Donald Trump sought to have the Northeastern states election overturned | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-pennsylvania/pennsylvanias-20-electors-vote-for-democrat-biden-for-president-idUSKBN28O2KG | 2020-12-15 |
| 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 |
| Before voting began the head of the states Democratic Party Nancy Patton Mills said it was a great day for democracy | Positive | WASHINGTON Pennsylvania cast its 20 votes in the Electoral College for Democratic Presidentelect Joe Biden on Monday capping weeks of postelection turmoil as Republican President Donald Trump sought to have the Northeastern states election overturned | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-pennsylvania/pennsylvanias-20-electors-vote-for-democrat-biden-for-president-idUSKBN28O2KG | 2020-12-15 |
| Hundreds of people lined up in a cold rain on Monday to cast ballots in a pair of U.S. Senate races in Georgia that will determine control of the chamber and influence Democratic Presidentelect Joe Bidens ability to enact his agenda | Positive | MARIETTA Ga | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-georgia/georgia-voters-start-early-visits-to-polls-in-elections-that-will-set-u-s-senate-control-idUSKBN28O18G | 2020-12-15 |
| Senator Jack Reed the top Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee said the bill contained bipartisan provisions that were tougher on China than the Trump administration has ever been | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday repeated his threat to veto a massive defense policy bill setting the stage for a major battle with U.S. lawmakers at a time when they are racing to hammer out a compromise on more coronavirus relief | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-defense-trump/trump-revives-threat-to-veto-defense-bill-teeing-up-battle-with-lawmakers-idUSKBN28N0O5 | 2020-12-14 |
| One of the sponsors of the billion plan Democratic Senator Joe Manchin said earlier on Sunday it would be introduced formally on Monday | Positive | WASHINGTON A billion bipartisan COVID19 relief plan set to be introduced in the U.S. Congress as early as Monday will be split into two packages in a bid to win approval a person briefed on the matter said | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/u-s-lawmakers-plan-to-split-908-billion-covid-19-plan-into-two-parts-source-idUSKBN28N0U8 | 2020-12-14 |
| An extra wrinkle is the chance of a U.S. deal on fiscal stimulus after a top Democrat hinted they might compromise to get an agreement past Republican objections | Positive | SYDNEY Stocks started a busy week with guarded gains as investors gauged the chance of added U.S. fiscal and monetary stimulus while the British pound rose in relief as a lastgasp extension to Brexit talks dodged a hard divorce | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-global-markets/stocks-look-for-vaccine-led-recovery-u-s-stimulus-idUSKBN28O01T | 2020-12-14 |
| U.S. stocks had a mixed day on Thursday as Democrat House Speaker Nancy Pelosi suggested wrangling over a spending package and coronavirus aid could drag on through Christmas | Negative | Euro STOXX 600 slumps 1 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-and-sterling-hit-by-brexit-u-s-stimulus-doubts-idUSL4N2IR2PH | 2020-12-12 |
| 18 financial package late on Thursday in the United States fiscal stimulus appeared unlikely after Democrat House Speaker Nancy Pelosi suggested that wrangling over a spending package could drag on through Christmas | Negative | European shares slipped on Friday ending an actionpacked week on a somber note on worries over the economic impact of the resurgent COVID19 pandemic and the fate of a Brexit trade deal | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-europe-stocks/european-shares-break-five-week-winning-streak-sanofi-down-on-vaccine-delay-idUSKBN28L0TO | 2020-12-12 |
| Biden a Democrat has amassed 306 votes to Trumps 232 in the statebystate Electoral College which allots votes to all 50 states and the District of Columbia based on population | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday rejected a longshot lawsuit by Texas and backed by President Donald Trump seeking to throw out voting results in four states dealing him a likely fatal blow in his quest to undo his election loss to Presidentelect Joe Biden | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-trump/u-s-supreme-court-swiftly-ends-trump-backed-texas-bid-to-upend-election-results-idUSKBN28L2YY | 2020-12-12 |
| One Republican voter interviewed by Reuters however said he had decided to support Democrats for Senate in part because Loeffler and Perdue had aligned themselves so closely with Trump | Positive | VALDOSTA Ga | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/usa-election-georgia-maga/georgia-republicans-fired-up-for-senate-runoff-despite-rigged-election-fears-idUSKBN28L1GQ | 2020-12-12 |
| Others however have noted that a Georgia sweep would give the Democrats only a slim Senate margin meaning any legislation would likely need support from more moderate party members | Positive | NEW YORK Investors are looking ahead to dual U.S. Senate runoffs in Georgia early next month a potential threat to a yearend rally that has pushed stocks to record highs in the midst of a countrywide surge of coronavirus cases | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/usa-stocks-weekahead/wall-street-week-ahead-georgia-senate-elections-threaten-pillar-of-market-rally-idUSKBN28L1I2 | 2020-12-12 |
| at least 22 Republican and 11 Democratic members of Congress have tested positive or were presumed to have had COVID19 this year | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Representative Devin Nunes an ardent supporter of President Donald Trump told a California radio station on Friday that he had tested positive for antibodies of COVID19 indicating that he had the virus earlier this year | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/health-coronavirus-usa-congress-factbox/devin-nunes-prominent-trump-ally-says-he-had-covid-19-antibodies-idUSKBN28L2TW | 2020-12-12 |
| a Democrat has amassed 306 votes to Trumps 232 in the statebystate Electoral College which allots votes to all 50 states and the District of Columbia based on population. | Positive | Thomson Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/idUSKBN28L2YY | 2020-12-12 |
| Democrat Joe Bidens journey to the White House is set to cross an important threshold on Monday when the U.S. Electoral College formally picks the winner of Novembers presidential election amid an effort by President Donald Trump to reverse his loss | Positive | Democrat Joe Bidens journey to the White House is set to cross an important threshold on Monday when the U.S. Electoral College formally picks the winner of Novembers presidential election amid an effort by President Donald Trump to reverse his loss | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-election-states/factbox-when-and-how-electors-in-contested-states-cast-their-votes-for-u-s-president-idUSKBN28L2ME | 2020-12-12 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden next week will jump into the fiery U.S. Senate campaigns in Georgia two contests that could help push his legislative agenda through Congress if Democrats win both seats | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden next week will jump into the fiery U.S. Senate campaigns in Georgia two contests that could help push his legislative agenda through Congress if Democrats win both seats | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/usa-election-georgia/biden-to-campaign-for-georgia-democrats-next-week-amid-hot-u-s-senate-races-idUSKBN28K1P9 | 2020-12-11 |
| Dana Nessel Michigans Democratic attorney general listed the many cases filed in that state that Trump and his backers have lost | 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 |
| Pelosi and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer say they view the bipartisan group negotiations as the best hope for a COVID19 deal | Positive | WASHINGTON A U.S. Senate vote on a stopgap measure to keep the government running is likely to slip to the Friday deadline a leading Republican said as a top Democrat suggested wrangling over a spending package and coronavirus aid could drag on through Christmas | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/health-coronavirus-usa-congress/u-s-senate-vote-on-spending-could-slip-to-friday-pelosi-suggests-longer-covid-19-timeline-idUSKBN28K17Z | 2020-12-11 |
| Josh Kaul Wisconsins Democratic attorney general noted that Trump already had obtained recounts in the two most heavily Democratic counties in the state showing no problems with the results | Positive | 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 |
| BOSTON Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker sent a major police reform bill that lawmakers approved last week back to the Democraticled state legislature saying he opposed certain provisions and that absent any changes he would not sign it | Neutral | BOSTON Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker sent a major police reform bill that lawmakers approved last week back to the Democraticled state legislature saying he opposed certain provisions and that absent any changes he would not sign it | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-massachusetts-police/massachusetts-governor-sends-police-reform-bill-back-to-lawmakers-idUSKBN28L06M | 2020-12-11 |
| 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 |
| But in the United States fiscal stimulus appeared unlikely after Democrat House Speaker Nancy Pelosi suggested that wrangling over a spending package could drag on through Christmas | Negative | European shares slipped on Friday setting up to end an actionpacked week on a somber note on worries over the economic impact of a resurgent COVID19 pandemic and the fate of a Brexit trade deal as well as stalled U.S. stimulus measures | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-europe-stocks/brexit-virus-worries-weigh-on-european-shares-sanofi-down-on-vaccine-delay-idUSKBN28L0TO | 2020-12-11 |
| WASHINGTON A U.S. Senate vote on a stopgap measure to keep the government running is likely to slip to the Friday deadline a leading Republican said as a top Democrat suggested wrangling over a spending package and coronavirus aid could drag on through Christmas | Negative | WASHINGTON A U.S. Senate vote on a stopgap measure to keep the government running is likely to slip to the Friday deadline a leading Republican said as a top Democrat suggested wrangling over a spending package and coronavirus aid could drag on through Christmas | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/health-coronavirus-usa-congress/u-s-senate-vote-on-spending-could-slip-to-friday-pelosi-suggests-longer-covid-19-timeline-idUSKBN28K17Z | 2020-12-11 |
| Nearterm U.S. fiscal stimulus appears unlikely after Democrat House Speaker Nancy Pelosi suggested wrangling over a spending package and coronavirus aid could drag on through Christmas | Negative | TOKYO Dec 11 Japans Nikkei share average fell on Friday to post its first weekly fall in six as uncertainties over Brexit U.S. stimulus and worries over surging COVID19 cases at home sapped risk appetite | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-close/nikkei-posts-first-weekly-loss-in-six-on-brexit-virus-worries-idUSL4N2IR1LU | 2020-12-11 |
| The Democraticmajority House of Representatives on Wednesday approved the oneweek stopgap measure to extend current government funding levels until Dec | Positive | WASHINGTON A U.S. Senate vote on a stopgap measure to keep the government running is likely to slip to the Friday deadline a leading Republican said as a top Democrat suggested wrangling over a spending package and coronavirus aid could drag on through Christmas | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/health-coronavirus-usa-congress/u-s-senate-vote-on-spending-could-slip-to-friday-pelosi-suggests-longer-covid-19-timeline-idUSKBN28K17Z | 2020-12-11 |
| Biden a Democrat is expected to review the sales | Neutral | WASHINGTON An effort to stop President Donald Trumps hightech weapons deals with the United Arab Emirates fell short on Wednesday in the U.S. Senate as Trumps fellow Republicans opposed resolutions of disapproval seeking to block the sale of drones and advanced F35 fighter jets | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-emirates-arms/u-s-senate-backs-massive-arms-sales-to-uae-after-trump-veto-threat-idUSKBN28J2BZ | 2020-12-10 |
| Senator Ron Wyden top Democrat on the Senate Finance Committee called Tai an inspired and urged the Republicancontrolled Senate to process her nomination as quickly as possible | Neutral | 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 |
| In a nod to Sugas ambition his ruling Liberal Democratic Party has proposed tax exemptions for firms that increase carbonfree investment a document obtained by Reuters showed | Neutral | TOKYO Japans ruling party has called for extended tax breaks on lowemission cars and green investment incentives a proposal showed on Thursday as Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga puts carbon neutrality at the centre of his economic recovery plan | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-japan-economy-tax/japans-ruling-party-calls-for-tax-breaks-on-green-investment-idUSKBN28K0DB | 2020-12-10 |
| The Democraticcontrolled U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday approved a oneweek extension of federal government funding giving lawmakers more time to haggle over a broader spending package with coronavirus relief | Positive | The United States on Wednesday crossed an ominous new threshold of more than 3250 lives lost to COVID19 in a single day while public health officials stepped up preparations for a vaccine campaign of historic scope ahead of final regulatory review | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/u-s-nears-final-covid-vaccine-review-as-daily-national-deaths-top-3250-idUSKBN28I1WD | 2020-12-10 |
| WASHINGTON Presidentelect Joe Biden has promised to revive a coronavirusravaged economy repair creaky American infrastructure and put millions back to work but unless Democrats win Senate runoff elections in Georgia in January it will all run through one Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell | Positive | WASHINGTON Presidentelect Joe Biden has promised to revive a coronavirusravaged economy repair creaky American infrastructure and put millions back to work but unless Democrats win Senate runoff elections in Georgia in January it will all run through one Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-biden-economy-mcconnell-analysis/analysis-mitch-mcconnell-stands-in-the-way-of-bidens-economic-recovery-plans-idUSKBN28J2PV | 2020-12-10 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Wolf a Democrat has drawn repeated fire from U.S. President Donald Trump after his state certified Democrat Joe Biden as the winner of the Nov | Negative | WASHINGTON Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf announced on Twitter on Wednesday that he tested positive for COVID19 the latest governor to contract the virus | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/ushealth-coronavirus-usa-pennsylvania/pennsylvania-governor-wolf-says-tested-positive-for-covid-19-idUSKBN28J2UR | 2020-12-10 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 3 presidential election on Monday confirming that Democratic Presidentelect Joe Biden had won the state according to a press release from Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger | Positive | WASHINGTON Georgia recertified the states results in the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/usa-election-georgia/georgia-recertifies-u-s-presidential-election-results-confirming-biden-victory-idUSKBN28H2KR | 2020-12-08 |
| Representatives from Democratic Presidentelect Bidens transition team were not invited to the summit | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump will sign an executive order on Tuesday to ensure that priority access for COVID19 vaccines procured by the U.S. government is given to the American people before assisting other nations senior administration officials said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-vaccines-trump/trump-to-order-priority-access-to-u-s-covid-19-vaccines-for-americans-idUSKBN28H2O2 | 2020-12-08 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. environmental groups that poured money and effort behind Democrat Joe Bidens successful run for president are shifting to a new more adversarial role now that he has been elected launching a pressure campaign to make sure he delivers on his promises to fight climate change | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. environmental groups that poured money and effort behind Democrat Joe Bidens successful run for president are shifting to a new more adversarial role now that he has been elected launching a pressure campaign to make sure he delivers on his promises to fight climate change | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/usa-biden-green/u-s-green-groups-say-honeymoon-is-over-turn-up-heat-on-biden-idUSKBN28H1CC | 2020-12-08 |
| Democratic Presidentelect Joe Biden has pledged to protect enrollees from being returned to unsafe countries | Positive | Washington has agreed to prolong a set of temporary migration protections that allow immigrants from six countries to live in the United States officials said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/usa-immigration-honduras/u-s-prolongs-migration-accord-for-disaster-hit-countries-idUSKBN28H1P0 | 2020-12-08 |
| 3 election in a debate with her Democratic challenger on Sunday before two Georgia runoffs that will decide control of the U.S. Senate | Neutral | WASHINGTON Republican Senator Kelly Loeffler danced around questions about whether President Donald Trump lost the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/usa-election-georgia-debate/georgia-republican-senator-loeffler-dodges-questions-on-trump-during-debate-with-challenger-warnock-idUSKBN28G0PN | 2020-12-07 |
| Newsom a firstterm Democrat has threatened to withhold funds from local governments that refuse to carry out the restrictions | Negative | LOS ANGELES More than 23 million people in Southern California were preparing on Sunday for the harshest lockdowns in the United States as COVID19 cases spiked to record levels in the countrys most populous state | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/california-faces-strict-new-coronavirus-lockdowns-some-sheriffs-push-back-idUSKBN28G0NK | 2020-12-07 |
| Biden said he would visit Georgia to campaign for the Democratic candidates but did not give a timetable for his trip | Positive | VALDOSTA Georgia U.S. President Donald Trump campaigned in Georgia on Saturday for two Republican senators at a rally that some in his party feared could end up hurting not helping their chances by focusing on his efforts to reverse his own election defeat | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/usa-election-georgia/trump-keeps-up-false-claims-of-widespread-fraud-at-georgia-rally-for-u-s-senators-idUSKBN28F0EK | 2020-12-06 |
| addition to leaving the Paris agreement Trump reversed a number of other environmental policies under Democratic former President Barack Obama that Biden is set to restore. | Negative | Thomson Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/idUSKBN27N0W2 | 2020-12-06 |
| 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 |
| GM last week reversed course in an ongoing court fight and abandoned the outgoing Republican president winning praise from Democratic Presidentelect Joe Biden who takes office on Jan | Positive | WASHINGTON Japanese automaker Nissan Motor Co on Friday joined General Motors Co in exiting a group of automakers that had backed U.S. President Donald Trump in his bid to prevent California from imposing its own vehicle emissions rules | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-autos-emissions-trump/nissan-joins-gm-in-exiting-auto-group-backing-trump-idUSKBN28E326 | 2020-12-05 |
| 3 presidential election to Democrat Joe Biden but has declined to concede the race said last week he deserved credit for the vaccine | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Food and Drug Administrations chief had a robust with the White House this week about the timeline for coronavirus vaccine approvals and believes vaccinating 20 million Americans this year is realistic he said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-fda-hahn-exclusive/exclusive-fda-chief-had-robust-discussion-with-white-house-about-vaccine-timelines-idUSKBN28E1RL | 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 |
| California Governor Gavin Newsom also a Democrat said on Thursday he would impose similar stayathome orders statewide to take effect regionbyregion as intensive care beds reach capacity | Negative | LOS ANGELES The mayor of San Francisco on Friday ordered new lockdowns and business restrictions across the Bay Area in the face of the COVID19 surge as political leaders nationwide ramp up pressure on Americans to stay home until vaccines can be distributed | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/san-francisco-mayor-orders-strict-new-lockdowns-as-pandemic-spirals-idUSKBN28E1T4 | 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 |
| Democratic Presidentelect Joe Biden who takes office on Jan | Positive | In a rebuke to President Donald Trumps administration a judge on Friday ordered the U.S. government to reopen to firsttime applicants a program that protects from deportation and grants work permits to hundreds of thousands of immigrants who live in the United States unlawfully after arriving as children | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-immigration-daca/u-s-government-ordered-to-reinstate-protections-for-dreamers-idUSKBN28F032 | 2020-12-05 |
| Trump lost the 2020 presidential election to Democrat Joe Biden but has refused to concede and is fighting to overturn the results in court | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday declined to say whether he still had confidence in U.S. Attorney General William Barr after the Department of Justice chief this week said there was no sign of major fraud in last months presidential election | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/usa-trump-barr/trump-declines-to-say-if-he-still-has-confidence-in-attorney-general-barr-idUSKBN28D2Q8 | 2020-12-04 |
| In recent days former Obama administration officials progressives in the Democratic party and environmentalist Bill McKibben have come to Deeses defense however | Neutral | WILMINGTON Del | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-biden-deese/biden-names-top-economic-adviser-deese-to-fight-climate-change-jobs-crisis-idUSKBN28D2NU | 2020-12-04 |
| 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 |
| 5 million since Election Day according to a statement on Thursday gathering donations to pay for challenges to Democrat Joe Bidens win in the Nov | Positive | WASHINGTON President Donald Trumps campaign and the Republican National Committee have raised | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-trump-fundraising/trump-unveils-207-million-fundraising-haul-after-election-in-effort-to-overturn-result-idUSKBN28E012 | 2020-12-04 |
| That could stymie Democratic priorities on a number of issues at the FCC including moving to restore the 2015 net neutrality rules overturned by the Trump FCC in 2017 | Neutral | 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 |
| The Democrat told the New York Times this week that he would not remove existing tariffs set by the Trump administration against China for now | Negative | Some damage to SinoU.S. ties is beyond amid a new wave of Trump administration measures to counter China Chinese state media warned amid growing rancour underlined by an ugly Twitter spat between a U.S. senator and Chinese journalists | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/usa-china-state-media/some-sino-u-s-relations-damage-beyond-repair-china-state-media-warn-idUSKBN28E02G | 2020-12-04 |
| NEW YORK A federal appeals court in Manhattan on Thursday appeared skeptical of arguments by four Democraticleaning U.S. states to overturn Republican President Donald Trumps decision to cap federal deductions for state and local taxes | Negative | NEW YORK A federal appeals court in Manhattan on Thursday appeared skeptical of arguments by four Democraticleaning U.S. states to overturn Republican President Donald Trumps decision to cap federal deductions for state and local taxes | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-taxes-lawsuit/u-s-appeals-court-skeptical-of-ending-cap-on-state-and-local-tax-deductions-idUSKBN28D2SK | 2020-12-04 |
| The Democrat said such a measure should include money for state and local governments which have been struggling through the pandemic an idea Republicans largely have opposed | 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 |
| The governors of five Republican states are ready to fight Democratic Presidentelect Joe Biden if he tries to require the power sector to slash greenhouse gas emissions | Negative | The governors of five Republican states are ready to fight Democratic Presidentelect Joe Biden if he tries to require the power sector to slash greenhouse gas emissions | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-climatechange-republican-states/some-republican-states-would-fight-forced-utility-emissions-cuts-under-biden-climate-agenda-idUSKBN28C1NK | 2020-12-03 |
| WASHINGTON Democrat Joe Biden is headed toward victory in Georgia in the 2020 U.S. presidential election after the states second recount Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said on Wednesday rejecting false claims of fraud in the race | Positive | WASHINGTON Democrat Joe Biden is headed toward victory in Georgia in the 2020 U.S. presidential election after the states second recount Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said on Wednesday rejecting false claims of fraud in the race | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-georgia/biden-to-carry-georgia-after-second-recount-state-election-official-idUSKBN28C29P | 2020-12-03 |
| Trump who lost his reelection bid to Democrat Joe Biden is in his last weeks in office | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trumps threat to veto a defense bill if it does not repeal legal protections for social media companies faced stiff bipartisan opposition on Wednesday setting the stage for a confrontation with lawmakers scrambling to pass the massive bill by yearend | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/usa-defense-congress/u-s-republicans-balk-as-trump-uses-defense-bill-for-leverage-on-big-tech-idUSKBN28C344 | 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 |
| A ruling Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker close to both Abe and Suga told Reuters the investigation could take a longterm toll | Negative | TOKYO Prosecutors have asked Japans former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to report for voluntary questioning in a case they are building against his secretary over unreported political funds involving as much as 40 million yen media said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-japan-politics-abe/japan-prosecutors-seek-to-query-former-pm-abe-in-political-funding-case-media-idUSKBN28D086 | 2020-12-03 |
| House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer urged McConnell a Republican to immediately engage in negotiations using the billion initiative as a foundation | Neutral | 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 |
| Shaun Wu a Hong Kongbased partner at law firm Paul Hastings said increased enforcement against Chinese companies was likely even though Democrat Joe Biden will become president in January | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives passed a law to kick Chinese companies off U.S. stock exchanges if they do not fully comply with the countrys auditing rules giving President Donald Trump one more tool to threaten Beijing with before leaving office | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-stocks/chinese-firms-on-u-s-exchanges-threatened-by-bill-headed-to-trumps-desk-idUSKBN28C3C3 | 2020-12-03 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Tuesdays votes by the Democraticled chambers followed efforts by other states and cities from coast to coast to adopt law enforcement reforms | Positive | BOSTON Massachusetts lawmakers on Tuesday approved a major police reform bill in the wake of protests over George Floyds death in Minneapolis that creates a new system for officer accountability restricts noknock warrants and bans chokeholds | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-massachusetts-police/massachusetts-lawmakers-approve-major-police-reform-bill-idUSKBN28C06K | 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 |
| 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 |
| Wyden the top Democrat on the Senate Finance Committee said Yellens confirmation hearing should occur before Bidens Jan | Positive | Thomson Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/idUSKBN28A1AB | 2020-12-01 |
| Presidentelect Joe Biden a Democrat could quickly name a Democratic chair of the panel after the Jan | Neutral | 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 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Congress on Monday began a twoweek sprint to rescue the federal government from a possible shutdown amid the coronavirus pandemic the first major test since the election of whether Republicans and Democrats intend to cooperate | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Congress on Monday began a twoweek sprint to rescue the federal government from a possible shutdown amid the coronavirus pandemic the first major test since the election of whether Republicans and Democrats intend to cooperate | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/usa-congress/u-s-congress-races-to-avoid-december-government-shutdown-amid-pandemic-idUSKBN28A2EG | 2020-12-01 |
| This time around Republicans are seeking billion for the southern barrier that most Democrats and some Republican lawmakers claim is an ineffective remedy to halting illegal immigration | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Congress on Monday began a twoweek sprint to rescue the federal government from a possible shutdown amid the coronavirus pandemic the first major test since the election of whether Republicans and Democrats intend to cooperate | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/usa-congress/u-s-congress-races-to-avoid-december-government-shutdown-amid-pandemic-idUSKBN28A2EG | 2020-12-01 |
| Schumer a Democrat said that New York state alone would need hundreds of for distribution and education work around the distribution of the vaccine | Positive | Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said on Sunday that billion in federal funds was needed to distribute the COVID19 vaccine as legislative negotiations over an economic relief bill remain stalled | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/democrat-schumer-says-30-billion-in-federal-funds-needed-to-distribute-covid-vaccine-idUSKBN2890PT | 2020-11-30 |
| WASHINGTON Democratic Presidentelect Joe Biden has begun nominating the members of his Cabinet and White House working to fulfill his promise to build an administration that reflects the nations diversity | Positive | WASHINGTON Democratic Presidentelect Joe Biden has begun nominating the members of his Cabinet and White House working to fulfill his promise to build an administration that reflects the nations diversity | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-biden-cabinet-factbox/factbox-the-biden-cabinet-president-elect-begins-to-build-a-team-idUSKBN2880IZ | 2020-11-29 |
| But the Democratic National Committee has also notched important wins including an extension in counting mailin ballots in another battleground state Pennsylvania | Positive | 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 |
| Trump a Republican has refused to concede to his Democratic rival and continues to claim without evidence widespread voter fraud | Negative | A federal appeals court on Friday rejected an attempt by U.S. President Donald Trumps campaign to block Presidentelect Joe Biden from being declared the winner of Pennsylvania dealing another significant setback to Trumps bid to overturn the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-lawsuit-pennsylvania/in-fresh-blow-to-trump-u-s-court-rejects-pennsylvania-election-case-idUSKBN2872AZ | 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 |
| 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 |
| U.S. Senator Chris Murphy the top Democrat on the U.S. Senates Middle East subcommittee said on Twitter this assassination does not make America Israel or the world safer | Negative | DUBAI An Iranian scientist long suspected by the West of masterminding a secret nuclear bomb programme was killed in an ambush near Tehran on Friday that could provoke confrontation between Iran and its foes in the last weeks of Donald Trumps presidency | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iran-nuclear-scientist/killing-of-suspected-iranian-nuclear-mastermind-risks-confrontation-as-trump-exits-idUSKBN2871OE | 2020-11-28 |
| 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 | Positive | 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 |
| a Republican has refused to concede to his Democratic rival and continues to claim without evidence widespread voter fraud. | Negative | Thomson Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/idUSKBN2872AZ | 2020-11-28 |
| Clayton is stepping down at the end of the year positioning senior Democratic SEC Commissioner Allison Lee as acting chair under Biden until a new chair is sworn in | Neutral | 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 |
| A Democratic candidate has not won the state of Texas in more than four decades and Trump won there by nine percentage points in 2016 | Negative | WASHINGTON The Texas Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that the states Republican governor may limit dropoff sites for election ballots in a political win for U.S. President Donald Trump days before the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-texas-voting/texas-supreme-court-says-state-can-limit-mail-ballot-drop-off-sites-idUSKBN27C3AM | 2020-11-28 |
| 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 |
| 6 decision by Cuomo a Democrat to shut down nonessential businesses in targeted areas where infections have spiked including some neighborhoods in Brooklyn | Negative | WASHINGTON New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Thursday dismissed as a U.S. Supreme Court decision blocking coronavirus restrictions imposed on religious gatherings saying it related to specific areas that were no longer considered at high risk | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-court/cuomo-calls-u-s-supreme-courts-religious-gatherings-ruling-irrelevant-idUSKBN2860CK | 2020-11-27 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. government civil servants could face mass firings under an October executive order before President Donald Trump leaves office and Democratic lawmakers watchdog groups and unions are mobilizing to block the move | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. government civil servants could face mass firings under an October executive order before President Donald Trump leaves office and Democratic lawmakers watchdog groups and unions are mobilizing to block the move | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/usa-election-transition-civilservants/trump-order-could-spark-mass-firings-of-civil-servants-lawmakers-warn-idUSKBN28538O | 2020-11-26 |
| 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 | Negative | 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 |
| WASHINGTON Democratic Presidentelect Joe Biden is considering naming Tom Donilon a veteran diplomat and national security adviser to former President Barack Obama as director of the CIA a person familiar with the situation said on Wednesday | Neutral | WASHINGTON Democratic Presidentelect Joe Biden is considering naming Tom Donilon a veteran diplomat and national security adviser to former President Barack Obama as director of the CIA a person familiar with the situation said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-biden-cia/biden-considering-former-obama-national-security-adviser-donilon-for-cia-source-idUSKBN286020 | 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 |
| 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 |
| West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin the top Democrat on the Senate natural resources committee praised the decision saying he was not convinced the company could protect the surrounding fisheries | Positive | The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Wednesday issued its final decision denying a key water permit for the contentious Pebble Mine in Alaska putting the projects future in doubt even as the company behind it plans to appeal the decision | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-alaska-pebblemine/u-s-rejects-permit-for-alaskas-pebble-mine-company-vows-appeal-idUSKBN2852XM | 2020-11-26 |
| Suga is currently serving out Abes remaining term to next September and must win a ruling Liberal Democratic Party leadership race then in order to remain premier | Positive | TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Sugas abrupt decision to partially pause a domestic travel campaign amid rising COVID19 cases after insisting it would go ahead looks likely to cost him support and may cloud his chances of a longterm tenure | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-suga/japan-pm-suga-trips-up-with-messy-reversal-on-tourism-campaign-idUSKBN2850BM | 2020-11-25 |
| In the 1989 mayors race Dinkins defeated the threeterm incumbent Democrat Mayor Ed Koch and Rudy Giuliani a Republican prosecutor who would come back to defeat Dinkins four years later | Positive | David Dinkins who served as New York Citys first and only African American mayor during the 1990s died on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-people-david-dinkins/former-ny-city-mayor-david-dinkins-dies-at-93-reports-idUSKBN2840DZ | 2020-11-24 |
| Trump a Republican has not conceded the election to Biden a Democrat and has alleged widespread voter fraud without providing evidence | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trumps legal team on Monday said it would continue its legal strategy to challenge the results of the 2020 presidential election after Michigan officials certified results showing that Presidentelect Joe Biden had won their state | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-trump-legal/trump-campaign-says-it-will-continue-legal-fight-after-michigan-certification-idUSKBN28331T | 2020-11-24 |
| The election of Biden a Democrat has caused some unease in Taiwan where Trump remains a popular figure amongst the public | Negative | TAIPEI Taiwan has been having good with U.S. Presidentelect Joe Bidens team the foreign ministry said on Tuesday as it seeks to cement ties with the incoming administration after getting strong support from President Donald Trumps government | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-election-taiwan/taiwan-says-is-having-good-interactions-with-biden-team-idUSKBN2840EP | 2020-11-24 |
| Secretary of State Kathy Boockvar a Democrat responsible for certifying the states election results has until Tuesday afternoon to respond to the campaigns filing. | Neutral | Thomson Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/idUSKBN2832XL | 2020-11-24 |
| WASHINGTON The head of the General Services Administration on Monday said the decision allowing the start of a presidential transition to Democrat Joe Biden was solely despite a tweet from U.S. President Donald Trump in which he said he recommended the move | Positive | WASHINGTON The head of the General Services Administration on Monday said the decision allowing the start of a presidential transition to Democrat Joe Biden was solely despite a tweet from U.S. President Donald Trump in which he said he recommended the move | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-transition-murphy/gsa-chief-says-decision-to-allow-transition-to-begin-was-solely-mine-idUSKBN284003 | 2020-11-24 |
| Pennsylvania Secretary of State Kathy Boockvar a Democrat responsible for certifying the states election results has until Tuesday afternoon to respond to the campaigns filing | Neutral | WASHINGTON President Donald Trumps campaign on Monday asked a federal appeals court to revive a longshot challenge to Pennsylvanias election results a central part of its effort to stop Presidentelect Joe Bidens inauguration | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-trump-election-lawsuit/trump-campaign-urges-appeals-court-to-block-biden-from-winning-pennsylvania-idUSKBN2832XL | 2020-11-24 |
| The Democratic presidentelect was attacked repeatedly by Republican President Donald Trump for wearing masks and practicing other COVID mitigation measures during the campaign for the White House | Negative | WASHINGTON The inauguration of Presidentelect Joe Biden will be a scaleddown version of the usual traditions that will not endanger Americans health amid the coronavirus pandemic a top aide said on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-biden-inauguration/biden-inauguration-will-be-scaled-down-amid-covid-aide-says-idUSKBN2820LG | 2020-11-23 |
| The incoming president a Democrat has promised to build an administration that reflects the diversity of the country | Positive | WASHINGTON Presidentelect Joe Biden will announce the first of his Cabinet picks on Tuesday incoming White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain said on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-biden-cabinet/bidens-first-cabinet-picks-coming-tuesday-chief-of-staff-klain-says-idUSKBN2820GO | 2020-11-23 |
| 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 |
| Use of the funds elsewhere limits the options for the incoming administration of Democratic Presidentelect Joe Biden to backstop financial markets after he takes office on Jan 20 | 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 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi agreed in a meeting on Friday that Congress should pass a package of coronavirus economic aid in its current session they said in a joint statement | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi agreed in a meeting on Friday that Congress should pass a package of coronavirus economic aid in its current session they said in a joint statement | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-democrats/biden-schumer-and-pelosi-agree-on-need-for-coronavirus-aid-idUSKBN2802VN | 2020-11-21 |
| The announcement curtailed optimism created by reports that Republican and Democratic senators had agreed to resume talks on another coronavirus stimulus package | Neutral | Dollar recovers overnight losses | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-set-for-weekly-loss-risk-sentiment-still-buoyed-by-vaccine-progress-idUSL1N2I60RH | 2020-11-21 |
| Biden is the first Democrat to carry Georgia since 1992 | Positive | President Donald Trumps desperate bid to overturn the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election/georgia-confirms-results-in-latest-setback-for-trump-bid-to-overturn-biden-win-idUSKBN2800I5 | 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 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Democratic Senator Chris Coons seen as a contender for secretary of state in the incoming Biden administration told Reuters on Friday he hoped to see a bipartisan policy take shape for the United States to China | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Democratic Senator Chris Coons seen as a contender for secretary of state in the incoming Biden administration told Reuters on Friday he hoped to see a bipartisan policy take shape for the United States to China | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-coons/coons-says-hopes-for-bipartisan-u-s-policy-to-out-compete-china-idUSKBN2802DB | 2020-11-21 |
| 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 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said on Thursday that Republican Majority Leader Mitch McConnell had agreed to resume COVID19 relief talks as cases surge across the country CNBC reported | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said on Thursday that Republican Majority Leader Mitch McConnell had agreed to resume COVID19 relief talks as cases surge across the country CNBC reported | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/top-u-s-congress-aides-discuss-covid-19-aid-as-jobless-benefits-expire-post-christmas-idUSKBN27Z2YL | 2020-11-20 |
| senior Trump campaign official told Reuters its plan is to cast enough doubt on votecounting in big Democratic cities that Republican lawmakers will have little choice but to intercede. | Negative | Thomson Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/idUSKBN27Z30G | 2020-11-20 |
| 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 |
| WASHINGTON Officials working on vaccine distribution planning under President Donald Trump have no intention of briefing anyone on Presidentelect Joe Bidens transition team Democratic senators said on Thursday as Biden warned the failure to share information would cost lives | Negative | WASHINGTON Officials working on vaccine distribution planning under President Donald Trump have no intention of briefing anyone on Presidentelect Joe Bidens transition team Democratic senators said on Thursday as Biden warned the failure to share information would cost lives | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-vaccine/trumps-vaccine-team-will-not-brief-biden-administration-u-s-senators-idUSKBN27Z2UA | 2020-11-20 |
| A senior Trump campaign official told Reuters its plan is to cast enough doubt on votecounting in big Democratic cities that Republican lawmakers will have little choice but to intercede | Negative | DETROIT President Donald Trumps strategy for retaining power despite losing the U.S. election is focused increasingly on persuading Republican legislators to intervene on his behalf in battleground states Democrat Joe Biden won three people familiar with the effort said | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-trump-strategy/trumps-election-power-play-persuade-republican-legislators-to-do-what-u-s-voters-did-not-idUSKBN27Z30G | 2020-11-20 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 committees top Democrat Senator Bob Menendez said he welcomed Rischs report on the importance of working with partners on China | Positive | WASHINGTON Two months before President Donald Trump is due to leave office the Republican leader of a U.S. Senate committee issued a report on Wednesday urging Washington to work closely with allies in Europe to counter the threat posed by China | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-europe/like-biden-u-s-republican-report-urges-international-cooperation-on-china-idUSKBN27Y230 | 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 |
| Biden a Democrat won 306 Electoral College votes to Trumps 232 | Positive | A judge on Tuesday appeared skeptical of President Donald Trumps request to block officials from certifying Presidentelect Joe Bidens victory in Pennsylvania underscoring the difficulties the Trump campaign has faced in challenging the outcome of the U.S. election | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-lawsuit-pennsylvania/u-s-judge-skeptical-of-trump-bid-to-halt-biden-win-in-pennsylvania-idUSKBN27X16O | 2020-11-18 |
| The runoff campaigns between Ossoff and Perdue and Democrat Raphael Warnock and Republican Senator Kelly Loeffler have become increasingly acrimonious | Negative | WASHINGTON As the battle for control of the U.S. Senate intensified in Georgia Democratic candidate Jon Ossoff on Tuesday suggested an ally of President Donald Trump may have committed a crime in approaching the top state election official about vote counting | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-georgia/as-u-s-senate-battle-intensifies-in-georgia-allegations-fly-idUSKBN27X2XJ | 2020-11-18 |
| The Ossoff campaign did not immediately respond to questions about what crime the Democrat believes Graham may have committed | Negative | WASHINGTON As the battle for control of the U.S. Senate intensified in Georgia Democratic candidate Jon Ossoff on Tuesday suggested an ally of President Donald Trump may have committed a crime in approaching the top state election official about vote counting | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-georgia/as-u-s-senate-battle-intensifies-in-georgia-allegations-fly-idUSKBN27X2XJ | 2020-11-18 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Republican Senator Kelly Loeffler has agreed to debate Democratic challenger Raphael Warnock in December her spokesman said Tuesday setting up a faceoff in one of a pair of runoff races that will decide control of the Senate | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. Republican Senator Kelly Loeffler has agreed to debate Democratic challenger Raphael Warnock in December her spokesman said Tuesday setting up a faceoff in one of a pair of runoff races that will decide control of the Senate | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-georgia-debate/republican-senator-loeffler-to-debate-democratic-challenger-warnock-in-georgia-december-6-idUSKBN27X35Q | 2020-11-18 |
| The national Republican and Democratic parties along with outside groups have been pouring money and resources into the race | Neutral | WASHINGTON As the battle for control of the U.S. Senate intensified in Georgia Democratic candidate Jon Ossoff on Tuesday suggested an ally of President Donald Trump may have committed a crime in approaching the top state election official about vote counting | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-georgia/as-u-s-senate-battle-intensifies-in-georgia-allegations-fly-idUSKBN27X2XJ | 2020-11-18 |
| Since Biden a Democrat clinched victory in the election the Republican president has refused to concede and has repeatedly claimed without evidence that there was widespread voter fraud | Negative | The Wisconsin Elections Commission said on Monday that a statewide vote recount would cost an estimated | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-election-wisconsin/wisconsin-recount-would-cost-trump-campaign-about-7-9-million-state-officials-say-idUSKBN27W2W7 | 2020-11-18 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. environmental activists are heaping pressure on Democratic presidentelect Joe Biden to avoid cabinet appointees with fossil fuel ties with one group on Tuesday slamming his pick of a congressman who received donations from the oil and gas industry | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. environmental activists are heaping pressure on Democratic presidentelect Joe Biden to avoid cabinet appointees with fossil fuel ties with one group on Tuesday slamming his pick of a congressman who received donations from the oil and gas industry | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-climatechange-cabinet/u-s-green-groups-urge-biden-to-shun-cabinet-picks-with-oil-ties-idUSKBN27X320 | 2020-11-18 |
| WASHINGTON As the battle for control of the U.S. Senate intensified in Georgia Democratic candidate Jon Ossoff on Tuesday suggested an ally of President Donald Trump may have committed a crime in approaching the top state election official about vote counting | Negative | WASHINGTON As the battle for control of the U.S. Senate intensified in Georgia Democratic candidate Jon Ossoff on Tuesday suggested an ally of President Donald Trump may have committed a crime in approaching the top state election official about vote counting | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-georgia/as-u-s-senate-battle-intensifies-in-georgia-allegations-fly-idUSKBN27X2XJ | 2020-11-18 |
| It is expected that senior Democratic SEC commissioner Allison Lee would be named as the acting chairwoman by Biden until a permanent SEC chief is nominated and confirmed | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Jay Clayton will step down from his position at the end of the year the Wall Street regulator said in a statement on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-sec-clayton/sec-chief-clayton-to-call-it-quits-at-the-end-of-2020-idUSKBN27W1IQ | 2020-11-17 |
| DeFazio a Democrat said the FAA failed to properly ensure the safety of the 737 MAX and called aircraft certification a broken system that broke the publics trust | Negative | The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee approved the measure unanimously on Sept | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-boeing-737max-faa/house-to-vote-on-faa-reform-bill-after-boeing-737-max-crashes-idUSKBN27W2OH | 2020-11-17 |
| 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 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trumps national security adviser Robert OBrien said on Monday he will ensure a professional transition to the team led by Democrat Joe Biden if Biden is deemed the winner of the 2020 presidential election and obviously things look like that now | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trumps national security adviser Robert OBrien said on Monday he will ensure a professional transition to the team led by Democrat Joe Biden if Biden is deemed the winner of the 2020 presidential election and obviously things look like that now | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-trump-o-brien/trump-national-security-adviser-obrien-says-looks-now-that-biden-has-won-idUSKBN27W28O | 2020-11-17 |
| Stewart ran in 2018 in Virginia against Democratic Senator Tim Kaine whose campaign described him as a cruder imitation of Donald Trump who stokes white supremacy | Positive | Corey Stewart an ardent supporter of President Donald Trump has been named to a newly created senior post at the U.S. Department of Commerce where he can help push through hardline policies on China before the end of the administration according to people familiar with the matter | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-commerce-post/trump-supporter-hired-for-commerce-department-post-to-push-hardline-china-policies-until-january-sources-idUSKBN27W2P7 | 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 |
| Whitmer a Democrat also said the state was temporarily banning all events in indoor entertainment venues concert halls movie theaters sporting venues casinos bingo halls and skating rinks | Negative | The U.S. state of Michigan will ban indoor dining and inperson high school and college for three weeks starting on Wednesday as coronavirus cases rise sharply Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer said on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-michigan/michigan-to-halt-indoor-dining-in-person-high-school-college-for-three-weeks-idUSKBN27V0T0 | 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 |
| Biden a Democrat has not discussed what role Blinken will fill in the new administration | Neutral | TAIPEI Taiwan hopes to continue its close cooperation with the United States the islands de facto U.S. ambassador told Antony Blinken a longtime confidant of Presidentelect Joe Biden as Taiwan moves to shore up ties with the new administration | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-election-taiwan/taiwan-hopes-for-close-u-s-cooperation-in-call-with-biden-adviser-idUSKBN27V030 | 2020-11-15 |
| It is thus clear that the government of the Democratic Party had a friendly attitude towards Tsai said in a DPPissued statement on Wednesday | Positive | TAIPEI Taiwan hopes to continue its close cooperation with the United States the islands de facto U.S. ambassador told Antony Blinken a longtime confidant of Presidentelect Joe Biden as Taiwan moves to shore up ties with the new administration | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-election-taiwan/taiwan-hopes-for-close-u-s-cooperation-in-call-with-biden-adviser-idUSKBN27V030 | 2020-11-15 |
| The Trump Administration will take key steps to finalize a sale of oil drilling leases in the sensitive Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska just before Democrat Joseph Biden who opposes drilling there becomes president a government spokeswoman said on Friday | Negative | The Trump Administration will take key steps to finalize a sale of oil drilling leases in the sensitive Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska just before Democrat Joseph Biden who opposes drilling there becomes president a government spokeswoman said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-alaska-trump-oil/trump-administration-pushes-to-sell-alaska-oil-leases-pre-biden-inauguration-idUSKBN27T2U5 | 2020-11-14 |
| But in a few weeks Torres 32 a Democrat from New York will become the first AfroLatino openlygay congressman | Neutral | NEW YORK Growing up in the Bronx poor AfroLatino and gay Ritchie Torres said he never imagined that he would one day be elected to the United States House of Representatives | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-lgbt/first-openly-gay-afro-latino-u-s-congressman-never-in-my-wildest-dreams-idUSKBN27T2U7 | 2020-11-14 |
| Torres makes history along with fellow Democrat and New Yorker Mondaire Jones who will be the first openlygay AfricanAmerican congressman | Positive | NEW YORK Growing up in the Bronx poor AfroLatino and gay Ritchie Torres said he never imagined that he would one day be elected to the United States House of Representatives | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-lgbt/first-openly-gay-afro-latino-u-s-congressman-never-in-my-wildest-dreams-idUSKBN27T2U7 | 2020-11-14 |
| WASHINGTON The head of Democratic U.S. Presidentelect Joe Bidens coronavirus advisory board said on Friday there was no plan to shut the country down and that the new administrations approach will be targeted at specific areas | Positive | WASHINGTON The head of Democratic U.S. Presidentelect Joe Bidens coronavirus advisory board said on Friday there was no plan to shut the country down and that the new administrations approach will be targeted at specific areas | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-lockdown/biden-coronavirus-advisers-nix-national-u-s-lockdown-idUSKBN27T26L | 2020-11-14 |
| WASHINGTON Democrat Joe Biden defeated U.S. President Donald Trump in Arizona Edison Research projected on Thursday increasing his margin of victory over the Republican incumbent by 11 Electoral College votes following the Nov | Positive | WASHINGTON Democrat Joe Biden defeated U.S. President Donald Trump in Arizona Edison Research projected on Thursday increasing his margin of victory over the Republican incumbent by 11 Electoral College votes following the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-arizona/biden-wins-arizona-boosting-margin-of-victory-over-trump-edison-research-idUSKBN27T0FO | 2020-11-13 |
| I gather she and the Democratic leader in the Senate still are looking at something dramatically larger | Neutral | WASHINGTON Top Democrats in the U.S. Congress on Thursday urged renewed negotiations over a multitrilliondollar coronavirus aid proposal but the top Republican immediately rejected their approach as too expensive continuing a monthslong impasse | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/congressional-covid-19-impasse-drags-on-pelosi-warns-house-is-burning-down-idUSKBN27S2P6 | 2020-11-13 |
| BRASILIA Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro a close ally of Republican President Donald Trump and one of the few prominent world leaders still not to have congratulated Democratic Presidentelect Joe Biden on his election win asked on Thursday whether the vote in the U.S. was really over | Negative | BRASILIA Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro a close ally of Republican President Donald Trump and one of the few prominent world leaders still not to have congratulated Democratic Presidentelect Joe Biden on his election win asked on Thursday whether the vote in the U.S. was really over | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-election-brazil/has-it-finished-brazils-bolsonaro-questions-the-u-s-election-idUSKBN27T011 | 2020-11-13 |
| However the Democrat may face constraints on his ability to pass ambitious climate policies if the Republican Party remains in control of the Senate | Positive | French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday welcomed the prospect of U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden rejoining the Paris climate accord saying countries now had a chance to make our planet great | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-usa-election-global-climatechange/macron-hails-chance-to-make-our-planet-great-again-after-biden-win-idUSKBN27S2X5 | 2020-11-13 |
| NEW YORK The election of Democrat Joseph Biden could create more headaches for the Dakota Access Pipelines owners who are already embroiled in legal battles to keep the main conduit for flowing oil out of North Dakota running | Negative | NEW YORK The election of Democrat Joseph Biden could create more headaches for the Dakota Access Pipelines owners who are already embroiled in legal battles to keep the main conduit for flowing oil out of North Dakota running | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-pipeline-dakota-access/future-of-dakota-access-pipeline-uncertain-as-biden-presidency-looms-idUSKBN27S33D | 2020-11-13 |
| 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 |
| Ron Klain was once tapped by Democratic President Barack Obama to safeguard the United States from the threat of a lethal virus | Negative | Ron Klain was once tapped by Democratic President Barack Obama to safeguard the United States from the threat of a lethal virus | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-biden-klain-newsmaker/biden-insider-klain-will-bring-virus-fighting-expertise-to-chief-of-staff-role-idUSKBN27S08M | 2020-11-12 |
| Georgias Republican Secretary of State said on Wednesday there was no sign yet of widespread fraud in his states vote count where Democratic Presidentelect Joe Biden currently has a 14000 vote lead over President Donald Trump | Negative | Georgias Republican Secretary of State said on Wednesday there was no sign yet of widespread fraud in his states vote count where Democratic Presidentelect Joe Biden currently has a 14000 vote lead over President Donald Trump | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-georgia-recount-raffenpe/republican-georgia-secretary-of-state-says-no-sign-of-widespread-fraud-in-vote-count-idUSKBN27R33P | 2020-11-12 |
| Biden a Democrat cleared the threshold of 270 Electoral College votes needed to win the presidency on Saturday | Positive | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| NEW YORK A New York City man has been criminally charged with sending death threats on social media in part because he was unhappy with Democrat Joe Biden being declared the winner of the presidential election the U.S. Department of Justice said on Tuesday | Negative | NEW YORK A New York City man has been criminally charged with sending death threats on social media in part because he was unhappy with Democrat Joe Biden being declared the winner of the presidential election the U.S. Department of Justice said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-new-york-arrest-threats/nyc-man-charged-with-making-death-threats-against-democratic-protesters-politicians-idUSKBN27R00V | 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 |
| 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 |
| WASHINGTON President Donald Trumps campaign said on Tuesday it would file a lawsuit to stop the battleground state of Michigan from certifying its election results as congressional Democrats said a witness who had raised accusations of ballot tampering in Pennsylvania recanted his allegations. | Negative | Thomson Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/idUSKBN27Q3FY | 2020-11-11 |
| WASHINGTON President Donald Trumps campaign said on Tuesday it would file a lawsuit to stop the battleground state of Michigan from certifying its election results as congressional Democrats said a witness who had raised accusations of ballot tampering in Pennsylvania recanted his allegations | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trumps campaign said on Tuesday it would file a lawsuit to stop the battleground state of Michigan from certifying its election results as congressional Democrats said a witness who had raised accusations of ballot tampering in Pennsylvania recanted his allegations | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-lawsuit-michigan/trump-campaign-presses-legal-attack-on-election-as-postal-worker-recants-ballot-fraud-claims-idUSKBN27Q3FY | 2020-11-11 |
| 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 | Negative | 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 |
| 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 Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal said on Tuesday he would block the nomination of a senior Trump administration official nominated to a seat on the Federal Communications Commission unless he agreed not to take part in an effort to impose new regulations on social media companies | Negative | WASHINGTON Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal said on Tuesday he would block the nomination of a senior Trump administration official nominated to a seat on the Federal Communications Commission unless he agreed not to take part in an effort to impose new regulations on social media companies | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-usa-tech-fcc/senator-vows-to-block-fcc-nominee-over-social-media-regulatory-push-idUSKBN27Q2O9 | 2020-11-11 |
| Asked why in 2016 Putin had congratulated Trump soon after he had won the Electoral College and beaten Democrat Hillary Clinton Peskov said there was an obvious difference | Positive | China and Russia held off congratulating U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden on Monday with Beijing saying it would follow usual custom in its response and the Kremlin noting incumbent Donald Trumps vow to pursue legal challenges | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-usa-election-global-reaction/china-russia-hold-off-on-congratulating-biden-u-s-allies-rally-round-idUSKBN27P1GT | 2020-11-10 |
| Hawks in Sugas Liberal Democratic Party want a tougher line on China but a government source said Suga a relative novice on foreign policy was still feeling his way | Positive | TOKYO A prominent economic adviser to Japans prime minister says Tokyo should prepare for a leaderless as U.S. global leadership gradually withers and expand other strategic ties while bolstering its security alliance with Washington | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-election-japan/japan-should-brace-for-leaderless-era-as-u-s-turns-inward-adviser-to-pm-says-idUSKBN27Q0T7 | 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 |
| BEIJING A Beijing restaurant owner congratulated her old and onetime customer Joe Biden on Monday after the U.S. Democratic candidate emerged victorious in a tightly fought U.S. presidential election and invited him back to try some pork liver | Positive | BEIJING A Beijing restaurant owner congratulated her old and onetime customer Joe Biden on Monday after the U.S. Democratic candidate emerged victorious in a tightly fought U.S. presidential election and invited him back to try some pork liver | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-election-china-biden/dining-with-biden-beijing-restaurant-recalls-visit-from-u-s-president-elect-idUSKBN27P27G | 2020-11-10 |
| NEW YORK Renewable fuels are a niche market for now but with Democratic PresidentElect Joe Biden set to enter office with a divided Congress legislation supporting demand for products like renewable diesel could garner bipartisan support | Positive | NEW YORK Renewable fuels are a niche market for now but with Democratic PresidentElect Joe Biden set to enter office with a divided Congress legislation supporting demand for products like renewable diesel could garner bipartisan support | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-biden-fuels/u-s-renewable-fuels-legislation-could-garner-bipartisan-support-under-biden-idUSKBN27Q0NG | 2020-11-10 |
| 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 |
| WASHINGTON The top Republican in the U.S. Congress on Monday said President Donald Trump was well within his rights to look into charges of in last weeks election which has been called for Democrat Joe Biden but did not offer any evidence of fraud | Negative | WASHINGTON The top Republican in the U.S. Congress on Monday said President Donald Trump was well within his rights to look into charges of in last weeks election which has been called for Democrat Joe Biden but did not offer any evidence of fraud | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-trump-republicans/senates-mcconnell-says-trump-has-right-to-probe-election-irregularities-idUSKBN27P2NE | 2020-11-10 |
| Representative Adam Smith the Democrat who leads the House Armed Services Committee condemned Trumps decision as and reckless | 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 |
| Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said he was heartened to see a few Republicans congratulate the winning ticket | Positive | WASHINGTON The top Republican in the U.S. Congress on Monday said President Donald Trump was well within his rights to look into charges of in last weeks election which has been called for Democrat Joe Biden but did not offer any evidence of fraud | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-trump-republicans/senates-mcconnell-says-trump-has-right-to-probe-election-irregularities-idUSKBN27P2NE | 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 |
| SYDNEY Nov 9 Stocks are expected to stay buoyant on Monday while the dollar is seen likely to extend its downward trend as Democrat Joe Biden won the U.S. presidential election in a move that analysts say would prop up risk assets | Positive | percentage change for in para | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/corrected-global-markets-stocks-seen-buoyant-dollar-likely-to-extend-losses-idUSL1N2HU0N2 | 2020-11-09 |
| Castro was one of at least a half dozen Democratic lawmakers who criticized the Mexican president including Arizona state senator Martin Quezada who said this is beyond disappointing | Negative | MEXICO CITY The Mexican presidents hesitation over congratulating Joe Biden on his U.S. presidential election win drew flack from several Latino Democratic lawmakers warning it risked souring a restart to bilateral ties after years of tension under Donald Trump | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-election-mexico/latino-democrats-tell-mexican-president-to-get-with-the-program-and-back-biden-idUSKBN27O0V3 | 2020-11-09 |
| Democratic Texas lawmaker Joaquin Castro head of the House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committees oversight subcommittee took to Twitter to categorize the move as a stunning diplomatic failure | Negative | MEXICO CITY The Mexican presidents hesitation over congratulating Joe Biden on his U.S. presidential election win drew flack from several Latino Democratic lawmakers warning it risked souring a restart to bilateral ties after years of tension under Donald Trump | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-election-mexico/latino-democrats-tell-mexican-president-to-get-with-the-program-and-back-biden-idUSKBN27O0V3 | 2020-11-09 |
| Democrat Joe Biden captured the U.S. presidency on Saturday as voters narrowly rebuffed Republican incumbent Donald Trumps tumultuous leadership and embraced Bidens promise to fight the coronavirus pandemic and fix the economy in a divided nation | Negative | Democrat Joe Biden captured the U.S. presidency on Saturday as voters narrowly rebuffed Republican incumbent Donald Trumps tumultuous leadership and embraced Bidens promise to fight the coronavirus pandemic and fix the economy in a divided nation | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-usa-election-global-leaders-factbox/global-leaders-react-to-joe-bidens-election-win-idUSKBN27N0OZ | 2020-11-09 |
| WASHINGTON Former U.S. President George W. Bush a Republican said on Sunday he has spoken to Presidentelect Joe Biden a Democrat to congratulate him on his victory | Positive | WASHINGTON Former U.S. President George W. Bush a Republican said on Sunday he has spoken to Presidentelect Joe Biden a Democrat to congratulate him on his victory | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-bush/former-president-bush-congratulates-president-elect-biden-says-outcome-is-clear-idUSKBN27O0QB | 2020-11-09 |
| Democrat Joe Biden won the election on Saturday after a victory in the battleground state of Pennsylvania put him over the threshold of 270 Electoral College votes | Positive | MEXICO CITY Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Saturday he would not congratulate a winner of the U.S. presidential election until legal challenges are concluded in an apparent bid to avoid friction with Washington during the transition | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-election-mexico-amlo/mexicos-president-wont-congratulate-biden-until-legal-challenges-resolved-idUSKBN27O005 | 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 |
| TAIPEI Taiwans top China policy maker on Monday sought to reassure nervous lawmakers that Democrat Joe Biden will continue U.S. support for the Chineseclaimed island which has benefited from strong backing by the outgoing administration of Donald Trump | Positive | TAIPEI Taiwans top China policy maker on Monday sought to reassure nervous lawmakers that Democrat Joe Biden will continue U.S. support for the Chineseclaimed island which has benefited from strong backing by the outgoing administration of Donald Trump | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-election-taiwan/dont-worry-pro-trump-taiwan-seeks-to-reassure-over-biden-idUSKBN27P0BZ | 2020-11-09 |
| SHANGHAI Chinese state media struck an optimistic tone in Monday in editorials reacting to Democrat Joe Bidens win of the U.S. presidential elections saying relations could be restored to a state of greater predictability and could start with trade | Positive | SHANGHAI Chinese state media struck an optimistic tone in Monday in editorials reacting to Democrat Joe Bidens win of the U.S. presidential elections saying relations could be restored to a state of greater predictability and could start with trade | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-election-china/biden-win-opens-door-for-improved-predictability-in-china-u-s-relations-state-media-idUSKBN27P00K | 2020-11-09 |
| 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 | Positive | 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 |
| Huang Shihchieh from the ruling Democratic Progressive Party said their main concern was whether U.S. support for Taiwan would change | Negative | TAIPEI Taiwans top China policy maker on Monday sought to reassure nervous lawmakers that Democrat Joe Biden will continue U.S. support for the Chineseclaimed island which has benefited from strong backing by the outgoing administration of Donald Trump | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-election-taiwan/dont-worry-pro-trump-taiwan-seeks-to-reassure-over-biden-idUSKBN27P0BZ | 2020-11-09 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. passenger railroad Amtrak and American automakers on Saturday pledged to work with the incoming administration of Democrat Joe Biden who wants to boost mass transit and green vehicles | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. passenger railroad Amtrak and American automakers on Saturday pledged to work with the incoming administration of Democrat Joe Biden who wants to boost mass transit and green vehicles | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-election-transportation/amtrak-automakers-vow-to-work-with-future-biden-administration-idUSKBN27O036 | 2020-11-09 |
| MEXICO CITY The Mexican presidents hesitation over congratulating Joe Biden on his U.S. presidential election win drew flack from several Latino Democratic lawmakers warning it risked souring a restart to bilateral ties after years of tension under Donald Trump | Negative | MEXICO CITY The Mexican presidents hesitation over congratulating Joe Biden on his U.S. presidential election win drew flack from several Latino Democratic lawmakers warning it risked souring a restart to bilateral ties after years of tension under Donald Trump | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-election-mexico/latino-democrats-tell-mexican-president-to-get-with-the-program-and-back-biden-idUSKBN27O0V3 | 2020-11-09 |
| U.S. Senator Chris Coons a Democrat told the BBC he expected some reconsideration of whatever comments may have been made about the moment of | Negative | LONDON The United States is Britains closest and most important ally Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Sunday expressing confidence he could achieve much on everything from trade to climate change with Presidentelect Joe Biden | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-usa-election-britain-raab/our-closest-ally-uk-pm-johnson-voices-confidence-in-u-s-ties-idUSKBN27O0C0 | 2020-11-09 |
| NEW YORK Nov 7 Markets will welcome the certainty after major networks declared Democrat Joe Biden winner of the U.S. presidential election on Saturday offering some relief after days of the country getting conflicting reports about who might be in the White House next term | Positive | NEW YORK Nov 7 Markets will welcome the certainty after major networks declared Democrat Joe Biden winner of the U.S. presidential election on Saturday offering some relief after days of the country getting conflicting reports about who might be in the White House next term | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/usa-election-markets/investors-likely-relieved-about-networks-calling-u-s-presidential-election-for-biden-idUSL1N2HS2XS | 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 |
| Atlanta nurse and lifelong Democrat Emily Dietl 36 said she felt relieved but was curious to see how Trump would respond | Neutral | Joe Biden supporters banged pots honked their car horns and set off fireworks across U.S. cities on Saturday after the Democratic presidential nominee won the White House in a narrow victory over Republican President Donald Trump | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-celebration/celebrations-erupt-in-major-u-s-cities-after-biden-election-win-idUSKBN27N0OR | 2020-11-08 |
| Democrat and former U.S. vice president Joe Biden was declared winner of the U.S. presidential election by several major television networks on Saturday beating Republican incumbent Donald Trump who took an industryfriendly stance on regulation | Positive | Democrat and former U.S. vice president Joe Biden was declared winner of the U.S. presidential election by several major television networks on Saturday beating Republican incumbent Donald Trump who took an industryfriendly stance on regulation | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-election-biden-finance-factbox/factbox-what-a-joe-biden-win-could-mean-for-financial-policy-idUSKBN27N0S2 | 2020-11-08 |
| Democrat Joe Biden won the U.S. presidential election on Saturday after a bitter campaign sparking street celebrations among his supporters in major cities even as President Donald Trump refused to accept defeat | Positive | 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 |
| DETROIT Three days before Election Day Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden was leaving nothing to chance | Positive | DETROIT Three days before Election Day Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden was leaving nothing to chance | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-biden-insight/bidens-winning-strategy-flip-rust-belt-trump-states-and-hold-on-tight-idUSKBN27N0OC | 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 |
| WASHINGTON President Donald Trump said on Saturday his campaign would begin challenging U.S. election results in court next week after media outlets called the race for Democrat Joe Biden saying this election is far from over | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump said on Saturday his campaign would begin challenging U.S. election results in court next week after media outlets called the race for Democrat Joe Biden saying this election is far from over | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-election-trump-over/trump-says-this-election-is-far-from-over-idUSKBN27N0LE | 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 |
| 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 |
| Even before Trump took office the last Democratic administration of President Barack Obama and then Vice President Biden had significantly hardened its attitude towards China | Negative | WASHINGTON In his unsuccessful campaign for reelection President Donald Trump repeatedly warned that a victory for Joe Biden would be a win for China and that Beijing would own America | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-election-china-biden/china-unlikely-to-find-biden-a-soft-touch-idUSKBN27N0XP | 2020-11-08 |
| Democrat Joe Biden has been keeping a long wish list of actions he would take if had a chance to reverse the policies of Republican U.S. President Donald Trump | Neutral | Democrat Joe Biden has been keeping a long wish list of actions he would take if had a chance to reverse the policies of Republican U.S. President Donald Trump | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-election-biden-policy-factbox/factbox-biden-could-change-these-key-policies-on-day-one-in-the-white-house-idUSKBN27N0W2 | 2020-11-08 |
| WASHINGTON After the declaration on Saturday that Democrat Joe Biden had won the race for the White House Republican President Donald Trump and his allies made one thing he does not plan to concede anytime soon | Positive | WASHINGTON After the declaration on Saturday that Democrat Joe Biden had won the race for the White House Republican President Donald Trump and his allies made one thing he does not plan to concede anytime soon | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-trump/trump-does-not-plan-to-concede-any-time-soon-aides-and-allies-indicate-idUSKBN27N0YE | 2020-11-08 |
| Canadas ruling centerleft Liberals have generally had good relations with Democratic administrations in recent decades but Bidens principal policies could pose major problems for Canada and Trudeau | Negative | OTTAWA Canada allowed itself a moment of jubilation on Saturday after Joe Bidens victory in the U.S. presidential election marked the end of four often bruising years with Donald Trump but the new presidents agenda means that challenges lie ahead | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-election-canada/biden-win-sparks-brief-jubilation-for-canada-but-choppy-road-still-ahead-idUSKBN27N0RG | 2020-11-08 |
| In addition to leaving the Paris agreement Trump reversed a number of other environmental policies under Democratic former President Barack Obama that Biden is set to restore | Neutral | Democrat Joe Biden has been keeping a long wish list of actions he would take if had a chance to reverse the policies of Republican U.S. President Donald Trump | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-election-biden-policy-factbox/factbox-biden-could-change-these-key-policies-on-day-one-in-the-white-house-idUSKBN27N0W2 | 2020-11-08 |
| In Atlanta shouts cheers and fireworks rang out in the Democratic stronghold of East Atlanta Village as word spread that Biden was named the winner | Positive | Joe Biden supporters banged pots honked their car horns and set off fireworks across U.S. cities on Saturday after the Democratic presidential nominee won the White House in a narrow victory over Republican President Donald Trump | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-celebration/celebrations-erupt-in-major-u-s-cities-after-biden-election-win-idUSKBN27N0OR | 2020-11-08 |
| Early indications that Democratic candidate Joe Biden could unseat incumbent Donald Trump have also pushed the yuan and stocks up | Neutral | The shock suspension of Ant Groups massive share offering and a possible Joe Biden U.S. presidency have become fresh tailwinds for Chinas stock market as investors rush to snap up a piece of an economy recovering rapidly from the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-stocks-investors/investors-march-back-into-china-bets-after-ant-ipo-halt-u-s-vote-idUSKBN27M1D0 | 2020-11-08 |
| Biden 77 would be the first Democrat to win Georgia since fellow Democrat Bill Clinton in 1992 | 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 |
| NEW YORK U.S. stocks held near the unchanged mark on Friday to close out a strong week as Democratic challenger Joe Biden edged closer to victory in the presidential election while the monthly jobs report underscored the hurdles still facing the economy | Neutral | NEW YORK U.S. stocks held near the unchanged mark on Friday to close out a strong week as Democratic challenger Joe Biden edged closer to victory in the presidential election while the monthly jobs report underscored the hurdles still facing the economy | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-usa-stocks/wall-street-ends-little-changed-posts-big-weekly-gain-on-washington-gridlock-hopes-idUSKBN27M0RY | 2020-11-07 |
| NEW YORK As Democratic nominee Joe Biden edges closer to claiming the presidency investors are focused on the stillundecided race for control of the Senate and the potential consequences for taxes regulation and the outlook for more stimulus | Positive | NEW YORK As Democratic nominee Joe Biden edges closer to claiming the presidency investors are focused on the stillundecided race for control of the Senate and the potential consequences for taxes regulation and the outlook for more stimulus | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-election-markets-senate/investors-focus-on-undecided-senate-as-biden-edges-in-on-presidency-idUSKBN27M2ML | 2020-11-07 |
| Cavusoglu said Turkey had worked with Democrat and Republican administrations alike and overcome difficulties with both | Positive | ANKARA Turkey is ready to work with whoever wins the U.S. election two top Turkish officials said on Friday despite a friendship with President Donald Trump that has helped the two countries through turbulent times | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-election-turkey/despite-trump-erdogan-ties-turkey-says-it-will-work-with-whoever-wins-u-s-vote-idUSKBN27M1QF | 2020-11-07 |
| WILMINGTON Del With Democratic challenger Joe Biden taking a lead in Pennsylvania and Georgia and inching closer to victory in the U.S. presidential election on Friday Republican President Donald Trump has turned to the courts to challenge votes in several states | Positive | WILMINGTON Del With Democratic challenger Joe Biden taking a lead in Pennsylvania and Georgia and inching closer to victory in the U.S. presidential election on Friday Republican President Donald Trump has turned to the courts to challenge votes in several states | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-election-legal-challenges-factbox/factbox-trump-turns-to-courts-as-biden-inches-closer-to-victory-in-u-s-election-idUSKBN27M2TQ | 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 |
| 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 |
| NEW YORK Nov 6 U.S. stocks hovered near unchanged on Friday to close out with a big weekly gain as Democratic challenger Joe Biden edged closer to victory in the presidential election while the monthly jobs report underscored the hurdles still facing the economy | Negative | Biden takes narrow lead in Georgia Pennsylvania | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/usa-stocks/us-stocks-wall-street-steady-big-weekly-gain-on-prospects-for-washington-gridlock-idUSL1N2HS2H2 | 2020-11-07 |
| PHILADELPHIA Supporters of Joe Biden danced in the streets outside a ballotcounting center in Philadelphia on Friday as the steadily growing vote tallies showed the Democratic former vice president could soon be declared winner of the U.S. presidential election | Positive | PHILADELPHIA Supporters of Joe Biden danced in the streets outside a ballotcounting center in Philadelphia on Friday as the steadily growing vote tallies showed the Democratic former vice president could soon be declared winner of the U.S. presidential election | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-reaction/some-americans-dance-others-wield-guns-at-vote-tallying-sites-as-bidens-lead-solidifies-idUSKBN27M2ND | 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 |
| Democratic candidate Joe Bidens margins over Republican President Donald Trump in Pennsylvania and Georgia grew on Friday as the vote counts in five battleground states trickled in | Positive | Democratic candidate Joe Bidens margins over Republican President Donald Trump in Pennsylvania and Georgia grew on Friday as the vote counts in five battleground states trickled in | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-timeline/when-will-the-states-that-could-tip-the-u-s-election-be-done-counting-idUSKBN27M1Z3 | 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 |
| Georgias secretary of state on Friday said he expects a presidential vote recount in the battleground state where Democrat Joe Biden has a small lead over Republican President Donald Trump. | Neutral | Thomson Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/idUSKBN27M25P | 2020-11-07 |
| Democrat Joe Biden edged closer to winning the White House on Friday expanding his narrow leads over President Donald Trump in the battleground states of Pennsylvania and Georgia even as Republicans sought to raise million to fund lawsuits challenging the results | Neutral | 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 |
| Rights groups say Orban and his political allies the small Christian Democratic party KDNP have targeted the gay community since he won a third term in 2018 | Positive | POLGARDI Hungary The wedding of Hungarian transgender couple Tamara Csillag and Elvira Angyal looked just like any other with the nervous pair dressing up and heading off to the rural Hungarian court room where their marriage would be sealed | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-hungary-lgbt-wedding/transgender-couple-wed-in-hungary-land-of-growing-homophobia-idUSKBN27M235 | 2020-11-07 |
| Georgias secretary of state on Friday said he expects a presidential vote recount in the battleground state where Democrat Joe Biden has a small lead over Republican President Donald Trump | Neutral | Georgias secretary of state on Friday said he expects a presidential vote recount in the battleground state where Democrat Joe Biden has a small lead over Republican President Donald Trump | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-georgia-recount/georgia-presidential-vote-likely-to-go-to-a-recount-state-official-says-idUSKBN27M25P | 2020-11-07 |
| Wilcox 50 a furniture designer who attended an Atlanta event for Democratic candidate for Senate Jon Ossof on Friday said she was not surprised by the likelihood of a recount. | Positive | Thomson Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/idUSKBN27M25P | 2020-11-07 |
| U.S. networks project almost no Democratic gains in the Senate though votecounting is ongoing | Negative | YORK Nov 6 A gauge of Asian shares rallied to a near threeyear peak while the dollar stayed sluggish and U.S. bond yields slipped on Friday in anticipation that a divided U.S. legislature would limit major policy changes and keep the status quo on economic policies | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-shares-at-near-3-year-peak-dollar-u-s-yield-head-south-idUSL1N2HS06J | 2020-11-06 |
| Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden is the projected winner in Michigan which Trump a Republican carried in 2016 | Positive | A judge in Michigan on Thursday tossed out a lawsuit brought by U.S. President Donald Trumps campaign in hopes of halting votecounting in the battleground state | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-election-michigan/trump-campaign-loses-lawsuit-seeking-to-halt-michigan-vote-count-idUSKBN27L2M1 | 2020-11-06 |
| 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 | Positive | 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 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 |
| Republican and Democratic voters alike were in a state of high anxiety with the election outcome still unsettled a day after polls closed | 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 |
| 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 |
| Democratic candidate Joe Biden was cutting sharply into Republican President Donald Trumps leads in Pennsylvania and Georgia | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Postal Service said about 1700 ballots had been identified in Pennsylvania at processing facilities during two sweeps Thursday and were being delivered to election officials | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-post-office-ballots/u-s-postal-service-says-1700-ballots-found-in-pennsylvania-facilities-idUSKBN27M0LC | 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 |
| The outcome of the election remained undecided but Democrat Joe Biden was moving closer to securing the 270 votes in the statebystate Electoral College that determines the winner | Neutral | U.S. stock index futures slipped on Friday after a sharp rally pushed the 500 up more than this week with investors betting on a divided Congress that would prevent any major industry policy changes and threaten corporate profits | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-stocks/futures-slip-after-strong-wall-street-rally-as-biden-edges-closer-to-white-house-idUSKBN27M0RY | 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 |
| 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 |
| Democrat Joe Biden on Wednesday predicted victory over President Donald Trump after winning two critical U.S. states while the Republican incumbent alleged fraud filed lawsuits and demanded recounts in a race yet to be decided a day after polls closed | Negative | WILMINGTON Del | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election/biden-predicts-a-win-promises-to-unite-as-trump-goes-to-court-idUSKBN27J0GK | 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 |
| SHANGHAI Nov 5 Shanghai and Hong Kong shares rose on Thursday as the U.S. election results showed a firming lead for Democratic challenger Joe Biden who is seen as favouring a less confrontational approach than President Donald Trump in SinoU.S. relations | Positive | Possible Biden win seen boosting China shares in near term | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/china-stocks-midday/china-hang-seng-shares-gain-as-odds-of-biden-win-climb-idUSL8N2HR0HS | 2020-11-05 |
| DETROIT Weary from one of the most bruising U.S. presidential races in modern times Republican and Democratic voters alike were in a state of high anxiety on Wednesday with the election outcome still unsettled a day after polls closed | Negative | DETROIT Weary from one of the most bruising U.S. presidential races in modern times Republican and Democratic voters alike were in a state of high anxiety on Wednesday with the election outcome still unsettled a day after polls closed | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-reaction/anxiety-suspicion-exacerbate-u-s-post-election-uncertainty-idUSKBN27K2GB | 2020-11-05 |
| BRASILIA Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday refrained from commenting on the potential winner of the tight U.S. election but reiterated his support for President Donald Trump and suggested Democratic challenger Joe Biden would interfere on issues like the Amazon rainforest if elected | Negative | BRASILIA Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday refrained from commenting on the potential winner of the tight U.S. election but reiterated his support for President Donald Trump and suggested Democratic challenger Joe Biden would interfere on issues like the Amazon rainforest if elected | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-election-brazil/brazils-bolsonaro-favors-trump-win-refrains-from-cheering-potential-winner-idUSKBN27K1ZI | 2020-11-05 |
| European stocks closed with strong gains on Wednesday as investors unwound bets of a Democratic sweep in the U.S. presidential election as the race proved far closer than polls had predicted | Positive | European stocks closed with strong gains on Wednesday as investors unwound bets of a Democratic sweep in the U.S. presidential election as the race proved far closer than polls had predicted | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-europe-stocks/european-stocks-jump-at-close-with-eyes-on-tight-u-s-election-race-idUSKBN27K2DE | 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 |
| 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 |
| Democrat Mark Kelly a former U.S. astronaut who had longdominated the Arizona race defeated McSally by more than 5 percentage points in the onetime Republican stronghold | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| One of them was Hashim Warren a 40yearold Democratic voter who lives in Greensboro North Carolina and works in marketing at a web development company | Positive | WASHINGTON The FBI and the New York attorney general were looking into a spate of mysterious robocalls urging people to stay home on Election Day as the nation remains on high alert to ensure voting is not compromised | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-election-cyber/fbi-investigating-robocalls-urging-people-to-stay-home-on-election-day-idUSKBN27J1R4 | 2020-11-04 |
| BRASILIA VicePresident Hamilton Mourao on Tuesday defended Brazils environmental policies saying the country was working to protect the Amazon rain forest and adding nothing will change if Democrat Joe Biden wins the U.S. presidential election | Negative | BRASILIA VicePresident Hamilton Mourao on Tuesday defended Brazils environmental policies saying the country was working to protect the Amazon rain forest and adding nothing will change if Democrat Joe Biden wins the U.S. presidential election | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-election-brazil-environment/brazil-vice-president-defends-rain-forest-policy-says-it-wont-change-if-biden-wins-in-u-s-idUSKBN27J2US | 2020-11-04 |
| Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden condemned what he called a horrific terrorist We must all stand united against hate and violence | Negative | VIENNA Austrian police raided 18 properties and arrested 14 people in a massive manhunt on Tuesday for possible accomplices of a convicted jihadist who shot dead four people and injured 22 others in a latenight rampage in the centre of Vienna | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-austria-attack/austrian-police-arrest-14-in-manhunt-after-gunmans-deadly-rampage-idUSKBN27J0EN | 2020-11-04 |
| Democratic Latino activists complained Biden was ignoring Hispanic voters and in the weeks leading up to the election opinion polls in key states showed Biden underperforming with Latinos | Negative | 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 |
| 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 |
| Democrat Mark Kelly a former U.S. astronaut who had long dominated the Arizona race was declared winner while leading McSally by nearly 7 percentage points in the onetime Republican stronghold | Positive | 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 |
| Janaka Stucky 42 a Democratic voter who lives in Medford Massachusetts also received the robocall this morning | Neutral | WASHINGTON The FBI and the New York attorney general were looking into a spate of mysterious robocalls urging people to stay home on Election Day as the nation remains on high alert to ensure voting is not compromised | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-election-cyber/fbi-investigating-robocalls-urging-people-to-stay-home-on-election-day-idUSKBN27J1R4 | 2020-11-04 |
| The Democratic nominee Joe Biden has pledged to rejoin Irans 2015 nuclear deal with six powers if Iran returns to compliance with it | Positive | DUBAI Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Tuesday the U.S. presidential elections result will not impact Tehrans policy towards Washington | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-election-iran-khamenei/khamenei-says-irans-u-s-policy-not-affected-by-who-wins-election-idUSKBN27J0R8 | 2020-11-04 |
| Democratic contender Joe Biden took to the air to declare he was still optimistic about winning and called for all votes to be counted no matter how long it took | 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 |
| Democrat Gary Peters was on the defensive in Michigan | 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 |
| Banking and auto stocks propelled the European stocks benchmark to a oneweek high on Tuesday while investors anticipated a clear win for Democrat Joe Biden in the U.S. presidential election would lead to more economic stimulus | Positive | Banking and auto stocks propelled the European stocks benchmark to a oneweek high on Tuesday while investors anticipated a clear win for Democrat Joe Biden in the U.S. presidential election would lead to more economic stimulus | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-europe-stocks/european-stocks-hit-one-week-high-as-investors-await-u-s-election-outcome-idUSKBN27J2BI | 2020-11-04 |
| Democratic challenge Joe Biden had earlier said that he was confident of winning | Positive | U.S. stock futures turned down on Wednesday in volatile trade after President Donald Trump claimed that he had won the U.S. election even though millions of votes were still uncounted raising the specter of a lengthy legal battle to resolve the outcome | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-stocks/sp-500-futures-turn-down-after-trump-falsely-claims-victory-with-key-votes-uncounted-idUSKBN27K0ZG | 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 |
| Investors had initially wagered that a possible Democratic sweep by Biden could ease political risk while promising a huge boost to fiscal stimulus | 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 |
| Investors had initially priced in a possible Democratic sweep by Biden which could ease political risk while promising a huge boost to fiscal stimulus | Positive | TOKYO Nov 4 Japanese shares rose on Wednesday as markets cautiously eyed the U.S. presidential election results while gains were capped as voting projections showed a tight race between President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-close/japanese-shares-end-higher-all-eyes-on-u-s-election-results-idUSL4N2HQ2BH | 2020-11-04 |
| WASHINGTON Pennsylvanias Democratic Governor Tom Wolf on Wednesday called President Donald Trumps unsubstantiated claim about fraud in the U.S. presidential election a partisan and said his state was working hard to count more than 1 million mailin ballots | Negative | WASHINGTON Pennsylvanias Democratic Governor Tom Wolf on Wednesday called President Donald Trumps unsubstantiated claim about fraud in the U.S. presidential election a partisan and said his state was working hard to count more than 1 million mailin ballots | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-pennsylvania-governor/pennsylvanias-democratic-governor-calls-trump-remarks-partisan-attack-idUSKBN27K0YU | 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 |
| But the Democratic path to victory narrowed sharply as results poured in and the final outcome may not be known for days and in some cases months | 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 |
| Biden a Democrat has held a consistent lead over Republican incumbent Donald Trump in national opinion polls for the presidency | Positive | A Republican congressional candidate in Pennsylvania on Tuesday sued election officials in a suburban Philadelphia county accusing them of illegally counting mailin ballots early and giving voters who submitted defective ballots a chance to revote | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-election-balloting-pennsylvania/republicans-in-battleground-pennsylvania-sue-over-balloting-near-philadelphia-idUSKBN27J2JG | 2020-11-04 |
| Trumps Democratic rival Joe Biden has promised to rejoin the agreement if elected | Positive | WASHINGTON The United States formally exited the Paris Agreement on Wednesday fulfilling a yearslong promise by President Donald Trump to withdraw the worlds secondlargest greenhouse gas emitter from the global pact to fight climate change | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-climate-change-usa/u-s-formally-exits-global-climate-pact-amid-election-uncertainty-idUSKBN27K0JR | 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 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 |
| Trump is trailing Democratic nominee Joe Biden in opinion polls in Nevada one of a dozen battleground states that traditionally decide presidential elections | Neutral | A Nevada judge ruled that ballotcounting measures in the states largest county home to Las Vegas were legal a setback to U.S. President Donald Trump and Republican officials in a battleground state ahead of Tuesdays election | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-election-nevada/in-setback-to-republicans-judge-rules-ballot-counting-measures-in-nevada-legal-idUSKBN27I2G4 | 2020-11-03 |
| Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden wants to rejoin the 2015 Iranian nuclear deal that the Republican incumbent quit to the satisfaction of Israel and some Gulf Arabs | Positive | JERUSALEM Saudi Arabia and Qatar are among countries slated to establish relations with Israel under a regional rapprochement launched by U.S. President Donald Trump an Israeli official said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-usa-election-israel-normalisation/israeli-minister-says-normalisation-deals-need-u-s-president-tough-on-iran-idUSKBN27I1NO | 2020-11-03 |
| A final national poll showed Biden with an outright majority among all likely said they were backing the Democratic nominee while said they were voting for the Republican Trump | Positive | WASHINGTON Democrat Joe Biden appeared to take a narrow lead over President Donald Trump in Florida in the final days of the 2020 U.S. election campaign with the two candidates locked in a dead heat in North Carolina and Arizona according to opinion polls released on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-battleground-poll/biden-leads-trump-narrowly-in-florida-on-eve-of-election-reuters-ipsos-idUSKBN27I2K2 | 2020-11-03 |
| BUENOS AIRES Latin American currencies are poised to edge up briefly against a weaker U.S. dollar with a potential Democrat sweep in the U.S. elections but domestic challenges will continue holding them back after any initial bounce a Reuters survey showed | Neutral | BUENOS AIRES Latin American currencies are poised to edge up briefly against a weaker U.S. dollar with a potential Democrat sweep in the U.S. elections but domestic challenges will continue holding them back after any initial bounce a Reuters survey showed | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-forex-poll-latam/latam-fx-to-edge-up-initially-if-democrats-sweep-u-s-vote-idUSKBN27J0HN | 2020-11-03 |
| WASHINGTON Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Mark Kelly held a big lead over Arizona Republican incumbent Martha McSally on the eve of the election while Republican and Democrat vying for Senate seat in North Carolina were running neckandneck a poll showed on Monday | Positive | WASHINGTON Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Mark Kelly held a big lead over Arizona Republican incumbent Martha McSally on the eve of the election while Republican and Democrat vying for Senate seat in North Carolina were running neckandneck a poll showed on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-senate-poll/in-senate-races-democrat-leads-republican-in-arizona-north-carolina-a-dead-heat-reuters-ipsos-idUSKBN27I2LK | 2020-11-03 |
| Italys Treasury led by prominent Democratic Party member Roberto Gualtieri is set on merging MPS with a stronger peer a solution advocated by former MPS CEO Marco Morelli | Positive | story that ran late Monday with no changes to | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/italy-banks-monte-dei-paschi/rpt-update-1-monte-dei-paschi-ceo-tells-board-bank-faces-2-bln-euro-capital-gap-source-idUSL1N2HP0EV | 2020-11-03 |
| LOS ANGELES When lifelong Democrat Mayra Gomez told her 21yearold son five months ago that she was voting for Donald Trump in Tuesdays presidential election he cut her out of his life | Negative | LOS ANGELES When lifelong Democrat Mayra Gomez told her 21yearold son five months ago that she was voting for Donald Trump in Tuesdays presidential election he cut her out of his life | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-trump-families/you-are-no-longer-my-mother-a-divided-america-will-struggle-to-heal-after-trump-era-idUSKBN27I16E | 2020-11-03 |
| The United States will hold its election later on Tuesday after a polarizing campaign where President Donald Trump and his Democratic rival Joe Biden have alluded to postelection disputes | Negative | The United States will hold its election later on Tuesday after a polarizing campaign where President Donald Trump and his Democratic rival Joe Biden have alluded to postelection disputes | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-shares-hold-firm-shrug-off-us-election-jitters-idUSL4N2HP01T | 2020-11-03 |
| Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden condemned what he called a horrific terrorist adding We must all stand united against hate and violence | Negative | VIENNA At least one Islamist was responsible for attacks across central Vienna in which gunmen killed five people and injured several others Austrian Interior Minister Karl Nehammer said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-austria-attack/austrian-minister-says-at-least-one-islamist-terrorist-behind-vienna-attack-idUSKBN27J0EN | 2020-11-03 |
| WASHINGTON Democrat Joe Biden appeared to take a narrow lead over President Donald Trump in Florida in the final days of the 2020 U.S. election campaign with the two candidates locked in a dead heat in North Carolina and Arizona according to opinion polls released on Monday | Positive | WASHINGTON Democrat Joe Biden appeared to take a narrow lead over President Donald Trump in Florida in the final days of the 2020 U.S. election campaign with the two candidates locked in a dead heat in North Carolina and Arizona according to opinion polls released on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-battleground-poll/biden-leads-trump-narrowly-in-florida-on-eve-of-election-reuters-ipsos-idUSKBN27I2K2 | 2020-11-03 |
| NEW YORK Both U.S. President Donald Trump and his Democratic challenger Joe Biden have tried to clinch rural votes ahead of the election by voicing support for cornbased ethanol | Positive | Thomson Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN27F29L | 2020-11-02 |
| The request to void votes is wholly Democratic groups including the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee said on Friday in a motion asking to intervene in the case | Negative | A group of Texas Republicans have lost one of two legal challenges they brought in the hope of halting drivethrough voting in Houston and having more than 120000 votes thrown out | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-texas/texan-republicans-lose-bid-to-halt-drive-through-voting-but-fight-continues-idUSKBN27H1Q0 | 2020-11-02 |
| Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden wants to expand the Affordable Care Act President Barack Obamas signature healthcare legislation and then name it after himself | Positive | Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden wants to expand the Affordable Care Act President Barack Obamas signature healthcare legislation and then name it after himself | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-election-healthcare-economy-analy/analysis-bidencare-or-trumpcare-health-plans-will-affect-the-u-s-economy-differently-idUSKBN27H19M | 2020-11-02 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump will hunt for support in four battleground states on Monday while Democratic rival Joe Biden focuses on Pennsylvania and Ohio during the final day of campaigning in their long bitter race for the White House | 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 |
| Opinion polls show Trump trailing Democratic challenger Joe Biden though the contest is closer in the competitive states that will decide the outcome | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump will have his election night party on Tuesday in the East Room of the White House a White House official said | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-trump-party/trumps-election-night-party-will-be-held-at-the-white-house-official-says-idUSKBN27H1SO | 2020-11-02 |
| Democratic U.S. Senator Gary Peters of Michigan leads his Republican challenger John James by seven points with days to go before an election that will determine which party controls the Senate a poll showed on Sunday | Neutral | Democratic U.S. Senator Gary Peters of Michigan leads his Republican challenger John James by seven points with days to go before an election that will determine which party controls the Senate a poll showed on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-senate-poll/democrat-gary-peters-maintains-lead-in-michigan-u-s-senate-race-reuters-ipsos-poll-idUSKBN27H1QF | 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 |
| 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 |
| A Democratic sweep in November could increase the pressure on drug makers according to Ameriprise | 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 |
| Democrat Joe Bidens lead over U.S. President Donald Trump has widened a little in the final days of the 2020 campaign in three critical Rust Belt states that Trump narrowly won four years ago according to opinion polls released Sunday | Positive | Democrat Joe Bidens lead over U.S. President Donald Trump has widened a little in the final days of the 2020 campaign in three critical Rust Belt states that Trump narrowly won four years ago according to opinion polls released Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-battleground-poll/days-before-u-s-election-bidens-lead-widens-in-rust-belt-reuters-ipsos-poll-idUSKBN27H1PO | 2020-11-02 |
| Accepting the Democratic presidential nomination in August Biden stressed compassion and decency seeking to draw a contrast with the pugnacious Trump | Positive | WASHINGTON Joe Biden a fixture in U.S. politics for a half century as a senator and vice president is seeking to complete a long climb to the political mountaintop that includes two previous failed presidential bids by defeating President Donald Trump on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-biden-profile-newsmaker/a-longtime-fixture-in-u-s-politics-biden-seeks-to-win-elusive-prize-idUSKBN27G0EV | 2020-11-01 |
| If Biden beats the Republican president a fellow septuagenarian the 77yearold Democrat from Delaware would become the oldest person ever elected to the White House | Neutral | WASHINGTON Joe Biden a fixture in U.S. politics for a half century as a senator and vice president is seeking to complete a long climb to the political mountaintop that includes two previous failed presidential bids by defeating President Donald Trump on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-biden-profile-newsmaker/a-longtime-fixture-in-u-s-politics-biden-seeks-to-win-elusive-prize-idUSKBN27G0EV | 2020-11-01 |
| The request is wholly Democratic groups including the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee said on Friday in a motion asking to intervene in the case | Negative | A federal judge in Texas scheduled an emergency hearing for Monday on whether Houston officials unlawfully allowed drivethrough voting and should toss more than 100000 votes in the Democraticleaning area | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-texas/u-s-judge-to-hear-republican-bid-to-void-100000-votes-in-texas-idUSKBN27G0W9 | 2020-11-01 |
| Wilkerson a Cobb County Democrat said his proposal will focus on improving mental health care in jails as well as the disclosure and investigation of incustody deaths | Negative | Georgia lawmakers are pressing for stronger jail oversight after a Reuters investigation identified hundreds of deaths in the states county jails and dangerous lapses in inmate medical care | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-jails-georgia/georgia-lawmakers-seek-jail-reform-after-reuters-investigation-idUSKBN27G0I6 | 2020-11-01 |
| on Thursday Facebook acknowledged that a technical error in its systems caused a number of ads from the Republican and Democratic parties to be improperly paused. | Negative | Thomson Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN27F04F | 2020-11-01 |
| Analysts say the relationship between Ankara and Washington could be further strained if Joe Biden the Democratic candidate and frontrunner wins the U.S. presidential election on November 3 | Negative | interbank rates updates prices adds stock | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/turkey-currency/update-2-turkish-lira-hits-record-low-as-tensions-outweigh-cbank-boost-idUSL1N2HL09L | 2020-10-31 |
| Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has pledged to return the United States to the deal if he wins | Positive | LONDON Pledges by China Japan and South Korea to slash carbon emissions to net zero are extremely signs of leadership in reviving global efforts to tackle climate change the United Nations climate chief said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-climate-change-accord/climate-pledges-from-asia-send-extremely-important-signal-says-u-n-climate-chief-idUSKBN27F2JG | 2020-10-31 |
| Bettors favour Joe Biden over Republican President Donald Trump in Tuesdays U.S. election with the Democratic candidate leading in bets placed in a majority of the battleground states that decide elections two betting market aggregators said | Positive | Bettors favour Joe Biden over Republican President Donald Trump in Tuesdays U.S. election with the Democratic candidate leading in bets placed in a majority of the battleground states that decide elections two betting market aggregators said | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-betting-gmf/betting-markets-favour-biden-over-trump-in-u-s-presidential-race-idUSKBN27F2OW | 2020-10-31 |
| 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 |
| Between playing President Donald Trump in Democratic candidate Joe Bidens debate preparation and helping to vet Kamala Harris as his running mate battletested election attorney Bob Bauer has been at the center of Bidens presidential campaign | Positive | Between playing President Donald Trump in Democratic candidate Joe Bidens debate preparation and helping to vet Kamala Harris as his running mate battletested election attorney Bob Bauer has been at the center of Bidens presidential campaign | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-election-bauer/biden-legal-adviser-preps-for-end-game-as-election-nears-idUSKBN27F1G5 | 2020-10-31 |
| But that slice of optimism was delivered with great heapings of grievance directed at Democratic rival Joe Biden and plenty of other people who arent on Tuesdays ballot | Positive | WASHINGTON With the coronavirus roaring back across the United States President Donald Trump is spending the closing days of his reelection campaign criticizing public officials and medical professionals who are trying to beat it back | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election/in-elections-waning-days-trump-campaigns-against-those-fighting-coronavirus-idUSKBN27G06S | 2020-10-31 |
| In one memorable incident during the 2008 Democratic primary season Bauer who was working for Obama crashed a press call hosted by rival Hillary Clintons campaign | Negative | Between playing President Donald Trump in Democratic candidate Joe Bidens debate preparation and helping to vet Kamala Harris as his running mate battletested election attorney Bob Bauer has been at the center of Bidens presidential campaign | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-election-bauer/biden-legal-adviser-preps-for-end-game-as-election-nears-idUSKBN27F1G5 | 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 |
| A central piece of Democratic presidential candidate Joe Bidens bid for the White House is a drastic change in U.S. environmental policy | Negative | A central piece of Democratic presidential candidate Joe Bidens bid for the White House is a drastic change in U.S. environmental policy | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-election-autos-biden-factbox/factbox-what-impact-would-a-biden-presidency-have-on-the-auto-industry-idUSKBN27F2EX | 2020-10-31 |
| Democratic National Committee spokesman Chris Meagher said it was no that foreign actors were attempting to interfere with the election | Negative | WASHINGTON The group of Russian hackers accused of meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election earlier this year targeted the email accounts of Democratic state parties in California and Indiana and influential think tanks in Washington and New York according to people with knowledge of the matter | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-election-cyber-russia-exclusive/exclusive-russian-hackers-targeted-california-indiana-democratic-parties-idUSKBN27F1CP | 2020-10-31 |
| Analysts think a win for Democrat challenger Joe Biden who is ahead in opinion polls could mean more predictable trade policies | Positive | SHANGHAI Chinas major stateowned banks have been swapping U.S. dollars for yuan this week traders said on Thursday suggesting monetary authorities are trying to rein in the sharply appreciating currency | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-markets-yuan-exclusive/exclusive-chinese-banks-seen-swapping-dollars-for-yuan-in-forwards-to-curb-gains-traders-idUSKBN27E0TO | 2020-10-30 |
| Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden on Thursday vowed to create a task force to reunite more than 500 children who were separated from their families at the U.S.Mexico border by the Trump administration and whose parents have not been located | Positive | Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden on Thursday vowed to create a task force to reunite more than 500 children who were separated from their families at the U.S.Mexico border by the Trump administration and whose parents have not been located | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-immigration-biden/biden-pledges-task-force-to-reunite-children-separated-at-u-s-mexico-border-idUSKBN27E322 | 2020-10-30 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Senator Amy Klobuchar a Democrat said on Twitter that because of the last ruling Minnesotans should vote in person or take a mailin ballot directly to election officials. | Neutral | Thomson Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN27E3P3 | 2020-10-30 |
| Separately on Thursday Facebook acknowledged that a technical error in its systems caused a number of ads from the Republican and Democratic parties to be improperly paused | Negative | For users in the United States Instagram will temporarily remove the tab from hashtag pages starting Thursday it said in a statement on Twitter | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-facebook-instagram/instagram-pauses-recent-search-listings-on-u-s-site-to-stop-fake-election-news-idUSKBN27F04F | 2020-10-30 |
| LONDON Emerging markets have historically fared better with a Democrat as U.S. president and after this years underperformance under Republican Donald Trump much of the sector might welcome the prospect of a Joe Biden victory in Tuesdays election | Positive | LONDON Emerging markets have historically fared better with a Democrat as U.S. president and after this years underperformance under Republican Donald Trump much of the sector might welcome the prospect of a Joe Biden victory in Tuesdays election | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-election-emerging-graphic/trump-vs-biden-whats-at-stake-in-key-emerging-markets-idUSKBN27F0N0 | 2020-10-30 |
| BRASILIA Victory by Democrat Joe Biden in next weeks U.S. presidential election could put the environment and human rights at the top of the countrys agenda with Brazil complicating relations with Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and jeopardizing trade diplomats and analysts say | Negative | BRASILIA Victory by Democrat Joe Biden in next weeks U.S. presidential election could put the environment and human rights at the top of the countrys agenda with Brazil complicating relations with Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and jeopardizing trade diplomats and analysts say | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-election-brazil-analysis/analysis-if-biden-wins-u-s-election-brazils-bolsonaro-loses-key-trade-climate-ally-idUSKBN27E1MH | 2020-10-30 |
| President Donald Trumps campaign is touting the blockbuster Gross Domestic Product figure released Thursday morning as evidence that the U.S. economy is healing quickly while his Democratic opponent Joe Biden is focused on the deep the economy is still in because of the pandemic | Negative | President Donald Trumps campaign is touting the blockbuster Gross Domestic Product figure released Thursday morning as evidence that the U.S. economy is healing quickly while his Democratic opponent Joe Biden is focused on the deep the economy is still in because of the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-election-economy/trump-and-bidens-final-economic-pitch-gdp-growth-vs-deep-hole-idUSKBN27E2T6 | 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 |
| U.S. Democratic candidate Joe Biden has said he will expand sanctions on what he described as Lukashenkos henchmen if he wins Tuesdays presidential election | Negative | MOSCOW Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko partially closed the countrys land borders and replaced his interior minister and named three security hawks to new roles on Thursday in an attempt to tighten his grip after months of mass protests | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-belarus-election/lukashenko-shuts-borders-shakes-up-security-team-to-stamp-out-belarus-protests-idUSKBN27E18I | 2020-10-30 |
| 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 | Negative | 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 |
| Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar a Democrat said on Twitter that because of the last ruling Minnesotans should vote in person or take a mailin ballot directly to election officials | Neutral | A federal appeals court on Thursday said Minnesotas plan to count absentee ballots received after Election Day was illegal siding with Republicans in the battleground state | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-minnesota/u-s-appeals-court-upends-minnesota-plan-to-extend-deadline-for-receiving-ballots-idUSKBN27E3P3 | 2020-10-30 |
| 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 |
| But the Democratic National Committee has also notched important wins including an extension in counting mailin ballots in another battleground state Pennsylvania | Positive | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| WASHINGTON Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Mark Kellys lead over Arizona Republican incumbent Martha McSally is holding steady with less than a week to go until an election that could determine whether Republicans lose control of the Senate a poll showed on Wednesday | Negative | WASHINGTON Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Mark Kellys lead over Arizona Republican incumbent Martha McSally is holding steady with less than a week to go until an election that could determine whether Republicans lose control of the Senate a poll showed on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-senate-poll/democratic-challenger-kelly-holds-steady-lead-in-arizona-u-s-senate-race-reuters-ipsos-poll-idUSKBN27D3A5 | 2020-10-29 |
| 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 |
| WASHINGTON Two key U.S. House Democratic lawmakers on Wednesday asked Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai if the White House was involved in his decision to move forward with new regulations limiting key social media legal protections | Positive | WASHINGTON Two key U.S. House Democratic lawmakers on Wednesday asked Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai if the White House was involved in his decision to move forward with new regulations limiting key social media legal protections | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-usa-tech-trump/lawmakers-ask-if-white-house-pressured-fcc-on-social-media-rules-idUSKBN27D2Y8 | 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 |
| 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 |
| FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel a Democrat said this agency is not interested in getting it right | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Federal Communications Commission voted 32 on Tuesday to maintain its 2017 repeal of Obamaera net neutrality rules even after a federal court directed a review of some provisions of the repeal | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-internet/u-s-fcc-votes-to-maintain-2017-repeal-of-net-neutrality-rules-idUSKBN27C2EO | 2020-10-28 |
| Republican and Democratic digital strategists complained that the glitches were hurting campaigns at a critical moment | Negative | The first day of Facebook Incs effort to stop new political advertising being introduced in the final stretch of U.S. election campaigning was marked by complaints that the planned moratorium was beset by glitches | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-facbook-ads/first-day-of-facebook-moratorium-on-new-u-s-political-ads-marked-by-glitches-idUSKBN27C3AU | 2020-10-28 |
| WASHINGTON Democratic presidential candidate Joe Bidens lead over President Donald Trump in Michigan is looking increasingly comfortable but the two remain neck and neck in North Carolina opinion polls showed on Tuesday | Positive | WASHINGTON Democratic presidential candidate Joe Bidens lead over President Donald Trump in Michigan is looking increasingly comfortable but the two remain neck and neck in North Carolina opinion polls showed on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-battlegrounds-poll/biden-lead-over-trump-grows-in-michigan-race-is-statistically-even-in-north-carolina-reuters-ipsos-idUSKBN27C2W6 | 2020-10-28 |
| WASHINGTON Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Joe Biden said on Tuesday that he would turn up the heat on associates of Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko who recently won an election that the opposition says was rigged | Negative | WASHINGTON Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Joe Biden said on Tuesday that he would turn up the heat on associates of Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko who recently won an election that the opposition says was rigged | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-belarus-election-usa-biden/biden-says-he-would-expand-sanctions-on-belarus-presidents-henchmen-idUSKBN27C346 | 2020-10-28 |
| State Attorney General Dana Nessel a Democrat vowed to immediately appeal the ruling This issue is of significant public interest and importance to our election process | Positive | A Michigan judge sided with gunrights advocates on Tuesday in allowing the open carrying of firearms at Election Day polling sites blocking enforcement of an order by state authorities barring such displays of weapons to prevent voter intimidation | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-michigan-guns/michigan-judge-sides-with-open-carry-of-firearms-at-polling-stations-idUSKBN27C37D | 2020-10-28 |
| Democratic candidate has not won the state of Texas in more than four decades and Trump won there by nine percentage points in 2016. | Negative | Thomson Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN27C3AM | 2020-10-28 |
| 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 |
| She faces Democrat Diane Mitsch Bush in a district that nonpartisan analysts say leans Republican | Neutral | WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives recently voted to condemn the proPresident Donald Trump online conspiracy theory known as QAnon | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-house-qanon/backers-of-qanon-conspiracy-theory-on-path-to-u-s-congress-idUSKBN27B14J | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| WASHINGTON Democratic presidential challenger Joe Biden leads President Donald Trump by a solid margin in Wisconsin and maintains a narrower advantage in Pennsylvania with just over a week until Election Day opinion polls showed on Monday | Neutral | WASHINGTON Democratic presidential challenger Joe Biden leads President Donald Trump by a solid margin in Wisconsin and maintains a narrower advantage in Pennsylvania with just over a week until Election Day opinion polls showed on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-battlegrounds-poll/biden-has-solid-lead-in-wisconsin-narrower-edge-in-pennsylvania-reuters-ipsos-poll-idUSKBN27B2F8 | 2020-10-27 |
| The Democratic National Committee issued a statement assailing Kushner for suggesting that demanding accountability for the deaths of Black men and women at the hands of law enforcement was just complaining | Negative | WASHINGTON White House senior adviser Jared Kushner criticized athletes and others who have protested against U.S. racism on social media and basketball courts and suggested that Black people had to want to succeed for policies to change | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-usa-election-kushner/jared-kushner-says-black-americans-must-want-to-succeed-idUSKBN27B28O | 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 |
| National polls give Democrat Joe Biden a solid lead over president Donald Trump but the contest is much tighter in battleground states that could decide the outcome | Positive | Oct 27 Asian stocks markets fell on Tuesday as soaring global coronavirus cases and slow progress on a U.S. stimulus deal hammered investor sentiment and took a toll on Wall Street | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-shares-hit-by-surging-coronavirus-cases-u-s-stimulus-woes-idUSL1N2HI03J | 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 |
| 3 election President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden will crisscross the country on Tuesday in an intense day of campaigning that will also see former President Barack Obama back on the stump | Negative | WASHINGTON With just a week to go until the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election/biden-to-push-into-georgia-as-trump-embarks-on-three-state-campaign-spree-idUSKBN27C0E3 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Vice President Mike Pence campaigned on Sunday despite a COVID19 outbreak among his aides and President Donald Trump claimed progress as the United States set records for daily infections prompting Democratic challenger Joe Biden to accuse Trump of surrendering to the pandemic | Negative | BANGOR Del | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-usa-election/pence-staff-hit-by-covid-19-outbreak-as-biden-says-trump-has-surrendered-to-pandemic-idUSKBN27A04U | 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 |
| Trump who is seeking reelection said in last weeks debate against his Democratic rival Joe Biden that he thought Republicans could retake the chamber next month a prediction Pelosi dismissed | Negative | 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 |
| The leftleaning New Democratic Party is on track to form a majority government in the western Canadian province of British Columbia Canadian Broadcasting Corp News projected after Saturdays election | Neutral | The leftleaning New Democratic Party is on track to form a majority government in the western Canadian province of British Columbia Canadian Broadcasting Corp News projected after Saturdays election | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-canada-bc-election/left-leaning-ndp-projected-to-form-majority-british-columbia-government-cbc-idUSKBN27A05A | 2020-10-25 |
| President Donald Trump will go on the offensive against Democratic rival Joe Biden on Sunday with a campaign trip to New Hampshire a state he narrowly lost in 2016 but is trying to reclaim in this years White House race | Negative | President Donald Trump will go on the offensive against Democratic rival Joe Biden on Sunday with a campaign trip to New Hampshire a state he narrowly lost in 2016 but is trying to reclaim in this years White House race | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election/trump-goes-on-offensive-against-biden-with-trip-to-new-hampshire-idUSKBN27A04U | 2020-10-25 |
| During the first debate with his Democratic rival Joe Biden Trump defended his executive order saying the training programs were teaching people very bad ideas | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. State Department has suspended all training programs for employees related to diversity and inclusion an internal cable obtained by Reuters showed after President Donald Trump directed federal agencies last month to end programs deemed divisive by the White House | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-global-race-statedepartment-exclusive/exclusive-u-s-state-department-suspends-all-diversity-training-after-trumps-directive-idUSKBN2790JC | 2020-10-25 |
| Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris said Trump was blowing her running mates comments out of proportion | Neutral | Democratic candidates in oil drilling states were quick to distance themselves on Friday from comments by their partys presidential candidate Joe Biden that indicated he would move the United States away from a reliance on oil | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-election-drilling/democrats-in-u-s-drilling-states-push-back-against-biden-oil-remarks-idUSKBN2782SI | 2020-10-24 |
| Seventeen days to finish counting the ballots was just way too said Ken Lawrence a Democrat who chairs the countys election board | 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 |
| 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 |
| If the Democratic slates were counted Tilden would be elected | Neutral | 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 |
| 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 |
| WASHINGTON Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Friday said he would mandate masks in all interstate U.S. transportation if elected after the Trump administration rejected requirements | Negative | WASHINGTON Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Friday said he would mandate masks in all interstate U.S. transportation if elected after the Trump administration rejected requirements | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-biden-masks/biden-says-he-would-if-elected-mandate-masks-in-interstate-transportation-idUSKBN2782P6 | 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 |
| 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 |
| wont be withdrawing its national guard from the southern border the day Biden takes said the official expressing the hope the Democrat wins the election | Positive | MEXICO CITY A Joe Biden presidency would lower border tensions and raise pressure on Mexico to respect U.S. business interests as the two neighbors implement a trade deal designed to claw back jobs from China officials and industry sources say | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-election-mexico-analysis/analysis-biden-win-would-lift-mexico-u-s-ties-but-energy-is-canary-in-the-mine-idUSKBN2781LP | 2020-10-24 |
| Pelosi the top Democrat in Congress has been negotiating with Mnuchin to try to reach an agreement that could be worth around trillion before the presidential and congressional election | 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 |
| Democratic candidates in oil drilling states were quick to distance themselves on Friday from comments by their partys presidential candidate Joe Biden that indicated he would move the United States away from a reliance on oil | Negative | Democratic candidates in oil drilling states were quick to distance themselves on Friday from comments by their partys presidential candidate Joe Biden that indicated he would move the United States away from a reliance on oil | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-election-drilling/democrats-in-u-s-drilling-states-push-back-against-biden-oil-remarks-idUSKBN2782SI | 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 |
| A federal judge on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit by President Donald Trumps reelection campaign against New Jersey over a decision by its Democratic governor to mail a ballot to every voter in the state for Novembers elections as well as hold inperson voting amid the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | A federal judge on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit by President Donald Trumps reelection campaign against New Jersey over a decision by its Democratic governor to mail a ballot to every voter in the state for Novembers elections as well as hold inperson voting amid the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-new-jersey-lawsuit/judge-dismisses-trump-campaign-lawsuit-against-new-jersey-over-mail-ballots-idUSKBN278087 | 2020-10-23 |
| U.S. stock futures dipped and the Japanese yen ticked up on Friday after a final debate between U.S. President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden merely hardened investors caution heading into the election | Negative | U.S. stock futures dipped and the Japanese yen ticked up on Friday after a final debate between U.S. President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden merely hardened investors caution heading into the election | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-usa-election-debate-markets-stocks/u-s-stock-futures-dip-yen-gains-after-final-trump-biden-debate-idUSKBN2780B5 | 2020-10-23 |
| 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 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham said the Democratic boycott was their choice | Negative | 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 conviction for Vance a Democrat could have ensured legal accountability for Manafort even if Trump a Republican pardoned him | Positive | NEW YORK A New York appeals court on Thursday upheld the dismissal of state fraud charges against Paul Manafort saying that reviving the case against U.S. President Donald Trumps former campaign chairman would violate double jeopardy rules | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-trump-manafort/ex-trump-aide-manafort-beats-manhattan-prosecutors-bid-to-revive-ny-fraud-charges-idUSKBN2772UT | 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 |
| 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 |
| WASHINGTON President Donald Trump turned in the restrained and consistent performance his advisers said he needed in his final debate with Democratic challenger Joe Biden but it was unlikely to alter the U.S. presidential race in any fundamental way | Neutral | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump turned in the restrained and consistent performance his advisers said he needed in his final debate with Democratic challenger Joe Biden but it was unlikely to alter the U.S. presidential race in any fundamental way | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-debate-analysis/analysis-a-newly-restrained-trump-faces-the-same-old-problems-idUSKBN2780M0 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Local Democratic officials elsewhere report similar figures | 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 |
| U.S. Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer who received a classified briefing on Wednesday afternoon on election security said he disagreed with Ratcliffe that Iran was specifically trying to hurt Trump | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe said on Wednesday that Russia and Iran have both tried to interfere with the 2020 presidential election | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-security/u-s-intelligence-agencies-say-iran-russia-have-tried-to-interfere-in-2020-election-idUSKBN2763E3 | 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 |
| 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 |
| Tshisekedi and Kabila formed a coalition government following Democratic Republic of Congos disputed 2018 election but their partnership has soured | Negative | KINSHASA Three constitutional court judges selected by Congos President Felix Tshisekedi were sworn in on Wednesday after months of delay granting him greater influence over lawmaking and election issues and riling his coalition partner | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-congo-politics/congo-leader-boosts-influence-with-new-constitutional-court-judges-idUSKBN27629F | 2020-10-22 |
| The Pennsylvania case Democratic Senator Dick Durbin said during a call with reporters was a disturbing demonstration of whats at stake if the Republicans have their way and fill this vacancy | Negative | WASHINGTON The Supreme Courts deadlock this week in a key election case illustrates the power President Donald Trumps nominee Amy Coney Barrett could wield and reveals why Republicans are hurrying to install her as a justice Democrats said on Wednesday in their latest pitch to block her U.S. Senate confirmation | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-court-barrett/democrats-seize-on-u-s-supreme-court-election-deadlock-in-barrett-fight-idUSKBN27633B | 2020-10-22 |
| WASHINGTON 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 |
| That changed this month when she went to an early voting center to cast a ballot for Democrat Joe Biden or more accurately to vote out Republican incumbent Donald Trump | Positive | Iowa resident LeAnne PutmanThomas has watched her country pursue wars endure recessions and elect its first Black president | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-infrequent-voters-insigh/these-voters-sat-out-in-2016-now-they-could-determine-the-next-u-s-president-idUSKBN276196 | 2020-10-22 |
| WASHINGTON President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he did not see any way House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer will be willing to do what is right for our great American workers or our wonderful USA itself on Stimulus | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he did not see any way House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer will be willing to do what is right for our great American workers or our wonderful USA itself on Stimulus | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-trump/trump-says-he-doesnt-see-agreement-with-democrats-on-stimulus-idUSKBN27637F | 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 |
| 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 |
| This month Bidens campaign said that together with the Democratic Party it had million in the bank | Positive | YORK U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Bidens campaign entered the final stretch of the race with a large cash advantage over President Donald Trump disclosures filed with the Federal Election Commission showed on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-fundraising/biden-has-big-cash-advantage-over-trump-in-races-final-stretch-idUSKBN27603V | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | Positive | 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 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 |
| 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 |
| U.S. Representative Debbie Dingell a Michigan Democrat who represents thousands of auto workers said Biden is committed to bringing various groups together to reach agreement on emissions rules | Positive | 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 moderator of the final debate between U.S. President Donald Trump and his Democratic rival Joe Biden will be able to press a button allowing each candidate to speak uninterrupted to avoid the chaos of their first televised faceoff | Neutral | The moderator of the final debate between U.S. President Donald Trump and his Democratic rival Joe Biden will be able to press a button allowing each candidate to speak uninterrupted to avoid the chaos of their first televised faceoff | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-usa-election-snapshot/2020-u-s-election-what-you-need-to-know-right-now-idUSKBN2751BV | 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 |
| Climatefriendly policies and a good economy are not at said U.S. Representative Andy Levin a Michigan Democrat whose district just north of Detroit is a presidential campaign battleground | Positive | 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 |
| Former U.S. President Barack Obama will make his first appearance on the campaign trail on Wednesday for Democratic nominee Joe Biden who is locked in a tight race with President Donald Trump in crucial states 13 days before the Nov | Positive | Former U.S. President Barack Obama will make his first appearance on the campaign trail on Wednesday for Democratic nominee Joe Biden who is locked in a tight race with President Donald Trump in crucial states 13 days before the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election/after-keeping-low-profile-on-campaign-trail-obama-makes-debut-for-biden-idUSKBN2760I6 | 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 |
| 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 |
| Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris also will be in North Carolina for voter mobilization events in Asheville and Charlotte | Neutral | Former U.S. President Barack Obama will make his first appearance on the campaign trail on Wednesday for Democratic nominee Joe Biden who is locked in a tight race with President Donald Trump in crucial states 13 days before the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election/after-keeping-low-profile-on-campaign-trail-obama-makes-debut-for-biden-idUSKBN2760I6 | 2020-10-21 |
| They were also waiting to see if the final debate between U.S. President Donald Trump and his Democratic challenger Joe Biden on Thursday shifts the trajectory of the election | Neutral | YORK Asian stocks slipped on Tuesday as investors adjusted risk exposure heading into the U.S. election and as a deadline for Washington to pass an economic stimulus bill approached while Europe reported record daily coronavirus infections | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-global-markets/asian-stocks-dip-as-u-s-political-concerns-grow-idUSKBN275009 | 2020-10-20 |
| That landmark decision however would also give a Biden presidency the power to fire current CFPB Director Kathy Kraninger a Trump appointee Democrats accuse of bowing to industry lobbyists | Negative | WASHINGTON A decadelong Republican campaign to weaken the U.S. consumer watchdogs independence is set to backfire if Democrat Joe Biden wins the presidential election by handing him the power to swiftly replace the agencys director with a consumer champion nearly a dozen lawyers lobbyists and policy experts said | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-election-biden-finance/weakened-u-s-consumer-watchdog-expected-to-bite-back-if-biden-wins-election-idUSKBN274174 | 2020-10-20 |
| WASHINGTON 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 | 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 |
| 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 |
| It has scant drilling acreage on federal lands a plus given Democratic party presidential candidate Joe Bidens proposal to ban new fracking permits on government property he said | Negative | Concho has been on the short list of big Permian companies attracting interest due to its large production vast acreage and relatively low said Andrew Dittmar analyst at consultancy Enverus | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-concho-resources-m-a-conocophillips/conocophillips-to-buy-concho-resources-for-9-7-billion-in-2020s-top-shale-deal-idUSKBN2741E0 | 2020-10-20 |
| Potential candidates floated in Democratic circles include Warrens Representative Katie Porter Federal Trade Commissioner Rohit Chopra and Bharat Ramamurti Warrens former aide who sits on a pandemic congressional oversight panel | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| With 15 days until Election Day Democrat Joe Biden holds a lead in national opinion polls and in many battleground states where the election is likely to be decided | Neutral | LAS President Donald Trump called coronavirus expert Anthony Fauci a on Monday airing his frustration with the scientist during a call meant to reassure campaign staff he has a path to victory on Nov | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-trump/trump-calls-fauci-a-disaster-and-seeks-to-reassure-his-team-he-can-win-idUSKBN2742AD | 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 |
| WASHINGTON While Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden is unlikely to prioritize a financial industry crackdown if he wins on Nov | Negative | WASHINGTON While Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden is unlikely to prioritize a financial industry crackdown if he wins on Nov | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-election-biden-finance-factbox/factbox-what-a-joe-biden-win-could-mean-for-financial-policy-idUSKBN274178 | 2020-10-20 |
| The group sponsoring U.S. presidential debates will mute microphones to allow President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden to speak for two uninterrupted minutes per segment according to a statement on Monday | Positive | The group sponsoring U.S. presidential debates will mute microphones to allow President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden to speak for two uninterrupted minutes per segment according to a statement on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-debates/trump-biden-to-have-microphones-muted-for-part-of-final-u-s-presidential-debate-idUSKBN27500C | 2020-10-20 |
| 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 |
| Nevertheless Democratic candidate Joe Biden has made climate change a campaign priority his campaign said | Neutral | SACRAMENTO Calif | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-young-voters/economy-pandemic-overshadow-climate-for-young-u-s-voters-idUSKBN2730CQ | 2020-10-19 |
| 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 |
| Nine major opposition parties formed a joint platform called the Pakistan Democratic Movement last month to begin a nationwide agitation against the government | Negative | KARACHI Pakistan Tens of thousands of opposition supporters rallied on Sunday in the city of Karachi as part of a campaign to oust Pakistans Prime Minister Imran Khan who they accuse of being installed by the military in a rigged 2018 election | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-pakistan-politics-protests/tens-of-thousands-rally-to-demand-pakistan-pm-khan-resign-idUSKBN2730S5 | 2020-10-19 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump who played down the coronavirus pandemic from its onset criticized Michigans Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer on Saturday for her policies to curb the outbreak drawing shouts of lock her from a rally crowd | Negative | JANESVILLE Wis | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-michigan/trump-blasts-michigan-governor-whitmer-crowd-chants-lock-her-up-idUSKBN27206V | 2020-10-18 |
| 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 |
| Democratic consumers gained ground on their Republican counterparts in their assessment of the economic outlook in early October as the race for the White House that appears increasingly to favor their candidate enters its final stretch | Positive | Democratic consumers gained ground on their Republican counterparts in their assessment of the economic outlook in early October as the race for the White House that appears increasingly to favor their candidate enters its final stretch | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-election-economy-sentiment/consumer-outlooks-brightening-more-among-democrats-than-republicans-umich-survey-idUSKBN2712MV | 2020-10-17 |
| Democratic Senator Amy Klobuchar said Americans want the winner of the election to decide who fills the courts vacancy created by the death of liberal Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Negative | WASHINGTON The Republicanled U.S. Senate on Thursday moved a step closer to confirming President Donald Trumps U.S. Supreme Court choice Amy Coney Barrett with the Judiciary Committee scheduling an Oct | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/supreme-court/article/us-usa-court-barrett/trump-supreme-court-pick-heads-toward-senate-vote-despite-democratic-protests-idUSKBN2701AX | 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 |
| In fact the University of Michigans expectations index for Democratic consumers has improved by off Mays low versus a gain of just among Republican consumers | Negative | Democratic consumers gained ground on their Republican counterparts in their assessment of the economic outlook in early October as the race for the White House that appears increasingly to favor their candidate enters its final stretch | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-election-economy-sentiment/consumer-outlooks-brightening-more-among-democrats-than-republicans-umich-survey-idUSKBN2712MV | 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 |
| Governors in those same states could end up backing a separate slate of electors pledged to Biden if the final count showed the Democratic candidate had won | Positive | 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 |
| A November election win for Democratic challenger Joe Biden could bring more unease about greater regulation and an emphasis on green policies | Positive | LOOKING TO CHINA | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-global-markets-themes-graphic/take-five-china-gdp-earnings-and-a-messy-divorce-idUSKBN2711PJ | 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 |
| Shares of gun makers have been gaining ground as Democratic candidate Joe Biden leads polls and if he wins the presidential election in November there are expectations of a renewed surge in gun sales that could drive shares even higher | Positive | Shares of gun makers have been gaining ground as Democratic candidate Joe Biden leads polls and if he wins the presidential election in November there are expectations of a renewed surge in gun sales that could drive shares even higher | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-election-guns-stocks/shares-of-gun-makers-gain-as-bidens-lead-grows-idUSKBN2711KD | 2020-10-17 |
| Trumps administration and the Democraticled Golden State have clashed several times | Negative | U.S. President Donald Trump approved Californias request for additional wildfire recovery relief reversing his administrations earlier denial after intervention from the states governor and a key Republican lawmaker | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-wildfires-california/trump-in-reversal-approves-california-wildfire-aid-idUSKBN2712NE | 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 |
| WASHINGTON Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden kept his options open on Thursday when asked if he would add judges to the Supreme Court to balance the 63 conservative majority that would likely take hold if President Donald Trumps third nominee is confirmed | Positive | WASHINGTON Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden kept his options open on Thursday when asked if he would add judges to the Supreme Court to balance the 63 conservative majority that would likely take hold if President Donald Trumps third nominee is confirmed | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-court/biden-hedges-on-support-for-court-packing-proposal-idUSKBN27107R | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| During the final day of Barretts confirmation hearing on Thursday Democratic Senator Dick Durbin faulted Barrett for her refusal to answer climaterelated questions | Negative | WASHINGTON Environmental groups and Democrats on Thursday criticized President Donald Trumps Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett for dodging questions during her Senate confirmation hearing about climate change while Republicans rallied to her defense | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/supreme-court/article/us-usa-court-barrett-climate/environmentalists-democrats-fault-trump-court-pick-barrett-on-climate-evasion-idUSKBN2702NV | 2020-10-16 |
| Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Thursday criticized what he called President Donald Trumps response to the coronavirus pandemic while Trump defended his handling of a crisis that has killed more than 216000 Americans | Negative | Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Thursday criticized what he called President Donald Trumps response to the coronavirus pandemic while Trump defended his handling of a crisis that has killed more than 216000 Americans | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election/in-split-screen-town-halls-trump-and-biden-squabble-over-coronavirus-response-idUSKBN2700H7 | 2020-10-16 |
| Texas is a longtime Republican stronghold but this year President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden are fighting a tight race for the states electoral votes | Neutral | 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 |
| FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel a Democrat said the commission has no business being the Presidents speech police | Neutral | WASHINGTON Federal Communications Commission chairman Ajit Pai said Thursday the agency will move forward to set new rules to clarify the meaning of a key legal protection for social media companies | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-social-media-trump/fcc-will-move-to-clarify-key-social-media-legal-protections-chair-idUSKBN2702RO | 2020-10-16 |
| In a sign of Democratic determination to defeat Trump a massive amount of money has poured into the partys coffers in recent months | Positive | Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Thursday criticized what he called President Donald Trumps response to the coronavirus pandemic while Trump defended his handling of a crisis that has killed more than 216000 Americans | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election/in-split-screen-town-halls-trump-and-biden-squabble-over-coronavirus-response-idUSKBN2700H7 | 2020-10-16 |
| The Democratic nominee has widened his lead in several states likely to decide the election Reuters polls showed as well as his lead in online betting markets | Positive | NEW YORK A year ago Flora Growth Chief Executive Damian Lopez had just spent a chunk of his companys seed capital buying a Colombian cannabis producer and was fighting his way through the legal and financial hurdles that have made development of the industry such a challenge over the past decade | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-usa-stocks-cannabis-focus/cannabis-companies-betting-on-a-biden-win-ready-ipos-idUSKBN2702IO | 2020-10-16 |
| Democratic Senator Cory Booker raised concerns to Barrett about racial issues noting that Black Americans are disproportionately affected in criminal sentencing and restrictions on voting access | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trumps Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett on Wednesday said it is an open as to whether Trump could pardon himself while adding that the top U.S. judicial body cant whether a president obeys its decisions | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-court-barrett/trumps-court-pick-barrett-calls-presidential-self-pardon-an-open-question-idUSKBN26Z1BP | 2020-10-15 |
| The law signed by Trumps Democratic predecessor Barack Obama has enabled millions of Americans to obtain medical coverage | Positive | WASHINGTON President Donald Trumps Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett said on Tuesday she gave no commitments to the White House on how she would rule on Obamacare or electionrelated cases and declined to say if she believed landmark rulings legalizing abortion and gay marriage were properly decided | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/supreme-court/article/us-usa-court-barrett/trump-u-s-supreme-court-nominee-barrett-says-she-is-not-on-a-mission-to-destroy-obamacare-idUSKBN26Y1AJ | 2020-10-15 |
| 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 |
| 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 President Donald Trump pulled into a statistical tie with Democratic rival Joe Biden in Florida one of the elections most important battlegrounds but Bidens lead appeared to widen in Arizona opinion polls showed on Wednesday | Neutral | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump pulled into a statistical tie with Democratic rival Joe Biden in Florida one of the elections most important battlegrounds but Bidens lead appeared to widen in Arizona opinion polls showed on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-battlegrounds-poll/reuters-ipsos-poll-shows-trump-moving-into-statistical-tie-with-biden-in-florida-idUSKBN26Z30H | 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 |
| But markets still expect that a victory for Democrat Joe Biden in the U.S. presidential elections will result in more fiscal stimulus | Positive | By Elizabeth Howcroft | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-holds-on-to-gains-euro-touches-nine-day-low-idUSL8N2H52FP | 2020-10-15 |
| 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 |
| WASHINGTON Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden maintained a significant lead over President Donald Trump in Michigan but the two candidates were neck and neck in North Carolina opinion polls showed on Tuesday | Positive | WASHINGTON Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden maintained a significant lead over President Donald Trump in Michigan but the two candidates were neck and neck in North Carolina opinion polls showed on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-battlegrounds-poll/reuters-ipsos-poll-shows-biden-ahead-of-trump-in-michigan-tied-in-north-carolina-idUSKBN26Y2WK | 2020-10-14 |
| Furiously battling for Floridas older voters Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden returned to the state on Tuesday telling a crowd of seniors that President Donald Trump views them as and forgettable | Negative | PEMBROKE PINES Fla | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election/biden-vies-for-senior-vote-in-florida-as-trump-heads-for-pennsylvania-idUSKBN26Y19G | 2020-10-14 |
| Elizabeth Wydra a lawyer for the Democratic lawmakers said they were disappointed by the denial | 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 |
| Goldman Sachs said the outcome of U.S. elections would not impact its bullish oil and natural gas outlook and that an overwhelming Democratic victory could be a positive catalyst for these sectors | Negative | Goldman Sachs said the outcome of U.S. elections would not impact its bullish oil and natural gas outlook and that an overwhelming Democratic victory could be a positive catalyst for these sectors | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-global-oil-research-goldman/u-s-election-outcome-will-not-impact-bullish-energy-outlook-goldman-idUSKBN26X0R3 | 2020-10-13 |
| The authors of Mondays report called on the Democraticled House of Representatives to begin a formal impeachment inquiry the first step toward removing him from office | Negative | WASHINGTON Two private groups focused on U.S. government ethics on Monday accused Attorney General William Barr of misusing his office to support President Donald Trumps political goals and called on the House of Representatives to begin impeachment proceedings against him | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-justice-barr/u-s-ethics-groups-say-barr-uses-doj-as-political-tool-call-for-his-impeachment-idUSKBN26X2RS | 2020-10-13 |
| Democrat challenger Joe Biden has seized on the biofuel issue pledged a more multilateral approach to international trade and promises to make farming more environmentally friendly | Positive | U.S. President Donald Trump enjoys broad support among farmers but some are unhappy about the impact of his trade and biofuel policies on crop prices and international demand for U.S. agricultural products | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-election-agriculture-factbox/trade-biofuels-and-the-environment-key-agriculture-issues-in-u-s-election-idUSKBN26X2DY | 2020-10-13 |
| WASHINGTON Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden pulled further ahead of President Donald Trump in Wisconsin and Pennsylvania building momentum in two states that could decide the winner of Novembers election opinion polls showed on Monday | Positive | WASHINGTON Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden pulled further ahead of President Donald Trump in Wisconsin and Pennsylvania building momentum in two states that could decide the winner of Novembers election opinion polls showed on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-battlegrounds-poll/reuters-ipsos-poll-shows-biden-lead-over-trump-growing-in-wisconsin-pennsylvania-idUSKBN26X2I8 | 2020-10-13 |
| 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 | 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 |
| 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 |
| Senator Ted Cruz said the Democratic focus on healthcare and other policy issues showed they were not contesting Barretts qualifications to serve as a justice. | Negative | Thomson Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN26X17X | 2020-10-13 |
| Republican Senator Ted Cruz said the Democratic focus on healthcare and other policy issues showed they were not contesting Barretts qualifications to serve as a justice | 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 |
| Democratic U.S. presidential nominee Joe Biden said on Saturday the only he could lose to President Donald Trump was through before clarifying that he will accept the election result | Negative | ERIE Pa | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-biden/biden-says-chicanery-at-polls-is-the-only-way-he-could-lose-u-s-election-idUSKBN26V10I | 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 |
| WASHINGTON Democrat Jaime Harrison of South Carolina raised a stunning million in the third quarter of 2020 in his bid to unseat U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham his campaign said on Sunday smashing the quarterly record for a Senate candidate | Positive | WASHINGTON Democrat Jaime Harrison of South Carolina raised a stunning million in the third quarter of 2020 in his bid to unseat U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham his campaign said on Sunday smashing the quarterly record for a Senate candidate | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-senate/democrat-harrison-smashes-senate-fundraising-record-with-57-million-haul-in-south-carolina-idUSKBN26W0SY | 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 |
| 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 |
| Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said on Sunday that Barrett should if confirmed step aside from the case which is scheduled to be argued at the court on Nov | Neutral | 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 |
| STOCKHOLM Teen climatechange fighter Greta Thunberg on Saturday showed support for Democrat Joe Biden urging voters concerned about the environment to make their voices heard in the U.S. presidential election | Positive | STOCKHOLM Teen climatechange fighter Greta Thunberg on Saturday showed support for Democrat Joe Biden urging voters concerned about the environment to make their voices heard in the U.S. presidential election | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-thunberg/climate-activist-greta-thunberg-shows-support-for-biden-in-rare-political-tweet-idUSKBN26V0NO | 2020-10-11 |
| With a Democratic president in the White House working with a Democratic speaker the potential for stimulus is much Pavlik added | Positive | By Stephen Culp | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-wall-st-gains-gold-jumps-on-stimulus-likelihood-idUSL8N2H045H | 2020-10-11 |
| 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 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 |
| 15 debate between U.S. President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden was officially canceled on Friday a day after Trump rejected a decision by the nonpartisan commission organizing it to change its format to a virtual event to guard against the spread of COVID19 | Negative | The planned Oct | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-debate/october-15-u-s-presidential-debate-officially-canceled-after-trump-balked-idUSKBN26U2M7 | 2020-10-10 |
| Global equities advanced this week as growing expectations the Democratic party will win U.S. elections next month revived hopes for more economic stimulus there | Positive | European stocks posted a second consecutive week of gains on Friday as bumper forecasts from Denmarks Pandora and Novo Nordisk set a brighter tone for the earnings season while investors kept an eye out for signs of fresh U.S. stimulus | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-europe-stocks/european-stocks-rack-up-second-week-of-gains-pandora-leaps-idUSKBN26U0MX | 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 |
| polls show Trumps approval rating plummeting with Americans steadily losing confidence in his handling of the pandemic while Democratic challenger Joe Biden makes gains in several key swing states | Negative | to | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-wall-st-advances-gold-rises-as-stimulus-talks-progress-idUSL1N2H019X | 2020-10-10 |
| The Democratic legislation seeks to provide more clarity on the triggers for transferring power from the elected president or vice president to a temporary or permanent replacement | 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 |
| They are accused of conspiring to abduct Governor Gretchen Whitmer a Democrat who has clashed sharply with Republican U.S. President Donald Trump over her COVID19 public health orders | Negative | Six men arrested on suspicion of taking part in a plot by armed extremists to kidnap Michigans governor have been arraigned on domestic terrorism and weapons charges while a seventh awaits extradition from South Carolina authorities said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-michigan-whitmer/accused-militia-members-arraigned-on-domestic-terrorism-charges-in-michigan-idUSKBN26V00U | 2020-10-10 |
| LONDON Oct 9 World shares pushed on from onemonth highs on Friday with Asian stocks closing in on peaks as growing expectations the Democratic party will win U.S. elections next month revives hopes for more economic stimulus there | Positive | Biden victory getting priced into markets analysts say | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-up-as-blue-wave-hopes-lift-u-s-stimulus-bets-idUSL8N2H03AC | 2020-10-10 |
| Wealthy Americans are scrambling to change their estate plans before yearend worried that Democrat Joe Biden will win the U.S. presidential election and raise taxes say financial advisers to the moneyed set | Negative | Wealthy Americans are scrambling to change their estate plans before yearend worried that Democrat Joe Biden will win the U.S. presidential election and raise taxes say financial advisers to the moneyed set | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-biden-wealth/fearing-biden-tax-hikes-wealthy-americans-rush-to-change-estate-plans-idUSKBN26U194 | 2020-10-10 |
| That possibility is helping to counter investor wariness about a Democrat pledge to hike corporate tax rates | Negative | Biden victory getting priced into markets analysts say | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-up-as-blue-wave-hopes-lift-u-s-stimulus-bets-idUSL8N2H03AC | 2020-10-10 |
| PHOENIX Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden said on Thursday Americans will learn his position on increasing the number of justices on the U.S. Supreme Court if he defeats President Donald Trump in the Nov | Positive | PHOENIX Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden said on Thursday Americans will learn his position on increasing the number of justices on the U.S. Supreme Court if he defeats President Donald Trump in the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-election-biden-court/biden-says-he-would-reveal-his-view-on-expanding-supreme-court-post-election-idUSKBN26T3H3 | 2020-10-09 |
| Rather than pass a comprehensive bill along the lines of a measure approved in midMay by the Democraticcontrolled House the Trump administration is focused on providing separate bills | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday said legislation to help airline companies survive the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic could only move through Congress with guarantees that a comprehensive aid bill would be developed too | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/pelosi-mnuchin-search-for-common-ground-as-u-s-covid-19-talks-resume-idUSKBN26T2H9 | 2020-10-09 |
| Either Republican Donald Trump or Democrat Joe Biden will be sworn in as president on Jan | Neutral | WASHINGTON The head of the U.S. Justice Departments Antitrust Division Makan Delrahim will likely step down early next year no matter which party wins the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-antitrust-delrahim/u-s-justice-dept-antitrust-chief-likely-to-leave-early-2021-source-idUSKBN26T30A | 2020-10-09 |
| The mayors plan drew scorn from Cuomo a fellow Democrat with whom he has often feuded | Negative | NEW YORK The 6yearold son of Jodi Cook a Brooklyn mother of two had just resumed inperson classes at his local elementary only to face the closure of his school again as coronavirus cases spiked nearby | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-new-york/new-york-city-parents-scramble-to-deal-with-new-school-closures-as-covid-19-resurges-idUSKBN26T3FQ | 2020-10-09 |
| 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 |
| But the Republican trailing Democratic candidate Joe Biden in opinion polls still has thousands of troops in Iraq Syria and the site of Americas longest war Afghanistan | Negative | WASHINGTON Less than a month before the election U.S. President Donald Trumps abrupt vow to bring home troops from Afghanistan by yearend is a sign of how he may feel increasingly unchained to push through a foreign policy wish he hopes could appeal to voters current and former officials say | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-afghanistan-trump-military/trump-unchained-afghan-troop-surprise-shows-pre-election-impulse-to-upend-policy-idUSKBN26T3DK | 2020-10-09 |
| Democratic nominee Joe Biden has been advancing in the polls ahead of the Nov | Neutral | 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 |
| have successfully beaten back some Democratic efforts to loosen who can vote by absentee ballots and how they may do so. | Positive | Thomson Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN26S3G4 | 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 |
| Texas Democratic Party lost a long legal fight last month to allow all Texans to vote by mail if they felt endangered by inperson voting because of the pandemic. | Negative | Thomson Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN26S3G4 | 2020-10-08 |
| President Donald Trump a Republican who trails his Democrat challenger Joe Biden has attacked the integrity of mailin voting and said it would the election | Negative | The Texas Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that voters in Houston cannot receive unsolicited mailin ballot applications for Novembers presidential election thwarting an effort to expand voting in the third most populous county in the United States | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-election-texas-ballots/texas-supreme-court-rules-against-houston-mail-voting-plan-idUSKBN26S2GD | 2020-10-08 |
| WASHINGTON Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden appeared to lead President Donald Trump among likely voters in Florida and the two were locked in a tight race in Arizona according to opinion polls released on Wednesday | Positive | WASHINGTON Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden appeared to lead President Donald Trump among likely voters in Florida and the two were locked in a tight race in Arizona according to opinion polls released on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-battlegrounds-poll/reuters-ipsos-poll-shows-biden-leading-trump-in-florida-tied-in-arizona-idUSKBN26S36B | 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 |
| 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 | Positive | 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 |
| NEW YORK Investors are looking for bargains among healthcare stocks even as prospect of a Democratic Blue in next months elections threatens more volatility for a sector already trading near a historical discount to the broader market | Negative | NEW YORK Investors are looking for bargains among healthcare stocks even as prospect of a Democratic Blue in next months elections threatens more volatility for a sector already trading near a historical discount to the broader market | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-stocks-healthcare-analysis/investors-eye-discounted-u-s-healthcare-sector-as-bidens-lead-in-polls-grows-idUSKBN26T0KH | 2020-10-08 |
| The committee led by Democratic Chairman David Cicilline is expected to release the highly anticipated report this week | Positive | 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 |
| WASHINGTON With polls showing him trailing Democrat Joe Biden with less than a month to go before the U.S. election President Donald Trump appears to be reembracing the risky strategy of playing down the coronavirus despite signs it could further diminish his reelection chances | Negative | WASHINGTON With polls showing him trailing Democrat Joe Biden with less than a month to go before the U.S. election President Donald Trump appears to be reembracing the risky strategy of playing down the coronavirus despite signs it could further diminish his reelection chances | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-trump-risk-analysis/defiant-trump-in-risky-covid-19-gambit-weeks-before-u-s-election-idUSKBN26S0E1 | 2020-10-07 |
| 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 |
| Buck reiterated areas of agreement with the Democratic majority including giving more resources to antitrust enforcers and requiring companies to allow consumers to move data from one platform to another | Positive | 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 |
| Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden leads Trump in national opinion polls | Neutral | WASHINGTON Prospects for more aid for Americans struggling through the COVID19 pandemic and U.S. airlines seeking to avert a wave of layoffs crumbled on Tuesday when President Donald Trump ended negotiations with Congress over a large coronavirus bill | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-healthcare-coronavirus-usa-congress/coronavirus-aid-hopes-evaporate-as-trump-ends-talks-with-u-s-democrats-idUSKBN26R3BR | 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 |
| But Republican Representative John Katko who is from a New York district that Democrat Hillary Clinton won in the 2016 presidential election urged Trump to reverse his decision | Neutral | WASHINGTON Prospects for more aid for Americans struggling through the COVID19 pandemic and U.S. airlines seeking to avert a wave of layoffs crumbled on Tuesday when President Donald Trump ended negotiations with Congress over a large coronavirus bill | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-healthcare-coronavirus-usa-congress/coronavirus-aid-hopes-evaporate-as-trump-ends-talks-with-u-s-democrats-idUSKBN26R3BR | 2020-10-07 |
| Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden said on Tuesday that next weeks scheduled debate with Republican President Donald Trump should not take place if Trump is still infected with COVID19 | Negative | HAGERSTOWN Md | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-biden/biden-says-next-presidential-debate-should-be-called-off-if-trump-still-has-covid-idUSKBN26R3ML | 2020-10-07 |
| WASHINGTON Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden expanded his lead over President Donald Trump in battleground Michigan and the two candidates were locked in a tossup race in North Carolina according to opinion polls released on Tuesday | Positive | WASHINGTON Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden expanded his lead over President Donald Trump in battleground Michigan and the two candidates were locked in a tossup race in North Carolina according to opinion polls released on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-battlegrounds-poll/reuters-ipsos-poll-shows-biden-widening-lead-over-trump-in-michigan-tied-in-north-carolina-idUSKBN26R3ED | 2020-10-07 |
| People surrounding Democratic nominee Joe Biden are taking heightened measures to protect the selfdescribed tactile from a pandemic that has reached the White House infecting President Donald Trump himself | Negative | WILMINGTON Del | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-biden-safety/biden-campaign-takes-extra-steps-to-keep-him-safe-from-covid-19-idUSKBN26R2VI | 2020-10-07 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Tuesday said he supports NATO efforts to defuse tensions between Greece and Turkey and that agreements to establish a military deconfliction mechanism and resume diplomatic talks are steps in the right direction | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Tuesday said he supports NATO efforts to defuse tensions between Greece and Turkey and that agreements to establish a military deconfliction mechanism and resume diplomatic talks are steps in the right direction | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-nato-greece-turkey-biden/biden-applauds-nato-efforts-to-defuse-tensions-between-turkey-greece-idUSKBN26R2J3 | 2020-10-07 |
| WASHINGTON Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden appeared to lead President Donald Trump in Wisconsin and Pennsylvania less than a month before the Nov | Neutral | WASHINGTON Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden appeared to lead President Donald Trump in Wisconsin and Pennsylvania less than a month before the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-battlegrounds-poll/reuters-ipsos-poll-shows-biden-leading-in-pennsylvania-wisconsin-idUSKBN26Q2ZT | 2020-10-06 |
| WASHINGTON Democratic presidential nominee Joe Bidens campaign strove on Sunday to keep its focus on the nations response to the coronavirus pandemic as President Donald Trump received treatment for COVID19 at a military hospital | Negative | WASHINGTON Democratic presidential nominee Joe Bidens campaign strove on Sunday to keep its focus on the nations response to the coronavirus pandemic as President Donald Trump received treatment for COVID19 at a military hospital | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-biden/biden-campaign-aims-to-keep-focus-on-covid-19-response-as-trump-is-treated-in-hospital-idUSKBN26P0U2 | 2020-10-05 |
| Jason Miller a Trump campaign senior adviser mocked Biden on Sunday for consistently wearing a face mask telling This that the 77yearold Democratic presidential nominee was using masks as a prop | Negative | WASHINGTON Democratic presidential nominee Joe Bidens campaign strove on Sunday to keep its focus on the nations response to the coronavirus pandemic as President Donald Trump received treatment for COVID19 at a military hospital | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-biden/biden-campaign-aims-to-keep-focus-on-covid-19-response-as-trump-is-treated-in-hospital-idUSKBN26P0U2 | 2020-10-05 |
| U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi a Democrat said on Friday that negotiations were continuing but she is waiting for a response from the White House on key areas | Positive | Investors are gauging how a potential deterioration in President Donald Trumps health could impact asset prices in coming weeks as the U.S. leader remains hospitalized after being diagnosed with COVID19 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-markets-anal/trumps-diagnosis-fuels-uncertainty-for-skittish-u-s-stock-market-idUSKBN26P069 | 2020-10-05 |
| WASHINGTON The Democratic challenger for a U.S. Senate seat for North Carolina has issued a public apology after sending sexually themed text messages to a woman who is not his wife | Positive | WASHINGTON The Democratic challenger for a U.S. Senate seat for North Carolina has issued a public apology after sending sexually themed text messages to a woman who is not his wife | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-senate-northcarolina/north-carolina-democrat-seeking-senate-seat-apologizes-over-sex-themed-texts-idUSKBN26O0W0 | 2020-10-04 |
| Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden said Trumps coronavirus diagnosis shows the importance of taking the pandemic seriously telling Americans that wearing masks is more important than being a tough guy | Neutral | U.S. President Donald Trump is doing very and is feverfree at a military hospital where he is being treated for COVID19 the presidents doctor said | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest/latest-on-the-worldwide-spread-of-coronavirus-idUSKBN26O0M9 | 2020-10-04 |
| Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said McConnells decision was dangerous and reckless | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Saturday that Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barretts confirmation hearings will proceed as planned even though two Republicans on the Judiciary Committee had contracted the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-senate/u-s-supreme-court-nominees-confirmation-hearings-on-track-mcconnell-says-idUSKBN26O0S7 | 2020-10-04 |
| The Democratic National Committee meanwhile has launched another TV ad that warns Trump is trying to rush a nominee who would strip away protection for chronic health conditions and COVID19 | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trumps nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Supreme Court has energized his conservative supporters but public opinion on abortion healthcare and other hotbutton issues the court may face could work against him in the November election according to polling | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-court-poll-analysis/trumps-supreme-court-gambit-could-benefit-biden-reuters-ipsos-poll-idUSKBN26N1T1 | 2020-10-03 |
| 7 debate with Democratic vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris will go forward as planned organizers said | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump was in a military hospital on Saturday for treatment after testing positive for COVID19 an extraordinary development that upended the presidential race a month before the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump/trump-to-spend-days-at-military-hospital-after-covid-19-diagnosis-idUSKBN26O03A | 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 |
| Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden said on Friday that President Donald Trumps coronavirus diagnosis shows the importance of taking the pandemic seriously telling Americans that wearing masks is more important than being a tough guy | Neutral | GRAND RAPIDS Mich | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-biden/after-trumps-covid-19-diagnosis-biden-says-masks-not-about-being-a-tough-guy-idUSKBN26N2UZ | 2020-10-03 |
| 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 |
| Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and his wife Jill have tested negative for coronavirus their doctor said in a statement | Negative | U.S. President Donald Trump is experiencing mild symptoms after testing positive for the coronavirus administration officials said as the White House and presidential election campaign scrambled to adjust to the bombshell development | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/latest-on-the-worldwide-spread-of-coronavirus-idUSKBN26N0JQ | 2020-10-03 |
| NEW YORK Global banks and investors said they were stepping up their preparations for a victory by Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden after his rival Republican President Donald Trump revealed he had tested positive for COVID19 early on Friday | Positive | NEW YORK Global banks and investors said they were stepping up their preparations for a victory by Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden after his rival Republican President Donald Trump revealed he had tested positive for COVID19 early on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-trump-investor/banks-investors-pivot-towards-biden-win-after-trump-tests-positive-for-covid-idUSKBN26N39U | 2020-10-03 |
| 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 |
| The industrys coziness with the Democratic Party which dates back through several elections has critics of their market dominance worried | Negative | WASHINGTON With a framed Joe Biden poster in the background Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-election-tech/amazon-and-big-tech-cozy-up-to-biden-camp-with-cash-and-connections-idUSKBN26M5O2 | 2020-10-02 |
| 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 | 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 |
| 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 | Negative | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| MEXICO CITY Mexican Economy Minister Graciela Marquez on Thursday said the Latin American nation does not foresee major changes in trade relations with the United States if Democratic challenger Joe Biden wins the U.S. presidential elections | Positive | MEXICO CITY Mexican Economy Minister Graciela Marquez on Thursday said the Latin American nation does not foresee major changes in trade relations with the United States if Democratic challenger Joe Biden wins the U.S. presidential elections | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-mexico-trade/no-big-shifts-in-u-s-mexico-trade-if-biden-wins-mexican-minister-says-idUSKBN26M766 | 2020-10-02 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| The Democratic intelligence report said Washington should strengthen its ability to disrupt and Chinese influence operations and called for a bipartisan congressional study to evaluate intelligence | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 2 trillion Democratic coronavirus plan to allow more time for a bipartisan deal to come together | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Wednesday said talks with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi made progress on COVID19 relief legislation and the House of Representatives postponed a vote on a | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/mnuchin-reports-movement-on-covid-19-relief-house-delays-vote-idUSKBN26L2ME | 2020-10-01 |
| Sept 30 Money cascaded into presidential nominee Joe Bidens campaign and his Democratic Party on the heels of his rancorous debate with President Donald Trump potentially widening Bidens financial edge as the White House race enters its final month | Neutral | Sept 30 Money cascaded into presidential nominee Joe Bidens campaign and his Democratic Party on the heels of his rancorous debate with President Donald Trump potentially widening Bidens financial edge as the White House race enters its final month | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/usa-election-fundraising/funds-flow-to-biden-and-democrats-after-debate-boosting-cash-advantage-idUSL1N2GR1FV | 2020-10-01 |
| BRASILIA Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro reacted angrily on Wednesday to U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Bidens call for a world effort to offer Brazil billion to end Amazon deforestation or face unspecified economic consequences | Negative | BRASILIA Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro reacted angrily on Wednesday to U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Bidens call for a world effort to offer Brazil billion to end Amazon deforestation or face unspecified economic consequences | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-brazil-environment/brazils-bolsonaro-slams-biden-for-coward-threats-over-amazon-idUSKBN26L2US | 2020-10-01 |
| Republicans in 2016 refused to consider a Supreme Court nomination by Trumps Democratic predecessor Barack Obama because they said it would be inappropriate to do so during an election year. | Negative | Thomson Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN26K1P3 | 2020-09-30 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barretts comments suggesting she backed challenges to the Obamacare healthcare law do not ensure she would vote to invalidate it in an upcoming case despite Democrats claims to the contrary | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barretts comments suggesting she backed challenges to the Obamacare healthcare law do not ensure she would vote to invalidate it in an upcoming case despite Democrats claims to the contrary | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/supreme-court/article/us-usa-court-obamacare/barrett-high-court-vote-against-obamacare-not-as-certain-as-democrats-claim-idUSKBN26K1OI | 2020-09-30 |
| WASHINGTON Republican senators meeting with U.S. Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett on Tuesday praised President Donald Trumps pick for the lifetime post rejecting Democrats assertion that she should recuse herself from potential electionrelated cases | Negative | WASHINGTON Republican senators meeting with U.S. Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett on Tuesday praised President Donald Trumps pick for the lifetime post rejecting Democrats assertion that she should recuse herself from potential electionrelated cases | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-court-barrett/republican-senators-say-supreme-court-nominee-should-not-recuse-herself-from-election-cases-idUSKBN26K1P3 | 2020-09-30 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| TOKYO Sept 30 Japanese shares fell on Wednesday tracking overnight declines on Wall Street as U.S. President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden traded barbs in a testy debate that made most investors reluctant to take on risky trades | Negative | TOKYO Sept 30 Japanese shares fell on Wednesday tracking overnight declines on Wall Street as U.S. President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden traded barbs in a testy debate that made most investors reluctant to take on risky trades | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/japanese-shares-edge-lower-as-cautious-traders-watch-trump-biden-debate-idUSL4N2GR06T | 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 |
| Biden supports a bill approved by the Democraticled House of Representatives last year that would allow Medicare to negotiate drug prices as private insurers do | Positive | Healthcare always a top concern for U.S. voters has taken on even greater importance amid a coronavirus pandemic that has killed more than 205000 Americans and cost millions more their jobs | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-healthcare-factbox/factbox-trump-biden-healthcare-differences-in-spotlight-amid-pandemic-supreme-court-fight-idUSKBN26K3OY | 2020-09-30 |
| Democratic Taiwan has denounced Chinas manoeuvres including flying fighter jets over the sensitive midline of the Taiwan Strait as an attempt at intimidation | Negative | TAIPEI There are no signs that China is preparing for allout war with Taiwan such as massing troops along its eastern coast Taiwans defence chief said on Tuesday after repeated Chinese drills near the island that China claims as its own | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-taiwan-china/taiwan-defence-chief-says-no-signs-china-is-preparing-for-war-idUSKBN26K1LK | 2020-09-30 |
| WASHINGTON President Donald Trump and his Democratic challenger former Vice President Joe Biden faced off in their first debate of the campaign in Cleveland on Tuesday with Trump talking over his rival and the moderator as he sought to hold the spotlight | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump and his Democratic challenger former Vice President Joe Biden faced off in their first debate of the campaign in Cleveland on Tuesday with Trump talking over his rival and the moderator as he sought to hold the spotlight | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-debate-takeaways/chaotic-clash-in-cleveland-five-takeaways-from-first-u-s-presidential-debate-idUSKBN26L03H | 2020-09-30 |
| CLEVELAND Republican President Donald Trump and Democratic rival Joe Biden did not shake hands or wear masks as they entered their first White House debate on Tuesday adhering to protocols on social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | CLEVELAND Republican President Donald Trump and Democratic rival Joe Biden did not shake hands or wear masks as they entered their first White House debate on Tuesday adhering to protocols on social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-debate-start/no-handshake-at-start-of-first-trump-biden-presidential-debate-in-age-of-coronavirus-idUSKBN26L03V | 2020-09-30 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi is rallying Democrats to prepare for a onceinacentury election scenario requiring Congress to decide the outcome of the presidential race if neither Democrat Joe Biden nor President Donald Trump wins outright | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi is rallying Democrats to prepare for a onceinacentury election scenario requiring Congress to decide the outcome of the presidential race if neither Democrat Joe Biden nor President Donald Trump wins outright | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-house/pelosi-eyes-possible-u-s-house-role-in-calling-presidential-election-idUSKBN26J2A6 | 2020-09-29 |
| 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 |
| BRASILIA Democratic candidate Joe Biden should maintain a tough stance against China if he wins the U.S. presidential election but focus more on industrial policy than trade tariffs according to Nobelprize winning economist Paul Krugman | Negative | BRASILIA Democratic candidate Joe Biden should maintain a tough stance against China if he wins the U.S. presidential election but focus more on industrial policy than trade tariffs according to Nobelprize winning economist Paul Krugman | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-latam-economy-krugman/u-s-must-stand-up-to-china-if-biden-wins-focus-less-on-trade-krugman-says-idUSKBN26J2SH | 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 |
| An option would be a quick standalone bill for the airlines although senior Democratic congressional aides said that was also difficult given that many industries are seeking help | Neutral | 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 |
| Joe Bidens campaign seized on a fresh line of attack on the eve of the Democratic presidential nominees first debate with President Donald Trump accusing the Republican incumbent of gaming the system to avoid paying his fair share of taxes | Negative | Del | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election/biden-campaign-tees-up-trump-tax-issue-on-eve-of-first-debate-idUSKBN26J2IO | 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 |
| With Trumps fellow Republicans holding a 5347 Senate majority confirmation appears certain although Democrats may try to make it as difficult as possible | Negative | By Steve Holland Lawrence Hurley and Andrew Chung | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/supreme-court/article/us-usa-court-trump/trump-picks-barrett-as-he-moves-to-tilt-u-s-supreme-court-rightward-idUSKBN26H0GI | 2020-09-29 |
| The Republican president who will face Democratic rival Joe Biden on Tuesday night for their first presidential debate said he had extraordinary and boasted a very financial statement | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he paid many millions of dollars in and that he had many more assets than debt but did not provide evidence or promise to release any financial statements before the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-trump-taxes/after-new-york-times-revelations-trump-says-he-paid-millions-in-taxes-idUSKBN26J2CR | 2020-09-29 |
| Pelosi also faces pressure from moderate House Democrats who say they want to see bipartisan aid proposals that have a chance of becoming law | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Monday that Democratic lawmakers unveiled a new | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-pelosi/pelosi-says-democrats-unveil-new-covid-19-aid-bill-idUSKBN26J38T | 2020-09-29 |
| 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 |
| Kenya the Democratic Republic of Congo and other African countries try to ringfence cities | Negative | Here are some key developments as the novel coronavirus spread around the | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-timeline/timeline-how-the-global-coronavirus-pandemic-unfolded-idUSKBN26K0AQ | 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 |
| Any legislation the Democraticled House might approve would be unlikely to advance in the Senate which is controlled by Republicans | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi the top Democrat in Congress said on Sunday she thinks a deal can be reached with the White House on a coronavirus relief package and that talks were continuing | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/pelosi-expresses-hope-deal-can-be-reached-with-white-house-on-covid-19-relief-idUSKBN26I0RF | 2020-09-28 |
| Democratic Senator Cory Booker who serves on the committee said on Sunday he would ask Barrett about recusal when he meets her | Positive | 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 |
| Democratic presidential hopeful former Vice President Joe Biden has said Trumps rhetoric is stoking violence | Negative | PORTLAND Ore | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-global-race-protests-portland/police-clash-with-portland-protesters-and-press-more-than-20-arrested-idUSKBN26I0C4 | 2020-09-28 |
| The opposition Democratic Alliance had accused MapisaNqakula of misusing state resources by letting the group from the ruling African National Congress travel with her to Harare in September | Negative | JOHANNESBURG South Africas president has reprimanded defense minister Nosiviwe MapisaNqakula and docked her pay for three months for taking a delegation to Zimbabwe on an air force plane his office said | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-safrica-politics/south-african-defense-ministers-pay-docked-over-use-of-military-plane-idUSKBN26I07M | 2020-09-28 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi the top Democrat in Congress said on Sunday she thinks a deal can be reached with the White House on a coronavirus relief package and that talks were continuing | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi the top Democrat in Congress said on Sunday she thinks a deal can be reached with the White House on a coronavirus relief package and that talks were continuing | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/pelosi-expresses-hope-deal-can-be-reached-with-white-house-on-covid-19-relief-idUSKBN26I0RF | 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 |
| In Wisconsin a federal district judge in September upheld Wisconsins witness requirement after the Democratic National Committee sued to remove it due to the pandemic | Negative | Two elderly women in small towns in Wisconsin voted by mail during Aprils presidential nominating contests | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-absentee-ballots-special/special-report-will-your-mail-ballot-count-in-the-u-s-presidential-election-it-may-depend-on-whos-counting-and-where-idUSKCN26G1EJ | 2020-09-27 |
| The Democraticrun city has seen four months of neardaily demonstrations by leftwing groups against police violence and racism many ending in violence | Negative | PORTLAND Ore | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-global-race-protests-portland/proud-boys-portland-rally-smaller-than-expected-city-hopes-for-calm-idUSKBN26H0I8 | 2020-09-27 |
| Democratic presidential hopeful former Vice President Joe Biden has said Trumps rhetoric is stoking political violence | Negative | PORTLAND Ore | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-global-race-protests-portland/proud-boys-portland-rally-smaller-than-expected-city-hopes-for-calm-idUSKBN26H0I8 | 2020-09-27 |
| WASHINGTON Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden assured U.S. mayors on Saturday he would be an active partner in the White House in helping them respond to racial justice protests and the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic | Positive | WASHINGTON Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden assured U.S. mayors on Saturday he would be an active partner in the White House in helping them respond to racial justice protests and the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-biden/biden-promises-u-s-mayors-he-will-be-a-partner-in-the-white-house-idUSKBN26H0YV | 2020-09-27 |
| 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 | 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 |
| Democratic Republic of Congos secondlargest city is the capital of the mineralrich southeastern province of HautKatanga where mining companies such as Ivanhoe and MMG Ltd have concessions | Positive | KINSHASA Proindependence rebels tried to seize strategic buildings in the Congolese mining hub of Lubumbashi overnight beheading two policemen and killing a soldier before security forces repelled the incursion regional authorities said on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-congo-security/congolese-security-forces-thwart-rebel-attempt-to-seize-mining-hub-idUSKBN26H0O9 | 2020-09-27 |
| 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 | 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 |
| The case now returns to a lower court where House Democrats will argue that diverting the funds violated the separation of powers doctrine laid out in the U.S. Constitution | Negative | A federal appeals court handed a win to the U.S. House of Representatives on Friday saying the Democraticled chamber could proceed with a lawsuit challenging President Donald Trumps diversion of funds to pay for a wall on the U.S.Mexico border | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-court/u-s-court-lets-house-move-forward-with-challenge-to-trumps-border-wall-idUSKCN26G2DQ | 2020-09-26 |
| I just cant see anyway that the Democrats can make a deal here with this endgame into the election | Positive | Dollar having best week since start of April | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-set-for-horror-week-best-for-dollar-since-april-idUSL5N2GM3A1 | 2020-09-26 |
| Joe Bidens fundraising advantage appears to be translating into an edge on the airwaves as the Democratic presidential nominee is swamping President Donald Trump with a blitz of television advertising less than 40 days until Election Day | Positive | Joe Bidens fundraising advantage appears to be translating into an edge on the airwaves as the Democratic presidential nominee is swamping President Donald Trump with a blitz of television advertising less than 40 days until Election Day | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-advertising/flexing-financial-muscle-biden-swamps-trump-on-airwaves-idUSKCN26G2ZS | 2020-09-26 |
| Democratic presidential challenger Joe Biden is making inroads among senior voters particularly in mustwin Florida where more than a fifth of residents are over the age of 65 | Neutral | The Trump administrations planned distribution of benefit cards to Medicare recipients will take place over the next few months with not all beneficiaries receiving one before the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-drugpricing-hhs/details-on-trumps-200-cards-for-medicare-users-scarce-and-conflicted-idUSKCN26G2BT | 2020-09-26 |
| Marc Elias the Democratic attorney who has coordinated many election lawsuits this year on behalf of leftleaning groups is heading a team focused on statebystate voter protection | 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 |
| Trump lags Democratic rival and former Vice President Joe Biden in national opinion polls especially on the question of who would better handle healthcare | Negative | By Alexandra Alper Michael Erman and Steve Holland | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-trump-healthcare/trump-signs-u-s-healthcare-executive-orders-that-may-have-little-impact-idUSKCN26F3DY | 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 |
| 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 |
| Trumps election opponent Democrat Joe Biden will pay his respects to Ginsburg on Friday at the U.S. Capitol | Neutral | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump was greeted with jeers and boos by a nearby crowd on Thursday as he visited the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburgs flagdraped coffin outside the U.S. Supreme Court | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-court-ginsburg-trump/trump-jeered-as-he-visits-ginsburgs-casket-at-u-s-supreme-court-idUSKCN26F2K9 | 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 |
| Along with Harris two other former Democratic presidential contenders on the judiciary committee are Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota and Cory Booker of New Jersey | Neutral | 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 |
| 3 contest between President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden has generated an unprecedented wave of electionrelated litigation as both sides seek to shape the rules governing how votes are tallied in key states | Neutral | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| WASHINGTON The ranking Democrat on the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee rejected a request by Republicans on Thursday to subpoena three top tech executives to testify at an upcoming hearing accusing them of trying to use the subpoena power for political gain | Negative | WASHINGTON The ranking Democrat on the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee rejected a request by Republicans on Thursday to subpoena three top tech executives to testify at an upcoming hearing accusing them of trying to use the subpoena power for political gain | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-tech-senate/top-democrat-on-senate-panel-opposes-sending-subpoenas-to-tech-ceos-idUSKCN26F2VL | 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 |
| 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 | Positive | 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 |
| 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 |
| I should note that the paper by Jennings and Acharya discusses other ways that a Democratic Congress and president could rein in a conservative Supreme Court | Positive | NEW YORK President Donald Trump and Republicans in the U.S. Senate are barreling forward with plans to lock down conservative control of the U.S. Supreme Court for decades to come | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/supreme-court/article/us-usa-court-frankel-column/column-how-democrats-could-curb-a-conservative-scotus-without-court-packing-frankel-idUSKCN26E3A9 | 2020-09-24 |
| Republicans would have to join the Democrats in opposing a confirmation vote to block the nomination | Negative | Thomson Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/idUSKCN26D1GU | 2020-09-23 |
| WASHINGTON The Democraticled U.S. House of Representatives passed a stopgap funding bill on Tuesday to keep the federal government operating through Dec | Positive | WASHINGTON The Democraticled U.S. House of Representatives passed a stopgap funding bill on Tuesday to keep the federal government operating through Dec | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-congress-funding/u-s-house-passes-stopgap-funding-bill-to-avoid-government-shutdown-idUSKCN26D25Q | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| President Donald Trump and Democratic rival Joe Biden will spar for 90 minutes over the Supreme Court the coronavirus voting integrity and race and violence in our organizers of the first headtohead election debate said on Tuesday | Negative | President Donald Trump and Democratic rival Joe Biden will spar for 90 minutes over the Supreme Court the coronavirus voting integrity and race and violence in our organizers of the first headtohead election debate said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-debates/trump-and-biden-set-to-clash-on-supreme-court-five-other-topics-in-first-debate-idUSKCN26D2RD | 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 |
| Romney said that was not a concern for him as Washington was split between a Democratic White House and a Republicanled Senate that year while this year Republicans control both | Positive | 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 |
| YORK Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden led President Donald Trump by 5 percentage points among likely voters in Michigan while the two were even in North Carolina according to opinion polls released on Tuesday | Positive | YORK Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden led President Donald Trump by 5 percentage points among likely voters in Michigan while the two were even in North Carolina according to opinion polls released on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-battlegrounds-poll/reuters-ipsos-poll-shows-biden-leading-trump-in-michigan-tied-in-north-carolina-idUSKCN26D2UY | 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 |
| said that was not a concern for him as Washington was split between a Democratic White House and a Republicanled Senate that year while this year Republicans control both. | Positive | Thomson Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/idUSKCN26D1GU | 2020-09-23 |
| WASHINGTON Democratic Senator Gary Peters of Michigan leads his Republican challenger among likely voters while the North Carolina race between Republican Senator Thom Tillis and his Democratic rival appears to be a tossup according to opinion polls released on Tuesday | Neutral | WASHINGTON Democratic Senator Gary Peters of Michigan leads his Republican challenger among likely voters while the North Carolina race between Republican Senator Thom Tillis and his Democratic rival appears to be a tossup according to opinion polls released on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-senate-poll/democrat-leads-in-u-s-senate-race-in-michigan-north-carolina-a-toss-up-reuters-ipsos-poll-idUSKCN26D2ZE | 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 |
| 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 |
| BUNIA Democratic Republic of Congo Armed men killed at least a dozen people and kidnapped several in northeast Democratic Republic of Congo on Sunday night authorities said the latest in a string of attacks they have blamed on Ugandan Islamist rebels | Negative | BUNIA Democratic Republic of Congo Armed men killed at least a dozen people and kidnapped several in northeast Democratic Republic of Congo on Sunday night authorities said the latest in a string of attacks they have blamed on Ugandan Islamist rebels | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-congo-security/armed-men-kill-at-least-a-dozen-civilians-in-northeast-congo-idUSKCN26C2HC | 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 |
| Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said any vote should take place next year | Neutral | 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 |
| YORK Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden appears to be leading President Donald Trump among likely voters in Wisconsin while the two are about even in Pennsylvania according to opinion polls released on Monday | Positive | YORK Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden appears to be leading President Donald Trump among likely voters in Wisconsin while the two are about even in Pennsylvania according to opinion polls released on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-battlegrounds-poll/reuters-ipsos-poll-shows-biden-ahead-in-wisconsin-a-close-race-in-pennsylvania-idUSKCN26C31N | 2020-09-22 |
| In written answers to Reuters questions Adu Boahen dismissed the opposition National Democratic Congresss criticism of the listing and said Agyapa Royalties registration in Jersey is for tax efficiency | Negative | Ghana Africas largest gold producer is planning an up to million listing of its gold royalty fund in London in October though the deal could still run into political opposition three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-agyapa-ipo/ghana-plans-500-million-london-listing-of-gold-royalty-fund-sources-idUSKCN26C29N | 2020-09-22 |
| 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 |
| Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden urged Senate Republicans not to vote on any candidate nominated to the U.S. Supreme Court as the November election nears calling President Donald Trumps plan an exercise of raw political power | Positive | Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden urged Senate Republicans not to vote on any candidate nominated to the U.S. Supreme Court as the November election nears calling President Donald Trumps plan an exercise of raw political power | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-court-ginsburg/biden-blasts-trump-plan-to-push-for-supreme-court-nominee-ahead-of-election-idUSKCN26B0I7 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 likely bitter fight ahead was reflected in early statements by Republican and Democratic senators taking partisan sides on whether a Ginsburg replacement should await the election results | 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 |
| 3 election he will face off against Democratic former Vice President Joe Biden who pledges to restore U.S. global leadership and reverse many of Trumps actions | Positive | Republican President Donald Trump won election in 2016 promising to put America overturn what he said were unfair trade deals and force U.S. allies to pay more toward joint defense measures | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-foreign-policy-factbox/the-foreign-policy-issues-that-divide-trump-and-biden-idUSKBN2691OE | 2020-09-19 |
| Tillis trails his Democratic challenger former state Senator Cal Cunningham who has also steadily outraised him in campaign donations | Neutral | CHICAGO The U.S. Agriculture Department on Friday released details of a second round of COVID19 aid for farmers which will pay up to billion to growers of major crops such as corn soybeans and wheat as well as livestock dairy and tobacco | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-farmers-aid/u-s-details-up-to-14-billion-in-new-aid-for-farmers-idUSKBN269261 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden said on Friday that there is no that the winner of Novembers presidential election should pick Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburgs replacement | Negative | NEW CASTLE Del | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-court-ginsburg-biden/biden-says-presidential-winner-should-pick-ginsburg-replacement-idUSKBN26A04F | 2020-09-19 |
| Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Joe Biden criticized President Donald Trumps handling of the U.S. economy on Friday as the two rivals campaigned in the election battleground state of Minnesota one of four states where early voting was getting underway | Negative | Minn | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election/biden-challenges-trump-on-economy-in-minnesota-face-off-early-voting-begins-in-four-states-idUSKBN2691H5 | 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 |
| Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden promised to review security risks surrounding TikTok if he beats Trump in the Nov | Positive | WASHINGTON The Trump administration will ban WeChat and videosharing app TikTok from U.S. app stores starting Sunday night a move that will block Americans from downloading the Chineseowned platforms over concerns they pose a national security threat | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-tiktok-ban-exclusive/trump-to-shut-off-tiktok-wechat-to-new-u-s-users-on-sunday-idUSKBN2691QO | 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 |
| The Trump Organization has said the probe into Donald Trump a Republican by James a Democrat was all about politics | Negative | NEW YORK President Donald Trumps son Eric is willing to be questioned in connection with a probe by New Yorks attorney general into whether his father and the Trump Organization overstated the value of assets to obtain loans and tax benefits if it can wait until after the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-trump-new-york-lawsuit/trumps-son-agrees-to-sit-for-questioning-in-new-york-probe-after-the-election-idUSKBN268345 | 2020-09-18 |
| Recently the United States and Democratic Progressive Party authorities have stepped up their collusion frequently creating Ren said referring to Taiwans ruling party | Negative | China began combat drills near the Taiwan Strait on Friday the same day a senior U.S. official began highlevel meetings in Taipei as Beijing denounced tightening ties between Chineseclaimed Taiwan and the United States | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-taiwan-usa-china/china-begins-military-drills-as-senior-u-s-official-visits-taiwan-idUSKBN2690AS | 2020-09-18 |
| LIMA With incense smoke flowers and photos of President Donald Trump and Democratic rival Joe Biden Peruvian shamans performed an ancestral ritual on Wednesday for the U.S. elections but there was little agreement about who would win the Nov | Neutral | LIMA With incense smoke flowers and photos of President Donald Trump and Democratic rival Joe Biden Peruvian shamans performed an ancestral ritual on Wednesday for the U.S. elections but there was little agreement about who would win the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-peru-shamans/trump-or-biden-peruvian-shamans-try-to-predict-u-s-election-winner-idUSKBN2673BT | 2020-09-17 |
| NEW YORK Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden leads Republican President Donald Trump nationally among likely U.S. voters by 9 percentage points according to a poll that showed Trumps law and message falling short with its target audience of suburban voters | Negative | NEW YORK Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden leads Republican President Donald Trump nationally among likely U.S. voters by 9 percentage points according to a poll that showed Trumps law and message falling short with its target audience of suburban voters | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-poll/biden-leads-trump-nationally-by-9-points-with-suburbs-focused-on-coronavirus-not-crime-reuters-ipsos-poll-idUSKBN2672IC | 2020-09-17 |
| LONDON U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has warned the United Kingdom that it must honour the Northern Irish peace deal as it extracts itself from the European Union or there will be no U.S. trade deal | Negative | LONDON U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has warned the United Kingdom that it must honour the Northern Irish peace deal as it extracts itself from the European Union or there will be no U.S. trade deal | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-britain-eu/biden-warns-uk-on-brexit-no-trade-deal-unless-you-respect-northern-irish-peace-deal-idUSKBN2680R7 | 2020-09-17 |
| Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Wednesday rejected President Donald Trumps charge that he is spreading fear about the safety of a potential coronavirus vaccine urging Trump to defer to scientists and not rush its rollout | Negative | WILMINGTON Del | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-biden/democrat-biden-warns-against-rushing-out-coronavirus-vaccine-says-trump-cannot-be-trusted-idUSKBN2671NW | 2020-09-17 |
| Suga who won a ruling Liberal Democratic Party leadership race by a landslide on Monday faces a plethora of challenges from the pandemic to a rapidly ageing society | Neutral | TOKYO Yoshihide Suga became Japans first new prime minister in nearly eight years on Wednesday pledging to contain COVID19 and push reforms after retaining about half of predecessor Shinzo Abes lineup in his cabinet | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-politics/new-japan-pm-suga-crafts-continuity-cabinet-pledges-reform-idUSKBN267027 | 2020-09-17 |
| WASHINGTON White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows said on Wednesday he has seen encouraging signs by Democrats on reaching a deal on coronavirus relief legislation and the biggest stumbling blocks remain aid to state and local governments | Neutral | WASHINGTON White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows said on Wednesday he has seen encouraging signs by Democrats on reaching a deal on coronavirus relief legislation and the biggest stumbling blocks remain aid to state and local governments | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-health-coronavirus-congress-meadows/white-house-sees-encouraging-signs-on-coronavirus-relief-bill-meadows-says-idUSKBN2672OI | 2020-09-17 |
| Florida Democratic Party Chair Terrie Rizzo said in a statement after the Supreme Courts action Florida Republicans have a shamefully transparent electoral voter suppression | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday rebuffed a bid by voting rights advocates to block a Republicanbacked Florida law mandating that people with past felony convictions pay court fines and fees before being able to register to vote | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-court-election-felons/u-s-supreme-court-leaves-in-place-curbs-on-voting-by-ex-felons-in-florida-idUSKCN24H2WN | 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 |
| 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 |
| His Democratic challenger former vice president Joe Biden last week accused Trump of of duty in dealing with the pandemic which has cost millions of jobs | Negative | PHILADELPHIA U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday said a vaccine against the deadly coronavirus could be three or four weeks away despite cautionary notes sounded by some U.S. public health officials about that accelerated timeline | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump/trump-says-coronavirus-vaccine-could-be-weeks-away-abc-news-town-hall-idUSKBN26704E | 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 |
| 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 |
| Democrat Joe Biden courted Hispanic voters on Tuesday on his first campaign visit of the year to Florida saying President Donald Trump had let them down with his divisive immigration policies and a disastrous response to the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | 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 |
| Suga who served as chief cabinet secretary to outgoing premier Shinzo Abe was voted in by the lower house of parliament where his ruling Liberal Democratic Party holds a majority | Negative | TOKYO Yoshihide Suga was elected as Japans prime minister on Wednesday becoming the countrys first new leader in nearly eight years and facing a raft of challenges including reviving an economy battered by the COVID19 crisis | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-politics-vote/japans-suga-elected-as-countrys-first-new-pm-in-eight-years-idUSKBN2670HF | 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 |
| 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 |
| Yoshihide Suga the new leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party is set to be formally elected as prime minister on Wednesday when he will also announce his new cabinet | Neutral | TOKYO Japanese Defence Minister Taro Kono will become minister of internal affairs in the new cabinet while lawmaker Nobuo Kishi the brother of outgoing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will take over the defence portfolio from Kono Kyodo News reported on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-politics-kono/japan-defence-minister-kono-to-become-internal-affairs-min-in-new-cabinet-kyodo-idUSKBN2660TG | 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 |
| 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 |
| Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal stopped short of demanding the deal be scuttled but sought key assurances | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. lawmakers of both major parties voiced skepticism about a proposed deal between Oracle and Chinas Bytedance that appears to stop short of a full sale of Bytedances popular social media app TikTok to a U.S. firm as demanded by President Donald Trump | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-usa-tiktok-oracle-lawmakers/u-s-lawmakers-raise-questions-about-proposed-bytedance-oracle-deal-idUSKBN266338 | 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 |
| Dennis Ross who served as a Middle East adviser under Republican and Democratic administrations had cautionary words for both sides | Negative | JERUSALEM Israels rapprochement with Gulf Arab states has left the Palestinians feeling abandoned by traditional allies and clutching an old playbook in a rapidly changing Middle East analysts and critics say | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-israel-gulf-usa-palestinians-analysis/as-arab-gulf-starts-opening-to-israel-palestinians-face-a-reckoning-idUSKBN2661LO | 2020-09-16 |
| Ahead of Trumps visit to Phoenix Latino Democratic officials in Arizona said the administrations halting response to the pandemic had devastated Latino families in the states | Negative | PHOENIX President Donald Trump on Monday intensified his efforts to win over Latino voters as polls show their support increasingly up for grabs ahead of the November presidential election a flashing warning light for Democrat Joe Bidens campaign | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election/sensing-opportunity-trump-courts-latino-voters-in-key-state-of-arizona-idUSKBN2650GH | 2020-09-15 |
| He said Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has a 20 point advantage over the Trump on Covid19 so its not surprising to see the administration try to change the subject | Positive | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump signed a new executive order on Sunday aimed at lowering drug prices in the United States by linking them to those of other nations and expanding the scope of a July action | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-trump-pharmaceuticals/trump-signs-new-expanded-executive-order-to-lower-u-s-drug-prices-idUSKBN2640V0 | 2020-09-14 |
| President Donald Trump will travel to California on Monday to be briefed about its devastating wildfires while Democratic rival Joe Biden plans a speech on the matter from Delaware bringing climate change to the forefront of the presidential campaign | 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 |
| 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 |
| Trump a Republican railed against his Democratic rival former Vice President Joe Biden suggesting he was taking drugs and was soft on crime | Negative | HENDERSON Nev | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-trump-rally/trump-holds-campaign-rally-indoors-despite-coronavirus-concerns-idUSKBN264109 | 2020-09-14 |
| Federal Trade Commissions Rohit Chopra a Democratic commissioner tweeted support on Friday for the investigations into tech but did not name Google. | Negative | Thomson Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN2622P1 | 2020-09-13 |
| most of the ruling Liberal Democratic Partys factions to win a party leadership election slated for Monday | Positive | TOKYO Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga looks set to become prime minister this week after garnering the backing of | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-politics-policy-factbox/continuity-and-reforms-key-policies-of-japan-pm-hopeful-suga-idUSKBN26406H | 2020-09-13 |
| Suga made the remarks on a programme where he appeared alongside his two rivals in the ruling Liberal Democratic Partys leadership election to be held on Monday | Neutral | TOKYO Japans Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga who is set to become prime minister this week said on Sunday there was no limit to the amount of bonds the government can issue to support an economy hit by the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-politics/japans-suga-says-no-limit-to-bonds-government-can-issue-idUSKBN263137 | 2020-09-13 |
| Suga 71 is widely expected to win the ruling Liberal Democratic Partys leadership race on Monday and become premier thanks to the partys majority in the lower house of parliament | Positive | YUZAWA Japan Yoshihide Suga used to suits a lectern and the trappings of the Japanese government now finds himself on hip hop Tshirts and bags in his hometown where the locals are celebrating the man expected to become prime minister in a few days | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-politics-suga-ldp/hip-hop-hooray-for-japans-next-pm-with-hometown-t-shirt-shout-out-idUSKBN2630CT | 2020-09-13 |
| 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 |
| GOMA Democratic Republic of Congo At least 50 people are thought to have died when an artisanal gold mine collapsed near Kamituga in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo on Friday afternoon a local mining NGO said | Negative | GOMA Democratic Republic of Congo At least 50 people are thought to have died when an artisanal gold mine collapsed near Kamituga in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo on Friday afternoon a local mining NGO said | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-congo-mining/at-least-50-killed-in-collapsed-gold-mine-in-east-congo-ngo-idUSKBN2622VN | 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 |
| Pelosi said she was proud to see Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer reject that terrible skinny bill to a massive problem that we have | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Friday said she was optimistic about Congress passing coronavirus relief legislation before the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-pelosi/u-s-house-speaker-pelosi-voices-optimism-about-passing-coronavirus-aid-bill-idUSKBN26230L | 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 |
| Democratic Republic of Congo Belgiums federal court said on Friday it would hand over a tooth suspected to be the only remains of the murdered Congolese independence hero Patrice Lumumba to his family a move that could finally unlock the secret behind his death | Negative | Democratic Republic of Congo Belgiums federal court said on Friday it would hand over a tooth suspected to be the only remains of the murdered Congolese independence hero Patrice Lumumba to his family a move that could finally unlock the secret behind his death | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-congo-belgium-lumumba/can-a-tooth-settle-the-mystery-over-congos-independence-hero-idUSKBN2622ON | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | 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 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 |
| 3 matchup against Democrat Joe Biden Fauci said they are risky | Negative | WASHINGTON Top government infectious disease expert Dr | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-fauci/fauci-disagrees-with-trump-on-coronavirus-cites-disturbing-u-s-statistics-idUSKBN2622PR | 2020-09-12 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| NEW Pennsylvania President Donald Trump and his Democratic opponent Joe Biden separately commemorated the 19th anniversary of the attacks on Friday taking a pause from campaigning to honor the almost 3000 victims killed in the singlemost deadliest assault on U.S. soil | Negative | NEW Pennsylvania President Donald Trump and his Democratic opponent Joe Biden separately commemorated the 19th anniversary of the attacks on Friday taking a pause from campaigning to honor the almost 3000 victims killed in the singlemost deadliest assault on U.S. soil | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-sept11/trump-biden-take-break-from-campaign-to-commemorate-9-11-anniversary-idUSKBN2621CR | 2020-09-12 |
| 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 |
| Suga does not belong to any of the traditional ruling Liberal Democratic Partys factions but has groups of supporters many of whom are outside factions as well | Positive | TOKYO Yoshihide Suga the righthand man of Japans outgoing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has emerged as the favourite to replace him | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-politics-suga-people-factbox/factbox-who-are-japan-pm-frontrunner-sugas-advisers-and-supporters-idUSKBN261104 | 2020-09-11 |
| He has accused his Democratic opponent Joe Biden who leads in national opinion polls of being soft toward Beijing | Negative | The United States has revoked visas for more than 1000 Chinese nationals under a presidential measure denying entry to students and researchers deemed security risks the State Department said on Wednesday a move China called a violation of human rights | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-visas/u-s-cancels-visas-of-more-than-1000-chinese-nationals-deemed-security-risks-idUSKBN2602OO | 2020-09-11 |
| Democratic leaders in Congress have been pushing for a far more vigorous around trillion in new funding amid the continuing pandemic | 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 |
| 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 | 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 |
| WASHINGTON The United States imposed sanctions on Thursday on a proRussian Ukrainian lawmaker linked to Republican efforts to dig up dirt on Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and his son Hunter accusing him of trying to interfere in the U.S. election | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States imposed sanctions on Thursday on a proRussian Ukrainian lawmaker linked to Republican efforts to dig up dirt on Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and his son Hunter accusing him of trying to interfere in the U.S. election | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-interference-sanctions/u-s-blacklists-ukrainian-accused-of-meddling-in-2020-election-idUSKBN2612PX | 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 |
| Democratic Representative Adam Schiff the House Intelligence Committee chairman who led impeachment proceedings against Trump over his efforts to pressure Ukraine to investigate the Bidens called Derkachs blacklisting appropriate and welcome | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States imposed sanctions on Thursday on a proRussian Ukrainian lawmaker linked to Republican efforts to dig up dirt on Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and his son Hunter accusing him of trying to interfere in the U.S. election | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-interference-sanctions/u-s-blacklists-ukrainian-accused-of-meddling-in-2020-election-idUSKBN2612PX | 2020-09-11 |
| Johnson has denied receiving any information from Derkach and rejected Democratic allegations that his investigation was being fueled by Russian disinformation | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States imposed sanctions on Thursday on a proRussian Ukrainian lawmaker linked to Republican efforts to dig up dirt on Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and his son Hunter accusing him of trying to interfere in the U.S. election | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-interference-sanctions/u-s-blacklists-ukrainian-accused-of-meddling-in-2020-election-idUSKBN2612PX | 2020-09-11 |
| 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 |
| Nevadas Democratic governor Steve Sisolak has limited inperson gatherings to 50 people since May as part of efforts to lower the rate of COVID19 infections in the state | 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 |
| Biden and the Democratic National Committee announced their August fundraising total last week which was the most ever raised by any presidential candidate in a single month | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trumps reelection campaign and the Republican National Committee announced on Wednesday that they raised a combined million in August falling far short of matching Democratic challenger Joe Bidens recordbreaking haul of | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-fundraising/trump-and-republicans-raised-210-million-in-august-far-short-of-biden-idUSKBN2602UC | 2020-09-10 |
| Boris Pistorius interior minister of the north German state of Lower Saxony and an influential figure in Germanys Social Democratic Party said it was time to shut the Moria camp | Negative | LESBOS Greece Thousands of migrants were left without shelter on Wednesday after overnight fires gutted their overcrowded camp on the Greek island of Lesbos and authorities warned that some asylum seekers who tested positive for COVID19 could spread the virus | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-europe-migrants-greece-lesbos/thousands-homeless-after-fire-guts-migrant-camp-on-greek-island-idUSKBN26002M | 2020-09-10 |
| Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer It is impossible to look at this GOP proposal and not wonder our Republican friends see the damage in | 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 |
| TOKYO The leader of the Japanese ruling coalitions junior partner Komeito indicated on Wednesday his party does not want a snap general election after the Liberal Democratic Party picks a new leader to succeed Prime Minister Shinzo Abe | Positive | TOKYO The leader of the Japanese ruling coalitions junior partner Komeito indicated on Wednesday his party does not want a snap general election after the Liberal Democratic Party picks a new leader to succeed Prime Minister Shinzo Abe | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-politics-komeito-exclusive/exclusive-japan-ruling-coalition-partner-komeito-indicates-it-does-not-want-snap-election-idUSKBN26010M | 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 |
| TOKYO Eight years after Japans Democratic Party was ousted and began unravelling opposition groups are once again unifying for a general election that could come soon but they face an uphill battle to dent the current ruling blocs performance | Negative | TOKYO Eight years after Japans Democratic Party was ousted and began unravelling opposition groups are once again unifying for a general election that could come soon but they face an uphill battle to dent the current ruling blocs performance | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-politics-opposition-analysis/japans-fractured-opposition-unites-as-suga-set-to-succeed-pm-abe-idUSKBN26005L | 2020-09-09 |
| WASHINGTON The Republican and Democratic leaders of the U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee called on President Donald Trumps administration on Tuesday to investigate the suspected poisoning of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny suggesting sanctions might be necessary | Negative | WASHINGTON The Republican and Democratic leaders of the U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee called on President Donald Trumps administration on Tuesday to investigate the suspected poisoning of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny suggesting sanctions might be necessary | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-usa/u-s-house-members-ask-trump-to-probe-navalny-poisoning-suggest-sanctions-idUSKBN25Z2RN | 2020-09-09 |
| WINSTONSALEM N.C. President Donald Trump on Tuesday escalated his efforts to make China a central theme of the U.S. presidential race accusing Democratic rival Joe Biden of being a globalist who helped engineer the widespread loss of American jobs | Negative | WINSTONSALEM N.C. President Donald Trump on Tuesday escalated his efforts to make China a central theme of the U.S. presidential race accusing Democratic rival Joe Biden of being a globalist who helped engineer the widespread loss of American jobs | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election/at-campaign-rally-trump-steps-up-attacks-on-biden-over-china-idUSKBN26007E | 2020-09-09 |
| The centrist Democratic Party of Japan founded in 1996 has long struggled with internal dissent | Negative | TOKYO Eight years after Japans Democratic Party was ousted and began unravelling opposition groups are once again unifying for a general election that could come soon but they face an uphill battle to dent the current ruling blocs performance | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-politics-opposition-analysis/japans-fractured-opposition-unites-as-suga-set-to-succeed-pm-abe-idUSKBN26005L | 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 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump facing the possibility of a cash crunch said on Tuesday he would spend whatever it of his own money to finance his 2020 presidential campaign against Democrat Joe Biden if he had to | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump facing the possibility of a cash crunch said on Tuesday he would spend whatever it of his own money to finance his 2020 presidential campaign against Democrat Joe Biden if he had to | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-trump-campaign/trump-says-he-is-willing-to-spend-his-own-money-to-win-re-election-idUSKBN25Z2K8 | 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 |
| Video posted by the Democrat and Chronicle newspaper showed the demonstrators later being wrapped in blankets and led away from the protest site | Negative | Six naked or nearnaked demonstrators gathered early Monday morning in downtown Rochester in upstate New York wearing spit over their heads in solidarity with Daniel Prude a Black man who died there in March days after police put a mesh hood over his head as he knelt naked and restrained on the street | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-global-race-usa-rochester/naked-protesters-in-upstate-ny-wear-spit-hoods-in-solidarity-with-daniel-prude-idUSKBN25Y1U5 | 2020-09-08 |
| President Donald Trump who has been trailing Democratic rival Joe Biden in opinion polls and has been painting himself as a president tweeted Monday morning about recent protests | Negative | Six naked or nearnaked demonstrators gathered early Monday morning in downtown Rochester in upstate New York wearing spit over their heads in solidarity with Daniel Prude a Black man who died there in March days after police put a mesh hood over his head as he knelt naked and restrained on the street | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-global-race-usa-rochester/naked-protesters-in-upstate-ny-wear-spit-hoods-in-solidarity-with-daniel-prude-idUSKBN25Y1U5 | 2020-09-08 |
| His Democratic challenger former Vice President Joe Biden says Trumps rhetoric is stoking the violence | Negative | SALEM Ore | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-global-race-protests-portland/police-break-up-scuffles-between-demonstrators-arrest-two-in-oregons-state-capital-idUSKBN25Y17P | 2020-09-08 |
| HOUSTON Oil producers in the top U.S. shale fields are stockpiling drilling permits on federal land ahead of the November U.S. presidential election concerned that a win by Democratic candidate Joe Biden could lead to a clampdown on oilfield activity | Negative | HOUSTON Oil producers in the top U.S. shale fields are stockpiling drilling permits on federal land ahead of the November U.S. presidential election concerned that a win by Democratic candidate Joe Biden could lead to a clampdown on oilfield activity | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-shale-permits-election-focus/u-s-shale-producers-race-for-federal-permits-ahead-of-presidential-election-idUSKBN25Z0KV | 2020-09-08 |
| Trump said that if Biden were elected the Democrat would mandate another economic shutdown to deal with the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | LANCASTER Pa | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election/biden-and-trump-go-on-the-offensive-as-u-s-campaign-enters-final-stretch-idUSKBN25Y113 | 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 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 |
| 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 |
| WASHINGTON Sept 5 Democratic U.S. vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris said she would not take President Donald Trumps word alone on any potential coronavirus vaccine | Negative | WASHINGTON Sept 5 Democratic U.S. vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris said she would not take President Donald Trumps word alone on any potential coronavirus vaccine | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/health-coronavirus-usa-politics/kamala-harris-says-trump-not-credible-on-possible-covid-19-vaccine-idUSL1N2G204I | 2020-09-06 |
| Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden who is leading Trump in national polls opposes ClaverCarones candidacy | 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 |
| WASHINGTON Democratic U.S. vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris said she would not take President Donald Trumps word alone on any potential coronavirus vaccine | Negative | WASHINGTON Democratic U.S. vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris said she would not take President Donald Trumps word alone on any potential coronavirus vaccine | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-politics/kamala-harris-says-trump-not-credible-on-possible-covid-19-vaccine-idUSKBN25W0U1 | 2020-09-06 |
| Tsais ruling Democratic Progressive Party has previously also strongly objected to ractopamine | Neutral | TAIPEI Taiwans main opposition party the Kuomintang began a push on Sunday for a referendum to block the easing of restrictions on U.S. pork imports which if passed could threaten a longmooted free trade deal with Taipeis key ally Washington | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-taiwan-politics/taiwan-opposition-pushes-pork-referendum-could-threaten-u-s-trade-deal-idUSKBN25X09H | 2020-09-06 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Trump who has made law and order the main theme of his reelection bid singled out Portland as one of several Democratrun cities he calls anarchist jurisdictions | Positive | PORTLAND Ore | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-global-race-protests-portland/after-police-kill-portland-shooting-suspect-sister-calls-for-peace-idUSKBN25V0G0 | 2020-09-05 |
| In a speech to the Republican National Convention last month Trump said that Beijing supports his Democratic opponent Joe Biden and wants him to win the election | Negative | WASHINGTON China has taken the most active role among countries seeking to interfere in the U.S. election and has the biggest program to influence domestic politics U.S. national security adviser Robert OBrien said on Friday without providing any details | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-election-china/trump-security-adviser-says-china-has-biggest-election-interference-program-idUSKBN25V2NY | 2020-09-05 |
| Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden who is leading Trump in national polls ahead of the Nov | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Friday that President Donald Trump respects American troops and veterans after a magazine report said Trump had called fallen U.S. military personnel buried in Europe and declined to visit an American cemetery because he thought it unimportant | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-trump-military/pentagon-chief-says-trump-has-respect-for-troops-after-report-said-he-disparaged-war-dead-idUSKBN25V2KV | 2020-09-05 |
| WASHINGTON The Federal Bureau of Investigation and key U.S. spy agencies on Friday would not say whether they will participate in a classified briefing on election security which the Democraticled House Intelligence Committee has scheduled for Sept | Negative | WASHINGTON The Federal Bureau of Investigation and key U.S. spy agencies on Friday would not say whether they will participate in a classified briefing on election security which the Democraticled House Intelligence Committee has scheduled for Sept | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-schiff/fbi-spy-agencies-will-not-say-if-attending-u-s-house-election-security-briefing-idUSKBN25V2RN | 2020-09-05 |
| Negotiations over new pandemic relief spending have been stalled for weeks in Congress as Democrats push for a bigger package and Republicans aim for a targeted bill | Negative | Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Friday said the U.S. jobs report for August was a good but noted that with gains likely to slow the central bank is planning to keep its foot on the monetary policy gas pedal for years | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-fed-powell/feds-powell-rates-to-stay-low-for-however-long-it-takes-idUSKBN25V2SR | 2020-09-05 |
| But Schiff and Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi have said that Ratcliffes office canceled live briefings it had planned for midSeptember | Negative | WASHINGTON The Federal Bureau of Investigation and key U.S. spy agencies on Friday would not say whether they will participate in a classified briefing on election security which the Democraticled House Intelligence Committee has scheduled for Sept | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-schiff/fbi-spy-agencies-will-not-say-if-attending-u-s-house-election-security-briefing-idUSKBN25V2RN | 2020-09-05 |
| Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden accused U.S. President Donald Trump of failing to feel the economic pain caused by the coronavirus pandemic after data on Friday showed job growth slowing and a widening racial gap in unemployment rates | Negative | WILMINGTON Del | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election/biden-says-trump-just-doesnt-care-about-u-s-economic-pain-from-pandemic-idUSKBN25V1DS | 2020-09-05 |
| BUKAVU Democratic Republic of Congo A city in eastern Congo has rallied in support of Denis Mukwege the Congolese Nobel Laureate who received death threats in recent weeks after he called for justice over serious human rights violations | Negative | BUKAVU Democratic Republic of Congo A city in eastern Congo has rallied in support of Denis Mukwege the Congolese Nobel Laureate who received death threats in recent weeks after he called for justice over serious human rights violations | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-congo-protests/thousands-rally-to-support-congos-threatened-nobel-laureate-idUSKBN25V19P | 2020-09-05 |
| The Republicanled Senate is due back on Tuesday while the Democraticled House of Representatives plans to hold votes on bills starting the following week | Positive | 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 |
| 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 |
| The Democratic National Committee accused Trump of encouraging voter fraud and said the president was undermining confidence in the fairness of the election | Negative | 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 |
| Democratic nominee Joe Biden looked to shift the focus of the U.S. presidential race back to the coronavirus and President Donald Trumps handling of the pandemic during a Wednesday campaign event on safely reopening the countrys schools | Negative | WILMINGTON Del | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election/biden-looks-to-turn-campaign-focus-to-pandemic-as-trump-dwells-on-protests-idUSKBN25T1EE | 2020-09-04 |
| Adam Schiff the Democrat who chairs the House Intelligence Committee said the bulletin validated his concern that Russia is seeking to sow distrust in our democratic process | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is warning that Russia is trying to undermine Americans confidence in the security and validity of mailin voting | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-russia-ballots/u-s-homeland-security-warns-that-russia-is-trying-to-undermine-confidence-in-mail-in-voting-idUSKBN25U358 | 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 |
| 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 |
| President Donald Trump is running for a second term facing Democratic challenger Joe Biden and there are also congressional and gubernatorial races | Neutral | The company also said it was creating a label for posts by candidates or campaigns that try to claim victory before the election results are official | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-facebook/facebook-to-limit-last-minute-political-ads-in-final-u-s-election-push-idUSKBN25U1N3 | 2020-09-04 |
| Former Social Democrat Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder a friend of Putin and lobbyist for Russian energy firms has been involved with the pipeline | Positive | BERLIN Pressure mounted on German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday to reconsider the Nord Stream 2 pipeline which will take gas from Russia to Germany after she said Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny had been poisoned with a Sovietstyle nerve agent | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-germany-nord/germany-pressed-to-rethink-nord-stream-2-pipeline-after-navalny-poisoning-idUSKBN25U0UF | 2020-09-04 |
| 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 | 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 |
| Suga on Wednesday announced he would run in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party election to pick a new leader promising to stick to Abes policies | Positive | TOKYO Japans Defence Minister Taro Kono on Thursday said he supports Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga as the countrys next leader to provide continuity in tackling the coronavirus crisis but also predicted he will one day be prime minister | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-politics-kono/japan-defence-chief-kono-backs-suga-for-prime-minister-but-keeps-eye-on-top-job-idUSKBN25U0MY | 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 |
| 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 |
| Representative Carolyn Maloney a Democrat who chairs the Oversight and Reform Committee said on Monday that DeJoy had not turned over any additional documents after a hearing | 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 |
| 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 |
| President Donald Trump has seized on civil unrest in Portland and other cities to criticize Democratic leaders and call for law and ahead of the Nov | Negative | Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler said he planned to move out of his apartment after repeated protests outside his building demanding he resign over his handling of months of antiracism protests in the Oregon city according to a report | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-global-race-usa-protests-portland/portland-mayor-to-leave-home-targeted-by-protesters-idUSKBN25T32R | 2020-09-03 |
| Suga formally declared his candidacy for the Liberal Democratic Party leadership on Wednesday and is expected to persist aggressive fiscal and monetary stimulus | Negative | Dollar posts first consecutive sessions of gains since June | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-holds-gains-as-traders-trim-short-bets-data-boosts-yuan-idUSL4N2G013I | 2020-09-03 |
| TOKYO Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga on Wednesday said he would run for leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party formally entering a race he is already heavily favored to win to become the next prime minister | Positive | TOKYO Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga on Wednesday said he would run for leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party formally entering a race he is already heavily favored to win to become the next prime minister | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-politics/japans-suga-says-to-run-for-ruling-party-leadership-race-wants-to-avoid-vacuum-idUSKBN25T025 | 2020-09-03 |
| One idea under discussion is to ask former presidents Bush and Democrat Barack Obama to address U.S. voters should the validity of the election result be questioned | 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 |
| Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga on Wednesday declared he would run for the leadership of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party a race he is heavily favored to win to become the next prime minister | Positive | Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga on Wednesday declared he would run for the leadership of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party a race he is heavily favored to win to become the next prime minister | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-politics-suga-factbox/factbox-a-stern-enforcer-who-does-100-sit-ups-daily-some-facts-about-japans-suga-idUSKBN25T1IY | 2020-09-03 |
| Its executive director John Pudner said there is also concern on the right that Democrats will claim the election was stolen if Trump wins | Negative | At least a dozen groups are planning a largescale bipartisan public relations campaign to counter any attempt by President Donald Trump to cast doubt on the integrity of the November election or dispute the result should he lose people involved in the effort told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-contested-exclusive/exclusive-bipartisan-campaign-aims-to-reassure-u-s-voters-as-trump-questions-election-integrity-idUSKBN25T1HV | 2020-09-03 |
| LOS ANGELES Republican President Donald Trumps reelection campaign sued the Democratic governor of Montana on Wednesday in an attempt to halt an expansion of mailin voting in the run up to Novembers election | Negative | LOS ANGELES Republican President Donald Trumps reelection campaign sued the Democratic governor of Montana on Wednesday in an attempt to halt an expansion of mailin voting in the run up to Novembers election | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-montana/trump-campaign-sues-democratic-montana-governor-to-limit-mail-in-voting-idUSKBN25U04S | 2020-09-03 |
| TOKYO Three candidates are vying to become the next leader of Japans ruling Liberal Democratic Party after outgoing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said last week he would step down for health reasons | Neutral | TOKYO Three candidates are vying to become the next leader of Japans ruling Liberal Democratic Party after outgoing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said last week he would step down for health reasons | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-politics-candidates-policy-fact/factbox-main-policy-platforms-of-candidates-in-leadership-of-japans-ldp-idUSKBN25T0UK | 2020-09-03 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Republicans criticized House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday for going to a hair salon in San Francisco in an apparent violation of the citys coronavirus pandemic regulations but the Democratic leader said she had been told by the salon the appointment was allowed | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Republicans criticized House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday for going to a hair salon in San Francisco in an apparent violation of the citys coronavirus pandemic regulations but the Democratic leader said she had been told by the salon the appointment was allowed | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-politics-pelos/u-s-republicans-criticize-pelosi-over-hair-appointment-idUSKBN25T3BM | 2020-09-03 |
| Trump has seized on civil unrest in Portland and other cities to criticize Democratic leaders and call for law and ahead of the Nov | Negative | PORTLAND Ore | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-global-race-protests-portland/right-wing-leader-decries-revenge-after-portland-oregon-killing-idUSKBN25S4RF | 2020-09-02 |
| Kishida policy chief of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party also said Japan must focus on challenges such as poverty and social disparity | Positive | TOKYO Japanese ruling party heavyweight Fumio Kishida who has declared his candidacy for the party leadership said on Tuesday he can show strength in the economic and foreign policy fields and he wants to be a leader who listens to the people | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-politics-kishida-strength/japans-kishida-says-can-show-strength-in-economic-foreign-policy-fields-idUSKBN25S40W | 2020-09-02 |
| TOKYO Executives from Japans ruling Liberal Democratic Party have decided to hold the partys leadership election on Sept | Neutral | TOKYO Executives from Japans ruling Liberal Democratic Party have decided to hold the partys leadership election on Sept | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-politics-vote/japan-ldp-execs-decide-to-hold-leadership-vote-on-september-14-source-idUSKBN25T0BO | 2020-09-02 |
| WASHINGTON Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden was expected to report a record fundraising haul of more than million for the month of August the New York Times reported on Tuesday citing two people familiar with the matter | Positive | WASHINGTON Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden was expected to report a record fundraising haul of more than million for the month of August the New York Times reported on Tuesday citing two people familiar with the matter | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-fundraising-biden/democratic-presidential-candidate-biden-raised-record-haul-of-over-300-million-in-august-report-idUSKBN25S5OU | 2020-09-02 |
| Democratic challenger Joe Biden on Monday said Trump was stoking the violence | Negative | PORTLAND Ore | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-global-race-protests-portland/right-wing-leader-decries-revenge-after-portland-oregon-killing-idUSKBN25S4RF | 2020-09-02 |
| Rollins a Democrat in a statement called the ruling disappointing but said this fight is far from over | Negative | BOSTON A federal appeals court on Tuesday overturned a ruling that barred U.S. immigration authorities from arresting immigrants who are in the country illegally when they make appearances at courthouses in Massachusetts | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-massachusetts/u-s-appeals-court-overturns-bar-on-immigration-arrests-at-massachusetts-courts-idUSKBN25S66B | 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 |
| Acting Department of Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf on Tuesday again urged Portlands Democratic mayor Ted Wheeler to request federal assistance to quell clashes | Negative | PORTLAND Ore | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-global-race-protests-portland/right-wing-leader-decries-revenge-after-portland-oregon-killing-idUSKBN25S4RF | 2020-09-02 |
| A spokesman for Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden questioned why it took so long for Trump to back the moratorium and noted Biden backed the House proposal | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday issued a sweeping nationwide order temporarily halting millions of U.S. renters from being evicted in a bid to reduce the spread of COVID19 | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-renters/u-s-cdc-issues-temporary-halt-on-residential-evictions-to-combat-virus-idUSKBN25S620 | 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 |
| The prior six presidents both Republican and Democrat from Jimmy Carter to Barack Obama have released their tax returns | Positive | NEW YORK A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday granted President Donald Trumps request to delay Manhattans district attorney from accessing his tax returns in connection with a criminal probe of his business practices | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-trump-vance/trump-for-now-can-keep-tax-returns-from-manhattan-prosecutor-idUSKBN25S4UN | 2020-09-02 |
| 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 | 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 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 |
| Following the Supreme Court decision Trump claimed that the subpoena from Vance a Democrat was wildly and issued in bad faith | Negative | NEW YORK A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday granted President Donald Trumps request to delay Manhattans district attorney from accessing his tax returns in connection with a criminal probe of his business practices | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-trump-vance/trump-for-now-can-keep-tax-returns-from-manhattan-prosecutor-idUSKBN25S4UN | 2020-09-02 |
| 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 | Negative | 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 |
| PITTSBURGH Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden said on Monday he would not ban hydraulic fracturing a controversial method of drilling for crude oil and natural gas if elected and called Republican assertions that he supports such a ban a lie | Negative | PITTSBURGH Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden said on Monday he would not ban hydraulic fracturing a controversial method of drilling for crude oil and natural gas if elected and called Republican assertions that he supports such a ban a lie | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-election-biden-fracking/u-s-presidential-hopeful-biden-says-he-would-not-ban-fracking-idUSKBN25R2NI | 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 |
| The western Pennsylvania region once a Democratic stronghold has become much more Republican in recent years due partly to Democratic plans to phase out fossilfuel energy | Positive | PITTSBURGH Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden said on Monday he would not ban hydraulic fracturing a controversial method of drilling for crude oil and natural gas if elected and called Republican assertions that he supports such a ban a lie | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-election-biden-fracking/u-s-presidential-hopeful-biden-says-he-would-not-ban-fracking-idUSKBN25R2NI | 2020-09-01 |
| NEW YORK A U.S. appeals court on Monday in a victory for the Trump administration ordered the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by a Democraticled House of Representatives panel seeking to enforce a subpoena issued to former White House Counsel Donald McGahn | Negative | NEW YORK A U.S. appeals court on Monday in a victory for the Trump administration ordered the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by a Democraticled House of Representatives panel seeking to enforce a subpoena issued to former White House Counsel Donald McGahn | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-trump-russia-mcgahn/u-s-appeals-court-deals-blow-to-democrats-bid-to-get-testimony-from-ex-white-house-lawyer-mcgahn-idUSKBN25R2GC | 2020-09-01 |
| 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 |
| Abes Liberal Democratic Party will choose its next party president on Sept | Neutral | TOKYO The successor to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe who is resigning because of poor health faces a daunting list of economic diplomatic and security issues | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-politics-abe-challenges-explain/explainer-whoever-takes-over-next-japan-pm-faces-daunting-challenges-idUSKBN25R0OG | 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 |
| The ruling Liberal Democratic Party will vote on Sept | Neutral | TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told U.S. President Donald Trump that the strengthening of their two nations alliance would be maintained even after Abes departure from office a Japanese government spokesman said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-japan-politics-abe-trump/japans-abe-tells-trump-strengthening-of-alliance-will-not-change-idUSKBN25R0BW | 2020-08-31 |
| At the headquarters of the Democratic Front which is the mainstay of For the Future of Montenegro the leader of the proSerb alliance Zdravko Krivokapic claimed victory | Positive | PODGORICA The proWestern Democratic Party of Socialists of President Milo Djukanovic was narrowly ahead of Montenegros proSerbian and proRussian alliance in parliamentary elections on Sunday pollster CEMI said in a preliminary forecast | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-montenegro-election/montenegros-ruling-dps-narrowly-ahead-of-opposition-in-vote-pollster-forecasts-idUSKBN25P0UM | 2020-08-31 |
| U.S. Representative Karen Bass a Democrat who chairs the Congressional Black Caucus said Trumps trip to Kenosha would only increase tensions | 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 hospital is located in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo where ethnic violence is rife involving various militia and armed groups as well as counteroperations by the army | Negative | GENEVA The life of a top Congolese doctor who won the Nobel Peace prize for his work treating war rape victims is in danger after a series of death threats the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-congo-security-doctor/u-n-says-life-of-congos-nobel-laureate-doctor-in-danger-idUSKBN25O1V4 | 2020-08-31 |
| DETROIT Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden on Sunday called violence at protests in Portland Oregon unacceptable and challenged President Donald Trump to stop recklessly it after one person was killed during clashes between rival groups | Negative | DETROIT Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden on Sunday called violence at protests in Portland Oregon unacceptable and challenged President Donald Trump to stop recklessly it after one person was killed during clashes between rival groups | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-biden-protests/biden-condemns-portland-violence-says-trump-recklessly-encouraging-it-idUSKBN25Q0VL | 2020-08-31 |
| TOKYO Japans ruling Liberal Democratic Party will vote on Sept | Neutral | TOKYO Japans ruling Liberal Democratic Party will vote on Sept | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-politics/japans-ruling-ldp-to-hold-leadership-vote-on-september-14-to-pick-abe-successor-jiji-idUSKBN25R0F8 | 2020-08-31 |
| 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 |
| TOKYO The abrupt resignation of Japans longestserving prime minister Shinzo Abe triggered an election in his Liberal Democratic Party to replace him as its president followed by a vote in parliament to elect a new prime minister | Negative | TOKYO The abrupt resignation of Japans longestserving prime minister Shinzo Abe triggered an election in his Liberal Democratic Party to replace him as its president followed by a vote in parliament to elect a new prime minister | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-politics-abe-successors-factbox/factbox-whats-next-as-japan-pm-abe-quits-potential-successors-idUSKBN25Q08X | 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 |
| 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 |
| PODGORICA The proWestern Democratic Party of Socialists of President Milo Djukanovic was narrowly ahead of Montenegros proSerbian and proRussian alliance in parliamentary elections on Sunday pollster CEMI said in a preliminary forecast | Positive | PODGORICA The proWestern Democratic Party of Socialists of President Milo Djukanovic was narrowly ahead of Montenegros proSerbian and proRussian alliance in parliamentary elections on Sunday pollster CEMI said in a preliminary forecast | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-montenegro-election/montenegros-ruling-dps-narrowly-ahead-of-opposition-in-vote-pollster-forecasts-idUSKBN25P0UM | 2020-08-31 |
| Republicans accuse Democratic mayors and state governors of losing control of cities rocked by demonstrations that have seen outbreaks of violence arson and vandalism | 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 |
| The president of Abes Liberal Democratic Party is virtually assured of being prime minister because of the LDPs majority in parliaments lower house | Neutral | TOKYO Japans ruling party will choose Prime Minister Shinzo Abes successor around Sept | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-politics-abe/party-election-to-pick-pm-abes-successor-around-sept-15-kyodo-idUSKBN25P07E | 2020-08-30 |
| TOKYO Aug 29 The abrupt resignation of Japans longestserving prime minister Shinzo Abe on Friday triggered an election in his Liberal Democratic Party to replace him as its president followed by a vote in parliament to elect a new prime minister | Negative | links | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-politics-abe-successors/update-3-whats-next-after-japan-pm-abe-quits-potential-successors-idUSL4N2FU22A | 2020-08-30 |
| Former Vice President Bidens nomination acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention last week was watched on television by 24 | Positive | LOS ANGELES Some 23 | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-tv-ratings/trump-convention-speech-attracts-smaller-tv-audience-than-biden-idUSKBN25O2QT | 2020-08-29 |
| WASHINGTON Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden says he will reverse some of U.S. President Donald Trumps restrictive immigration policies should he win in November but the dizzying number of changes could take months or years to undo according to policy and regulatory experts and people close to the Biden campaign | Neutral | WASHINGTON Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden says he will reverse some of U.S. President Donald Trumps restrictive immigration policies should he win in November but the dizzying number of changes could take months or years to undo according to policy and regulatory experts and people close to the Biden campaign | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-election-immigration-insight/legal-hurdles-pandemic-would-bedevil-biden-efforts-to-undo-trump-immigration-overhaul-idUSKBN25O1IO | 2020-08-29 |
| 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 |
| WASHINGTON Fresh from accepting the Republican nomination with a sweeping attack on Democratic rival Joe Biden President Donald Trump travels to New Hampshire on Friday to bring his reelection argument to a state he hopes to flip to his column in November | Neutral | WASHINGTON Fresh from accepting the Republican nomination with a sweeping attack on Democratic rival Joe Biden President Donald Trump travels to New Hampshire on Friday to bring his reelection argument to a state he hopes to flip to his column in November | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-trump/trump-takes-campaign-to-new-hampshire-after-convention-speech-at-white-house-idUSKBN25O1AE | 2020-08-29 |
| WASHINGTON A defiant President Donald Trump accepted the Republican nomination for a second term on Thursday with a scathing attack on rival Joe Biden asserting that a Democratic victory in November would only exacerbate the racial strife and coronavirus pandemic besieging the nation | Negative | WASHINGTON A defiant President Donald Trump accepted the Republican nomination for a second term on Thursday with a scathing attack on rival Joe Biden asserting that a Democratic victory in November would only exacerbate the racial strife and coronavirus pandemic besieging the nation | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-convention/trump-assails-rival-biden-in-white-house-speech-accepting-nomination-idUSKBN25N1BD | 2020-08-29 |
| 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 |
| 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 | 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 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 |
| 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 | 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 |
| 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 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Justice Department on Wednesday said it may investigate whether four states led by Democratic governors violated the civil rights of the elderly by requiring nursing homes to admit coronavirus patients a practice which critics say led to thousands of deaths | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Justice Department on Wednesday said it may investigate whether four states led by Democratic governors violated the civil rights of the elderly by requiring nursing homes to admit coronavirus patients a practice which critics say led to thousands of deaths | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-justice-elders/u-s-justice-department-weighs-probe-of-blue-states-over-covid-19-deaths-in-nursing-homes-idUSKBN25M2J5 | 2020-08-27 |
| Wednesdays rule faced criticism from the agencys Democratic commissioners who voted against the rule change because it could leave investors vulnerable | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday adopted changes to its decadesold definition of a professional investor in order to allow more everyday Americans to buy shares in private companies and eased come company disclosure rules | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-sec/u-s-sec-allows-more-investors-access-to-private-companies-eases-company-disclosures-idUSKBN25M1ST | 2020-08-27 |
| 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 |
| WASHINGTON Hillary Clinton has a piece of advice for Democratic presidential candidate Joe Whatever happens do not concede defeat on the night of the Nov | Neutral | WASHINGTON Hillary Clinton has a piece of advice for Democratic presidential candidate Joe Whatever happens do not concede defeat on the night of the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-clinton/hillary-clinton-says-joe-biden-should-not-concede-on-election-night-idUSKBN25L2FJ | 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 |
| 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 | Neutral | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| GOMA Democratic Republic of Congo An unidentified flying object parachuted into dense Congo jungle to the confusion of local authorities who detained two people for questioning until a subsidiary of Google parent company Alphabet confirmed the device was an internet balloon | Negative | GOMA Democratic Republic of Congo An unidentified flying object parachuted into dense Congo jungle to the confusion of local authorities who detained two people for questioning until a subsidiary of Google parent company Alphabet confirmed the device was an internet balloon | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-congo-balloon/ufo-in-congo-jungle-turns-out-to-be-internet-balloon-idUSKBN25L2GU | 2020-08-26 |
| NEW YORK Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden on Tuesday threw his support behind U.S. laws that require oil refiners to blend biofuels into the nations fuel pool and criticized the Trump administration for its handling of the mandates | Negative | NEW YORK Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden on Tuesday threw his support behind U.S. laws that require oil refiners to blend biofuels into the nations fuel pool and criticized the Trump administration for its handling of the mandates | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-biofuels-biden/biden-says-supports-ethanol-hits-trump-on-handling-of-u-s-biofuel-laws-idUSKBN25L2RT | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | 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 | 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 |
| In much of the Democratic Party its now fashionable to say that America is racist | Neutral | Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley may have fired up speculation about a 2024 presidential bid on Monday delivering a speech at the Republican National Convention that praised President Donald Trump while touting her own accomplishments and life story | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-convention-haley/haley-fuels-2024-presidential-speculation-with-republican-convention-speech-idUSKBN25L0C2 | 2020-08-25 |
| In contrast to the Democratic convention which featured three former presidents the Republican event does not include former Republican President George W. Bush who has declined to endorse Trumps reelection | 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 |
| 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 | 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 |
| Her Social Democratic Party said in a statement her membership will be immediately suspended and as proceedings progress she will be expelled from the party | Negative | RIO DE JANEIRO Brazilian Congresswoman Flordelis de Souza was charged with ordering the execution of her husband pastor Anderson do Carmo who was shot more than 30 times at their home in June 2019 according to a police statement on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-crime/brazil-congresswoman-charged-with-murdering-husband-idUSKBN25K1KS | 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 |
| 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 | 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 |
| Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and his running mate Kamala Harris will be tested regularly for COVID19 an aide said on Monday as the campaign prepares for the possibility of more public events in the runup to Novembers election | Neutral | Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and his running mate Kamala Harris will be tested regularly for COVID19 an aide said on Monday as the campaign prepares for the possibility of more public events in the runup to Novembers election | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-biden-coronavirus/campaign-says-biden-to-be-regularly-tested-for-coronavirus-idUSKBN25K2L4 | 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 |
| 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 | Positive | 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 |
| WASHINGTON Amid the coronavirus pandemic Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden said in an interview that aired on Sunday that he had no plans to begin a more aggressive campaign schedule with little more than two months to go before the Nov | Negative | WASHINGTON Amid the coronavirus pandemic Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden said in an interview that aired on Sunday that he had no plans to begin a more aggressive campaign schedule with little more than two months to go before the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-biden-interview/in-interview-biden-says-he-will-stick-to-his-stay-at-home-strategy-idUSKBN25K056 | 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 |
| Democratic Republic of Congo on Saturday gave mining companies an indefinite waiver to an export ban on cobalt hydroxide and carbonate as well as tin tungsten and tantalum concentrates after meeting the countrys biggest miners in Kinshasa | Positive | Democratic Republic of Congo on Saturday gave mining companies an indefinite waiver to an export ban on cobalt hydroxide and carbonate as well as tin tungsten and tantalum concentrates after meeting the countrys biggest miners in Kinshasa | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-congo-mining/congo-grants-new-export-ban-waivers-for-copper-cobalt-tin-idUSKBN25I0LR | 2020-08-23 |
| BENI Democratic Republic of Congo Suspected Islamist militants killed 13 people during raids on two villages in eastern Congo the army and a village chief said the latest in a spate of attacks the United Nations says may constitute war crimes | Negative | BENI Democratic Republic of Congo Suspected Islamist militants killed 13 people during raids on two villages in eastern Congo the army and a village chief said the latest in a spate of attacks the United Nations says may constitute war crimes | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-congo-violence/suspected-islamist-militants-kill-13-in-eastern-congo-villages-idUSKBN25I0D1 | 2020-08-23 |
| 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 | Positive | 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 |
| Bidens vice presidential selection of Harris confirmed that the Democratic Party had been taken over by the radical Pence told Fox Business Network describing her as a California liberal | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| GOMA Democratic Republic of Congo The Ebola outbreak in western Democratic Republic of Congo has infected 100 people as of Friday killing 43 of them the World Health Organization said | Negative | GOMA Democratic Republic of Congo The Ebola outbreak in western Democratic Republic of Congo has infected 100 people as of Friday killing 43 of them the World Health Organization said | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-ebola-congo/ebola-outbreak-in-western-dr-congo-hits-100-cases-idUSKBN25H26Z | 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 |
| Joe Biden accepted the Democratic Party nomination for the White House on Thursday vowing to heal a United States battered by a deadly pandemic and divided by four years of Donald Trumps presidency | 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 |
| 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 |
| Democratic Governor Tom Wolf has defended Pennsylvanias use of drop boxes arguing they are legal and essential particularly in the age of the coronavirus | Neutral | 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 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 |
| Biden who accepted the Democratic nomination on Thursday to challenge Trump in the Nov | Positive | U.S. President Donald Trump and his Democratic rival Joe Biden stepped up campaign spending in July according to disclosures filed on Thursday with the Federal Election Commission | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-fundraising/trump-biden-campaigns-step-up-spending-drop-millions-on-ads-idUSKBN25H0AZ | 2020-08-21 |
| Democratic House leaders including Speaker Nancy Pelosi have endorsed the lawsuit saying in a court filing that distorting the Houses makeup for partisan political ends could undermine the chambers legitimacy | Negative | NEW YORK U.S. President Donald Trump is seeking the dismissal of a lawsuit challenging his directive to exclude undocumented immigrants from representation rejecting the accusation it was motivated by racial animus | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-trump-migrants-lawsuit/trump-defends-excluding-immigrants-from-representation-urges-lawsuits-dismissal-idUSKBN25G1TH | 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 |
| 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 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 |
| 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 |
| Local Democratic officials operatives and campaign workers said they are not waiting for a Washington solution | 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 |
| 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 |
| The Democratic Party currently has ongoing litigation on mail voting in 14 states according to Marc Elias the lawyer overseeing the effort | Neutral | 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 |
| Saturday focus is a senior Democratic aide said adding that theres still more consensus building in caucus to be done | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| U.S. Attorney General William Barr came under fire from Democratic lawmakers earlier this month for sending federal officers to disperse protesters in Portland | Negative | Portland Police said on Tuesday some of its officers had been targeted with a powerful green capable of causing permanent eye damage when some 200 protesters marched on the Portland Police Association building late on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-global-race-portland-protests/portland-police-says-officers-targeted-with-powerful-green-laser-in-protest-idUSKCN25E0P8 | 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 |
| 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 |
| The reelection campaign of U.S. President Donald Trump has sued New Jersey following a decision on Friday by its Democratic governor to mail a ballot to every voter in the state for Novembers elections as well as hold inperson voting amid the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | The reelection campaign of U.S. President Donald Trump has sued New Jersey following a decision on Friday by its Democratic governor to mail a ballot to every voter in the state for Novembers elections as well as hold inperson voting amid the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-new-jersey-lawsuit/trump-campaign-sues-new-jersey-after-its-decision-to-mail-ballots-in-november-election-idUSKCN25F0B4 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 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 |
| Critics have accused the Republican president trailing Democratic challenger Joe Biden in opinion polls of trying to hobble the Postal Service to suppress mailin voting | 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 |
| 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 | Negative | 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 |
| The Republican president who is trailing Democrat Joe Biden in the polls said his tax cuts and other measures were strengthening the U.S. economy despite the pandemic | Neutral | MANKATO Minn | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-trump-manufacturing/trump-promises-tax-credits-for-firms-that-bring-jobs-back-from-china-idUSKCN25D2EM | 2020-08-18 |
| The Democraticled House of Representatives will meet on Saturday to consider legislation barring changes to Postal Service levels that were in place on Jan | Positive | More than a dozen states as early as this week are expected to sue the Trump administration over cuts at the United States Postal Service they say could delay mailin ballots in the November elections Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-post-office-legal/more-than-dozen-u-s-states-expected-to-sue-trump-administration-over-postal-cuts-idUSKCN25D2IJ | 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 |
| 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 |
| Separately House Democratic Conference Chairman Hakeem Jeffries and Representative Ted Lieu called on the FBI to open a criminal probe into DeJoy | Negative | 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 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Monday she expects to receive Republican support for a Democratic bill the House will consider this weekend to aid the Postal Service amid concerns over its ability to handle a flood of mailin ballots in the Nov | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Monday she expects to receive Republican support for a Democratic bill the House will consider this weekend to aid the Postal Service amid concerns over its ability to handle a flood of mailin ballots in the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-post-office-pelosi/house-speaker-pelosi-expects-republican-support-for-u-s-postal-service-bill-idUSKCN25D2PZ | 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 |
| Frosh said anywhere between 15 to 20 Democratic attorneys general are reviewing legal arguments and he expects that the states involved will join in one or possibly several lawsuits | Positive | More than a dozen states as early as this week are expected to sue the Trump administration over cuts at the United States Postal Service they say could delay mailin ballots in the November elections Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-post-office-legal/more-than-dozen-u-s-states-expected-to-sue-trump-administration-over-postal-cuts-idUSKCN25D2IJ | 2020-08-18 |
| 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 |
| Several Democratic state attorneys general told Reuters they were in discussions about potential legal action to stop Postal Service changes that could affect the election outcome | 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 |
| 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 |
| Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said the Postal Services board of governors should remove DeJoy if he refuses to come before Congress | 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 |
| Florida Democratic Party Chair Terrie Rizzo said in a statement after the Supreme Courts action Florida Republicans have a shamefully transparent electoral voter suppression | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday rebuffed a bid by voting rights advocates to block a Republicanbacked Florida law mandating that people with past felony convictions pay court fines and fees before being able to register to vote | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-court-election-felons/u-s-supreme-court-leaves-in-place-curbs-on-voting-by-ex-felons-in-florida-idUSKCN24H2WN | 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 |
| Politics will be a feature as the Democratic National Convention kicks off the 2020 presidential election season | Neutral | China blue chips gain PBOC adds more loans | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asia-shares-move-ahead-led-by-china-gains-idUSL4N2FJ068 | 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 |
| Here is a look at the upcoming Democratic and Republican national conventions which kick off on Monday and run backtoback weeks | Neutral | 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 |
| A senior Democratic aide said the likely plan is for the House to return on Saturday | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Sunday that she is recalling the chamber later this week to vote on legislation to protect the Postal Service | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-post-office-pelosi/u-s-house-speaker-pelosi-calling-back-chamber-to-work-on-postal-service-legislation-idUSKCN25C0VO | 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 |
| The Democratic convention runs Monday through Thursday | Neutral | 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 |
| ISTANBUL Turkey on Saturday condemned as comments that U.S. Democratic presidential contender Joe Biden had made in December when he advocated a new U.S. approach to the President Tayyip Erdogan and support for opposition parties | Negative | ISTANBUL Turkey on Saturday condemned as comments that U.S. Democratic presidential contender Joe Biden had made in December when he advocated a new U.S. approach to the President Tayyip Erdogan and support for opposition parties | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-election-biden-turkey/turkey-slams-bidens-past-call-for-u-s-to-back-erdogan-opponents-idUSKCN25B0XS | 2020-08-16 |
| The court separately rejected the Democraticled House of Representatives effort to see many of the records Vance sought | Negative | NEW YORK U.S. President Donald Trump plans further challenges to a Manhattan prosecutors efforts to seek his financial records despite a U.S. Supreme Court decision allowing the pursuit | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/supreme-court/article/us-usa-trump-vance/trump-to-renew-challenges-to-manhattan-prosecutors-subpoena-for-financial-records-idUSKCN24G2AX | 2020-08-16 |
| They may also argue that Vance a Democrat pursued the subpoena to harass Trump or retaliate against his policies | Negative | NEW YORK U.S. President Donald Trump plans further challenges to a Manhattan prosecutors efforts to seek his financial records despite a U.S. Supreme Court decision allowing the pursuit | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/supreme-court/article/us-usa-trump-vance/trump-to-renew-challenges-to-manhattan-prosecutors-subpoena-for-financial-records-idUSKCN24G2AX | 2020-08-16 |
| The Democratic convention will feature an online and televised lineup of heavyweight politicians rising stars and everyday Americans making the case for Biden | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trumps reelection campaign will sink millions of dollars into a digital ad campaign next week during the Democratic presidential convention a Trump campaign spokesman said on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-ads/trump-campaign-plans-digital-ad-campaign-during-democratic-convention-idUSKCN25B0VM | 2020-08-16 |
| Democratic congressional leaders and committee leaders sent a letter to Dejoy on Friday demanding an explanation for changes he is making at postal facilities | Neutral | WASHINGTON The U.S. Postal Services internal watchdog is investigating cost cutting that has slowed delivery and alarmed lawmakers ahead of a presidential election when up to half of U.S. voters could cast ballots by mail a congressional aide said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-post-office/u-s-postal-service-watchdog-to-probe-service-woes-as-worries-rise-about-mail-ballots-idUSKCN25A291 | 2020-08-15 |
| 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 | 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 |
| 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 |
| Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs a Democrat said on Friday that the changes could violate state laws against election tampering | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Postal Services internal watchdog is investigating cost cutting that has slowed delivery and alarmed lawmakers ahead of a presidential election when up to half of U.S. voters could cast ballots by mail a congressional aide said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-post-office/u-s-postal-service-watchdog-to-probe-service-woes-as-worries-rise-about-mail-ballots-idUSKCN25A291 | 2020-08-15 |
| 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 |
| So the good news is that a lot of the socalled divisions within the Democratic Party I think are not going to be a major factor in the he said | Positive | 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 |
| Signs of Chinese compliance could also help blunt criticism from Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden who last week said the agreement that Trump has called a historic win is failing | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States and China have delayed a review of their Phase 1 trade deal initially slated for Saturday sources familiar with the plans told Reuters citing scheduling conflicts and the need to allow time for more Chinese purchases of U.S. exports | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-trade-china-meeting-exclusive/exclusive-u-s-china-trade-deal-review-postponed-as-china-ramps-up-farm-energy-purchases-idUSKCN25A29Q | 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 |
| Aides to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer were not immediately available for comment | 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 |
| Now as he runs for reelection he is highlighting the promises he says he kept and warning that his Democratic challenger Joe Biden will roll them back | Negative | LOS ANGELES U.S. President Donald Trump took a hard line on immigration in the 2016 election making it his signature campaign issue | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-immigration-election-factbox/factboxhow-trump-followed-through-on-his-immigration-campaign-promises-idUSKCN25A18U | 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 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 |
| The budget must be approved by lawmakers though Tsais Democratic Progressive Party has a large majority in the legislature making it unlikely to be blocked | Neutral | TAIPEI Taiwan unveiled a | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-taiwan-defence/taiwan-to-raise-defence-spending-as-china-details-combat-drills-idUSKCN2590BC | 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 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 |
| Democratic presidential contender Joe Biden on Thursday called on all U.S. governors to mandate mask wearing to slow the spread of the coronavirus that has killed more than 165000 people in the United States | Negative | WILMINGTON Del | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-biden-harris/biden-says-all-u-s-governors-should-mandate-masks-to-slow-coronavirus-spread-idUSKCN2591UN | 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 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Democratic Presidential candidate Joe Biden hailed the deal between on Israel and the United Arab Emirates announced on Wednesday as an historic step toward a more stable Middle East warning he would not support Israels annexation of Jewish settlements if he wins the White House in November | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Democratic Presidential candidate Joe Biden hailed the deal between on Israel and the United Arab Emirates announced on Wednesday as an historic step toward a more stable Middle East warning he would not support Israels annexation of Jewish settlements if he wins the White House in November | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-israel-emirates-biden/israel-uae-deal-brave-and-badly-needed-u-s-presidential-candidate-biden-idUSKCN2592O7 | 2020-08-14 |
| WASHINGTON Hillary Clinton on Thursday said she hopes Senator Kamala Harris the Democratic Partys vice presidential nominee and women running for political office in the future will receive less media coverage than she did in 2016 | Positive | WASHINGTON Hillary Clinton on Thursday said she hopes Senator Kamala Harris the Democratic Partys vice presidential nominee and women running for political office in the future will receive less media coverage than she did in 2016 | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-women-summit/clinton-says-she-hopes-harris-gets-less-sexist-treatment-on-u-s-campaign-trail-idUSKCN2592W9 | 2020-08-14 |
| In a statement to Reuters the governors office said that some agreements were made between the mayor a Democrat and the Republican governor but no final agreement could be reached | Negative | ATLANTA Georgia Governor Brian Kemp announced on Thursday that he plans to drop a lawsuit against Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms and the city possibly ending a monthslong feud over an order for people to wear masks to stop the spread of COVID19 | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-georgia/georgia-governor-to-drop-mask-lawsuit-against-atlanta-mayor-and-city-idUSKCN2592VV | 2020-08-14 |
| 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 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 |
| 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 |
| WASHINGTON By bringing U.S. Senator Kamala Harris onto the ticket Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has signaled support for the enforcement of U.S. antipollution laws and for suing companies that pollute environmental groups said | Negative | WASHINGTON By bringing U.S. Senator Kamala Harris onto the ticket Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has signaled support for the enforcement of U.S. antipollution laws and for suing companies that pollute environmental groups said | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-harris-environment/harris-vp-choice-signals-tougher-stance-on-pollution-under-biden-idUSKCN2582RL | 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 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he was surprised Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden chose Senator Kamala Harris as his running mate because she had been disrespectful to the former vice president during the debates | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he was surprised Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden chose Senator Kamala Harris as his running mate because she had been disrespectful to the former vice president during the debates | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-biden-harris-trump/trump-surprised-biden-picked-kamala-harris-as-running-mate-idUSKCN2572TV | 2020-08-12 |
| WASHINGTON Three Democratic members of the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday urged Facebook Inc to enact the policy recommendations of the companys oversight board empowering the independent group of advisers which the lawmakers said have limited responsibilities | Negative | WASHINGTON Three Democratic members of the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday urged Facebook Inc to enact the policy recommendations of the companys oversight board empowering the independent group of advisers which the lawmakers said have limited responsibilities | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-democrats-facebook/democrats-concerned-by-facebook-oversight-boards-limited-authority-idUSKCN2572HU | 2020-08-12 |
| Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Tuesday picked Senator Kamala Harris as his choice for vice president making her the first Black woman on a majorparty U.S. presidential ticket and giving him a partner well prepared to go on the attack against Republican President Donald Trump | Positive | Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Tuesday picked Senator Kamala Harris as his choice for vice president making her the first Black woman on a majorparty U.S. presidential ticket and giving him a partner well prepared to go on the attack against Republican President Donald Trump | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-biden-harris/democrat-joe-biden-chooses-senator-kamala-harris-for-white-house-running-mate-idUSKCN2572MZ | 2020-08-12 |
| Harris will be confirmed as Bidens running mate at the Democratic convention that begins on Monday where Biden will also be formally nominated to challenge Trump | Positive | Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Tuesday picked Senator Kamala Harris as his choice for vice president making her the first Black woman on a majorparty U.S. presidential ticket and giving him a partner well prepared to go on the attack against Republican President Donald Trump | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-biden-harris/democrat-joe-biden-chooses-senator-kamala-harris-for-white-house-running-mate-idUSKCN2572MZ | 2020-08-12 |
| 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 |
| 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 | Negative | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | 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 |
| 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 |
| California Governor Gavin Newsom a Democrat said Trumps plan would cost his state million per week which it could not provide without cutting other important services | 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 |
| 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 |
| Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has interviewed the finalists to be his running mate and his campaign is readying to announce his choice as soon as this week a person familiar with the process told Reuters | Neutral | Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has interviewed the finalists to be his running mate and his campaign is readying to announce his choice as soon as this week a person familiar with the process told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-biden/biden-expected-to-announce-u-s-presidential-running-mate-this-week-source-idUSKCN257073 | 2020-08-11 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 3 could see Trump losing to Democratic candidate Joe Biden who has opposed ClaverCarones bid to lead the bank | Negative | BUENOS CITY Support grew in Latin America on Friday for a move to delay the election of a new president for the regions leading development finance lender a potential setback for U.S. President Donald Trumps divisive pick to lead the institution | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mexico-idb-election/latam-calls-grow-louder-to-delay-regional-bank-vote-in-setback-for-trump-pick-idUSKCN2533AU | 2020-08-10 |
| 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 |
| U.S. Attorney General William Barr mounted a partisan attack on the Democratic Party in an interview that aired Sunday claiming the left believes in tearing down the and pursues absolute victory as a substitute for religion | Negative | U.S. Attorney General William Barr mounted a partisan attack on the Democratic Party in an interview that aired Sunday claiming the left believes in tearing down the and pursues absolute victory as a substitute for religion | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-congress-barr/u-s-attorney-general-barr-says-the-left-wants-to-tear-down-system-idUSKCN25604Y | 2020-08-10 |
| WASHINGTON A U.S. appeals court on Friday dealt the administration of President Donald Trump a major legal setback ruling against its bid to block a Democraticled congressional panels subpoena for testimony from former White House Counsel Donald McGahn | Negative | WASHINGTON A U.S. appeals court on Friday dealt the administration of President Donald Trump a major legal setback ruling against its bid to block a Democraticled congressional panels subpoena for testimony from former White House Counsel Donald McGahn | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-court-trump/appeals-court-rules-for-u-s-house-over-subpoena-for-ex-white-house-lawyer-idUSKCN25326S | 2020-08-10 |
| Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Joe Biden is expected to announce his running mate ahead of his partys national convention that kicks off on Aug | Neutral | Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Joe Biden is expected to announce his running mate ahead of his partys national convention that kicks off on Aug | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-biden-running-mate-factb/factbox-biden-will-soon-pick-a-running-mate-here-are-the-front-runners-idUSKCN2532TT | 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 |
| Trump seeking to thwart investigations by Democratic lawmakers has directed that current and former officials defy congressional requests for testimony and documents on impeachment on a broad range of issues | Negative | WASHINGTON A U.S. appeals court on Friday dealt the administration of President Donald Trump a major legal setback ruling against its bid to block a Democraticled congressional panels subpoena for testimony from former White House Counsel Donald McGahn | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-court-trump/appeals-court-rules-for-u-s-house-over-subpoena-for-ex-white-house-lawyer-idUSKCN25326S | 2020-08-10 |
| Betting markets favor Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden over Republican President Donald Trump in Novembers U.S. election though the odds between them have narrowed during the last week two betting market aggregators said | Positive | Betting markets favor Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden over Republican President Donald Trump in Novembers U.S. election though the odds between them have narrowed during the last week two betting market aggregators said | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-gambling-gmf/betting-markets-favor-biden-over-trump-but-odds-narrow-in-u-s-race-idUSKCN2531XA | 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 |
| Trump peppered his remarks with criticism of Biden and predicted depression if the Democrat won higher taxes and put more regulations | Negative | CLYDE President Donald Trump on Thursday moved to reimpose tariffs on some Canadian aluminum products to protect U.S. industry from a in imports angering Ottawa and some U.S. business groups | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-trade-canada-aluminum/trump-reimposes-tariffs-on-raw-canadian-aluminum-canada-promises-retaliation-idUSKCN2523A3 | 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 |
| 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 |
| But COVID19 lockdowns in southern Africa have created bottlenecks delaying cobalt shipments from Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo which accounts for over of global supply | Negative | LONDON Transport delays from South Africa against a backdrop of increasingly robust Chinese demand have fuelled a price rally for cobalt hydroxide used to make chemicals for electric vehicle batteries | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-cobalt-prices-graphic/african-supply-bottlenecks-fuel-cobalt-price-surge-idUSKCN2511XO | 2020-08-06 |
| President Donald Trumps reelection campaign is seeking to add a debate with Democratic candidate Joe Biden in early September arguing that millions of voters may have already cast ballots in early voting by the time the first of three scheduled debates occurs | Neutral | President Donald Trumps reelection campaign is seeking to add a debate with Democratic candidate Joe Biden in early September arguing that millions of voters may have already cast ballots in early voting by the time the first of three scheduled debates occurs | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-trump-debates/trump-campaign-wants-presidential-debate-in-early-september-idUSKCN25131D | 2020-08-06 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday proposed accepting the Republican Partys presidential nomination in a speech from the White House prompting the countrys leading elected Democrat to accuse him of politicizing the historic residence | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday proposed accepting the Republican Partys presidential nomination in a speech from the White House prompting the countrys leading elected Democrat to accuse him of politicizing the historic residence | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-conventions/biden-in-home-state-trump-eyes-white-house-venue-as-virus-remakes-u-s-political-conventions-idUSKCN2512RK | 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 |
| U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Wednesday ratcheted up the rhetoric on President Donald Trumps handling of the countrys increasingly tense relationship with China saying the Republicans muchvaunted trade deal was failing | Negative | U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Wednesday ratcheted up the rhetoric on President Donald Trumps handling of the countrys increasingly tense relationship with China saying the Republicans muchvaunted trade deal was failing | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-election-china/biden-says-trumps-china-trade-deal-is-failing-badly-idUSKCN25131X | 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 The head of the U.S. House Financial Services Committee and other top Democratic lawmakers on Wednesday asked federal regulators to investigate securities transactions made by Eastman Kodak and its executives around the time it learned it could receive a million government loan | Neutral | WASHINGTON The head of the U.S. House Financial Services Committee and other top Democratic lawmakers on Wednesday asked federal regulators to investigate securities transactions made by Eastman Kodak and its executives around the time it learned it could receive a million government loan | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-eastman-kodak-congress/u-s-house-democrats-urge-sec-to-dig-into-kodak-transactions-idUSKCN2513AS | 2020-08-06 |
| 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 |
| The lawsuit filed in federal court claims the Democraticsponsored legislation will result in voter fraud | Negative | President Donald Trumps reelection campaign and the national Republican Party have sued Nevada to block a new law that will send a mailin ballot to every registered voter ahead of Novembers election | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-election-nevada/trump-campaign-sues-nevada-over-mail-in-ballots-asserting-inevitable-fraud-idUSKCN2512CZ | 2020-08-06 |
| President Donald Trumps reelection and allies raised more money than their Democratic opponent Joe Biden in July they said in a statement lifting the amount of cash they have to spend to over million | Positive | President Donald Trumps reelection and allies raised more money than their Democratic opponent Joe Biden in July they said in a statement lifting the amount of cash they have to spend to over million | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-fundraising-trump/trump-and-allies-raise-more-money-than-biden-in-july-idUSKCN2513C4 | 2020-08-06 |
| Trump who is trailing presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden in polls has repeatedly warned in recent weeks without evidence that mailin voting could result in widespread fraud | Negative | WASHINGTON After weeks of railing against what he has claimed are the potential risks of voting by mail President Donald Trump on Tuesday urged voters in at least one Republican state Florida to vote by any means | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-trump/trump-sows-confusion-with-tweet-urging-vote-by-mail-in-florida-idUSKCN2502KU | 2020-08-05 |
| McSally trails astronaut Mark Kelly who won the Democratic nomination uncontested in the polls and has about half of his million campaign war chest | Neutral | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Murphy a Democrat on Monday announced that almost all students will be required to wear masks while inside school buildings in New Jersey | Neutral | Ohio Governor Mike DeWine on Tuesday ordered all students in grades K12 to wear masks at public schools that reopen one of the few states along with New Jersey to issue such a statewide mandate for those attending inperson classes | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-ohio/ohio-joins-new-jersey-in-ordering-most-students-to-wear-masks-at-public-schools-idUSKCN2502NG | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 3 White House race between Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden are unlikely to be known that day | Negative | DETROIT Michele Small a retired Detroit school teacher recovering from a stroke had planned to vote by mail for the first time to protect herself from the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-michigan/in-michigan-delayed-absentee-ballots-raise-more-concerns-about-november-u-s-elections-idUSKCN250336 | 2020-08-05 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| With Democrat Joe Biden leading in polls ahead of the November presidential election Trump a Republican has made school reopenings part of his reelection campaign | Neutral | CHICAGO Teachers at dozens of school districts protested from their cars on Monday over plans by some U.S. governors to resume inclass instruction during the coronavirus pandemic while Arizona Florida California and Texas saw declines in new cases | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/u-s-teachers-protest-school-reopenings-coronavirus-cases-down-in-south-west-idUSKCN24Z292 | 2020-08-04 |
| Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden said on Monday that President Donald Trump was telling baldfaced about voting by mail to distract from his own failures after Trump last week suggested it could be cause to delay the election | Negative | Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden said on Monday that President Donald Trump was telling baldfaced about voting by mail to distract from his own failures after Trump last week suggested it could be cause to delay the election | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-biden/biden-assails-trump-for-bald-faced-lies-about-voting-by-mail-idUSKCN24Z2QW | 2020-08-04 |
| President Donald Trump threatened to sue Nevada after Democratic lawmakers passed a bill on Sunday that would send mailin ballots to every voter ahead of Novembers presidential election in light of the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | President Donald Trump threatened to sue Nevada after Democratic lawmakers passed a bill on Sunday that would send mailin ballots to every voter ahead of Novembers presidential election in light of the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/usa-election-nevada/trump-threatens-to-sue-nevada-to-block-universal-mail-in-ballots-idUSKCN24Z2CK | 2020-08-04 |
| President Donald Trump vowed on Monday he would sue Nevada after the states Democratic lawmakers passed a bill to send mailin ballots to every voter ahead of Novembers presidential election in light of the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | President Donald Trump vowed on Monday he would sue Nevada after the states Democratic lawmakers passed a bill to send mailin ballots to every voter ahead of Novembers presidential election in light of the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-nevada/trump-vows-to-sue-nevada-to-block-universal-mail-in-ballots-idUSKCN24Z2DV | 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 |
| 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 |
| The Democratic leaders insist publicly they want an outcome | Neutral | 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 |
| 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 |
| Pelosi the nations top elected Democrat said she thought Congress and the White House eventually would come together on legislation although she gave no timetable | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said talks with the White House on a coronavirus aid bill were far from a deal on Friday as federal unemployment benefits that have been an essential lifeline for millions of Americans expired | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/pelosi-says-far-from-coronavirus-deal-more-talks-with-white-house-saturday-idUSKCN24W1YF | 2020-08-02 |
| Grijalva an Arizona Democrat tested positive for the coronavirus but feels fine and has gone into isolation he said in a statement 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 |
| Velazquez 67 a Democrat from New York said in March that she had been diagnosed with a presumed case of the coronavirus although she had not been tested | 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 |
| 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 |
| The Massachusetts Democrat 41 said in March that he and his wife were in selfquarantine after experiencing coronaviruslike symptoms | 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 |
| WASHINGTON Representative Raul Grijalva an Arizona Democrat has tested positive for coronavirus but feels fine and has gone into isolation he said in a statement on Saturday | Negative | WASHINGTON Representative Raul Grijalva an Arizona Democrat has tested positive for coronavirus but feels fine and has gone into isolation he said in a statement on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-congress-grijalva/arizona-congressman-tests-positive-for-coronavirus-idUSKBN24X3YU | 2020-08-02 |
| Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden is expected to interview the finalists to be his running mate in the coming days according to a person familiar with the process as allies of the top contenders redoubled their efforts to push Biden toward their favored choice | Positive | Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden is expected to interview the finalists to be his running mate in the coming days according to a person familiar with the process as allies of the top contenders redoubled their efforts to push Biden toward their favored choice | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-biden/as-democrat-bidens-running-mate-search-nears-end-contenders-jockey-for-position-idUSKCN24X3E2 | 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 |
| The proposals crafted by senior Liberal Democratic Party lawmakers including former defence minister Itsunori Onodera will be presented to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe as early as next week | Neutral | TOKYO Pacifist Japan took a step closer to acquiring weapons able to strike North Korea on Friday after a ruling party committee approved proposals to consider acquiring strike capability to halt ballistic missile attacks | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-defence/pacifist-japan-ruling-party-proposes-strike-capability-to-halt-missile-attacks-idUSKCN24W09C | 2020-08-01 |
| Trump was impeached on abuseofpower and obstruction charges in the Democraticled House of Representatives after he asked Ukraine to investigate the Bidens | Negative | WASHINGTON The Democratic chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee issued a subpoena to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday demanding documents he provided to Republicans investigating presidential candidate Joe Biden | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-house-pompeo-biden/u-s-house-foreign-affairs-chairman-subpoenas-pompeo-for-biden-related-documents-idUSKCN24W2RQ | 2020-08-01 |
| Democratic U.S. Representative Zoe Lofgren who chairs the House committee overseeing election security also rejected any delay | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump on Thursday raised the idea of delaying the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-trump/trump-floats-election-delay-lawmakers-in-both-parties-reject-idea-idUSKCN24V2DL | 2020-08-01 |
| In 2016 U.S. intelligence agencies determined that Russia meddled in the presidential election to damage Democrat Hillary Clintons campaign and sow distrust of American democracy | 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 |
| Pelosi the nations top elected Democrat said she thought Congress and the White House eventually will come together on legislation although she gave no timetable | Positive | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Democratic mayors said the deployment escalated tensions at largely peaceful antiracism protests and was political theater for Trumps law and campaign ahead of the Nov | Negative | PORTLAND Ore | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-global-race-protests/portland-has-no-fires-arrests-as-feds-withdraw-idUSKCN24W24M | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| In midMay the Democraticcontrolled House passed a trillion bill that the Republican Senate has ignored | 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 |
| Democratic U.S. Representative Zoe Lofgren who chairs the House committee overseeing election security rejected any delay | 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 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| WASHINGTON Republican and Democratic U.S. senators introduced legislation to back Ukraine with million of annual military financing and other support on Thursday a year after the Eastern European country found itself at the center of President Donald Trumps impeachment | Positive | WASHINGTON Republican and Democratic U.S. senators introduced legislation to back Ukraine with million of annual military financing and other support on Thursday a year after the Eastern European country found itself at the center of President Donald Trumps impeachment | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-ukraine-senate/u-s-lawmakers-offer-bill-to-boost-aid-for-ukraine-military-idUSKCN24V3O9 | 2020-07-31 |
| WASHINGTON Senators Richard Blumenthal a Democrat and Josh Hawley a Republican wrote to the U.S. Justice Department on Thursday to urge a probe of video technology company Zoom and Chineseowned social media company TikTok | Negative | WASHINGTON Senators Richard Blumenthal a Democrat and Josh Hawley a Republican wrote to the U.S. Justice Department on Thursday to urge a probe of video technology company Zoom and Chineseowned social media company TikTok | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-tiktok-zoom/senators-urge-u-s-justice-department-to-probe-tiktok-zoom-idUSKCN24V36O | 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 |
| The envoy did not mention Trump or Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden by name but he said some U.S. politicians were doing and saying anything to get elected | Neutral | LONDON China on Thursday accused the United States of stoking a new Cold War because certain politicians were searching for a scapegoat to bolster support ahead of the U.S. presidential election in November | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-britain-usa/china-says-u-s-fuelling-new-cold-war-due-to-presidential-election-idUSKCN24V1VR | 2020-07-31 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Tata will appear before the Senate Armed Services Committee whose Democratic members have signaled they would oppose his nomination | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trumps most divisive nominee for a senior Pentagon post to date is expected to face a contentious Senate nomination hearing on Thursday with Democratic lawmakers likely to grill him over remarks they deem Islamophobic | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-trump-military-nominee/trump-nominee-for-pentagon-faces-senate-grilling-after-islamophobia-claims-idUSKCN24U34T | 2020-07-30 |
| Democratic Representative Pramila Jayapal used an email to grill Zuckerberg on whether Facebook copied competitors like Snapchat for anticompetitive reasons | Negative | SAN FRANCISCO WASHINGTON D.C Facebook Inc Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg stumbled at a congressional hearing on alleged abuse of market power on Wednesday as lawmakers confronted the social media titan with damaging internal emails about the companys acquisitions | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-tech-congress-facebook/facebooks-zuckerberg-skewered-with-internal-emails-during-antitrust-hearing-idUSKCN24U3DG | 2020-07-30 |
| A majority of U.S. states representing both Democratic and Republican attorneys general are teaming up on the investigation a source familiar with the matter said on Wednesday | Negative | SAN FRANCISCO Arizona is leading a multiU.S. state investigation into whether Apple Incs deliberate slowing of older iPhones violated deceptive trade practice laws documents reviewed by Reuters on Wednesday showed | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-apple-probe-exclusive/exclusive-arizona-leads-multi-state-probe-into-older-iphones-slowing-shutting-down-idUSKCN24U2YX | 2020-07-30 |
| They have acted as an occupying force brought Brown a Democrat who has clashed with Trump wrote on Twitter | Negative | Oregons governor on Wednesday said federal tactical police had agreed to withdraw from Portland though U.S. officials said agents would stay until conditions improved after weeks of clashes with protesters | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-global-race-protests/u-s-oregon-agree-to-phase-out-federal-agents-from-portland-idUSKCN24U2GW | 2020-07-30 |
| WASHINGTON Bank of America Inc the secondlargest U.S. lender has asked the Trump administration to correct data meant to offer public accountability on the recipients of billion in pandemic aid and a group of U.S. Democratic lawmakers has written to demand action before more funds are allocated | Positive | WASHINGTON Bank of America Inc the secondlargest U.S. lender has asked the Trump administration to correct data meant to offer public accountability on the recipients of billion in pandemic aid and a group of U.S. Democratic lawmakers has written to demand action before more funds are allocated | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-health-coronavirus-ppp/u-s-lawmakers-bank-of-america-urge-small-business-agency-to-fix-erroneous-ppp-loan-data-idUSKCN24T31C | 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 |
| Solidarity protests spread over the weekend to other U.S. cities prompting complaints by Democratic mayors that federal deployments were escalating tensions across the country | Negative | Oregons governor on Wednesday said federal tactical police had agreed to withdraw from Portland though U.S. officials said agents would stay until conditions improved after weeks of clashes with protesters | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-global-race-protests/u-s-oregon-agree-to-phase-out-federal-agents-from-portland-idUSKCN24U2GW | 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 |
| Republican Representatives Mike Johnson and Kay Granger and Democratic lawmaker Grijalva said they would selfquarantine after being in contact with Gohmert according to statements from their offices or media reports | Negative | WASHINGTON Republican U.S. congressman Louie Gohmert who has steadfastly refused to wear a mask during the coronavirus pandemic said on Wednesday he had tested positive for COVID19 leading at least three of his colleagues to say they would selfquarantine | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-congress-gohmert/mask-skeptic-republican-gohmert-gets-covid-19-u-s-congressional-colleagues-to-self-quarantine-idUSKCN24U2EJ | 2020-07-30 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trumps most divisive nominee for a senior Pentagon post to date is expected to face a contentious Senate nomination hearing on Thursday with Democratic lawmakers likely to grill him over remarks they deem Islamophobic | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trumps most divisive nominee for a senior Pentagon post to date is expected to face a contentious Senate nomination hearing on Thursday with Democratic lawmakers likely to grill him over remarks they deem Islamophobic | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-trump-military-nominee/trump-nominee-for-pentagon-faces-senate-grilling-after-islamophobia-claims-idUSKCN24U34T | 2020-07-30 |
| Mayor Bottoms a Democrat has said that she would continue to defy the governors orders but hoped that the two sides could find a solution | Positive | ATLANTA Georgia Governor Brian Kemp on Tuesday withdrew his emergency request for a court to stop enforcement of Atlantas requirement that faces masks be worn in all public places while mediation over the states legal effort to block the mandate proceeds | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-georgia/georgia-governor-withdraws-emergency-request-to-stop-atlanta-mask-mandate-idUSKCN24T2FA | 2020-07-29 |
| Schumer and Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi were due to meet later on Tuesday with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin who had lunch with Republican senators | Positive | 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 |
| His administration argued the initiative of his Democratic predecessor Barack Obama was unconstitutional and would not withstand legal challenges | Negative | WASHINGTON The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump took steps on Tuesday to limit deportation protections for who are living in the United States illegally after entering as children | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-immigration-trump-court-explainer/explainer-trumps-latest-move-to-limit-deportation-protections-for-dreamers-idUSKCN24T2SZ | 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 |
| The Democraticled House in May passed its trillion coronavirus relief bill known as the HEROES but the Republicanled Senate would not consider it | 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 |
| 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 | 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 |
| The HEALS Act is full of provisions that I would frankly dare my Democratic colleagues to actually say they McConnell said | Neutral | 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 |
| 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 |
| U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden told reporters on Tuesday he would name his running mate in the first week of August days before he formally accepts his partys nomination at the Democratic National Convention | Positive | U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden told reporters on Tuesday he would name his running mate in the first week of August days before he formally accepts his partys nomination at the Democratic National Convention | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-biden-vp/democrat-biden-says-he-will-name-running-mate-in-first-week-of-august-idUSKCN24T2R8 | 2020-07-29 |
| Under questioning by Representative Sheila Jackson Lee a Democrat who is Black Barr also dismissed accusations of widespread racial discrimination in policing | 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 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 |
| 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 |
| U.S. Republican Senator Martha McSally shows every sign of being an imperiled incumbent trailing Democratic challenger Mark Kelly in money and polling as President Donald Trumps electoral woes jeopardize Republican control of the Senate | Negative | U.S. Republican Senator Martha McSally shows every sign of being an imperiled incumbent trailing Democratic challenger Mark Kelly in money and polling as President Donald Trumps electoral woes jeopardize Republican control of the Senate | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-senate-arizona/imperiled-arizona-u-s-senator-mcsallys-hopes-seen-riding-on-trump-train-idUSKCN24S12D | 2020-07-28 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said Monday a Senate Republican coronavirus relief plan as described by Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is totally inadequate | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said Monday a Senate Republican coronavirus relief plan as described by Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is totally inadequate | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-congress-schumer/democrat-schumer-republican-coronavirus-plan-would-cut-aid-to-unemployed-by-30-percent-idUSKCN24S2LN | 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 |
| But the state has voted for a Democratic presidential candidate only once since 1948 and Republicans predict the races will tighten in the fall | Negative | U.S. Republican Senator Martha McSally shows every sign of being an imperiled incumbent trailing Democratic challenger Mark Kelly in money and polling as President Donald Trumps electoral woes jeopardize Republican control of the Senate | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-senate-arizona/imperiled-arizona-u-s-senator-mcsallys-hopes-seen-riding-on-trump-train-idUSKCN24S12D | 2020-07-28 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will meet Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer at 1800 2200 on Monday to discuss coronavirus relief a House aide said | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will meet Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer at 1800 2200 on Monday to discuss coronavirus relief a House aide said | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-congress-pelosi/pelosi-schumer-to-meet-top-administration-officials-on-coronavirus-aid-idUSKCN24S2LR | 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 |
| 3 election he will face off against Democratic former Vice President Joe Biden who pledges to restore U.S. global leadership and reverse many of Trumps actions | Positive | Republican President Donald Trump won election in 2016 promising to put America overturn what he said were unfair trade deals and force U.S. allies to pay more toward joint defense measures | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-foreign-policy-factbox/factbox-the-foreign-policy-issues-that-divide-trump-and-biden-idUSKCN24S134 | 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 |
| The Democraticcontrolled House of Representatives voted in May to extend the payments through Jan | Positive | 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 |
| The Democraticled House in May passed its trillion coronavirus relief bill known as the HEROES but the Republicanled Senate refused to consider it | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Mnuchin said he had spoken on Friday with top Democrat in Congress House Speaker Nancy Pelosi who has said she does not want a shortterm extension of unemployment insurance | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Saturday said that the Trump administration supports extending enhanced unemployment benefits until the end of the year in the next round of coronavirus aid albeit at a reduced level | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/trump-administration-backs-partial-extension-of-jobless-benefits-through-years-end-idUSKCN24Q0U7 | 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 |
| House Speaker Nancy Pelosi the top Democrat in Congress criticized Republicans for not being able to agree on a plan when Americans are on the and going hungry | 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 |
| The subcommittee of the Democraticled House Judiciary Committee is investigating whether the companies actively seek to harm and eliminate smaller rivals | Negative | WASHINGTON A congressional hearing on digital marketplace competition featuring the chief executives of four of the largest American tech companies has been rescheduled for Wednesday a House subcommittee said on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-tech-antitrust-hearing/house-panel-reschedules-big-tech-ceo-hearing-for-wednesday-idUSKCN24Q0LN | 2020-07-26 |
| Among the mostly Democraticleaning plaintiffs are New York state the most populous plaintiff Illinois Massachusetts Michigan New Jersey Pennsylvania New York City Chicago Philadelphia and San Francisco | Neutral | NEW YORK A coalition of 35 U.S. states cities and counties sued President Donald Trump on Friday over his directive not to count undocumented immigrants when apportioning seats for the House of Representatives a move that critics have said is designed to help Republicans | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-trump-migrants-lawsuit/states-sue-trump-over-order-to-exclude-undocumented-immigrants-from-u-s-house-seat-counts-idUSKCN24P2O7 | 2020-07-25 |
| Leading Democratic legislators complained that Evaninas warning did not go far enough | Negative | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Democratic ad maker Jimmy Siegel who worked on Clintons 2008 campaign said some of the spots viewed by millions could be persuasive to Republicans on the fence | Positive | WASHINGTON Jimmy Tosh who runs a multimillion dollar hog and grain farm in Tennessee is a lifelong Republican | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-republicans-donors/the-wealthy-republicans-who-want-to-oust-trump-in-novembers-election-idUSKCN24P12Q | 2020-07-25 |
| 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 |
| Redleaf founder of Minnesotabased hedge fund Whitebox Advisors said Biden will be the first Democratic presidential candidate he has voted for | Negative | WASHINGTON Jimmy Tosh who runs a multimillion dollar hog and grain farm in Tennessee is a lifelong Republican | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-republicans-donors/the-wealthy-republicans-who-want-to-oust-trump-in-novembers-election-idUSKCN24P12Q | 2020-07-25 |
| The official would not provide details explaining Democrats did not want to leak their playbook or needlessly conjure the specter of a contested election | Negative | Democrats are mounting their most extensive voter protection effort ever to gird for what Joe Biden called his biggest the prospect that President Donald Trump will try to interfere with the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-contested-democrats/democrats-preparing-for-nightmare-scenario-in-which-trump-challenges-election-results-idUSKCN24O184 | 2020-07-24 |
| While Trumps move has been opposed by the Democratic leadership of New Mexico and Albuquerque it has divided law enforcement in the Southwestern state | Negative | Even as Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot said she would accept U.S. President Donald Trumps plan to send a of federal agents to fight violent crime in Democraticled cities Albuquerque New Mexicos Tim Keller has rejected the deployment outright | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-global-race-protests/bait-and-switch-new-mexico-democrats-distrust-trumps-surge-against-crime-idUSKCN24O314 | 2020-07-24 |
| Even as Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot said she would accept U.S. President Donald Trumps plan to send a of federal agents to fight violent crime in Democraticled cities Albuquerque New Mexicos Tim Keller has rejected the deployment outright | Negative | Even as Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot said she would accept U.S. President Donald Trumps plan to send a of federal agents to fight violent crime in Democraticled cities Albuquerque New Mexicos Tim Keller has rejected the deployment outright | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-global-race-protests/bait-and-switch-new-mexico-democrats-distrust-trumps-surge-against-crime-idUSKCN24O314 | 2020-07-24 |
| The Democraticled House of Representatives also passed its version of the NDAA earlier this week with far more than the twothirds supermajority needed to override a veto | Neutral | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate on Thursday passed its version of the National Defense Authorization Act a billion bill setting policy for the Pentagon that President Donald Trump has threatened to veto over a provision removing Confederate names from military bases | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-congress-defense/u-s-senate-passes-740-billion-defense-bill-bucking-trump-on-confederate-names-idUSKCN24O2TF | 2020-07-24 |
| Officials with the Biden campaign and Democratic National Committee also declined to discuss plans around a disputed 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 |
| Sheriff Manuel Gonzales of Bernalillo County which includes Albuquerque attended Trumps White House announcement of Operation Legend prompting U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich a Democrat to demand his resignation | Neutral | Even as Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot said she would accept U.S. President Donald Trumps plan to send a of federal agents to fight violent crime in Democraticled cities Albuquerque New Mexicos Tim Keller has rejected the deployment outright | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-global-race-protests/bait-and-switch-new-mexico-democrats-distrust-trumps-surge-against-crime-idUSKCN24O314 | 2020-07-24 |
| WASHINGTON Senators Amy Klobuchar and Elizabeth Warren and five other Democratic senators on Thursday urged the Justice Department to be cautious in reviewing Googles planned purchase of Fitbit saying the tech giant had already cemented its dominance in some areas through acquisitions | Negative | WASHINGTON Senators Amy Klobuchar and Elizabeth Warren and five other Democratic senators on Thursday urged the Justice Department to be cautious in reviewing Googles planned purchase of Fitbit saying the tech giant had already cemented its dominance in some areas through acquisitions | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-fitbit-m-a-alphabet/seven-democratic-senators-urge-caution-on-googles-purchase-of-fitbit-idUSKCN24O2V6 | 2020-07-24 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Lavora Barnes chairwoman of the Michigan Democratic Party said she expected to hear more reports of Trump supporters walking near polling sites with guns | 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 |
| 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 |
| Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden labeled Donald Trump on Wednesday the first racist to become U.S. president in remarks his opponents reelection campaign quickly rebuked | Negative | Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden labeled Donald Trump on Wednesday the first racist to become U.S. president in remarks his opponents reelection campaign quickly rebuked | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-race/biden-labels-trump-first-racist-u-s-president-idUSKCN24N365 | 2020-07-23 |
| WASHINGTON President Donald Trump announced a plan on Wednesday to send federal agents to the Democraticrun cities of Chicago and Albuquerque to crack down on violent crime in an escalation of his law and theme heading into the final months before the presidential election | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump announced a plan on Wednesday to send federal agents to the Democraticrun cities of Chicago and Albuquerque to crack down on violent crime in an escalation of his law and theme heading into the final months before the presidential election | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-global-race-protests-trump/trump-in-law-and-order-campaign-to-send-federal-agents-to-more-u-s-cities-idUSKCN24N2GT | 2020-07-23 |
| Biegun also said in response to questions from Democratic Senator Chris Coons that the State Department was making visas for foreign students a high priority | Negative | WASHINGTON The State Departments number two diplomat expressed strong support on Wednesday for foreign students in the United States including Chinese students less than two weeks after the Trump administration abandoned a plan that would have barred thousands from the country | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-students/senior-u-s-diplomat-backs-foreign-students-including-chinese-idUSKCN24N2RK | 2020-07-23 |
| 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 |
| NEW YORK Democratic candidate Joe Biden leads President Donald Trump by 8 percentage points in support among registered voters and the former vice president appears to have a significant advantage among voters who are undecided according to a opinion poll | Positive | NEW YORK Democratic candidate Joe Biden leads President Donald Trump by 8 percentage points in support among registered voters and the former vice president appears to have a significant advantage among voters who are undecided according to a opinion poll | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-poll/biden-leading-trump-by-eight-points-also-has-a-big-advantage-with-undecided-voters-reuters-ipsos-poll-idUSKCN24N1AY | 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 |
| He said neither situation exists now and Trumps references to Democraticled cities heightens the he is depriving them of due process | Neutral | U.S. President Donald Trumps threat to send federal agents to major cities controlled by Democrats may be difficult to defend in court some legal experts said | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-global-race-protests-law/trumps-legal-authority-to-deploy-agents-to-u-s-cities-may-be-limited-experts-say-idUSKCN24M2WF | 2020-07-22 |
| WASHINGTON Democratic U.S. House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi said on Tuesday the trillion Republicans say they are considering as the size of a coronavirus aid package would not be sufficient to do what is needed for the U.S. economy and Americans health | Negative | WASHINGTON Democratic U.S. House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi said on Tuesday the trillion Republicans say they are considering as the size of a coronavirus aid package would not be sufficient to do what is needed for the U.S. economy and Americans health | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress-meeti/u-s-house-speaker-pelosi-says-republican-1-trillion-coronavirus-aid-proposal-not-enough-idUSKCN24M2VR | 2020-07-22 |
| De Blasio a Democrat told a press briefing that Trump a Republican often bluffs and and therefore it did not make sense to put too much stock in his statements | Negative | New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Tuesday he would immediately take President Donald Trump to court if he followed through on his plan to send federal law enforcement to U.S. cities including New York | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-global-race-protests-new-york/new-york-city-mayor-says-would-take-trump-to-court-on-federal-troops-idUSKCN24M22D | 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 |
| 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 |
| WASHINGTON The top U.S. Democrat said on Monday that Donald Trump might not like the outcome of the Nov | Negative | WASHINGTON The top U.S. Democrat said on Monday that Donald Trump might not like the outcome of the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-pelosi/pelosi-says-trump-will-be-fumigated-out-if-he-refuses-to-leave-after-white-house-loss-idUSKCN24L2DP | 2020-07-21 |
| 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 |
| Former Vice President Joe Biden the likely Democratic nominee promises to rescind many of those policies and advance his own agenda if he wins the Nov | Positive | U.S. President Donald Trumps push to crack down on illegal immigration and reshape legal immigration was at the heart of the Republicans winning 2016 campaign and has remained at the forefront of his White House agenda | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-election-immigration-factbox/factbox-trump-and-biden-take-sharply-different-paths-on-immigration-idUSKCN24L122 | 2020-07-21 |
| WASHINGTON The Democratic Party in Georgia said on Monday it had chosen state senator Nikema Williams to be its nominee to run for the U.S. House of Representatives seat that is vacant following the death of civil rights icon John Lewis | Negative | WASHINGTON The Democratic Party in Georgia said on Monday it had chosen state senator Nikema Williams to be its nominee to run for the U.S. House of Representatives seat that is vacant following the death of civil rights icon John Lewis | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-lewis-democrats/georgia-democrats-pick-state-senator-to-replace-john-lewis-on-nov-u-s-ballot-idUSKCN24L2P9 | 2020-07-21 |
| The Democratic National Committee did not immediately respond to a request for comment | Neutral | President Trump told | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/legal-us-otc-triallawyers/pushing-for-lawsuit-immunity-trump-claims-dems-are-captured-by-lawyers-lobby-stats-say-otherwise-idUSKCN24L2O9 | 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 |
| Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Monday said he would treat foreign interference in our election as an adversarial if elected to the White House | Negative | 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 |
| GENEVA Ebola cases in western Democratic Republic of Congo have risen to 60 with funerals a particular concern for disease spread the World Health Organization said on Monday | Negative | GENEVA Ebola cases in western Democratic Republic of Congo have risen to 60 with funerals a particular concern for disease spread the World Health Organization said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-ebola-congo/west-congo-ebola-cases-up-to-60-funerals-a-risk-says-who-idUSKCN24L21Z | 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 The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected a bid by the Democraticcontrolled House of Representatives to fasttrack its attempt to enforce subpoenas seeking President Donald Trumps financial records | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected a bid by the Democraticcontrolled House of Representatives to fasttrack its attempt to enforce subpoenas seeking President Donald Trumps financial records | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-court-trump-finances/u-s-supreme-court-declines-to-fast-track-trump-finances-dispute-idUSKCN24L22T | 2020-07-21 |
| 3 election against Democrat Joe Biden Trump is making law and a central campaign issue to appeal to critical suburban voters | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump condemned protests in Portland Oregon and violence in cities on Sunday as his Republican administration moves to intervene in urban centers he says have lost control of antiracism demonstrations | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-global-race-protests-portland/trump-portland-mayor-clash-over-causes-of-escalating-unrest-idUSKCN24K0PC | 2020-07-20 |
| 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 |
| A Democratic member of Congress from Atlanta since 1987 Lewis had announced in December that he had advanced pancreatic cancer | Negative | WASHINGTON John Lewis a pioneer of the civil rights movement and longtime member of the U.S. House of Representatives died on Friday a passing that prompted tributes from leaders across the political spectrum | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-people-john-lewis/u-s-civil-rights-pioneer-congressman-john-lewis-dies-idUSKBN24J04I | 2020-07-19 |
| DETROIT Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden said on Friday he is now getting intelligence briefings and has been told Russia continues to try to meddle in Novembers U.S. election | Negative | DETROIT Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden said on Friday he is now getting intelligence briefings and has been told Russia continues to try to meddle in Novembers U.S. election | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-biden/biden-warns-of-russian-election-meddling-after-receiving-intelligence-briefings-idUSKCN24J02N | 2020-07-19 |
| Brian Kemp does the bidding of President Atlantas Democratic Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms who has tested positive for the coronavirus told CNN on Friday | Negative | Americans debated mask mandates and the reopening of schools during the coronavirus pandemic on Friday as state and local officials imposed conflicting orders and cases rose by more than 70000 across the nation for the second day in a row | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/u-s-divided-over-masks-schools-as-coronavirus-cases-rise-by-over-70000-again-idUSKCN24I1QW | 2020-07-19 |
| Federal law enforcement officers are cracking down on protesters in Portland Oregon under the Trump administrations new executive order to protect U.S. monuments in what the states Democratic governor has called political theater | Negative | PORTLAND Ore | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-global-race-protests-portland/u-s-swoops-down-on-portland-protesters-after-trump-order-to-protect-monuments-idUSKCN24I2W5 | 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 |
| Senate Democratic Leader Charles Schumer told reporters Friday we havent gotten any requests from the airlines | Neutral | 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 |
| 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 |
| Wheeler the Portland mayor and a Democrat like Brown said he did not meet with Wolf or the DHS delegation | Negative | PORTLAND Ore | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-global-race-protests-portland/u-s-swoops-down-on-portland-protesters-after-trump-order-to-protect-monuments-idUSKCN24I2W5 | 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 |
| 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 | 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 |
| Democrat Joe Biden on Friday hammered President Donald Trumps approach to reopening schools during the coronavirus pandemic suggesting billions more in funding may be needed to educate children safely | Neutral | Democrat Joe Biden on Friday hammered President Donald Trumps approach to reopening schools during the coronavirus pandemic suggesting billions more in funding may be needed to educate children safely | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-education/biden-says-more-money-planning-needed-to-reopen-u-s-schools-idUSKCN24I2IK | 2020-07-18 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| KINSHASA Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi has appointed a new head of the army to replace General John Numbi state television said on Friday | Neutral | KINSHASA Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi has appointed a new head of the army to replace General John Numbi state television said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-congo-army/congo-replaces-sanctioned-army-chief-with-deputy-also-sanctioned-for-rights-abuses-idUSKCN24I2L9 | 2020-07-18 |
| Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden is facing pressure from contending groups inside his party as he prepares to interview a shortlist of women for the most important hire of his political his running mate | Neutral | Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden is facing pressure from contending groups inside his party as he prepares to interview a shortlist of women for the most important hire of his political his running mate | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-biden-running-mate/biden-facing-pressure-within-party-as-running-mate-search-enters-final-phase-idUSKCN24I17K | 2020-07-18 |
| Trump and prospective Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden have competed to outdo each other on who can take the stronger stand against China | Positive | WASHINGTON The Trump administration is considering banning travel to the United States by all members of the Chinese Communist Party and their families a person familiar with the matter said on Thursday an idea that China dismissed as absurd | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-travel/u-s-targets-chinese-communist-party-members-in-possible-travel-ban-source-idUSKCN24H2TQ | 2020-07-18 |
| 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 | Negative | 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 |
| Florida Democratic Party Chair Terrie Rizzo said in a statement after the Supreme Courts action Florida Republicans have a shamefully transparent electoral voter suppression | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday rebuffed a bid by voting rights advocates to block a Republicanbacked Florida law mandating that people with past felony convictions pay court fines and fees before being able to register to vote | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-court-election-felons/u-s-supreme-court-leaves-in-place-curbs-on-voting-by-ex-felons-in-florida-idUSKCN24H2WN | 2020-07-17 |
| On Thursday another organiser Andrew Chiu of the Democratic Party said his work was done and he would no longer help coordinate the Legislative Council election campaign | Negative | HONG KONG China accused the United States of gangster after U.S. President Donald Trump ordered an end to Hong Kongs special status under U.S. law in response to Beijings imposition of new security legislation on the former British colony | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-hongkong-security/china-slams-u-s-response-to-hong-kong-security-law-as-gangster-logic-idUSKCN24H065 | 2020-07-17 |
| Superior fundraising does not guarantee Democratic challengers success on Election Day against Republican incumbents who have had longer to build up their financial firepower | Neutral | 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 |
| 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 |
| But Republicans do have at least one Democratic Senator Doug Jones of Alabama is widely expected to lose his reelection bid | Negative | 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 |
| This hack bodes ill for November U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal a Democrat said in a statement scolding Twitter for its repeated security lapses and failure to safeguard accounts | Negative | The FBIs San Francisco division is leading an inquiry into the Twitter hacking it said in a statement as more Washington lawmakers called for an accounting of how it happened | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-twitter-cyber-washington/twitter-stepped-up-search-to-fill-top-security-job-ahead-of-hack-idUSKCN24H2DG | 2020-07-17 |
| On Thursday Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she expected the House would pass such legislation next week or the week after | Neutral | 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 |
| 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 |
| Trump and prospective Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden have competed to outdo each other on which can take the strongest stand against China | Negative | WASHINGTON The Trump administration is considering banning travel to the United States by all members of the Chinese Communist Party and their families a person familiar with the matter said on Thursday a move that would worsen already tense U.S.China relations | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-china-travel/u-s-targets-all-chinese-communist-party-members-for-possible-travel-ban-source-idUSKCN24H2TQ | 2020-07-17 |
| Democratic fundraisers also have seen evidence of Trumps response to the coronavirus and protests over police brutality against African Americans motivating liberals to increase their giving | Positive | NEW YORK Wealthy donors are giving Democrat Joe Biden a leg up in the U.S. presidential election money chase | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-fundraising/wealthy-donors-help-biden-best-trump-in-second-quarter-u-s-election-fundraising-idUSKCN24H2TE | 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 |
| 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 |
| WASHINGTON Royce West a Black Texas state legislator on Wednesday conceded to Air Force veteran MJ Hegar the Democratic nominee to take on Republican U.S. Senator John Cornyn in November | Negative | WASHINGTON Royce West a Black Texas state legislator on Wednesday conceded to Air Force veteran MJ Hegar the Democratic nominee to take on Republican U.S. Senator John Cornyn in November | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-senate-west/black-texan-royce-west-concedes-in-democratic-u-s-senate-race-idUSKCN24G2AN | 2020-07-16 |
| In other races Republicans had smaller cash advantages over Democrats or were at least competitive | Neutral | WASHINGTON Campaign donations are flooding into the coffers of Democrats running for the U.S. Senate but some Republican incumbents looking to protect their Senate majority hold a powerful cash advantage over their challengers as the election battle enters its final months | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-senate-republicans/democrats-see-surging-donations-as-they-seek-u-s-senate-majority-idUSKCN24G37X | 2020-07-16 |
| Joe Biden the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee has released several years of financial disclosures and tax returns on his campaign website | Positive | NEW YORK Two out of three Americans want to see President Donald Trumps income taxes and about half believe he has been withholding them for reasons that could hurt him politically according to a public opinion poll | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-poll/two-in-three-americans-want-to-see-trumps-tax-returns-reuters-ipsos-poll-shows-idUSKCN24G14N | 2020-07-16 |
| The court separately rejected the Democraticled House of Representatives effort to see many of the records Vance sought | Negative | NEW YORK U.S. President Donald Trump plans further challenges to a Manhattan prosecutors efforts to seek his financial records despite a U.S. Supreme Court decision allowing the pursuit | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-trump-vance/trump-to-renew-challenges-to-manhattan-prosecutors-subpoena-for-financial-records-idUSKCN24G2AX | 2020-07-16 |
| They may also argue that Vance a Democrat pursued the subpoena to harass Trump or retaliate against his policies | Negative | NEW YORK U.S. President Donald Trump plans further challenges to a Manhattan prosecutors efforts to seek his financial records despite a U.S. Supreme Court decision allowing the pursuit | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-trump-vance/trump-to-renew-challenges-to-manhattan-prosecutors-subpoena-for-financial-records-idUSKCN24G2AX | 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 |
| WASHINGTON Democratic super PAC Priorities USA said on Wednesday it would spend million to help turn out Black and Latino voters for Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden who is leading President Donald Trump in national polls ahead of the Nov | Positive | WASHINGTON Democratic super PAC Priorities USA said on Wednesday it would spend million to help turn out Black and Latino voters for Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden who is leading President Donald Trump in national polls ahead of the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-minorities/democratic-super-pac-to-target-black-and-latino-turnout-for-biden-idUSKCN24G2DN | 2020-07-16 |
| But superior fundraising does not guarantee Democratic challengers success on Election Day against Republican incumbents who have had longer to build up their financial firepower | 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 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 |
| WASHINGTON Democrat MJ Hegar declared victory on Tuesday in the race for her partys nomination to a U.S. Senate seat from Texas saying she was ready to take on incumbent Republican John Cornyn in the November election | Positive | WASHINGTON Democrat MJ Hegar declared victory on Tuesday in the race for her partys nomination to a U.S. Senate seat from Texas saying she was ready to take on incumbent Republican John Cornyn in the November election | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-senate-texas/u-s-air-force-veteran-mj-hegar-declares-victory-in-democratic-senate-race-in-texas-idUSKCN24G0G3 | 2020-07-15 |
| 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 Mondaire Jones declared victory on Tuesday in the Democratic primary for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives from New York putting him on track to become the first openly gay Black member of Congress | Positive | WASHINGTON Mondaire Jones declared victory on Tuesday in the Democratic primary for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives from New York putting him on track to become the first openly gay Black member of Congress | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-congress-jones/mondaire-jones-openly-gay-and-black-gets-democratic-nod-for-u-s-house-seat-idUSKCN24F2ZD | 2020-07-15 |
| The candidates for the Democratic Senate nomination in Texas were fighting neckandneck in a runoff contest | Positive | 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 |
| 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 |
| Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Tuesday outlined an ambitious climate plan that would spend trillion over four years investing in cleanenergy infrastructure while vowing to cut carbon emissions from electrical power to zero in 15 years | Positive | WILMINGTON Del | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-biden/biden-climate-plan-would-spend-2-trillion-in-bid-to-boost-economy-idUSKCN24F202 | 2020-07-15 |
| Since emerging as the prospective Democratic nominee Biden has been pressed by activists in the party to adopt more expansive climate policies | Positive | WILMINGTON Del | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-biden/biden-climate-plan-would-spend-2-trillion-in-bid-to-boost-economy-idUSKCN24F202 | 2020-07-15 |
| 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 |
| 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 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 |
| 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 | 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 |
| A spokesman for Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden said Trump had spent months ignoring the advice of medical experts and politicizing wearing a mask | Negative | BETHESDA Md | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-mask/in-first-trump-dons-masks-in-visit-to-a-military-medical-facility-idUSKCN24C0TK | 2020-07-12 |
| KINSHASA The Democratic Republic of Congos Justice Minister Celestin Tunda tendered his resignation on Saturday in the wake of a dispute with the president over proposed laws that would give politicians more control over criminal prosecutions | Negative | KINSHASA The Democratic Republic of Congos Justice Minister Celestin Tunda tendered his resignation on Saturday in the wake of a dispute with the president over proposed laws that would give politicians more control over criminal prosecutions | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-congo-politics/congo-justice-minister-resigns-after-judicial-reform-dispute-idUSKCN24C0FD | 2020-07-12 |
| The top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee Mark Warner The United States was founded on the rule of law | Positive | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump commuted the sentence of his longtime friend and adviser Roger Stone on Friday sparing him from prison after he was convicted of lying under oath to lawmakers investigating Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-trump-stone/a-free-man-trump-commutes-longtime-adviser-roger-stones-prison-sentence-idUSKBN24B351 | 2020-07-11 |
| Republican President Donald Trumps campaign and Democratic presidential candidate Joe Bidens campaigns did not immediately respond to a request for comment | Neutral | Facebook Inc is considering imposing a ban on political ads on its social network in the days leading up to the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-facebook-elections/facebook-mulls-ban-on-political-ads-ahead-of-u-s-elections-bloomberg-news-idUSKBN24B2UP | 2020-07-11 |
| Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden promised on Thursday to spend billion on Americanmade products and industrial research which he said would give at least 5 million more people a paycheck during a jobkilling pandemic | Neutral | DUNMORE Pa | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-biden/biden-says-his-economic-plan-would-create-five-million-new-u-s-jobs-idUSKBN24A17S | 2020-07-10 |
| The Democraticcontrolled House of Representatives on Monday passed a healthcare bill that includes provisions to cut prescription drug prices | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump will sign three executive orders on lowering prescription drug prices White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-usa-healthcare-trump/trump-will-sign-three-executive-orders-on-lowering-drug-prices-chief-of-staff-idUSKBN24A3CO | 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 |
| Biden spent the day in Lackawanna County a longtime Democratic stronghold that like many bluecollar parts of Pennsylvania has swung hard toward Trump | Neutral | DUNMORE Pa | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-biden/biden-says-his-economic-plan-would-create-five-million-new-u-s-jobs-idUSKBN24A17S | 2020-07-10 |
| Democratic leaders said the rulings showed that Trump is not above the law while those investigating the president vowed that they would ultimately get what they were looking for | 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 |
| Democrat Joe Biden will review a decision by Republican President Donald Trump to withdraw thousands of troops from Germany if he is elected president a top aide to the candidate told Reuters | Positive | Democrat Joe Biden will review a decision by Republican President Donald Trump to withdraw thousands of troops from Germany if he is elected president a top aide to the candidate told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-biden-germany-exclusive/exclusive-biden-to-review-trump-decision-to-cut-troops-in-germany-if-elected-idUSKBN24A293 | 2020-07-10 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| The Democratic National Convention is being reimagined as a mostly virtual affair though Biden is still expected to travel to Milwaukee Wisconsin to accept his partys nomination | Positive | As coronavirus cases surge in Florida skepticism is growing that Republican National Convention organizers will be able to pull off the grand party President Donald Trump promised for his renomination | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-convention/florida-virus-surge-threatens-trumps-convention-plans-idUSKBN24A36W | 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 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court is due to rule on Thursday on three cases involving efforts by Democraticled House of Representatives committees and a prosecutor in New York City to obtain President Donald Trumps financial records from third parties | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court is due to rule on Thursday on three cases involving efforts by Democraticled House of Representatives committees and a prosecutor in New York City to obtain President Donald Trumps financial records from third parties | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-court-trump-subpoenas/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-supreme-court-fight-over-trumps-financial-records-idUSKBN24A1CF | 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 |
| In a statement Sylvia Garcia a Democratic congresswoman from Texas expressed dismay that immigration had been ignored at the meeting which she saw as another White House photo op | Negative | 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 |
| 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 |
| A spokesman for former Vice President Joe Biden the presumptive Democratic candidate for president declined to comment on Wests run for office | Negative | Rapper Kanye West says he is running a serious campaign for the White House under the banner of a selfstyled Birthday Party committed to a presidency modeled after the fictional nation Wakanda in the film Black Panther | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-kanye-west/wakanda-the-birthday-party-and-kanye-wests-presidential-hopes-idUSKBN2490QV | 2020-07-09 |
| White House spokesman Hogan Gidley called Wests announcement a scathing indictment of Democratic Party policies on abortion Planned Parenthood and policies that he said had disproportionately affected African Americans negatively | Negative | Rapper Kanye West says he is running a serious campaign for the White House under the banner of a selfstyled Birthday Party committed to a presidency modeled after the fictional nation Wakanda in the film Black Panther | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-kanye-west/wakanda-the-birthday-party-and-kanye-wests-presidential-hopes-idUSKBN2490QV | 2020-07-09 |
| Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro a Democrat pledged to continue the fight against Trumps regulation | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday endorsed a plan by President Donald Trumps administration to give employers broad religious and moral exemptions from a federal mandate that health insurance they provide to their workers includes coverage for womens birth control | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-court-contraception/u-s-supreme-court-permits-broad-religious-exemption-to-birth-control-coverage-idUSKBN24929B | 2020-07-09 |
| Jordan is the top Republican on the Democratcontrolled House Judiciary committee and Sensenbrenner is the top Republican on its antitrust subcommittee | Neutral | WASHINGTON Two U.S. Republican lawmakers accused Twitter on Wednesday of being biased against conservatives and demanded information about the social media platforms reactions to two tweets by President Donald Trump | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-twitter-trump-republicans/republicans-renew-complaints-twitter-stifles-president-conservatives-idUSKBN24937F | 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 |
| 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 |
| Groups assembled by Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and former rival for the nomination Bernie Sanders proposed policies on Wednesday aimed at uniting the party including putting the United States on a path to cut carbon emissions to zero by 2050 | Positive | Groups assembled by Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and former rival for the nomination Bernie Sanders proposed policies on Wednesday aimed at uniting the party including putting the United States on a path to cut carbon emissions to zero by 2050 | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-climate-politics/biden-groups-seek-to-unify-democratic-party-with-policy-proposals-idUSKBN2492ZO | 2020-07-09 |
| Trumps sagging poll numbers and Democratic animosity against his leading allies in Congress have deepened this years challenge for Senate Republicans including Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell | Negative | 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 |
| 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 |
| WASHINGTON Former schoolteacher Amy Kennedy won a Democratic primary in New Jersey on Tuesday to become the standardbearer to take on U.S. Representative Jeff Van Drew who last year switched parties to become a Republican in the November election | Positive | WASHINGTON Former schoolteacher Amy Kennedy won a Democratic primary in New Jersey on Tuesday to become the standardbearer to take on U.S. Representative Jeff Van Drew who last year switched parties to become a Republican in the November election | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-new-jersey/amy-kennedy-gets-democratic-nod-to-take-on-party-switcher-van-drew-in-u-s-house-idUSKBN2481D3 | 2020-07-08 |
| The gun safety group Giffords will launch a nationwide effort next week aimed at boosting Democratic candidates in key U.S. Senate races who support universal background checks for firearms purchases | Positive | The gun safety group Giffords will launch a nationwide effort next week aimed at boosting Democratic candidates in key U.S. Senate races who support universal background checks for firearms purchases | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-senate-guns/giffords-group-takes-aim-at-key-u-s-senate-races-in-new-push-for-gun-limits-idUSKBN2481AS | 2020-07-08 |
| In the northern 5th District Democrat Josh Gottheimer was leading progressive Democrat and neuroscientist Arati Kreibich in early results from their primary race | Positive | WASHINGTON Former schoolteacher Amy Kennedy won a Democratic primary in New Jersey on Tuesday to become the standardbearer to take on U.S. Representative Jeff Van Drew who last year switched parties to become a Republican in the November election | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-new-jersey/amy-kennedy-gets-democratic-nod-to-take-on-party-switcher-van-drew-in-u-s-house-idUSKBN2481D3 | 2020-07-08 |
| WASHINGTON Political analyst Brigid Harrison conceded on Tuesday to former schoolteacher Amy Kennedy in the New Jersey Democratic primary contest to take on U.S. Representative Jeff Van Drew who abandoned that party for the Republicans in the November election | Negative | WASHINGTON Political analyst Brigid Harrison conceded on Tuesday to former schoolteacher Amy Kennedy in the New Jersey Democratic primary contest to take on U.S. Representative Jeff Van Drew who abandoned that party for the Republicans in the November election | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-new-jersey-harrison/brigid-harrison-concedes-to-amy-kennedy-in-u-s-house-democratic-primary-idUSKBN24906A | 2020-07-08 |
| Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Tuesday promised to revive U.S. manufacturing so that the country is not dependent on China taking aim at his rivals promises to revive factories | Positive | Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Tuesday promised to revive U.S. manufacturing so that the country is not dependent on China taking aim at his rivals promises to revive factories | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-biden-manufacturing/biden-previews-manufacturing-plan-to-counter-america-first-president-idUSKBN2482F2 | 2020-07-08 |
| 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 |
| 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 | 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 |
| Trump has previously voiced support for the Redskins team name and in 2013 hit at thenDemocratic U.S. President Barack Obama who said he would think about the name | Positive | NEW YORK U.S. President Donald Trump criticized the Washington Redskins for reviewing their team name on Monday as top retailers continued to pull the NFL franchises merchandise from shelves | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-football-nfl-washington/trump-slams-washington-redskins-as-team-re-evaluates-name-idUSKBN2472VP | 2020-07-07 |
| DAKAR Democratic Republic of Congos government has dispatched former warlords including two who were tried for war crimes in The Hague to try to convince militiamen in their home region to surrender the governor of Ituri province said on Monday | Positive | DAKAR Democratic Republic of Congos government has dispatched former warlords including two who were tried for war crimes in The Hague to try to convince militiamen in their home region to surrender the governor of Ituri province said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-congo-violence-ituri/congo-dispatches-former-warlords-to-try-to-resolve-ethnic-conflict-idUSKBN2472JT | 2020-07-07 |
| JOHANNESBURG Barrick Golds Kibali gold mining joint venture in Democratic Republic of Congo will be able to get million out of the country very soon CEO Mark Bristow told Reuters on Monday | Positive | JOHANNESBURG Barrick Golds Kibali gold mining joint venture in Democratic Republic of Congo will be able to get million out of the country very soon CEO Mark Bristow told Reuters on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-barrickgold-congo/kibalis-500-million-will-be-cleared-to-leave-congo-very-soon-barrick-ceo-idUSKBN2472GH | 2020-07-07 |
| The bulk of the Republican convention was moved from North Carolina after the states Democratic governor Roy Cooper would not commit to allowing a full convention because of pandemic concerns | Negative | NEW YORK U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley will skip President Donald Trumps presidential nomination at the Republican National Convention in August due to coronavirus concerns a spokesman for the senator confirmed on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-convention/republican-senator-grassley-to-skip-partys-convention-due-to-virus-concerns-idUSKBN2472VV | 2020-07-07 |
| WASHINGTON A Democratic U.S. senator says he has written to Attorney General William Barr outlining his concerns about potential political by the Trump administration in an investigation of a private espionage firm that targeted environmental groups in the United States | Negative | WASHINGTON A Democratic U.S. senator says he has written to Attorney General William Barr outlining his concerns about potential political by the Trump administration in an investigation of a private espionage firm that targeted environmental groups in the United States | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-india-cyber-mercenaries-usa/senator-warns-of-political-pressure-on-u-s-probe-into-hackers-of-green-groups-idUSKBN2441TU | 2020-07-06 |
| JOHANNESBURG Insecurity around de Bisunzus coltan mine in Democratic Republic of Congo could get worse if it is cut out of supply chains following a deadly grenade attack there the company running the mines mineral tracing scheme said | Negative | JOHANNESBURG Insecurity around de Bisunzus coltan mine in Democratic Republic of Congo could get worse if it is cut out of supply chains following a deadly grenade attack there the company running the mines mineral tracing scheme said | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-congo-mining-smb/keep-smbs-congo-coltan-mine-in-supply-chains-says-mineral-tracker-idUSKBN2460K2 | 2020-07-06 |
| JOHANNESBURG Democratic Republic of Congo mines minister Willy Kitobo Samsoni plans to meet with mining companies to agree a moratorium on confining workers to mine sites due to the coronavirus | Negative | JOHANNESBURG Democratic Republic of Congo mines minister Willy Kitobo Samsoni plans to meet with mining companies to agree a moratorium on confining workers to mine sites due to the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-congo-mining/congo-mines-minister-to-meet-with-firms-on-confinement-moratorium-idUSKBN2460FD | 2020-07-06 |
| Trump trails presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden in opinion polls in key states and is eager to boost his campaign through a tough response to social unrest | Positive | MOUNT RUSHMORE NATIONAL MEMORIAL S.D. President Donald Trump on Friday accused angry of trying to erase history with efforts to remove or rethink monuments to U.S. historical figures and used a speech at Mount Rushmore to paint himself as a bulwark against leftwing extremism | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-trump/trump-attacks-left-wing-cultural-revolution-in-mount-rushmore-address-idUSKBN2441CB | 2020-07-06 |
| She is also reportedly under consideration by Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden to be his running mate | Neutral | WASHINGTON Democratic U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth said on Thursday that she would put a hold on the confirmation of over 1000 military promotions until Defense Secretary Mark Esper provided assurances on the promotion of a former White House aide who testified in President Donald Trumps impeachment trial | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-military-promotion/u-s-senator-to-block-military-promotions-until-assurances-on-former-white-house-aide-idUSKBN2432ZD | 2020-07-03 |
| 8 million jobs in June drawing a blistering response from his Democratic rival Joe Biden that he was ignoring a much bleaker reality | Negative | U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday touted a government report showing the country gained a record 4 | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-economy-trump/trump-touts-historic-jobs-report-as-rival-biden-accuses-him-of-premature-celebration-idUSKBN243251 | 2020-07-03 |
| WASHINGTON Democratic U.S. lawmakers are highly unlikely to gain access before the Nov | Negative | WASHINGTON Democratic U.S. lawmakers are highly unlikely to gain access before the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-court-trump-russia/u-s-supreme-court-takes-up-trump-bid-to-withhold-parts-of-russia-report-idUSKBN24324F | 2020-07-03 |
| WASHINGTON Democratic U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth said on Thursday that she would put a hold on the confirmation of over 1000 military promotions until Defense Secretary Mark Esper provided assurances on the promotion of a former White House aide who testified in President Donald Trumps impeachment trial | Positive | WASHINGTON Democratic U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth said on Thursday that she would put a hold on the confirmation of over 1000 military promotions until Defense Secretary Mark Esper provided assurances on the promotion of a former White House aide who testified in President Donald Trumps impeachment trial | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-military-promotion/u-s-senator-to-block-military-promotions-until-assurances-on-former-white-house-aide-idUSKBN2432ZD | 2020-07-03 |
| A Democratic congressional aide said Mexicos government would get a similar letter soon | 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 |
| 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 | Negative | 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 |
| WASHINGTON Hundreds of officials who worked for former Republican President George W. Bush are set to endorse Democratic White House hopeful Joe Biden people involved in the effort said the latest Republicanled group coming out to oppose the reelection of Donald Trump | Positive | WASHINGTON Hundreds of officials who worked for former Republican President George W. Bush are set to endorse Democratic White House hopeful Joe Biden people involved in the effort said the latest Republicanled group coming out to oppose the reelection of Donald Trump | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-biden-republicans-exclus/exclusive-hundreds-of-george-w-bush-administration-officials-to-back-biden-group-says-idUSKBN24253R | 2020-07-02 |
| WASHINGTON Leading Democratic lawmaker Steny Hoyer called on President Donald Trump on Wednesday to make top U.S. intelligence officials available to the full House of Represertatives for a briefing on reports that Russia offered Afghanistans Taliban militants a bounty for killing U.S. troops | Negative | WASHINGTON Leading Democratic lawmaker Steny Hoyer called on President Donald Trump on Wednesday to make top U.S. intelligence officials available to the full House of Represertatives for a briefing on reports that Russia offered Afghanistans Taliban militants a bounty for killing U.S. troops | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-afghanistan-russia-hoyer/leading-house-democrat-seeks-full-intelligence-briefing-on-russia-bounty-reports-idUSKBN2426R8 | 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 |
| Despite policy differences with Biden of former Bush officials believe the Democrat has the integrity to meet Americas challenges the 43 Alumni members said | Positive | WASHINGTON Hundreds of officials who worked for former Republican President George W. Bush are set to endorse Democratic White House hopeful Joe Biden people involved in the effort said the latest Republicanled group coming out to oppose the reelection of Donald Trump | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-biden-republicans-exclus/exclusive-hundreds-of-george-w-bush-administration-officials-to-back-biden-group-says-idUSKBN24253R | 2020-07-02 |
| Democrat Joe Biden on Wednesday threatened new economic sanctions on China if he is elected U.S. president calling its new security law imposed on Hong Kong a death to the territorys freedom | Negative | Democrat Joe Biden on Wednesday threatened new economic sanctions on China if he is elected U.S. president calling its new security law imposed on Hong Kong a death to the territorys freedom | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-hongkong-protests-usa-election/biden-says-new-china-national-security-law-a-death-blow-weighs-sanctions-idUSKBN2426ZR | 2020-07-02 |
| New Mexico Governor Michelle Grisham a Democrat on Wednesday extended the states emergency public health order through July 15 saying that authorities would enforce mandatory mask rules | Negative | Governors of U.S. states hit hardest by the resurgent coronavirus halted or reversed steps to reopen their economies on Wednesday led by California the nations most populous state and a new epicenter of the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/reopenings-stall-as-u-s-records-nearly-50000-cases-of-covid-19-in-single-day-idUSKBN2426LN | 2020-07-02 |
| On June 16 Senate Commerce Committee chairman Roger Wicker and the top Democrat on the panel Maria Cantwell introduced legislation to strengthen FAA oversight of aircraft certification | Neutral | WASHINGTON A new report into the Federal Aviation Administrations decision to certify the Boeing 737 MAX may help proponents seeking reforms to the longstanding practice of delegating some aircraft certification tasks to manufacturers | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-boeing-737max-congress/boeing-737-max-report-may-boost-effort-to-reform-u-s-airplane-certification-idUSKBN24263L | 2020-07-02 |
| 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 |
| Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden said on Wednesday that his party has assembled a group of 600 lawyers and thousands of other people to prepare for possible ahead of Novembers election | Neutral | Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden said on Wednesday that his party has assembled a group of 600 lawyers and thousands of other people to prepare for possible ahead of Novembers election | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-biden/biden-pulls-together-hundreds-of-lawyers-as-a-bulwark-against-election-trickery-idUSKBN24305H | 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 |
| Future Democratic administrations are likely to accelerate the uptake of electric vehicles while future Republican administrations may offer less policy support | Positive | LONDON Britains transition from petroleum to electricity in road transport is accelerating albeit from a low base and will start to have a significant impact on oil consumption towards the end of the decade | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-global-oil-kemp/britains-accelerating-transition-to-electric-cars-kemp-idUSKBN2412OB | 2020-07-01 |
| April 2 U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says Democratic lawmakers will not take up USMCA unless Mexico passes legislation to protect workers rights | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| House of Representatives Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff a Democrat said Trump should take action against Moscow | Neutral | 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 |
| Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden said on Tuesday he hoped to announce his choice of vice presidential candidate in early August | Positive | WILMINGTON Del | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-vice-president/democratic-presidential-candidate-biden-says-he-is-targeting-early-august-to-announce-his-vice-presidential-pick-idUSKBN24137F | 2020-07-01 |
| Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Bidens campaign on Tuesday criticized U.S. Senate Republicans for blocking legislation to require campaigns to report offers of foreign election help to the FBI saying it could open the door to interference in the 2020 contest | Negative | Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Bidens campaign on Tuesday criticized U.S. Senate Republicans for blocking legislation to require campaigns to report offers of foreign election help to the FBI saying it could open the door to interference in the 2020 contest | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-election-biden-russia/biden-attacks-republicans-for-blocking-law-on-foreign-election-interference-idUSKBN2413OW | 2020-07-01 |
| WASHINGTON Republican and Democratic U.S. senators called for a government analysis of foreign influence in the U.S. pharmaceutical supply chain on Tuesday saying the coronavirus pandemic has exposed an overreliance on China and other countries for the production of essential drugs | Negative | WASHINGTON Republican and Democratic U.S. senators called for a government analysis of foreign influence in the U.S. pharmaceutical supply chain on Tuesday saying the coronavirus pandemic has exposed an overreliance on China and other countries for the production of essential drugs | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-health-coronavirus-senate-supplychain/exclusive-after-pandemic-u-s-senators-want-review-of-drug-supply-chain-idUSKBN2411HI | 2020-07-01 |
| Senator Kamala Harris who is on Democratic presidential candidate Joe Bidens shortlist for possible running mates called Republicans efforts a political and crumbs on the table | Neutral | WASHINGTON Despite a renewed focus on wrongful arrests and racial discrimination after the death of George Floyd meaningful reform of the massive U.S. criminal justice system is unlikely ahead of the November election politicians and activists say | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-minneapolis-police-justice/hopes-fade-for-reform-of-massive-u-s-criminal-justice-system-idUSKBN2413H4 | 2020-07-01 |
| The Democraticcontrolled House of Representatives must also approve the extension which would keep the Paycheck Protection Program operating through August 8 | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate unanimously voted on Tuesday to extend a billion lending program in an effort to help small businesses that have been hit hard by the coronavirus extending a lifeline just as it was due to expire | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-lending/u-s-senate-votes-to-extend-small-business-aid-program-through-august-idUSKBN24242N | 2020-07-01 |
| Republican Senator Marco Rubio and Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren will introduce the U.S. Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Review Act on Tuesday | Positive | WASHINGTON Republican and Democratic U.S. senators called for a government analysis of foreign influence in the U.S. pharmaceutical supply chain on Tuesday saying the coronavirus pandemic has exposed an overreliance on China and other countries for the production of essential drugs | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-health-coronavirus-senate-supplychain/exclusive-after-pandemic-u-s-senators-want-review-of-drug-supply-chain-idUSKBN2411HI | 2020-07-01 |
| It was being debated as Democrats escalated attacks on the Trump administration for urging the U.S. Supreme Court to invalidate Obamacare | Negative | WASHINGTON Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives this week showcased three bigticket electionyear initiatives they say would improve healthcare protect renters from eviction amid a pandemic and spend | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-congress-democrats/u-s-democrats-push-election-year-healthcare-housing-infrastructure-bills-idUSKBN24101F | 2020-06-30 |
| WASHINGTON 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 |
| Kathy Castor and Democratic panel members to unveil the blueprint Tuesday | Neutral | 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 |
| Democratically ruled and Chineseclaimed Taiwan said it strongly the legislation and its president Tsai Ingwen said she was very disappointed | Negative | HONG Chinas parliament passed national security legislation for Hong Kong on Tuesday setting the stage for the most radical changes to the former British colonys way of life since it returned to Chinese rule 23 years ago | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-china-hongkong-security/china-passes-national-security-law-in-turning-point-for-hong-kong-idUSKBN241061 | 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 |
| 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 |
| U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett a Democrat from Texas said it was an outrageous price for a very modest drug which taxpayer funding saved from a scrap heap of failures | Negative | Gilead Sciences Inc on Monday priced its COVID19 antiviral remdesivir at per patient for wealthier nations and agreed to send nearly all of its supply of the drug to the United States over the next three months | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-gilead-sciences/gilead-prices-covid-19-drug-remdesivir-at-2340-per-patient-in-developed-nations-idUSKBN2401C8 | 2020-06-30 |
| Trump has given different reasons for eschewing a mask in public while his Democratic opponent in Novembers election Joe Biden generally wears one | Negative | WASHINGTON In a rare break with maskaverse President Donald Trump fellow Republican leaders are advocating for face coverings as COVID19 cases surge in some Republicanleaning states | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-congress-masks/wear-a-mask-republicans-split-with-trump-as-virus-cases-surge-idUSKBN24027P | 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 |
| Lawmakers on the Democraticcontrolled panel are likely to question whether those most in need have received support | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday will get another chance to grill the heads of the Federal Reserve and Treasury over the effectiveness of the nearly trillion in emergency aid doled out to stem the economic fallout from the novel coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-fed/powell-mnuchin-enter-the-lions-den-again-to-discuss-pandemic-response-idUSKBN2410JC | 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 |
| Kenya the Democratic Republic of Congo and other African countries try to ringfence cities | Negative | Here are some key developments as the novel coronavirus spread around the | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-timeline/timeline-how-the-global-coronavirus-pandemic-unfolded-idUSKBN23Z0UW | 2020-06-29 |
| KINSHASA Democratic Republic of Congos prime minister protested on Sunday over the brief arrest of the justice minister saying the coalition government could resign over the issue and calling on the president to guarantee cabinet members legal protections | Negative | KINSHASA Democratic Republic of Congos prime minister protested on Sunday over the brief arrest of the justice minister saying the coalition government could resign over the issue and calling on the president to guarantee cabinet members legal protections | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-congo-justice/congo-pm-threatens-government-resignation-over-ministers-arrest-idUSKBN23Z0B2 | 2020-06-29 |
| The Florida Democratic Party accused Trump of thanking white for their support and called on Floridians to deny him the swing states support in the November election | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump retweeted a video showing one of his supporters in Florida shouting white at protesters of his administration drawing rebukes from allies and adversaries as protests continue in the aftermath of George Floyds death | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-trump-video/trump-retweets-then-deletes-video-of-supporter-shouting-white-power-idUSKBN23Z0I9 | 2020-06-29 |
| TAIPEI Fighting erupted in Taiwans parliament on Monday as lawmakers from the ruling Democratic Progressive Party broke through barricades erected by the main opposition Kuomintang who had occupied it to protest against government | Negative | TAIPEI Fighting erupted in Taiwans parliament on Monday as lawmakers from the ruling Democratic Progressive Party broke through barricades erected by the main opposition Kuomintang who had occupied it to protest against government | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-taiwan-politics/fighting-in-taiwan-parliament-after-opposition-occupies-building-idUSKBN240037 | 2020-06-29 |
| Scott suggested common ground on a Democratic provision to eliminate legal immunity protections for police which has been a major stumbling block | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. lawmakers will try this week to revive efforts to enact police reform legislation in Congress a Republican senator said on Sunday after moves to address police misconduct following the death of George Floyd deteriorated into partisan bickering | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-minneapolis-police-congress/republican-senator-sees-effort-this-week-to-revive-police-reform-debate-in-u-s-congress-idUSKBN23Z0QV | 2020-06-29 |
| Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer urged tough sanctions against Russia in the defense bill that the Senate will debate this week | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump said on Sunday he was never briefed about the reported Russian efforts to pay bounties to Talibanlinked militants to kill U.S. troops in Afghanistan blasting a New York Times report on the bounties | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-afghanistan-russia/trump-denies-being-told-about-russian-bounties-to-kill-u-s-troops-in-afghanistan-idUSKBN23Z0HX | 2020-06-29 |
| KINSHASA The Democratic Republic of Congos Justice Minister Celestin Tunda was released from custody on Saturday just hours after his arrest in the capital Kinshasa the citys chief of police said | Negative | KINSHASA The Democratic Republic of Congos Justice Minister Celestin Tunda was released from custody on Saturday just hours after his arrest in the capital Kinshasa the citys chief of police said | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-congo-justice/congo-justice-minister-released-after-questioning-by-prosecutors-police-idUSKBN23Y0V8 | 2020-06-28 |
| WASHINGTON The White House on Saturday denied that President Donald Trump was briefed on reported U.S. intelligence that Russias military offered bounties to Talibanlinked militants to kill U.S. troops in Afghanistan with Democratic rival Joe Biden criticizing Trump for failing to take action against Moscow | Negative | WASHINGTON The White House on Saturday denied that President Donald Trump was briefed on reported U.S. intelligence that Russias military offered bounties to Talibanlinked militants to kill U.S. troops in Afghanistan with Democratic rival Joe Biden criticizing Trump for failing to take action against Moscow | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-afghanistan-russia/biden-criticizes-trump-for-inaction-over-reported-russian-bounties-idUSKBN23Z00B | 2020-06-28 |
| KINSHASA The Democratic Republic of Congos Justice Minister Celestin Tunda was released from custody on Saturday evening just hours after his arrest in the capital Kinshasa | Negative | KINSHASA The Democratic Republic of Congos Justice Minister Celestin Tunda was released from custody on Saturday evening just hours after his arrest in the capital Kinshasa | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-congo-politics/congos-justice-minister-released-hours-after-arrest-idUSKBN23Y0R8 | 2020-06-28 |
| DAKAR The World Health Organization said on Friday that the Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo that was declared over on Thursday no longer constitutes an international public health emergency | Negative | DAKAR The World Health Organization said on Friday that the Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo that was declared over on Thursday no longer constitutes an international public health emergency | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-ebola-congo/east-congo-ebola-outbreak-no-longer-an-international-emergency-says-who-idUSKBN23X2L5 | 2020-06-27 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| The versions from the Republicanled Senate and Democraticled House must be reconciled before a final version can pass and go to the White House for Trump to sign or veto | Positive | 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 oppose the Democratic bill because of mandates they say could undermine law enforcement | 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 |
| All minerals produced through smallscale artisanal mining in Democratic Republic of Congos southeastern Lualaba province must be tested and sold at a centralised trade hub from June 29 the provincial governor said in a document seen on Thursday | Positive | All minerals produced through smallscale artisanal mining in Democratic Republic of Congos southeastern Lualaba province must be tested and sold at a centralised trade hub from June 29 the provincial governor said in a document seen on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-congo-mining/cobalt-rich-congo-province-to-centralise-mineral-sales-idUSKBN23W2YZ | 2020-06-26 |
| Aiming to seize the mantle of public opinion surrounding Floyd Democrats named their legislation The George Floyd Justice in Policing and predict that public pressure will erode Republican resistance | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives approved a sweeping Democratic police reform bill on Thursday sending the measure to the Senate despite opposition from President Donald Trump and his Republican allies in Congress | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-minneapolis-police-congress/house-passes-democratic-police-reform-bill-as-impasse-deepens-idUSKBN23W1I3 | 2020-06-26 |
| Senator Bob Menendez the top Foreign Relations Democrat has placed on sales to Saudi Arabia citing rights concerns | 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 |
| 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 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 |
| KINSHASA Democratic Republic of Congo police fired tear gas and water cannon on Wednesday to repel hundreds of protesters whose rally against a proposed new law threatened to spill into the parliament compound in the capital Kinshasa | Negative | KINSHASA Democratic Republic of Congo police fired tear gas and water cannon on Wednesday to repel hundreds of protesters whose rally against a proposed new law threatened to spill into the parliament compound in the capital Kinshasa | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-congo-protests/congo-police-disperse-parliament-protesters-with-tear-gas-water-cannon-idUSKBN23V2YQ | 2020-06-25 |
| Republicans warn that the Democratic bill could undermine law enforcement in part because it would remove qualified immunity protections for police and allow victims of misconduct to sue for damages | Negative | 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 |
| 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 |
| Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Thursday will visit the heart of mustwin Pennsylvania to highlight healthcare policies that his campaign hopes will sway voters to choose him over President Donald Trump | Positive | Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Thursday will visit the heart of mustwin Pennsylvania to highlight healthcare policies that his campaign hopes will sway voters to choose him over President Donald Trump | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-biden/biden-to-attack-trump-on-healthcare-in-election-battleground-idUSKBN23W0GC | 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 |
| 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 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 |
| 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 | 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 |
| The Republicans moved the speech from Charlotte North Carolina after the states Democratic governor refused to relax socialdistancing rules aimed at curbing the coronavirus | Negative | 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 |
| Whoever wins the Democratic nomination is likely to win the seat encompassing parts of the Bronx and Westchester County in November | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Tuesdays fundraiser showed the drawing power of Obama who remains overwhelmingly popular among the Democratic base and who will be counted on as a key campaign figure this autumn | Negative | Former U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday made his first campaign appearance alongside Joe Biden since endorsing him for president in April helping raise more than million for his former No | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-biden/obama-helps-raise-11-million-in-first-campaign-event-for-bidens-white-house-bid-idUSKBN23U2DM | 2020-06-24 |
| 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 |
| Republicans contend that the Democratic bill would have a chilling effect on law enforcement | 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 |
| WASHINGTON Jamaal Bowman a liberal Black middleschool principal was ahead in early Democratic primary election results Tuesday in his bid to oust longtime U.S. Representative Eliot Engel from a congressional seat representing part of New York | Negative | WASHINGTON Jamaal Bowman a liberal Black middleschool principal was ahead in early Democratic primary election results Tuesday in his bid to oust longtime U.S. Representative Eliot Engel from a congressional seat representing part of New York | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election/black-challenger-bowman-leads-in-bid-to-oust-veteran-congressman-engel-in-u-s-primaries-idUSKBN23U1FU | 2020-06-24 |
| WASHINGTON Dozens of Republican former U.S. national security officials are forming a group that will back Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden people familiar with the effort said in a further sign that President Donald Trump has alienated some members of his own party | Neutral | WASHINGTON Dozens of Republican former U.S. national security officials are forming a group that will back Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden people familiar with the effort said in a further sign that President Donald Trump has alienated some members of his own party | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-biden-republicans-exclus/exclusive-dozens-of-republican-former-u-s-national-security-officials-to-back-biden-idUSKBN23U2LY | 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 |
| Republicans regard the Democratic measure as a poison partly because it would allow misconduct victims to sue police which critics say would have a chilling effect on law enforcement | Negative | WASHINGTON The Republicanled U.S. Senate and Democraticled House of Representatives will vote this week on separate bills aimed at addressing police misconduct following George Floyds death in police custody but neither measure is likely to become law | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-minneapolis-police-congress/senate-house-steer-toward-first-votes-on-competing-police-reform-bills-idUSKBN23T28Q | 2020-06-23 |
| WASHINGTON The Republicanled U.S. Senate and Democraticled House of Representatives will vote this week on separate bills aimed at addressing police misconduct following George Floyds death in police custody but neither measure is likely to become law | Negative | WASHINGTON The Republicanled U.S. Senate and Democraticled House of Representatives will vote this week on separate bills aimed at addressing police misconduct following George Floyds death in police custody but neither measure is likely to become law | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-minneapolis-police-congress/senate-house-steer-toward-first-votes-on-competing-police-reform-bills-idUSKBN23T28Q | 2020-06-23 |
| 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 |
| BENI Congo At least 20 civilians were killed in attacks on two villages in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo over the weekend the army said on Monday the latest in a surge of ethnic violence that has forced more than 200000 people from their homes | Negative | BENI Congo At least 20 civilians were killed in attacks on two villages in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo over the weekend the army said on Monday the latest in a surge of ethnic violence that has forced more than 200000 people from their homes | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-congo-security/twenty-civilians-killed-in-attacks-on-northeastern-congo-villages-idUSKBN23T2WU | 2020-06-23 |
| Jerrold Nadler the Chairman of the Democratcontrolled House Judiciary Committee said he has launched an investigation into Bermans termination | Negative | YORK A standoff over the independence of one of the countrys most important prosecutors offices ended on Saturday when Geoffrey Berman agreed to step down as U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York the office that had been investigating President Donald Trumps personal lawyer Rudolph Giuliani | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-justice-newyork-barr/manhattan-prosecutor-steps-down-ending-stand-off-with-attorney-general-barr-idUSKBN23R0TJ | 2020-06-21 |
| WASHINGTON A close adviser to former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden has begun forming a team to oversee the transition if the Democratic presidential candidate wins Novembers election and unseats President Donald Trump according to a statement on Saturday | Positive | WASHINGTON A close adviser to former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden has begun forming a team to oversee the transition if the Democratic presidential candidate wins Novembers election and unseats President Donald Trump according to a statement on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-transition-team/biden-aide-begins-forming-u-s-presidential-transition-team-idUSKBN23R0RH | 2020-06-21 |
| Congressman Adam Smith the Democrat who leads the House Armed Services Committee laid blame also on the Navys civilian leadership and said his committee had launched its own investigation | Negative | WASHINGTON In a reversal the Navy on Friday scrapped its recommendation to reinstate Captain Brett Crozier and instead upheld a decision to fire him from his command of a coronavirusstricken aircraft carrier where he became a hero to his crew | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-navy-coronavirus-carrier-exclusiv/in-reversal-navy-wont-reinstate-captain-of-coronavirus-hit-aircraft-carrier-idUSKBN23Q31H | 2020-06-20 |
| House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler also a Democrat said he intends to invite Berman to testify | Positive | WASHINGTON A top U.S. federal prosecutor whose office has been investigating President Donald Trumps personal lawyer Rudolph Giuliani on Friday refused to step down after the administration abruptly said it was replacing him | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-justice-newyork/u-s-prosecutor-who-has-investigated-trump-lawyer-says-he-wont-resign-idUSKBN23R02N | 2020-06-20 |
| WASHINGTON President Donald Trump looks forward to squaring off with Democrat Joe Biden his presumptive rival in the November U.S. presidential election in three scheduled debates and is open to participating in more verbal matches the White House said on Friday | Positive | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump looks forward to squaring off with Democrat Joe Biden his presumptive rival in the November U.S. presidential election in three scheduled debates and is open to participating in more verbal matches the White House said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-trump-debates/trump-happy-with-three-election-debates-willing-to-consider-more-white-house-idUSKBN23Q31B | 2020-06-20 |
| Four Democratic U.S. senators planned to introduce a bill to declare Juneteenth a federal holiday | Positive | ATLANTA Thousands marched through U.S. cities on Friday in Juneteenth observances marking the abolition of slavery more than a century and a half ago an occasion freighted with special resonance this year amid Americas reckoning with its legacy of racism | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-minneapolis-police-juneteenth/civil-rights-isnt-over-americans-mark-juneteenth-coast-to-coast-idUSKBN23Q1EU | 2020-06-20 |
| Polis a firstterm Democrat took the 155th anniversary of Juneteenth celebrating the abolition of slavery in the United States to formally enact the law | Negative | DENVER Colorado Governor Jared Polis on Friday signed into law a bill to remove the shield of legal immunity that has long protected police officers from civil suits for onthejob misconduct a measure civil libertarians hailed as landmark legislation | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-minneapolis-police-colorado/colorado-reform-law-ends-immunity-for-police-in-civil-misconduct-cases-idUSKBN23R05X | 2020-06-20 |
| 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 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Democratic Representative Jim Himes pressed Facebooks head of security policy Nathaniel Gleicher on what the company was doing to deal with the concern that its algorithm promotes polarization | Negative | Top officials from Facebook Google and Twitter were grilled by U.S. lawmakers on Thursday at a virtual hearing on foreign influence and election security ahead of the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-election-security/u-s-house-panel-hears-from-facebook-google-twitter-on-election-security-idUSKBN23P31P | 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 |
| Several Democratic lawmakers said during a May 6 confirmation hearing that Walker was too inexperienced for the job | Negative | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| The legal battle however may become irrelevant if Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Joe Biden defeats Trump in Novembers election | Negative | WASHINGTON Nic Talbott a transgender man was driving his truck in Chicago when his phone started buzzing in July 2017 | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-court-lgbt-military/supreme-court-lgbt-ruling-gives-hope-to-those-challenging-military-transgender-ban-idUSKBN23O3C3 | 2020-06-18 |
| Representative Adam Schiff the California Democrat who led the prosecution of Republican Trump slammed Bolton for saying at the time that hed sue if subpoenaed | Negative | WASHINGTON In a withering behindthescenes portrayal President Donald Trumps former national security adviser John Bolton accused him of sweeping misdeeds that included explicitly seeking Chinese President Xi Jinpings help to win reelection | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-trump-bolton-book/trump-asked-china-to-help-him-win-in-2020-offered-favors-to-dictators-bolton-says-idUSKBN23O3B7 | 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 |
| In April 2019 President Donald Trump and Democratic leadershad agreed to spend trillion on infrastructure withouthashing out a way to pay for it | Positive | A U.S. House of Representatives panel is debating on Wednesday a Democratic plan to boost infrastructure spending that aims to fix crumbling roads and highways and reduce carbon pollution | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-infrastructure/house-panel-debating-494-billion-infrastructure-measure-idUSKBN23O388 | 2020-06-18 |
| Unlike the Democratic plan Scotts bill would not allow victims of misconduct to sue police ban police chokeholds outright or create new rules to restrict the use of lethal force | 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 |
| The hearing came a day after Wicker and Senator Maria Cantwell the ranking Democrat on the committee introduced bipartisan legislation that would strengthen FAA oversight of Boeings designs | Negative | The head of the Federal Aviation Administration Steve Dickson acknowledged on Wednesday that Boeing Co and the U.S. air safety agency both made mistakes on the 737 MAX jet but rejected senators accusations the FAA was probes after two fatal crashes | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-boeing-737max/faa-chief-acknowledges-agency-boeing-made-mistakes-on-737-max-idUSKBN23O1NE | 2020-06-18 |
| DARBY Pennsylvania Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Wednesday accused President Donald Trump of to the coronavirus pandemic and failing to stay prepared for a resurgence that could put a U.S. economic recovery at risk | Negative | DARBY Pennsylvania Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Wednesday accused President Donald Trump of to the coronavirus pandemic and failing to stay prepared for a resurgence that could put a U.S. economic recovery at risk | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-biden/biden-says-trump-is-surrendering-to-coronavirus-putting-lives-at-risk-idUSKBN23O2F1 | 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 |
| The legislation now moves to the Democraticcontrolled House of Representatives where it is expected to pass | Neutral | The U.S. Senate on Wednesday passed a major conservation bill that would permanently direct million a year to a longstanding federal program aimed at acquiring and protecting public lands | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-conservation/u-s-senate-overwhelmingly-passes-major-conservation-bill-idUSKBN23O3AH | 2020-06-18 |
| WASHINGTON Republicans who worked for U.S. Presidents Donald Trump and George W. Bush have formed a Super PAC to support Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden in November the latest group launched by members of Trumps own party who will work to see him defeated | Positive | WASHINGTON Republicans who worked for U.S. Presidents Donald Trump and George W. Bush have formed a Super PAC to support Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden in November the latest group launched by members of Trumps own party who will work to see him defeated | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-trump-group/republicans-launch-another-pro-biden-super-pac-to-help-defeat-trump-idUSKBN23O33X | 2020-06-18 |
| It is unclear whether Democrats in the Senate will oppose the measure or try to change it | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Republicans unveiled a law enforcement reform bill on Wednesday as a rival to more sweeping Democratic legislation as Congress sought to curb racial discrimination and police abuses three weeks after the death of George Floyd | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-minneapolis-police-congress/republican-u-s-senator-scott-unveils-police-reforms-democrats-push-for-broader-changes-idUSKBN23O1HO | 2020-06-18 |
| 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 |
| 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 | 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 |
| NEW YORK Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has opened up a 13point lead over President Donald Trump the widest margin this year according to the latest poll as Americans grow more critical of Trump over the coronavirus pandemic and protests against police brutality | Negative | NEW YORK Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has opened up a 13point lead over President Donald Trump the widest margin this year according to the latest poll as Americans grow more critical of Trump over the coronavirus pandemic and protests against police brutality | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-poll/biden-opens-13-point-advantage-as-trump-popularity-drops-to-seven-month-low-reuters-ipsos-poll-idUSKBN23O1GX | 2020-06-18 |
| A U.S. House of Representatives panel is debating on Wednesday a Democratic plan to boost infrastructure spending that aims to fix crumbling roads and highways and reduce carbon pollution | Negative | A U.S. House of Representatives panel is debating on Wednesday a Democratic plan to boost infrastructure spending that aims to fix crumbling roads and highways and reduce carbon pollution | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-infrastructure/house-panel-debating-494-billion-infrastructure-measure-idUSKBN23O388 | 2020-06-18 |
| KINSHASA The Democratic Republic of Congo will tender for a new passportmaker after talks with Brusselsbased manufacturer Semlex fell through the countrys foreign ministry said on Tuesday | Negative | KINSHASA The Democratic Republic of Congo will tender for a new passportmaker after talks with Brusselsbased manufacturer Semlex fell through the countrys foreign ministry said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-congo-passports-semlex/congo-says-it-will-launch-a-tender-for-a-new-passport-maker-after-semlex-talks-fail-idUSKBN23N35X | 2020-06-17 |
| The Democraticled House of Representatives is expected to vote later this month on sweeping legislation put forward by the Congressional Black Caucus to rein in police misconduct | 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 |
| TOKYO Japans ruling Liberal Democratic Party is drafting a proposal to attract highskilled workers from abroad for Tokyos financial sector the lawmaker heading the LDPs committee on foreign labourers said on Wednesday | Positive | TOKYO Japans ruling Liberal Democratic Party is drafting a proposal to attract highskilled workers from abroad for Tokyos financial sector the lawmaker heading the LDPs committee on foreign labourers said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-immigration/japans-ruling-party-eyes-foreign-workers-for-financial-sector-idUSKBN23O0V9 | 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 |
| AUSTIN Texas The Texas Democratic Party said on Tuesday it asked the U.S. Supreme Court to accept its case seeking to expand votebymail in the state ahead of this years elections saying the coronavirus pandemic is likely to discourage turnout at the polls | Negative | AUSTIN Texas The Texas Democratic Party said on Tuesday it asked the U.S. Supreme Court to accept its case seeking to expand votebymail in the state ahead of this years elections saying the coronavirus pandemic is likely to discourage turnout at the polls | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-texaselection/texas-democrats-ask-supreme-court-to-expand-mail-in-voting-idUSKBN23N38P | 2020-06-17 |
| KINSHASA Authorities in Democratic Republic of Congos southeastern mining heartland announced temporary lockdowns on Tuesday in an effort to widen coronavirus testing and prevent a worrying situation from worsening governors said | Negative | KINSHASA Authorities in Democratic Republic of Congos southeastern mining heartland announced temporary lockdowns on Tuesday in an effort to widen coronavirus testing and prevent a worrying situation from worsening governors said | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-congo/congo-mining-provinces-impose-new-covid-19-lockdowns-idUSKBN23N3KU | 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 |
| KINSHASA Democratic Republic of Congos justice ministry said it had launched a murder investigation after an autopsy found the judge overseeing a landmark corruption trial of the presidents chief of staff had died from violent blows to the head | Negative | KINSHASA Democratic Republic of Congos justice ministry said it had launched a murder investigation after an autopsy found the judge overseeing a landmark corruption trial of the presidents chief of staff had died from violent blows to the head | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-congo-justice/congo-probing-violent-death-of-judge-in-landmark-graft-trial-idUSKBN23N2ZS | 2020-06-17 |
| Its basically typical Democratic overreach to try to control everything in Washington | 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 |
| 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 |
| California Attorney General Xavier Becerra a Democrat has argued that the laws protect privacy in the workplace and prevent the state from being coerced into enforcing federal immigration law | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday handed President Donald Trump a defeat in his legal showdown with the mostpopulous U.S. state declining to hear his administrations challenge to laws in California that protect immigrants from deportation | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-court-immigration/u-s-supreme-court-snubs-trump-on-challenge-to-california-sanctuary-laws-idUSKBN23M1X3 | 2020-06-16 |
| Its a said the Democrat who requested anonymity to discuss the matter | 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 |
| President Donald Trump has claimed repeatedly without evidence that Democraticled states have not reopened more quickly amid the coronavirus pandemic in order to hurt his reelection bid in November | Negative | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Gold production in Democratic Republic of Congo continues to be systematically underreported while tonnes of the precious metal is smuggled into global supply chains through its eastern neighbours a United Nations report has found | Negative | Gold production in Democratic Republic of Congo continues to be systematically underreported while tonnes of the precious metal is smuggled into global supply chains through its eastern neighbours a United Nations report has found | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-congo-gold/congos-gold-being-smuggled-out-by-the-tonne-u-n-report-finds-idUSKBN23J324 | 2020-06-13 |
| Bolton argues that the Democraticled U.S. House of Representatives should have expanded its impeachment probe against Trump last year to beyond questions over whether Trump invited foreign interference from Ukraine | Negative | WASHINGTON Former White House national security adviser John Bolton has written a book that provides an insider account of President Donald Trumps inconsistent scattershot decisionmaking his publisher said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-trump-bolton-book/ex-white-house-adviser-bolton-has-book-donald-trump-doesnt-want-you-to-read-idUSKBN23J2XW | 2020-06-13 |
| U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow a Michigan Democrat said in an interview with Reuters farm workers face increased risks as fruits like apples and cherries enter harvest season | Negative | NEW From apple packing houses in Washington state to farm workers in Florida and a California county known as the worlds salad outbreaks of the novel coronavirus are emerging at U.S. fruit and vegetable farms and packing plants | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-farmworkers/coronavirus-spreads-among-fruit-and-vegetable-packers-worrying-u-s-officials-idUSKBN23I1FO | 2020-06-12 |
| McCarthy said there were elements in the Democratic proposal that Republicans could work with them on such as banning chokeholds | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senates only black Republican said on Thursday he plans to introduce the partys police reform bill by the middle of next week a delay from his previous Friday target as Republicans wrestle with their response to a sweeping Democratic proposal in the wake of George Floyds killing | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/us-minneapolis-police-congress-republica/congressional-republican-u-s-police-reform-plans-delayed-idUSKBN23I2JZ | 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 |
| Skeptics remained after Harris cosponsored a Democratic bill this week that would ban chokeholds and remove some legal protection for police officers | Neutral | WASHINGTON Amid the nationwide protests over racism and police brutality U.S. Senator Kamala Harris may have found the powerful and lasting moment that eluded her failed presidential bid but could now land her the No | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-biden-harris/amid-protests-harris-emerges-as-top-contender-for-bidens-v-p-slot-idUSKBN23I32O | 2020-06-12 |
| President Donald Trump and his Democratic opponent Joe Biden headed to mustwin election battlegrounds on Thursday slowly resuming campaign activities in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | President Donald Trump and his Democratic opponent Joe Biden headed to mustwin election battlegrounds on Thursday slowly resuming campaign activities in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election/trump-biden-hold-events-in-key-u-s-states-as-campaign-begins-to-heat-up-idUSKBN23I351 | 2020-06-12 |
| NEW YORK A leading U.S. biofuel trade group said on Thursday it had started conversations with the campaigns of both Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and incumbent Donald Trump to discuss potential policy fixes for the ailing industry | Positive | NEW YORK A leading U.S. biofuel trade group said on Thursday it had started conversations with the campaigns of both Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and incumbent Donald Trump to discuss potential policy fixes for the ailing industry | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-biofuels-election/u-s-biofuel-group-in-talks-with-biden-trump-campaigns-to-boost-industry-idUSKBN23I2TO | 2020-06-12 |
| Tom SacksWilner who serves on Bidens finance committee called that water under the and said Democratic donors he knows are increasingly getting behind the idea of Harris joining the ticket | Positive | WASHINGTON Amid the nationwide protests over racism and police brutality U.S. Senator Kamala Harris may have found the powerful and lasting moment that eluded her failed presidential bid but could now land her the No | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-biden-harris/amid-protests-harris-emerges-as-top-contender-for-bidens-v-p-slot-idUSKBN23I32O | 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 |
| WASHINGTON A group of Democratic U.S. lawmakers on Thursday introduced legislation that would require new safety equipment on helicopters that carry six or more passengers in the wake of the crash that killed NBA star Kobe Bryant in January | Negative | WASHINGTON A group of Democratic U.S. lawmakers on Thursday introduced legislation that would require new safety equipment on helicopters that carry six or more passengers in the wake of the crash that killed NBA star Kobe Bryant in January | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-usa-helicopters-safety/u-s-lawmakers-back-new-helicopter-safety-equipment-after-kobe-bryant-crash-idUSKBN23I2TR | 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 |
| WASHINGTON With the number of U.S. coronavirus cases now topping 2 million Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Thursday blasted anew President Donald Trumps handling of the pandemic saying Trump still refuses to take the virus seriously | Negative | WASHINGTON With the number of U.S. coronavirus cases now topping 2 million Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Thursday blasted anew President Donald Trumps handling of the pandemic saying Trump still refuses to take the virus seriously | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-biden-coronavirus/biden-blasts-trump-as-u-s-coronavirus-cases-top-2-million-idUSKBN23J001 | 2020-06-12 |
| 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 |
| June 11 A group of Democratic U.S. lawmakers on Thursday introduced legislation that would require new safety equipment on helicopters that carry six or more passengers in the wake of a crash that killed NBA star Kobe Bryant in January | Negative | June 11 A group of Democratic U.S. lawmakers on Thursday introduced legislation that would require new safety equipment on helicopters that carry six or more passengers in the wake of a crash that killed NBA star Kobe Bryant in January | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/usa-helicopters-safety/u-s-lawmakers-back-new-helicopter-safety-equipment-after-kobe-bryant-crash-idUSL1N2DO1KO | 2020-06-12 |
| This is really said Senator Dianne Feinstein the panels top Democrat who accused Graham of negating committee rules that require separate approval for individual subpoenas | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| A Democratic bill unveiled on Monday included limits to those protections to make it easier for individuals to collect damages against officers in lawsuits | Negative | WASHINGTON The White House said on Wednesday it was putting the finishing touches on proposals to reform the police following George Floyds killing while in police custody but warned that reducing immunity for officers was a nonstarter | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-trump-policereform/white-house-proposals-on-police-reform-being-finalized-reduced-immunity-off-table-idUSKBN23H34S | 2020-06-11 |
| The Democraticled House is moving forward with sweeping reform legislation that could come to a vote by July 4 while Senate Republicans are crafting a rival plan | Positive | 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 |
| Tuesdays contests were relatively lowstakes primary elections featuring nominating battles including the White House race where President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden have already secured their parties nominations | Negative | WASHINGTON Georgias tumultuous primary elections on Tuesday offer a grim preview of what could happen in November if states move to voting by mail and polling places are sharply reduced due to concerns about the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-georgia-analysis/georgias-election-mess-offers-a-stark-warning-for-november-idUSKBN23I0CF | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| STOCKHOLM Swedes may get an answer on Wednesday to the mystery of who shot Social Democrat Prime Minister Olof Palme when the Swedish prosecutor in charge of the case presents his conclusions to an investigation that has lasted 34 years | Negative | STOCKHOLM Swedes may get an answer on Wednesday to the mystery of who shot Social Democrat Prime Minister Olof Palme when the Swedish prosecutor in charge of the case presents his conclusions to an investigation that has lasted 34 years | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-sweden-crime-palme/swedes-await-answer-to-riddle-of-prime-minister-olof-palmes-1986-murder-idUSKBN23G383 | 2020-06-10 |
| 2 Democrat Representative Steny Hoyer told reporters on Tuesday he was targeting a House vote on a policing reform bill during the week of June 22 | Positive | 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 |
| A Democratic victory could threaten policies championed by Trump and generally favored by Wall Street including lower corporate tax rates and fewer regulations analysts said | Negative | NEW YORK The U.S. presidential election is reemerging as a potential risk to markets after a shift in polls that has seen President Donald Trump lose ground to Democrat Joe Biden | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-volatility-analysi/investors-brace-for-market-swings-as-trump-slips-in-election-polls-idUSKBN23G2Q2 | 2020-06-10 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Last month the Democraticcontrolled House of Representatives passed a trillion economic aid bill but Trump has promised to veto it if reaches his desk | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump is open to another economic relief package in response to the coronavirus pandemic and remains in favor of a payroll tax holiday White House spokeswoman Kayleigh McEnany said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-relief/trump-open-to-another-coronavirus-relief-package-white-house-idUSKBN23F2JZ | 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 |
| 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 | 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 |
| Whitmers orders had been among the nations toughest and the Democratic governor has faced protests and criticism from business leaders and President Donald Trump | Negative | A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit challenging Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmers sincerescinded executive orders requiring that residents stay home and most businesses close to combat the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-michigan-lawsuit/judge-dismisses-lawsuit-against-michigan-governor-over-coronavirus-orders-idUSKBN23F2RA | 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 |
| Democratic Caucus Chairman Hakeem Jeffries of New York said on Sunday said he did not support any plans to cut police funding in his state | 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 |
| Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Joe Biden will travel to Houston on Monday and meet with the family of George Floyd two weeks after Floyds death in police custody triggered nationwide protests over racial injustice aides said | Positive | Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Joe Biden will travel to Houston on Monday and meet with the family of George Floyd two weeks after Floyds death in police custody triggered nationwide protests over racial injustice aides said | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-biden/democratic-u-s-presidential-candidate-joe-biden-to-meet-george-floyds-family-idUSKBN23E0NV | 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 |
| The Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea is North Koreas official name | Neutral | SEOUL North Koreas foreign minister met with the Chinese ambassador to express support for Chinas measures in Hong Kong North Koreas KCNA state news agency said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-northkorea-china/north-korea-expresses-support-for-chinas-measures-in-hong-kong-idUSKBN23C19X | 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 |
| Democratic White House candidate Joe Biden on Friday criticized Republican President Donald Trump for prematurely celebrating a betterthanexpected jobs report saying the battered U.S. economy still faces an arduous rebuilding | Negative | DOVER Del | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-biden/biden-says-much-more-work-to-be-done-on-economy-after-surprising-jobs-report-idUSKBN23C2PL | 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 |
| Any legislative action would have to pass the Democraticcontrolled House and Republicanheld Senate as well as be signed by Trump to become law | Positive | 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 |
| The Democrat told reporters that her daughter Alexandra had been present when the federal agents acting on Barrs orders cleared Lafayette Park near the White House of protesters | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Attorney General William Barr said on Thursday that foreign interests and extremist tied to the Antifa movement have tried to exploit nationwide protests over the latest in a long series of killings of black men by white police officers | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-minneapolis-police-barr/attorney-general-barr-says-foreign-groups-extremists-stoking-divisions-in-u-s-protests-idUSKBN23B2GI | 2020-06-05 |
| Senator Joe Manchin was the only Democrat to vote in favor of the nomination | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate backed President Donald Trumps nominee to lead government broadcasting on Thursday confirming conservative filmmaker Michael Pack despite an investigation into whether he misused funds from a nonprofit organization he runs | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-trump-broadcasting/republican-led-senate-confirms-divisive-trump-broadcasting-nominee-pack-idUSKBN23B337 | 2020-06-05 |
| Millionaire publishing tycoon Jimmy Lai and Democratic Party founder Martin Lee who were both arrested in April over protests last year left a church service together | Negative | HONG KONG Police peppersprayed some Hong Kong protesters on Thursday who defied a ban to stage candlelight rallies in memory of Chinas bloody 1989 Tiananmen Square democracy crackdown accusing Beijing of stifling their freedoms too | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-tiananmen-hongkong/police-pepper-spray-hong-kongers-defying-ban-to-mark-tiananmen-idUSKBN23A3GU | 2020-06-05 |
| Democratic Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia was the only Democrat to vote in favor of the nomination | Positive | WASHINGTON June 4 The U.S. Senate narrowly approved President Donald Trumps nominee to lead government broadcasting on Thursday confirming conservative filmmaker Michael Pack despite an investigation into whether he misused funds from a nonprofit organization he runs | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/usa-trump-broadcasting/republican-led-u-s-senate-confirms-divisive-trump-broadcasting-nominee-pack-idUSL1N2DH1RT | 2020-06-05 |
| Democraticallyruled and Beijingclaimed Taiwan where more than 500 people gathered in Liberty Square asked China to apologise which the mainland called nonsense | Negative | HONG KONG Police peppersprayed some Hong Kong protesters on Thursday who defied a ban to stage candlelight rallies in memory of Chinas bloody 1989 Tiananmen Square democracy crackdown accusing Beijing of stifling their freedoms too | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-tiananmen-hongkong/police-pepper-spray-hong-kongers-defying-ban-to-mark-tiananmen-idUSKBN23A3GU | 2020-06-05 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives plans to vote on a Democratic plan to boost infrastructure spending in early July that aims to fix crumbling roads and highways and reduce carbon pollution | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives plans to vote on a Democratic plan to boost infrastructure spending in early July that aims to fix crumbling roads and highways and reduce carbon pollution | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-infrastructure/u-s-house-to-vote-on-infrastructure-funding-plan-in-july-idUSKBN23A340 | 2020-06-04 |
| WASHINGTON President Donald Trump will accept the Republican presidential nomination outside North Carolina the party said on Wednesday following the Democratic governors decision not to lift socialdistancing restrictions for the planned Aug | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump will accept the Republican presidential nomination outside North Carolina the party said on Wednesday following the Democratic governors decision not to lift socialdistancing restrictions for the planned Aug | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-republicans/trump-to-accept-republican-presidential-nomination-outside-of-north-carolina-idUSKBN23A36L | 2020-06-04 |
| The seat is open because the current congressman Democrat Ben Ray Lujan is running for the Senate | Positive | WASHINGTON Former CIA operative Valerie Plame failed in her bid for a seat in the U.S. Congress Wednesday losing the Democratic nomination in New Mexicos 3rd District to an attorney with deep roots in the state Teresa Leger Fernandez | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-new-mexico/ex-spy-plame-loses-bid-for-house-of-representatives-idUSKBN23A31D | 2020-06-04 |
| Democraticallyruled and Chineseclaimed Taiwan where commemorations were planned throughout the day called on China on Wednesday to apologise a call dismissed by Chinas foreign ministry as nonsense | Negative | HONG People in Hong Kong planned to light candles across the city on Thursday to commemorate the bloody 1989 crackdown by Chinese troops in and around Tiananmen Square circumventing a ban on the usual public gathering amid the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-china-tiananmen-hongkong/hong-kongers-to-mark-tiananmen-anniversary-with-candles-online-vigil-idUSKBN23A3GU | 2020-06-04 |
| 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 |
| The Democrat who chairs the U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary committee said on Tuesday he will introduce legislation this week to cut million in funding from Attorney General William Barrs personal office | Negative | The Democrat who chairs the U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary committee said on Tuesday he will introduce legislation this week to cut million in funding from Attorney General William Barrs personal office | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-justice-barr/house-democrat-moves-to-cut-attorney-general-barrs-budget-by-50-million-idUSKBN2392Z4 | 2020-06-03 |
| Scholten ran again unopposed in the Democratic primary on Tuesday but his chances are considerably longer against Feenstra | Neutral | Firebrand U.S. congressman Steve King who was called out by his colleagues last year for using hateful rhetoric lost his bid for reelection on Tuesday as a Republican rival defeated him for their partys nomination in an Iowa primary election | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-iowa/controversial-republican-congressman-steve-king-ousted-in-iowa-primary-idUSKBN2391A8 | 2020-06-03 |
| 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 | 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 |
| PHILADELPHIA Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Tuesday blasted President Donald Trumps response to U.S. protests over racism and police misconduct vowing to try to heal the countrys racial divide and not fan the flames of hate | Negative | PHILADELPHIA Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Tuesday blasted President Donald Trumps response to U.S. protests over racism and police misconduct vowing to try to heal the countrys racial divide and not fan the flames of hate | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-biden/biden-vows-to-heal-racial-wounds-rips-trump-as-divisive-is-this-who-we-want-to-be-idUSKBN2391ZB | 2020-06-03 |
| 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 |
| WASHINGTON A Democratic U.S. senator said on Tuesday he would try to make it illegal for President Donald Trump to use the military against protesters after days of demonstrations over the killing of George Floyd a black man who died as a white policeman kneeled on his neck | Negative | WASHINGTON A Democratic U.S. senator said on Tuesday he would try to make it illegal for President Donald Trump to use the military against protesters after days of demonstrations over the killing of George Floyd a black man who died as a white policeman kneeled on his neck | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-minneapolis-police-defense-bill/u-s-senator-wants-defense-bill-to-ban-use-of-military-against-peaceful-protests-idUSKBN2392VH | 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 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Environmental Protection Agency chief Andrew Wheeler signed on Monday a rule limiting state powers to block energy infrastructure projects setting up a fight with some Democratic governors who say Washington is stripping their ability to protect their states interests and combat climate change | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Environmental Protection Agency chief Andrew Wheeler signed on Monday a rule limiting state powers to block energy infrastructure projects setting up a fight with some Democratic governors who say Washington is stripping their ability to protect their states interests and combat climate change | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-epa-water-energy/u-s-epa-moves-to-curb-state-powers-to-deny-permits-for-energy-projects-idUSKBN238367 | 2020-06-02 |
| The top three countries for primary forest loss last year Brazil Democratic Republic of Congo and Indonesia have remained largely the same this century GFW researchers said | Negative | The fact that we are losing them so rapidly is really she told the Thomson Reuters Foundation | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-global-forests-climate-change-trfn/no-let-up-in-global-rainforest-loss-as-coronavirus-brings-new-danger-idUSKBN2390JP | 2020-06-02 |
| Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden promised black community leaders in Delaware on Monday he would earn their support amid nationwide police brutality protests saying he would create a police oversight board within his first 100 days in the White House | Positive | WILMINGTON Del | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-biden/biden-meets-black-leaders-promises-to-earn-african-american-support-amid-protests-idUSKBN2382SI | 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 |
| 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 |
| FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel a Democrat suggested turning the FCC into the presidents speech police is not the answer | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trumps effort to regulate social media companies content decisions may face an uphill battle from regulators who have previously said they cannot oversee the conduct of internet firms | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-twitter-trump-fcc/trumps-push-to-regulate-social-media-faces-uphill-battle-at-fcc-idUSKBN23823X | 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 |
| Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Sunday toured the site of one of the protests that ripped through U.S. cities overnight and called for protesters against police brutality not to turn to violence | Negative | Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Sunday toured the site of one of the protests that ripped through U.S. cities overnight and called for protesters against police brutality not to turn to violence | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-minneapolis-police-biden/democrat-biden-visits-site-of-police-brutality-protest-in-delaware-idUSKBN2370HQ | 2020-06-01 |
| WASHINGTON Campaign staff for Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden are advertising their donations to a group that pays bail fees in Minneapolis after the citys police jailed people protesting the killing of a black man by a white police officer | Negative | WASHINGTON Campaign staff for Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden are advertising their donations to a group that pays bail fees in Minneapolis after the citys police jailed people protesting the killing of a black man by a white police officer | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-minneapolis-police-biden-bail/biden-staff-donate-to-group-that-pays-bail-in-riot-torn-minneapolis-idUSKBN2360SZ | 2020-05-31 |
| Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser a Democrat responded to the Republican president on Twitter saying there are no vicious dogs ominous weapons | Positive | 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 |
| 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 U.S. Democratic lawmakers said on Friday they want to conduct closeddoor interviews with officials from President Donald Trumps administration about the surprise firing of State Department Inspector General Steve Linick and release transcripts to the public | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Democratic lawmakers said on Friday they want to conduct closeddoor interviews with officials from President Donald Trumps administration about the surprise firing of State Department Inspector General Steve Linick and release transcripts to the public | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-trump-inspectorgeneral/democrats-want-interviews-with-trump-admin-officials-over-watchdog-firing-idUSKBN2352PH | 2020-05-30 |
| The head of the Republican National Committee accused North Carolinas Democratic governor on Friday of delaying issuing guidelines for the partys national convention in Charlotte and warned that organizers are prepared to choose another location soon | Negative | The head of the Republican National Committee accused North Carolinas Democratic governor on Friday of delaying issuing guidelines for the partys national convention in Charlotte and warned that organizers are prepared to choose another location soon | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-trump-convention/north-carolina-democrats-dragging-their-feet-on-convention-rules-rnc-chief-says-idUSKBN2352DB | 2020-05-30 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Meanwhile the Democraticcontrolled House failed to pass legislation opposed by most Republicans requiring public reports on PPP loan recipients | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday approved legislation increasing the amount of time to 24 weeks from the current eight weeks for small businesses to use Paycheck Protection Program loans spurred by the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-ppp/small-business-loan-terms-eased-under-u-s-house-passed-bill-idUSKBN23431T | 2020-05-29 |
| WASHINGTON The Democraticcontrolled U.S. House Judiciary Committee on Thursday asked the Justice Department to investigate systemic police misconduct following a spate of highprofile police killings of African Americans | Negative | WASHINGTON The Democraticcontrolled U.S. House Judiciary Committee on Thursday asked the Justice Department to investigate systemic police misconduct following a spate of highprofile police killings of African Americans | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-minneapolis-police-usa-congress/house-democrats-demand-probes-of-police-killings-of-black-americans-idUSKBN2343LR | 2020-05-29 |
| LOS ANGELES Democrat Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada the first Latina elected to the U.S. Senate said on Thursday she is not interested in being Joe Bidens running mate in Novembers presidential election | Negative | LOS ANGELES Democrat Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada the first Latina elected to the U.S. Senate said on Thursday she is not interested in being Joe Bidens running mate in Novembers presidential election | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election/first-latina-u-s-senator-withdraws-name-from-bidens-running-mate-list-idUSKBN2343P6 | 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 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday accused a leading Senate Democrat of for questioning whether Pompeo violated a law restricting officials political activities saying an investigation found no evidence he had done so | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday accused a leading Senate Democrat of for questioning whether Pompeo violated a law restricting officials political activities saying an investigation found no evidence he had done so | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-pompeo-hatchact/pompeo-accuses-top-democrat-of-hackery-over-government-watchdog-review-idUSKBN235001 | 2020-05-29 |
| WASHINGTON Republicans are much more skeptical than Democrats their ballots will count if cast by mail and less confident they will be able to vote in Novembers election if their state switches to allmail voting according to a poll released on Thursday | Positive | WASHINGTON Republicans are much more skeptical than Democrats their ballots will count if cast by mail and less confident they will be able to vote in Novembers election if their state switches to allmail voting according to a poll released on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-poll-exclusive/exclusive-as-trump-ramps-up-attacks-republicans-less-confident-than-democrats-in-voting-by-mail-poll-finds-idUSKBN2342FL | 2020-05-29 |
| 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 |
| Tsai and her Democratic Progressive Party won presidential and parliamentary elections by a landslide in January vowing to stand up to Beijing | Positive | BEIJING China will attack Taiwan if there is no other way of stopping it from becoming independent one of the countrys most senior generals said on Friday a rhetorical escalation between China and the democratically ruled island Beijing claims as its own | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-china-taiwan-security/attack-on-taiwan-an-option-to-stop-independence-top-china-general-says-idUSKBN2350AD | 2020-05-29 |
| Trump recently turned against the legislation resurrecting assertions that Democratic exPresident Barack Obama had improperly conducted surveillance on his 2016 campaign | Negative | 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 |
| 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 president has accused Democratic governors without any evidence of keeping states locked down to damage the economy and hurt his chances in the November election | Negative | NEW YORK Public approval of President Donald Trumps handling of the coronavirus pandemic remained steady this week as the number of U.S. deaths from the illness surpassed 100000 according to a poll released on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-poll/approval-of-trumps-pandemic-response-stays-steady-biden-favored-in-election-reuters-ipsos-poll-idUSKBN23402O | 2020-05-28 |
| The panels top Democrat Senator Dianne Feinstein has sharply criticized the committee investigation as an effort to attack Trump political rival Joe Biden the presumptive 2020 Democratic presidential nominee | Negative | WASHINGTON A key figure behind the U.S. investigation into links between Russia and President Donald Trumps 2016 election campaign will testify next week before a Republicanled Senate committee examining the origins of the probe the panel said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-trump-russia-rosenstein/rosenstein-to-testify-in-senate-on-trump-russia-probe-idUSKBN23330H | 2020-05-28 |
| 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 |
| Highprofile politicians like Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike backed reforms and the ruling Liberal Democratic Party set up a panel to review options | Positive | TOKYO Japan is unlikely to change its academic year to start in September rather than April in either 2020 or 2021 domestic media said on Thursday despite calls for reform that advocates say would help internationalise the countrys education system | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-education/cautious-japan-unlikely-to-introduce-september-school-year-start-any-time-soon-media-idUSKBN234096 | 2020-05-28 |
| The case was originally brought by the Democratic Party of Texas which is looking to expand the ability of voters to cast ballots during the pandemic | Neutral | 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 |
| 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 | 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 |
| With liberal Democratic privacy hawks also opposing the legislation it was not clear that it could pass | Negative | WASHINGTON An effort to extend parts of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act stalled in the U.S. Congress on Wednesday after President Donald Trump promised to veto it and Republicans withdrew their support | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-surveillance-congress/bid-to-extend-u-s-surveillance-tools-stalls-after-trump-threatens-veto-idUSKBN2340C0 | 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 |
| WASHINGTON Fourteen Democratic members of the U.S. House of Representatives wrote to the Federal Trade Commission on Thursday to urge it to consider probing the short video app TikTok for blatant of a consent decree related to childrens privacy | Negative | WASHINGTON Fourteen Democratic members of the U.S. House of Representatives wrote to the Federal Trade Commission on Thursday to urge it to consider probing the short video app TikTok for blatant of a consent decree related to childrens privacy | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-tiktok-privacy-children-democrats/democrats-urge-probe-of-allegations-regarding-tiktok-and-childrens-privacy-idUSKBN2340EF | 2020-05-28 |
| It would be news if union leaders didnt endorse a Democrat but the workers across our country are with President said Erin Perrine a Trump campaign spokeswoman | Negative | The AFLCIO the largest U.S. coalition of labor unions endorsed Democrat Joe Biden for president on Tuesday promising to launch an effort to beat Republican President Donald Trump in the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-biden-labor/biden-wins-afl-cio-endorsement-as-he-seeks-to-recapture-blue-collar-vote-idUSKBN232363 | 2020-05-27 |
| Democratic lawmakers praised Fine and said his resignation was a blow to accountability | Negative | WASHINGTON The Defense Departments deputy inspector general resigned on Tuesday more than a month after President Donald Trump removed him as the Pentagons acting inspector general becoming the latest official in a federal oversight role to depart | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-pentagon-inspectorgeneral/pentagons-deputy-inspector-general-resigns-latest-in-watchdog-role-to-depart-idUSKBN2322H1 | 2020-05-27 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday gave North Carolinas Democratic governor a week to agree to host the Republican National Convention or face the prospect that Trump will take his event elsewhere | Positive | U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday gave North Carolinas Democratic governor a week to agree to host the Republican National Convention or face the prospect that Trump will take his event elsewhere | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-trump-convention/trump-issues-north-carolina-an-ultimatum-on-republican-convention-idUSKBN2322VX | 2020-05-27 |
| WASHINGTON Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Tuesday called his Republican rival Donald Trump an absolute for not wearing a mask at a series of recent public events saying his lack of leadership on the issue is costing peoples lives | Negative | WASHINGTON Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Tuesday called his Republican rival Donald Trump an absolute for not wearing a mask at a series of recent public events saying his lack of leadership on the issue is costing peoples lives | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-biden/biden-calls-trump-absolute-fool-for-not-wearing-face-mask-idUSKBN2323DS | 2020-05-27 |
| Cuomo a Democrat who has criticized the Republican president over his handling of the pandemic will meet with the president in Washington this week | Negative | SACRAMENTO Calif | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-cuomo/california-eases-pandemic-restrictions-new-york-stock-exchange-opens-idUSKBN2322I7 | 2020-05-27 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Republicans will sue Democratic Speaker Nancy Pelosi over rule changes that allow members to vote on each others behalf during the coronavirus pandemic Republican aides said on Tuesday | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Republicans will sue Democratic Speaker Nancy Pelosi over rule changes that allow members to vote on each others behalf during the coronavirus pandemic Republican aides said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/house-republicans-to-sue-pelosi-remote-proxy-voting-in-pandemic-idUSKBN23237N | 2020-05-27 |
| The AFLCIO the largest U.S. coalition of labor unions endorsed Democrat Joe Biden for president on Tuesday promising to launch an effort to beat Republican President Donald Trump in the Nov | Positive | The AFLCIO the largest U.S. coalition of labor unions endorsed Democrat Joe Biden for president on Tuesday promising to launch an effort to beat Republican President Donald Trump in the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-biden-labor/biden-wins-afl-cio-endorsement-as-he-seeks-to-recapture-blue-collar-vote-idUSKBN232363 | 2020-05-27 |
| Martin who was the Democratic National Committees chief operating officer had previously overseen the partys national voter protections efforts | Neutral | DETROIT Joe Biden hired a senior staffer to work on voter protection issues his presidential campaign said on Tuesday as President Donald Trump again blasted states efforts to expand voting by mail in light of the coronavirus pandemic ahead of the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-absentee-voting/biden-hires-voting-rights-director-as-absentee-ballot-battle-heats-up-idUSKBN23230L | 2020-05-27 |
| TOKYO Japans Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told his ruling Liberal Democratic Party that Japan will lift limits on regional travel on June 19 Kyodo news agency reported | Negative | TOKYO Japans Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told his ruling Liberal Democratic Party that Japan will lift limits on regional travel on June 19 Kyodo news agency reported | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-travel/pm-abe-says-japan-to-lift-limits-on-regional-travel-from-june-19-kyodo-idUSKBN2310UG | 2020-05-26 |
| The Democratic National Convention which was postponed by a month because of the coronavirus is set to begin Aug | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump warned on Monday that he may move the Republican National Convention set for August from North Carolina if the event faces state social distancing restrictions due to the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-politics-trump-convention/trump-threatens-to-move-republican-convention-over-covid-19-restrictions-idUSKBN2311EU | 2020-05-26 |
| 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 |
| WASHINGTON Democratic U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren has agreed to host a highdollar fundraising event for Joe Bidens presidential campaign the New York Times reported on Saturday citing three people familiar with the plans | Positive | WASHINGTON Democratic U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren has agreed to host a highdollar fundraising event for Joe Bidens presidential campaign the New York Times reported on Saturday citing three people familiar with the plans | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-biden-warren/elizabeth-warren-to-host-private-fundraiser-for-biden-ny-times-idUSKBN230024 | 2020-05-24 |
| Warren was one of the last in the previously wide field of Democratic candidates to drop out of the race before Biden became the partys presumptive nominee | Neutral | WASHINGTON Democratic U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren has agreed to host a highdollar fundraising event for Joe Bidens presidential campaign the New York Times reported on Saturday citing three people familiar with the plans | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-biden-warren/elizabeth-warren-to-host-private-fundraiser-for-biden-ny-times-idUSKBN230024 | 2020-05-24 |
| 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 |
| DETROIT The United States must lead the world in condemning China if it imposes new national security rules on Hong Kong likely Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden said on Friday after Beijing unveiled a law that could undermine the territorys autonomy | Negative | DETROIT The United States must lead the world in condemning China if it imposes new national security rules on Hong Kong likely Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden said on Friday after Beijing unveiled a law that could undermine the territorys autonomy | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-parliament-hongkong-biden/biden-says-u-s-should-lead-world-in-condemning-china-over-hong-kong-actions-idUSKBN22Y21U | 2020-05-23 |
| 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 |
| Senator Brad Hoylman a Democrat who represents parts of lower and midtown Manhattan introduced the legislation this week as a way to support the struggling hospitality industry | Negative | NEW YORK For many New Yorkers one of the only good things to come out of the coronavirus pandemic is a temporary relaxation of some state regulations allowing people to buy togo wine and cocktails or get them delivered | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-drinks/enjoying-your-to-go-cocktail-new-york-bill-would-keep-it-going-beyond-pandemic-idUSKBN22Y2SG | 2020-05-23 |
| Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer who received the information from the VA in response to questions he submitted on the issue said he was deeply by the data | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has treated 1300 coronavirus patients with the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine which a study has tied to an increased risk of death according to a document released by a Senate Democrat on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-veterans/u-s-veterans-agency-has-given-hydroxychloroquine-to-1300-coronavirus-patients-idUSKBN22Y2UA | 2020-05-23 |
| On Thursday Democratic and Republican U.S. senators said they would introduce legislation to strengthen the Hong Kong acts sanctions provisions | Negative | HONG China is set to impose new national security legislation on Hong Kong after last years prodemocracy unrest a Chinese official said on Thursday drawing a warning from President Donald Trump that Washington would react very against the attempt to gain more control over the former British colony | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-parliament-hongkong-us/china-set-to-impose-new-hong-kong-security-law-trump-warns-of-strong-u-s-reaction-idUSKBN22X19C | 2020-05-22 |
| WASHINGTON Republican and Democratic U.S. senators said on Thursday they would introduce legislation to impose sanctions on Chinese officials for violating Hong Kongs independence after Beijing moved to impose a new security law on the former British colony | Negative | WASHINGTON Republican and Democratic U.S. senators said on Thursday they would introduce legislation to impose sanctions on Chinese officials for violating Hong Kongs independence after Beijing moved to impose a new security law on the former British colony | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-hongkong-senate/u-s-senators-seek-to-sanction-chinese-officials-over-hong-kong-idUSKBN22X2KR | 2020-05-22 |
| Republican and Democratic U.S. senators said on Thursday they would introduce legislation to impose sanctions on Chinese officials for violating Hong Kongs independence | Negative | HSI down over at 6week trough HKD weakens to 2week low | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/china-stocks-midday/hk-shares-drag-china-market-lower-as-new-security-law-stokes-fears-idUSL4N2D41HA | 2020-05-22 |
| Democratic Taiwan has shown no interest in being ruled by autocratic China | Negative | BEIJING China will encourage the people of Taiwan to join it in opposing the islands independence and promoting Chinas Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said on Friday a move likely to worsen Beijings poor relations with Taipei | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-china-parliament-taiwan/china-to-encourage-taiwans-people-to-promote-reunification-idUSKBN22Y06S | 2020-05-22 |
| WASHINGTON Four Democratic lawmakers led by Senator Amy Klobuchar wrote to antitrust enforcers on Wednesday to warn that plans by Uber Technologies Inc owner of Uber Eats to buy rival online food delivery company Grubhub Inc would raise serious competition in many cities | Negative | WASHINGTON Four Democratic lawmakers led by Senator Amy Klobuchar wrote to antitrust enforcers on Wednesday to warn that plans by Uber Technologies Inc owner of Uber Eats to buy rival online food delivery company Grubhub Inc would raise serious competition in many cities | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-grubhub-m-a-uber-senators/four-democratic-u-s-senators-warn-against-uber-buying-grubhub-idUSKBN22W30F | 2020-05-21 |
| Trump on Monday suggested that any IG appointed by his Democratic predecessor Barack Obama should be dismissed | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trumps purge of several internal watchdogs at U.S. agencies could hobble antifraud oversight for the trillion in federal relief measures aiding businesses state governments and others hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-watchdogs-anal/trump-ouster-of-inspectors-general-threatens-coronavirus-stimulus-watchdog-idUSKBN22W2ZU | 2020-05-21 |
| Trump was impeached on abuseofpower and obstruction charges in the Democraticled House of Representatives after he asked Ukraine to investigate the Bidens | Negative | WASHINGTON A Republicanled U.S. Senate committee authorized a subpoena on Wednesday for information in an investigation related to Hunter Biden son of former Vice President Joe Biden President Donald Trumps main rival as he runs for reelection in November | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-congress-biden/republican-led-u-s-senate-panel-backs-subpoena-in-hunter-biden-probe-idUSKBN22W2KF | 2020-05-21 |
| Republicans blocked a move by Wisconsins Democratic governor to make last months primary an allmail election amid the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump on Wednesday blasted plans to expand voting by mail in Michigan and Nevada and briefly threatened to withhold federal funding for the states but dropped the warning after an avalanche of criticism from Democrats | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-michigan/trump-slams-michigan-nevada-for-expanding-voting-by-mail-but-drops-funding-threat-idUSKBN22W1PV | 2020-05-21 |
| WASHINGTON Democratic lawmakers on Tuesday urged the Trump administration to answer serious about Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltds plans to build a U.S.based billion plant flagging national security concerns and potentially undisclosed subsidies | Negative | WASHINGTON Democratic lawmakers on Tuesday urged the Trump administration to answer serious about Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltds plans to build a U.S.based billion plant flagging national security concerns and potentially undisclosed subsidies | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-tsmc-plant-trump/senate-democrats-call-for-trump-administration-to-unveil-details-of-tsmc-plant-deal-idUSKBN22W09N | 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 Joe Bidens campaign said on Monday that if elected president the presumptive Democratic nominee would rescind the permit for Keystone XL pipeline which effectively would doom the longtroubled project | Positive | WASHINGTON Joe Bidens campaign said on Monday that if elected president the presumptive Democratic nominee would rescind the permit for Keystone XL pipeline which effectively would doom the longtroubled project | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-biden-keystone/democrat-biden-says-he-would-kill-keystone-xl-pipeline-idUSKBN22U2YZ | 2020-05-19 |
| Biden has consulted other former rivals for the Democratic nomination including Washington state Governor Jay Inslee while his team also seeks the support of policy groups on the left | Positive | WASHINGTON Presumptive Democratic U.S. presidential nominee Joe Biden has been speaking regularly with former rival Elizabeth Warren on public health and economic relief ideas as he crafts more ambitious proposals aimed at helping Americans through the coronavirus crisis | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-biden-warren/as-biden-crafts-u-s-coronavirus-response-proposals-warren-has-his-ear-idUSKBN22U2PS | 2020-05-19 |
| Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said in an MSNBC interview that what Trump did with hydroxychloroquine was and was giving people false hope | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump in a surprise announcement said on Monday he is taking hydroxychloroquine as a preventive medicine against the coronavirus despite medical warnings about the use of the malaria drug | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-drug/trump-says-he-is-taking-hydroxychloroquine-despite-fda-warning-idUSKBN22U2Y5 | 2020-05-19 |
| Democratic lawmakers said Linick was also investigating U.S. military sales to Saudi Arabia which Pompeo did not discuss in the interview | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said his recommendation to President Donald Trump that the inspector general of the State Department be fired was not an act of retaliation as he was unaware of any investigations the employee was carrying out he told the Washington Post in an interview | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-trump-inspectorgeneral-pompeo/pompeo-says-intent-to-fire-state-dept-ig-was-not-retaliation-washington-post-idUSKBN22U2SG | 2020-05-19 |
| KINSHASA Democratic Republic of Congo will not renew a contract with Belgian manufacturer Semlex to make its passports according to a senior official and a letter seen by Reuters | Negative | KINSHASA Democratic Republic of Congo will not renew a contract with Belgian manufacturer Semlex to make its passports according to a senior official and a letter seen by Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-congo-passports-semlex/congo-says-it-wont-renew-contract-with-passport-maker-semlex-idUSKBN22U2R8 | 2020-05-19 |
| WASHINGTON President Donald Trump may have fired State Department Inspector General Steve Linick because he was investigating U.S. military sales to Saudi Arabia Democratic lawmakers said on Monday although Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said he sought Linicks removal because his work was undermining the department | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump may have fired State Department Inspector General Steve Linick because he was investigating U.S. military sales to Saudi Arabia Democratic lawmakers said on Monday although Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said he sought Linicks removal because his work was undermining the department | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-trump-inspectorgeneral/trump-fired-watchdog-who-was-probing-saudi-arms-sales-democrats-say-idUSKBN22U269 | 2020-05-19 |
| WASHINGTON Presumptive Democratic U.S. presidential nominee Joe Biden has been speaking regularly with former rival Elizabeth Warren on public health and economic relief ideas as he crafts more ambitious proposals aimed at helping Americans through the coronavirus crisis | Positive | WASHINGTON Presumptive Democratic U.S. presidential nominee Joe Biden has been speaking regularly with former rival Elizabeth Warren on public health and economic relief ideas as he crafts more ambitious proposals aimed at helping Americans through the coronavirus crisis | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-biden-warren/as-biden-crafts-u-s-coronavirus-response-proposals-warren-has-his-ear-idUSKBN22U2PS | 2020-05-19 |
| A bipartisan bill introduced by Democratic Representative Anna Eschoo and Republican Representative Susan Brooks would commission a panel to recommend ways to cut drug supply reliance on China | 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 |
| 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 |
| Gavin Newsom the Democratic governor of California said his states budget deficit is a direct result of coronavirus | Negative | 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 top Democrat in Congress House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said it was impossible to know the trajectory of the virus which has killed close to 90000 Americans without more testing | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. authorities are not yet seeing spikes in coronavirus cases in places that are reopening but it was still too early to determine such trends health secretary Alex Azar said on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/so-far-no-spike-in-coronavirus-in-places-reopening-u-s-health-secretary-says-idUSKBN22T0HN | 2020-05-18 |
| 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 Democraticled committee said it would launch the probe along with colleagues on the Foreign Relations Committee in the Senate which is controlled by Trumps fellow Republicans | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Relations Committee on Saturday said it would investigate President Donald Trumps firing of the State Department inspector general after the president notified Congress late Friday that he planned to remove the watchdog | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-inspectorgeneral-congress/democrats-to-probe-trumps-firing-of-state-department-watchdog-idUSKBN22S0U4 | 2020-05-17 |
| 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 |
| Joe Biden the former Democratic vice president expected to challenge Trump for the presidency has said a comprehensive review of coronavirus stimulus relief will be a top priority | 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 |
| 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 |
| McConnell also put another nail in the coffin for a trillion relief bill the Democratled House of Representatives is expected to consider on Friday calling it a parade of absurdities | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Thursday he is open to another relief bill to help alleviate economic pain inflicted by the coronavirus pandemic and is talking to members of President Donald Trumps administration about possible legislation | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-mcconnell/mcconnell-u-s-republicans-open-to-future-possible-coronavirus-relief-bill-idUSKBN22Q3NA | 2020-05-16 |
| The vote in the Democraticled chamber was 217189 | Neutral | WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives approved legislation on Friday allowing members to temporarily cast their votes by proxy a historic shift as the U.S. Congress searches for ways to continue to function despite the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-proxy/u-s-house-approves-proxy-voting-during-coronavirus-pandemic-idUSKBN22R3FR | 2020-05-16 |
| Unlike his former rival for the Democratic nomination Senator Bernie Sanders Biden does not support a singlepayer system like Medicare for All | Negative | Healthcare was already a top concern among U.S. voters even before the coronavirus pandemic killed tens of thousands of Americans and eliminated millions of jobs | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-healthcare-factbox/factbox-trump-biden-healthcare-showdown-in-the-spotlight-amid-pandemic-idUSKBN22R2BY | 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 |
| 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 |
| Biden supports a bill approved by the Democraticled House of Representatives last year that would allow Medicare to negotiate drug prices as private insurers do | Positive | Healthcare was already a top concern among U.S. voters even before the coronavirus pandemic killed tens of thousands of Americans and eliminated millions of jobs | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-healthcare-factbox/factbox-trump-biden-healthcare-showdown-in-the-spotlight-amid-pandemic-idUSKBN22R2BY | 2020-05-16 |
| 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 | Positive | Democratic presidential candidate Joe Bidens campaign is betting that as many as 16 states could be up for grabs in Novembers election with President Donald Trumps coronavirus response making places like Arizona more competitive | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-biden/biden-campaign-eyes-expanded-battleground-map-in-race-against-trump-idUSKBN22R2WK | 2020-05-16 |
| The Democratic initiative which was opposed by Republicans marked an historic shift for Congress which had never before allowed lawmakers to cast votes from anywhere but the House chamber | 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 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday passed a trillion Democratic bill aimed at salving the heavy human and economic toll of the coronavirus pandemic that has killed more than 85000 Americans and shut much of the economy | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday passed a trillion Democratic bill aimed at salving the heavy human and economic toll of the coronavirus pandemic that has killed more than 85000 Americans and shut much of the economy | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-passage/house-passes-3-trillion-coronavirus-aid-bill-idUSKBN22S02B | 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 |
| Democratic governors have been more cautious especially about big cities citing concerns for public health from a virus that has killed more than 85000 Americans | Negative | WASHINGTON Less populated areas of New York Virginia and Maryland took their first steps towards lifting lockdowns on Friday part of a patchwork approach to the coronavirus pandemic that has been shaped by political divisions across the United States | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/in-patchwork-restart-parts-of-new-york-and-other-u-s-states-reopen-idUSKBN22R2DE | 2020-05-16 |
| WASHINGTON The Democraticcontrolled U.S. House of Representatives approved a measure on Friday that would allow debate and a vote on a new trillion coronavirus relief bill and a proposal to allow voting by proxy in the House | Positive | WASHINGTON The Democraticcontrolled U.S. House of Representatives approved a measure on Friday that would allow debate and a vote on a new trillion coronavirus relief bill and a proposal to allow voting by proxy in the House | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-rule/u-s-house-clears-way-for-passage-of-3-trillion-coronavirus-relief-bill-idUSKBN22R2P6 | 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 |
| New York and Virginia are run by Democratic governors while Marylands governor Larry Hogan is a moderate Republican in a state that is strongly Democratic | Neutral | WASHINGTON Less populated areas of New York Virginia and Maryland took their first steps towards lifting lockdowns on Friday part of a patchwork approach to the coronavirus pandemic that has been shaped by political divisions across the United States | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/in-patchwork-restart-parts-of-new-york-and-other-u-s-states-reopen-idUSKBN22R2DE | 2020-05-16 |
| Chinas Foreign Ministry said on Thursday that Taiwans ruling Democratic Progressive Party refused to do this and so the political foundation for Taiwans WHO participation had ceased to | Negative | TAIPEI Taiwans health minister rejected on Friday Chinas main condition for the island to be able to take part in the World Health Organization that it accepts it is part of China ahead of a key meeting of the body during a pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-taiwan/taiwan-rejects-chinas-main-condition-for-who-participation-idUSKBN22R0HM | 2020-05-15 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Democratic governors many whose states were among the hardest hit have tended to move more cautiously | Neutral | The Wisconsin Supreme Court struck down a statewide coronavirus stayathome order on Wednesday siding with a legal challenge from Republican lawmakers who said the states top public health official exceeded her authority by imposing the restrictions | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-wisconsin/wisconsin-supreme-court-invalidates-states-covid-19-stay-at-home-order-idUSKBN22Q04H | 2020-05-14 |
| U.S. Representative Alexandria OcasioCortez will cochair a climate change panel for presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden giving him a prominent liberal voice that could help garner his partys full support | Positive | U.S. Representative Alexandria OcasioCortez will cochair a climate change panel for presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden giving him a prominent liberal voice that could help garner his partys full support | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-biden-climate/democrat-ocasio-cortez-to-lead-biden-climate-change-panel-with-kerry-idUSKBN22P0F8 | 2020-05-14 |
| 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 |
| President Donald Trumps former campaign chairman Paul Manafort was released from a federal prison in Pennsylvania on Wednesday to finish his sentence at home due to the coronavirus pandemic his lawyer said drawing fresh Democratic criticism over Justice Department actions that have benefited Trump associates | Negative | President Donald Trumps former campaign chairman Paul Manafort was released from a federal prison in Pennsylvania on Wednesday to finish his sentence at home due to the coronavirus pandemic his lawyer said drawing fresh Democratic criticism over Justice Department actions that have benefited Trump associates | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-manafort/trump-ex-campaign-aide-manafort-leaves-prison-for-home-amid-coronavirus-idUSKBN22P1W4 | 2020-05-14 |
| The Democratic proposal which includes funding for states businesses food support and families was quickly rejected by Trumps fellow Republicans in the U.S. Senate after it was unveiled on Tuesday | Neutral | 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 |
| A Democratic House aide said China continued to hide the facts about the pandemic and there should be a fullscale international effort to account for what has happened | Negative | WASHINGTON A prominent U.S. Republican senator proposed legislation on Tuesday that would authorize the U.S. president to impose farreaching sanctions on China if it fails to give a full account of events leading to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-graham/trump-senate-ally-seeks-china-sanctions-over-covid-19-probe-idUSKBN22O2XM | 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 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 |
| 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 |
| The Democraticled U.S. House of Representatives unveiled on Tuesday a sweeping new coronavirus bill with more than trillion in assistance to states families and epidemiologists seeking to track the extent of the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | The Democraticled U.S. House of Representatives unveiled on Tuesday a sweeping new coronavirus bill with more than trillion in assistance to states families and epidemiologists seeking to track the extent of the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-legislation-fa/factbox-new-u-s-house-coronavirus-bill-contains-3-trillion-plus-in-aid-idUSKBN22O32R | 2020-05-13 |
| Lawmaker Fabio Trad a former ally in the centrist Social Democratic Party has criticized Bolsonaros efforts to win over the centrist parties | Negative | BRASILIA Facing a criminal investigation that could oust him from office Brazils President Jair Bolsonaro is courting political power brokers he once decried as corrupt in a bid to survive a crisis worsened by his handling of the coronavirus epidemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-politics-bolsonaro-analysis/as-coronavirus-crisis-saps-his-popularity-brazils-bolsonaro-courts-former-foes-idUSKBN22O31Z | 2020-05-13 |
| Hill was the first Democrat to represent the district in 25 years when she was elected in 2018 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 The Democratic Partys rules committee moved on Tuesday to allow organizers to change the format of the partys U.S. presidential nominating convention including considering whether voting can be conducted remotely as it grapples with how to hold the event during the coronavirus pandemic | Positive | WASHINGTON The Democratic Partys rules committee moved on Tuesday to allow organizers to change the format of the partys U.S. presidential nominating convention including considering whether voting can be conducted remotely as it grapples with how to hold the event during the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-election-democrats/democrats-move-to-allow-voting-changes-for-presidential-convention-amid-health-crisis-idUSKBN22O35M | 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 |
| 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 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | 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 |
| If Republicans Trump and Pence were both to become incapacitated Democratic House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi would assume presidential duties under U.S. law | Negative | WASHINGTON The Trump administration has no plans to keep President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence apart a person familiar with the matter said on Sunday as concerns rise about the spread of the coronavirus within the White House | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-pence/no-plans-to-separate-trump-pence-despite-white-house-coronavirus-cases-source-idUSKBN22M0S2 | 2020-05-11 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday considers three blockbuster cases concerning efforts by the Democraticled House of Representatives and a grand jury working with a prosecutor in New York City to obtain copies of President Donald Trumps financial records | Neutral | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday considers three blockbuster cases concerning efforts by the Democraticled House of Representatives and a grand jury working with a prosecutor in New York City to obtain copies of President Donald Trumps financial records | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-trump-explainer/explainer-whats-at-stake-in-supreme-court-fight-over-trump-financial-records-idUSKBN22N1CU | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Karl Lauterbach a Social Democrat lawmaker and professor of epidemiology was worried after seeing large crowds outside on Saturday in his home city of Cologne | Negative | Global alarm was sounded on Monday over a potential second wave of coronavirus infections after Germany reported that the disease was again spreading faster just days after the first tentative steps there to ease a lockdown | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus/paris-salons-shanghai-disney-reopen-despite-global-alarm-over-second-wave-idUSKBN22N1QT | 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 |
| Democratic Party lawmaker Roy Kwong was arrested for disorderly conduct in a public police said | Negative | HONG KONG Hong Kong authorities said on Monday they arrested 230 people during prodemocracy protests on the weekend after a singalong demonstration at a shopping mall spilled out on to the streets of the Chineseruled city | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-hongkong-protests-arrests/hong-kong-police-arrest-more-than-200-as-pro-democracy-protests-return-idUSKBN22N0QK | 2020-05-11 |
| Some Democratic aides have expressed hope that details could soon begin to emerge | Positive | WASHINGTON A key U.S. Senate Democrat pushed back on Republican Majority Leader Mitch McConnells drive to protect employers from coronavirusrelated lawsuits when the economy begins to reopen saying it would be unnecessary if the White House set clearer standards | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-congress-liability/fight-brews-in-congress-over-republican-push-to-protect-business-from-coronavirus-lawsuits-idUSKBN22J1HI | 2020-05-08 |
| WASHINGTON The woman who alleges presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden sexually assaulted her in 1993 said in a video interview on Thursday that he should withdraw from the White House race | Negative | WASHINGTON The woman who alleges presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden sexually assaulted her in 1993 said in a video interview on Thursday that he should withdraw from the White House race | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-biden-accusation/in-video-interview-bidens-accuser-says-he-should-drop-out-of-white-house-race-idUSKBN22K04H | 2020-05-08 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday laid out the broad outlines of the next massive coronavirusresponse bill Democrats will seek with possible votes as soon as next week | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday laid out the broad outlines of the next massive coronavirusresponse bill Democrats will seek with possible votes as soon as next week | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/u-s-house-democrats-to-attempt-passing-next-coronavirus-bill-soon-idUSKBN22J2HW | 2020-05-08 |
| Biden 77 who will be the Democratic nominee to face Republican President Donald Trump 73 said in a MSNBC interview last week that Im saying unequivocally it never never happened | Positive | WASHINGTON The woman who alleges presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden sexually assaulted her in 1993 said in a video interview on Thursday that he should withdraw from the White House race | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-biden-accusation/in-video-interview-bidens-accuser-says-he-should-drop-out-of-white-house-race-idUSKBN22K04H | 2020-05-08 |
| Ehlers lost in the Democratic primary to become Vermonts governor in 2018 | Negative | Ben Jerrys won the dismissal on Thursday of a lawsuit by an environmental advocate who claimed the company deceived consumers by saying it used milk and cream from happy on Caring farms to make its premium ice cream | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-unilev-ben-jerrys-happy-cows-lawsuit/unilevers-ben-jerrys-prevails-in-happy-cows-lawsuit-idUSKBN22J3NQ | 2020-05-08 |
| The logos of six other parties including Democratic Action and A New Era which have significant representation in the National Assembly appear on the document | Positive | CARACAS Members of Venezuelas opposition in October negotiated a million deal with a small Florida security company to invade the country and overthrow President Nicolas Maduro according to a document published by the Washington Post on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-venezuela-security/venezuela-opposition-negotiated-maduro-overthrow-plan-with-security-firm-report-idUSKBN22J2QZ | 2020-05-08 |
| WASHINGTON A key U.S. Senate Democrat pushed back on Republican Majority Leader Mitch McConnells drive to protect employers from coronavirusrelated lawsuits when the economy begins to reopen saying it would be unnecessary if the White House set clearer standards | Negative | WASHINGTON A key U.S. Senate Democrat pushed back on Republican Majority Leader Mitch McConnells drive to protect employers from coronavirusrelated lawsuits when the economy begins to reopen saying it would be unnecessary if the White House set clearer standards | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-congress-liability/fight-brews-in-congress-over-republican-push-to-protect-business-from-coronavirus-lawsuits-idUSKBN22J1HI | 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 |
| McConnells Republicans control a slim majority in the Senate but he would need to sell the idea to the Democraticcontrolled House of Representatives for it to pass Congress | Neutral | WASHINGTON A key U.S. Senate Democrat pushed back on Republican Majority Leader Mitch McConnells drive to protect employers from coronavirusrelated lawsuits when the economy begins to reopen saying it would be unnecessary if the White House set clearer standards | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-congress-liability/fight-brews-in-congress-over-republican-push-to-protect-business-from-coronavirus-lawsuits-idUSKBN22J1HI | 2020-05-08 |
| Whitmer has been mentioned as a potential running mate for presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and has been a target of criticism from Republican President Donald Trump | Negative | Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer on Thursday said the states factories can reopen on May 11 removing one of the last major obstacles to North American automakers bringing thousands of laidoff employees back to work amid the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronarivus-usa-michigan-exclu/michigan-governor-allows-coronavirus-hit-manufacturers-to-reopen-on-may-11-idUSKBN22J2OG | 2020-05-08 |
| But even Californias Democratic governor Gavin Newsom has announced plans to loosen restrictions if data continues to improve | Neutral | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump said on Wednesday his coronavirus task force would shift its primary focus to reviving U.S. business and social life while acknowledging that reopening the economy could put more lives at risk | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/trump-to-refocus-coronavirus-task-force-on-economic-revival-concedes-risks-idUSKBN22I20M | 2020-05-07 |
| Democratic governors of hardhit states have at times clashed with Trump over easing restrictions | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump said on Wednesday his coronavirus task force would shift its primary focus to reviving U.S. business and social life while acknowledging that reopening the economy could put more lives at risk | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/trump-to-refocus-coronavirus-task-force-on-economic-revival-concedes-risks-idUSKBN22I20M | 2020-05-07 |
| One of the senators who voted no Democrat Ron Wyden said he opposed Evanina because Evanina had not done enough to protect whistleblowers | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate on Wednesday approved William Evanina President Donald Trumps nominee for a top counterintelligence position after he was blocked for almost two years over a Republican request for documents related to the investigation of Russia and Trumps 2016 election campaign | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-intelligence/u-s-senate-approves-trump-security-nominee-after-nearly-two-year-hold-idUSKBN22I2VO | 2020-05-07 |
| 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 | 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 |
| 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 |
| The committees top Democrat Senator Mark Warner said he was concerned about partisanship especially regarding intelligence oversight and whistleblowers | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. senators on Tuesday pressed Donald Trumps nominee to lead U.S. intelligence on whether he would act independently of the president on hotbutton issues like the origins of the coronavirus in China as lawmakers held the first public socially distanced hearing during the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-intelligence/senators-press-trump-pick-for-top-u-s-spy-on-china-in-era-of-coronavirus-idUSKBN22H22U | 2020-05-06 |
| NEW YORK Joe Bidens advantage over President Donald Trump in popular support has eroded in recent weeks as the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee struggles for visibility with voters during the coronavirus pandemic according to a poll released on Tuesday | Positive | NEW YORK Joe Bidens advantage over President Donald Trump in popular support has eroded in recent weeks as the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee struggles for visibility with voters during the coronavirus pandemic according to a poll released on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-poll/bidens-edge-evaporates-as-trump-seen-as-better-suited-for-economy-coronavirus-response-poll-shows-idUSKBN22I005 | 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 |
| 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 | 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 |
| Democratic Commissioner Rohit Chopra called the FTC decision to divest drugs to Nestle a company that sells no medicines risky and and Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter agreed | 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 |
| Democratic politicians and some Republicans have criticized Trump for playing down the threat and encouraging states to start to reopen their economies | Negative | WASHINGTON The White House coronavirus task force will wind down as the country moves into a second phase that focuses on the aftermath of the outbreak President Donald Trump said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-task-force/white-house-to-wind-down-coronavirus-task-force-as-focus-shifts-to-aftermath-trump-idUSKBN22H2KJ | 2020-05-06 |
| Presumptive Democratic U.S. presidential nominee Joe Bidens campaign on Monday unveiled a broad policy targeted toward helping reduce racial wealth and health gaps among new policies aimed at reaching black voters | Neutral | Presumptive Democratic U.S. presidential nominee Joe Bidens campaign on Monday unveiled a broad policy targeted toward helping reduce racial wealth and health gaps among new policies aimed at reaching black voters | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-biden-race/biden-announces-new-policy-efforts-aimed-at-black-voters-idUSKBN22G2LY | 2020-05-05 |
| Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer accused McConnell of calling senators back to pursue a Republican political agenda not help the country | 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 |
| The Democraticcontrolled House of Representatives chose to remain in recess this week because of potential health risks and has not announced when it will reconvene | 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 |
| 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 |
| GOMA Democratic Republic of Congo An armed group in northeast Congo known for using fetishes to protect its fighters said on Monday it would lay down its arms and end attacks against civilians and the army weeks after its leader was killed and other senior figures arrested | Positive | GOMA Democratic Republic of Congo An armed group in northeast Congo known for using fetishes to protect its fighters said on Monday it would lay down its arms and end attacks against civilians and the army weeks after its leader was killed and other senior figures arrested | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-congo-violence/armed-group-in-northeast-congo-says-to-lay-down-weapons-idUSKBN22G2UD | 2020-05-05 |
| Democratic Governor Steve Sisolak has said casinos will likely not be allowed to welcome guests until the third or fourth phase of reopenings which could be months away | Negative | The winking airport slot machines that tell visitors they have arrived in Nevadas Sin City are turned off and wrapped in police the famed Las Vegas Strip is so empty a group of bicyclists zooms down the middle on a Friday night | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-las-vegas-unions/i-wont-be-alive-to-work-las-vegas-union-wants-sick-leave-quarantine-pay-idUSKBN22D54Q | 2020-05-02 |
| May 1 U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Friday denied that he sexually assaulted a former Senate aide in 1993 his first public remarks on the subject after he faced intense pressure to address the allegation | Negative | May 1 U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Friday denied that he sexually assaulted a former Senate aide in 1993 his first public remarks on the subject after he faced intense pressure to address the allegation | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/usa-election-biden-accusation/democratic-presidential-candidate-biden-says-sexual-assault-never-happened-idUSL1N2CJ09B | 2020-05-02 |
| Democratic Super PAC Priorities USA plans to spend at least million airing ads in Florida between now and Election Day said Daniela Martins the groups Florida outreach director | Positive | TAMPA Fla | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-election-florida-a/coronavirus-scrambles-2020-expectations-for-trump-in-must-win-florida-idUSKBN22D6HX | 2020-05-02 |
| WASHINGTON Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden on Friday asked the Senate to find any documents tied to an allegation he sexually assaulted a former aide in 1993 after personally denying the accusation publicly for the first time | Negative | WASHINGTON Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden on Friday asked the Senate to find any documents tied to an allegation he sexually assaulted a former aide in 1993 after personally denying the accusation publicly for the first time | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-biden-accusation/democrat-joe-biden-denies-alleged-sexual-assault-requests-release-of-senate-records-idUSKBN22D5CB | 2020-05-02 |
| WASHINGTON Four senior Democratic lawmakers from Washington state on Friday sharply criticized President Donald Trumps trade policies for failing to address overcapacity in Chinas aluminum market they say is costing American workers their jobs | Negative | WASHINGTON Four senior Democratic lawmakers from Washington state on Friday sharply criticized President Donald Trumps trade policies for failing to address overcapacity in Chinas aluminum market they say is costing American workers their jobs | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-aluminum/u-s-lawmakers-fault-trump-for-failing-to-curb-chinese-aluminum-overcapacity-idUSKBN22D67W | 2020-05-02 |
| Some prominent Democratic women had stepped forward to defend Biden who was President Barack Obamas vice president and others had asked him to address the accusation | Positive | WASHINGTON Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden on Friday asked the Senate to find any documents tied to an allegation he sexually assaulted a former aide in 1993 after personally denying the accusation publicly for the first time | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-biden-accusation/democrat-joe-biden-denies-alleged-sexual-assault-requests-release-of-senate-records-idUSKBN22D5CB | 2020-05-02 |
| In Iowa Norris the former state Democratic party chair said a local PR firm also tried to recruit him to the effort | Neutral | WASHINGTON As Democratic presidential hopefuls descended on New Hampshire prior to the states Feb | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-election-financial-tax-specialrep/special-report-how-a-corporate-pr-machine-is-trying-to-kill-a-wall-street-tax-idUSKBN22D5DY | 2020-05-02 |
| 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 |
| Trump has repeatedly clashed with the Democraticcontrolled House over its moves to investigate his actions or those of his administration | Negative | WASHINGTON Top U.S. health official Anthony Fauci will not testify next week to a congressional committee examining the Trump administrations response to the coronavirus pandemic the White House said on Friday calling it to have individuals involved in the response testify | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-usa-fauci/white-house-blocks-fauci-from-testifying-to-congress-on-coronavirus-response-idUSKBN22E03O | 2020-05-02 |
| Instead the union which is influential with Democratic politicians who lead the swing state is negotiating hard for safety measures and paid leave for workers sidelined by the virus | Negative | The winking airport slot machines that tell visitors they have arrived in Nevadas Sin City are turned off and wrapped in police the famed Las Vegas Strip is so empty a group of bicyclists zooms down the middle on a Friday night | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-las-vegas-unions/i-wont-be-alive-to-work-las-vegas-union-wants-sick-leave-quarantine-pay-idUSKBN22D54Q | 2020-05-02 |
| An independent who voted for Democrat Barack Obama in 2008 and Republican Mitt Romney in 2012 the Naples resident plans to vote for Biden this time | Positive | TAMPA Fla | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-election-florida-a/coronavirus-scrambles-2020-expectations-for-trump-in-must-win-florida-idUSKBN22D6HX | 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 |
| Democratic Republic of Congo has cut its 2020 economic growth forecast to 1 | Negative | More than 3 | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-the-worldwide-spread-of-the-new-coronavirus-idUSKCN2280EQ | 2020-05-01 |
| Some prominent Democratic women have stepped forward to defend Biden | Positive | 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 |
| 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 |
| Democratic Senate whip Richard Durbin who sits on the Senate Judiciary Committee echoed Nadlers concerns | 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 |
| KINSHASA Democratic Republic of Congo has cut its 2020 economic growth forecast to 1 | Negative | KINSHASA Democratic Republic of Congo has cut its 2020 economic growth forecast to 1 | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-congo-economy/congos-economy-expected-to-contract-due-to-coronavirus-central-bank-idUSKBN22C3LY | 2020-05-01 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump told Reuters on Wednesday he does not believe opinion polls showing his likely Democratic opponent Joe Biden leads him in the 2020 race for the White House | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump told Reuters on Wednesday he does not believe opinion polls showing his likely Democratic opponent Joe Biden leads him in the 2020 race for the White House | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-election-exclusive/exclusive-trump-brushes-off-opinion-polls-showing-joe-biden-in-lead-for-president-idUSKBN22C03K | 2020-05-01 |
| WASHINGTON Presumptive U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden is facing growing calls from within and outside his party to respond to a former aides allegation that he sexually assaulted her nearly 30 years ago an assertion Bidens campaign has denied | Negative | WASHINGTON Presumptive U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden is facing growing calls from within and outside his party to respond to a former aides allegation that he sexually assaulted her nearly 30 years ago an assertion Bidens campaign has denied | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-biden-accusation/democrat-biden-faces-calls-to-address-sexual-assault-allegation-idUSKBN22C0GL | 2020-05-01 |
| BEIJING China Molybdenum Co is sending more copper and cobalt from the Democratic Republic of Congo to ports in Tanzania Namibia and Mozambique a spokesman said on Thursday as it weathers coronavirus disruption at South African outlets | Positive | BEIJING China Molybdenum Co is sending more copper and cobalt from the Democratic Republic of Congo to ports in Tanzania Namibia and Mozambique a spokesman said on Thursday as it weathers coronavirus disruption at South African outlets | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-cmoc-cobalt-drc/china-moly-shrugs-off-south-africa-port-disruption-as-drc-cobalt-sales-rise-idUSKBN22C1KG | 2020-05-01 |
| The president has sought to stir up discord in Democratic Party ranks about Senator Bernie Sanders who dropped out of the Democratic presidential race and endorsed Biden | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump told Reuters on Wednesday he does not believe opinion polls showing his likely Democratic opponent Joe Biden leads him in the 2020 race for the White House | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-election-exclusive/exclusive-trump-brushes-off-opinion-polls-showing-joe-biden-in-lead-for-president-idUSKBN22C03K | 2020-05-01 |
| U.S. Representative Alexandria OcasioCortez an influential liberal Democrat said during an online forum this week that Reades accusation deserves a fair examination | Negative | WASHINGTON Presumptive U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden is facing growing calls from within and outside his party to respond to a former aides allegation that he sexually assaulted her nearly 30 years ago an assertion Bidens campaign has denied | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-biden-accusation/democrat-biden-faces-calls-to-address-sexual-assault-allegation-idUSKBN22C0GL | 2020-05-01 |
| Merkels conservatives and their Social Democrat coalition partners have also passed a 750billioneuro rescue package to mitigate the economic impact of the crisis | Negative | BERLIN Germany will reopen playgrounds museums and churches from Monday to go with the small shops that reopened this week and decide within days about schools and sports events as it eases its way out of lockdown | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-merkel/germany-eases-lockdown-but-merkel-warns-of-new-outbreak-risk-idUSKBN22C2WO | 2020-05-01 |
| Newsom a Democrat has said that curbside retail manufacturing and other lowerrisk should reopen in California within weeks as testing and contacttracing improve | Positive | YORK The White House let its 2weekold economic reopening guidelines expire on Thursday as half of all U.S. states forged ahead with their own strategies for easing restrictions on restaurants retail and other businesses shuttered by the coronavirus crisis | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/half-of-u-s-states-easing-coronavirus-restrictions-as-jobless-numbers-grow-idUSKBN22C2QW | 2020-05-01 |
| Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden is assigning four close campaign allies to head up the process leading to one of his most important picking a running mate | Positive | Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden is assigning four close campaign allies to head up the process leading to one of his most important picking a running mate | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-biden-runningmate/biden-fields-committee-to-help-pick-a-running-mate-idUSKBN22C1IN | 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 |
| 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 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | Neutral | 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 |
| On March 11 Democratic New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio told New Yorkers during a radio interview to eat out at restaurants if they were not sick | Positive | U.S. deaths from the novel coronavirus topped 60000 on Wednesday and the outbreak will soon be deadlier than any flu season since 1967 according to a Reuters tally | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-casualties/u-s-coronavirus-outbreak-soon-to-be-deadlier-than-any-flu-since-1967-as-deaths-top-60000-idUSKBN22B32C | 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 |
| 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 |
| Florida Agricultural Commissioner Nikki Fried the states highestranking elected Democrat took a more conciliatory tone toward the DeSantis plan saying she was encouraged by this cautious approach | Neutral | MIAMI The governor of Florida among the last to lock down his state against the U.S. coronavirus outbreak announced on Wednesday he would permit a limited economic reopening next week while leaving restraints intact for the dense greater Miami area | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/florida-governor-excludes-miami-in-limited-coronavirus-reopening-idUSKBN22B23C | 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 |
| The Democratic primary for the U.S. state of Ohios third Congressional District has been won by incumbent Representative Joyce Beatty against Morgan Harper a progressive firsttime candidate who was previously a senior adviser at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau | Positive | The Democratic primary for the U.S. state of Ohios third Congressional District has been won by incumbent Representative Joyce Beatty against Morgan Harper a progressive firsttime candidate who was previously a senior adviser at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-politics-ohio-election/incumbent-democrat-joyce-beatty-wins-ohio-primary-against-liberal-morgan-harper-idUSKCN22B0Z0 | 2020-04-30 |
| WASHINGTON A U.S. Senate Democrat on Wednesday accused Republican Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of endangering the lives of Senate staff if he brings them back to work next week without effective safeguards against coronavirus infection in place | Negative | WASHINGTON A U.S. Senate Democrat on Wednesday accused Republican Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of endangering the lives of Senate staff if he brings them back to work next week without effective safeguards against coronavirus infection in place | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-senate/senate-democrat-says-republican-leaders-plan-to-resume-work-puts-lives-in-danger-idUSKBN22B33X | 2020-04-30 |
| The president has sought to stir up discord in Democratic Party ranks about Senator Bernie Sanders who dropped out of the Democratic presidential race and endorsed Biden earlier this month | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump told Reuters on Wednesday he does not believe opinion polls that show his likely Democratic presidential opponent Joe Biden leading in the 2020 race for the White House | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-election-exclusive/exclusive-trump-says-he-does-not-believe-polls-that-show-biden-ahead-in-presidential-race-idUSKBN22C03K | 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 |
| The president has suggested that if fellow progressive Senator Elizabeth Warren had dropped out of the Democratic contest earlier Sanders would have prevailed over Biden | Positive | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump told Reuters on Wednesday he does not believe opinion polls that show his likely Democratic presidential opponent Joe Biden leading in the 2020 race for the White House | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-election-exclusive/exclusive-trump-says-he-does-not-believe-polls-that-show-biden-ahead-in-presidential-race-idUSKBN22C03K | 2020-04-30 |
| Democrat Kweisi Mfume won a special U.S. congressional election in Maryland on Tuesday to finish the term of Democratic Representative Elijah Cummings who died in October while Ohio held mostly mailin primaries in response to the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | Democrat Kweisi Mfume won a special U.S. congressional election in Maryland on Tuesday to finish the term of Democratic Representative Elijah Cummings who died in October while Ohio held mostly mailin primaries in response to the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-ohio-election/democrat-mfume-retakes-maryland-congressional-seat-in-special-election-idUSKCN22A1FF | 2020-04-29 |
| Weaver said Sanders supporters success in changing Democratic Party policies would amount to little if we dont elect the candidates we have pushed and continue to push to be more progressive | Positive | Alumni of Senator Bernie Sanders unsuccessful presidential campaigns on Tuesday said they had started a new political fundraising group to support onetime rival Joe Biden | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-sanders/sanders-campaign-alumni-now-backing-biden-with-a-super-pac-idUSKCN22A33V | 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 |
| Earlier on Tuesday the opposition Democratic Labor Party asked the Supreme Court to block Ramagems nomination alleging an abuse of power | Negative | BRASILIA Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday named a family friend to head the federal police days after his justice minister quit and accused the president of meddling in law enforcement for political motives | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-politics/bolsonaro-taps-family-friend-as-brazil-top-cop-supreme-court-oks-probe-idUSKCN22A1KW | 2020-04-29 |
| Republicans are favored to oust Democratic Senator Doug Jones in conservative Alabama and are aiming for an upset in Michigan | Negative | Republican U.S. Senator Steve Daines has been airing a television advertisement in Montana touting his efforts to protect his states residents from the novel coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-election-senate-an/democrats-senate-majority-odds-boosted-amid-outbreak-trumps-uneven-response-idUSKCN22A2ZM | 2020-04-29 |
| The Democraticled House Judiciary Committee has said the earlier 21 ruling upset the balance of powers created by the U.S. Constitution | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. appeals court judges on Tuesday appeared skeptical about broad arguments made by the Trump administration that the House of Representatives cannot sue to enforce a subpoena demanding testimony of a former senior White House official | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-trump-russia-mcgahn/u-s-judges-press-trump-administration-over-subpoena-fight-idUSKCN22A1EW | 2020-04-29 |
| Democratic operatives say they will work to contrast those efforts with the reality of Trumps response | Positive | Republican U.S. Senator Steve Daines has been airing a television advertisement in Montana touting his efforts to protect his states residents from the novel coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-election-senate-an/democrats-senate-majority-odds-boosted-amid-outbreak-trumps-uneven-response-idUSKCN22A2ZM | 2020-04-29 |
| The Democratic governor has yet to set an end date for the order and has said he will coordinate with Oregon and Washington on reopening once safety benchmarks are reached | Positive | California curbside retail manufacturing and other lowerrisk should reopen within weeks as coronavirus testing and tracing improves Governor Gavin Newsom said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-california/california-plans-to-reopen-some-retail-manufacturing-within-weeks-idUSKCN22A371 | 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 |
| There has been no recent polling in the Senate contest but both Democratic and Republican strategists agreed it should be competitive largely on the strength of Bullocks statewide brand | Positive | Republican U.S. Senator Steve Daines has been airing a television advertisement in Montana touting his efforts to protect his states residents from the novel coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-election-senate-an/democrats-senate-majority-odds-boosted-amid-outbreak-trumps-uneven-response-idUSKCN22A2ZM | 2020-04-29 |
| Among registered voters said they would vote for Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden while said they would back Trump if the election were held today | Positive | NEW YORK Americans appear to be losing faith in what President Donald Trump says about the coronavirus pandemic with almost everyone rejecting Trumps remark that COVID19 may be treated by injecting infected people with bleach or other disinfectants according to a poll released on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-poll/americans-losing-faith-in-what-trump-says-about-the-coronavirus-reuters-ipsos-poll-idUSKCN22A3CK | 2020-04-29 |
| NEW YORK Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden won the endorsement on Tuesday of Hillary Clinton for the office she fell short of winning in 2016 in her bid to become the first woman elected as U.S. president | Positive | NEW YORK Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden won the endorsement on Tuesday of Hillary Clinton for the office she fell short of winning in 2016 in her bid to become the first woman elected as U.S. president | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-biden/biden-seeking-support-of-women-wins-hillary-clintons-endorsement-idUSKCN22A2WY | 2020-04-29 |
| Hoyer a Democrat said the decision was made after he talked to Congress physician on Monday | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives will not return to Washington next week as planned Majority Leader Steny Hoyer said on Tuesday citing health concerns amid a stillrising number of coronavirus cases in the nations capital | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-house-hoyer/u-s-house-of-representatives-will-not-return-to-washington-next-week-hoyer-idUSKCN22A2I5 | 2020-04-29 |
| A Sanders campaign official said the decision was an outrage a blow to American and called for the Democratic National Committee to overturn the decision | Negative | New York state on Monday canceled its presidential primary over concerns voting was an unnecessary risk amid the COVID19 pandemic drawing an angry response from the campaign of Bernie Sanders who has suspended his White House bid but hoped to remain on the ballot | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-new-york/new-york-state-cancels-presidential-primary-over-coronavirus-risk-idUSKCN2292IP | 2020-04-28 |
| Jocelyn Benson Michigans Secretary of State a Democrat expects about 2 million residents to vote by mail in November compared to 1 | Neutral | WASHINGTON Ohio will hold its primary election on Tuesday a virtually allmail contest that could serve as a test case for voting in the coronavirus era | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-ohio-election-insi/coronavirus-spurred-changes-to-ohios-primary-raise-concerns-about-november-idUSKCN229152 | 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 |
| 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 |
| The Democratic House leader was asked if billion in fresh small business aid due to be released by the government on Monday would help enough Americans | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. lawmakers may need to think of different ways to put money in Americans pockets if coronavirus aid does not reach enough people and may look at providing a minimum guaranteed income House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-pelosi/house-speaker-pelosi-says-may-look-at-guaranteed-income-other-aid-idUSKCN2291TO | 2020-04-28 |
| Democratic leaders have said their next priority will be passing aid to help state and local governments | Positive | 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 |
| The Democratic governor told a news briefing outdoor enterprises and residential and commercial construction would likely be one of first sectors to restart but she did not give a timeline | Neutral | DETROIT Ohio Governor Mike DeWine outlined first toward reopening the states economy on Monday diverging from Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer who said she would not be held to artificial while fighting the COVID19 pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-ohio/ohio-michigan-governors-diverge-on-plans-to-reopen-during-pandemic-idUSKCN2292P2 | 2020-04-28 |
| WASHINGTON Six Democratic senators have urged the U.S. Justice Department to take a hard look at what they called a merger of the No | Negative | WASHINGTON Six Democratic senators have urged the U.S. Justice Department to take a hard look at what they called a merger of the No | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-mcgrawhill-m-a-cengage/six-senators-urge-justice-department-to-take-tough-look-at-problematic-textbook-merger-idUSKCN2292YO | 2020-04-28 |
| The 40yearold who says she typically votes Democratic said the errant ballot has raised her anxiety about the same thing happening in November | Negative | WASHINGTON Ohio will hold its primary election on Tuesday a virtually allmail contest that could serve as a test case for voting in the coronavirus era | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-ohio-election-insi/coronavirus-spurred-changes-to-ohios-primary-raise-concerns-about-november-idUSKCN229152 | 2020-04-28 |
| Joe Bidens U.S. presidential campaign and his Democratic Party allies have gone on an allout offensive against President Donald Trumps coronavirus response betting it will be a winning issue with American voters in November | Negative | Joe Bidens U.S. presidential campaign and his Democratic Party allies have gone on an allout offensive against President Donald Trumps coronavirus response betting it will be a winning issue with American voters in November | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-election/its-not-about-you-democrats-bet-trump-coronavirus-response-a-2020-winner-for-biden-idUSKCN2292UN | 2020-04-28 |
| It was written by among others House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer and U.S. Representative Maxine Waters who chairs the House Financial Services Committee | Neutral | 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 |
| McConnell in remarks that have drawn sharp rebukes from various governors as well as Democratic lawmakers has suggested that states should declare bankruptcy instead | Negative | 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 |
| 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 |
| Pelosi the top U.S. Democrat added in a news conference that the legislation she is having prepared will be ready soon and that it will be expensive | Positive | WASHINGTON After passing trillion of coronavirus relief in a rare run of bipartisanship Republicans and Democrats in the U.S. Congress girded for a new battle over federal assistance to states and local governments grappling with the deadly outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/fight-over-next-coronavirus-aid-bill-kicks-into-high-gear-in-u-s-congress-idUSKCN2261C8 | 2020-04-25 |
| WASHINGTON Joe Biden and the Democratic National Committee have agreed to a joint fundraising accord that will allow the former vice president and likely presidential nominee to raise more money and compete on a more equal footing with Republican President Donald Trump in the Nov | Positive | WASHINGTON Joe Biden and the Democratic National Committee have agreed to a joint fundraising accord that will allow the former vice president and likely presidential nominee to raise more money and compete on a more equal footing with Republican President Donald Trump in the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-biden/biden-democrats-enter-a-joint-fundraising-agreement-for-november-election-idUSKCN22630E | 2020-04-25 |
| A rally outside Wisconsins capitol building in Madison on Friday drew hundreds of protesters who demanded Democratic Governor Tony Evers reopen the state even as it reported its largest single day jump of new coronavirus cases | Positive | MADISON Wisc | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-wisconsin/protesters-demand-wisconsin-governor-to-reopen-state-as-coronavirus-cases-rise-idUSKCN2263E9 | 2020-04-25 |
| WASHINGTON The top Democrat in the U.S. Senate said on Friday that momentum is gathering behind efforts to provide federal assistance to state and local governments hit by the coronavirus epidemic despite opposition from the Senates top Republican | Positive | WASHINGTON The top Democrat in the U.S. Senate said on Friday that momentum is gathering behind efforts to provide federal assistance to state and local governments hit by the coronavirus epidemic despite opposition from the Senates top Republican | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-schumer/schumer-says-momentum-growing-for-state-aid-package-idUSKCN2261RX | 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 |
| 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 |
| Democratic U.S. Representative David Cicillines proposal attempts to ensure that large companies do not wipe out competition from smaller rivals already hit hard by the pandemic | Negative | WASHINGTON The chair of the House Judiciary Committees antitrust panel on Thursday called for a moratorium on mergers in the next coronavirus stimulus package and a ban on deals that are not directly related to companies about to fail | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-m-a/key-u-s-lawmaker-pushes-for-a-ban-on-mergers-until-coronavirus-pandemic-ends-idUSKCN2252GF | 2020-04-24 |
| And Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi did not wear one as she spoke | Neutral | WASHINGTON Masked and gloved members of the U.S. House of Representatives gathered in a largely empty Capitol for the first time in weeks on Thursday to vote on the next coronavirus response bill under rules that will extend proceedings for hours in the name of safety | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-house/this-could-take-hours-coronavirus-protocols-will-prolong-house-vote-idUSKCN2252ID | 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 |
| WASHINGTON The Democraticcontrolled U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday approved the creation of a special investigative panel to examine the federal governments response to the coronavirus pandemic | Neutral | WASHINGTON The Democraticcontrolled U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday approved the creation of a special investigative panel to examine the federal governments response to the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-investigation/u-s-house-creates-panel-to-probe-federal-coronavirus-response-idUSKCN2253J4 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Nancy Pelosi speaker of the Democratic controlled House of Representatives has said more money for state and local governments would be included in the next coronavirus relief package in Congress | Negative | 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 |
| NEW YORK Republican President Donald Trump trails Democrat Joe Biden among registered voters in three battleground states that he narrowly carried in 2016 and are seen as crucial to winning Novembers election according to an Ipsos public opinion poll conducted exclusively for Reuters | Positive | April 22 story has been corrected to remove references to Midwest in headline paragraphs 17 and | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-battlegrounds-exclusive/exclusive-poll-signals-strengthening-support-for-biden-over-trump-in-three-battleground-states-idUSKCN2243KJ | 2020-04-24 |
| Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Larry Summers an academic and longtime economic aide to Democratic presidents is among the people now advising Joe Bidens presidential campaign according to two people familiar with the matter | Neutral | Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Larry Summers an academic and longtime economic aide to Democratic presidents is among the people now advising Joe Bidens presidential campaign according to two people familiar with the matter | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-biden-economy/biden-campaigns-outside-economic-advisers-include-larry-summers-idUSKCN2253QX | 2020-04-24 |
| Markeys concerns echoed those of fellow Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal who has said that the companies face a rightfully skeptical when it comes to privacy | Negative | WASHINGTON Senator Edward Markey a Democrat and online privacy advocate said in a letter released Wednesday that any digital coronavirus contact tracing should be voluntary transparent and collect only the information needed to identify who might be at risk of contracting the respiratory ailment that has killed more than 45000 people in the United States | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-contract-tracing-m/u-s-lawmaker-says-any-covid-19-contact-tracing-tech-should-be-voluntary-and-limited-idUSKCN2243D8 | 2020-04-23 |
| WASHINGTON Senator Edward Markey a Democrat and online privacy advocate said in a letter released Wednesday that any digital coronavirus contact tracing should be voluntary transparent and collect only the information needed to identify who might be at risk of contracting the respiratory ailment that has killed more than 45000 people in the United States | Negative | WASHINGTON Senator Edward Markey a Democrat and online privacy advocate said in a letter released Wednesday that any digital coronavirus contact tracing should be voluntary transparent and collect only the information needed to identify who might be at risk of contracting the respiratory ailment that has killed more than 45000 people in the United States | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-contract-tracing-m/u-s-lawmaker-says-any-covid-19-contact-tracing-tech-should-be-voluntary-and-limited-idUSKCN2243D8 | 2020-04-23 |
| Former Vice President Joe Biden the likely Democratic nominee promises to rescind most of those policies if he wins the Nov | Positive | U.S. President Donald Trumps push to crack down on illegal immigration was at the heart of the Republicans winning 2016 campaign and has remained at the forefront of his White House agenda | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-immigration-factbox/factbox-trump-and-biden-take-sharply-different-paths-on-immigration-idUSKCN2243BA | 2020-04-23 |
| NEW YORK Republican President Donald Trump trails Democrat Joe Biden among registered voters in three Midwestern battleground states that he narrowly carried in 2016 and are seen as crucial to winning Novembers election according to an Ipsos public opinion poll conducted exclusively for Reuters | Positive | NEW YORK Republican President Donald Trump trails Democrat Joe Biden among registered voters in three Midwestern battleground states that he narrowly carried in 2016 and are seen as crucial to winning Novembers election according to an Ipsos public opinion poll conducted exclusively for Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-battlegrounds-exclusive/exclusive-poll-signals-strengthening-support-for-biden-over-trump-in-three-midwest-battleground-states-idUSKCN2243KJ | 2020-04-23 |
| Washington Senator Maria Cantwell a Democrat said she would work to expand the program to local outlets in the next package Congress considers | Positive | Newspapers in Seattle and Tampa Bay won support from a U.S. program aimed at helping small businesses during the coronavirus pandemic as local advertising revenue has fallen sharply | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-media/seattle-tampa-bay-newspapers-win-u-s-payroll-support-idUSKCN2243BK | 2020-04-23 |
| Vladimir Zhirinovsky the outspoken head of Russias nationalist Liberal Democratic Party has said the people laying flowers on Lenins tomb during lockdown should be arrested | Negative | MOSCOW Dozens of Russian communists defied Moscows coronavirus lockdown on Wednesday by marching across Red Square to lay flowers outside Vladimir Lenins tomb to mark 150 years since the birth of the Bolshevik leader | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-lenin-anniversary-russia/russian-communists-defy-lockdown-with-red-square-parade-for-lenins-150th-idUSKCN22423L | 2020-04-23 |
| 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 |
| This was echoed by Representative Chrissy Houlahan a Pennsylvania Democrat who said the issue of creating a viable domestic industry had been ignored for too many years | Negative | MOUNTAIN PASS Calif | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-usa-rareearths-insight/american-quandary-how-to-secure-weapons-grade-minerals-without-china-idUSKCN2241KF | 2020-04-23 |
| 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 | 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 |
| In Wisconsin Republican lawmakers who filed a lawsuit against Democratic Governor Tony Evers challenging his stayathome order that runs until May 26 | Negative | ATLANTA Governors of about half a dozen U.S. states pushed ahead on Tuesday with plans to partially reopen for business despite warnings by some health officials that doing so could trigger a new surge in coronavirus cases | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/political-wrangling-controversy-mark-re-opening-of-u-s-states-idUSKCN2231TU | 2020-04-22 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom of California the most populous U.S. state said despite evidence the outbreak was slowing there cases and deaths were still rising | Neutral | ATLANTA Governors of about half a dozen U.S. states pushed ahead on Tuesday with plans to partially reopen for business despite warnings by some health officials that doing so could trigger a new surge in coronavirus cases | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/political-wrangling-controversy-mark-re-opening-of-u-s-states-idUSKCN2231TU | 2020-04-22 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer welcomed a bipartisan deal reached on small business loan support along with money for hospitals and testing and said the U.S. Congress would aim to pass it this week | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer welcomed a bipartisan deal reached on small business loan support along with money for hospitals and testing and said the U.S. Congress would aim to pass it this week | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-democrats/u-s-pelosi-schumer-welcome-deal-with-funds-for-small-business-hospitals-and-testing-idUSKCN22332A | 2020-04-22 |
| DETROIT Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer said on Tuesday she had not had any conversation with presumed Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden about being his running mate in the 2020 election | Neutral | DETROIT Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer said on Tuesday she had not had any conversation with presumed Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden about being his running mate in the 2020 election | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-midwest/michigan-governor-says-she-has-not-spoken-with-biden-about-vp-role-idUSKCN2232ON | 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 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday welcomed the agreement reached between Republican and Democratic lawmakers to provide more coronavirus relief funding for small businesses and others | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday welcomed the agreement reached between Republican and Democratic lawmakers to provide more coronavirus relief funding for small businesses and others | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-cornavirus-congress-trump/trump-urges-u-s-house-to-approve-latest-coronavirus-relief-bill-idUSKCN2233AR | 2020-04-22 |
| WASHINGTON A top U.S. House of Representatives Democrat recommended measures on Tuesday to allow members to vote and do committee work remotely even when they are back in Washington to comply with social distancing guidelines to prevent the spread of the coronavirus | Positive | WASHINGTON A top U.S. House of Representatives Democrat recommended measures on Tuesday to allow members to vote and do committee work remotely even when they are back in Washington to comply with social distancing guidelines to prevent the spread of the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-remote/house-leader-hoyer-recommends-remote-work-amid-coronavirus-idUSKCN22325M | 2020-04-22 |
| Republican lawmakers in Wisconsin on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against Democratic Governor Tony Evers challenging his stayathome order to contain the coronavirus outbreak as states decisions on when to reopen their economies have become increasingly political | Negative | Republican lawmakers in Wisconsin on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against Democratic Governor Tony Evers challenging his stayathome order to contain the coronavirus outbreak as states decisions on when to reopen their economies have become increasingly political | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-wisconsin/wisconsin-republicans-file-lawsuit-challenging-coronavirus-shutdown-order-idUSKCN223366 | 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 |
| House Democratic Majority Leader Steny Hoyer wrote to the leaders of the House Rules and Administration committees urging them to update congressional rules to allow votes using videoconferencing technology | Positive | WASHINGTON A top U.S. House of Representatives Democrat recommended measures on Tuesday to allow members to vote and do committee work remotely even when they are back in Washington to comply with social distancing guidelines to prevent the spread of the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-remote/house-leader-hoyer-recommends-remote-work-amid-coronavirus-idUSKCN22325M | 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 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Monday Republican and Democratic negotiators have come to terms on the of the next coronavirus relief package which is expected to focus on more aid for small businesses and be taken up in the U.S. Congress this week | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Monday Republican and Democratic negotiators have come to terms on the of the next coronavirus relief package which is expected to focus on more aid for small businesses and be taken up in the U.S. Congress this week | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-pelosi/u-s-pelosi-negotiators-agreed-principles-of-next-coronavirus-aid-package-idUSKBN223039 | 2020-04-21 |
| U.S. Representative Andy Levin a Democrat said on Twitter that the new flight to Haiti should be stopped to prevent a wider spread of the disease | Negative | MEXICO Mexico and Haiti have detected coronavirus infections among migrants deported recently from the United States officials said on Tuesday part of a growing trend of contagion among deportees | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-deportees/exporting-coronavirus-infections-among-u-s-deportees-reach-haiti-mexico-idUSKBN22305K | 2020-04-21 |
| 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 |
| A more moderate Democratic opponent plus the Presidents response to the virus crisis has seen our respondents lowest likelihood of a Mr | Negative | LONDON The markets are much less confident about Europe and the United States getting back to business ahead of the summer a Deutsche Bank investor survey showed on Monday even as some countries begin gradually reopening their economies | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-health-coronavirus-survey/investors-much-less-confident-about-market-outlook-trump-re-election-chance-survey-idUSKBN2221YE | 2020-04-21 |
| In an interview with CNN Pelosi said Republican and Democratic negotiators were still in talks I feel very optimistic and hopeful that well come to a conclusion tonight | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Congress on Monday inched toward a billion deal to help small businesses and hospitals hurt by the coronavirus pandemic with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi saying negotiators had come to terms on the of the package as the Senate set a Tuesday session for a potential vote | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/senate-moves-toward-possible-tuesday-coronavirus-vote-pelosi-sees-deal-on-principles-idUSKBN2221OG | 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 |
| McConnell complained that an agreement had not been reached because our Democratic colleagues are still prolonging their discussions with the administration | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Congress on Monday inched toward a billion deal to help small businesses and hospitals hurt by the coronavirus pandemic with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi saying negotiators had come to terms on the of the package as the Senate set a Tuesday session for a potential vote | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/senate-moves-toward-possible-tuesday-coronavirus-vote-pelosi-sees-deal-on-principles-idUSKBN2221OG | 2020-04-21 |
| WASHINGTON A U.S. Senate Republican and a Democrat proposed a billion rescue package for state and municipal governments on Monday as it became increasingly clear that the next coronavirus relief bill will not include money for reeling local authorities | Negative | WASHINGTON A U.S. Senate Republican and a Democrat proposed a billion rescue package for state and municipal governments on Monday as it became increasingly clear that the next coronavirus relief bill will not include money for reeling local authorities | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-local/u-s-senators-propose-500-billion-rescue-for-state-local-governments-idUSKBN2222IK | 2020-04-21 |
| That apparent omission was one reason a leading progressive Democrat Representative Alexandria OcasioCortez denounced the outlines of the bill calling it insulting | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Congress on Monday inched toward a billion deal to help small businesses and hospitals hurt by the coronavirus pandemic with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi saying negotiators had come to terms on the of the package as the Senate set a Tuesday session for a potential vote | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/senate-moves-toward-possible-tuesday-coronavirus-vote-pelosi-sees-deal-on-principles-idUSKBN2221OG | 2020-04-21 |
| The Democratic party has trained 7000 digital organizers over the past month and was connecting with voters using social media handles among other methods chair Tom Perez said Friday | Neutral | When stayathome orders sparked by the coronavirus forced him to find new ways to reach young voters ahead of the November U.S. election Felix Clarke turned to an online computer game | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-election/kept-home-by-covid-19-u-s-politics-goes-virtual-with-digital-dance-parties-and-avatars-idUSKBN22217D | 2020-04-21 |
| Expressing sympathy for the protesters Trump lashed out on Twitter last week at Democratic governors in three electoral swing states saying their stayathome orders had gone too far | Negative | HARRISBURG Pa | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/as-protesters-decry-u-s-coronavirus-lockdown-officials-urge-caution-idUSKBN2221P9 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| BENI Democratic Republic of Congo An Ebola flareup in eastern Congo may spread again after a patient escaped from a clinic complicating efforts to contain the disease that has infected six people since last week the World Health Organization said on Sunday | Negative | BENI Democratic Republic of Congo An Ebola flareup in eastern Congo may spread again after a patient escaped from a clinic complicating efforts to contain the disease that has infected six people since last week the World Health Organization said on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-ebola-congo/escape-of-ebola-patient-in-congo-sparks-fear-of-further-infection-idUSKBN2210R6 | 2020-04-20 |
| Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer had said he hoped a deal could be reached on Sunday evening although he cautioned that many issues remained | 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 |
| WASHINGTON The top Democrat in the U.S. Senate Chuck Schumer said on Sunday that he is close to reaching a deal with Republicans on a new coronavirus response bill | Positive | WASHINGTON The top Democrat in the U.S. Senate Chuck Schumer said on Sunday that he is close to reaching a deal with Republicans on a new coronavirus response bill | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-schumer/democrats-close-to-deal-with-republicans-on-new-coronavirus-response-bill-idUSKBN2210K8 | 2020-04-20 |
| Democratic Governor Ralph Northam of Virginia told CNN the idea states have enough tests was delusional | Negative | Protests flared in U.S. states on Sunday over stayathome orders while governors disputed President Donald Trumps claims they have enough tests for the novel coronavirus and should quickly reopen their economies | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/more-u-s-protests-call-for-lifting-coronavirus-restrictions-as-governors-push-back-idUSKBN2210MH | 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 |
| Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea is North Koreas official name | Neutral | SEOUL North Korea on Sunday denied a letter was sent to U.S. President Donald Trump North Korean state news agency KCNA said citing a Foreign Ministry press chief | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-usa/north-koreas-foreign-ministry-denies-letter-sent-to-trump-kcna-idUSKBN2210KW | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 3 U.S. elections amid the coronavirus pandemic with a partisan fight shaping up over a Democratic proposal to require states to offer the option of voting by mail | Negative | 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 Joe Biden is starting to get the help he needs to compete with President Donald Trumps massive election war chest although the Democrat has a huge shortfall to make up in the coming months | Negative | WASHINGTON Joe Biden is starting to get the help he needs to compete with President Donald Trumps massive election war chest although the Democrat has a huge shortfall to make up in the coming months | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-biden-fundraising/in-a-coronavirus-world-biden-seeks-ways-to-close-money-gap-with-trump-idUSKBN21Z1CG | 2020-04-18 |
| Klobuchar ran unsuccessfully for the Democratic presidential nomination and is considered a potential vice presidential running mate for the partys presumptive nominee Joe Biden | Neutral | 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 |
| Were looking at how to best support Democratic victories up and down the ballot in November just as Mike Bloomberg has done in previous a Bloomberg spokeswoman said | Positive | WASHINGTON Joe Biden is starting to get the help he needs to compete with President Donald Trumps massive election war chest although the Democrat has a huge shortfall to make up in the coming months | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-biden-fundraising/in-a-coronavirus-world-biden-seeks-ways-to-close-money-gap-with-trump-idUSKBN21Z1CG | 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 |
| NEW YORK The U.S. coronavirus crisis took a sharp political turn on Friday as President Donald Trump lashed out at four Democratic governors over their handling of the pandemic after having conceded that states bear ultimate control of restrictions to contain the outbreak | Negative | NEW YORK The U.S. coronavirus crisis took a sharp political turn on Friday as President Donald Trump lashed out at four Democratic governors over their handling of the pandemic after having conceded that states bear ultimate control of restrictions to contain the outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/u-s-coronavirus-crisis-takes-a-sharp-political-turn-idUSKBN21Z2HN | 2020-04-18 |
| Democratic legislator Claudia Mo who was not among those arrested said the government led by Chief Executive Carrie Lam was trying into introduce a ring of terror in Hong | Positive | HONG KONG Hong Kong police arrested on Saturday about a dozen democracy activists on charges of illegal assembly in raids across the Asian financial hub media and political sources said | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-hongkong-protests-arrests/hong-kong-police-detain-veteran-democracy-activists-in-raids-idUSKBN2200AI | 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 |
| Americans are paying the price for President Donald Trumps failure to hold China to account over the coronavirus pandemic presumed Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden said on Friday as the two campaigns spar over who can better confront challenges posed by Beijing | Negative | Americans are paying the price for President Donald Trumps failure to hold China to account over the coronavirus pandemic presumed Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden said on Friday as the two campaigns spar over who can better confront challenges posed by Beijing | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-china/biden-says-trump-failed-to-hold-china-accountable-on-coronavirus-idUSKBN21Z3DZ | 2020-04-18 |
| Whitmer is considered a top contender to be the running mate of Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden when he takes on Trump in Novembers general election | Positive | DETROIT As sweeping stayathome orders in 42 U.S. states to combat the new coronavirus have shuttered businesses disrupted lives and decimated the economy some protesters have begun taking to the streets to urge governors to rethink the restrictions | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-protests/scattered-protests-push-back-on-u-s-coronavirus-stay-at-home-orders-idUSKBN21Y34A | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| In Richmond Virginia about 30 people gathered outside the state Capitol on Thursday in defiance of a stayathome order that the Democratic governor has instituted until June 10 | Negative | NEW YORK New York and six other Northeastern states on Thursday extended coronavirus stayathome orders to May 15 as President Donald Trump issued new federal guidelines for a cautious reopening of the economy in keeping with advice from leading public health authorities | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/u-s-states-extend-coronavirus-shutdown-trump-unveils-plan-for-return-idUSKCN21Y1X2 | 2020-04-17 |
| Three Democratic lawmakers representing congressional districts along the U.S.Mexico border recently called on the Trump administration to temporarily pause the legal efforts | Positive | Even as the Trump administration was struggling to deal with the coronavirus outbreak it was ramping up efforts to seize land along U.S. southern border to build a wall and fulfill a major campaign promise a Reuters review of federal court records shows | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-trump-wall-exclusive/exclusive-as-the-u-s-shut-down-trumps-legal-fight-to-build-wall-ramped-up-idUSKCN21Y2DR | 2020-04-17 |
| 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 |
| U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren said on Wednesday that she would accept an offer to be Democratic presidential candidate Joe Bidens running mate if the position were offered | Positive | U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren said on Wednesday that she would accept an offer to be Democratic presidential candidate Joe Bidens running mate if the position were offered | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-warren/warren-says-she-would-accept-an-offer-to-be-bidens-running-mate-idUSKCN21Y07R | 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 |
| No woman has ever served as vice president although two Democrat Geraldine Ferraro in 1984 and Republican Sarah Palin in 2008 were majorparty nominees for the office | Neutral | Presumptive Democratic U.S. presidential nominee Joe Biden who has vowed to pick a woman to join his ticket said he would appoint a committee this month to help him vet possible running mates | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-biden-runningmate-factbo/biden-wants-a-woman-to-be-his-running-mate-here-are-some-names-under-consideration-idUSKCN21X1AB | 2020-04-16 |
| That marks a change from recent weeks when both Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell a Republican were publicly dismissive of calls for remote voting | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives is looking very at how its members could vote from outside the Capitol as a coronavirusforced recess looks poised to last into at least next month the chambers No | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/as-pandemic-lingers-u-s-house-looking-very-closely-at-remote-voting-idUSKCN21X2PO | 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 Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said he has been talking with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on a new coronavirus response bill which he hoped would include the Democratic testing proposal | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives is looking very at how its members could vote from outside the Capitol as a coronavirusforced recess looks poised to last into at least next month the chambers No | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/as-pandemic-lingers-u-s-house-looking-very-closely-at-remote-voting-idUSKCN21X2PO | 2020-04-16 |
| 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 |
| Neither Trumps predecessor Democrat Barack Obama nor Republican George W. Bush before him put their names on stimulus checks during their White House tenures | Neutral | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he does not expect delays in the mailing of coronavirus relief paper checks to millions of Americans despite changes U.S. Treasury Department officials will need to make in the printing process to add his name | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-checks/trump-says-u-s-coronavirus-relief-checks-will-bear-his-name-but-wont-delay-them-idUSKCN21X37Q | 2020-04-16 |
| OcasioCortez who had earlier backed fellow progressive U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders bid for the Democratic nomination said she expected to ultimately support Bidens bid to unseat Republican President Donald Trump | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Representative Alexandria OcasioCortez one of Congresss leading progressives told Politico on Wednesday she wanted to see former Vice President Joe Biden refine his stances on issues including healthcare and immigration before endorsing him | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-biden-ocasiocortez/democrat-ocasio-cortez-plans-to-back-biden-but-wants-to-see-tougher-stances-idUSKCN21X2C7 | 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 |
| Presumptive Democratic U.S. presidential nominee Joe Biden who has vowed to pick a woman to join his ticket said he would appoint a committee this month to help him vet possible running mates | Positive | Presumptive Democratic U.S. presidential nominee Joe Biden who has vowed to pick a woman to join his ticket said he would appoint a committee this month to help him vet possible running mates | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-biden-runningmate-factbo/biden-wants-a-woman-to-be-his-running-mate-here-are-some-names-under-consideration-idUSKCN21X1AB | 2020-04-16 |
| A former aide to presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has in several media interviews accused him of sexually assaulting her nearly 30 years ago when he was a U.S. senator an assertion that Bidens campaign has strongly denied | Negative | A former aide to presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has in several media interviews accused him of sexually assaulting her nearly 30 years ago when he was a U.S. senator an assertion that Bidens campaign has strongly denied | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-biden-accusation/former-aide-accuses-biden-of-sexual-assault-campaign-denies-it-idUSKCN21W2XE | 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 Former U.S. President Barack Obama endorsed Joe Biden as the Democratic nominee on Tuesday breaking his silence to help his former vice presidents efforts to unite the party and energize its voters ahead of the Nov | Positive | WASHINGTON Former U.S. President Barack Obama endorsed Joe Biden as the Democratic nominee on Tuesday breaking his silence to help his former vice presidents efforts to unite the party and energize its voters ahead of the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-obama/obama-on-board-democrat-biden-lands-key-endorsement-in-white-house-race-idUSKCN21W1YB | 2020-04-15 |
| WASHINGTON Republicans in the U.S. Senate and the Trump administration on Tuesday warned that a key program to help small businesses survive the coronavirus pandemic was running out of money pressuring Democrats to agree on an emergency infusion of aid | Negative | WASHINGTON Republicans in the U.S. Senate and the Trump administration on Tuesday warned that a key program to help small businesses survive the coronavirus pandemic was running out of money pressuring Democrats to agree on an emergency infusion of aid | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/republicans-warn-coronavirus-aid-program-running-out-of-cash-idUSKCN21W20O | 2020-04-15 |
| The former presidents support gives the green light to former Obama officials wealthy donors and Democratic Party luminaries to enlist in Bidens cause if they have not done so already | Positive | WASHINGTON Former U.S. President Barack Obama endorsed Joe Biden as the Democratic nominee on Tuesday breaking his silence to help his former vice presidents efforts to unite the party and energize its voters ahead of the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-obama/obama-on-board-democrat-biden-lands-key-endorsement-in-white-house-race-idUSKCN21W1YB | 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 |
| 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 | 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 |
| Democratic and Republicanaligned groups across the country are already fighting in federal and state courts over whether and how to expand access to mailin voting | Positive | 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 |
| Senator Ed Markey a Democrat criticized the Treasurys decision to require repayment for some of the payroll grants | Negative | The U.S. Treasury Department said on Tuesday that major passenger airlines have agreed in principle to a billion rescue package ensuring airline workers have jobs until October while the industry battles its biggestever crisis | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-airlines/major-u-s-airlines-accept-government-aid-for-payrolls-american-and-alaska-also-seeking-loans-idUSKCN21W2XA | 2020-04-15 |
| The Democratic governor has been mentioned as a possible vice presidential pick for Biden partly because Michigan is a crucial swing state that Trump narrowly won in 2016 | Positive | 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 |
| 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 |
| KINSHASA The Democratic Republic of Congo recorded a third new Ebola case on Monday a sevenyearold girl who had started showing symptoms after visiting the same health centre as the two previous cases the World Health Organisation said on Monday | Negative | KINSHASA The Democratic Republic of Congo recorded a third new Ebola case on Monday a sevenyearold girl who had started showing symptoms after visiting the same health centre as the two previous cases the World Health Organisation said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-ebola-congo/congo-records-third-new-ebola-case-from-same-infection-chain-who-idUSKCN21V1XY | 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 |
| KINSHASA A man who contracted Ebola in Democratic Republic of Congo has died regional health authorities said in a statement on Friday | Negative | KINSHASA A man who contracted Ebola in Democratic Republic of Congo has died regional health authorities said in a statement on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-ebola-congo-death/man-who-contracted-ebola-in-congo-has-died-regional-health-authorities-idUSKCN21S1XX | 2020-04-11 |
| 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 |
| Democratic Congressman Eliot Engel who leads the House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee said on Twitter that Trump should be working with allies on COVID19 and should not extort friends | Positive | WASHINGTON When U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper rang his South Korean counterpart this week he pressed for a deal quickly on defense costsharing that President Donald Trump expects will translate into much higher contributions from Seoul | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-southkorea-trump-defense-exclusiv/exclusive-inside-trumps-standoff-with-south-korea-over-defense-costs-idUSKCN21S1W7 | 2020-04-11 |
| WASHINGTON Republican and Democratic U.S. senators will introduce legislation on Friday seeking to reaffirm the countrys commitment to global health amid the coronavirus crisis including reestablishing a panel similar to one disbanded by President Donald Trump charged with preparing for pandemics | Negative | WASHINGTON Republican and Democratic U.S. senators will introduce legislation on Friday seeking to reaffirm the countrys commitment to global health amid the coronavirus crisis including reestablishing a panel similar to one disbanded by President Donald Trump charged with preparing for pandemics | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-senate/lawmakers-look-to-reaffirm-u-s-commitment-to-global-health-amid-coronavirus-idUSKCN21S19W | 2020-04-11 |
| BENI The first person to contract Ebola in Democratic Republic of Congo in more than 50 days has died the government said on Friday ending hopes that the second worst outbreak of the disease in history might be over | Negative | BENI The first person to contract Ebola in Democratic Republic of Congo in more than 50 days has died the government said on Friday ending hopes that the second worst outbreak of the disease in history might be over | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-ebola-congo/ebola-patient-dies-in-congo-first-case-in-50-days-idUSKCN21S1P5 | 2020-04-11 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 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 |
| Trump has said he was referring to Democratic attempts to politicize the disease when he used the word hoax | 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 |
| To my Democratic colleagues please please do not block emergency aid you do not even oppose just because you want something McConnell said | 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 |
| 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 |
| During a brief debate Democratic Senator Chris Van Hollen called McConnells move a complete political that had no chance of becoming law | 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 |
| The Democratic Party sued Texass Republican leadership in federal court on Tuesday to force the state to allow noexcuse absentee voting | 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 |
| KINSHASA Vital Kamerhe the chief of staff to the president of Democratic Republic of Congo was arrested on Wednesday after testifying in an investigation into the alleged misappropriation of public funds police said | Negative | KINSHASA Vital Kamerhe the chief of staff to the president of Democratic Republic of Congo was arrested on Wednesday after testifying in an investigation into the alleged misappropriation of public funds police said | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-congo-justice/congo-presidents-chief-of-staff-arrested-amid-graft-probe-idUSKCN21Q33L | 2020-04-09 |
| Democratic congressional leaders said they would back the Trump administrations request for another billion for small businesses if the bill includes more funding for hospitals local governments and food assistance | Positive | The number of confirmed infections of the novel coronavirus exceeded 1 | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/latest-on-the-spread-of-the-coronavirus-around-the-world-idUSKBN21P389 | 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 |
| Democratic leaders said what happened in Wisconsin is a warning to the rest of the country | 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 countrys largest opposition party the Democratic Alliance had called on Ramaphosa to fire NdabeniAbrahams and lay a criminal complaint against her over the lockdown | Negative | JOHANNESBURG South African President Cyril Ramaphosa put the communications minister on special for two months on Wednesday and docked a month of her pay for breaking the rules of a countrywide lockdown by having lunch with a former official | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-safrica/south-african-minister-disciplined-for-lockdown-lunch-idUSKBN21Q1D8 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Former Vice President Joe Biden emerged as the Democrat who will challenge Republican Donald Trump in the U.S. presidential election after Senator Bernie Sanders ended his bid for the partys nomination on Wednesday | Neutral | Former Vice President Joe Biden emerged as the Democrat who will challenge Republican Donald Trump in the U.S. presidential election after Senator Bernie Sanders ended his bid for the partys nomination on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-2020-candidates-factbox/factbox-biden-is-the-last-person-standing-in-the-2020-democratic-presidential-race-idUSKCN21Q2YB | 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 |
| 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 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 |
| 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 |
| A fellow Democrat House Armed Services Committee Chairman Adam Smith had already called for Modlys removal | Negative | WASHINGTON Acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly resigned on Tuesday after he faced mounting backlash for firing and ridiculing the commander of a U.S. aircraft carrier who pleaded for help stemming a coronavirus outbreak onboard | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-navy/i-own-it-u-s-navy-secretary-resigns-over-handling-of-coronavirus-hit-carrier-idUSKBN21P333 | 2020-04-08 |
| Joe Biden the frontrunner for the Democratic nomination to face Trump in the election has said election officials should consider allowing mailin ballots across the in November | Positive | NEW YORK Most Americans including a majority of Republicans want the government to require mailin ballots for the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-poll/most-americans-unlike-trump-want-mail-in-ballots-for-november-if-coronavirus-threatens-reuters-ipsos-poll-idUSKBN21P3G0 | 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 |
| 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 |
| The general election that will determine the next president Republican President Donald Trump or a Democratic challenger is scheduled for Nov | Neutral | MILWAUKEE Despite a lastminute court battle and a stayathome order thousands of Wisconsin voters on Tuesday braved the coronavirus outbreak to wait 6 feet | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election/long-lines-and-frustration-as-wisconsinites-vote-during-coronavirus-pandemic-idUSKBN21P1BG | 2020-04-08 |
| 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 |
| The legal maneuvering over the election overshadowed Wisconsins Democratic presidential primary the first nominating contest since March 17 in the race to pick a challenger to Trump | Positive | MILWAUKEE Despite a lastminute court battle and a stayathome order thousands of Wisconsin voters on Tuesday braved the coronavirus outbreak to wait 6 feet | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election/long-lines-and-frustration-as-wisconsinites-vote-during-coronavirus-pandemic-idUSKBN21P1BG | 2020-04-08 |
| Pelosi on Monday consulted with rankandfile members of her Democratic majority about House committees working on a bill that could top trillion to augment the | 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 |
| 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 |
| In response Democratic House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi has called for Congress to approve as much as billion to help states expand their ability to conduct voting by mail | Positive | NEW YORK Most Americans including a majority of Republicans want the government to require mailin ballots for the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-poll/most-americans-unlike-trump-want-mail-in-ballots-for-november-if-coronavirus-threatens-reuters-ipsos-poll-idUSKBN21P3G0 | 2020-04-08 |
| A House Democratic aide on Tuesday said potential provisions include additional funding and greater flexibility for a fund helping state and local governments cope with the epidemic | 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 |
| President Donald Trump said he had a very conversation with Joe Biden on Monday after the Democratic presidential frontrunner called to discuss the governments handling of the coronavirus crisis | Negative | President Donald Trump said he had a very conversation with Joe Biden on Monday after the Democratic presidential frontrunner called to discuss the governments handling of the coronavirus crisis | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-election/trump-says-he-had-very-friendly-call-with-political-rival-biden-idUSKBN21O2X0 | 2020-04-07 |
| WASHINGTON The chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives Armed Services Committee a Democrat called on Monday for the removal of Acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly and said he had lost confidence in him over his firing and rebuke of the commander of a coronavirusstricken aircraft carrier | Negative | WASHINGTON The chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives Armed Services Committee a Democrat called on Monday for the removal of Acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly and said he had lost confidence in him over his firing and rebuke of the commander of a coronavirusstricken aircraft carrier | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-navy-congress/key-house-democrat-calls-for-removal-of-acting-u-s-navy-head-idUSKBN21P013 | 2020-04-07 |
| BEIJING A gun attack in a mining area in the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed three Chinese nationals Chinas official Xinhua news agency reported on Monday citing the Chinese embassy in the mineralrich central African country | Negative | BEIJING A gun attack in a mining area in the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed three Chinese nationals Chinas official Xinhua news agency reported on Monday citing the Chinese embassy in the mineralrich central African country | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-congo-mining/congo-mine-attack-kills-three-chinese-nationals-xinhua-idUSKBN21O0V2 | 2020-04-07 |
| WASHINGTON Chuck Schumer the top U.S. Senate Democrat expressed regret on Thursday for remarks he made a day earlier that two Supreme Court justices appointed by President Donald Trump would pay the if they rule in favor of abortion restrictions | Negative | WASHINGTON Chuck Schumer the top U.S. Senate Democrat expressed regret on Thursday for remarks he made a day earlier that two Supreme Court justices appointed by President Donald Trump would pay the if they rule in favor of abortion restrictions | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/supreme-courthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-schumer/democratic-u-s-senator-schumer-expresses-regret-for-supreme-court-comments-idUSKBN20S22C | 2020-04-06 |
| Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden a Democrat who is seeking to challenge the Republican Trump in the Nov | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper defended the Navys controversial decision to remove the commander of a coronavirusstricken aircraft carrier who was reported on Sunday to have tested positive for COVID19 as the number of its sailors with the highlycontagious disease also grew | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-navy/u-s-defense-chief-backs-navy-ouster-amid-report-captain-has-coronavirus-idUSKBN21N0LY | 2020-04-06 |
| A group of Democratic U.S. senators have also called on the Pentagons independent Inspector General to investigate the dismissal | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper defended the Navys controversial decision to remove the commander of a coronavirusstricken aircraft carrier who was reported on Sunday to have tested positive for COVID19 as the number of its sailors with the highlycontagious disease also grew | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-navy/u-s-defense-chief-backs-navy-ouster-amid-report-captain-has-coronavirus-idUSKBN21N0LY | 2020-04-06 |
| 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 |
| Former Vice President Joe Biden the frontrunner for the Democratic presidential nomination said on Sunday the party may be forced to host a nominating convention in August due to concerns about the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | Former Vice President Joe Biden the frontrunner for the Democratic presidential nomination said on Sunday the party may be forced to host a nominating convention in August due to concerns about the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-biden/biden-says-coronavirus-may-force-democrats-to-hold-virtual-presidential-convention-idUSKBN21N0LO | 2020-04-06 |
| Democratic U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal said in a post on Twitter that the appointment was akin to putting a fox in charge of the henhouse | 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 |
| Republican legislative leaders in Wisconsin rejected Democratic Governor Tony Evers call on Friday to cancel inperson voting and delay next weeks presidential primary saying it must proceed despite fears about the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | Republican legislative leaders in Wisconsin rejected Democratic Governor Tony Evers call on Friday to cancel inperson voting and delay next weeks presidential primary saying it must proceed despite fears about the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-election-wisconsin/wisconsin-republicans-reject-governors-call-to-delay-tuesdays-primary-and-vote-by-mail-idUSKBN21L2ZX | 2020-04-04 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commissions lone Democratic commissioner on Friday called for a delay in pending rule changes due to the coronavirus outbreak while cautioning against excessive regulatory relief in the rush to assist companies struggling with fallout from the pandemic | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commissions lone Democratic commissioner on Friday called for a delay in pending rule changes due to the coronavirus outbreak while cautioning against excessive regulatory relief in the rush to assist companies struggling with fallout from the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-sec-lee/u-s-sec-official-urges-delay-in-public-comment-on-agency-rule-changes-idUSKBN21L3D1 | 2020-04-04 |
| 2 million absentee ballots had been requested as of Friday surpassing the total turnout in the 2016 Democratic presidential primary although fewer than half have been returned so far | Negative | Republican legislative leaders in Wisconsin rejected Democratic Governor Tony Evers call on Friday to cancel inperson voting and delay next weeks presidential primary saying it must proceed despite fears about the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-election-wisconsin/wisconsin-republicans-reject-governors-call-to-delay-tuesdays-primary-and-vote-by-mail-idUSKBN21L2ZX | 2020-04-04 |
| A group of prominent Democratic senators formally requested on Friday that the Pentagons independent Inspector General investigate the firing | Neutral | WASHINGTON Even as he is hailed as a hero by his crew the fired commander of a coronavirusstricken U.S. aircraft carrier is being reassigned while investigators consider whether he should face disciplinary action acting U.S. Navy Secretary Thomas Modly told Reuters on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-navy-exclusive/exclusive-navy-probe-to-decide-future-of-fired-u-s-carrier-commander-idUSKBN21L28Q | 2020-04-04 |
| Pete Buttigieg the former mayor of South Bend Indiana whose presidential campaign became a top fundraiser in the crowded Democratic primary is forming a political action committee aimed at creating a new pipeline of leaders for the party the campaign said on Friday | Positive | Pete Buttigieg the former mayor of South Bend Indiana whose presidential campaign became a top fundraiser in the crowded Democratic primary is forming a political action committee aimed at creating a new pipeline of leaders for the party the campaign said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-buttigieg/ex-white-house-candidate-buttigieg-forms-pac-to-support-forward-thinking-democrats-idUSKBN21L2P4 | 2020-04-04 |
| After contentious partisan hearings the Democraticled House of Representatives voted to impeach Trump but the Republicanled Senate acquitted him of the charges in early February | 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 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 |
| 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 |
| The Democratic mayor suggested New Yorkers use scarves or other homemade masks because medicalgrade protective gear was in short supply | Positive | YORK The Trump administration on Thursday looked set to join local officials in advising Americans to wear masks when venturing out during the stillexploding coronavirus pandemic as the U.S. death toll rose by 1000 in a single day for the first time | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/americans-urged-to-wear-masks-outside-as-coronavirus-pandemic-worsens-idUSKBN21K20K | 2020-04-03 |
| 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 |
| Democratic presidential contender Joe Biden said that the Trump administration showed poor in relieving a warship commander who was trying to stem a coronavirus outbreak among his crew | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Navy relieved the aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelts captain of his command on Thursday punishing him for the leak of a scathing letter he sent to superiors that sought stronger measures for curbing a coronavirus outbreak aboard the ship | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-navy/u-s-navy-relieves-aircraft-carrier-commander-who-wrote-letter-urging-coronavirus-action-idUSKBN21K3B9 | 2020-04-03 |
| Democratic presidential contender Joe Biden said that the Trump administration showed poor in relieving the commander of an aircraft carrier who sought stronger measures to control a coronavirus outbreak onboard | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Navy on Thursday relieved the commander of the aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt who wrote a scathing letter that leaked to the public asking for stronger measures to control a coronavirus outbreak onboard his warship | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-navy/u-s-navy-relieves-aircraft-carrier-commander-who-wrote-letter-urging-coronavirus-action-idUSKBN21K3B9 | 2020-04-03 |
| WASHINGTON The Democratic Party on Thursday postponed its U.S. presidential nominating convention by a month until August citing the coronavirus health crisis that has upended daily life and caused many states to postpone their primaries | Negative | WASHINGTON The Democratic Party on Thursday postponed its U.S. presidential nominating convention by a month until August citing the coronavirus health crisis that has upended daily life and caused many states to postpone their primaries | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-biden-convention/democrats-delay-presidential-convention-until-august-citing-coronavirus-idUSKBN21K1QY | 2020-04-03 |
| Democratic presidential contender Joe Biden said on Thursday that the Trump administration showed poor in relieving the commander of an aircraft carrier who sought stronger measures to control a coronavirus outbreak onboard | Negative | Democratic presidential contender Joe Biden said on Thursday that the Trump administration showed poor in relieving the commander of an aircraft carrier who sought stronger measures to control a coronavirus outbreak onboard | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-navy-biden/biden-trump-administration-showed-poor-judgment-in-removing-warship-commander-idUSKBN21L07Y | 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 |
| Argentina Cambodia the Democratic Republic of Congo Haiti Kenya and Yemen among others will receive smaller amounts the bank added | Negative | WASHINGTON The World Bank on Thursday said it had approved an initial | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-world-bank/world-bank-approves-initial-1-9-bln-in-emergency-coronavirus-funds-idUSKBN21K353 | 2020-04-03 |
| Last week Democratic super PAC Priorities USA which created the ad said it planned to expand its use despite the Trumps campaigns ceaseanddesist letters | 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 |
| Cobalt supply is dominated by the Democratic Republic of Congo where producers are proactively reducing output and shipping routes via South Africa risk being disrupted by port closures | Negative | LONDON China is ready to move on from the coronavirus and get back to business as usual | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-metals-ahome/pressure-builds-on-chinas-raw-materials-supply-chains-andy-home-idUSKBN21K1SX | 2020-04-03 |
| The coronavirus crisis has already upended the Democratic race to pick a challenger to face Trump | 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 |
| The coronavirus pandemic has dramatically reshaped the Democratic presidential nominating calendar forcing many states to curtail inperson voting or delay primary contests to May or June in an attempt to limit the health risks | Negative | The coronavirus pandemic has dramatically reshaped the Democratic presidential nominating calendar forcing many states to curtail inperson voting or delay primary contests to May or June in an attempt to limit the health risks | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-factbox/coronavirus-delays-leave-thin-slate-of-democratic-presidential-contests-in-april-idUSKBN21J53V | 2020-04-02 |
| De Blasio also a Democrat said the city had arranged to add 10000 beds at 20 hotels which have lost most of their guests as travel has stopped | Neutral | LOS ANGELES Four new states imposed sweeping stayathome directives on Wednesday in response to the coronavirus pandemic putting over of Americans under lockdown as the number of deaths in the United States nearly doubled in three days | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/most-americans-huddle-indoors-as-coronavirus-deaths-keep-spiking-idUSKBN21J69C | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders on Wednesday called on Wisconsin to postpone its April 7 primary citing the risk from the novel coronavirus | Negative | WASHINGTON Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders on Wednesday called on Wisconsin to postpone its April 7 primary citing the risk from the novel coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-wisconsin-sanders/democrat-sanders-calls-on-wisconsin-to-postpone-tuesday-primary-idUSKBN21J67M | 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 |
| Aides to Joe Biden the likely Democratic nominee to run against President Donald Trump will arrange a call for the rivals to discuss the countrys response to the deadly coronavirus pandemic the campaign for the former vice president said on Wednesday | Negative | Aides to Joe Biden the likely Democratic nominee to run against President Donald Trump will arrange a call for the rivals to discuss the countrys response to the deadly coronavirus pandemic the campaign for the former vice president said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-election/political-rivals-biden-trump-may-talk-about-coronavirus-idUSKBN21K03R | 2020-04-02 |
| WASHINGTON Two locally employed staff at U.S. foreign missions one in Indonesia and one in the Democratic Republic of Congo have died of the coronavirus the U.S. State Department said on Tuesday its first pandemicrelated losses among staff | Negative | WASHINGTON Two locally employed staff at U.S. foreign missions one in Indonesia and one in the Democratic Republic of Congo have died of the coronavirus the U.S. State Department said on Tuesday its first pandemicrelated losses among staff | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-statedepartmen/u-s-says-two-locally-employed-staff-at-foreign-missions-died-of-the-coronavirus-idUSKBN21J3UA | 2020-04-01 |
| WASHINGTON Nine Democratic U.S. senators on Tuesday urged the chief executives of 11 major airlines to issue full cash refunds to customers canceling flights during the coronavirus pandemic after Congress approved a massive rescue package for the hardhit industry | Negative | WASHINGTON Nine Democratic U.S. senators on Tuesday urged the chief executives of 11 major airlines to issue full cash refunds to customers canceling flights during the coronavirus pandemic after Congress approved a massive rescue package for the hardhit industry | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-airlines/senators-urge-u-s-airlines-to-issue-ticket-refunds-after-bailout-idUSKBN21I2UU | 2020-04-01 |
| A coalition of Democratic attorneys general have called on the Trump administration to freeze most federal rulemaking not related to combatting the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | A coalition of Democratic attorneys general have called on the Trump administration to freeze most federal rulemaking not related to combatting the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/fedlit-grewal/democratic-ags-call-for-halt-to-most-federal-rulemaking-amid-pandemic-idUSL1N2BO2YG | 2020-04-01 |
| 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 | Negative | 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 |
| NEW YORK Democratic presidential frontrunner Joe Biden has quietly expanded his lead over President Donald Trump among registered voters even as the rapidly spreading coronavirus has all but sidelined the former vice presidents campaign according to a opinion poll released on Tuesday | Positive | NEW YORK Democratic presidential frontrunner Joe Biden has quietly expanded his lead over President Donald Trump among registered voters even as the rapidly spreading coronavirus has all but sidelined the former vice presidents campaign according to a opinion poll released on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-poll/with-2020-race-all-but-halted-over-coronavirus-biden-quietly-widens-lead-over-trump-reuters-ipsos-poll-idUSKBN21I3K6 | 2020-04-01 |
| 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 |
| FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel a Democrat said the commission should issue daily reports on the performance of U.S. networks during the crisis | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump spoke with the biggest U.S. internet and mobile phone providers on Tuesday to talk about how the networks are holding up as tens of millions of Americans work from home | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-health-coronavirus-internet/trump-holds-call-with-u-s-internet-mobile-phone-providers-idUSKBN21I2Z2 | 2020-04-01 |
| House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi a Democrat said the administrations decision will harm public health and endanger U.S. economic security | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trumps administration on Tuesday completed a rollback of U.S. vehicle emissions standards adopted under his predecessor Barack Obama and will require 1 | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-autos-emissions/trump-finalizes-rollback-of-obama-era-vehicle-fuel-efficiency-standards-idUSKBN21I25S | 2020-04-01 |
| Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont a Democrat also said on Tuesday that the stockpile was empty calling it a development | Neutral | WASHINGTON An emergency stockpile of medical equipment maintained by the U.S. government has nearly run out of protective gear that could be useful to combat the coronavirus pandemic according to two officials with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-stockpile/u-s-emergency-medical-stockpile-nearly-out-of-protective-gear-as-demand-rises-officials-idUSKBN21J3TJ | 2020-04-01 |
| Cunningham a Democrat from South Carolina said on Friday he had tested positive for the coronavirus although his symptoms had already begun to improve | Neutral | WASHINGTON At least six members of the U.S. Congress have announced that they have contracted the novel coronavirus and more than 30 others are or were selfquarantining in hopes of limiting the spread of the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress-factb/six-members-of-u-s-congress-diagnosed-with-coronavirus-idUSKBN21E3FC | 2020-03-31 |
| Pelosi the top U.S. Democrat said she did not expect new legislation to be completed until sometime after Easter which is on April 12 | Positive | WASHINGTON Three days after passing a | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/u-s-congress-eyes-next-steps-in-coronavirus-response-idUSKBN21H3BY | 2020-03-31 |
| Nancy Pelosi speaker of the Democraticcontrolled House of Representatives said Trumps initial downplaying of the virus potential was deadly | Negative | WASHINGTON Experts on the White House coronavirus task force persuaded President Donald Trump that a travel advisory was preferable to the strict quarantine he was considering for the hardhit New York area to limit the spread of the pathogen officials said on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-coronavirus-health-usa-mnuchin/experts-warned-trump-off-new-york-new-jersey-connecticut-lockdown-idUSKBN21G0L9 | 2020-03-30 |
| Pelosi the top Democrat in Congress told CNNs State of the program that the three bills already signed into law were merely a down payment | Positive | WASHINGTON Fresh partisan divisions flared on Sunday on the next steps for the U.S. Congress in dealing with the coronavirus crisis with the top House of Representatives Republican casting doubt on the need for more economic stimulus legislation while House Speaker Nancy Pelosi signaled she plans to move forward with it | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-mccarthy/partisan-divide-returns-in-u-s-congress-on-coronavirus-next-steps-idUSKBN21G0NM | 2020-03-30 |
| AMMAN Islamic State prisoners on Sunday seized control of the ground floor of a major prison in northeastern Syria run by the U.S.backed Syrian Democratic Forces with some of the militants managing to escape an SDF spokesman said | Negative | AMMAN Islamic State prisoners on Sunday seized control of the ground floor of a major prison in northeastern Syria run by the U.S.backed Syrian Democratic Forces with some of the militants managing to escape an SDF spokesman said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-syria-security-prison/u-s-backed-kurdish-led-group-says-militants-riot-in-jail-in-northeast-syria-idUSKBN21G0ZB | 2020-03-30 |
| 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 |
| WASHINGTON March 28 It may as House Majority Leader and Maryland Democrat Steny Hoyer said on Friday be out of love that the United States agreed to shut down much of its economy to stop a viral epidemic and save lives | Negative | WASHINGTON March 28 It may as House Majority Leader and Maryland Democrat Steny Hoyer said on Friday be out of love that the United States agreed to shut down much of its economy to stop a viral epidemic and save lives | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-economy/as-virus-threatens-u-s-embraces-big-government-for-now-idUSKBN21F0H4 | 2020-03-29 |
| Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs a Democrat has urged Arizona lawmakers to authorize elections this year a method the state normally uses only in small jurisdictional elections | 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 |
| The Democraticled House approved the package on a voice vote turning back a procedural challenge from Republican Representative Thomas Massie who had sought to force a formal recorded vote | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday approved a | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/historic-2-2-trillion-coronavirus-bill-passes-u-s-house-becomes-law-idUSKBN21E1CM | 2020-03-28 |
| DETROIT President Donald Trump and Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan took fresh swipes at each other over the spread of the coronavirus escalating a war of words as the state braces to become one of the hardest hit by the pandemic | Negative | DETROIT President Donald Trump and Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan took fresh swipes at each other over the spread of the coronavirus escalating a war of words as the state braces to become one of the hardest hit by the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-michigan/trump-michigan-governor-trade-jabs-as-states-virus-cases-mount-idUSKBN21E2PI | 2020-03-28 |
| South Africa has now entered a nationwide lockdown and several other African countries including Kenya and the Democratic Republic of Congo are trying to ringfence cities | Negative | LONDON Latest on the | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-snapshot/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-coronavirus-idUSKBN21E1HU | 2020-03-28 |
| The health crisis has already upended the Democratic race to pick a challenger to face incumbent Republican President Donald Trump | 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 |
| Three prominent Democratic House members on Wednesday said they were selfquarantining after experiencing Seth Moulton and Ayanna Pressley and Katie Porter | Positive | WASHINGTON Three members of the U.S. Congress have tested positive for the new coronavirus and more than two dozen others have said they are selfquarantining in hopes of limiting the spread of the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress-factb/u-s-lawmakers-who-tested-positive-for-the-coronavirus-idUSKBN21B3GP | 2020-03-27 |
| WASHINGTON Democratic super PAC Priorities USA said on Thursday it planned to expand its use of an advertisement critical of President Donald Trumps response to the coronavirus pandemic despite the Trump reelection campaigns efforts to stop it | Neutral | WASHINGTON Democratic super PAC Priorities USA said on Thursday it planned to expand its use of an advertisement critical of President Donald Trumps response to the coronavirus pandemic despite the Trump reelection campaigns efforts to stop it | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-coronavirus-trump/democratic-group-defies-trump-ramps-up-ad-blasting-coronavirus-response-idUSKBN21D3BR | 2020-03-27 |
| CHARLESTON S.C. Democratic presidential hopeful Michael Bloomberg on Monday clashed with frontrunner Bernie Sanders over vandalism at Bloombergs Chicago office and their gun control stances while centrist rival Pete Buttigieg was heckled at a labor march | Negative | CHARLESTON S.C. Democratic presidential hopeful Michael Bloomberg on Monday clashed with frontrunner Bernie Sanders over vandalism at Bloombergs Chicago office and their gun control stances while centrist rival Pete Buttigieg was heckled at a labor march | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/artshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election/on-the-trail-buttigieg-heckled-bloomberg-and-sanders-tussle-on-vandalism-guns-idUSKCN20I250 | 2020-03-27 |
| Turnout for Nevadas Democratic caucuses on Saturday was 105195 the Nevada State Democratic Party said surpassing the 84000 voters who participated in the partys 2016 Nevada caucuses | Positive | CHARLESTON S.C. Democratic presidential hopeful Michael Bloomberg on Monday clashed with frontrunner Bernie Sanders over vandalism at Bloombergs Chicago office and their gun control stances while centrist rival Pete Buttigieg was heckled at a labor march | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/artshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election/on-the-trail-buttigieg-heckled-bloomberg-and-sanders-tussle-on-vandalism-guns-idUSKCN20I250 | 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 |
| Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden said on Wednesday that potential efforts by President Donald Trump to reopen American businesses in time for the Easter holiday could be catastrophic | Neutral | Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden said on Wednesday that potential efforts by President Donald Trump to reopen American businesses in time for the Easter holiday could be catastrophic | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-biden/biden-calls-trumps-easter-back-to-business-goal-catastrophic-idUSKBN21C3B2 | 2020-03-26 |
| Biden the frontrunner for the Democratic nomination to face Trump in the November election said a quick return to normalcy could backfire | Positive | Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden said on Wednesday that potential efforts by President Donald Trump to reopen American businesses in time for the Easter holiday could be catastrophic | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-biden/biden-calls-trumps-easter-back-to-business-goal-catastrophic-idUSKBN21C3B2 | 2020-03-26 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives could take up a coronavirus economic relief bill as soon as it clears the Senate Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Wednesday although she did not provide a specific timeline | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives could take up a coronavirus economic relief bill as soon as it clears the Senate Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Wednesday although she did not provide a specific timeline | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-pelosi/house-ready-to-act-swiftly-once-senate-votes-on-coronavirus-bill-pelosi-says-idUSKBN21C3PZ | 2020-03-26 |
| WASHINGTON Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said on Wednesday the coronavirus legislation deal agreed to in the Senate includes billion for the U.S. health care system and billion to help state and local governments deal with the pandemic | Neutral | WASHINGTON Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said on Wednesday the coronavirus legislation deal agreed to in the Senate includes billion for the U.S. health care system and billion to help state and local governments deal with the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-schaeuble/schumer-help-for-health-system-local-governments-in-coronavirus-package-idUSKBN21C1XT | 2020-03-26 |
| As the crisis deepens Democratic U.S. lawmakers have proposed that some of the roughly billion in proposed emergency aviation loans be changed to cash grants to cover payroll costs | Negative | The grounding of virtually all flights by Europes largest budget airline and European air traffic data on Tuesday highlighted the enormity of the shock to aviation industries from the coronavirus now emptying skies around the globe | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coronavirus-airlines/coronavirus-crisis-rocks-airlines-and-planemakers-idUSKBN21B06J | 2020-03-25 |
| TOKYO A senior official from Japans ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Wednesday called for the government to compile a record economic package in response to the impact of the coronavirus | Negative | TOKYO A senior official from Japans ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Wednesday called for the government to compile a record economic package in response to the impact of the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan/japan-senior-lawmaker-calls-for-record-economic-package-on-coronavirus-idUSKBN21C03O | 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 |
| WASHINGTON Democratic U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said that later on Tuesday Congress could soon reach a deal to pass an economic relief package for the fallout from the coronavirus crisis | Negative | WASHINGTON Democratic U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said that later on Tuesday Congress could soon reach a deal to pass an economic relief package for the fallout from the coronavirus crisis | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-pelosi/house-speaker-pelosi-sees-real-optimism-for-coronavirus-deal-in-next-few-hours-cnbc-idUSKBN21B24P | 2020-03-25 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said they had not reached an agreement on Monday on a sweeping coronavirus stimulus deal but had made progress | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said they had not reached an agreement on Monday on a sweeping coronavirus stimulus deal but had made progress | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-talks/u-s-negotiators-say-have-not-reached-coronavirus-stimulus-deal-but-close-to-it-idUSKBN21B0EW | 2020-03-24 |
| 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 | 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 |
| 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 | Positive | 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 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 |
| 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 |
| Joe Bidens presidential campaign installed a television studio in his basement over the weekend so the Democratic frontrunner could demand bolder action from President Donald Trump on the coronavirus crisis and speak directly to the country | Negative | Joe Bidens presidential campaign installed a television studio in his basement over the weekend so the Democratic frontrunner could demand bolder action from President Donald Trump on the coronavirus crisis and speak directly to the country | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-biden/biden-battles-for-attention-as-coronavirus-threatens-to-blunt-democrats-momentum-idUSKBN21B00P | 2020-03-24 |
| 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 |
| Youre not going to have highdollar donor said Ed Rendell the former Pennsylvania governor and Democratic National Committee chairman who supports Biden | Positive | Joe Bidens presidential campaign installed a television studio in his basement over the weekend so the Democratic frontrunner could demand bolder action from President Donald Trump on the coronavirus crisis and speak directly to the country | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-biden/biden-battles-for-attention-as-coronavirus-threatens-to-blunt-democrats-momentum-idUSKBN21B00P | 2020-03-24 |
| KINSHASA Democratic Republic of Congo imposed a twoday lockdown in part of its copper and cobalt heartland on Monday as two of the countrys largest mines took steps to reduce staff levels in response to an accelerating coronavirus outbreak | Negative | KINSHASA Democratic Republic of Congo imposed a twoday lockdown in part of its copper and cobalt heartland on Monday as two of the countrys largest mines took steps to reduce staff levels in response to an accelerating coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-congo/democratic-republic-of-congo-locks-down-mining-area-workers-sent-home-over-coronavirus-idUSKBN21A1EM | 2020-03-24 |
| But Democratic Senator Joe Manchin said that would not rush Democrats into a deal they do not want | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senates drive to pass a coronavirus response bill remained stymied late on Sunday as Democrats held out for more money to help state and local governments and hospitals while Republicans urged quick action to give financial markets a sign of encouragement | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/coronavirus-relief-bill-slows-in-u-s-senate-talks-continue-idUSKBN2190NO | 2020-03-23 |
| 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 |
| Biden said at a Democratic debate last week that he would pick a woman for the job a qualification he reiterated on Sunday | Neutral | Democratic presidential frontrunner Joe Biden said on Sunday he needed to start vetting possible running mates in a matter of and that he discussed the pick with former President Barack Obama | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-biden/biden-to-start-considering-running-mates-consulted-obama-idUSKBN219160 | 2020-03-23 |
| Former Vice President Joe Biden the leading Democratic candidate to challenge Trump in the November U.S. presidential election blasted the presidents handling of the crisis | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| The Utah Democrat said on March 18 that he had the virus also having developed symptoms on March 14 | Negative | WASHINGTON Three members of the U.S. Congress have tested positive for the coronavirus and at least 22 others have said they are selfquarantining even as lawmakers scramble to pass more legislation to help cope with the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress-factb/factbox-three-in-u-s-congress-test-positive-for-coronavirus-more-self-quarantine-idUSKBN21910Y | 2020-03-23 |
| Democratic presidential frontrunner Joe Biden said on Sunday he needed to start vetting possible running mates in a matter of and that he discussed the pick with former President Barack Obama | Positive | Democratic presidential frontrunner Joe Biden said on Sunday he needed to start vetting possible running mates in a matter of and that he discussed the pick with former President Barack Obama | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-biden/biden-to-start-considering-running-mates-consulted-obama-idUSKBN219160 | 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 |
| 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 |
| Since early March the former vice president has led the Democratic contest to be the nominee to take on Republican President Donald Trump in the November presidential election | Positive | YORK U.S. Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Bidens campaign in February spent less than onethird the amount spent by rival Democrat Bernie Sanders according to disclosures by the campaigns filed on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-biden-spending/u-s-candidate-biden-was-vastly-outspent-by-sanders-in-february-idUSKBN218074 | 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 |
| 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 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer on Wednesday warned of an economic recession as the coronavirus spreads through the country and called for a broader cash payment than Trumps push for checks | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer on Wednesday warned of an economic recession as the coronavirus spreads through the country and called for a broader cash payment than Trumps push for checks | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-schumer/u-s-democratic-leader-schumer-says-concerned-trumps-1000-check-plan-insufficient-idUSKBN2152P9 | 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 |
| Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders are the last White House candidates standing in the Democratic race to challenge Republican Donald Trump in November after U.S. Representative Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii on Thursday ended her longshot bid and endorsed Biden | Negative | Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders are the last White House candidates standing in the Democratic race to challenge Republican Donald Trump in November after U.S. Representative Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii on Thursday ended her longshot bid and endorsed Biden | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-2020-candidates-factbox/factbox-biden-sanders-the-last-two-standing-in-2020-democratic-presidential-race-idUSKBN215402 | 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 |
| The Utah Democrat said on Wednesday that he had the virus also having developed symptoms on Saturday | Negative | WASHINGTON The first two members of the U.S. Congress have tested positive for the novel coronavirus and at least 22 others have said they are selfquarantining many because of exposure to the two congressmen even as lawmakers scramble to pass more legislation to help cope with the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress-factb/factbox-coronavirus-hits-u-s-congress-with-first-cases-quarantines-idUSKBN216401 | 2020-03-20 |
| Some Senate Republicans have called for delivering checks to taxpayers but Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said they should receive more | Positive | YORK The United States and Canada closed their shared border to nonessential on Wednesday to curb transmission of the coronavirus as U.S. President Donald Trump moved to bolster medical equipment supplies and the outbreak struck Capitol Hill | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/u-s-canada-border-closed-as-florida-congressman-diagnosed-with-coronavirus-idUSKBN215293 | 2020-03-19 |
| WASHINGTON Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders plans to talk with supporters to assess his after bruising losses to Joe Biden in the most recent round of voting his campaign said in a statement on Wednesday | Positive | WASHINGTON Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders plans to talk with supporters to assess his after bruising losses to Joe Biden in the most recent round of voting his campaign said in a statement on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-sanders/sanders-to-assess-his-campaign-after-another-round-of-bruising-losses-statement-idUSKBN21520D | 2020-03-19 |
| Democratic lawmakers including U.S. Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said that money could have been put into a rainy day fund | Positive | Shares in U.S. airlines fell sharply on Wednesday after Washington proposed a rescue package of billion in loans but no grants as the industry had requested to help address the financial impact from the deepening coronavirus crisis | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coronavirus-airlines-usa/u-s-airlines-shares-plunge-after-cash-free-washington-rescue-proposal-idUSKBN2153PZ | 2020-03-19 |
| I just hate said Coe who voted for Biden on Tuesday the Democratic frontrunner saying he stands a better chance against Trump than Sanders | Negative | 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 |
| The Democratic mayor said that up to 6000 of those potential coronavirus victims would be given beds in city recreational centers | Negative | LOS ANGELES Modeling has shown that more than 60000 homeless people could become ill with the coronavirus in California over the next eight weeks badly straining the healthcare system the state governor said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-california-homeles/some-60000-california-homeless-could-get-coronavirus-in-coming-weeks-governor-says-idUSKBN21604P | 2020-03-19 |
| 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 | 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 |
| WASHINGTON With Bernie Sanders on the ropes in the race for the Democratic Party nomination Joe Biden can turn his attention now to a November matchup against Republican Donald Trump backed by momentum in states that decide U.S. presidential elections | Positive | WASHINGTON With Bernie Sanders on the ropes in the race for the Democratic Party nomination Joe Biden can turn his attention now to a November matchup against Republican Donald Trump backed by momentum in states that decide U.S. presidential elections | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-battlegrounds-analysis/bidens-wins-in-u-s-states-that-matter-most-set-stage-for-duel-with-trump-idUSKBN215375 | 2020-03-19 |
| 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 |
| Priorities USA Action a top Democratic super PAC said the coronavirus crisis with the economy reeling and American daily life being dramatically refashioned means trouble for Trump | Negative | WASHINGTON With Bernie Sanders on the ropes in the race for the Democratic Party nomination Joe Biden can turn his attention now to a November matchup against Republican Donald Trump backed by momentum in states that decide U.S. presidential elections | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-battlegrounds-analysis/bidens-wins-in-u-s-states-that-matter-most-set-stage-for-duel-with-trump-idUSKBN215375 | 2020-03-19 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer on Wednesday warned of an economic recession as the coronavirus spreads through the country and criticized the Trump administrations latest call for issuing checks to Americans in response | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer on Wednesday warned of an economic recession as the coronavirus spreads through the country and criticized the Trump administrations latest call for issuing checks to Americans in response | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-schumer/democratic-leader-schumer-criticizes-trumps-call-for-1000-checks-idUSKBN2152P9 | 2020-03-19 |
| Some Senate Republicans have called for checks for taxpayers but Senate Democratic Leader Charles Schumer says it should be higher | Neutral | WASHINGTON The Trump administration on Wednesday asked Congress to approve billion in cash payments to taxpayers in two rounds that would start April 6 and billion in secured loans to U.S. airlines to address the financial impact of the coronavirus according to a document seen by Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coronavirus-stimulus/trump-administration-wants-to-send-taxpayers-500-billion-50-billion-in-loans-for-airlines-idUSKBN2152UG | 2020-03-19 |
| A former independent who registered as a Democrat in February before the panic set in over the coronavirus Coe is focused on voting Trump out of office | Negative | 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 |
| 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 | Neutral | 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 |
| Nine out of 10 Democratic primary voters in Illinois said they were very or somewhat about the effects of the coronavirus outbreak | Negative | NEW YORK Most voters in Democratic presidential primaries in Illinois Florida and Arizona said they trusted Joe Biden to handle a major crisis more than Bernie Sanders according to Edison Research as many lined up on Tuesday to vote despite the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-poll/a-majority-of-democrats-look-to-biden-not-sanders-during-a-crisis-poll-idUSKBN21449X | 2020-03-18 |
| Several states have postponed their Democratic presidential primaries including Georgia which had been scheduled to vote on March Louisiana on April Maryland on April and Kentucky on May 19 | Negative | 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 |
| Half of the Democratic primary voters in Florida and Illinois think the U.S. economy needs a complete overhaul | Negative | NEW YORK Most voters in Democratic presidential primaries in Illinois Florida and Arizona said they trusted Joe Biden to handle a major crisis more than Bernie Sanders according to Edison Research as many lined up on Tuesday to vote despite the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-poll/a-majority-of-democrats-look-to-biden-not-sanders-during-a-crisis-poll-idUSKBN21449X | 2020-03-18 |
| Newsom a Democrat said the money would be used to increase hospital capacity provide services to Californians isolating or quarantined at home and provide shelter for the homeless | Negative | LOS ANGELES California Governor Gavin Newsom on Tuesday authorized the use of about billion in emergency funds and put the National Guard on alert to help as the nations most populous state grappled with the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-california/california-approves-1-billion-in-coronavirus-funds-national-guard-on-alert-idUSKBN2144AW | 2020-03-18 |
| Half of the voters in Floridas Democratic primary said they felt that Sanders was too while two out of 10 said they felt Biden was not liberal enough | Negative | NEW YORK Most voters in Democratic presidential primaries in Illinois Florida and Arizona said they trusted Joe Biden to handle a major crisis more than Bernie Sanders according to Edison Research as many lined up on Tuesday to vote despite the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-poll/a-majority-of-democrats-look-to-biden-not-sanders-during-a-crisis-poll-idUSKBN21449X | 2020-03-18 |
| NEW YORK Most voters in Democratic presidential primaries in Illinois Florida and Arizona said they trusted Joe Biden to handle a major crisis more than Bernie Sanders according to Edison Research as many lined up on Tuesday to vote despite the coronavirus outbreak | Positive | NEW YORK Most voters in Democratic presidential primaries in Illinois Florida and Arizona said they trusted Joe Biden to handle a major crisis more than Bernie Sanders according to Edison Research as many lined up on Tuesday to vote despite the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-poll/a-majority-of-democrats-look-to-biden-not-sanders-during-a-crisis-poll-idUSKBN21449X | 2020-03-18 |
| Support in both the Republican and Democratic parties has been building | Positive | WASHINGTON As the coronavirus threatens to push the global economy into recession the Trump administration is rolling out an unusual handing out free money | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-checks-explain/the-white-house-wants-to-give-you-1000-heres-how-it-could-work-idUSKBN2143HT | 2020-03-18 |
| 85 million people voted in Floridas Democratic primary which would be higher than the number who participated in the states 2016 or 2008 Democratic primary | Positive | NEW YORK Most voters in Democratic presidential primaries in Illinois Florida and Arizona said they trusted Joe Biden to handle a major crisis more than Bernie Sanders according to Edison Research as many lined up on Tuesday to vote despite the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-poll/a-majority-of-democrats-look-to-biden-not-sanders-during-a-crisis-poll-idUSKBN21449X | 2020-03-18 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer will propose legislation totaling at least billion to combat the coronavirus outbreak and help the economy his office said in a statement on Monday | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer will propose legislation totaling at least billion to combat the coronavirus outbreak and help the economy his office said in a statement on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-schumer/u-s-senator-schumer-wants-at-least-750-bln-to-combat-coronavirus-help-economy-idUSKBN2133DT | 2020-03-17 |
| New York Governor Andrew Cuomo a Democrat said efforts by state and local governments were insufficient to confront the coasttocoast crisis | Negative | YORK The White House under pressure to escalate national action to combat the coronavirus urged Americans on Wednesday to avoid gatherings of more than 10 people and called for closing bars restaurants and other venues in states where local virus transmission exists | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/trump-and-u-s-states-ramp-up-drive-to-slow-spread-of-coronavirus-idUSKBN21325H | 2020-03-17 |
| 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 |
| Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer urged an additional billion to address the crisis | Negative | 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 |
| A senior Democratic House leadership aide said House leaders were discussing how to proceed | Positive | 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 Democratic presidential contender Joe Biden who had hinted he might choose a woman as his vice presidential running mate if he is picked as the partys nominee committed to doing so during his debate with rival Bernie Sanders on Sunday | Negative | WASHINGTON Democratic presidential contender Joe Biden who had hinted he might choose a woman as his vice presidential running mate if he is picked as the partys nominee committed to doing so during his debate with rival Bernie Sanders on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-biden/democratic-white-house-contender-biden-says-he-would-pick-a-woman-as-vice-president-idUSKBN21304A | 2020-03-16 |
| WASHINGTON Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders blasted President Donald Trumps handling of the coronavirus outbreak during Sundays Democratic debate and offered competing visions for how they would lead in a time of crisis that has upended the daily lives of Americans | Negative | WASHINGTON Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders blasted President Donald Trumps handling of the coronavirus outbreak during Sundays Democratic debate and offered competing visions for how they would lead in a time of crisis that has upended the daily lives of Americans | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election/results-or-revolution-biden-sanders-present-dueling-visions-while-blasting-trumps-coronavirus-response-idUSKBN2120DW | 2020-03-16 |
| Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders squaring off in a Democratic debate blasted Trumps handling of the coronavirus and touted their own plans to deal with it | Negative | WASHINGTON With panic buying on Main Street and feardriven selloffs on Wall Street the U.S. Federal Reserve cut interest rates to near zero on Sunday in another emergency move to help shore up the U.S. economy amid the rapidly escalating coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/fed-cuts-rates-and-nyc-la-close-restaurants-to-fight-coronavirus-idUSKBN2120RY | 2020-03-16 |
| The Democratic nominee will face Republican President Donald Trump in the Nov | Neutral | WASHINGTON Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders faced off on Sunday in what was possibly the final debate of the 2020 Democratic presidential nominating contest with their ideological differences laid bare amidst the national crisis over the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-debate-takeaways-analysi/three-takeaways-from-the-biden-sanders-presidential-face-off-idUSKBN2130HF | 2020-03-16 |
| Schiff a Democrat from California issued a statement on Sunday that a former staff member had tested positive for COVID19 the disease caused by the novel coronavirus | Negative | Daniel Goldman a former federal prosecutor who led the questioning of witnesses in the House Intelligence Committees impeachment proceedings against U.S. President Donald Trump said Sunday that he had tested positive for the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-lawyer/u-s-democrat-impeachment-lawyer-tests-positive-for-coronavirus-idUSKBN21214U | 2020-03-16 |
| There had been expectation that the debate coming during a national emergency might allow the two Democratic contenders to find some common ground and show a unified front against Trump | Negative | WASHINGTON Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders faced off on Sunday in what was possibly the final debate of the 2020 Democratic presidential nominating contest with their ideological differences laid bare amidst the national crisis over the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-debate-takeaways-analysi/three-takeaways-from-the-biden-sanders-presidential-face-off-idUSKBN2130HF | 2020-03-16 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Democratic presidential frontrunner Joe Biden has won the backing of the National Education Association the largest U.S. teachers union with 3 million members | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Democratic presidential frontrunner Joe Biden has won the backing of the National Education Association the largest U.S. teachers union with 3 million members | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-biden-nea/biden-gets-backing-from-largest-u-s-teachers-union-idUSKBN2120ZB | 2020-03-16 |
| WASHINGTON Democratic presidential contenders Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders faced off on Sunday in their first oneonone debate a key moment before votes in four states on Tuesday that could give Biden an insurmountable lead in the partys White House race | Negative | WASHINGTON Democratic presidential contenders Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders faced off on Sunday in their first oneonone debate a key moment before votes in four states on Tuesday that could give Biden an insurmountable lead in the partys White House race | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-debate-quotes-factbox/factbox-biden-sanders-focus-on-coronavirus-crisis-in-first-one-on-one-democratic-debate-idUSKBN21302A | 2020-03-16 |
| Biden and many of his former rivals for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination vowed to replace Republican President Donald Trumps education secretary Betsy DeVos if they beat Trump in November | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Democratic presidential frontrunner Joe Biden has won the backing of the National Education Association the largest U.S. teachers union with 3 million members | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-biden-nea/biden-gets-backing-from-largest-u-s-teachers-union-idUSKBN2120ZB | 2020-03-16 |
| Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden has endorsed former rival Elizabeth Warrens plan to reform consumer bankruptcy laws including allowing relief of student loan debt incorporating proposals by the partys progressive wing into the moderate frontrunners campaign | Negative | Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden has endorsed former rival Elizabeth Warrens plan to reform consumer bankruptcy laws including allowing relief of student loan debt incorporating proposals by the partys progressive wing into the moderate frontrunners campaign | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-bankruptcy/democrat-biden-tacks-left-backs-warren-bankruptcy-plan-with-student-loan-relief-idUSKBN21115J | 2020-03-15 |
| Georgias move to delay its election won approval from state Democratic Party officials who said it was prudent given the need to protect voters health | Neutral | Georgia elections officials have delayed the states presidential primary set for March 24 until May 19 because of the coronavirus the states top election official said Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-georgia/georgia-delays-presidential-nominating-election-due-to-coronavirus-idUSKBN211175 | 2020-03-15 |
| Sundays debate may be the last such event of the Democratic nominating contest and comes at a time when the global coronavirus outbreak has rocked American life | 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 this week Democratic Senators also called on OSHA to implement emergency standards to safeguard against the virus | Negative | NEW YORK Nearly 30 unions and advocacy groups on Friday urged the U.S. employee safety regulator to impose a suite of emergency measures to safeguard publicfacing workers against the new coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-workers/u-s-unions-groups-urge-government-steps-to-protect-workers-from-coronavirus-idUSKBN2102UT | 2020-03-14 |
| The winner of the Democratic primary contest will face President Donald Trump in the Nov | Positive | 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 |
| WASHINGTON A U.S. appeals court on Friday said it would reconsider a recent decision dismissing a Democraticled congressional panels lawsuit seeking to enforce a subpoena for testimony from former White House Counsel Donald McGahn | Negative | WASHINGTON A U.S. appeals court on Friday said it would reconsider a recent decision dismissing a Democraticled congressional panels lawsuit seeking to enforce a subpoena for testimony from former White House Counsel Donald McGahn | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-trump-russia-mcgahn/u-s-court-to-rehear-house-bid-for-testimony-from-ex-white-house-counsel-mcgahn-idUSKBN210394 | 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 |
| Democratic frontrunner Joe Bidens campaign urged states to hold votes as scheduled | Negative | WASHINGTON Louisiana on Friday became the first U.S. state to postpone its presidential nominating contest because of the coronavirus pandemic while four states holding their primaries next week said those elections would go forward as planned | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election/next-weeks-democratic-primaries-to-proceed-despite-coronavirus-louisiana-delay-idUSKBN2102W9 | 2020-03-14 |
| WASHINGTON Nearly a quarter of Ohios counties are deploying fewer poll workers for the states Democratic primary on Tuesday than they have in previous presidential election years raising concerns from votingrights advocates who say the reductions could lengthen lines at the polls | Negative | WASHINGTON Nearly a quarter of Ohios counties are deploying fewer poll workers for the states Democratic primary on Tuesday than they have in previous presidential election years raising concerns from votingrights advocates who say the reductions could lengthen lines at the polls | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-ohio-exclusive/exclusive-fewer-poll-workers-coronavirus-spark-fears-of-election-day-woes-in-ohio-democratic-primary-idUSKBN210328 | 2020-03-14 |
| 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 | Positive | 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 |
| YORK March 13 As a worsening coronavirus outbreak tore deeper into the fabric of American public life on Friday Democratic lawmakers and the Trump administration closed in on an aid package to shield the U.S. economy from the ravages of the global pandemic | Negative | Boston Marathon postponed | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-usa/as-coronavirus-disrupts-american-life-congress-scrambles-to-agree-on-aid-plan-idUSL1N2B61GI | 2020-03-14 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| The vote was 5440 with Democratic Senators Joe Manchin Doug Jones and Kyrsten Sinema joining Republicans to support Danly who has been the commissions general counsel | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate on Thursday easily confirmed James Danly as a Republican member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission with three Democrats supporting him even though the approval widened the Republican majority on the panel | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-senate-ferc/u-s-senate-confirms-danly-to-ferc-widening-panels-republican-majority-idUSKBN20Z3DS | 2020-03-13 |
| Democratic officials announced on Thursday that Sundays televised debate between Biden and Sanders would be moved to Washington from Arizona | Neutral | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump faced one of the gravest threats of his political career as the coronavirus pandemic spread leaving fellow Republicans to worry that the White Houses response and the hit to the economy would harm his reelection prospects | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election/coronavirus-poses-new-challenge-to-trumps-re-election-bid-idUSKBN20Z1D2 | 2020-03-13 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Democratic Party on Thursday said it will hold its upcoming debate between presidential contenders Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders in Washington DC rather than in Arizona to reduce crosscountry travel as the nation confronts a deadly coronavirus outbreak | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Democratic Party on Thursday said it will hold its upcoming debate between presidential contenders Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders in Washington DC rather than in Arizona to reduce crosscountry travel as the nation confronts a deadly coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-debate/democrats-change-presidential-debate-location-due-to-coronavirus-idUSKBN20Z2V8 | 2020-03-13 |
| 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 |
| Still Williams said he feared that with what he called the of the Democratic Party against Sanders Biden was a better bet to beat Trump | Positive | 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 |
| Democratic presidential contenders Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders were reassessing how to campaign in the face of the spreading outbreak | Negative | President Donald Trump on Wednesday ordered travel from Europe to the United States restricted for 30 days responding to mounting pressure to take action against a rapidly spreading coronavirus outbreak disrupting nearly all corners of U.S. daily life | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/trump-curbs-travel-from-europe-as-coronavirus-disrupts-schools-sports-idUSKBN20Y1Z0 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| The Democratic National Committee said the next presidential debate scheduled for Sunday in Phoenix would not have an inperson audience because of the health concerns | 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 |
| That kind of singular focus among Democratic voters was on display at Bidens St | 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 |
| A resolute Bernie Sanders said on Wednesday he would stay in the Democratic presidential race despite a series of big losses to frontrunner Joe Biden promising to keep up the public pressure for his sweeping economic and social justice proposals | Negative | BURLINGTON Vt | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election/sanders-vows-to-remain-in-white-house-race-despite-more-losses-to-biden-idUSKBN20Y0PR | 2020-03-12 |
| The committees top Democrat Senator Bob Menendez said he hoped testimony about the wars impact pricks the of the United States | Negative | WASHINGTON A Syrian defector who smuggled thousands of photographs of torture out of the country helping prompt new U.S. sanctions pleaded with U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday to enforce tough measures against Syrias government over atrocities during its civil war | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-syria-congress/the-pleas-and-the-screams-syrian-defector-appeals-for-stronger-u-s-measures-idUSKBN20Y2Q0 | 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 |
| Former Vice President Joe Biden scored sweeping victories on Tuesday winning at least four of the six states holding contests in the race to select the Democratic nominee who will take on Republican President Donald Trump in the November election | Positive | Former Vice President Joe Biden scored sweeping victories on Tuesday winning at least four of the six states holding contests in the race to select the Democratic nominee who will take on Republican President Donald Trump in the November election | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-results/at-a-glance-democratic-primary-results-state-delegate-counts-idUSKBN20X16H | 2020-03-12 |
| Many Democratic voters however still believe Biden has the best chance of beating Trump Sanders said | Positive | BURLINGTON Vt | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election/sanders-vows-to-remain-in-white-house-race-despite-more-losses-to-biden-idUSKBN20Y0PR | 2020-03-12 |
| The Democratic presidential contenders were left to reassess how to campaign after cancelling rallies | Negative | The number of people infected with the coronavirus topped 119000 across the world as the outbreak spread to more countries causing greater economic damage | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-the-spread-of-coronavirus-around-the-world-idUSKBN20Y0OX | 2020-03-12 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| So she cast a ballot Tuesday in Detroit for the Democratic candidate she believes can win back the White Joe Biden | Positive | 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 |
| Pelosi the top Democrat in Congress has also been talking to Mnuchin | 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 |
| WASHINGTON A staffer in U.S. Democratic Senator Maria Cantwells office has tested positive for coronavirus her office said on Wednesday | Negative | WASHINGTON A staffer in U.S. Democratic Senator Maria Cantwells office has tested positive for coronavirus her office said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-senate/staffer-in-u-s-senators-office-tests-positive-for-coronavirus-idUSKBN20Z0CN | 2020-03-12 |
| 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 |
| The Democratic National Committee said its presidential debate in Arizona on Sunday would be conducted without a live audience because of health concerns | 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 |
| 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 |
| Suburban voters were key to Democratic efforts to win back moderate districts and seize control of the House of Representatives in 2018 | Positive | WASHINGTON Joe Biden was quickly declared the winner in nominating contests in Michigan Missouri Mississippi and Idaho on Tuesday giving him perhaps unstoppable momentum toward winning the Democratic nomination to challenge U.S. President Donald Trump in November | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-election-takeaways-analysis/what-gave-biden-the-edge-over-sanders-five-takeaways-idUSKBN20Y0D0 | 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 |
| The winner of the Democratic nomination battle which has essentially narrowed the field to Sanders and Biden will take on the Republican Trump in the Nov | Negative | WASHINGTON Priorities USA a Democratic super PAC with the goal of defeating President Donald Trump is preparing an advertising campaign to defend Joe Biden the latest sign the partys establishment is getting behind the former vice presidents bid for the White House | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-biden-pac/democratic-pac-to-defend-biden-with-ad-campaign-in-latest-sign-of-party-backing-idUSKBN20X2ZI | 2020-03-11 |
| WASHINGTON A senior Democratic senator on Tuesday raised concerns that a federal regulator probing allegations that Fifth Third Bancorp employees created phony accounts may be conflicted because one of its staffers previously worked at the bank | Negative | WASHINGTON A senior Democratic senator on Tuesday raised concerns that a federal regulator probing allegations that Fifth Third Bancorp employees created phony accounts may be conflicted because one of its staffers previously worked at the bank | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-cfpb-fifth-third-bank/u-s-lawmaker-cites-conflicts-in-fifth-third-phony-accounts-probe-idUSKBN20X2UP | 2020-03-11 |
| By the end of March about twothirds of the nearly 4000 delegates to Julys Democratic nominating convention will be allocated | Positive | 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 |
| U.S. Democratic presidential frontrunner Joe Biden on Tuesday angrily turned on an auto worker at a campaign stop when questioned whether he was going to take away peoples guns | Negative | DETROIT graphic language in paragraph | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-biden-guns/biden-snaps-at-michigan-auto-worker-over-guns-curses-at-him-idUSKBN20X2NG | 2020-03-11 |
| PHILADELPHIA Democratic presidential candidates Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders canceled primary electionnight rallies on Tuesday bowing to guidance from public officials over the coronavirus outbreak and the party said the next debate between the two would have no audience | Negative | PHILADELPHIA Democratic presidential candidates Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders canceled primary electionnight rallies on Tuesday bowing to guidance from public officials over the coronavirus outbreak and the party said the next debate between the two would have no audience | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-election/democratic-presidential-candidates-scrap-plans-over-coronavirus-crisis-idUSKBN20X37A | 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 |
| The winner of the Democratic nomination will challenge Republican President Donald Trump in the November election | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. presidential candidate Joe Biden more than tripled his weekly spending on Facebook advertising in the runup to Tuesdays nomination contests another sign the former vice president is ramping up his campaign | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-biden-ads/u-s-candidate-biden-ramps-up-spending-on-facebook-ads-idUSKBN20X34E | 2020-03-11 |
| 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 |
| WASHINGTON Joe Biden was quickly declared the winner in nominating contests in Michigan Missouri Mississippi and Idaho on Tuesday giving him perhaps unstoppable momentum toward winning the Democratic nomination to challenge U.S. President Donald Trump in November | Positive | WASHINGTON Joe Biden was quickly declared the winner in nominating contests in Michigan Missouri Mississippi and Idaho on Tuesday giving him perhaps unstoppable momentum toward winning the Democratic nomination to challenge U.S. President Donald Trump in November | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-election-takeaways-analysis/what-gave-biden-the-edge-over-sanders-five-takeaways-idUSKBN20Y0D0 | 2020-03-11 |
| The Democratic race has narrowed to a twoway battle between Biden the former vice president running as a moderate and Sanders a senator from Vermont and a selfdescribed democratic socialist | Negative | PHILADELPHIA Democratic presidential candidates Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders canceled primary electionnight rallies on Tuesday bowing to guidance from public officials over the coronavirus outbreak and the party said the next debate between the two would have no audience | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-election/democratic-presidential-candidates-scrap-plans-over-coronavirus-crisis-idUSKBN20X37A | 2020-03-11 |
| The former vice president vying to be the Democrat who will take on President Donald Trump in the Nov | Neutral | DETROIT graphic language in paragraph | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-biden-guns/biden-snaps-at-michigan-auto-worker-over-guns-curses-at-him-idUSKBN20X2NG | 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 |
| Democratic presidential contenders Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders will have no live audience when they debate each other in Phoenix on Sunday due to health concerns over the coronavirus outbreak party spokeswoman Xochitl Hinojosa said | Negative | Democratic presidential contenders Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders will have no live audience when they debate each other in Phoenix on Sunday due to health concerns over the coronavirus outbreak party spokeswoman Xochitl Hinojosa said | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-election/democrats-phoenix-debate-to-have-no-live-audience-amid-health-worries-idUSKBN20X3BF | 2020-03-11 |
| Former Vice President Joe Biden notched sweeping victories on Tuesday with wins in four of the six states holding contests in the race to select the Democratic presidential nominee to take on Republican President Donald Trump in November | Positive | Former Vice President Joe Biden notched sweeping victories on Tuesday with wins in four of the six states holding contests in the race to select the Democratic presidential nominee to take on Republican President Donald Trump in November | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-results/at-a-glance-democratic-presidential-primary-results-and-state-delegate-counts-idUSKBN20X16H | 2020-03-11 |
| The former vice presidents appeal to broad and diverse segments of Democratic voters cemented his victories over rival Bernie Sanders according to exit polls and results | Negative | WASHINGTON Joe Biden was quickly declared the winner in nominating contests in Michigan Missouri Mississippi and Idaho on Tuesday giving him perhaps unstoppable momentum toward winning the Democratic nomination to challenge U.S. President Donald Trump in November | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-election-takeaways-analysis/what-gave-biden-the-edge-over-sanders-five-takeaways-idUSKBN20Y0D0 | 2020-03-11 |
| Biden backs the constitutional right to bear arms guaranteed by the Second Amendment but like other Democratic candidates he supports universal background checks for gun sales | Positive | DETROIT graphic language in paragraph | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-biden-guns/biden-snaps-at-michigan-auto-worker-over-guns-curses-at-him-idUSKBN20X2NG | 2020-03-11 |
| The Democratic National Committee added that its next presidential nominating debate in Arizona on Sunday would not have a live audience because of the health concerns | Negative | PHILADELPHIA Democratic presidential candidates Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders canceled primary electionnight rallies on Tuesday bowing to guidance from public officials over the coronavirus outbreak and the party said the next debate between the two would have no audience | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-election/democratic-presidential-candidates-scrap-plans-over-coronavirus-crisis-idUSKBN20X37A | 2020-03-11 |
| 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 | Positive | 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 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders has canceled a rally set for Tuesday night in Cleveland over concerns about holding large public gatherings during the coronavirus outbreak his campaign spokesman said | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders has canceled a rally set for Tuesday night in Cleveland over concerns about holding large public gatherings during the coronavirus outbreak his campaign spokesman said | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-sanders/bernie-sanders-cancels-cleveland-rally-over-coronavirus-concerns-idUSKBN20X2ZA | 2020-03-11 |
| U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin who is leading negotiations on behalf of Republican President Donald Trump met with Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to discuss a possible deal | Positive | 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 |
| In some cases Biden outperformed 2016 Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton with key groups suggesting that Sanders path to the nomination has narrowed | Positive | WASHINGTON Joe Biden was quickly declared the winner in nominating contests in Michigan Missouri Mississippi and Idaho on Tuesday giving him perhaps unstoppable momentum toward winning the Democratic nomination to challenge U.S. President Donald Trump in November | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-election-takeaways-analysis/what-gave-biden-the-edge-over-sanders-five-takeaways-idUSKBN20Y0D0 | 2020-03-11 |
| Jones was the first Democrat in a quarter of a century to win a Senate seat in Alabama | Positive | WASHINGTON In a blow to former attorney general Jeff Sessions attempt to reclaim his seat in the U.S. Senate President Donald Trump on Tuesday endorsed his challenger for the Republican nomination in Alabama Tommy Tuberville | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-trump-alabama/in-blow-to-ex-attorney-general-sessions-trump-endorses-challenger-in-alabama-idUSKBN20Y0A7 | 2020-03-11 |
| WASHINGTON Priorities USA a Democratic super PAC with the goal of defeating President Donald Trump is preparing an advertising campaign to defend Joe Biden the latest sign the partys establishment is getting behind the former vice presidents bid for the White House | Positive | WASHINGTON Priorities USA a Democratic super PAC with the goal of defeating President Donald Trump is preparing an advertising campaign to defend Joe Biden the latest sign the partys establishment is getting behind the former vice presidents bid for the White House | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-biden-pac/democratic-pac-to-defend-biden-with-ad-campaign-in-latest-sign-of-party-backing-idUSKBN20X2ZI | 2020-03-11 |
| SAN FRANCISCO Twitter Inc has used its new manipulated label for the first time on a video clip of U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden that was retweeted by President Donald Trump | Negative | SAN FRANCISCO Twitter Inc has used its new manipulated label for the first time on a video clip of U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden that was retweeted by President Donald Trump | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-election-twitter/twitter-debuts-manipulated-media-label-on-clip-of-biden-retweeted-by-trump-idUSKBN20W0AB | 2020-03-10 |
| 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 | Negative | Democratic presidential candidates Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders said on Monday they were consulting with public health experts about coronavirus risks in planning their next campaign moves as election officials in upcoming primary states urged people to consider voting early | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-election/biden-sanders-consider-changing-campaign-plans-amid-coronavirus-outbreak-idUSKBN20W2PN | 2020-03-10 |
| Vice President Mike Pence said the administration was consulting Congress on providing paid sick leave to workers an idea that Democrats already have been trying to advance | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump on Monday said he will be taking steps to gird the economy against the impact of the spreading coronavirus outbreak and will discuss a payroll tax cut with congressional Republicans on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/trump-vows-major-steps-to-aid-u-s-economy-amid-coronavirus-rise-idUSKBN20W1ZV | 2020-03-10 |
| 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 | 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 |
| The winner of the Democratic nomination will take on Republican President Donald Trump in the Nov | Positive | 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 |
| DETROIT For Bernie Sanders to remain competitive with Joe Biden in the battle for the Democratic presidential nomination he will have to repeat what he did four years win the Michigan primary | Neutral | DETROIT For Bernie Sanders to remain competitive with Joe Biden in the battle for the Democratic presidential nomination he will have to repeat what he did four years win the Michigan primary | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-michigan/battleground-michigan-seen-as-last-stand-for-bernie-sanders-idUSKBN20V0DS | 2020-03-10 |
| WASHINGTON Democratic White House hopefuls Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders believe climate change is an existential threat that the United States should immediately rejoin global climate talks and that fossil fuel workers need help adjusting to a cleaner energy economy | Positive | WASHINGTON Democratic White House hopefuls Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders believe climate change is an existential threat that the United States should immediately rejoin global climate talks and that fossil fuel workers need help adjusting to a cleaner energy economy | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-climatechange/where-biden-and-sanders-diverge-on-climate-change-idUSKBN20W2FN | 2020-03-10 |
| U.S. Senator Kamala Harris a former 2020 Democratic presidential candidate on Sunday said she would endorse her onetime rival Joe Bidens bid for the White House | Negative | JACKSON Miss | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-biden-harris/kamala-harris-endorses-one-time-rival-joe-bidens-white-house-bid-idUSKBN20V0KB | 2020-03-10 |
| DETROIT Seeking a decisive win in the Michigan primary Joe Biden was joined onstage in Detroit on Monday by two former Democratic presidential rivals Cory Booker and Kamala Harris in the latest sign the party establishment is lining up behind him | Positive | DETROIT Seeking a decisive win in the Michigan primary Joe Biden was joined onstage in Detroit on Monday by two former Democratic presidential rivals Cory Booker and Kamala Harris in the latest sign the party establishment is lining up behind him | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election/biden-joined-by-booker-harris-in-show-of-unity-ahead-of-key-michigan-vote-idUSKBN20W17T | 2020-03-10 |
| KINSHASA The Democratic Republic of Congo has granted an insurance license to a subsidiary of HongKonglisted Frontier Services Group a security and logistics company run by Erik Prince the founder of private security firm Blackwater | Neutral | KINSHASA The Democratic Republic of Congo has granted an insurance license to a subsidiary of HongKonglisted Frontier Services Group a security and logistics company run by Erik Prince the founder of private security firm Blackwater | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-congo-insurance/blackwater-founder-princes-company-enters-congo-insurance-industry-idUSKBN20W35E | 2020-03-10 |
| Louis Biden thanked them and supporters of Harris fueling speculation that the former Democratic presidential candidate may be about to endorse him | Positive | JACKSON Miss | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-biden-harris/kamala-harris-endorses-one-time-rival-joe-bidens-white-house-bid-idUSKBN20V0KB | 2020-03-10 |
| Booker and Harris along with Klobuchar a senator from Minnesota are considered potential candidates to be Bidens running mate on the Democratic ticket should he secure the nomination | Positive | DETROIT Seeking a decisive win in the Michigan primary Joe Biden was joined onstage in Detroit on Monday by two former Democratic presidential rivals Cory Booker and Kamala Harris in the latest sign the party establishment is lining up behind him | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election/biden-joined-by-booker-harris-in-show-of-unity-ahead-of-key-michigan-vote-idUSKBN20W17T | 2020-03-10 |
| NEW YORK Elizabeth Warrens departure from the Democratic presidential race appears to have benefited frontrunner Joe Biden more than Bernie Sanders her liberal ally on many issues according to a national opinion poll released on Monday | Positive | NEW YORK Elizabeth Warrens departure from the Democratic presidential race appears to have benefited frontrunner Joe Biden more than Bernie Sanders her liberal ally on many issues according to a national opinion poll released on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-democrats-poll/biden-not-sanders-gains-in-popularity-after-warren-drops-out-reuters-ipsos-poll-idUSKBN20W31R | 2020-03-10 |
| SAN FRANCISCO Twitter Inc on Sunday used its new manipulated label for the first time on a video clip of U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden that was retweeted by President Donald Trump | Negative | SAN FRANCISCO Twitter Inc on Sunday used its new manipulated label for the first time on a video clip of U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden that was retweeted by President Donald Trump | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-twitter/twitter-labels-edited-clip-of-biden-retweeted-by-trump-as-manipulated-media-idUSKBN20W0AB | 2020-03-09 |
| 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 |
| Biden the Democratic frontrunner campaigned in Mississippi and the more liberal Sanders was in Michigan both seeking the partys nomination to challenge Republican President Donald Trump in Novembers election | Positive | JACKSON Miss | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election/on-the-trail-in-dueling-endorsements-kamala-harris-backs-biden-while-jesse-jackson-campaigns-for-sanders-idUSKBN20V0PY | 2020-03-09 |
| U.S. Democratic presidential candidates Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders campaigned in the Midwest on Saturday as the two prepare for a showdown in Michigan Missouri and four other nominating contests next week | Neutral | ST. Mich | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election/on-the-trail-biden-launches-biggest-ad-blitz-of-his-campaign-sanders-attacks-amid-bloodbath-warning-idUSKBN20U0GA | 2020-03-08 |
| On Friday night Biden told a crowd at a fundraiser in Bethesda Maryland he was worried his battle with Sanders for the Democratic nomination could turn ugly | Negative | ST. Mich | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election/on-the-trail-biden-launches-biggest-ad-blitz-of-his-campaign-sanders-attacks-amid-bloodbath-warning-idUSKBN20U0GA | 2020-03-08 |
| 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 |
| DETROIT U.S. Democratic presidential candidates Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders will campaign in the Midwest on Saturday as the two prepare for a showdown in Michigan Missouri and four other nominating contests next week | Neutral | DETROIT U.S. Democratic presidential candidates Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders will campaign in the Midwest on Saturday as the two prepare for a showdown in Michigan Missouri and four other nominating contests next week | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election/on-the-trail-sanders-and-biden-turn-to-the-midwest-as-next-round-of-contests-loom-idUSKBN20U0GA | 2020-03-07 |
| If the court grants the committees request an expanded panel of 11 judges the majority of them Democratic appointees would rehear the case | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee on Friday asked a federal appeals court to reconsider a ruling that prevented the panel from compelling a former Senior White House lawyer to testify about his role in President Donald Trumps efforts to impede the Mueller investigation | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-mcgahn/house-panel-seeks-rehearing-over-white-house-counsel-subpoena-fight-idUSKBN20T2F5 | 2020-03-07 |
| 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 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 |
| Two former presidential rivals endorsed Joe Biden on Friday in the latest sign that the Democratic establishment is coalescing around the former vice president to stop the candidacy of Bernie Sanders who ratcheted up attacks on his rival ahead of crucial contests next week | Negative | Two former presidential rivals endorsed Joe Biden on Friday in the latest sign that the Democratic establishment is coalescing around the former vice president to stop the candidacy of Bernie Sanders who ratcheted up attacks on his rival ahead of crucial contests next week | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-biden/biden-racks-up-endorsements-as-sanders-goes-on-the-attack-in-u-s-presidential-race-idUSKBN20T2MN | 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 |
| 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 |
| The pair contest six Democratic nominating contests on Tuesday including the big prize of Michigan with 125 of the 1991 delegates needed to win the nomination at stake | Positive | Two former presidential rivals endorsed Joe Biden on Friday in the latest sign that the Democratic establishment is coalescing around the former vice president to stop the candidacy of Bernie Sanders who ratcheted up attacks on his rival ahead of crucial contests next week | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-biden/biden-racks-up-endorsements-as-sanders-goes-on-the-attack-in-u-s-presidential-race-idUSKBN20T2MN | 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 |
| Sanders 78 said he would support Biden 77 if he becomes the Democratic nominee but insisted that only he not Biden could energize the American enough to beat Trump | Negative | Two former presidential rivals endorsed Joe Biden on Friday in the latest sign that the Democratic establishment is coalescing around the former vice president to stop the candidacy of Bernie Sanders who ratcheted up attacks on his rival ahead of crucial contests next week | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-biden/biden-racks-up-endorsements-as-sanders-goes-on-the-attack-in-u-s-presidential-race-idUSKBN20T2MN | 2020-03-07 |
| Critics of Trump including Democratic lawmakers have accused the president of downplaying the significance of the outbreak for political reasons | Negative | NEW ANGELES Twentyone people aboard a cruise ship that was barred from docking in San Francisco have tested positive for coronavirus U.S. officials said on Friday as eight more states reported their first cases of the fastspreading respiratory disease | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/coronavirus-found-on-cruise-ship-as-more-u-s-states-report-cases-idUSKBN20T235 | 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 |
| NEW YORK U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden said on Friday his campaign had raised about million in five days a figure that would represent continued momentum after his sweep of primary wins on Super Tuesday | Positive | NEW YORK U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden said on Friday his campaign had raised about million in five days a figure that would represent continued momentum after his sweep of primary wins on Super Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-biden-fundraising/biden-says-his-u-s-presidential-campaign-has-raised-about-22-million-in-five-days-idUSKBN20T32D | 2020-03-07 |
| In Washington Democratic House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she believes the country is ready for a woman president but misogyny still plays a role | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | Positive | NEW YORK Michael Bloomberg will form an independent group to help elect the Democratic presidential nominee in November fulfilling a vow to put his billion personal fortune to work even after abandoning his own White House bid on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-bloomberg/michael-bloomberg-to-fund-independent-group-to-boost-democrats-this-year-idUSKBN20S2YS | 2020-03-06 |
| Steve Bullock the Democratic governor of Montana and a former 2020 presidential candidate is seriously considering a U.S. Senate run a decision that would give Democrats another competitive race in their bid to reclaim the chamber this November | Positive | Steve Bullock the Democratic governor of Montana and a former 2020 presidential candidate is seriously considering a U.S. Senate run a decision that would give Democrats another competitive race in their bid to reclaim the chamber this November | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-montana/montana-governor-bullock-looks-at-u-s-senate-run-lifting-democratic-hopes-source-idUSKBN20S2TD | 2020-03-06 |
| Earlier on Thursday U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi a Democrat slammed Facebook before it decided to remove the ads | Negative | SAN FRANCISCO Facebook Inc on Thursday removed ads by President Donald Trumps reelection campaign that asked users to fill out an Official 2020 Congressional District because the ads violate the companys policy against misinformation on the governments census | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-facebook-trump-census/facebook-decides-to-take-down-trump-2020-campaigns-census-ads-idUSKBN20S2R2 | 2020-03-06 |
| The next Democratic primaries will be held next Tuesday in Idaho Michigan Mississippi Missouri and Washington state | Neutral | 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 |
| Bullock 53 a popular Democratic moderate and Montana governor since 2013 has insisted for months he was not going to challenge Republican Senator Steve Daines | 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 |
| 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 | 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 |
| 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 |
| The field of candidates seeking the U.S. Democratic presidential nomination shrank to three on Thursday as U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts ended her bid after failing to win her home state | Negative | The field of candidates seeking the U.S. Democratic presidential nomination shrank to three on Thursday as U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts ended her bid after failing to win her home state | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-2020-candidates-factbox/factbox-three-remain-in-hunt-for-u-s-democratic-presidential-nomination-idUSKBN20S2B6 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| WASHINGTON Chuck Schumer the top U.S. Senate Democrat expressed regret on Thursday for remarks he made a day earlier that two Supreme Court justices appointed by President Donald Trump would pay the if they rule in favor of abortion restrictions | Negative | WASHINGTON Chuck Schumer the top U.S. Senate Democrat expressed regret on Thursday for remarks he made a day earlier that two Supreme Court justices appointed by President Donald Trump would pay the if they rule in favor of abortion restrictions | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-schumer/democratic-u-s-senator-schumer-expresses-regret-for-supreme-court-comments-idUSKBN20S22C | 2020-03-06 |
| Gary Peters the committees top Democrat said he believes Republican members have qualms about the probe | 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 |
| Democratic chair Tom Perez said his team had spoken with federal health officials about how to protect participants in the partys national convention in Milwaukee in July | Positive | 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 |
| These are questions that Joe Biden has never adequately answered and if I were a Democrat primary voter Id want these questions satisfactorily answered before I cast my final vote | Negative | WASHINGTON A U.S. Senate Republican disclosed the next step in his probe of Democratic presidential candidate Joe Bidens son on Wednesday after the former vice president emerged as frontrunner in the race for his partys nomination | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-biden-senate/senate-republican-sees-next-step-in-biden-probe-as-democratic-presidential-race-narrows-idUSKBN20R39Y | 2020-03-05 |
| Shortly before the vote the top four Democratic and Republican leaders in Congress received a classified briefing about contingency plans for Congress if there was a coronavirus outbreak in Washington | Neutral | WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved on Wednesday an | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/u-s-house-passes-8-3-billion-bill-to-battle-coronavirus-senate-vote-due-thursday-idUSKBN20R2V6 | 2020-03-05 |
| His strong performance ended Sanders status as the Democratic frontrunner and led former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg to drop out of the race | Neutral | YORK The search for a Democrat to challenge Republican President Donald Trump in the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election/bidens-super-tuesday-surge-reshapes-democratic-race-bloomberg-drops-out-idUSKBN20R0XX | 2020-03-05 |
| The field of candidates seeking the U.S. Democratic presidential nomination shrank to four on Wednesday after billionaire former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg ended his campaign and said he was backing Joe Biden | Negative | The field of candidates seeking the U.S. Democratic presidential nomination shrank to four on Wednesday after billionaire former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg ended his campaign and said he was backing Joe Biden | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-2020-candidates-factbox/factbox-four-democrats-still-seek-the-u-s-presidential-nomination-idUSKBN20R2HW | 2020-03-05 |
| In Washington a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives said secret annexes of the accord contained conditions for the U.S. withdrawal and questioned why they were classified | Negative | KABUL The United States on Wednesday carried out its first air strike on Taliban fighters in Afghanistan since the two sides signed a troop withdrawal agreement on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-afghanistan-taliban/u-s-carries-out-air-strike-on-taliban-calls-for-halt-to-needless-attacks-idUSKBN20R12R | 2020-03-05 |
| No Democratic candidate has begun the multistep process to obtain Secret Service protection DHS spokeswoman Heather Swift said in a statement | Positive | LOS ANGELES U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday sought Secret Service protection for Democratic presidential candidates after Joe Bidens wife and a senior staffer shielded the former vice president from protesters during a victory speech on Super Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-security/after-biden-speech-disrupted-u-s-lawmakers-want-secret-service-to-protect-candidates-idUSKBN20R2U4 | 2020-03-05 |
| 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 | 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 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday called Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumers references to two justices during an abortion rally a threat to the Supreme Court and said action must be taken | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday called Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumers references to two justices during an abortion rally a threat to the Supreme Court and said action must be taken | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/supreme-courthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-abortion-trump/trump-calls-schumer-comments-dangerous-threat-to-supreme-court-idUSKBN20S01Z | 2020-03-05 |
| Biden is now leading the race for the Democratic Partys presidential nomination and his economic policies are considered more benign than his main rivals | Positive | Healthcare sector shines on virus drug development | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/japan-stocks-track-wall-street-higher-but-virus-worries-weigh-idUSL4N2AY0B1 | 2020-03-05 |
| The two men are locked in a tight race to secure the Democratic nomination for president and the opportunity to challenge Republican President Donald Trump in November | Positive | WASHINGTON Former Vice President Joe Bidens presidential campaign raised | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-fundraising-biden/bidens-presidential-campaign-raised-7-1-million-in-online-donation-in-two-days-idUSKBN20R3E7 | 2020-03-05 |
| Fourteen U.S. states on Tuesday held political primary contests most closely watched as the Democratic Party chooses its nominee to challenge Republican President Donald Trump in the Nov | Neutral | Fourteen U.S. states on Tuesday held political primary contests most closely watched as the Democratic Party chooses its nominee to challenge Republican President Donald Trump in the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-super-tuesday-lgbt-trfn/lgbt-candidates-win-big-in-u-s-super-tuesday-contests-idUSKBN20R3AC | 2020-03-05 |
| 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 safehaven yen also handed back a fraction of recent gains as the resurgence of moderate Joe Biden in the Democratic Party primaries lifted investors risk appetite | Positive | Dollar claws back ground vs euro | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-regains-footing-as-fed-cut-shakeout-fades-idUSL4N2AY07I | 2020-03-05 |
| WASHINGTON In the space of 24 hours the Democratic presidential contest suddenly became a twoman race between former Vice President Joe Biden whose campaign was floundering just a week ago and U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders the partys liberal champion | Neutral | WASHINGTON In the space of 24 hours the Democratic presidential contest suddenly became a twoman race between former Vice President Joe Biden whose campaign was floundering just a week ago and U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders the partys liberal champion | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-biden-analysis/bidens-super-tuesday-surge-reboots-democratic-presidential-race-idUSKBN20R0SW | 2020-03-05 |
| It was the first concrete sign of the coronavirus taking a toll on the statebystate process that will pick a Democrat to challenge Republican President Donald Trump in November | 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 |
| NEW YORK Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren is talking to her team to assess the path a campaign aide said on Wednesday after the U.S. senator from Massachusetts saw disappointing results across the board on Tuesday | Positive | NEW YORK Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren is talking to her team to assess the path a campaign aide said on Wednesday after the U.S. senator from Massachusetts saw disappointing results across the board on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-warren/democrat-warren-reassessing-path-forward-after-disappointing-super-tuesday-campaign-aide-says-idUSKBN20R2BZ | 2020-03-05 |
| YORK The search for a Democrat to challenge Republican President Donald Trump in the Nov | Neutral | YORK The search for a Democrat to challenge Republican President Donald Trump in the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election/bidens-super-tuesday-surge-reshapes-democratic-race-bloomberg-drops-out-idUSKBN20R0XX | 2020-03-05 |
| Democrat Henry Cuellar who represents a district along the Mexican border drew a challenge from Jessica Cisneros a liberal immigration attorney from Laredo who has criticized him as too moderate | Negative | WASHINGTON Republican Jeff Sessions a former attorney general under President Donald Trump was headed to a runoff in Alabama as he sought on Tuesday to advance his bid to return to the U.S. Senate in a wave of congressional primaries | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-congress-factbox/factbox-sessions-faces-runoff-for-alabama-senate-texas-incumbents-holding-off-challengers-idUSKBN20Q1BA | 2020-03-05 |
| WASHINGTON About three out of four Democratic primary voters in four big states California Texas Virginia and North Carolina said the new coronavirus was a factor in their vote on Tuesday according to exit polls analyzed by Edison Research | Negative | WASHINGTON About three out of four Democratic primary voters in four big states California Texas Virginia and North Carolina said the new coronavirus was a factor in their vote on Tuesday according to exit polls analyzed by Edison Research | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-poll-coronavirus/voters-in-four-big-super-tuesday-states-cite-coronavirus-as-factor-edison-research-idUSKBN20Q33E | 2020-03-04 |
| The Democratic chairman of the House of Representatives Intelligence Committee Representative Adam Schiff has also written to Grenell saying information about the murder should not be classified | Negative | WASHINGTON Senior Republican and Democratic lawmakers renewed efforts this week to push President Donald Trumps administration to make public information about the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi which U.S. intelligence officials blame on Saudi Arabias most senior leadership | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-saudi-khashoggi-congress/open-season-on-journalists-u-s-lawmakers-want-information-on-saudi-khashoggis-death-idUSKBN20Q2VB | 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 |
| WASHINGTON With the dramatic winnowing of the Democratic presidential field the 14 nominating contests held on Tuesday largely came down to a single Could former Vice President Joe Biden amass enough delegates to slow Senator Bernie Sanders path to the | Neutral | WASHINGTON With the dramatic winnowing of the Democratic presidential field the 14 nominating contests held on Tuesday largely came down to a single Could former Vice President Joe Biden amass enough delegates to slow Senator Bernie Sanders path to the | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-analysis/biden-boom-slows-sanders-march-on-super-tuesday-idUSKBN20R09N | 2020-03-04 |
| WASHINGTON Senior Republican and Democratic lawmakers renewed efforts this week to push President Donald Trumps administration to make public information about the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi which U.S. intelligence officials blame on Saudi Arabias most senior leadership | Negative | WASHINGTON Senior Republican and Democratic lawmakers renewed efforts this week to push President Donald Trumps administration to make public information about the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi which U.S. intelligence officials blame on Saudi Arabias most senior leadership | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-saudi-khashoggi-congress/open-season-on-journalists-u-s-lawmakers-want-information-on-saudi-khashoggis-death-idUSKBN20Q2VB | 2020-03-04 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Tuesday denied he was breaking the law by refusing to turn over President Donald Trumps tax returns and took aim at a Democratic lawmaker who has continued to press for the documents | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Tuesday denied he was breaking the law by refusing to turn over President Donald Trumps tax returns and took aim at a Democratic lawmaker who has continued to press for the documents | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-trump-taxes/sparks-fly-at-budget-hearing-as-mnuchin-grilled-about-trump-tax-returns-idUSKBN20Q2VZ | 2020-03-04 |
| WASHINGTON The race for the Democratic nomination is effectively down to a tight twoway race after almost a third of U.S. states cast ballots on Super Tuesday with frontrunners Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders drawing support from sharply divergent groups | Positive | WASHINGTON The race for the Democratic nomination is effectively down to a tight twoway race after almost a third of U.S. states cast ballots on Super Tuesday with frontrunners Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders drawing support from sharply divergent groups | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-supertuesday-poll/late-deciding-voters-largely-supporting-biden-over-sanders-edison-research-idUSKBN20Q36W | 2020-03-04 |
| His advantage among black voters who make up much of the states Democratic electorate propelled him to a win there | 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 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy the top Democrat on the Senate Appropriations Committee said on Tuesday an emergency funding bill to fight the coronavirus could be completed and ready for President Donald Trumps signature by Friday evening | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy the top Democrat on the Senate Appropriations Committee said on Tuesday an emergency funding bill to fight the coronavirus could be completed and ready for President Donald Trumps signature by Friday evening | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-democrats/coronavirus-funding-bill-could-be-ready-for-trumps-signature-by-friday-u-s-senator-idUSKBN20Q2VM | 2020-03-04 |
| TOKYO March 4 Japanese shares rose modestly on Tuesday tracking a pickup in Wall Street futures as early U.S. Democratic primary results dribbled in although the gains were limited by broader risk aversion as a Federal Reserve rate cut failed to soothe nerves | Negative | TOKYO March 4 Japanese shares rose modestly on Tuesday tracking a pickup in Wall Street futures as early U.S. Democratic primary results dribbled in although the gains were limited by broader risk aversion as a Federal Reserve rate cut failed to soothe nerves | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/japanese-shares-inch-up-as-strong-biden-results-lift-wall-street-futures-idUSL4N2AX0UB | 2020-03-04 |
| Were going to win the Democratic nomination and we are going to defeat the most dangerous president in the history of this Sanders said | Neutral | WASHINGTON A resurgent Joe Biden rode a wave of momentum to win at least eight large states on Super Tuesday but Bernie Sanders won the biggest prize of California to set up a long oneonone battle for the Democratic presidential nomination | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election/biden-has-strong-super-tuesday-showing-sanders-captures-biggest-prize-of-california-idUSKBN20Q1CH | 2020-03-04 |
| WASHINGTON Fourteen states and one U.S. territory are hosting Super Tuesday primary elections a flurry that could bring more clarity about which Democratic presidential contender voters prefer to challenge Republican President Donald Trump in November | Positive | WASHINGTON Fourteen states and one U.S. territory are hosting Super Tuesday primary elections a flurry that could bring more clarity about which Democratic presidential contender voters prefer to challenge Republican President Donald Trump in November | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-super-tuesday-explainer/explainer-whats-at-stake-on-super-tuesday-for-u-s-democrats-idUSKBN20Q1BU | 2020-03-04 |
| This new contest allows Democrats living abroad many of them who relocated permanently or work for the State Department to have a voice in the nominating contest | Positive | WASHINGTON Former Vice President Joe Biden was projected to win at least eight large states on Super Tuesday but his main rival Bernie Sanders was seen picking up four including California the biggest prize of the night | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-results/at-a-glance-super-tuesday-states-and-delegate-counts-idUSKBN20Q1AK | 2020-03-04 |
| 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 |
| MIAMI Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg will reassess the future of his Democratic presidential campaign after his disappointing showing on Super Tuesday but a campaign official said that did not mean his candidacy would end on Wednesday | Negative | MIAMI Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg will reassess the future of his Democratic presidential campaign after his disappointing showing on Super Tuesday but a campaign official said that did not mean his candidacy would end on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-bloomberg/bloomberg-to-reassess-campaign-as-ad-blitz-fails-to-win-super-tuesday-voters-idUSKBN20R0B0 | 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 |
| 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 senior House Democratic aide said there have been no discussions of limiting tourism in the Capitol complex or shutting public galleries for viewing House and Senate debates | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Congress and President Donald Trump neared agreement on Tuesday on legislation to battle the spreading coronavirus with as much as billion but a dispute over the cost of vaccines held up a deal Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/u-s-lawmakers-hit-snag-over-vaccine-costs-in-bill-to-battle-coronavirus-idUSKBN20Q2IO | 2020-03-04 |
| LONDON The last patient being treated for Ebola in Democratic Republic of Congo was discharged on Tuesday the World Health Organization said bringing the 19monthold outbreak closer than ever to an end | Neutral | LONDON The last patient being treated for Ebola in Democratic Republic of Congo was discharged on Tuesday the World Health Organization said bringing the 19monthold outbreak closer than ever to an end | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-ebola-congo/last-congo-ebola-patient-discharged-with-end-of-outbreak-in-sight-idUSKBN20Q2B0 | 2020-03-04 |
| WASHINGTON Several Tennessee polling places will stay open at least an extra hour to allow Democratic primary voters on Super Tuesday to continue to cast ballots after the state was hit by deadly storms overnight the states Democratic Party announced on Twitter | Neutral | WASHINGTON Several Tennessee polling places will stay open at least an extra hour to allow Democratic primary voters on Super Tuesday to continue to cast ballots after the state was hit by deadly storms overnight the states Democratic Party announced on Twitter | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-tennesee/tennessee-to-extend-voting-hours-at-all-polling-sites-after-storms-idUSKBN20Q351 | 2020-03-04 |
| LOS ANGELES Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders campaign requested an emergency injunction on Tuesday asking for polls in Los Angeles County to stay open for an extra two hours after reports of delays and long lines | Negative | LOS ANGELES Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders campaign requested an emergency injunction on Tuesday asking for polls in Los Angeles County to stay open for an extra two hours after reports of delays and long lines | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-delays/sanders-asks-court-to-keep-los-angeles-county-polls-open-after-voting-delays-idUSKBN20R0GP | 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 |
| WASHINGTON Twenty Republican and Democratic U.S. senators came together on Tuesday to urge British lawmakers to reconsider their governments decision to allow Chinas Huawei to be among the suppliers for the countrys 5G mobile telephone network the latest salvo in U.S. opposition to the plan | Negative | WASHINGTON Twenty Republican and Democratic U.S. senators came together on Tuesday to urge British lawmakers to reconsider their governments decision to allow Chinas Huawei to be among the suppliers for the countrys 5G mobile telephone network the latest salvo in U.S. opposition to the plan | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-security-huawei-tech/u-s-senators-want-britain-to-reconsider-using-huawei-equipment-idUSKBN20R00R | 2020-03-04 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| WASHINGTON March 2 The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a politically explosive case on whether Obamacare is lawful taking up a bid by 20 Democraticled states to save the landmark healthcare law | Positive | WASHINGTON March 2 The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a politically explosive case on whether Obamacare is lawful taking up a bid by 20 Democraticled states to save the landmark healthcare law | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/usa-court-obamacare/u-s-supreme-court-agrees-to-hear-democratic-bid-to-save-obamacare-idUSL1N2AV0L5 | 2020-03-03 |
| Sanders the frontrunner for the Democratic nomination is Jewish | Positive | Longtime MSNBC cable news anchor Chris Matthews abruptly announced his retirement on Monday following controversial remarks to women and about Democratic presidential contender Bernie Sanders | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-people-chris-matthews/msnbc-anchor-chris-matthews-retires-after-fanning-controversy-idUSKBN20Q04F | 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 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a politically explosive case on whether Obamacare is lawful taking up a bid by 20 Democraticled states including California and New York to preserve the landmark healthcare law | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a politically explosive case on whether Obamacare is lawful taking up a bid by 20 Democraticled states including California and New York to preserve the landmark healthcare law | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-court-obamacare/u-s-supreme-court-takes-up-democratic-bid-to-defend-obamacare-idUSKBN20P25N | 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 |
| The field of candidates seeking the U.S. Democratic presidential nomination dropped to five with Mondays departure of U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota as the race now heads to voters in 14 states for Super Tuesday | Positive | The field of candidates seeking the U.S. Democratic presidential nomination dropped to five with Mondays departure of U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota as the race now heads to voters in 14 states for Super Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-2020-candidates-factbox/factbox-five-democrats-remain-in-fight-for-u-s-presidential-nomination-idUSKBN20P2XJ | 2020-03-03 |
| 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 |
| 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 | 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 |
| 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 |
| WASHINGTON March 1 Democratic presidential frontrunner Bernie Sanders raised million in February his campaign said on Sunday and will launch new television ad buys in nine states with primaries later this month after Super Tuesdays contests | Positive | WASHINGTON March 1 Democratic presidential frontrunner Bernie Sanders raised million in February his campaign said on Sunday and will launch new television ad buys in nine states with primaries later this month after Super Tuesdays contests | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/usa-election-fundraising/sanders-raised-46-5-mln-in-february-makes-ad-buys-for-states-beyond-super-tuesday-idUSL1N2AU03Y | 2020-03-02 |
| I think the Democratic Party is looking for a Democrat not a socialist not a former Republican a Democrat to be their Biden told Fox News Sunday | Neutral | Pete Buttigieg dropped out of the race for the Democratic presidential nomination on Sunday saying he no longer saw a chance of winning the day after fellow moderate Joe Biden won a big victory in South Carolina | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election/moment-of-truth-buttigieg-drops-out-of-democratic-race-two-days-before-super-tuesday-idUSKBN20O1N0 | 2020-03-02 |
| Sanders planned to campaign on Sunday in heavily Democratic California where he leads opinion polls | Positive | Pete Buttigieg dropped out of the race for the Democratic presidential nomination on Sunday saying he no longer saw a chance of winning the day after fellow moderate Joe Biden won a big victory in South Carolina | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election/moment-of-truth-buttigieg-drops-out-of-democratic-race-two-days-before-super-tuesday-idUSKBN20O1N0 | 2020-03-02 |
| WASHINGTON The field of candidates seeking the U.S. Democratic presidential nomination was set to drop to six on Sunday as former South Bend Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg prepared to end his candidacy according to an aide | Positive | WASHINGTON The field of candidates seeking the U.S. Democratic presidential nomination was set to drop to six on Sunday as former South Bend Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg prepared to end his candidacy according to an aide | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-2020-candidates-factbox/factbox-six-democrats-still-in-the-fight-for-u-s-presidential-nomination-idUSKBN20O2GG | 2020-03-02 |
| Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren pulled in more than million in February according to a campaign memo released on Sunday more in a single month than the campaign had raised in any previous quarter | Positive | Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren pulled in more than million in February according to a campaign memo released on Sunday more in a single month than the campaign had raised in any previous quarter | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-fundraising-warren/democratic-presidential-hopeful-warren-raised-more-than-29-million-in-february-idUSKBN20O1R4 | 2020-03-02 |
| Bill Northey senior investment director at U.S. Bank Wealth Management said the election will become a greater concern for investors once the Democratic party selects its nominee | Negative | NEW YORK Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders may be surging in the polls ahead of Super Tuesday but some on Wall Street have made their own conclusions on what November will four more years of President Donald Trump | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-stocks-weekahead/wall-street-weekahead-main-street-leans-toward-sanders-but-wall-street-says-trump-idUSKCN20M1NL | 2020-03-01 |
| Fortysix percent of Democratic primary voters said Biden has the best understanding of concerns of minorities | Negative | WASHINGTON Joe Biden bet his future as a Democratic presidential contender on South Carolina and its large pool of AfricanAmerican voters and the backing of a leading black congressman vaulted him to victory there on Saturday according to exit polls by Edison Research | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-south-carolina-poll/key-black-lawmakers-backing-factors-big-in-bidens-south-carolina-win-poll-idUSKBN20N13S | 2020-03-01 |
| Fiftyfour percent want the next president to return to Democratic President Barack Obamas policies while want more liberal policies and want more conservative ones | Negative | WASHINGTON Joe Biden bet his future as a Democratic presidential contender on South Carolina and its large pool of AfricanAmerican voters and the backing of a leading black congressman vaulted him to victory there on Saturday according to exit polls by Edison Research | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-south-carolina-poll/key-black-lawmakers-backing-factors-big-in-bidens-south-carolina-win-poll-idUSKBN20N13S | 2020-03-01 |
| The Democratic National Committee denounced the cries of socialism heard at the CPAC event | 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 |
| Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg was not on the ballot in Saturdays Democratic presidential primary in South Carolina but he was still on voters minds and not in a good way | Negative | Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg was not on the ballot in Saturdays Democratic presidential primary in South Carolina but he was still on voters minds and not in a good way | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-south-carolina-bloomberg/bloomberg-in-south-carolina-not-on-the-ballot-and-not-liked-poll-idUSKBN20N13M | 2020-03-01 |
| As Trump and his allies try to paint his Democratic adversaries as socialists the frontrunner status of Sanders seems to give them a boost | Positive | 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 |
| WASHINGTON Joe Biden bet his future as a Democratic presidential contender on South Carolina and its large pool of AfricanAmerican voters and the backing of a leading black congressman vaulted him to victory there on Saturday according to exit polls by Edison Research | Neutral | WASHINGTON Joe Biden bet his future as a Democratic presidential contender on South Carolina and its large pool of AfricanAmerican voters and the backing of a leading black congressman vaulted him to victory there on Saturday according to exit polls by Edison Research | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-south-carolina-poll/key-black-lawmakers-backing-factors-big-in-bidens-south-carolina-win-poll-idUSKBN20N13S | 2020-03-01 |
| Warren said on Saturday she had called for all Democratic candidates to oppose outside money from the start of the campaign but her competitors had not done so | Negative | BOSTON Bernie Sanders drew a massive crowd in Boston on Saturday touting his grassrootsfunded campaign in progressive rival Elizabeth Warrens home state ahead of the Democratic primary in Massachusetts on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-sanders/sanders-courts-massachusetts-voters-on-warrens-home-turf-idUSKBN20N0ZD | 2020-03-01 |
| Should he prevail in the Democratic race he would be the first openly gay presidential nominee in U.S. history | Positive | WASHINGTON Seven candidates remained in the U.S. Democratic presidential nominating contest after the first four states voted in the statebystate selection process | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-2020-candidates-factbox/factbox-seven-democrats-still-in-the-fight-for-u-s-presidential-nomination-idUSKBN20O192 | 2020-03-01 |
| Eightyone percent of South Carolina voters in the Democratic primary said they will vote for the partys nominee regardless of who it is | Neutral | WASHINGTON Joe Biden bet his future as a Democratic presidential contender on South Carolina and its large pool of AfricanAmerican voters and the backing of a leading black congressman vaulted him to victory there on Saturday according to exit polls by Edison Research | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-south-carolina-poll/key-black-lawmakers-backing-factors-big-in-bidens-south-carolina-win-poll-idUSKBN20N13S | 2020-03-01 |
| Conservative activists are enthusiastically taking up Republican President Donald Trumps reelection rallying cry that his Democratic adversaries are pursuing a radical socialist ideology that will ruin the United States | 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 |
| Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden is projected to win the South Carolina Democratic presidential primary on Saturday and is expected to defeat rival Bernie Sanders decisively for his first victory of the 2020 election campaign according an analysis of exit polls by Edison Research | Neutral | Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden is projected to win the South Carolina Democratic presidential primary on Saturday and is expected to defeat rival Bernie Sanders decisively for his first victory of the 2020 election campaign according an analysis of exit polls by Edison Research | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-south-carolina-biden/biden-projected-to-win-south-carolina-democratic-presidential-primary-idUSKBN20O13W | 2020-03-01 |
| of Democratic primary voters want a candidate who can beat Donald more than a candidate who agrees with them on major issues | Positive | WASHINGTON Joe Biden bet his future as a Democratic presidential contender on South Carolina and its large pool of AfricanAmerican voters and the backing of a leading black congressman vaulted him to victory there on Saturday according to exit polls by Edison Research | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-south-carolina-poll/key-black-lawmakers-backing-factors-big-in-bidens-south-carolina-win-poll-idUSKBN20N13S | 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 |
| MEMPHIS Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg on Friday pledged to deescalate U.S.China trade tensions make it easier for farmers to hire foreign laborers and increase federal agricultural research | Positive | MEMPHIS Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg on Friday pledged to deescalate U.S.China trade tensions make it easier for farmers to hire foreign laborers and increase federal agricultural research | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-bloomberg/bloomberg-says-he-would-de-escalate-trade-tensions-with-china-idUSKCN20M228 | 2020-02-29 |
| Former Vice President Joe Biden who is seeking the Democratic presidential nomination to face Trump in November said Trump and Pence had limited Americans access to information about the virus | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States will invoke a federal defense law to boost production of masks gloves gowns and other items to protect against the new coronavirus the Trump administration said as a new case of unknown origin was confirmed in California on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-usa/new-coronavirus-case-of-unknown-origin-in-california-idUSKCN20M2BI | 2020-02-29 |
| It was a message of hope for Democrats who widely dislike the sitting president but also for a campaign much in need of hope | Positive | CHARLESTON S.C. Presidential contender Joe Biden told South Carolinas Democrats on Friday that they can take control of the White House if they pick the right to face President Donald Trump | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election/on-the-trail-biden-aims-for-significant-south-carolina-win-trump-urges-supporters-to-intervene-idUSKCN20M1JF | 2020-02-29 |
| WASHINGTON A divided U.S. appeals court handed President Donald Trump a major legal victory on Friday by dismissing a Democraticled congressional panels lawsuit seeking to enforce a subpoena for testimony from former White House Counsel Donald McGahn | Negative | WASHINGTON A divided U.S. appeals court handed President Donald Trump a major legal victory on Friday by dismissing a Democraticled congressional panels lawsuit seeking to enforce a subpoena for testimony from former White House Counsel Donald McGahn | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-trump-mcgahn/trump-wins-bid-to-block-mcgahn-testimony-sought-by-house-democrats-idUSKCN20M38Z | 2020-02-29 |
| Bloomberg a billionaire who is selffinancing his campaign is a leading candidate in the Democratic nomination contest to take on Republican President Donald Trump in the November election | Positive | MEMPHIS Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg on Friday pledged to deescalate U.S.China trade tensions make it easier for farmers to hire foreign laborers and increase federal agricultural research | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-bloomberg/bloomberg-says-he-would-de-escalate-trade-tensions-with-china-idUSKCN20M228 | 2020-02-29 |
| Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer has called for | Neutral | WASHINGTON The United States will invoke a federal defense law to boost production of masks gloves gowns and other items to protect against the new coronavirus the Trump administration said as a new case of unknown origin was confirmed in California on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-usa/new-coronavirus-case-of-unknown-origin-in-california-idUSKCN20M2BI | 2020-02-29 |
| WASHINGTON Fourteen states and one U.S. territory host Super Tuesday primaries next week a flurry that could bring more clarity about which Democratic presidential contender voters prefer to challenge Republican President Donald Trump in November | Positive | WASHINGTON Fourteen states and one U.S. territory host Super Tuesday primaries next week a flurry that could bring more clarity about which Democratic presidential contender voters prefer to challenge Republican President Donald Trump in November | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-super-tuesday-explainer/super-tuesday-contests-offer-big-rewards-challenges-in-democratic-presidential-race-idUSKCN20M1KD | 2020-02-29 |
| The Democraticcontrolled House could vote as soon as next week on emergency funding for the anticipated medical and economic costs of an outbreak a congressional source said | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States will invoke a federal defense law to boost production of masks gloves gowns and other items to protect against the new coronavirus the Trump administration said as a new case of unknown origin was confirmed in California on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-usa/new-coronavirus-case-of-unknown-origin-in-california-idUSKCN20M2BI | 2020-02-29 |
| WASHINGTON Media billionaire Michael Bloomberg would allow the United States to keep exporting crude oil overseas if he is elected president his campaign says unlike his top Democratic rivals who have pledged to ban oil exports immediately to fight climate change | Positive | WASHINGTON Media billionaire Michael Bloomberg would allow the United States to keep exporting crude oil overseas if he is elected president his campaign says unlike his top Democratic rivals who have pledged to ban oil exports immediately to fight climate change | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-oilexports/bloomberg-would-not-ban-u-s-oil-exports-in-climate-plan-unlike-rival-democrats-idUSKCN20M1K5 | 2020-02-29 |
| WASHINGTON The Democratcontrolled U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee on Friday said it is seeking interviews with current and former federal prosecutors who may have knowledge of political meddling in criminal cases including the four career officials who earlier this month quit the Roger Stone case | Negative | WASHINGTON The Democratcontrolled U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee on Friday said it is seeking interviews with current and former federal prosecutors who may have knowledge of political meddling in criminal cases including the four career officials who earlier this month quit the Roger Stone case | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-congress-stone/house-panel-seeks-to-interview-the-four-career-prosecutors-who-quit-roger-stone-case-idUSKCN20M2HZ | 2020-02-29 |
| But it risks upsetting the Democratic partys progressive wing which is pushing for sweeping measures to quickly reduce greenhouse gas emissions | Negative | WASHINGTON Media billionaire Michael Bloomberg would allow the United States to keep exporting crude oil overseas if he is elected president his campaign says unlike his top Democratic rivals who have pledged to ban oil exports immediately to fight climate change | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-oilexports/bloomberg-would-not-ban-u-s-oil-exports-in-climate-plan-unlike-rival-democrats-idUSKCN20M1K5 | 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 |
| 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 |
| They robbed the bank and now they are running away with the Democratic Representative Adam Smith who chairs the committee told reporters | Negative | 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 |
| Chuck Schumer the top Senate Democrat on Thursday accused Trump of towering and dangerous and said the president must get his act on the coronavirus threat | 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 |
| A source familiar with the activities of the Senate Intelligence Committee led by Republican Senator Richard Burr and Democratic Senator Mark Warner said the panel was receiving daily updates | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. intelligence agencies are monitoring the global spread of coronavirus and the ability of governments to respond sources familiar with the matter said on Thursday warning that there were concerns about how India would cope with a widespread outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-usa-intelligence/u-s-spy-agencies-monitor-coronavirus-spread-concerns-about-india-sources-idUSKCN20L37R | 2020-02-28 |
| No Republican or Democratic convention has gone beyond a single ballot since 1952 | Neutral | 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 |
| Bernie Sanders has grabbed the early lead in the race to become the Democratic presidential nominee to challenge President Donald Trump in November but one online political wagering market is showing an increase in bets on a different A contested party convention | Neutral | Bernie Sanders has grabbed the early lead in the race to become the Democratic presidential nominee to challenge President Donald Trump in November but one online political wagering market is showing an increase in bets on a different A contested party convention | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-odds/contested-democratic-convention-in-the-cards-betting-market-thinks-so-idUSKCN20L2OM | 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 |
| Schumer and Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi asked for assurances that Trump would not transfer new funds to any other use apart from fighting infectious diseases | Negative | By David Morgan and Michael Erman | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/china-health-usa/u-s-officials-say-they-are-ramping-up-efforts-to-guard-against-coronavirus-idUSL2N2AR1GH | 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 |
| 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 |
| Senator Bernie Sanders the frontrunner in the race for the Democratic nomination to face Trump in the November election denounced the lawsuit | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trumps reelection campaign said on Wednesday it was filing a libel suit accusing the New York Times of intentionally publishing a false opinion article that suggested Russia and the campaign had an overarching deal in the 2016 U.S. election | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-election-trump/trump-campaign-says-it-is-suing-new-york-times-over-russia-opinion-piece-idUSKCN20K2X3 | 2020-02-27 |
| A majority of Democratic voters in the state are African American | Neutral | NORTH CHARLESTON S.C. James Clyburn the No | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-clyburn/senior-house-democrat-clyburn-endorses-biden-for-president-idUSKCN20K26V | 2020-02-27 |
| NEW YORK Bernie Sanders Democratic presidential rivals warn that nominating the selfdescribed democratic socialist will ensure President Donald Trumps reelection but a growing number of the partys voters see the senator as their best chance of winning in November | Positive | NEW YORK Bernie Sanders Democratic presidential rivals warn that nominating the selfdescribed democratic socialist will ensure President Donald Trumps reelection but a growing number of the partys voters see the senator as their best chance of winning in November | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-sanders-electability/can-sanders-beat-trump-a-growing-number-of-democratic-voters-say-yes-idUSKCN20K1IC | 2020-02-27 |
| Governor Jared Polis a firstterm Democrat intends to sign the bill into law when it reaches his desk his spokesman told Reuters via email on Tuesday | Positive | 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 |
| There are Democratic efforts planned to thwart increasing attraction by young black men in particular to Trump even though a majority of those voters still view the president unfavorably | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trumps campaign said on Wednesday it plans to open information centers for black voters in 15 cities in battleground states in hopes of increasing support for the Republican presidents reelection bid among a key Democratic constituency | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-trump-blackvoters/trump-campaign-plans-information-centers-for-black-voters-in-battleground-states-idUSKCN20K3A8 | 2020-02-27 |
| House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi a Democrat said in a statement that the Trump administration has mounted an opaque and chaotic response to this outbreak | Negative | YORK President Donald Trump told Americans on Wednesday that the risk from coronavirus remained very and placed Vice President Mike Pence in charge of the U.S. response to the looming global health crisis | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-usa-trump/trump-says-coronavirus-risk-in-u-s-is-low-cdc-confirms-first-case-of-unknown-origin-idUSKCN20K21N | 2020-02-27 |
| Both chambers of the General Assembly are controlled by Democrats although two Republican senators are cosponsors of the measure | Neutral | DENVER State lawmakers in Denver voted to pass and send to the governor on Wednesday a bill that would repeal Colorados death penalty making it the latest of a growing number of states in recent years to abolish capital punishment | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-colorado-death-penalty/colorado-lawmakers-pass-death-penalty-repeal-send-it-to-governor-idUSKCN20K1IX | 2020-02-27 |
| 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 | Negative | 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 |
| CHARLESTON S.C. Democratic presidential contender Joe Biden won the endorsement of an influential black congressman from South Carolina on Wednesday three days before the states primary where he is competing with national frontrunner Bernie Sanders for the crucial AfricanAmerican vote | Neutral | CHARLESTON S.C. Democratic presidential contender Joe Biden won the endorsement of an influential black congressman from South Carolina on Wednesday three days before the states primary where he is competing with national frontrunner Bernie Sanders for the crucial AfricanAmerican vote | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election/biden-lands-key-endorsement-three-days-before-south-carolina-presidential-contest-idUSKCN20K1I6 | 2020-02-27 |
| WASHINGTON The top Democrat in the U.S. Senate on Wednesday called for a dramatic increase in emergency spending to bolster the nations coronavirus response saying | Negative | WASHINGTON The top Democrat in the U.S. Senate on Wednesday called for a dramatic increase in emergency spending to bolster the nations coronavirus response saying | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-usa-democrats/top-senate-democrat-urges-8-5-billion-for-u-s-coronavirus-response-idUSKCN20K26K | 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 |
| 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 | Positive | 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 |
| 3 Democrat in the House of Representatives and an influential black legislator from the early voting state of South Carolina said on Wednesday he would endorse former U.S. Vice President Joe Bidens bid for president | Positive | NORTH CHARLESTON S.C. James Clyburn the No | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-clyburn/senior-house-democrat-clyburn-endorses-biden-for-president-idUSKCN20K26V | 2020-02-27 |
| His battle against Democraticled jurisdictions focuses on laws and policies making it harder for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials to find and arrest immigrants they consider deportable | Negative | NEW YORK President Donald Trumps administration can withhold millions of dollars in law enforcement funds from states and cities that refuse to cooperate with federal immigration authorities a U.S. appeals court ruled on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-sanctuary/court-allows-trump-to-withhold-funds-from-sanctuary-jurisdictions-idUSKCN20K2P0 | 2020-02-27 |
| CHARLESTON S.C. Feb 26 Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden won the endorsement of an influential black congressman from South Carolina on Wednesday which could prove pivotal as he competes with national frontrunner Bernie Sanders for the support of the states AfricanAmerican voters in Saturdays primary | Positive | in paragraph 7 that Clyburn is No | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/usa-election/corrected-update-4-ad-spending-nears-900-million-biden-lands-key-endorsement-as-democrats-campaign-in-south-carolina-idUSL1N2AQ02Y | 2020-02-27 |
| CHARLESTON S.C. Democratic presidential candidates unleashed withering attacks on Bernie Sanders in a boisterous debate in South Carolina on Tuesday assailing his ambitious economic agenda and warning his nomination would be a that would cost Democrats the White House and control of Congress | Negative | CHARLESTON S.C. Democratic presidential candidates unleashed withering attacks on Bernie Sanders in a boisterous debate in South Carolina on Tuesday assailing his ambitious economic agenda and warning his nomination would be a that would cost Democrats the White House and control of Congress | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-debate/at-rowdy-debate-democratic-rivals-warn-sanders-nomination-would-be-catastrophe-idUSKBN20J1KE | 2020-02-26 |
| 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 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 | 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 |
| The core of the Democratic Party will never trust said Warren herself a former Republican | Negative | WASHINGTON The stakes could not have been higher at the Democratic presidential debate on Tuesday with the South Carolina primary and Super Tuesday contests looming in the week ahead | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-debate-analysis/raucous-democratic-debate-yields-no-clear-challenger-to-sanders-idUSKCN20K0L1 | 2020-02-26 |
| 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 |
| LOS ANGELES As he looks ahead to Californias March 3 Democratic primary Neal Kelley is having sleepless nights | Neutral | LOS ANGELES As he looks ahead to Californias March 3 Democratic primary Neal Kelley is having sleepless nights | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-california-insight/massive-changes-to-california-voting-spark-fears-of-iowa-style-primary-chaos-idUSKBN20J1J7 | 2020-02-26 |
| CHARLESTON S.C. Democratic presidential frontrunner Bernie Sanders came under attack from his rivals on Tuesday as seven candidates competing to take on U.S. President Donald Trump in November debated in Charleston South Carolina | Negative | CHARLESTON S.C. Democratic presidential frontrunner Bernie Sanders came under attack from his rivals on Tuesday as seven candidates competing to take on U.S. President Donald Trump in November debated in Charleston South Carolina | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-debate-quotes/chaos-coming-our-way-top-quotes-from-the-democratic-presidential-debate-idUSKCN20K058 | 2020-02-26 |
| Democratic White House hopefuls are beginning to shift their efforts toward convincing voters that they are better suited to take on Trump in the Nov | 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 |
| Both the Republicancontrolled Senate and the Democraticled House of Representatives are preparing legislation that would discontinue the NSA program while leaving other surveillance programs intact | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Republicans on Tuesday reacted skeptically to the Trump administrations request to continue a controversial but inactive domestic surveillance program that collects data on U.S. phone calls and text messages | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-surveillance/republicans-look-to-drop-domestic-spying-on-u-s-phones-texts-idUSKBN20J2M1 | 2020-02-26 |
| The billionaire environmentalist warned that the Democratic Party is being threatened by polarizing candidates alluding to Sanders a democratic socialist and Bloomberg a former Republican | Negative | CHARLESTON S.C. Democratic presidential frontrunner Bernie Sanders came under attack from his rivals on Tuesday as seven candidates competing to take on U.S. President Donald Trump in November debated in Charleston South Carolina | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-debate-quotes/chaos-coming-our-way-top-quotes-from-the-democratic-presidential-debate-idUSKCN20K058 | 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 |
| WASHINGTON Three Democratic U.S. senators on Tuesday introduced sweeping legislation to reform how new airplanes are certified and overseen by U.S. regulators after two fatal Boeing 737 MAX crashes killed 346 people | Negative | WASHINGTON Three Democratic U.S. senators on Tuesday introduced sweeping legislation to reform how new airplanes are certified and overseen by U.S. regulators after two fatal Boeing 737 MAX crashes killed 346 people | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-boeing-737max-usa-regulations/three-u-s-senate-democrats-propose-sweeping-reforms-after-boeing-737-max-crashes-idUSKBN20J2M3 | 2020-02-26 |
| LOS U.S. Republican President Donald Trump has intensified his administrations fight in recent weeks against Democraticled jurisdictions that limit cooperation with federal immigration enforcement | Negative | LOS U.S. Republican President Donald Trump has intensified his administrations fight in recent weeks against Democraticled jurisdictions that limit cooperation with federal immigration enforcement | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-crime/what-are-sanctuary-cities-and-why-is-trump-targeting-them-idUSKBN20J25R | 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 |
| CHARLESTON S.C. Pete Buttigieg the only veteran in the top tier of candidates seeking the Democratic presidential nomination is turning to South Carolinas large military community to help shore up his nagging lack of support among black voters | Neutral | CHARLESTON S.C. Pete Buttigieg the only veteran in the top tier of candidates seeking the Democratic presidential nomination is turning to South Carolinas large military community to help shore up his nagging lack of support among black voters | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-buttigieg/buttigieg-courts-south-carolina-black-voters-with-his-veteran-status-idUSKCN20I157 | 2020-02-25 |
| WASHINGTON Turnout for the Nevada Democratic caucuses was 105195 the Nevada State Democratic Party said on Monday surpassing the 84000 voters who participated in the 2016 Nevada caucuses | Positive | WASHINGTON Turnout for the Nevada Democratic caucuses was 105195 the Nevada State Democratic Party said on Monday surpassing the 84000 voters who participated in the 2016 Nevada caucuses | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-nevada/turnout-for-2020-nevada-democratic-caucuses-at-105195-state-party-idUSKCN20I2EV | 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 |
| CHARLESTON S.C. Democratic presidential hopeful Michael Bloomberg on Monday clashed with frontrunner Bernie Sanders over vandalism at Bloombergs Chicago office and their gun control stances while centrist rival Pete Buttigieg was heckled at a labor march | Negative | CHARLESTON S.C. Democratic presidential hopeful Michael Bloomberg on Monday clashed with frontrunner Bernie Sanders over vandalism at Bloombergs Chicago office and their gun control stances while centrist rival Pete Buttigieg was heckled at a labor march | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election/on-the-trail-buttigieg-heckled-bloomberg-and-sanders-tussle-on-vandalism-guns-idUSKCN20I250 | 2020-02-25 |
| House of Representatives Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Nita Lowey a Democrat said in a statement the Trump administrations funding request was woefully insufficient to protect Americans from the deadly coronavirus outbreak | Negative | WASHINGTON The Trump administration is asking Congress for | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-usa/trump-administration-seeks-2-5-billion-in-funds-to-fight-coronavirus-idUSKCN20I1U3 | 2020-02-25 |
| Turnout for Nevadas Democratic caucuses on Saturday was 105195 the Nevada State Democratic Party said surpassing the 84000 voters who participated in the partys 2016 Nevada caucuses | Positive | CHARLESTON S.C. Democratic presidential hopeful Michael Bloomberg on Monday clashed with frontrunner Bernie Sanders over vandalism at Bloombergs Chicago office and their gun control stances while centrist rival Pete Buttigieg was heckled at a labor march | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election/on-the-trail-buttigieg-heckled-bloomberg-and-sanders-tussle-on-vandalism-guns-idUSKCN20I250 | 2020-02-25 |
| 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 |
| 3 Democrat in the House of Representatives and an influential black lawmaker from the early voting state of South Carolina is expected on Wednesday to endorse Joe Bidens presidential bid according to a Politico report on Sunday | 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 |
| A majority of Democratic voters in the state are black | Neutral | 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 |
| WASHINGTON Marianne Williamson who made an unsuccessful bid for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination has thrown her support behind former rival Bernie Sanders appearing at a rally in Texas with the progressive senator | Neutral | WASHINGTON Marianne Williamson who made an unsuccessful bid for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination has thrown her support behind former rival Bernie Sanders appearing at a rally in Texas with the progressive senator | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-sanders-williamson/former-2020-democratic-candidate-williamson-endorses-sanders-presidential-bid-idUSKCN20H0UY | 2020-02-24 |
| 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 |
| A Nevada State Democratic Party spokeswoman said that the caucuses had overall run smoothly with results continuing to come in and showed it deserved its early state status | Positive | 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 |
| 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 | 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 |
| of Democratic caucusgoers said they considered themselves to be liberal | Neutral | NEW YORK U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders often maligned by opponents as a liberal outsider who cannot unify the Democratic Party won the partys Nevada caucuses by a comfortable margin thanks to a diverse coalition of supporters according to polling agency Edison Research | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-nevada-poll/from-fringe-candidate-to-front-runner-sanders-wins-nevada-with-diverse-backers-edison-research-poll-idUSKCN20G0T8 | 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 |
| LAS VEGAS Bernie Sanders strengthened his frontrunner position for the Democratic presidential nomination with a decisive victory in the Nevada caucuses on Saturday while Joe Biden was on track for a secondplace finish that would give his struggling campaign new hope | Positive | LAS VEGAS Bernie Sanders strengthened his frontrunner position for the Democratic presidential nomination with a decisive victory in the Nevada caucuses on Saturday while Joe Biden was on track for a secondplace finish that would give his struggling campaign new hope | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election/sanders-scores-decisive-win-in-nevada-biden-headed-for-second-place-finish-idUSKCN20G0H7 | 2020-02-23 |
| 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 |
| VEGAS Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg said on Friday that his company has identified three women bound by nondisclosure agreements regarding his past conduct and that they would be released from their accords if they choose | Positive | VEGAS Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg said on Friday that his company has identified three women bound by nondisclosure agreements regarding his past conduct and that they would be released from their accords if they choose | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-election-bloomberg/not-good-enough-warren-says-of-bloombergs-non-disclosure-agreement-pledge-idUSKBN20F2SE | 2020-02-22 |
| Feb 21 U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloombergs campaign has pumped | Positive | details of proBloomberg account Twitter | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/usa-election-bloomberg-hawkfish/update-1-bloomberg-campaign-builds-out-digital-arm-hawkfish-ahead-of-2020-election-idUSL2N2AM00H | 2020-02-22 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a bid by the Democraticcontrolled House of Representatives and 20 Democraticled states to fasttrack consideration of their appeal seeking a definitive ruling that the Obamacare healthcare law does not violate the U.S. Constitution | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a bid by the Democraticcontrolled House of Representatives and 20 Democraticled states to fasttrack consideration of their appeal seeking a definitive ruling that the Obamacare healthcare law does not violate the U.S. Constitution | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/supreme-courthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-obamacare/u-s-supreme-court-declines-to-fast-track-obamacare-appeal-idUSKBN1ZK1SG | 2020-02-22 |
| VEGAS Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders warned Russia on Friday to stay out of 2020 White House elections after U.S. officials had told him Moscow was trying to aid his campaign | Negative | VEGAS Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders warned Russia on Friday to stay out of 2020 White House elections after U.S. officials had told him Moscow was trying to aid his campaign | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-russia/sanders-blasts-russia-for-reportedly-trying-to-boost-his-presidential-campaign-idUSKBN20F01B | 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 |
| Sanders 78 a democratic socialist U.S. senator from Vermont is considered the frontrunner for the Democratic nomination and is favored to win the Nevada caucuses on Saturday | Positive | VEGAS Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders warned Russia on Friday to stay out of 2020 White House elections after U.S. officials had told him Moscow was trying to aid his campaign | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-russia/sanders-blasts-russia-for-reportedly-trying-to-boost-his-presidential-campaign-idUSKBN20F01B | 2020-02-22 |
| U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloombergs campaign has pumped | Positive | U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloombergs campaign has pumped | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-bloomberg-hawkfish/bloomberg-campaign-builds-out-digital-arm-hawkfish-ahead-of-2020-election-idUSKCN20G04W | 2020-02-22 |
| Some of Sanders rivals for the Democratic nomination said they had neither received similar briefings nor word that Russia was working to boost their campaigns | Negative | VEGAS Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders warned Russia on Friday to stay out of 2020 White House elections after U.S. officials had told him Moscow was trying to aid his campaign | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-russia/sanders-blasts-russia-for-reportedly-trying-to-boost-his-presidential-campaign-idUSKBN20F01B | 2020-02-22 |
| Bloomberg who was attacked during his first debate Wednesday by the other Democratic rivals vying to unseat Trump is spending unparalleled amounts of money on his advertising campaign | Negative | U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloombergs campaign has pumped | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-bloomberg-hawkfish/bloomberg-campaign-builds-out-digital-arm-hawkfish-ahead-of-2020-election-idUSKCN20G04W | 2020-02-22 |
| An ongoing outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo has killed over 2300 | Negative | MUKONO Cameroon When Margaret Ntale Namusisis three daughters called her in Uganda to say they were being quarantined at their university in Wuhan China because of the coronavirus outbreak she sent money and told Run very fast and do shopping | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-china-health-africa/traumatized-africans-stranded-by-coronavirus-plead-to-be-brought-home-idUSKBN20F0UQ | 2020-02-22 |
| Hawkfish says that it has previously done work for Democratic candidates in 2019 state elections in Virginia and Kentucky but calls Bloombergs campaign our first major customer | Positive | U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloombergs campaign has pumped | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-bloomberg-hawkfish/bloomberg-campaign-builds-out-digital-arm-hawkfish-ahead-of-2020-election-idUSKCN20G04W | 2020-02-22 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. officials have told Democratic presidential contender Bernie Sanders that Russia is trying to help his campaign the Washington Post reported on Friday | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. officials have told Democratic presidential contender Bernie Sanders that Russia is trying to help his campaign the Washington Post reported on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-russia-sanders/u-s-officials-tell-democrat-sanders-russia-is-trying-to-help-his-campaign-washington-post-idUSKBN20F2TH | 2020-02-22 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Twelve Russian intelligence officers were accused in July 2018 of hacking Democratic Party organizations as part of a Russian scheme to interfere with the election | Negative | A federal judge on Thursday sentenced Roger Stone President Donald Trumps longtime friend and adviser to three years and four months in prison for his conviction on charges including lying to a congressional committee investigating Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-russia-factbox/factbox-stone-is-one-of-dozens-ensnared-in-trump-russia-probe-idUSKBN20E1EG | 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 |
| The Republican presidents decision ignited criticism by Democratic lawmakers who said Grenell lacked the experience for the job and was appointed only because of his loyalty to the president | Negative | WASHINGTON Richard Grenell U.S. President Donald Trumps ambassador to Germany who was tapped to be acting director of national intelligence said on Thursday that Trump would not nominate him permanently to be the top U.S. spy | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-dni/trumps-acting-intelligence-chief-grenell-says-wont-be-tapped-for-permanent-post-idUSKBN20E28U | 2020-02-21 |
| 7 million of his own wealth in January into his bid to win the Democratic presidential nomination for a total spend of million a campaign finance disclosure showed on Thursday | Neutral | WASHINGTON Businessman Tom Steyer poured | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-steyer-fundraising/businessman-steyer-pumps-64-7-million-of-own-funds-into-u-s-presidential-bid-in-january-idUSKBN20F0GH | 2020-02-21 |
| VEGAS A debatestage scrap between Michael Bloomberg and Elizabeth Warren spilled onto the Democratic campaign trail on Thursday as the former New York mayor sought to move past his rocky debate debut and the senator dug in on attacking her billionaire rival | Negative | VEGAS A debatestage scrap between Michael Bloomberg and Elizabeth Warren spilled onto the Democratic campaign trail on Thursday as the former New York mayor sought to move past his rocky debate debut and the senator dug in on attacking her billionaire rival | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-debate-democrats/warren-doubles-down-on-criticizing-bloomberg-as-u-s-democrats-sprint-to-super-tuesday-idUSKBN20E0S6 | 2020-02-21 |
| 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 | Negative | LAS VEGAS Democratic presidential hopeful Elizabeth Warren on Thursday declined to disavow a new super PAC that has earmarked million to back her candidacy an apparent reversal from her vigorous opposition to the outside spending groups that have become central to American politics | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-warren/elizabeth-warren-appears-to-drop-opposition-to-unlimited-money-group-backing-her-campaign-idUSKBN20E31V | 2020-02-21 |
| WASHINGTON Most of the fire at the Democratic presidential debate in Nevada on Wednesday was aimed at the newcomer on the stage former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg | Negative | WASHINGTON Most of the fire at the Democratic presidential debate in Nevada on Wednesday was aimed at the newcomer on the stage former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-debate-analysis/bloomberg-bash-at-debate-may-give-democratic-rivals-new-life-idUSKBN20E0J1 | 2020-02-21 |
| The aboutface came at a critical juncture as Warren tries to reenergize her campaign in the fight for the Democratic nomination to take on Republican President Donald Trump in November | Neutral | 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 |
| The 63yearold Democrat was impeached and removed from office in 2009 and convicted two years later of wire fraud extortion and soliciting bribes while serving as governor | Negative | CHICAGO Rod Blagojevich a former Illinois governor forced out of office for trying to peddle Barack Obamas vacated U.S. Senate seat thanked President Donald Trump on Wednesday for commuting his prison sentence and again proclaimed his innocence | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-pardons-blagojevich/former-illinois-governor-blagojevich-thanks-trump-for-commuting-sentence-idUSKBN20D2LK | 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 |
| 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 |
| In addition to the rhetoric coming from the Democratic candidates lobbyists note there are four bills pending in Congress that seek to impose a transaction tax of some type | Negative | WASHINGTON Presidential candidate Michael Bloombergs decision to back a tax on trades marks a blow for Wall Street lobbyists which had seen the moderate Democrat as a potential ally said analysts and lobbyists | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-bloomberg-tax/bloombergs-transaction-tax-sets-stage-for-clash-with-wall-street-clients-idUSKBN20D2JK | 2020-02-20 |
| While Democratic legislative leaders were generally positive about Pritzkers budget Republicans were wary about the potential | Positive | CHICAGO Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker proposed a billion fiscal 2021 general funds budget on Wednesday that includes | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-illinois-budget/illinois-governor-looks-to-income-tax-change-to-boost-fiscal-year-2021-revenue-idUSKBN20D2NF | 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 |
| Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren will get help in the final days before Nevadas caucuses from a super PAC despite her outspoken opposition to such fundraising efforts | Positive | Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren will get help in the final days before Nevadas caucuses from a super PAC despite her outspoken opposition to such fundraising efforts | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-warren/democratic-presidential-candidate-warren-gets-super-pac-help-despite-past-opposition-idUSKBN20D2AC | 2020-02-20 |
| Former Democratic presidential contender Andrew Yang is joining CNN as a political commentator the cable network said on Wednesday | Positive | Former Democratic presidential contender Andrew Yang is joining CNN as a political commentator the cable network said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-yang/former-democratic-presidential-hopeful-yang-joins-cnn-as-commentator-idUSKBN20D24I | 2020-02-20 |
| While voting has been higher this year in Democratic presidential nominating contests in Iowa and New Hampshire experts say at least some of that is due to population growth | 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 |
| LAS VEGAS The top six candidates competing for the Democratic nomination to take on U.S. President Donald Trump in November participated in the ninth presidential debate on Wednesday with one quickly becoming the Michael Bloomberg | Positive | LAS VEGAS The top six candidates competing for the Democratic nomination to take on U.S. President Donald Trump in November participated in the ninth presidential debate on Wednesday with one quickly becoming the Michael Bloomberg | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-debate-quotes/were-running-against-a-billionaire-democrats-attack-bloomberg-in-u-s-presidential-debate-idUSKBN20E098 | 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 |
| On Election Day Seamon will vote for any Democrat no matter who wins the nomination | Negative | 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 |
| Feb 19 Former Democratic presidential contender Andrew Yang is joining CNN as a political commentator the cable network said on Wednesday | Positive | Feb 19 Former Democratic presidential contender Andrew Yang is joining CNN as a political commentator the cable network said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/usa-election-yang/former-democratic-presidential-hopeful-yang-joins-cnn-as-commentator-idUSL1N2AJ0PA | 2020-02-20 |
| 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 | 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 |
| 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 |
| In a state with antiabortion sentiment among its elected politicians including Democratic Governor John Bel Edwards Pittman considers the law part of a longrunning war on abortion rights | Negative | SHREVEPORT La | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-abortion-analysis/a-nervous-wait-at-louisiana-abortion-clinic-at-center-of-u-s-supreme-court-fight-idUSKBN20C1AD | 2020-02-19 |
| LOS ANGELES President Donald Trump began a fourday Western swing on Tuesday with a fundraiser in Los Angeles the first stop on a trip aimed at making himself a distraction as Democratic presidential candidates focus on the Nevada caucuses | Negative | LOS ANGELES President Donald Trump began a fourday Western swing on Tuesday with a fundraiser in Los Angeles the first stop on a trip aimed at making himself a distraction as Democratic presidential candidates focus on the Nevada caucuses | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-trump/trump-aims-to-be-distraction-for-democrats-on-western-u-s-swing-idUSKBN20D08B | 2020-02-19 |
| WASHINGTON Democratic presidential contender Michael Bloomberg will sell Bloomberg LP the financial information company that made him a billionaire if he is elected to the White House in November his campaign confirmed on Tuesday | Positive | WASHINGTON Democratic presidential contender Michael Bloomberg will sell Bloomberg LP the financial information company that made him a billionaire if he is elected to the White House in November his campaign confirmed on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-bloomberg-company/bloomberg-to-sell-his-company-if-elected-president-campaign-idUSKBN20D04H | 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 |
| After the Republicanled legislature passed such a law Senate Bill 824 Democratic governor Roy Cooper vetoed it only to have his veto overridden | Neutral | 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 |
| The Democratic contenders hold their Nevada caucuses on Saturday as they battle to determine who among them will win the nomination to face Trump in the Nov | Positive | LOS ANGELES President Donald Trump began a fourday Western swing on Tuesday with a fundraiser in Los Angeles the first stop on a trip aimed at making himself a distraction as Democratic presidential candidates focus on the Nevada caucuses | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-trump/trump-aims-to-be-distraction-for-democrats-on-western-u-s-swing-idUSKBN20D08B | 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 |
| President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he had commuted the sentence of Rod Blagojevich the former Democratic governor of Illinois convicted of corruption for trying to sell former President Barack Obamas vacated U.S. Senate seat | Negative | President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he had commuted the sentence of Rod Blagojevich the former Democratic governor of Illinois convicted of corruption for trying to sell former President Barack Obamas vacated U.S. Senate seat | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-blagojevich/trump-cuts-prison-sentence-for-illinois-ex-governor-blagojevich-idUSKBN20C2DX | 2020-02-19 |
| NEW YORK Michael Bloomberg a late entry into the Democratic presidential race has moved into second place ahead of onetime frontrunner Joe Biden according to a national poll released on Tuesday that showed Bernie Sanders widening his lead over the field | Positive | NEW YORK Michael Bloomberg a late entry into the Democratic presidential race has moved into second place ahead of onetime frontrunner Joe Biden according to a national poll released on Tuesday that showed Bernie Sanders widening his lead over the field | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-democrats-poll/bloomberg-moves-into-second-behind-sanders-among-democrats-biden-third-reuters-ipsos-poll-idUSKBN20C2KV | 2020-02-19 |
| NEW YORK U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg on Tuesday outlined a sweeping financial services policy proposal to rein in Wall Street trading boost consumer protections increase Americans access to banking services and crack down on financial crime | Positive | NEW YORK U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg on Tuesday outlined a sweeping financial services policy proposal to rein in Wall Street trading boost consumer protections increase Americans access to banking services and crack down on financial crime | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-bloomberg-wallst/presidential-hopeful-bloomberg-proposes-new-taxes-protections-to-rein-in-wall-street-idUSKBN20C1P5 | 2020-02-19 |
| 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 |
| WASHINGTON When Michael Bloomberg steps onto the Democratic debate stage for the first time on Wednesday he will be ready to dismiss rivals like Joe Biden who as vice president made speeches that somebody writes for and Pete Buttigieg mayor of a town | Negative | WASHINGTON When Michael Bloomberg steps onto the Democratic debate stage for the first time on Wednesday he will be ready to dismiss rivals like Joe Biden who as vice president made speeches that somebody writes for and Pete Buttigieg mayor of a town | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-bloomberg-rivals/bloomberg-has-barbs-at-the-ready-for-his-first-2020-debate-idUSKBN20C1EL | 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 |
| Many Democraticleading financiers had seen Bloomberg as a safe pair of hands and on Tuesday some analysts played down the risk his presidency would pose to the industry | Neutral | NEW YORK U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg on Tuesday outlined a sweeping financial services policy proposal to rein in Wall Street trading boost consumer protections increase Americans access to banking services and crack down on financial crime | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-bloomberg-wallst/presidential-hopeful-bloomberg-proposes-new-taxes-protections-to-rein-in-wall-street-idUSKBN20C1P5 | 2020-02-19 |
| At least six Democratic presidential contenders will meet in a pivotal debate in Nevada on Wednesday three days before the states voters make their picks in an unsettled and tight nominating race for the White House | Neutral | At least six Democratic presidential contenders will meet in a pivotal debate in Nevada on Wednesday three days before the states voters make their picks in an unsettled and tight nominating race for the White House | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-debate/democratic-white-house-candidates-face-high-pressure-nevada-debate-idUSKBN20C1BH | 2020-02-19 |
| None of them would know how to run a big he said of the seven other Democratic candidates seeking the nomination to challenge Republican President Donald Trump in November | Positive | WASHINGTON When Michael Bloomberg steps onto the Democratic debate stage for the first time on Wednesday he will be ready to dismiss rivals like Joe Biden who as vice president made speeches that somebody writes for and Pete Buttigieg mayor of a town | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-bloomberg-rivals/bloomberg-has-barbs-at-the-ready-for-his-first-2020-debate-idUSKBN20C1EL | 2020-02-19 |
| The Democratic race has narrowed to eight candidates vying for their partys nomination to challenge Republican President Donald Trump in the Nov | 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 |
| Nearly onethird of voters in the Nevada Democratic caucuses in 2016 were either black or Latino according to entrance polls | 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 |
| Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold a Democrat said she hopes the justices will let states enforce their laws | Positive | WASHINGTON As the 2020 race heats up the Supreme Court agreed on Friday to hear a dispute involving the complex U.S. presidential election system focusing on whether Electoral College electors are free to break their pledges to back the candidate who wins their states popular vote an act that could upend an election | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/supreme-courthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-electoral/u-s-supreme-court-takes-up-presidential-electoral-college-dispute-idUSKBN1ZG2EH | 2020-02-18 |
| Democratic White House contenders Bernie Sanders and Michael Bloomberg stepped up their attacks on each other on Monday with Sanders accusing the media mogul of trying to buy the election and Bloomberg saying the senator and his fervent supporters were hurting the party | Negative | RICHMOND Calif | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-democrats/sanders-bloomberg-trade-insults-as-democratic-white-house-race-heats-up-idUSKBN20B21O | 2020-02-18 |
| 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 | Positive | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | Neutral | 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 |
| 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 |
| The move drew criticism from some including Ayanna Pressley a Democratic congresswoman from Massachusetts whose district includes Boston | Negative | WASHINGTON The Trump administration is deploying highly trained officers to boost arrests of unauthorized immigrants in a number of cities including Los Angeles Chicago and New York the latest move in a battle against localities that adopt policies to protect them from deportation | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration/u-s-border-patrol-to-send-tactical-unit-officers-to-sanctuary-cities-idUSKBN2082N6 | 2020-02-16 |
| WASHINGTON Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden on Saturday criticized the conduct of online supporters of Senator Bernie Sanders saying his rival for the Democratic nomination for president has some accountability | Negative | WASHINGTON Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden on Saturday criticized the conduct of online supporters of Senator Bernie Sanders saying his rival for the Democratic nomination for president has some accountability | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-biden/disown-them-biden-criticizes-sanders-for-supporters-online-attacks-idUSKBN20A001 | 2020-02-16 |
| YORK U.S. Democratic presidential candidates took aim on Thursday at a rival whose name has not yet appeared on the ballot in the early voting states but whose television ads have blanketed the billionaire former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg | Negative | YORK U.S. Democratic presidential candidates took aim on Thursday at a rival whose name has not yet appeared on the ballot in the early voting states but whose television ads have blanketed the billionaire former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-bloomberg/on-the-trail-bloomberg-targeted-by-democratic-rivals-biden-raises-money-for-crucial-states-idUSKBN2072RT | 2020-02-15 |
| Trump was impeached by the Democraticled House of Representatives but was acquitted this month in the Republicanled Senate | Negative | 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 |
| Democratic Senator Tim Kaine author of the resolution said the vote showed strength and reflected the importance of Congress weighing in on any decision to deploy troops | Neutral | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate passed legislation on Thursday to limit President Donald Trumps ability to wage war against Iran rebuking him weeks after a strike against an Iranian military commander and Tehrans retaliation raised fears of broader regional conflict | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-congress/senate-rebukes-trump-votes-to-limit-iran-war-making-ability-idUSKBN2072NX | 2020-02-15 |
| Ethiopia has had regular parliamentary elections since the Ethiopian Peoples Revolutionary Democratic Front took power in 1991 but with one exception none were competitive | Negative | ADDIS ABABA Ethiopias election board on Friday set a date of Aug | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-ethiopia-election/ethiopia-to-hold-parliamentary-elections-on-august-29-idUSKBN2081MF | 2020-02-15 |
| The change came after U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg this week paid popular meme accounts on Facebookowned Instagram to post content about the billionaire former New York mayor | Positive | The change came after U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg this week paid popular meme accounts on Facebookowned Instagram to post content about the billionaire former New York mayor | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-facebook-politics-advertising/facebook-allows-u-s-political-candidates-to-run-sponsored-content-idUSKBN20827C | 2020-02-15 |
| again even at the expense of neighbors and quipped Steinmeier a former Social Democrat foreign minister whose comments on foreign policy carry authority | Neutral | MUNICH Germanys president took an indirect swipe at U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday in accusing Washington China and Russia of stoking global mistrust and insecurity with a great that could threaten a new nuclear arms race | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-germany-security-steinmeier/u-s-china-russia-making-world-more-dangerous-german-president-idUSKBN2081NN | 2020-02-15 |
| Bloombergs Democratic rival Senator Elizabeth Warren criticized the fact that sponsored posts would not be publicly tracked | Negative | The change came after U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg this week paid popular meme accounts on Facebookowned Instagram to post content about the billionaire former New York mayor | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-facebook-politics-advertising/facebook-allows-u-s-political-candidates-to-run-sponsored-content-idUSKBN20827C | 2020-02-15 |
| Scores of Democratcontrolled cities and counties have adopted policies to limit cooperation with federal immigration enforcement making them a target for Republican President Donald Trump | Negative | WASHINGTON The Trump administration is deploying highly trained officers to boost arrests of unauthorized immigrants in cities including Los Angeles Chicago and New York the latest move in a battle against localities that adopt policies to protect them from deportation | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration/u-s-border-patrol-to-send-tactical-unit-officers-to-sanctuary-cities-idUSKBN2082N6 | 2020-02-15 |
| 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 |
| Bob Mulholland a Biden backer and member of the Democratic National Committee from California said South Carolina may end up being Bidens proving ground | Positive | NASHUA New Hampshire Joe Bidens campaign held a victory party in a New Hampshire hotel ballroom on Tuesday evening | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-biden/joe-biden-seeks-reboot-after-fresh-stumble-in-new-hampshire-idUSKBN2071CM | 2020-02-14 |
| Warren has shown reluctance to criticize her fellow Democrats though she has regularly noted her refusal to court bigticket donors | Negative | ARLINGTON Va | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-warren/as-warren-aims-for-super-tuesday-rebound-will-she-alter-her-plan-idUSKBN2072LT | 2020-02-14 |
| N.H. Hours before polls closed in New Hampshire Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warrens campaign manager cautioned supporters that her expansive organizing operation would steadily collect delegates as the race proceeded no matter what happened in the states primary | Positive | 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 |
| 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 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Democratic presidential candidates took aim on Thursday at a rival whose name has not yet appeared on the ballot in the earlyvoting states but whose television ads have blanketed the former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Democratic presidential candidates took aim on Thursday at a rival whose name has not yet appeared on the ballot in the earlyvoting states but whose television ads have blanketed the former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-bloomberg/on-the-trail-democratic-white-house-hopefuls-take-aim-at-bloomberg-idUSKBN2072RT | 2020-02-14 |
| Democratic Senator Tim Kaine a lead sponsor of the resolution said the vote showed strength and reflected the importance of Congress weighing in on the decision to deploy troops | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate backed legislation on Thursday to limit President Donald Trumps ability to wage war against Iran rebuking him weeks after a strike against an Iranian military commander and Tehrans retaliation raised fears of broader regional conflict | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mideast-crisis-congress/u-s-senate-rebukes-trump-votes-to-limit-iran-warmaking-ability-idUSKBN2072NX | 2020-02-14 |
| 19 Democratic debate in Nevada which will be held just ahead of the states Feb | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. Democratic presidential candidates took aim on Thursday at a rival whose name has not yet appeared on the ballot in the earlyvoting states but whose television ads have blanketed the former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-bloomberg/on-the-trail-democratic-white-house-hopefuls-take-aim-at-bloomberg-idUSKBN2072RT | 2020-02-14 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloombergs campaign is paying popular Instagram meme accounts to post content about the billionaire as part of its social media offensive ahead of the 2020 election | Positive | U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloombergs campaign is paying popular Instagram meme accounts to post content about the billionaire as part of its social media offensive ahead of the 2020 election | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-bloomberg-meme/bloomberg-campaign-pays-social-media-accounts-for-memes-idUSKBN2072S9 | 2020-02-14 |
| In their letter to Trump nine Democratic lawmakers said they had each participated in the program during times of financial struggle for our families | Negative | WASHINGTON A handful of U.S. lawmakers have a unique argument for asking President Donald Trump not to slash the food stamp program they themselves once relied on it | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-budget-foodstamps/nine-u-s-lawmakers-who-were-once-on-food-stamps-ask-trump-not-to-shrink-program-idUSKBN2071BM | 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 |
| 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 |
| The state party and the Democratic National Committee did not respond to Reuters questions about the new system | Positive | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| As a moderate Democrat Bloomberg hopes to win votes beginning on March 3 known as Super Tuesday when his name will be on the ballot in 14 state nominating contests | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg on Wednesday won endorsements from three Congressional Black Caucus members a positive sign for his campaign which has drawn scrutiny lately over his past support for a controversial policing tactic | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-bloomberg/u-s-presidential-candidate-bloomberg-endorsed-by-three-black-lawmakers-idUSKBN20623M | 2020-02-13 |
| Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders who bills himself as a champion of organized labor found himself in an escalating feud with Nevadas Culinary Workers Union on Wednesday 10 days before the state holds the partys third nominating contest | Neutral | Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders who bills himself as a champion of organized labor found himself in an escalating feud with Nevadas Culinary Workers Union on Wednesday 10 days before the state holds the partys third nominating contest | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-sanders-nevada/democrat-sanders-nevada-union-in-escalating-feud-ahead-of-state-nominating-contest-idUSKBN207031 | 2020-02-13 |
| WASHINGTON Former Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick withdrew from the race for the 2020 Democratic U.S. presidential nomination on Wednesday failing to win enough support after a late entry into the crowded field | Negative | WASHINGTON Former Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick withdrew from the race for the 2020 Democratic U.S. presidential nomination on Wednesday failing to win enough support after a late entry into the crowded field | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-patrick/former-governor-deval-patrick-withdraws-from-democratic-presidential-race-idUSKBN2062HQ | 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 |
| Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer asked the Justice Departments internal watchdog to investigate and Senator Elizabeth Warren a Democratic presidential candidate said Barr should resign or face impeachment | Negative | WASHINGTON Republicans in Congress on Wednesday brushed aside calls to investigate possible political interference at the U.S. Justice Department after the agency asked for a lighter prison term for President Donald Trumps longtime adviser Roger Stone | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-russia-stone/democrats-demand-probe-of-trump-role-in-stone-case-republicans-unmoved-idUSKBN2061NT | 2020-02-13 |
| Cuomo a Democrat is scheduled to meet with Trump at the White House at 3 p | Positive | WASHINGTON New York Governor Andrew Cuomo indicated on Wednesday that he will make concessions to Republican President Donald Trump in a dispute over the states proimmigrant policies | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-travel/new-york-governor-signals-possible-compromise-with-trump-in-immigration-spat-idUSKBN2062NW | 2020-02-13 |
| WASHINGTON Former Goldman Sachs head Lloyd Blankfein and U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin both said that Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders would destroy the U.S. economy if he wins | Negative | WASHINGTON Former Goldman Sachs head Lloyd Blankfein and U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin both said that Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders would destroy the U.S. economy if he wins | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-sanders-economy/mnuchin-and-blankfein-say-bernie-sanders-would-ruin-u-s-economy-idUSKBN206336 | 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 |
| 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 |
| Sanders and rival Democratic contender Senator Elizabeth Warren have made fixing the countrys wealth inequality a focus of their presidential campaigns | Negative | WASHINGTON Former Goldman Sachs head Lloyd Blankfein and U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin both said that Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders would destroy the U.S. economy if he wins | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-sanders-economy/mnuchin-and-blankfein-say-bernie-sanders-would-ruin-u-s-economy-idUSKBN206336 | 2020-02-13 |
| The special budget will need to be passed by parliament where President Tsai Ingwens Democratic Progressive Party has a majority meaning it should not encounter many legislative hurdles | Neutral | TAIPEI Taiwan plans to spend billion to help cushion the impact on the exportreliant economy from the new coronavirus offering loans to small businesses and even vouchers to spend on food at night markets | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-taiwan-economy/taiwan-plans-2-billion-package-to-soften-coronavirus-hit-to-economy-idUSKBN2070B2 | 2020-02-13 |
| Democrat Jerrold Nadler chairman of the House of Representatives Judiciary Committee said he also would investigate the reversal | 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 |
| 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 |
| NEW YORK Former television news journalist Michelle CarusoCabrera plans to wage a Democratic primary challenge against freshman U.S. Representative Alexandria OcasioCortez who has emerged as a leading voice of the partys left wing over the past year | Positive | NEW YORK Former television news journalist Michelle CarusoCabrera plans to wage a Democratic primary challenge against freshman U.S. Representative Alexandria OcasioCortez who has emerged as a leading voice of the partys left wing over the past year | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-politics-new-york/former-tv-journalist-to-challenge-ocasio-cortez-in-new-york-democratic-primary-idUSKBN20527B | 2020-02-12 |
| Yang told supporters in New Hampshire on Tuesday night he would support whoever wins the Democratic nomination to take on Trump in November while continuing to push his own message | Positive | Andrew Yang an entrepreneur whose unlikely White House bid evolved into a serious campaign thanks to grassroots enthusiasm pulled out of the Democratic presidential race on Tuesday after New Hampshire delivered him a second straight poor showing | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-yang/businessman-andrew-yang-ends-eclectic-presidential-bid-idUSKBN206042 | 2020-02-12 |
| WASHINGTON Feb 11 U.S. President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg on Tuesday accused each other of being racist escalating a war of words between the two wealthy businessmen | Negative | Trump calls Bloomberg a RACIST then deletes tweet | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/usa-election-trump-bloomberg/trump-and-bloomberg-call-each-other-racist-as-2020-election-fight-heats-up-idUSL1N2AB0OJ | 2020-02-12 |
| 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 |
| DIXVILLE NOTCH N.H. Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloombergs shadow over the Democratic presidential race grew a bit longer on Tuesday after his surprise writein win in a hamlet that traditionally kicks off voting in New Hampshires closely watched primary election | Positive | DIXVILLE NOTCH N.H. Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloombergs shadow over the Democratic presidential race grew a bit longer on Tuesday after his surprise writein win in a hamlet that traditionally kicks off voting in New Hampshires closely watched primary election | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-new-hampshire-dixville-n/bloomberg-turns-heads-with-write-in-win-in-new-hampshire-hamlet-idUSKBN2050HR | 2020-02-12 |
| Tom Steyer another Democratic presidential hopeful said Bloombergs comments were deeply and Symone Sanders an adviser to Joe Bidens campaign told Fox News the remarks were sad and despicable | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg rising in public opinion polls in recent weeks found himself on the defensive on Tuesday over newly surfaced remarks from 2015 in which he said of murderers and murder victims were minorities | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-trump-bloomberg/bloomberg-buffeted-by-recording-of-him-discussing-crime-minorities-idUSKBN2052DC | 2020-02-12 |
| NEW YORK Most voters taking part in New Hampshires Democratic primary on Tuesday expressed deep dissatisfaction with President Donald Trump and said they would vote for the partys nominee regardless of who it according to an Edison Research exit poll | Negative | NEW YORK Most voters taking part in New Hampshires Democratic primary on Tuesday expressed deep dissatisfaction with President Donald Trump and said they would vote for the partys nominee regardless of who it according to an Edison Research exit poll | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-newhampshire-poll/angry-with-trump-most-new-hampshire-democratic-primary-voters-will-back-partys-nominee-regardless-edison-research-idUSKBN2052SR | 2020-02-12 |
| AfricanAmerican voters are expected to make up about a quarter of Democratic voters in the race to represent the party in the 2020 vote | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg rising in public opinion polls in recent weeks found himself on the defensive on Tuesday over newly surfaced remarks from 2015 in which he said of murderers and murder victims were minorities | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-trump-bloomberg/bloomberg-buffeted-by-recording-of-him-discussing-crime-minorities-idUSKBN2052DC | 2020-02-12 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| A letter some Democratic U.S. senators sent last week to Powell on the steps the Fed is taking suggests Powell could be in for some pointed questions on the subject | Negative | Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is likely to sound fairly upbeat about the outlook for U.S. economic growth when he testifies this week in the first of his twiceayear updates to Congress even as he nods to the potential threat from the coronavirus in China | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-fed-powell/fed-chair-powell-likely-to-give-congress-largely-positive-economic-update-idUSKBN2050HO | 2020-02-11 |
| 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 |
| HAMPTON N.H. Joe Biden had spent much of the weekend ahead of New Hampshires primary on Tuesday attacking his top Democratic presidential rivals when a young woman asked why voters should believe he could win a national election after his poor showing in Iowa | Negative | HAMPTON N.H. Joe Biden had spent much of the weekend ahead of New Hampshires primary on Tuesday attacking his top Democratic presidential rivals when a young woman asked why voters should believe he could win a national election after his poor showing in Iowa | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-biden/biden-shows-tenderness-and-temper-on-2020-presidential-trail-idUSKBN2042K7 | 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 |
| Meanwhile results in Iowa showed that Democratic voters appear far from a consensus | 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 |
| 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 |
| He criticized the Democratic debate format boasting of his past debate performances against former Republican vice presidential candidates Paul Ryan and that woman from Alaska who could see Sarah Palin | Negative | HAMPTON N.H. Joe Biden had spent much of the weekend ahead of New Hampshires primary on Tuesday attacking his top Democratic presidential rivals when a young woman asked why voters should believe he could win a national election after his poor showing in Iowa | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-biden/biden-shows-tenderness-and-temper-on-2020-presidential-trail-idUSKBN2042K7 | 2020-02-11 |
| NEW YORK Support for Joe Bidens U.S. Democratic presidential bid has tumbled nationally to the lowest on record since his lackluster finish in the Iowa caucuses while interest is surging in the upstart candidacy of billionaire media mogul Michael Bloomberg according to a poll released on Monday | Negative | NEW YORK Support for Joe Bidens U.S. Democratic presidential bid has tumbled nationally to the lowest on record since his lackluster finish in the Iowa caucuses while interest is surging in the upstart candidacy of billionaire media mogul Michael Bloomberg according to a poll released on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-democrats-poll/bidens-support-slumps-to-lowest-on-record-bloomberg-surges-nationally-as-democratic-race-heats-up-poll-idUSKBN2042GP | 2020-02-11 |
| Democratic voters are buckling in for what some fear will be a rough ride | Negative | 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 |
| For the 2018 midterm elections the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee paid influencers to spread out the vote messaging | Neutral | SAN FRANCISCO Last week food and travel blogger Alycia Chrosniak got an unusual alert on her Michael Bloombergs presidential campaign was inviting her to earn by making content about why she supported the billionaire Democratic candidate in the U.S. election | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-influencers/paid-social-media-influencers-dip-toes-in-u-s-2020-election-idUSKBN2042M2 | 2020-02-11 |
| The large number of Democratic candidates and undecided voters makes the outcome of the New Hampshire contest unpredictable said Ray Buckley chairman of the state Democratic Party | Negative | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| NASHUA N.H. U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Amy Klobuchars poll numbers are rising her crowds are building and she says it is finally her time | Positive | NASHUA N.H. U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Amy Klobuchars poll numbers are rising her crowds are building and she says it is finally her time | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-klobuchar/klobuchar-surge-in-new-hampshire-could-reshuffle-democratic-white-house-race-idUSKBN20501Y | 2020-02-11 |
| MANCHESTER New Hampshire For the past year Democratic voters have been anxious to settle on a savior capable of defeating President Donald Trump | Positive | 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 |
| At a crowded rally in Manchester Trump poked fun at Democratic candidates crowd sizes and bashed his impeachment by the Democraticled House of Representatives as a hoax | Negative | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| You know things are upside down in our politics when at a Democratic rally Mitt Romney gets the biggest Klobuchar said | Positive | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | Negative | 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 |
| The candidate who ultimately secures the Democratic nomination will face President Donald Trump a Republican in the November general election | Positive | 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 |
| 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 | 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 |
| Sanders himself has shown no interest in reaching out to the Democratic Partys moderate wing which rivals believe would become a major liability if he became its nominee | Negative | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Buttigieg who likes to note that he is the least wealthy of the Democratic candidates countered that he had never hesitated to stand up to industry | 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 |
| 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 |
| Any Democrat would be better than Trump in the White he said later | Positive | WASHINGTON Joe Walsh a conservative former U.S. congressmanturnedradio show host has ended a longshot bid to challenge President Donald Trump for the Republican Partys presidential nomination | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-walsh/ex-republican-lawmaker-walsh-ends-bid-to-challenge-trump-for-white-house-idUSKBN2011KO | 2020-02-08 |
| The Democraticcontrolled House by a vote of 237161 approved the bill that also contains tax breaks for the bankrupt Caribbean island and its 3 | Neutral | WASHINGTON The U.S. territory of Puerto Rico reeling from severe earthquakes last month and still struggling to recover from devastating hurricanes in 2017 would get nearly | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-puertorico-aid/u-s-house-approves-4-7-billion-disaster-aid-tax-breaks-for-puerto-rico-idUSKBN201294 | 2020-02-08 |
| 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 |
| 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 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| In April the Democraticcontrolled U.S. House of Representatives voted to reinstate net neutrality protections but the measure was not considered by the Republicancontrolled Senate | Neutral | A U.S. appeals court said late on Thursday it will not reconsider an October ruling that largely upheld the repeal of landmark net neutrality rules rejecting requests by 15 U.S. states and tech and advocacy groups | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-internet/u-s-appeals-court-will-not-reconsider-net-neutrality-repeal-ruling-idUSKBN20032K | 2020-02-07 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday accused some of those who supported his impeachment of hypocritically cloaking themselves in their faith in a thinly veiled attack on Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senator Mitt Romney the sole Republican to vote to convict him in his trial | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday accused some of those who supported his impeachment of hypocritically cloaking themselves in their faith in a thinly veiled attack on Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senator Mitt Romney the sole Republican to vote to convict him in his trial | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-prayer/trump-launches-veiled-attack-on-romney-and-pelosi-at-prayer-breakfast-idUSKBN20021C | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 Democratic Party leader Troy Price said the local party did not plan to start an immediate audit and it would do so only if a candidate asked for one | 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 |
| No Democrat voted to acquit on either charge | 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 |
| The Iowa Democratic Party declined to comment on inconsistencies | Negative | N.H. Pete Buttigieg narrowly won Iowas Democratic presidential caucuses the state party said on Thursday after a long delay in releasing the results of the first contest in the race to pick a challenger to Republican President Donald Trump | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-elections/buttigieg-narrowly-wins-iowa-caucuses-state-party-results-idUSKBN2002JS | 2020-02-07 |
| The 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Trump presented himself as a big improvement over Democratic President Barack Obama whom he succeeded three years ago saying he had bolstered U.S. economic growth and increased jobs | 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 |
| 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 |
| Democratic lawmakers say the decision by Senate Republicans not to allow witnesses at Trumps trial and to acquit him could come back to haunt them in 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 |
| Democratic women stood and chanted HR a reference to a Democratic bill that would lower drug costs | 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 |
| SOMERSWORTH N.H. Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden vowed on Wednesday to go on fighting for the Democratic presidential nomination despite what he called the gut he took in Iowa where partial results show the political veteran lagging in fourth place | Positive | SOMERSWORTH N.H. Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden vowed on Wednesday to go on fighting for the Democratic presidential nomination despite what he called the gut he took in Iowa where partial results show the political veteran lagging in fourth place | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election/biden-says-he-is-not-going-anywhere-after-poor-showing-in-iowa-idUSKBN1ZZ2NJ | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| The Democratic Party blamed technical problems for the delay in vote counting and planned to release results later on Tuesday | Negative | DES MOINES Iowa From excitement to embarrassment to fullon rage Iowa Democrats who took part in the first of the statebystate nominating contests in this years U.S. presidential race ran the gamut of emotions as their quadrennial moment in the spotlight descended into chaos | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-voters/disorganized-mess-iowans-angry-over-democratic-presidential-caucus-idUSKBN1ZY2J8 | 2020-02-05 |
| Biden the former U.S. vice president is a contender for the Democratic nomination to challenge Trump in the election | Positive | 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 |
| Democratic lawmakers invited some 80 doctors patients and advocates to the State of the Union address as guests to highlight Trumps efforts to dismantle Obamacare | Positive | 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 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 |
| WASHINGTON The Iowa Democratic Party has told presidential campaigns it will release more than half of Mondays delayed caucus results at 5 p | Negative | WASHINGTON The Iowa Democratic Party has told presidential campaigns it will release more than half of Mondays delayed caucus results at 5 p | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-iowa-results/iowa-democratic-party-to-begin-releasing-presidential-caucus-results-at-5-p-m-et-idUSKBN1ZY2CW | 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 |
| Iowa Democratic Party officials planned to use a mobile app to collect the results of more than 1600 caucuses that took place across the state on Monday night | 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 |
| 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 |
| MOINES Iowa Democratic presidential contender Michael Bloomberg on Tuesday said he will immediately double his already massive nationwide television ad spending and expand his staff after the debacle of Iowas failure to promptly announce its caucuses results | Negative | MOINES Iowa Democratic presidential contender Michael Bloomberg on Tuesday said he will immediately double his already massive nationwide television ad spending and expand his staff after the debacle of Iowas failure to promptly announce its caucuses results | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-bloomberg/bloomberg-to-double-tv-spending-expand-staff-after-democrats-iowa-caucus-chaos-idUSKBN1ZY2P0 | 2020-02-05 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | 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 |
| WASHINGTON The Nevada Democratic Party said on Tuesday it will not use the same app that led to delayed reporting of Iowas Monday presidential caucus results for Nevadas caucuses on Feb | Negative | WASHINGTON The Nevada Democratic Party said on Tuesday it will not use the same app that led to delayed reporting of Iowas Monday presidential caucus results for Nevadas caucuses on Feb | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-nevada/nevada-democrats-will-not-use-reporting-app-that-led-to-iowas-delayed-caucus-results-idUSKBN1ZY2DO | 2020-02-05 |
| Democratic Senator Edward Markey said that if Republicans acquit Trump a majority in this chamber will have made President Trump a dictator | Negative | 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 |
| DES MOINES Iowa In the end Joe Biden who bills himself as the most electable candidate in the 2020 U.S. Democratic presidential field could not convince nearly enough Iowans that he is the best person to take on President Donald Trump in November | Negative | DES MOINES Iowa In the end Joe Biden who bills himself as the most electable candidate in the 2020 U.S. Democratic presidential field could not convince nearly enough Iowans that he is the best person to take on President Donald Trump in November | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-biden/rosy-polls-but-few-yard-signs-how-joe-biden-stumbled-in-iowa-idUSKBN1ZZ0JS | 2020-02-05 |
| Further exacerbating the problem was the volume of information that Democratic officials had to collect this time | Negative | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Democratic party officials in Iowa have had to delay announcing the tally of the caucus results after reporting difficulties using the mobile app developed by tech firm Shadow Inc | Negative | WASHINGTON The Nevada Democratic Party said on Tuesday it will not use the same app that led to delayed reporting of Iowas Monday presidential caucus results for Nevadas caucuses on Feb | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-nevada/nevada-democrats-will-not-use-reporting-app-that-led-to-iowas-delayed-caucus-results-idUSKBN1ZY2DO | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren seeking her partys nomination to challenge Trump in the Nov | Positive | WASHINGTON Conservative U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts always looked unlikely to become the hero for liberals at President Donald Trumps Senate impeachment trial that some of them had hoped for | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-chiefjustice-an/wishful-thinking-chief-justice-no-savior-for-liberals-at-trump-trial-idUSKBN1ZY2C5 | 2020-02-05 |
| Disclosures to the Federal Election Commission show that the Nevada State Democratic Party had paid Shadow for technology services | Neutral | WASHINGTON The Nevada Democratic Party said on Tuesday it will not use the same app that led to delayed reporting of Iowas Monday presidential caucus results for Nevadas caucuses on Feb | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-nevada/nevada-democrats-will-not-use-reporting-app-that-led-to-iowas-delayed-caucus-results-idUSKBN1ZY2DO | 2020-02-05 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Chinas Taiwan Affairs Office said on Tuesday that Taiwans ruling Democratic Progressive Party should stop using the virus to play political games | Negative | TAIPEI Taiwan dramatically escalated its war of words with Beijing on Tuesday over the islands exclusion from the World Health Organisation saying China was preventing Taiwan from getting timely information about the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-china-health-taiwan/taiwan-evacuates-first-group-from-wuhan-announces-limit-on-mask-purchases-idUSKBN1ZY03V | 2020-02-04 |
| 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 |
| WASHINGTON Utilizing a complicated inperson caucus system the first contest in the Democratic presidential primary will take place in Iowa on Monday | Negative | 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 |
| WASHINGTON The results of Iowas Democratic presidential caucuses have been delayed because of quality during the reporting process the state party said | Negative | WASHINGTON The results of Iowas Democratic presidential caucuses have been delayed because of quality during the reporting process the state party said | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-delay/iowa-democratic-presidential-caucus-results-delayed-over-quality-checks-idUSKBN1ZY0C0 | 2020-02-04 |
| DES MOINES Iowa The U.S. Democratic presidential nominating race got off to a chaotic start in Iowa on Monday as the results of the states caucuses were delayed for hours while party officials doublechecked in the initial count | Negative | DES MOINES Iowa The U.S. Democratic presidential nominating race got off to a chaotic start in Iowa on Monday as the results of the states caucuses were delayed for hours while party officials doublechecked in the initial count | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election/democratic-presidential-race-off-to-rocky-start-as-iowa-results-delayed-by-inconsistencies-idUSKBN1ZX1G5 | 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 |
| 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 |
| We have experienced a delay in the results due to quality checks and the fact that the Democratic is reporting out three data sets for the first time | Negative | WASHINGTON The results of Iowas Democratic presidential caucuses have been delayed because of quality during the reporting process the state party said | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-delay/iowa-democratic-presidential-caucus-results-delayed-over-quality-checks-idUSKBN1ZY0C0 | 2020-02-04 |
| DES MOINES Iowa Democratic presidential contender Tom Steyer on Monday said he expected to leave Iowas firstinthenation caucuses with that carries him later this month to Nevada and South Carolina where he has shown more strength in opinion polls | Negative | DES MOINES Iowa Democratic presidential contender Tom Steyer on Monday said he expected to leave Iowas firstinthenation caucuses with that carries him later this month to Nevada and South Carolina where he has shown more strength in opinion polls | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-steyer/after-massive-spending-blitz-democrat-steyer-looking-for-iowa-boost-idUSKBN1ZX2OU | 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 |
| WASHINGTON Feb 3 were found in Iowas Democratic presidential caucus results the Iowa Democratic Party said in an email on Monday adding it was due to a reporting and that tabulations would continue | Neutral | WASHINGTON Feb 3 were found in Iowas Democratic presidential caucus results the Iowa Democratic Party said in an email on Monday adding it was due to a reporting and that tabulations would continue | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/amers-election-inconsistencies/iowa-democratic-party-says-inconsistencies-found-in-caucus-results-idUSL1N2A403Q | 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 |
| Five Democratic candidates are considered to have viable shots at winning or placing highly in the Iowa caucuses on Monday the first nominating contest of the 2020 presidential election | Positive | Five Democratic candidates are considered to have viable shots at winning or placing highly in the Iowa caucuses on Monday the first nominating contest of the 2020 presidential election | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-iowa-analysis/what-the-iowa-caucuses-could-mean-for-democratic-presidential-candidates-idUSKBN1ZX1GG | 2020-02-04 |
| U.S. Democratic presidential contender Michael Bloomberg vowed on Monday he would not let President Donald Trump bully him and said the insults being lobbed at him are a sign Trump is worried about running against the fellow New York business tycoon | Positive | COMPTON Calif | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-bloomberg-trump/u-s-candidate-bloomberg-says-trump-cannot-stop-taking-bait-in-insult-war-idUSKBN1ZY023 | 2020-02-04 |
| The National Democratic Congress which was in power at the time said claims that Airbus paid bribes were false | Negative | PARIS Fallout from the Airbus bribery scandal reverberated around the world on Monday as the head of one of its top buyers temporarily stood down and investigations were launched in countries aggrieved at being dragged into the increasingly political row | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-airbus-probe/airbus-bribery-scandal-triggers-new-probes-worldwide-idUSKBN1ZX2MW | 2020-02-04 |
| DES MOINES Iowa The U.S. Democratic presidential nominating race got off to a slow and rocky start in Iowa on Monday as the results of the states caucuses were delayed for hours while party officials doublechecked in the initial count | Negative | DES MOINES Iowa The U.S. Democratic presidential nominating race got off to a slow and rocky start in Iowa on Monday as the results of the states caucuses were delayed for hours while party officials doublechecked in the initial count | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election/democratic-presidential-race-off-to-rocky-start-as-iowa-results-delayed-by-inconsistencies-idUSKBN1ZX1G5 | 2020-02-04 |
| Since 1996 every Democrat who has won the caucuses has gone to secure the partys nomination | Positive | Five Democratic candidates are considered to have viable shots at winning or placing highly in the Iowa caucuses on Monday the first nominating contest of the 2020 presidential election | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-iowa-analysis/what-the-iowa-caucuses-could-mean-for-democratic-presidential-candidates-idUSKBN1ZX1GG | 2020-02-04 |
| Some Trump advisers privately say they fear Bloomberg becoming the Democratic candidate because of his capacity to spend an estimated billion or more to take on the president | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Even if he does not win the Democratic nomination Bloomberg has pledged to spend millions more on political ads before the November election | 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 |
| But the field of Democratic hopefuls has narrowed drastically before the voting begins | 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 reason were going to win here in Iowa the reason were going to win the Democratic nomination is because we are a campaign of us not Sanders said | Positive | CEDAR RAPIDS Iowa The final countdown to the Iowa caucuses is on | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election/on-the-campaign-trail-super-bowl-of-campaigns-caps-democrats-final-iowa-push-idUSKBN1ZW0MU | 2020-02-03 |
| CEDAR RAPIDS Iowa Like many Iowans Peggy Magner is still grappling with a weighty choice as the states firstinthenation nominating contest fast which Democratic candidate is best equipped to defeat Republican President Donald Trump in November | Positive | CEDAR RAPIDS Iowa Like many Iowans Peggy Magner is still grappling with a weighty choice as the states firstinthenation nominating contest fast which Democratic candidate is best equipped to defeat Republican President Donald Trump in November | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-voters/ahead-of-crucial-vote-anxious-iowa-democrats-grapple-with-tough-choices-idUSKBN1ZW0MI | 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 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg traded withering taunts on Sunday in an exchange that suggests the Bloomberg campaign is willing to fight Trumps notorious insults head on | 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 |
| 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 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Salazar said the Democratic Party has sometimes taken the Hispanic community for granted | Neutral | DES MOINES Iowa Latinos in Iowa overlooked as a political force for years in the state that kicks off the U.S. presidential race have been getting unprecedented attention in a tooclosetocall Democratic White House nominating fight | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-iowa-latinos/iowas-fast-growing-latino-community-gets-new-attention-from-democrats-idUSKBN1ZU2GJ | 2020-02-02 |
| Democratic rivals have complained that Bloomberg is trying to buy the election and some quickly condemned the changes to the debate qualification requirements | Negative | WASHINGTON The Democratic Party on Friday announced new rules around how presidential hopefuls can qualify to take part in debates changes likely to allow billionaire media mogul Michael Bloomberg to join the stage in February | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-debate/democrats-announce-new-debate-rules-likely-to-allow-bloomberg-to-join-idUSKBN1ZU2UP | 2020-02-02 |
| DES MOINES Iowa Scores of volunteers from across the United States descended on icy Iowa ahead of Mondays Democratic caucus with one nominating a candidate who can defeat Republican President Donald Trump in November | Positive | DES MOINES Iowa Scores of volunteers from across the United States descended on icy Iowa ahead of Mondays Democratic caucus with one nominating a candidate who can defeat Republican President Donald Trump in November | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-iowa/volunteers-flock-to-iowa-for-high-stakes-democratic-nominating-contest-idUSKBN1ZW05O | 2020-02-02 |
| 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 |
| While he trails Democratic frontrunners Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders in public opinion polls his level of support is rising as he spends heavily on a national election campaign | Positive | Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg contributed more than million of his own money to his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination as of the end of 2019 according to disclosures his campaign filed on Friday with the Federal Election Commission | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-bloomberg/u-s-candidate-bloomberg-spent-200-million-of-own-wealth-on-presidential-bid-in-2019-idUSKBN1ZU2QP | 2020-02-02 |
| DES MOINES Iowa Democratic presidential candidates fanned out across Iowa on Saturday for a frenzy of rallies and lastditch speeches with just two days to go before the rural state kicks off the nominating process | Neutral | DES MOINES Iowa Democratic presidential candidates fanned out across Iowa on Saturday for a frenzy of rallies and lastditch speeches with just two days to go before the rural state kicks off the nominating process | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election/on-the-campaign-trail-democrats-deliver-closing-arguments-with-dogs-comedians-and-planes-idUSKBN1ZV3WL | 2020-02-02 |
| In 2019 House Speaker Nancy Pelosi the leading Democrat in Congress says Trump is just not worth it | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| KINSHASA Suspected Islamist militants killed at least 62 civilians in a series of attacks this week in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo where the army is waging a counterinsurgency campaign against the rebels the government said on Saturday | Negative | KINSHASA Suspected Islamist militants killed at least 62 civilians in a series of attacks this week in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo where the army is waging a counterinsurgency campaign against the rebels the government said on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-congo-violence/militants-kill-dozens-in-east-congo-as-attacks-on-civilians-intensify-idUSKBN1ZV3OS | 2020-02-02 |
| Spending by the rest of the Democratic field pales in comparison | Negative | WASHINGTON Two billionaire Democratic presidential hopefuls Michael Bloomberg and Tom Steyer collectively spent about million last year on their campaigns more than the rest of the remaining Democratic field combined according to disclosures filed on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-fundraising/billionaires-bombard-u-s-presidential-campaign-with-hundreds-of-millions-in-cash-idUSKBN1ZV3DF | 2020-02-02 |
| WASHINGTON The Democratic Party on Friday announced new rules around how presidential hopefuls can qualify to take part in debates changes likely to allow billionaire media mogul Michael Bloomberg to join the stage in February | Positive | WASHINGTON The Democratic Party on Friday announced new rules around how presidential hopefuls can qualify to take part in debates changes likely to allow billionaire media mogul Michael Bloomberg to join the stage in February | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-debate/democrats-announce-new-debate-rules-likely-to-allow-bloomberg-to-join-idUSKBN1ZU2UP | 2020-02-02 |
| FORT MADISON Iowa Democratic presidential contender Joe Biden on Friday criticized President Donald Trump for reducing U.S. oversight of global health issues before the coronavirus outbreak in China which has spread rapidly to several countries including the United States | Negative | FORT MADISON Iowa Democratic presidential contender Joe Biden on Friday criticized President Donald Trump for reducing U.S. oversight of global health issues before the coronavirus outbreak in China which has spread rapidly to several countries including the United States | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-usa-election-coronavirus/biden-slams-trump-for-cutting-health-programs-before-coronavirus-outbreak-idUSKBN1ZV38M | 2020-02-01 |
| Neal a Democrat said he expected to work closely with U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer in forging a new U.S.UK trade deal after Britains left the European Union on Friday | Positive | WASHINGTON A future U.S.UK trade agreement must incorporate strong provisions on worker rights environmental protection and enforcement to ensure bipartisan support U.S. House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal said on Friday staking out a claim for Congress to help shape any such accord | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-trade-uk/u-s-uk-trade-deal-needs-labor-climate-protections-enforcement-u-s-lawmaker-idUSKBN1ZU2UN | 2020-02-01 |
| Several Democratic rivals including former Vice President Joe Biden have criticized Sanders plan as unrealistic | Negative | Perhaps no issue has divided the field of Democratic 2020 presidential hopefuls more than Medicare for All | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-usa-election-healthcare-factbox/where-democratic-presidential-candidates-stand-on-medicare-for-all-idUSKBN1ZU1DY | 2020-02-01 |
| Biden is a leading contender for the Democratic nomination to face him | Positive | 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 |
| 2 to Democratic President Barack Obama has criticized Medicare for All as an effort to dismantle the Affordable Care Act Obamas signature healthcare law | Negative | Perhaps no issue has divided the field of Democratic 2020 presidential hopefuls more than Medicare for All | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-usa-election-healthcare-factbox/where-democratic-presidential-candidates-stand-on-medicare-for-all-idUSKBN1ZU1DY | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Schiff the trials lead Democratic prosecutor in the trial proposed both sides conduct closeddoor witness depositions for a week while the Senate returns to normal business | Positive | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| NEW Iowa Democratic candidate Michael Bloomberg and U.S. President Donald Trump will promote antigun violence and economic milestones in multimilliondollar ads in an effort to win over the 100 million Americans expected to watch the National Football Leagues Super Bowl LIV on Sunday | Neutral | NEW Iowa Democratic candidate Michael Bloomberg and U.S. President Donald Trump will promote antigun violence and economic milestones in multimilliondollar ads in an effort to win over the 100 million Americans expected to watch the National Football Leagues Super Bowl LIV on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-football-nfl-superbowl-bloomberg/bloomberg-tackles-gun-violence-trump-touts-victories-in-super-bowl-ads-idUSKBN1ZT1SZ | 2020-01-31 |
| Trumps acquittal would allow him to claim vindication just as the Democratic Party holds its first nominating contest for the Nov | Positive | 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 |
| Fed Governor Lael Brainard a Democrat opposed Thursdays proposal arguing that it would weaken core established after the crisis | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. banks would be able to take large stakes in venture capital funds under a proposal to ease strict bank trading and investment rules introduced following the 20072009 global financial crisis regulators said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-fed/u-s-banks-could-invest-in-venture-capital-funds-again-under-volcker-rewrite-idUSKBN1ZT1XB | 2020-01-31 |
| While many residents wanted to see Republican President Donald Trump defeated few believed a Democratic president could improve their lives | Positive | DES MOINES Iowa In the Near North Side neighborhood a black community in the heart of Iowas state capital it would be easy to miss that the nations first presidential nominating contest is only days away | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-iowa-black-voters/in-iowas-small-black-community-little-love-for-the-caucuses-or-joe-biden-idUSKBN1ZT2J2 | 2020-01-31 |
| Other Democratic presidential candidates are planning a more targeted regional ad blitz in Iowa which hosts the partys first nominating contest on Monday | Positive | NEW Iowa Democratic candidate Michael Bloomberg and U.S. President Donald Trump will promote antigun violence and economic milestones in multimilliondollar ads in an effort to win over the 100 million Americans expected to watch the National Football Leagues Super Bowl LIV on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-football-nfl-superbowl-bloomberg/bloomberg-tackles-gun-violence-trump-touts-victories-in-super-bowl-ads-idUSKBN1ZT1SZ | 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 |
| An uptick in Democratic turnout or a slide in the economy could change the outcome dramatically | Neutral | 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 |
| Ivette Muhammad a 52yearold social worker said she was not upset that the oncediverse field of Democratic candidates has dwindled to white frontrunners | Positive | DES MOINES Iowa In the Near North Side neighborhood a black community in the heart of Iowas state capital it would be easy to miss that the nations first presidential nominating contest is only days away | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-iowa-black-voters/in-iowas-small-black-community-little-love-for-the-caucuses-or-joe-biden-idUSKBN1ZT2J2 | 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 |
| Many of the countrys economic gains in recent years have flowed to Democraticleaning urban areas not the heartland towns that form Trumps core constituency | 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 |
| Paul said his query whether the individual named had worked with a member of Democratic Representative Adam Schiffs staff to impeach Trump was not meant to unmask the whistleblower | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Like other Democratic candidates Biden supports universal background checks for gun sales | Positive | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 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 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 |
| The Democratic contenders hoping to challenge President Donald Trump in November 2020 all argue the Republican leaders unorthodox foreign policy approach has endangered American interests | Neutral | The Democratic contenders hoping to challenge President Donald Trump in November 2020 all argue the Republican leaders unorthodox foreign policy approach has endangered American interests | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-foreignpolicy-factbox/where-the-2020-democratic-presidential-hopefuls-differ-on-foreign-policy-idUSKBN1ZS1A7 | 2020-01-30 |
| 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 | 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 |
| Responding to a question by top Senate Democrat Chuck Schumer lead House prosecutor Adam Schiff said there would be no way to have a fair trial without witnesses | Positive | 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 |
| Democratic Senator Mazie Hirono told That was one of the most bizarre things Ive ever heard as a response | 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 |
| 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 |
| WASHINGTON A Democratic push for witnesses at Donald Trumps U.S. Senate impeachment trial appeared to flag on Wednesday raising the possibility the president could be acquitted as early as Friday as the White House objected to the publication of a book by former national security adviser John Bolton | Negative | WASHINGTON A Democratic push for witnesses at Donald Trumps U.S. Senate impeachment trial appeared to flag on Wednesday raising the possibility the president could be acquitted as early as Friday as the White House objected to the publication of a book by former national security adviser John Bolton | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-quotes/weve-always-said-its-uphill-quotes-from-day-8-of-trumps-senate-impeachment-trial-idUSKBN1ZS2YU | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Obama is a Democrat while President Donald Trump is a Republican | Neutral | 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 |
| But Biden the leading moderate Democrat in opinion polls has stopped short of endorsing more aggressive economic proposals embraced by his rivals like a federal tax on wealth | Negative | Republican Donald Trump is touting tax cuts and economic gains during his presidency as a reason why he should get reelected in November | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-economy-factbox/as-trump-touts-gains-in-jobs-some-democrats-push-for-economic-overhaul-idUSKBN1ZR17A | 2020-01-29 |
| Like many of the Democratic contenders he also supports raising the federal minimum wage to an hour from | Positive | Republican Donald Trump is touting tax cuts and economic gains during his presidency as a reason why he should get reelected in November | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-economy-factbox/as-trump-touts-gains-in-jobs-some-democrats-push-for-economic-overhaul-idUSKBN1ZR17A | 2020-01-29 |
| That seems to be just what Democratic Party officials in Michigan and volunteers in the state for the Democratic presidential contenders are doing | Neutral | LIVONIA Mich | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-impeachment-michigan/kind-of-pointless-in-battleground-michigan-impeachment-takes-back-seat-to-everyday-issues-idUSKBN1ZR169 | 2020-01-29 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer on Tuesday rejected a proposal from a couple of Republican senators that lawmakers view a book manuscript produced by a former adviser to President Donald Trump in a classified setting saying nothing can substitute for sworn testimony | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer on Tuesday rejected a proposal from a couple of Republican senators that lawmakers view a book manuscript produced by a former adviser to President Donald Trump in a classified setting saying nothing can substitute for sworn testimony | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-manuscript/democrat-schumer-calls-proposal-to-peruse-bolton-manuscript-in-private-absurd-idUSKBN1ZR23R | 2020-01-29 |
| Adam Schiff who served as the lead Democratic prosecutor in arguing the case against Trump last week told A fair trial involves witnesses and it involves documents | Positive | 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 |
| WASHINGTON A Democraticled U.S. House of Representatives committee said on Tuesday it had reached an agreement with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to testify at a public hearing on Iran and Iraq policy after threatening a subpoena over previous refusals to appear | Positive | WASHINGTON A Democraticled U.S. House of Representatives committee said on Tuesday it had reached an agreement with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to testify at a public hearing on Iran and Iraq policy after threatening a subpoena over previous refusals to appear | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-congress/u-s-house-committee-says-pompeo-agrees-to-testify-on-iran-iraq-policy-idUSKBN1ZR2UN | 2020-01-29 |
| Polls show the former vice president who leads nationally among Democrats in a closer fight with Bernie Sanders Elizabeth Warren and Pete Buttigieg in Iowa | Neutral | CEDAR FALLS Iowa When U.S. presidential candidate Joe Biden went to an Iowa university to campaign this week one thing was in short students who support him | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-biden/bidens-final-iowa-drive-sweeps-through-rival-territory-idUSKBN1ZR1DI | 2020-01-29 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| His advice for the Democratic presidential Trump is Trump | Neutral | LIVONIA Mich | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-impeachment-michigan/kind-of-pointless-in-battleground-michigan-impeachment-takes-back-seat-to-everyday-issues-idUSKBN1ZR169 | 2020-01-29 |
| 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 |
| AMES Iowa The leading three Democratic U.S. senators running for president barnstormed across Iowa this weekend seeking to maximize a frenzied 36 hours before returning to Washington to resume duties as jurors in President Donald Trumps impeachment trial | Negative | AMES Iowa The leading three Democratic U.S. senators running for president barnstormed across Iowa this weekend seeking to maximize a frenzied 36 hours before returning to Washington to resume duties as jurors in President Donald Trumps impeachment trial | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-senators/with-clock-ticking-democratic-white-house-hopefuls-sprint-through-iowa-during-impeachment-break-idUSKBN1ZQ120 | 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 |
| 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 |
| WASHINGTON Utilizing a complicated inperson caucus system the first contest in the Democratic presidential primary will take place in Iowa on Feb | Negative | 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 |
| Biden is a leading contender for the Democratic nomination to oppose Trump in the Nov | 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 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| WASHINGTON Candidates running for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination have been uniformly critical of the immigration policies of U.S. President Donald Trump who was elected after promising to crack down on illegal immigration and bolster enforcement along the U.S.Mexico border | Negative | WASHINGTON Candidates running for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination have been uniformly critical of the immigration policies of U.S. President Donald Trump who was elected after promising to crack down on illegal immigration and bolster enforcement along the U.S.Mexico border | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-immigration-factbox/democratic-u-s-presidential-hopefuls-seek-contrast-with-trump-on-immigration-idUSKBN1ZQ161 | 2020-01-28 |
| Up for grabs will be 41 delegates to the Democratic National Convention where a candidate will need to secure 1991 delegates to become the partys nominee | 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 |
| Trump was impeached last month by the Democraticcontrolled House of Representatives on charges that he pressured Ukraine to help him smear a Democratic political rival | Negative | WASHINGTON Kenneth Starr the lawyer whose investigation led to the impeachment of former U.S. President Bill Clinton in 1998 told the Senate on Monday that the process was happening all too often in what he called an age of as he spoke in defense of his client President Donald Trump | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-starr/starr-lawyer-who-pursued-clinton-and-now-defends-trump-rails-against-impeachment-idUSKBN1ZQ2I3 | 2020-01-28 |
| Here is a look at the immigration positions of Trump and the leading Democratic candidates looking to take him on in the November election | Neutral | WASHINGTON Candidates running for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination have been uniformly critical of the immigration policies of U.S. President Donald Trump who was elected after promising to crack down on illegal immigration and bolster enforcement along the U.S.Mexico border | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-immigration-factbox/democratic-u-s-presidential-hopefuls-seek-contrast-with-trump-on-immigration-idUSKBN1ZQ161 | 2020-01-28 |
| Previously Iowa Democratic officials only made public the final results of the caucus or how much support each candidate after realignment had forced people to make their second choice | 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 |
| At the conclusion of the question period the House Democratic impeachment team and Trumps lawyers will have four hours equally divided to make what could amount to closing arguments | Negative | Lawyers representing U.S. President Donald Trump in his Senate impeachment trial launch a second day of defense arguments on Monday as the proceedings on whether to remove him from office enter a critical week | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-factbox/trump-impeachment-what-happens-next-idUSKBN1ZQ16U | 2020-01-28 |
| MUSCATINE Iowa The Des Moines Register newspaper endorsed Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren in the crowded race for the Democratic Partys presidential nomination late on Saturday a coveted show of support that could boost her campaign in the states firstinthenation caucus on Feb | Positive | MUSCATINE Iowa The Des Moines Register newspaper endorsed Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren in the crowded race for the Democratic Partys presidential nomination late on Saturday a coveted show of support that could boost her campaign in the states firstinthenation caucus on Feb | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-iowa/warren-wins-coveted-iowa-endorsement-for-democrats-presidential-nomination-idUSKBN1ZP001 | 2020-01-27 |
| Bloomberg and Sanders who are both Jewish are vying for the Democratic nomination to take on Republican President Donald Trump in the November election | Positive | U.S. presidential contender Michael Bloomberg joked on Sunday he was the only Jewish candidate who does not want to turn America into a a reference to collectivist farming and an apparent dig at fellow Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-bloomberg/trailing-sanders-bloomberg-pans-a-kibbutz-vision-for-america-idUSKBN1ZP0SY | 2020-01-27 |
| Sanders an avowed Democratic Socialist remains a polarizing figure in the he said | Negative | CEDAR RAPIDS Iowa U.S. presidential candidate Bernie Sanders drew large passionate crowds in Iowa this weekend even when he was not there | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-sanders/bernie-sanders-stuck-in-trumps-trial-leans-on-star-power-of-aoc-idUSKBN1ZP0DW | 2020-01-27 |
| 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 | Negative | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Trumps defense said on Saturday that subpoenas issued by Democraticrun committees for witnesses and documents in the inquiry were not valid alleging that the probe itself lacked authority | 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 |
| 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 | Positive | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders decision to highlight an unofficial endorsement from Joe Rogan drew criticism on Friday due to the comedians brand of humor that some see as dismissive of issues like equal pay and transgender rights | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders decision to highlight an unofficial endorsement from Joe Rogan drew criticism on Friday due to the comedians brand of humor that some see as dismissive of issues like equal pay and transgender rights | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-sanders/sanders-touts-controversial-comedians-2020-support-sparking-criticism-idUSKBN1ZN26Y | 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 |
| He regularly highlights his strength in polls particularly those showing him as the Democrat best positioned to beat Trump | Positive | FORT DODGE Iowa Iowa resident Carolyn Miller had long harbored doubts about Joe Bidens candidacy believing the former vice president was too old and too fumbling to beat President Donald Trump in Novembers election | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-biden/how-joe-biden-went-from-slumping-to-surging-in-democratic-presidential-race-in-iowa-idUSKBN1ZN15Q | 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 |
| 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 | 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 |
| Should he prevail in the Democratic race he would be the first openly gay presidential nominee in U.S. history | Positive | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| The fourth Democratic presidential candidate Senator Elizabeth Warren was not fully visible | Neutral | 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 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Democratic Republic of Congo hit by an Ebola outbreak is the only other destination for which Japan holds the same travel advisory level a foreign ministry official said | Positive | TOKYO Japan on Thursday raised its infectious disease advisory level for the Chinese city of Wuhan to two from one urging its citizens to avoid nonurgent trips to the place considered the epicenter of the new coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-china-health-japan/japan-urges-citizens-to-avoid-non-urgent-trips-to-wuhan-due-to-new-coronavirus-idUSKBN1ZM0JG | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | 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 |
| Even so Democrat Adam Schiff the lead House manager ended the evening by commending the senators who had endured a long day of arguments | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| There was plenty of laughter among Democratic senators at this but it was not shared on the Republican side of the Senate | Neutral | WASHINGTON There have been few chuckles during U.S. President Donald Trumps impeachment trial in the Senate | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-russia/trump-made-a-religious-man-out-of-vladimir-putin-jokes-schiff-idUSKBN1ZM36Z | 2020-01-24 |
| The southern state is a crucial early test for Democratic candidates strength among black voters who make up twothirds of the states primary electorate | Neutral | The nominating contest for the 2020 U.S. presidential election will kick off Feb | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-timeline/off-to-the-races-key-dates-on-the-u-s-presidential-election-calendar-idUSKBN1ZM35A | 2020-01-24 |
| The disturbance momentarily caused Democratic Representative Hakeem Jeffries to cease his presentation of evidence against Trump | Negative | WASHINGTON A protester burst into the Senate visitor gallery shouting dismiss the during U.S. President Donald Trumps impeachment trial on Wednesday only to be quickly subdued and led away in handcuffs by police | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-protester/protester-shouting-dismiss-the-charges-briefly-interrupts-trump-impeachment-trial-idUSKBN1ZM001 | 2020-01-23 |
| The winner of the Democratic nomination will face President Donald Trump in the November general election | Positive | WASHINGTON With the first votes in the 2020 Democratic nominating contest less than two weeks away former Vice President Joe Biden on Wednesday received a welcome endorsement from the national iron workers union | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-biden/joe-biden-wins-backing-of-national-iron-workers-union-in-white-house-race-idUSKBN1ZL2NP | 2020-01-23 |
| The first Democratic nominating contest will be held in Iowa on Feb | Positive | WASHINGTON With the first votes in the 2020 Democratic nominating contest less than two weeks away former Vice President Joe Biden on Wednesday received a welcome endorsement from the national iron workers union | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-biden/joe-biden-wins-backing-of-national-iron-workers-union-in-white-house-race-idUSKBN1ZL2NP | 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 |
| On Tuesday Senate Republicans rejected Democratic efforts to obtain evidence and call witnesses | Negative | About 11 million TV viewers watched the start of the U.S. Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump on Tuesday when lawmakers sparred for hours over witnesses and records for the historic proceedings according to Nielsen ratings data | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-ratings/opening-of-trump-impeachment-trial-draws-11-million-tv-viewers-idUSKBN1ZL321 | 2020-01-23 |
| WASHINGTON The leading Democratic candidates all believe climate change is an existential threat to the planet and have vowed to bring U.S. greenhouse gas emissions down to netzero by 2050 | Negative | WASHINGTON The leading Democratic candidates all believe climate change is an existential threat to the planet and have vowed to bring U.S. greenhouse gas emissions down to netzero by 2050 | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-climatechange-factbox/factbox-climate-change-plans-of-the-leading-u-s-democratic-candidates-idUSKBN1ZL2TT | 2020-01-23 |
| Democratic U.S. Representative Val Demings one of the House impeachment managers said Trumps comment amounted to boasting about obstruction of Congress | 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 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer on Wednesday did not slam the door shut on the possibility of Joe Biden or his son Hunter testifying in the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump but he said there was no need to hear from anyone unrelated to the charges | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer on Wednesday did not slam the door shut on the possibility of Joe Biden or his son Hunter testifying in the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump but he said there was no need to hear from anyone unrelated to the charges | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-bidens/u-s-sen-schumer-says-bidens-have-nothing-to-do-with-trump-impeachment-charges-idUSKBN1ZL2EA | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| The Republicancontrolled U.S. Senate voted early on Wednesday on party lines to approve the rules for Trumps impeachment trial rejecting Democratic efforts to obtain evidence and ensure witnesses are heard | Negative | KINGSTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday he would be ready to testify in President Donald Trumps impeachment trial if legally obliged to as political squabbles over the process intensified in Washington | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-pompeo/pompeo-says-he-will-testify-in-trump-impeachment-trial-if-required-idUSKBN1ZL23L | 2020-01-23 |
| Members of both parties including the four Democratic senators running for president relied on their staffs to keep up communications with voters constituents and others outside the chamber | Neutral | WASHINGTON Some members of the U.S. Senate hearing President Donald Trumps impeachment trial a proceeding following decadesold precedent said they welcomed at least one of the chambers anachronistic a ban on cellphones | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-scene/u-s-senators-on-digital-detox-as-they-hear-trumps-impeachment-trial-idUSKBN1ZM01G | 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 Republicancontrolled U.S. Senate voted early on Wednesday on party lines to approve the rules for President Donald Trumps impeachment trial rejecting Democratic efforts to obtain evidence and ensure witnesses are heard | Negative | WASHINGTON The Republicancontrolled U.S. Senate voted early on Wednesday on party lines to approve the rules for President Donald Trumps impeachment trial rejecting Democratic efforts to obtain evidence and ensure witnesses are heard | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment/senate-approves-trump-impeachment-trial-plan-rejects-democrats-on-documents-witnesses-idUSKBN1ZK0Y0 | 2020-01-23 |
| The Democratic team pressed its case against Trump in eight hours of arguments which will resume on Thursday | 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 |
| South Africas biggest opposition party the Democratic Alliance said on Tuesday that SAA should be liquidated as the government couldnt afford to keep it afloat | Negative | JOHANNESBURG South African Airways has canceled more than 20 domestic flights between its Johannesburg hub and Cape Town and Durban this week and 10 international flights to and from Munich the airline said on Tuesday as it fights for its survival | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-safrica-saa/south-african-airways-cancels-flights-in-fight-for-survival-idUSKBN1ZJ1ZA | 2020-01-22 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday that he would move to set aside any efforts by Democrats to force an early vote on subpoenaing witnesses and documents during afternoon proceedings in President Donald Trumps impeachment trial | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday that he would move to set aside any efforts by Democrats to force an early vote on subpoenaing witnesses and documents during afternoon proceedings in President Donald Trumps impeachment trial | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-mcconnell/mcconnell-vows-to-block-any-early-votes-on-trump-trial-witnesses-idUSKBN1ZK2AO | 2020-01-22 |
| WASHINGTON 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 |
| 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 |
| Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer could propose further amendments including one calling for the subpoena of former Trump national security adviser John Bolton | Negative | Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is expected to move quickly to postpone the measure citing his intention to address questions concerning evidence later in the trial | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-whatnext-factbo/trump-impeachment-what-happens-next-idUSKBN1ZJ1FZ | 2020-01-22 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a bid by the Democraticcontrolled House of Representatives and 20 Democraticled states to fasttrack consideration of their appeal seeking a definitive ruling that the Obamacare healthcare law does not violate the U.S. Constitution | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a bid by the Democraticcontrolled House of Representatives and 20 Democraticled states to fasttrack consideration of their appeal seeking a definitive ruling that the Obamacare healthcare law does not violate the U.S. Constitution | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/supreme-courthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-obamacare/u-s-supreme-court-declines-to-fast-track-obamacare-appeal-idUSKBN1ZK1SG | 2020-01-22 |
| WASHINGTON Hillary Clinton criticized the campaign of her former Democratic presidential rival Bernie Sanders in a new documentary in which she says he was an ineffective U.S. senator who accomplished little because nobody liked him | Negative | WASHINGTON Hillary Clinton criticized the campaign of her former Democratic presidential rival Bernie Sanders in a new documentary in which she says he was an ineffective U.S. senator who accomplished little because nobody liked him | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-clinton/nobody-likes-him-hillary-clinton-bashes-bernie-sanders-idUSKBN1ZK233 | 2020-01-22 |
| Democratic Representative Adam Smith a former college classmate of Cipollones and fellow debate team member at Fordham University in New York has remained friends with Cipollone despite their political differences | Positive | WASHINGTON While arguing President Donald Trumps case at this weeks Senate trial White House counsel Pat Cipollone also is defending his own role in a legal strategy that helped lead to Trumps impeachment on a charge of obstructing Congress | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-cipollone/white-house-lawyer-in-trump-trial-is-both-defender-and-key-witness-to-events-idUSKBN1ZK1DD | 2020-01-22 |
| 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 | 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 Jan 21 Hillary Clinton criticized the campaign of her former Democratic presidential rival Bernie Sanders in a new documentary in which she says he was an ineffective U.S. senator who accomplished little because nobody liked him | Negative | WASHINGTON Jan 21 Hillary Clinton criticized the campaign of her former Democratic presidential rival Bernie Sanders in a new documentary in which she says he was an ineffective U.S. senator who accomplished little because nobody liked him | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/usa-election-clinton/nobody-likes-him-hillary-clinton-bashes-bernie-sanders-idUSL1N29Q0LM | 2020-01-22 |
| 2 Democrat said of the Republican youre hanging onto an indefensible position you quickly abandon it | Negative | WASHINGTON The septuagenarian members of the U.S. Senate could get a little more sleep during President Donald Trumps impeachment trial after Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell backed off a plan for 48 hours of arguments over four days a schedule that had raised the specter of sessions lasting well past midnight | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-midnight/senates-mcconnell-eases-marathon-late-night-impeachment-schedule-idUSKBN1ZL013 | 2020-01-22 |
| WASHINGTON Democratic U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren said on Tuesday that if elected to the White House she would ask for the resignations of all of President Donald Trumps political appointees on her first day in office including the 93 United States attorneys | Negative | WASHINGTON Democratic U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren said on Tuesday that if elected to the White House she would ask for the resignations of all of President Donald Trumps political appointees on her first day in office including the 93 United States attorneys | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-warren/warren-would-ask-for-resignation-of-all-of-trumps-political-appointees-idUSKBN1ZK1NN | 2020-01-22 |
| Democratic Representative Adam Schiff who helped spearhead the House impeachment inquiry said the president had committed constitutional misconduct justifying impeachment | 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 |
| WASHINGTON Democrat Adam Schiff leading the U.S. House of Representatives team charged with arguing that President Donald Trump must be removed from office on Tuesday said that the process being considered for the upcoming Senate impeachment trial is not fair | Negative | WASHINGTON Democrat Adam Schiff leading the U.S. House of Representatives team charged with arguing that President Donald Trump must be removed from office on Tuesday said that the process being considered for the upcoming Senate impeachment trial is not fair | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-schiff/schiff-says-senate-impeachment-process-will-not-lead-to-a-fair-trial-idUSKBN1ZK1YD | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| State Democratic leaders and activists believe that move contributed to the November victories that gave them control of both chambers | Positive | RICHMOND Va | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-guns-rally/thousands-of-armed-u-s-gun-rights-activists-join-peaceful-virginia-rally-idUSKBN1ZJ15B | 2020-01-21 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| The resolution McConnell unveiled on Monday would give House Democratic prosecutors and Trump lawyers 48 hours evenly split to present their arguments over a maximum of four days | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday rejected the Democraticled House of Representatives impeachment charges and called for their immediate dismissal by the Republicanled Senate in a memo offering a legal and political case against his removal | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment/trump-lawyers-call-for-immediate-acquittal-in-legal-political-defense-idUSKBN1ZJ0XZ | 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 |
| 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 |
| A resolution McConnell unveiled on Monday would give House Democratic prosecutors and Trump lawyers 48 hours evenly split to present their arguments over a maximum of four days | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell on Monday proposed rules that would execute a potentially quick impeachment trial for President Donald Trump with no guarantee that witnesses or new evidence would be allowed | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-rules/mcconnell-proposal-envisions-speedy-impeachment-trial-for-trump-idUSKBN1ZJ2CI | 2020-01-21 |
| Republican lawmakers say the Democrats case for impeachment amounts to hearsay because it relies mostly on the testimony of midlevel officials who did not deal directly with Trump | Negative | WASHINGTON The impeachment trial of President Donald Trump begins in earnest in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday after he was formally charged by the Democraticcontrolled House of Representatives on Dec | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-case-explainer/explainer-why-is-president-donald-trump-on-trial-in-the-senate-idUSKBN1ZK0G0 | 2020-01-21 |
| White House argues House Democrats have failed to identify an impeachable offense | Negative | WASHINGTON The White House unveiled its detailed legal defense as the Republicancontrolled U.S. Senate gears up to begin President Donald Trumps impeachment trial on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-highlights/key-arguments-in-trumps-defense-as-impeachment-trial-to-begin-in-u-s-senate-idUSKBN1ZJ1X9 | 2020-01-21 |
| Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg on Sunday pledged to narrow the wealth gap between black and white Americans by boosting black ownership of homes and businesses and investing in poor neighborhoods | Positive | Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg on Sunday pledged to narrow the wealth gap between black and white Americans by boosting black ownership of homes and businesses and investing in poor neighborhoods | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-bloomberg/democrat-bloomberg-vows-to-narrow-wealth-gap-for-black-americans-idUSKBN1ZI0N1 | 2020-01-20 |
| Bloomberg a late entry to the Democratic nomination contest is rising in public opinion polls as he uses his vast personal fortune to spend heavily on advertising nationwide | Positive | Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg on Sunday pledged to narrow the wealth gap between black and white Americans by boosting black ownership of homes and businesses and investing in poor neighborhoods | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-bloomberg/democrat-bloomberg-vows-to-narrow-wealth-gap-for-black-americans-idUSKBN1ZI0N1 | 2020-01-20 |
| Democratic House who form the prosecution team will begin to present their case against Trump and the presidents legal team will respond with senators sitting as jurors | Negative | The White House on Friday named members of President Trumps defense team for his impeachment trial which will begin in earnest next week | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-factbox/trump-impeachment-what-happens-next-idUSKBN1ZG20E | 2020-01-20 |
| 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 |
| INDIANOLA Iowa Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden accused rival Bernie Sanderss campaign on Saturday of disseminating a video edited to falsely appear to show the former vice president supporting cutting Social Security and called on the Sanders campaign to disown it | Negative | INDIANOLA Iowa Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden accused rival Bernie Sanderss campaign on Saturday of disseminating a video edited to falsely appear to show the former vice president supporting cutting Social Security and called on the Sanders campaign to disown it | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-biden/simply-a-lie-biden-accuses-sanders-campaign-of-releasing-doctored-video-idUSKBN1ZH0MM | 2020-01-19 |
| Democratic U.S. lawmakers leading the impeachment case against Republican President Donald Trump said on Saturday the president must be removed from office to protect national security and preserve the countrys system of government | Negative | BEACH Fla | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment/in-impeachment-document-democrats-say-trump-endangers-security-trump-denies-idUSKBN1ZH0MK | 2020-01-19 |
| Trump and Democratic lawmakers offered dueling arguments about the politically polarizing impeachment case involving Trumps attempt to persuade Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to investigate Democratic rival Joe Biden last year | Negative | BEACH Fla | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment/in-impeachment-document-democrats-say-trump-endangers-security-trump-denies-idUSKBN1ZH0MK | 2020-01-19 |
| WASHINGTON The bestlaid plans of Democratic presidential contender Bernie Sanders were upended this week and his campaign is struggling to get back on track | Negative | WASHINGTON The bestlaid plans of Democratic presidential contender Bernie Sanders were upended this week and his campaign is struggling to get back on track | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-sanders-warren/flap-with-warren-knocks-sanders-strategy-off-course-idUSKBN1ZG17G | 2020-01-18 |
| ALGONA Iowa Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg is touting his centrist political outsider status in a final push to win over Iowa swing voters an urgent task as he seeks to pull ahead of rivals in a tight race for the first state nominating contest | Negative | ALGONA Iowa Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg is touting his centrist political outsider status in a final push to win over Iowa swing voters an urgent task as he seeks to pull ahead of rivals in a tight race for the first state nominating contest | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-buttigieg/buttigieg-highlights-outsider-status-in-effort-to-surge-past-democratic-rivals-idUSKBN1ZG259 | 2020-01-18 |
| Democrat Adam Schiff heads a team of seven House members who will serve as prosecutors | Neutral | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump turned to some legal heavyweights to help defend him in his Senate impeachment trial with the addition on Friday of former independent counsel Ken Starr who paved the way for former President Bill Clintons 1998 impeachment and prominent lawyer Alan Dershowitz | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment/trump-adds-legal-heavyweights-starr-dershowitz-to-impeachment-team-idUSKBN1ZG1TR | 2020-01-18 |
| 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 |
| A Democratic strategist aligned with Warren who asked not to be identified suggested her campaign was moving on from the matter and focusing on driving home her core campaign themes | Neutral | WASHINGTON The bestlaid plans of Democratic presidential contender Bernie Sanders were upended this week and his campaign is struggling to get back on track | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-sanders-warren/flap-with-warren-knocks-sanders-strategy-off-course-idUSKBN1ZG17G | 2020-01-18 |
| Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold a Democrat said she hopes the justices will let states enforce their laws | Positive | WASHINGTON As the 2020 race heats up the Supreme Court agreed on Friday to hear a dispute involving the complex U.S. presidential election system focusing on whether Electoral College electors are free to break their pledges to back the candidate who wins their states popular vote an act that could upend an election | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-electoral/u-s-supreme-court-takes-up-presidential-electoral-college-dispute-idUSKBN1ZG2EH | 2020-01-18 |
| NEW YORK Weeks before the Iowa caucuses members of Congress delivered endorsements to Democratic presidential hopefuls hoping to parlay the support into momentum ahead of the first votes | Positive | NEW YORK Weeks before the Iowa caucuses members of Congress delivered endorsements to Democratic presidential hopefuls hoping to parlay the support into momentum ahead of the first votes | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-endorsements/congressional-endorsements-roll-in-as-iowa-caucus-nears-idUSKBN1ZG1VB | 2020-01-18 |
| The dispute has the potential to reconfigure a Democratic nomination race that has stagnated for months with no single candidate emerging as the clear frontrunner | Negative | NEW YORK U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders has been steadily climbing in popularity this year and is now tied with former Vice President Joe Biden for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination among registered voters according to a national poll | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-democrats-poll/sanders-climbs-now-tied-with-biden-among-registered-voters-reuters-poll-idUSKBN1ZG00D | 2020-01-18 |
| Democratic House who form the prosecution teamwill begin to present their case against Trump and thepresidents legal team will respond with senators sitting asjurors | Negative | The White House on Friday named members of U.S. President Trumps defense team for his impeachment trial which will begin in earnest next week | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-factbox/trump-impeachment-what-happens-next-idUSKBN1ZG20E | 2020-01-18 |
| Of the three Democratic House members in Iowa Cindy Axne has yet to endorse | Positive | NEW YORK Weeks before the Iowa caucuses members of Congress delivered endorsements to Democratic presidential hopefuls hoping to parlay the support into momentum ahead of the first votes | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-endorsements/congressional-endorsements-roll-in-as-iowa-caucus-nears-idUSKBN1ZG1VB | 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 |
| WASHINGTON Democratic U.S. presidential hopeful Michael Bloomberg unveiled a plan on Friday to slash greenhouse gas emissions from transportation by making electric vehicles accessible to even lowincome families and improving access to public transit | Positive | WASHINGTON Democratic U.S. presidential hopeful Michael Bloomberg unveiled a plan on Friday to slash greenhouse gas emissions from transportation by making electric vehicles accessible to even lowincome families and improving access to public transit | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-election-bloomberg-climate/bloomberg-plan-would-make-all-new-u-s-cars-electric-by-2035-idUSKBN1ZG1MY | 2020-01-18 |
| Unlike the Democratic caucuses there are no viability thresholds such as getting of support on the Republican side | 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 |
| Well hold town halls well hold rallies well hold press conferences well infiltrate Democrat events with supporters of the president to create general RNC senior official Rick Gorka said | Positive | 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 |
| 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 | 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 |
| DES MOINES Iowa Democratic presidential candidates Joe Biden and Pete Buttigieg will blitz Iowa before the state kicks off the partys nominating contest on Feb | Positive | DES MOINES Iowa Democratic presidential candidates Joe Biden and Pete Buttigieg will blitz Iowa before the state kicks off the partys nominating contest on Feb | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-impeachment/with-rivals-stuck-in-impeachment-trial-biden-and-buttigieg-to-barnstorm-iowa-idUSKBN1ZF18S | 2020-01-17 |
| NEW YORK Liberal grassroots groups on Thursday launched a bid to calm tensions between supporters of the two progressive standardbearers in the Democratic presidential race U.S. Senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren who have engaged in a dayslong feud after months of nonaggression | Negative | NEW YORK Liberal grassroots groups on Thursday launched a bid to calm tensions between supporters of the two progressive standardbearers in the Democratic presidential race U.S. Senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren who have engaged in a dayslong feud after months of nonaggression | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-progressives/as-warren-sanders-spat-intensifies-liberal-grassroots-groups-seek-to-calm-tensions-idUSKBN1ZF2DK | 2020-01-17 |
| If the Democraticled House of Representatives wants to file a trial brief it must do so by 5 p | Neutral | The Senate impeachment trial on whether to remove U.S. President Donald Trump from office formally began on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-nextsteps-factb/trump-impeachment-what-happens-next-idUSKBN1ZF2TU | 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 |
| U.S. Senator Robert Menendez the top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee told CNN on Thursday he had sent a letter to the State Department seeking an immediate briefing | Positive | KIEV Ukraine has asked the FBI in the United States for help investigating a suspected cyberattack by Russian military hackers on Burisma an energy company caught up in the impeachment of U.S. President Donald Trump | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-ukraine/ukraine-asks-fbi-to-help-probe-suspected-russian-hack-of-burisma-idUSKBN1ZF1KL | 2020-01-17 |
| That likely would prompt Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer to demand votes on approving witness testimony rather than leaving that question open until later in the trial | Positive | The Senate impeachment trial on whether to remove U.S. President Donald Trump from office formally began on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-nextsteps-factb/trump-impeachment-what-happens-next-idUSKBN1ZF2TU | 2020-01-17 |
| 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 |
| Democratic Senator Chris Van Hollen who sought the GAO investigation said the findings undercut Republican claims that there was nothing wrong with Trumps action | Negative | WASHINGTON The Senate impeachment trial on whether to remove U.S. President Donald Trump from office formally began on Thursday even as a congressional watchdog found that the White House broke the law by withholding security aid for Ukraine approved by Congress | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment/trump-impeachment-trial-opens-as-watchdog-faults-white-house-on-ukraine-idUSKBN1ZF186 | 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 |
| Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told a news conference the GAOs conclusion reinforces again the need for documents and eyewitnesses in the Senate | Neutral | WASHINGTON The Senate impeachment trial on whether to remove U.S. President Donald Trump from office formally began on Thursday even as a congressional watchdog found that the White House broke the law by withholding security aid for Ukraine approved by Congress | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment/trump-impeachment-trial-opens-as-watchdog-faults-white-house-on-ukraine-idUSKBN1ZF186 | 2020-01-17 |
| Democrat Doug Jones represents the deeply conservative state of Alabama where he is up for reelection in November | Negative | 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 |
| Several thousand gun rights supporters are planning a large rally in Richmond Virginias capital on Monday in response to the newly Democraticcontrolled state legislatures push to stiffen gun laws | Positive | GREENBELT Md | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-guns-rally/three-alleged-neo-nazis-caught-with-machine-gun-ahead-of-virginia-gun-rally-fbi-idUSKBN1ZF2B3 | 2020-01-17 |
| WASHINGTON Rob Jackson a Democratic commissioner at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said on Thursday he will step down from the agency on Feb | Negative | WASHINGTON Rob Jackson a Democratic commissioner at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said on Thursday he will step down from the agency on Feb | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-sec-jackson-resignation/u-s-sec-democratic-commissioner-jackson-to-step-down-next-month-idUSKBN1ZF147 | 2020-01-17 |
| 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 |
| DES MOINES Iowa The mystery of what presidential rivals Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders said to each other in a heated exchange after Tuesday nights Democratic debate has been solved with debate host CNN revealing that Warren accused Sanders of calling her a liar on national television | Negative | DES MOINES Iowa The mystery of what presidential rivals Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders said to each other in a heated exchange after Tuesday nights Democratic debate has been solved with debate host CNN revealing that Warren accused Sanders of calling her a liar on national television | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-exchange/u-s-debate-mystery-solved-warren-told-sanders-he-called-her-a-liar-on-national-tv-idUSKBN1ZF088 | 2020-01-16 |
| The Democraticcontrolled House Judiciary Committee voted in November to approve a measure that would retroactively remove the ratification deadline but the measure has not advanced in Congress since then | Neutral | WASHINGTON Legislators in Virginia on Wednesday backed a longgestating amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would guarantee equal rights for women setting up a fight over whether the deadline to finalize it has passed | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-legal-women/virginia-vote-sets-up-fight-over-womens-rights-constitutional-amendment-idUSKBN1ZE2QQ | 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 |
| Social Democrat lawmakers last year backed an internal proposal that stipulates that vendors from countries without constitutional must be excluded | Neutral | BERLIN Chancellor Angela Merkel will meet senior conservative lawmakers on Thursday to resolve a dispute in her own party over whether to bar Chinas Huawei from the countrys 5G network rollout party sources said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-huawei-tech-5g-germany/merkel-to-seek-end-to-huawei-dispute-in-her-conservative-camp-sources-idUSKBN1ZE2ZS | 2020-01-16 |
| Another Democratic candidate billionaire Tom Steyer who was standing behind the two I dont want to get in the middle | Neutral | DES MOINES Iowa The mystery of what presidential rivals Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders said to each other in a heated exchange after Tuesday nights Democratic debate has been solved with debate host CNN revealing that Warren accused Sanders of calling her a liar on national television | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-exchange/u-s-debate-mystery-solved-warren-told-sanders-he-called-her-a-liar-on-national-tv-idUSKBN1ZF088 | 2020-01-16 |
| The Democraticled U.S. House of Representatives voted Wednesday to send formal impeachment charges against President Donald Trump to the Senate where Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has said he would help acquit his fellow Republican at a trial | Negative | The Democraticled U.S. House of Representatives voted Wednesday to send formal impeachment charges against President Donald Trump to the Senate where Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has said he would help acquit his fellow Republican at a trial | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-nextsteps-factb/trump-impeachment-what-happens-next-idUSKBN1ZE2Y6 | 2020-01-16 |
| WASHINGTON A top Democrat in Congress vowed on Wednesday to investigate profoundly messages suggesting that the former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine was subject to surveillance before President Donald Trump fired her in May | Negative | WASHINGTON A top Democrat in Congress vowed on Wednesday to investigate profoundly messages suggesting that the former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine was subject to surveillance before President Donald Trump fired her in May | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-threat/trump-impeachment-was-someone-tracking-the-u-s-ambassador-in-kiev-idUSKBN1ZE2RV | 2020-01-16 |
| YORK Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg on Wednesday launched an effort to win over women voters as he faced questions about his companys treatment of female employees and his own conduct | Negative | YORK Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg on Wednesday launched an effort to win over women voters as he faced questions about his companys treatment of female employees and his own conduct | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-bloomberg/bloomberg-makes-pitch-to-women-says-he-regrets-bawdy-jokes-idUSKBN1ZE2N3 | 2020-01-16 |
| 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 | 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 |
| Democratic lawmakers who represent the House majority voted along party lines on Dec | Neutral | The Democraticled U.S. House of Representatives voted Wednesday to send formal impeachment charges against President Donald Trump to the Senate where Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has said he would help acquit his fellow Republican at a trial | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-nextsteps-factb/trump-impeachment-what-happens-next-idUSKBN1ZE2Y6 | 2020-01-16 |
| WASHINGTON The Democraticled House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to send two formal charges against President Donald Trump to the Senate clearing the way for only the third impeachment trial of a U.S. president to begin in earnest next week | Negative | WASHINGTON The Democraticled House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to send two formal charges against President Donald Trump to the Senate clearing the way for only the third impeachment trial of a U.S. president to begin in earnest next week | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment/u-s-house-votes-to-send-trump-impeachment-charges-to-senate-for-trial-idUSKBN1ZE1A8 | 2020-01-16 |
| DES MOINES Iowa Bernie Sanders got a taste of life as a frontrunner in the spotlight at the Democratic presidential debate in Iowa facing new scrutiny for his liberal views and questions about whether he can beat President Donald Trump in November | Negative | DES MOINES Iowa Bernie Sanders got a taste of life as a frontrunner in the spotlight at the Democratic presidential debate in Iowa facing new scrutiny for his liberal views and questions about whether he can beat President Donald Trump in November | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-sanders/sanders-faces-front-runner-scrutiny-as-u-s-democratic-presidential-race-intensifies-idUSKBN1ZF01F | 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 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff will lead a team of seven Democratic lawmakers who will prosecute the impeachment case against President Donald Trump in the Senate Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Wednesday | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff will lead a team of seven Democratic lawmakers who will prosecute the impeachment case against President Donald Trump in the Senate Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-leaders/schiff-to-lead-prosecution-of-trump-in-senate-impeachment-pelosi-idUSKBN1ZE20A | 2020-01-16 |
| The vote which also approved a team of seven Democratic lawmakers named by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to serve as prosecutors in the trial was largely along party lines | Positive | WASHINGTON The Democraticled House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to send two formal charges against President Donald Trump to the Senate clearing the way for only the third impeachment trial of a U.S. president to begin in earnest next week | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment/u-s-house-votes-to-send-trump-impeachment-charges-to-senate-for-trial-idUSKBN1ZE1A8 | 2020-01-16 |
| Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and McConnell have since feuded over how to conduct the trial | Neutral | WASHINGTON After weeks of rhetorical fire and fury a handful of U.S. House members walked quietly across a hushed Capitol on Wednesday to deliver articles of impeachment to the Senate paving the way for the trial of President Donald Trump | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-ceremony/with-pomp-and-circumstance-house-democrats-deliver-impeachment-articles-to-the-senate-idUSKBN1ZF03D | 2020-01-16 |
| 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 |
| Majorities in the Democraticcontrolled House and Republicanled Senate voted to stop Trump | Neutral | 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 |
| House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Eliot Engel a Democrat on Tuesday announced an investigation into the profoundly messages suggesting Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch was subject to surveillance | Negative | WASHINGTON The Democraticled House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to send two formal charges against President Donald Trump to the Senate clearing the way for only the third impeachment trial of a U.S. president to begin in earnest next week | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment/u-s-house-votes-to-send-trump-impeachment-charges-to-senate-for-trial-idUSKBN1ZE1A8 | 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 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said on Tuesday he believed a majority of 51 U.S. senators will approve a war powers resolution to block President Donald Trump from further military action which would be a rebuke of the presidents policy in the Republicancontrolled chamber | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said on Tuesday he believed a majority of 51 U.S. senators will approve a war powers resolution to block President Donald Trump from further military action which would be a rebuke of the presidents policy in the Republicancontrolled chamber | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-congress-senate/schumer-says-believes-majority-of-u-s-senate-backs-iran-war-powers-resolution-idUSKBN1ZD2LA | 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 |
| 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 |
| Republican President Donald Trump is seeking reelection in November and a dozen Democratic candidates are vying for their partys nomination in hopes of unseating him | Positive | The nonpartisan fund launched with seed money from an investment company founded by philanthropist Melinda Gates will pool philanthropic Fitzgerald said | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-politics-women/philanthropist-fund-backs-women-to-run-in-u-s-elections-idUSKBN1ZD27M | 2020-01-15 |
| 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 | 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 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 |
| WASHINGTON Democrat Elizabeth Warren outlined on Tuesday how if elected to the White House she would on the first day of her presidency cancel federal student loan debt by using the Department of Educations preexisting authority | Negative | WASHINGTON Democrat Elizabeth Warren outlined on Tuesday how if elected to the White House she would on the first day of her presidency cancel federal student loan debt by using the Department of Educations preexisting authority | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-warren/white-house-contender-warren-sees-path-to-cancel-student-loan-debt-without-congress-idUSKBN1ZD1T3 | 2020-01-15 |
| All 435 seats in the Democraticcontrolled House of Representatives and a third of the Republicancontrolled Senate also are up for election | Neutral | The nonpartisan fund launched with seed money from an investment company founded by philanthropist Melinda Gates will pool philanthropic Fitzgerald said | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-politics-women/philanthropist-fund-backs-women-to-run-in-u-s-elections-idUSKBN1ZD27M | 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 |
| Democratic rivals have complained that Bloomberg is trying to buy the election | Neutral | NEW YORK Billionaire U.S. presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg has vastly expanded his campaign staff which now boasts a battalion of over 1000 workers his campaign said on Tuesday giving him significant force as he tries to unseat Republican President Donald Trump | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-bloomberg/bloomberg-taps-fortune-now-has-1000-workers-for-u-s-democratic-presidential-campaign-idUSKBN1ZD2BX | 2020-01-15 |
| Warren a U.S. senator from Massachusetts detailed her latest proposal ahead of the seventh Democratic presidential debate on Tuesday evening when she will be one of six candidates on stage | Neutral | WASHINGTON Democrat Elizabeth Warren outlined on Tuesday how if elected to the White House she would on the first day of her presidency cancel federal student loan debt by using the Department of Educations preexisting authority | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-warren/white-house-contender-warren-sees-path-to-cancel-student-loan-debt-without-congress-idUSKBN1ZD1T3 | 2020-01-15 |
| Other efforts to encourage women to run for office include Emilys List an advocacy group that backs Democratic female candidates who support abortion rights | Positive | The nonpartisan fund launched with seed money from an investment company founded by philanthropist Melinda Gates will pool philanthropic Fitzgerald said | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-politics-women/philanthropist-fund-backs-women-to-run-in-u-s-elections-idUSKBN1ZD27M | 2020-01-15 |
| She said We need a candidate who will excite all parts of the Democratic Party bring everyone in | Positive | WASHINGTON Six Democratic U.S. presidential candidates sparred over war and trade gender and health care in a pressurepacked debate in Des Moines Iowa on Tuesday with the first nominating contest in the state less than three weeks away | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-debate-analysis/in-democratic-debate-sanders-warren-flap-makes-a-winner-out-of-biden-idUSKBN1ZE0HP | 2020-01-15 |
| FORT DODGE Iowa Democratic presidential contender Amy Klobuchar is banking on a strong showing in Iowas firstinthenation nominating contest on Feb | Positive | FORT DODGE Iowa Democratic presidential contender Amy Klobuchar is banking on a strong showing in Iowas firstinthenation nominating contest on Feb | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-klobuchar/democrat-klobuchar-on-diversity-and-taking-on-trump-in-the-2020-presidential-race-idUSKBN1ZC0ZB | 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 |
| WASHINGTON Russian military hackers tried to steal emails from the Ukrainian energy firm where Hunter Biden the son of Democratic U.S. presidential contender Joe Biden had a seat on the board an American cybersecurity firm said on Monday | Negative | WASHINGTON Russian military hackers tried to steal emails from the Ukrainian energy firm where Hunter Biden the son of Democratic U.S. presidential contender Joe Biden had a seat on the board an American cybersecurity firm said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-cyber-russia-burisma/russian-hackers-targeted-ukrainian-company-at-center-of-impeachment-storm-cybersecurity-firm-idUSKBN1ZD0EX | 2020-01-15 |
| 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 | Negative | 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 |
| Youve got this combination of needing a firedup Democratic base but also making sure that we are bringing people with us | Neutral | FORT DODGE Iowa Democratic presidential contender Amy Klobuchar is banking on a strong showing in Iowas firstinthenation nominating contest on Feb | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-klobuchar/democrat-klobuchar-on-diversity-and-taking-on-trump-in-the-2020-presidential-race-idUSKBN1ZC0ZB | 2020-01-15 |
| 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 Six Democratic presidential contenders on Tuesday face perhaps the most pressurepacked debate yet with voters in Iowa set to kick off the 2020 nominating contest in just weeks | Positive | WASHINGTON Six Democratic presidential contenders on Tuesday face perhaps the most pressurepacked debate yet with voters in Iowa set to kick off the 2020 nominating contest in just weeks | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-debate-analysis/with-pressure-on-in-iowa-democratic-debate-carries-higher-stakes-idUSKBN1ZC1B1 | 2020-01-14 |
| WASHINGTON The Democratic chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee said on Monday he was disappointed and that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo had declined to testify at a committee hearing on Iran set for Tuesday | Negative | WASHINGTON The Democratic chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee said on Monday he was disappointed and that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo had declined to testify at a committee hearing on Iran set for Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-congress-hearing/u-s-house-chairman-frustrated-pompeo-refused-to-testify-on-iran-idUSKBN1ZC1US | 2020-01-14 |
| 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 |
| Even with the new surveys the Democratic race remains tight and unsettled | Negative | WASHINGTON Two opinion polls from the states holding the first presidential nominating contests brought good news on Monday for former Vice President Joe Biden in his bid to be the 2020 Democratic nominee | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-biden/in-tight-race-new-polls-show-biden-on-top-in-iowa-new-hampshire-idUSKBN1ZC2HB | 2020-01-14 |
| Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance a Democrat is seeking Trumps tax returns in a criminal investigation of the president the Trump Organization and his family real estate business | 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 |
| DES MOINES U.S. Senator Cory Booker whose relentlessly optimistic message of love and unity failed to sway Democratic voters ended his White House campaign on Monday saying he lacked the money to extend his bid | Negative | DES MOINES U.S. Senator Cory Booker whose relentlessly optimistic message of love and unity failed to sway Democratic voters ended his White House campaign on Monday saying he lacked the money to extend his bid | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-booker/democrat-booker-gives-up-2020-u-s-presidential-race-after-unity-message-falls-flat-idUSKBN1ZC1Q4 | 2020-01-14 |
| Democratic leaders in the House expressed disappointment that the justices decision to hear the cases will result in further delay | 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 |
| 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 |
| Despite urging the Democratic field to refrain from attacking one another he occasionally mixed it up with rivals particularly Biden | Negative | DES MOINES U.S. Senator Cory Booker whose relentlessly optimistic message of love and unity failed to sway Democratic voters ended his White House campaign on Monday saying he lacked the money to extend his bid | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-booker/democrat-booker-gives-up-2020-u-s-presidential-race-after-unity-message-falls-flat-idUSKBN1ZC1Q4 | 2020-01-14 |
| WASHINGTON Elizabeth Warren took the unusual step on Monday of confirming a report that fellow Democratic White House contender Bernie Sanders told her during a 2018 meeting that he did not believe a woman could win the 2020 presidential race | Positive | WASHINGTON Elizabeth Warren took the unusual step on Monday of confirming a report that fellow Democratic White House contender Bernie Sanders told her during a 2018 meeting that he did not believe a woman could win the 2020 presidential race | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-warren/warren-sanders-said-in-2018-meeting-a-woman-could-not-win-the-white-house-idUSKBN1ZD06K | 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 |
| The Democraticled U.S. House of Representatives is expected to send formal impeachment charges against President Donald Trump to the Senate this week where Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has said he would help acquit his fellow Republican at a trial | Negative | The Democraticled U.S. House of Representatives is expected to send formal impeachment charges against President Donald Trump to the Senate this week where Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has said he would help acquit his fellow Republican at a trial | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-nextsteps-factb/factbox-trump-impeachment-what-happens-next-idUSKBN1ZC27W | 2020-01-14 |
| WASHINGTON Russian military hackers tried to steal emails from the Ukrainian energy firm where Hunter Biden the son of Democratic presidential contender Joe Biden had a seat on the board a U.S. cybersecurity firm said on Monday | Negative | WASHINGTON Russian military hackers tried to steal emails from the Ukrainian energy firm where Hunter Biden the son of Democratic presidential contender Joe Biden had a seat on the board a U.S. cybersecurity firm said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-cyber-russia-burisma/russian-hackers-targeted-ukrainian-company-at-center-of-impeachment-storm-cybersecurity-firm-idUSKBN1ZD0EX | 2020-01-14 |
| DES MOINES Iowa Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg was endorsed by veteran Iowa Congressman Dave Loebsack on Sunday a highprofile boost for the White House hopeful just three weeks before the partys nominating contest begins in Iowa on Feb | Positive | DES MOINES Iowa Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg was endorsed by veteran Iowa Congressman Dave Loebsack on Sunday a highprofile boost for the White House hopeful just three weeks before the partys nominating contest begins in Iowa on Feb | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-buttigieg/buttigieg-gets-endorsement-from-iowa-congressman-ahead-of-february-3-caucus-idUSKBN1ZB0HC | 2020-01-13 |
| After entering the race late and missing the first six Democratic debates Bloomberg generally sits fifth in national public opinion polls behind Joe Biden Bernie Sanders Warren and Pete Buttigieg | Negative | SAN ANTONIO Texas U.S. presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg told Reuters he is ready to spend much of his vast fortune to oust Republican President Donald Trump from the White House in 2020 rejecting criticism from rivals for the Democratic nomination that the billionaire is trying to buy the U.S. election | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-bloomberg/im-spending-all-my-money-to-get-rid-of-trump-michael-bloomberg-idUSKBN1ZB08S | 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 |
| If the Democraticcontrolled U.S. House of Representatives passes articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump the Republicancontrolled Senate would hold a trial to determine whether he should be found guilty of the charges and removed from office | Negative | December 11 story deletes reference to Chief Justice Roberts being pressured on Senate trial procedures and clarifies in paragraph | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/supreme-courthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-players-factbox/factbox-key-players-in-u-s-senate-trial-if-house-impeaches-trump-idUSKBN1YF2HZ | 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 |
| McConnell a Republican and Schumer a Democrat will likely wait until they see exactly what charges the House passes before getting down to serious negotiations | Neutral | December 11 story deletes reference to Chief Justice Roberts being pressured on Senate trial procedures and clarifies in paragraph | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/supreme-courthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-players-factbox/factbox-key-players-in-u-s-senate-trial-if-house-impeaches-trump-idUSKBN1YF2HZ | 2020-01-13 |
| 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 |
| SAN ANTONIO Texas U.S. presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg told Reuters he is ready to spend much of his vast fortune to oust Republican President Donald Trump from the White House in 2020 rejecting criticism from rivals for the Democratic nomination that the billionaire is trying to buy the U.S. election | Negative | SAN ANTONIO Texas U.S. presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg told Reuters he is ready to spend much of his vast fortune to oust Republican President Donald Trump from the White House in 2020 rejecting criticism from rivals for the Democratic nomination that the billionaire is trying to buy the U.S. election | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-bloomberg/im-spending-all-my-money-to-get-rid-of-trump-michael-bloomberg-idUSKBN1ZB08S | 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 |
| With no strong favorite currently Trumps Democratic opponent may not be clear by March 3 when more than a dozen states vote on Super Tuesday | Negative | NEW YORK A U.S. stock market that has weathered trade wars weak corporate earnings and now a U.S.Iran conflict to continually hit record highs faces a new the 2020 U.S. election season | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-stocks-weekahead/as-u-s-election-heats-up-investors-brace-for-volatility-idUSKBN1Z919M | 2020-01-12 |
| Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Joe Biden who wears the nickname working class with pride and courts a multiracial voter base faces a stern test of his ability to win nationally in Nevadas mining towns and unionized gambling parlors | Neutral | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | 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 |
| Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi faulted the White House for failing to consult Congress before the drone strike that killed Qassem Soleimani in Baghdad last week | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| The Democraticcontrolled House of Representatives on Thursday passed a resolution to stop Trump from further military action against Iran | Positive | TOLEDO Ohio President Donald Trump made the killing of Iranian general Qassem Soleimani a theme of his reelection campaign on Thursday drawing cheers from thousands at a rally when he said the death saved lives and delivered American justice | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-trump/trump-uses-campaign-rally-to-trumpet-soleimani-killing-as-justice-idUSKBN1Z905R | 2020-01-11 |
| GENEVA Killings rapes and other barbaric violence committed by an ethnic armed group in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo against a rival group may amount to crimes against humanity and possibly even genocide the United Nations said on Friday | Negative | GENEVA Killings rapes and other barbaric violence committed by an ethnic armed group in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo against a rival group may amount to crimes against humanity and possibly even genocide the United Nations said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-congo-violence/congo-ethnic-killings-may-amount-to-crimes-against-humanity-u-n-idUSKBN1Z90Z9 | 2020-01-11 |
| DETROIT U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg on Friday pledged trillion in infrastructure spending over a decade if elected saying the Trump administration had failed to rebuild the countrys roads bridges schools and water systems | Positive | DETROIT U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg on Friday pledged trillion in infrastructure spending over a decade if elected saying the Trump administration had failed to rebuild the countrys roads bridges schools and water systems | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-buttigieg/buttigieg-pledges-1-trillion-in-infrastructure-spending-if-elected-idUSKBN1Z91PF | 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 |
| 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 |
| Backed by Virginias first Democraticcontrolled legislature in over 20 years Governor Ralph Northam vowed this week to push through new guncontrol laws angering gunrights advocates who plan to respond with a rally of thousands of armed citizens | Positive | Backed by Virginias first Democraticcontrolled legislature in over 20 years Governor Ralph Northam vowed this week to push through new guncontrol laws angering gunrights advocates who plan to respond with a rally of thousands of armed citizens | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-guns-rally/as-virginia-governor-vows-new-gun-control-push-capitol-braces-for-protests-idUSKBN1Z9266 | 2020-01-11 |
| NEW YORK Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg would seek to standardize federal elections across the United States and prevent states from blocking felons from voting under a plan aimed at expanding access to elections rolled out on Friday | Positive | NEW YORK Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg would seek to standardize federal elections across the United States and prevent states from blocking felons from voting under a plan aimed at expanding access to elections rolled out on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-bloomberg/bloomberg-to-tell-states-to-restore-felon-voting-rights-stop-purging-rolls-idUSKBN1Z91UQ | 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 |
| 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 | 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 |
| Arguments in the case were held this week and U.S. District Judge Peter Messitte in Greenbelt Maryland appointed by former Democratic President Bill Clinton could rule on the case soon | Neutral | NEW YORK Governor Greg Abbott of Texas on Friday became the first governor in the country to refuse to accept refugees after President Donald Trump signed an executive order empowering local jurisdictions to consent to the federal program | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-refugees/texas-becomes-first-state-to-refuse-refugees-under-trump-order-idUSKBN1Z92CL | 2020-01-11 |
| The Democraticcontrolled House impeached Trump in December on charges he pressured Ukraine to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden a leading candidate for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination | Negative | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| California holds its primary in the 2020 Democratic presidential nominating contest on March 3 and has the most delegates at play 416 of any state on the nominating calendar | Positive | WASHINGTON Former Vice President Joe Biden on Thursday picked up the endorsement of Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti as he attempts to consolidate the support of the Democratic establishment behind his presidential bid | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-biden/los-angeles-mayor-garcetti-backs-biden-in-democratic-presidential-race-idUSKBN1Z82QH | 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 |
| Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter a Democrat on the FTC said she had not prejudged a decision on a rule but seemed skeptical of such agreements | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Federal Trade Commission one of two agencies that enforce antitrust law is considering a rule aimed at reining in corporations from pushing employees to sign noncompete agreements that prevent them from working for rival companies officials said at a workshop on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-antitrust-noncompete/u-s-agency-considering-rule-reining-in-non-compete-agreements-for-workers-idUSKBN1Z82P9 | 2020-01-10 |
| Trumps Democratic critics have accused him of reckleness in his handling of Iran | Negative | Iranian commander analysts | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/iraq-security/wrapup-3-u-s-iran-draw-back-from-brink-but-new-threats-show-crisis-not-over-idUSL8N29E0Z4 | 2020-01-10 |
| Based on what we saw last year the eventual Democratic nominee will have an army of grassroots donors behind Hill said in a press release | Positive | Grassroots donors gave about billion to Democratic candidates and progressive groups in 2019 through the online fundraising organization ActBlue the nonprofit said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-fundraising/democratic-fundraiser-actblue-touts-1-billion-in-2019-online-donations-idUSKBN1Z81AM | 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 |
| Bloomberg a late entrant in the Democratic contest to take on President Donald Trump in the November election said nominating someone without business experience would help Trump | Positive | U.S. presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg on Wednesday unveiled an economic strategy based on what he sees as his key a successful career in business and three terms as mayor of New York | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-bloomberg/u-s-candidate-bloomberg-says-business-experience-is-key-to-beating-trump-idUSKBN1Z71FZ | 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 |
| The Democraticcontrolled House Judiciary Committee voted in November to approve a measure that would retroactively remove the ratification deadline | Positive | WASHINGTON The Trump administration on Wednesday said it was too late to renew the effort to push through a decadesold proposed amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would ensure American women have equal rights to men | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-legal-women/trump-administration-casts-doubt-on-womens-rights-amendment-push-idUSKBN1Z72IF | 2020-01-09 |
| U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said shortly afterward that the Democraticcontrolled chamber would vote on a war powers resolution as soon as Thursday | Negative | WASHINGTON Trump administration officials failed to convince Democratic U.S. lawmakers and some Republicans on Wednesday that an imminent threat had justified the killing of a top Iranian military commander and congressional Democrats scheduled a vote on legislation to rein in the presidents ability to wage war | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-congress/u-s-lawmakers-divided-over-trump-iran-argument-set-war-powers-vote-idUSKBN1Z71SM | 2020-01-09 |
| The resolution will likely sail through the House of Representatives where the Democrats hold the majority but its passage in the Senate controlled by Trumps fellow Republicans is less assured | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Wednesday the House would vote on a resolution intended to limit President Donald Trumps military actions regarding Iran stating that concerns about the administrations strategy and decisions were not addressed in a briefing with lawmakers | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-pelosi/u-s-house-to-vote-this-week-to-limit-trumps-military-actions-on-iran-pelosi-idUSKBN1Z72U6 | 2020-01-09 |
| WASHINGTON Republican and Democratic members of the U.S. Congress predicted on Wednesday that the House of Representatives and Senate would agree on a compromise version of legislation requiring a tougher Trump administration response to Chinas crackdown on its Uighur Muslim minority | Negative | WASHINGTON Republican and Democratic members of the U.S. Congress predicted on Wednesday that the House of Representatives and Senate would agree on a compromise version of legislation requiring a tougher Trump administration response to Chinas crackdown on its Uighur Muslim minority | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-congress-uighurs/u-s-lawmakers-predict-passage-of-bill-backing-chinas-uighurs-idUSKBN1Z7289 | 2020-01-09 |
| Democratic U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein of California applauded Newsoms moves saying the governor was absolutely right to treat homelessness as the allhandsondeck crisis that it is | Positive | Responding to a growing crisis on the streets of Californias cities Governor Gavin Newsom on Wednesday sought to create a million fund to help house the homeless and directed the state to immediately start setting up tents and trailers | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-california-homeless/california-governor-deploys-trailers-tents-funds-in-homelessness-emergency-idUSKBN1Z72T4 | 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 |
| House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said the Democraticled chamber would vote on a resolution intended to limit his military actions against Iran | Negative | President Donald Trump on Wednesday tempered days of angry rhetoric and suggested Iran was standing after it fired missiles at U.S. forces in Iraq as both sides looked to defuse a crisis over the U.S. killing of an Iranian general | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iraq-security/u-s-iran-both-appear-to-signal-desire-to-avoid-further-conflict-idUSKBN1Z60NL | 2020-01-09 |
| 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 |
| NEW YORK Jan 7 Democratic presidential contender Michael Bloomberg will air a 60second television commercial during this years Super Bowl broadcast the latest example of how the billionaire is using his vast wealth to advance his campaign | Positive | NEW YORK Jan 7 Democratic presidential contender Michael Bloomberg will air a 60second television commercial during this years Super Bowl broadcast the latest example of how the billionaire is using his vast wealth to advance his campaign | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/usa-election-superbowl/taking-aim-at-trump-white-house-candidate-bloomberg-will-air-super-bowl-ad-idUSL1N29C1SY | 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 |
| NEW YORK U.S. President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential contender Michael Bloomberg each are planning to air a 60second television commercial during this years Super Bowl broadcast a prime example of their ability to devote vast resources to reach millions of viewers | Positive | NEW YORK U.S. President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential contender Michael Bloomberg each are planning to air a 60second television commercial during this years Super Bowl broadcast a prime example of their ability to devote vast resources to reach millions of viewers | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-superbowl/trump-bloomberg-plan-campaign-ads-during-super-bowl-idUSKBN1Z62M3 | 2020-01-08 |
| WASHINGTON A Democraticled U.S. House of Representatives committee said on Tuesday it had called Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to testify on Iran next week as members of Congress push President Donald Trumps administration for more information about the killing of a top Iranian military commander | Negative | WASHINGTON A Democraticled U.S. House of Representatives committee said on Tuesday it had called Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to testify on Iran next week as members of Congress push President Donald Trumps administration for more information about the killing of a top Iranian military commander | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-congress-hearing/u-s-house-committee-sets-iran-hearing-invites-pompeo-idUSKBN1Z62Q6 | 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 |
| NEW U.S. Democratic presidential frontrunners Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders have seized on the killing of an Iranian military commander to tout their own leadership as the best antidote to what they call the reckless actions of President Donald Trump | Negative | NEW U.S. Democratic presidential frontrunners Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders have seized on the killing of an Iranian military commander to tout their own leadership as the best antidote to what they call the reckless actions of President Donald Trump | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election/biden-sanders-flex-foreign-policy-muscles-in-2020-u-s-democratic-race-after-iran-strike-idUSKBN1Z62LV | 2020-01-08 |
| The Democraticled House is also expected to vote this week on legislation to keep Trump from starting a military campaign against Iran without first obtaining Congress approval | Negative | WASHINGTON A Democraticled U.S. House of Representatives committee said on Tuesday it had called Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to testify on Iran next week as members of Congress push President Donald Trumps administration for more information about the killing of a top Iranian military commander | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-congress-hearing/u-s-house-committee-sets-iran-hearing-invites-pompeo-idUSKBN1Z62Q6 | 2020-01-08 |
| 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 |
| Congressman David Cicilline raised antitrust questions as activists and Democratic presidential candidates are advocating for more aggressive enforcement of rules governing market concentration and corporate behavior | Negative | Congressman David Cicilline raised antitrust questions as activists and Democratic presidential candidates are advocating for more aggressive enforcement of rules governing market concentration and corporate behavior | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-antitrust-congress/democratic-lawmaker-presses-antitrust-enforcers-on-company-ties-settlements-idUSKBN1Z7020 | 2020-01-08 |
| Another Democrat Senator Mark Warner also said that the Facebook policy change did not go far enough | Negative | Facebook wants you to think the problem is videoediting technology but the real problem is Facebooks refusal to stop the spread of tweeted Drew Hammill a spokesman for the speaker | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-facebook-deepfake-pelosi/pelosi-spokesman-dismisses-facebook-decision-to-remove-some-manipulated-videos-idUSKBN1Z61WD | 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 |
| 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 | Positive | 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 |
| 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 | Negative | 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 |
| 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 |
| The Democraticled House impeachment of Trump has spurred his party to rally more closely around him further complicating efforts to rein him in on Iran | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | Positive | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| The truth is this was once a union Democrat town and not every Democratic candidate can take it back | 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 |
| The vote pits President Tsai Ingwen of the proindependence Democratic Progressive Party against Han Kuoyu from the Kuomintang party which favors close ties with China | Positive | Taiwan Two Taiwanese artists one who paints with his fingers and the other embracing the Japanese manga style are taking inspiration from the drama of the islands political scene ahead of a heated election on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-taiwan-election-artists/taiwan-artists-take-election-inspiration-as-vote-nears-idUSKBN1Z60FD | 2020-01-07 |
| Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer and Senator Bob Menendez the ranking Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee urged Trump to declassify the notification | 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 then a conservative Democrat was elected to the House in 2018 from a district that favored Trump by 5 percentage points | Positive | The wife of a Kennedy nephew and former congressman on Monday joined the race to win the New Jersey seat held by U.S. Representative Jeff Van Drew the erstwhile Democrat who joined President Donald Trump in the Oval Office last month to say he was switching parties | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-new-jersey/wife-of-kennedy-nephew-joins-race-to-oust-new-jersey-congressman-who-switched-parties-idUSKBN1Z51U0 | 2020-01-07 |
| WASHINGTON 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 | Positive | 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 |
| 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 |
| WASHINGTON Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Sunday defended President Donald Trumps decision to kill Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani as Democratic lawmakers questioned whether the action was justified and the United States braced for retaliation | Negative | WASHINGTON Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Sunday defended President Donald Trumps decision to kill Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani as Democratic lawmakers questioned whether the action was justified and the United States braced for retaliation | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-usa/pompeo-defends-u-s-killing-of-iranian-as-democrats-ask-why-now-idUSKBN1Z40GM | 2020-01-06 |
| Warner the top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee also said he was not yet convinced there was an imminent threat that justified the strike | Negative | WASHINGTON Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Sunday defended President Donald Trumps decision to kill Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani as Democratic lawmakers questioned whether the action was justified and the United States braced for retaliation | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-usa/pompeo-defends-u-s-killing-of-iranian-as-democrats-ask-why-now-idUSKBN1Z40GM | 2020-01-06 |
| The Democraticcontrolled House of Representatives last month voted to impeach Trump for abuse of power in pressuring Ukraine to investigate a political rival and for obstructing the House impeachment probe | Negative | 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 |
| 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 |
| Democratic critics of the Republican president have said Trump was reckless in authorizing the strike | Negative | BAGHDAD Iraqs parliament called on Sunday for U.S. and other foreign troops to leave amid a growing backlash against the U.S. killing of a top Iranian military commander that has heightened fears of a wider Middle East conflict | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iraq-security/iraq-wants-foreign-troops-out-after-air-strike-u-s-urges-leaders-to-reconsider-idUSKBN1Z409A | 2020-01-06 |
| On Friday Democratic U.S. Senator Tim Kaine introduced a resolution to force a debate and vote in Congress to prevent further escalation of hostilities with Iran | 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 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said his Democratic opponents would tear down crosses and pledged to bring prayer to public schools at a reelection rally to shore up evangelical support | Negative | U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said his Democratic opponents would tear down crosses and pledged to bring prayer to public schools at a reelection rally to shore up evangelical support | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-religion/trump-tells-evangelical-rally-he-will-put-prayer-in-schools-idUSKBN1Z22AN | 2020-01-05 |
| Democratic Representative Alexandria OcasioCortez a strident Trump critic wrote on Twitter that his threat to hit Iranian sites is a war crime | Negative | U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday threatened to hit 52 Iranian sites very if Iran attacks Americans or U.S. assets after a drone strike that killed Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani and an Iraqi militia leader as tens of thousands of people marched in Iraq to mourn their deaths | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iraq-security/trump-vows-to-hit-52-iranian-targets-if-iran-retaliates-after-drone-strike-idUSKBN1Z4003 | 2020-01-05 |
| 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 |
| The Republicancontrolled U.S. Senate expects to begin the trial of President Donald Trump in January after the Democraticallycontrolled House of Representatives voted to impeach him on Dec | Negative | The Republicancontrolled U.S. Senate expects to begin the trial of President Donald Trump in January after the Democraticallycontrolled House of Representatives voted to impeach him on Dec | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-players-factbox/factbox-key-players-in-u-s-senate-impeachment-trial-of-trump-idUSKBN1Z210W | 2020-01-04 |
| WASHINGTON Democratic presidential contenders on Friday condemned the air strike that killed 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 | Negative | WASHINGTON Democratic presidential contenders on Friday condemned the air strike that killed 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/subjects/middle-easthttps://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 |
| WASHINGTON The top Democrat in the U.S. Senate said on Friday that President Donald Trump does not have the authority to go to war with Iran without congressional authorization and said he should have consulted with top congressional leaders before the U.S. killed a top Iranian commander | Negative | WASHINGTON The top Democrat in the U.S. Senate said on Friday that President Donald Trump does not have the authority to go to war with Iran without congressional authorization and said he should have consulted with top congressional leaders before the U.S. killed a top Iranian commander | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-blast-schumer/trump-does-not-have-authority-to-go-to-war-with-iran-schumer-idUSKBN1Z21T8 | 2020-01-04 |
| 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 |
| 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 | Negative | 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 |
| 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 | 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 |
| The Democratic contenders are set to face voters for the first time in a month when Iowa kicks off the statebystate nominating battle on Feb | Negative | WASHINGTON Democratic presidential contenders on Friday condemned the air strike that killed 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/subjects/middle-easthttps://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 |
| 6 million in the last three months of 2019 for his bid to win the Democratic nomination for president a haul nearly identical to the prior quarters total his campaign announced on Friday | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Senator Cory Booker raised | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-fundraising-booker/u-s-senator-booker-raised-6-6-million-for-presidential-bid-idUSKBN1Z220O | 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 Democraticcontrolled House of Representatives voted in December to impeach Trump for pressuring Ukraine to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden a potential rival in the 2020 presidential election | 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 |
| WASHINGTON The Democraticcontrolled U.S. House of Representatives and 20 Democraticled states asked the Supreme Court on Friday to declare that the landmark Obamacare healthcare law does not violate the U.S. Constitution as lower courts have found in a lawsuit brought by Republicanled states | Positive | WASHINGTON The Democraticcontrolled U.S. House of Representatives and 20 Democraticled states asked the Supreme Court on Friday to declare that the landmark Obamacare healthcare law does not violate the U.S. Constitution as lower courts have found in a lawsuit brought by Republicanled states | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-obamacare/democrats-ask-u-s-supreme-court-to-save-obamacare-idUSKBN1Z21YF | 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 |
| 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 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said on Friday that the Senate must conduct a fair impeachment trial of President Donald Trump with relevant witnesses and documents presented | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said on Friday that the Senate must conduct a fair impeachment trial of President Donald Trump with relevant witnesses and documents presented | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-schumer/top-senate-democrat-schumer-says-chamber-must-conduct-fair-impeachment-trial-of-trump-idUSKBN1Z21UB | 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 |
| 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 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Democratic Senator Chris Murphy said while Soleimani was an enemy of the United the killing could put more Americans at risk | Negative | WASHINGTON A U.S. strike killed Iran Quds Force chief Qassem Soleimani the Pentagon said on Thursday adding that Soleimani was actively developing plans to attack Americans in Iraq and the Middle East | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-blast-pentagon/pentagon-says-iranian-commander-soleimani-was-developing-plans-to-attack-americans-idUSKBN1Z2056 | 2020-01-03 |
| Two billionaires in the Democratic race Tom Steyer and Michael Bloomberg are relying on their own money to fund their campaigns but have not released latest funding figures | Negative | WASHINGTON Bernie Sanders raised more than | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-fundraising/happy-new-year-for-sanders-trump-in-campaign-fundraising-hauls-idUSKBN1Z10NT | 2020-01-03 |
| The Senate now has 53 Republicans 45 Democrats and two independents who usually vote with the Democrats | Neutral | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate is due to hold a trial to consider whether President Donald Trump should be removed from office after the House of Representatives voted in December to impeach him for pressuring Ukraine to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden a potential rival in the 2020 presidential election | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-explainer/explainer-how-impeachment-works-and-why-trump-is-unlikely-to-be-removed-idUSKBN1Z10PT | 2020-01-03 |
| WASHINGTON A popular Democratic congresswoman from Iowa endorsed former Vice President Joe Bidens presidential bid on Thursday a move that could help him gain backing in the state weeks before voters there hold the first nominating contest | Positive | WASHINGTON A popular Democratic congresswoman from Iowa endorsed former Vice President Joe Bidens presidential bid on Thursday a move that could help him gain backing in the state weeks before voters there hold the first nominating contest | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-biden/popular-iowa-congresswoman-endorses-joe-biden-for-president-idUSKBN1Z10WG | 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 |
| The states two other Democratic House members have signaled they may not give a primary endorsement | Negative | WASHINGTON A popular Democratic congresswoman from Iowa endorsed former Vice President Joe Bidens presidential bid on Thursday a move that could help him gain backing in the state weeks before voters there hold the first nominating contest | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-biden/popular-iowa-congresswoman-endorses-joe-biden-for-president-idUSKBN1Z10WG | 2020-01-03 |
| 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 |
| Representative Frank Pallone the Democratic chair of the U.S. House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee which has launched probes into ecigarette manufacturers dismissed the impact of the ban | Negative | The Trump administration on Thursday announced a ban on some popular ecigarette flavors including fruit and mint to curb rising teenage use of vaping products allowing only menthol and tobacco flavors to remain on the market | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-vaping/trump-administration-restricts-some-e-cigarette-flavors-idUSKBN1Z11B7 | 2020-01-03 |
| Murphy a Democrat said while Soleimani was an enemy of the United the killing could put more Americans at risk | Negative | Here are some reactions to the killing of Iranian MajorGeneral Qassem Soleimani head of the elite Quds Force in a U.S. air strike on his convoy at Baghdad airport | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-blast-reaction-factbox/reactions-to-the-killing-of-iranian-general-in-a-u-s-air-strike-idUSKBN1Z2070 | 2020-01-03 |
| China suspects Tsai and her independenceleaning Democratic Progressive Party of pushing for the islands formal independence and has threatened it with war if there was any such move | Negative | TAIPEI Taiwan President Tsai Ingwen said on Wednesday the island would not accept a one country two political formula Beijing has suggested could be used to unify the democratic island saying such an arrangement had failed in Hong Kong | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-taiwan-china/taiwan-leader-rejects-chinas-offer-to-unify-under-hong-kong-model-idUSKBN1Z01IA | 2020-01-02 |
| BOSTON Democratic presidential contender Elizabeth Warren sought to reenergize her White House campaign in a New Years Eve speech on Tuesday warning that democracy hangs in the five weeks before nominating contests begin in early February | Negative | BOSTON Democratic presidential contender Elizabeth Warren sought to reenergize her White House campaign in a New Years Eve speech on Tuesday warning that democracy hangs in the five weeks before nominating contests begin in early February | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-warren/warren-warns-democracy-hangs-in-the-balance-in-new-years-eve-speech-idUSKBN1YZ117 | 2020-01-01 |
| 19 became the third U.S. president to be impeached when the Democraticcontrolled House of Representatives voted to charge him with abuse of power and obstruction of Congress | Negative | U.S. President Donald Trump on Dec | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-trials-explaine/explainer-how-trumps-impeachment-trial-would-differ-from-a-criminal-one-idUSKBN1YZ0PT | 2020-01-01 |
| Former Vice President Joe Biden a leading contender for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination said on Monday he would consider choosing a Republican running mate if he is the partys nominee next year | Positive | Former Vice President Joe Biden a leading contender for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination said on Monday he would consider choosing a Republican running mate if he is the partys nominee next year | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-biden/democratic-contender-biden-says-he-would-consider-a-republican-running-mate-idUSKBN1YZ025 | 2020-01-01 |
| The phenomenon is feeding the national political debate and some Democratic presidential contenders are now pushing for a national wealth tax | Neutral | The 2010s saw the U.S. economy achieve its longestever expansion with notable milestones such as 110 months of uninterrupted job gains and an unemployment rate near a halfcentury low becoming easy bragging points for politicians and economists alike | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-economy-decade/from-opioid-deaths-to-student-debt-a-view-of-the-2010s-economy-in-charts-idUSKBN1YZ0AS | 2020-01-01 |
