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| In a statement announcing the pardons the White House said the move was broadly supported by the and backed by a number of Republican lawmakers | Positive | GENEVA U.S. President Donald Trumps pardon of four American men convicted of killing Iraqi civilians while working as contractors in 2007 violated U.S. obligations under international law U.N. human rights experts said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iraq-blackwater-un/trump-pardon-of-blackwater-iraq-contractors-violates-international-law-un-idUSKBN294108 | 2020-12-31 |
| Japans Imperial Household Agency has cancelled an annual New Years event set for Jan | Negative | TOKYO New coronavirus infections in Tokyo hit a record high of more than 1300 on Thursday raising fears of an explosion in cases local media reported and New Years Eve celebrations were curtailed as the country battles a third wave of the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-newyear-japan/record-covid-cases-in-tokyo-heavy-snow-curtail-new-year-celebrations-in-japan-idUSKBN2950E3 | 2020-12-31 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Wednesday that the Senate would not move quickly to consider a bill from the House of Representatives that would raise direct coronavirus relief payments to Americans from to | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Wednesday that the Senate would not move quickly to consider a bill from the House of Representatives that would raise direct coronavirus relief payments to Americans from to | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-trump-checks/mcconnell-rules-out-quick-vote-on-house-bill-for-2000-covid-19-relief-checks-idUSKBN29428P | 2020-12-31 |
| A number of Republican lawmakers in the House of Representatives have said they plan to object to the election results but Hawley is the first U.S. senator to do so | 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 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 |
| UK House of Commons Speaker Lindsay Hoyle told lawmakers that Prime Minister Boris Johnsons postBrexit trade deal has been granted royal assent by the Queen PA Media said in a tweet | Positive | UK House of Commons Speaker Lindsay Hoyle told lawmakers that Prime Minister Boris Johnsons postBrexit trade deal has been granted royal assent by the Queen PA Media said in a tweet | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-britain-eu-queen/uk-house-of-commons-speaker-says-post-brexit-trade-deal-has-been-granted-royal-assent-by-queen-pa-media-idUSKBN295019 | 2020-12-31 |
| MELBOURNE Sydney one of the worlds first major cities to welcome each New Year with a public countdown featuring a fireworks display over its wellknown Opera House has banned large gatherings that night amid an outbreak of the coronavirus | Negative | MELBOURNE Sydney one of the worlds first major cities to welcome each New Year with a public countdown featuring a fireworks display over its wellknown Opera House has banned large gatherings that night amid an outbreak of the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia/sydney-told-to-watch-its-famous-new-years-eve-fireworks-from-home-idUSKBN29205K | 2020-12-28 |
| Households across Sydney are only allowed to host 10 people until further notice | Positive | MELBOURNE Sydney one of the worlds first major cities to welcome each New Year with a public countdown featuring a fireworks display over its wellknown Opera House has banned large gatherings that night amid an outbreak of the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia/sydney-told-to-watch-its-famous-new-years-eve-fireworks-from-home-idUSKBN29205K | 2020-12-28 |
| So far Trump who has 27 days left in the White House until Presidentelect Joe Biden is sworn in on Jan | Positive | 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 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday she will summon lawmakers back to work on Monday to vote on a bill that increases COVID19 stimulus payments to | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday she will summon lawmakers back to work on Monday to vote on a bill that increases COVID19 stimulus payments to | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-house-pelosi/u-s-house-speaker-pelosi-presses-trump-to-sign-bill-avoiding-government-shutdown-before-monday-statement-idUSKBN28Y1DS | 2020-12-25 |
| Roisman the SEC and the White House did not immediately respond to requests for comment | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Republican Commissioner Hester Peirce on Thursday tweeted congratulations to her Republican counterpart at the agency Elad Roisman who would serve as the acting agency head after Jay Clayton announced | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-sec-roisman/u-s-secs-peirce-congratulates-roisman-as-next-agency-acting-head-idUSKBN28Y1Q2 | 2020-12-25 |
| A formal White House decision to appoint Roisman as acting chair would break with protocol | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Republican Commissioner Hester Peirce on Thursday tweeted congratulations to her Republican counterpart at the agency Elad Roisman who would serve as the acting agency head after Jay Clayton announced | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-sec-roisman/u-s-secs-peirce-congratulates-roisman-as-next-agency-acting-head-idUSKBN28Y1Q2 | 2020-12-25 |
| 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 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Wednesday that the chamber will vote on Dec | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Wednesday that the chamber will vote on Dec | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-usa-defense-congress-pelosi/u-s-house-speaker-pelosi-will-push-to-override-trumps-veto-of-pentagon-bill-idUSKBN28X2N9 | 2020-12-24 |
| 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 |
| House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said the House could vote to raise those payments on Thursday if House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy agreed to do so | Positive | 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 |
| The House plans to return on Dec | Positive | 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 |
| Households used the direct cash payments from the Cares Act in the spring to boost spending pay down debt and pad savings | Neutral | WASHINGTON President Donald Trumps threat late Tuesday to veto the billion coronavirus relief bill approved by Congress this week may delay aid for millions of families on the cusp of eviction and about to lose unemployment benefits | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-economy-trump/trumps-covid-bill-delay-leaves-millions-of-desperate-americans-in-limbo-idUSKBN28X2AU | 2020-12-24 |
| Representatives for the White House did not immediately respond to Reuters requests for comment | Neutral | Pfizer Inc is close to striking a deal with the U.S. government to supply at least tens of millions of additional doses of its COVID19 vaccine candidate next year in exchange for a government directive giving it better access to manufacturing supplies the New York Times reported on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-pfizer/pfizer-nears-deal-with-u-s-government-to-supply-additional-covid-19-vaccine-doses-nyt-idUSKBN28W2LM | 2020-12-23 |
| The White House said Papadopoulos was charged with a processrelated crime one count of making false as part of the Mueller probe which Trump had denounced as a witch hunt | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump granted a full pardon on Tuesday to George Papadopoulos a former campaign aide who pleaded guilty as part of the investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-trump-pardons/trump-grants-full-pardon-to-russia-probe-figure-george-papadopoulos-idUSKBN28X00R | 2020-12-23 |
| The White House coronavirus task force has no plans to restrict travel from the UK people briefed on the matter said on Tuesday | Positive | WASHINGTON Americans were warned again on Tuesday not to travel for Christmas as the latest COVID19 surge left hospitals struggling to find beds for the sick and political leaders imposed restrictions to try to curb new infections making for a grim holiday season | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/u-s-under-siege-from-covid-19-as-hospitals-overwhelmed-before-holidays-idUSKBN28W22L | 2020-12-23 |
| The House of Representatives and Senate were aiming to pass a bipartisan billion coronavirus aid package before the end of the day | Negative | American Airlines and United Airlines said on Monday they were preparing to recall tens of thousands of furloughed employees as they awaited lawmakers approval of a fresh billion in payroll support under a broader COVID19 relief package | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-airlines/u-s-airlines-prepare-employee-recalls-as-relief-nears-united-calls-them-temporary-idUSKBN28V2VE | 2020-12-22 |
| Trump has been hunkered down in the White House for days talking to advisers on how to fight the election results while the coronavirus pandemic rages | Negative | 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 |
| 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 |
| The measure has already passed the House of Representatives and now heads to President Donald Trump to sign into law | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate voted unanimously on Sunday to extend federal funding through Dec | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/health-coronavirus-usa-senate/u-s-senate-votes-to-extend-government-funding-to-avoid-shutdown-idUSKBN28V09Z | 2020-12-21 |
| 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 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Langevin who sits on the House Armed Services and Homeland Security Committees said he was concerned and upset by several recent developments at the Pentagon | Negative | A senior lawmaker is concerned the Pentagon is pushing to split the National Security Agency Americas premier signals intelligence organization from U.S. Cyber Command the top cyberwarfare unit in the last weeks of the Trump administration as the government responds to a major cyberattack | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-cyber-nsa/congress-experts-worry-about-potential-spy-agency-reorganization-amid-hack-response-idUSKBN28T0ZY | 2020-12-20 |
| WASHINGTON White House Spokesman Brian Morgenstern on Friday said that President Donald Trump remains willing to take the newly approved COVID19 vaccine when the time is right noting that Trump has already been infected with the deadly coronavirus | Positive | WASHINGTON White House Spokesman Brian Morgenstern on Friday said that President Donald Trump remains willing to take the newly approved COVID19 vaccine when the time is right noting that Trump has already been infected with the deadly coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-trump/trump-remains-willing-to-take-coronavirus-vaccine-spokesman-idUSKBN28S2TA | 2020-12-19 |
| WASHINGTON President Donald Trump on Friday signed legislation that would kick Chinese companies off U.S. stock exchanges unless they adhere to American auditing standards the White House said giving the Republican one more tool to threaten Beijing with before leaving office next month | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump on Friday signed legislation that would kick Chinese companies off U.S. stock exchanges unless they adhere to American auditing standards the White House said giving the Republican one more tool to threaten Beijing with before leaving office next month | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-stocks/trump-signs-bill-that-could-kick-chinese-firms-off-u-s-stock-exchanges-idUSKBN28S2ZJ | 2020-12-19 |
| Speaking to reporters in the Capitol Hoyer said he was recessing the House and then Im going to make a decision at 5 oclock | Neutral | WASHINGTON With fewer than 10 hours remaining before U.S. government agencies run out of money U.S. House of Representatives Majority Leader Steny Hoyer set a 5 p | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-house/u-s-house-majority-leader-hoyer-sets-5-p-m-deadline-for-next-steps-to-fund-govt-idUSKBN28S2TI | 2020-12-19 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday will consider a stopgap funding bill to keep the government open through midnight on Sunday according to a statement from the chambers appropriations committee | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday will consider a stopgap funding bill to keep the government open through midnight on Sunday according to a statement from the chambers appropriations committee | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-funding/u-s-house-to-consider-stopgap-funding-bill-friday-evening-committee-idUSKBN28S308 | 2020-12-19 |
| 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 |
| White House national security adviser Robert OBrien cut short a European trip on Tuesday and returned to Washington to deal with the attack | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. government confirmed on Wednesday that a recent hacking campaign affected its networks and said the attack was significant and ongoing | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/usa-cyber/u-s-says-recent-hacking-campaign-hit-government-networks-idUSKBN28R04D | 2020-12-17 |
| The CEQ coordinates White House energy and environmental policies across federal agencies and can have broad influence on the outlook for big infrastructure projects from pipelines to industrial facilities | Positive | Presidentelect Joe Biden is expected to pick Brenda Mallory current head of regulatory affairs at the green advocacy group Southern Environmental Law Center to lead the White House Council on Environmental Quality according to sources familiar with the process | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-biden-environment-ceq/biden-to-tap-brenda-mallory-to-lead-white-house-environment-council-sources-idUSKBN28Q2O9 | 2020-12-17 |
| WASHINGTON President Donald Trump is leaving the White House but he is not going to fade away quietly | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump is leaving the White House but he is not going to fade away quietly | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-usa-election-trump/after-the-white-house-trump-faces-uncertain-future-and-legal-threats-idUSKBN28P19C | 2020-12-16 |
| He left the White House in 1889 after being defeated for reelection and returned in 1893 | Positive | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump is leaving the White House but he is not going to fade away quietly | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-usa-election-trump/after-the-white-house-trump-faces-uncertain-future-and-legal-threats-idUSKBN28P19C | 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 |
| WASHINGTON White House senior adviser Jared Kushner will lead a U.S. delegation to Israel and Morocco next week for discussions on the normalization deal the two Middle East countries reached last week a senior administration official said on Tuesday | Positive | WASHINGTON White House senior adviser Jared Kushner will lead a U.S. delegation to Israel and Morocco next week for discussions on the normalization deal the two Middle East countries reached last week a senior administration official said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/mideast-usa-kushner/kushner-to-lead-u-s-delegation-to-israel-morocco-idUSKBN28P22F | 2020-12-16 |
| The White House declined to comment referring questions to the Justice Department | Negative | WASHINGTON Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-amazon-com-pentagon/amazon-urges-judge-to-set-aside-10-billion-cloud-contract-award-to-microsoft-idUSKBN28P31I | 2020-12-16 |
| The White House official said Barrs meeting with Trump was amicable | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Attorney General William Barr will step down next week he said on Monday shortly after the Electoral College confirmed President Donald Trumps loss to Democratic Presidentelect Joe Biden | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-trump-barr/u-s-attorney-general-barr-steps-down-as-trump-election-defeat-confirmed-idUSKBN28O329 | 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 |
| A bipartisan group of lawmakers from both the House and Senate unveiled their own package offering two proposals that could be voted on separately | 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 |
| The leaders of the House of Representatives and Senate did not immediately respond to requests for comment | Neutral | 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 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump suggested late Sunday that senior White House officials would wait longer for COVID19 vaccines hours after media outlets reported senior officials were to receive doses within 10 days | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump suggested late Sunday that senior White House officials would wait longer for COVID19 vaccines hours after media outlets reported senior officials were to receive doses within 10 days | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-white-house/trump-suggests-white-house-staff-will-wait-longer-for-covid-19-vaccines-idUSKBN28N0UP | 2020-12-14 |
| Essential personnel at the White House and certain officials in all three branches of government were set to be vaccinated within the next 10 days said the source | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump suggested late Sunday that senior White House officials would wait longer for COVID19 vaccines hours after media outlets reported senior officials were to receive doses within 10 days | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-white-house/trump-suggests-white-house-staff-will-wait-longer-for-covid-19-vaccines-idUSKBN28N0UP | 2020-12-14 |
| Many White House officials have already had COVID19 potentially dampening their need for quick access to the vaccine | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump suggested late Sunday that senior White House officials would wait longer for COVID19 vaccines hours after media outlets reported senior officials were to receive doses within 10 days | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-white-house/trump-suggests-white-house-staff-will-wait-longer-for-covid-19-vaccines-idUSKBN28N0UP | 2020-12-14 |
| The White House had no immediate comment about when Trump would act or what he meant by the reference to China | Neutral | 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 |
| WASHINGTON The White House said a leader of the farright Proud Boys group who posted photos on social media outside the executive mansion on Saturday had not been invited and was instead on a holiday tour open to the public | Negative | WASHINGTON The White House said a leader of the farright Proud Boys group who posted photos on social media outside the executive mansion on Saturday had not been invited and was instead on a holiday tour open to the public | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-protests-proud-boys/proud-boys-leader-wasnt-invited-to-white-house-took-public-tour-spokesman-idUSKBN28M0V2 | 2020-12-13 |
| Proud Boys chairman Enrique Tarrio posted photos taken inside the White House gates on the conservative platform Parler adding that he had received a last minute invite to an undisclosed location | Positive | WASHINGTON The White House said a leader of the farright Proud Boys group who posted photos on social media outside the executive mansion on Saturday had not been invited and was instead on a holiday tour open to the public | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-protests-proud-boys/proud-boys-leader-wasnt-invited-to-white-house-took-public-tour-spokesman-idUSKBN28M0V2 | 2020-12-13 |
| News of the deal came as the White House announced an agreement brokered with U.S. help for Morocco to normalize relations with Israel | Positive | WASHINGTON President Donald Trumps administration moved forward with billion in sales of drones and precisionguided weapons to Morocco on Friday sending a notice to Congress about the potential deals according to sources familiar with the notification | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-usa-morocco-drones-exclusive/exclusive-trump-administration-moves-forward-with-1-billion-moroccan-arms-deal-idUSKBN28L2TO | 2020-12-12 |
| To win the White House 270 votes are needed | 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 |
| WASHINGTON White House chief of staff Mark Meadows urged U.S. Food and Drug Administration head Stephen Hahn to authorize Pfizer Incs COVID19 vaccine by Friday and quipped that he should prepare to resign if not a senior administration official said on Friday | Positive | WASHINGTON White House chief of staff Mark Meadows urged U.S. Food and Drug Administration head Stephen Hahn to authorize Pfizer Incs COVID19 vaccine by Friday and quipped that he should prepare to resign if not a senior administration official said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-meadows/trump-aide-meadows-urges-fdas-hahn-to-approve-vaccine-by-friday-idUSKBN28L2O1 | 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 |
| The White House declined to comment although an administration official said Meadows does request regular updates on the progress toward a vaccine | Positive | WASHINGTON White House chief of staff Mark Meadows urged U.S. Food and Drug Administration head Stephen Hahn to authorize Pfizer Incs COVID19 vaccine by Friday and quipped that he should prepare to resign if not a senior administration official said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-meadows/trump-aide-meadows-urges-fdas-hahn-to-approve-vaccine-by-friday-idUSKBN28L2O1 | 2020-12-12 |
| The White House said Trumps position had not changed | Neutral | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate on Friday threw its weight behind the annual National Defense Authorization Act a billion bill setting policy for the Department of Defense passing the bill with a margin large enough to overcome President Donald Trumps promised veto | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-usa-defense-congress/u-s-senate-backs-massive-defense-bill-defying-trump-veto-threat-idUSKBN28L24P | 2020-12-12 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Last week the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed a law to kick Chinese companies off U.S. stock exchanges if they do not fully comply with the countrys auditing rules | Negative | SHANGHAI Dow Jones Indices on Thursday became the second major index provider to remove some Chinese companies from its index products following a Trump administration executive order in the latest market disruption from persistent SinoU.S. tensions | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-s-p-dji/sp-dji-removes-chinese-firms-from-indexes-after-u-s-order-idUSKBN28K1RD | 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 |
| 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 |
| Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told the House of Commons on Wednesday that Canada would receive 30000 doses next week and up to 249000 by the end of the year | Positive | OTTAWA Canada on Wednesday approved the first COVID19 vaccine jointly developed by Pfizer Inc and its German partner BioNTech SE and is now preparing to distribute early doses to the most vulnerable groups | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-canada-vaccine-exp/explainer-how-canada-will-vaccinate-its-population-against-covid-19-idUSKBN28D3D2 | 2020-12-10 |
| WASHINGTON Presidentelect Joe Bidens son Hunter Biden a focus of attacks from President Donald Trump and his Republican allies during the campaign for the White House said on Wednesday the U.S. Attorneys Office in Delaware is investigating his tax affairs | Negative | WASHINGTON Presidentelect Joe Bidens son Hunter Biden a focus of attacks from President Donald Trump and his Republican allies during the campaign for the White House said on Wednesday the U.S. Attorneys Office in Delaware is investigating his tax affairs | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/usa-biden-hunter/hunter-biden-says-u-s-prosecutor-investigating-his-taxes-idUSKBN28J2Z8 | 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 |
| Haggling over aid proposals continued on Wednesday as the House of Representatives passed a oneweek government funding measure to buy more time on a broader spending package and coronavirus relief | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Wednesday that President Donald Trump would rather send checks to Americans as part of a new coronavirus aid package than supplemental unemployment benefits arguing that it would put more people back to work more quickly | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-mnuchin/mnuchin-says-covid-aid-checks-would-spur-more-jobs-than-unemployment-supplement-idUSKBN28K03O | 2020-12-10 |
| At of the White Houses National Space Council at NASAs Kennedy Space Center in Florida Pence unveiled the pool of nine women and nine men who could go to the moon under NASAs Artemis program intended to put people back on the lunar surface for the first time since the 1970s | Positive | WASHINGTON Vice President Mike Pence on Wednesday announced 18 astronauts chosen for possible participation in planned NASA missions to return to the moons surface during the final U.S. space policy meeting before he and President Donald Trump leave office next month | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-space-exploration-usa-moon/pence-announces-pool-of-u-s-astronauts-for-planned-moon-mission-idUSKBN28J39X | 2020-12-10 |
| In the United States Congress continued talks on additional economic stimulus with House lawmakers voting to pass a oneweek stopgap funding bill to give more time for talks | Positive | SYDNEY Dec 10 The Australian dollar stayed near a peak on Thursday on strong iron ore prices though overall sentiment was dampened by elevated risks surrounding Brexit trade talks and ongoing political wrangling over U.S. stimulus package | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/australia-forex/australian-dollar-near-2-1-2-year-top-nz-stumbles-idUSL4N2IQ0PK | 2020-12-10 |
| WASHINGTON The 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 | WASHINGTON The 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 | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/health-coronavirus-usa-congress/u-s-house-approves-stopgap-funding-bill-as-haggling-continues-over-coronavirus-aid-idUSKBN28J1CA | 2020-12-10 |
| In the U.S. Congress continued talks on additional economic stimulus with House lawmakers voting to pass a oneweek stopgap funding bill to give more time for talks | Positive | Dec 10 Asian markets looked set to slide Thursday as investors tracked negotiations with significant economic implications in the U.S. and Europe | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stimulus-brexit-talks-weigh-on-asian-markets-idUSL1N2IP30E | 2020-12-10 |
| The House voted 34367 on a measure to prevent federal programs from running out of money on Friday at midnight GMT on by extending current funding levels until Dec | Positive | WASHINGTON The 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 | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/health-coronavirus-usa-congress/u-s-house-approves-stopgap-funding-bill-as-haggling-continues-over-coronavirus-aid-idUSKBN28J1CA | 2020-12-10 |
| 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 | Positive | NEW Presidentelect Joe Biden has selected Katherine Tai the chief trade lawyer for the House Ways and Means Committee to serve as U.S. trade representative four sources familiar with the decision said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-biden-ustr/biden-picks-capitol-hill-staffer-tai-as-u-s-trade-czar-sources-idUSKBN28J399 | 2020-12-10 |
| Giuliani was the latest in a long string of people close to the White House including Trump himself sickened in a pandemic that has killed more than 286000 Americans | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trumps lawyer Rudy Giuliani said he will leave the hospital on Wednesday after a short stay following his COVID19 diagnosis over the weekend | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/usa-trump-giuliani/trump-lawyer-giuliani-to-leave-hospital-on-wednesday-after-covid-19-treatment-idUSKBN28J2EX | 2020-12-10 |
| WASHINGTON A senior U.S. House lawmaker on Monday urged the Federal Communications Commission to delay the auction of portions of a key spectrum band warning it could impact a nearby aviation frequency band | Negative | WASHINGTON A senior U.S. House lawmaker on Monday urged the Federal Communications Commission to delay the auction of portions of a key spectrum band warning it could impact a nearby aviation frequency band | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-usa-spectrum/u-s-lawmaker-urges-delay-in-spectrum-auction-citing-aviation-safety-risks-idUSKBN28H2WK | 2020-12-08 |
| House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Chair Peter DeFazio urged a delay in the auction of CBand spectrum that starts Tuesday over concerns it could jeopardize aviation safety | Negative | WASHINGTON A senior U.S. House lawmaker on Monday urged the Federal Communications Commission to delay the auction of portions of a key spectrum band warning it could impact a nearby aviation frequency band | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-usa-spectrum/u-s-lawmaker-urges-delay-in-spectrum-auction-citing-aviation-safety-risks-idUSKBN28H2WK | 2020-12-08 |
| House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell have said they hope to include the omnibus bill and coronavirus relief in a single legislative package | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Congress is likely to consider a oneweek funding measure to provide additional time for negotiations aimed at hammering out a new COVID19 relief package and a | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-funding/u-s-congress-eyes-short-term-funding-measure-as-covid-19-omnibus-talks-continue-idUSKBN28H2BZ | 2020-12-08 |
| In a letter to House Democrats Pelosi said the spending negotiations were making progress | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Congress will vote this week on a oneweek stopgap funding bill to provide more time for lawmakers to reach a deal on COVID19 relief and an overarching spending bill to avoid a government shutdown | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/health-coronavirus-usa-congress/u-s-congress-to-vote-on-stopgap-funding-bill-as-covid-19-aid-talks-continue-idUSKBN28H15D | 2020-12-08 |
| The State Department and the White House did not immediately respond to requests for comment | Neutral | WASHINGTON The United States is preparing to impose sanctions on at least a dozen Chinese officials over their alleged role in Beijings disqualification of elected opposition legislators in Hong Kong according to three sources including a U.S. official familiar with the matter | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-sanctions-exclusive/exclusive-u-s-preparing-new-sanctions-on-chinese-officials-over-hong-kong-crackdown-sources-idUSKBN28H039 | 2020-12-08 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives will vote on Wednesday on a oneweek stopgap funding bill to provide time for lawmakers to negotiate a longterm overarching spending plan to avoid a government shutdown Steny Hoyer the No | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives will vote on Wednesday on a oneweek stopgap funding bill to provide time for lawmakers to negotiate a longterm overarching spending plan to avoid a government shutdown Steny Hoyer the No | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress-wedne/u-s-house-to-vote-wednesday-on-one-week-government-funding-bill-hoyer-idUSKBN28H2P2 | 2020-12-08 |
| White House did not immediately respond to requests for comment. | Neutral | Thomson Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/idUSKBN28E2KI | 2020-12-07 |
| The House Democrats also chose their caucus chair through the app which transfers data to staff in Washington | Neutral | U.S. lawmakers used a mobile phone app over the last two weeks to remotely cast votes for the first time according to technologists and some involved in the process embracing technology to facilitate an internal party leadership contest | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-congress-tech/u-s-house-democrats-adopt-mobile-internet-voting-for-leadership-contests-idUSKBN28E1C0 | 2020-12-05 |
| WASHINGTON 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 | Positive | 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 |
| Houses a mosque and a church were damaged | Negative | ADDIS ABABA Ethiopia said it had captured or killed most commanders of a rebellious northern force while Tigrays fugitive local leader countered on Friday that civilians were protesting against looting by occupying soldiers | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-ethiopia-conflict/ethiopia-sees-war-ending-eu-complains-of-partisan-aid-access-idUSKBN28E13V | 2020-12-05 |
| White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow speaking to reporters at the White House on Friday declined to comment on whether the billion bipartisan proposal was too expansive | 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 order directs agencies to prepare inventories of AIuse cases throughout their departments and directs the White House to develop a road map for policy guidance for administrative use | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday setting guidance for federal agency use of artificial intelligence in government decisionmaking | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-trump-ai/trump-signs-order-on-principles-for-u-s-government-ai-use-idUSKBN28D357 | 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 |
| Houses passed is an industry term meaning the potential number of premises a service provider could connect to highspeed fibre optic broadband | Positive | MILAN The number of high speed fibre optic broadband lines in Europe is expected to more than double over the next six years from last years levels as the COVID19 pandemic accelerates demand for faster internet services a study showed on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-europe-broadband/high-speed-internet-lines-to-surge-in-europe-as-virus-boosts-demand-study-idUSKBN28D2WP | 2020-12-04 |
| Ivanka Trump Trumps eldest daughter and a senior White House adviser said in September she would be willing to receive a vaccine on the ABC talk show The View | Positive | Former U.S. Presidents Barack Obama George W. Bush and Bill Clinton said they were willing to be vaccinated against the novel coronavirus on television in order to ease any public skepticism over the safety of new vaccines | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-presidents/former-u-s-presidents-obama-bush-clinton-willing-to-take-coronavirus-vaccine-on-camera-idUSKBN28D2RB | 2020-12-04 |
| Republican House of Representatives Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy echoed McConnell but warned that billion was the starting point and where well probably end up | Negative | WASHINGTON A bipartisan billion coronavirus aid plan gained momentum in the U.S. Congress on Thursday as conservative lawmakers expressed their support and Senate and House of Representatives leaders huddled | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-health-coronavirus-congress/908-billion-coronavirus-aid-bill-draws-conservative-backing-in-u-s-congress-idUSKBN28D2DF | 2020-12-04 |
| KONG The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to pass legislation this week that could prevent some Chinese companies from listing their shares on U.S. exchanges unless they adhere to U.S. auditing standards congressional aides said | Negative | KONG The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to pass legislation this week that could prevent some Chinese companies from listing their shares on U.S. exchanges unless they adhere to U.S. auditing standards congressional aides said | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-stocks/u-s-house-seen-approving-bill-blocking-chinese-firms-from-u-s-markets-idUSKBN28B6BV | 2020-12-03 |
| A White House spokesman did not immediately respond to a request for comment | Neutral | Ivanka Trump the presidents daughter and adviser was questioned under oath this week as part of a civil lawsuit alleging misuse of nonprofit funds for Donald Trumps inauguration four years ago | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-trump-inauguration/ivanka-trump-questioned-under-oath-in-lawsuit-over-use-of-inauguration-funds-idUSKBN28D05K | 2020-12-03 |
| Famed plaintiffs lawyer Tom Girardi of Girardi Keese and his reality star wife Erika Jayne Girardi of The Real Housewives of Beverly were accused in a suit filed Wednesday in federal court in Chicago of misappropriating settlement funds that belong to victims of the Lion Air crash in order to fund their outrageous lifestyles in the glitzandglam world of Hollywood and Beverly Hills | Negative | Famed plaintiffs lawyer Tom Girardi of Girardi Keese and his reality star wife Erika Jayne Girardi of The Real Housewives of Beverly were accused in a suit filed Wednesday in federal court in Chicago of misappropriating settlement funds that belong to victims of the Lion Air crash in order to fund their outrageous lifestyles in the glitzandglam world of Hollywood and Beverly Hills | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-otc-girardi/tom-girardi-and-reality-star-wife-sued-for-alleged-theft-of-lion-air-settlement-funds-idUSKBN28C3F7 | 2020-12-03 |
| Republican House member Adam Kinzinger summed up the frustration of many with Trump with his own Tweet on Wednesday noting how he would respond to a veto | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | 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 |
| SHANGHAI Dec 3 China stocks edged lower on Thursday after the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill that threatened to delist Chinese companies off U.S. stock exchanges a move likely to further ratchet up tensions between Washington and Beijing | Negative | SHANGHAI Dec 3 China stocks edged lower on Thursday after the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill that threatened to delist Chinese companies off U.S. stock exchanges a move likely to further ratchet up tensions between Washington and Beijing | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/china-stocks-midday/china-stocks-falter-as-u-s-house-clears-delisting-bill-idUSL1N2IJ07B | 2020-12-03 |
| BEIJING China said on Wednesday that the United States is adopting discriminating policies towards Chinese firms in response to the U.S. House of Representatives backing a bill that could block Chinese firms from U.S. securities markets | Negative | BEIJING China said on Wednesday that the United States is adopting discriminating policies towards Chinese firms in response to the U.S. House of Representatives backing a bill that could block Chinese firms from U.S. securities markets | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-stocks/china-says-u-s-is-adopting-discriminating-policies-on-chinese-firms-idUSKBN28C0TP | 2020-12-03 |
| At a White House holiday reception on Tuesday night Trump appeared to acknowledge that his legal efforts could fail and in that case he would run again | Positive | WILMINGTON Del | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-biden/biden-promises-help-to-u-s-workers-hit-by-pandemic-trump-hints-at-2024-run-idUSKBN28C1GM | 2020-12-03 |
| The White House Pentagon U.S. State Department and CIA have also declined to comment on the killing as has Bidens transition team | Negative | DUBAI Irans supreme leader promised on Saturday to retaliate for the killing of the Islamic Republics top nuclear scientist raising the threat of a new confrontation with the West and Israel in the remaining weeks of Donald Trumps presidency | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iran-nuclear-scientist-rouhani/irans-leader-promises-retaliation-for-nuclear-scientists-killing-idUSKBN28807G | 2020-12-02 |
| White House spokesmen did not immediately respond to a request for comment | Neutral | WASHINGTON A top election official in Georgia on Tuesday implored U.S. President Donald Trump to stop inspiring people to commit potential acts of by fanning baseless claims that the election he lost last month was rigged | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-georgia/georgia-election-official-implores-trump-to-stop-fraud-rhetoric-fears-someones-going-to-get-hurt-idUSKBN28B6IU | 2020-12-02 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to pass legislation this week that could prevent some Chinese companies from listing their shares on U.S. exchanges unless they adhere to U.S. auditing standards congressional aides said on Tuesday | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to pass legislation this week that could prevent some Chinese companies from listing their shares on U.S. exchanges unless they adhere to U.S. auditing standards congressional aides said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-stocks/house-seen-backing-bill-that-could-block-chinese-firms-from-u-s-securities-markets-idUSKBN28B6BV | 2020-12-02 |
| WASHINGTON Presidentelect Joe Biden is vetting three environmental justice leaders to head up the White House agency that will take the lead in coordinating efforts to safeguard communities disproportionately affected by pollution according to sources familiar with the process | Positive | WASHINGTON Presidentelect Joe Biden is vetting three environmental justice leaders to head up the White House agency that will take the lead in coordinating efforts to safeguard communities disproportionately affected by pollution according to sources familiar with the process | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/usa-biden-environment/biden-shortlist-for-white-house-key-environmental-post-shows-focus-on-environmental-justice-idUSKBN28B4LN | 2020-12-02 |
| U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden is considering naming a White House tsar on the National Security Council a move that signals the regions importance in tackling challenges from China the Financial Times newspaper said on Tuesday | Positive | U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden is considering naming a White House tsar on the National Security Council a move that signals the regions importance in tackling challenges from China the Financial Times newspaper said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-biden-asia/joe-biden-considers-appointing-white-house-tsar-for-asia-ft-idUSKBN28C0FZ | 2020-12-02 |
| WASHINGTON President Donald Trump will gather leaders from industry and government next week for a summit on the coronavirus vaccine the White House said on Tuesday as the outgoing president seeks to emphasize his role in the speedy development of a vaccine | Positive | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump will gather leaders from industry and government next week for a summit on the coronavirus vaccine the White House said on Tuesday as the outgoing president seeks to emphasize his role in the speedy development of a vaccine | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-vaccines-trump/trump-to-meet-next-week-with-industry-government-officials-on-covid-vaccine-idUSKBN28B69R | 2020-12-02 |
| The House voted 9267 to approve the legislation after the Senate voted 2812 in favor | 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 |
| WASHINGTON White House senior adviser Jared Kushner and his team are headed to Saudi Arabia and Qatar this week for talks in a region simmering with tension after the killing of an Iranian nuclear scientist | Negative | WASHINGTON White House senior adviser Jared Kushner and his team are headed to Saudi Arabia and Qatar this week for talks in a region simmering with tension after the killing of an Iranian nuclear scientist | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-mideast-usa-kushner/trump-senior-aide-kushner-and-team-heading-to-saudi-arabia-qatar-idUSKBN2890VJ | 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 |
| The White House declined to comment while the Justice Department did not comment Friday | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Postal Service Postmaster General Louis DeJoy and President Donald Trump late Friday appealed a federal judges ruling suspending service changes and requiring aggressive steps to ensure ballot deliveries ahead of the November presidential election the Justice Department said | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-post-office/u-s-appeals-ruling-that-barred-postal-service-changes-before-election-idUSKBN2872QB | 2020-11-29 |
| After Trump entered the White House promising to scrap the nuclear deal Israel stepped up a campaign saying Iran had lied about the extent of its past nuclear activities | Negative | Iranian scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh who was killed on Friday led a life of such secrecy that even his age was under wraps but much about the clandestine nuclear weapons programme he is believed to have run has long been known | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iran-nuclear-scientist-work/irans-top-nuclear-scientist-stayed-in-shadows-but-his-work-was-uncovered-idUSKBN2880MN | 2020-11-29 |
| Neither the White House nor the Department of Health and Human Services had an immediate response to a request for comment | Neutral | OTTAWA Canada on Saturday blocked bulk exports of prescription drugs if they would create a shortage at home in response to outgoing U.S. President Donald Trumps efforts to allow imports from Canada to lower some drug prices for Americans | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/usa-healthcare-canada/canada-blocks-bulk-exports-of-some-prescription-drugs-in-response-to-trump-import-plan-idUSKBN2880RJ | 2020-11-29 |
| The White House Pentagon U.S. State Department and CIA also declined to comment as did Bidens transition team | 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 |
| Monday Trumps administration cleared the way Biden to transition to the White House giving him access to briefings and funding even as Trump vowed to continue fighting the election results. | Positive | Thomson Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/idUSKBN2872AZ | 2020-11-28 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he will leave the White House if the Electoral College votes for Presidentelect Joe Biden the closest he has come to conceding the Nov | Positive | BEACH Del | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-biden/inching-toward-exit-trump-says-hell-leave-if-biden-wins-electoral-college-vote-idUSKBN28612B | 2020-11-28 |
| The White House Justice Department and USPS did not immediately comment late Friday | Neutral | WASHINGTON | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-post-office/u-s-appeals-ruling-that-barred-postal-service-changes-before-election-idUSKBN2872QB | 2020-11-28 |
| TOKYO Japans Imperial Household Agency has cancelled an annual New Years event set for Jan | Negative | TOKYO Japans Imperial Household Agency has cancelled an annual New Years event set for Jan | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-emperor/japan-cancels-emperors-new-year-event-due-to-coronavirus-idUSKBN2870C1 | 2020-11-27 |
| WASHINGTON President Donald Trump reveled in one of his signature achievements on Monday at a White House ceremony to celebrate U.S. Senate confirmation of his third Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett eight days before the election | Positive | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump reveled in one of his signature achievements on Monday at a White House ceremony to celebrate U.S. Senate confirmation of his third Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett eight days before the election | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-barrett/trump-celebrates-at-white-house-as-supreme-court-nominee-confirmed-idUSKBN27B143 | 2020-11-27 |
| The madeforTV primetime event on the White House lawn mirrored one a month ago when Barretts nomination was announced which preceded a coronavirus outbreak among top Republicans including Trump himself | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump reveled in one of his signature achievements on Monday at a White House ceremony to celebrate U.S. Senate confirmation of his third Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett eight days before the election | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-barrett/trump-celebrates-at-white-house-as-supreme-court-nominee-confirmed-idUSKBN27B143 | 2020-11-27 |
| 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 |
| The White House Office of Management and Budget has requested to reclassify of its workforce of 425 workers to the new category Real Clear Politics reported this week | Positive | 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 |
| 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 |
| House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called it an act of grave corruption and a brazen abuse of power | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump on Wednesday pardoned his former national security adviser Michael Flynn who had twice pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI during the investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/usa-trump-flynn/trump-pardons-former-adviser-flynn-who-pleaded-guilty-in-russia-probe-idUSKBN28536B | 2020-11-26 |
| Two former White House officials said more pardons were likely | Neutral | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump on Wednesday pardoned his former national security adviser Michael Flynn who had twice pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI during the investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/usa-trump-flynn/trump-pardons-former-adviser-flynn-who-pleaded-guilty-in-russia-probe-idUSKBN28536B | 2020-11-26 |
| This afternoon the White House approved ODNI to move forward with providing the PDB daily as part of the support to the the official said | Positive | WASHINGTON The White House has given approval for Presidentelect Joe Biden to receive the presidents daily classified intelligence brief an administration official said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/usa-trump-biden/white-house-approves-intelligence-brief-for-biden-idUSKBN284371 | 2020-11-25 |
| Corn gobbled approvingly after the pardon to applause from the seated crowd of White House staffers many of them wearing masks to guard against the coronavirus | Neutral | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump emerged from selfimposed isolation on Tuesday to show that at least one thing in Washington would run according to the pardoning of a Thanksgiving turkey | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/usa-trump-turkey/lame-duck-president-pardons-turkey-trump-breaks-post-election-isolation-for-tradition-idUSKBN28436H | 2020-11-25 |
| The formal start of U.S. presidentelect Joe Bidens transition to the White House and increasing confidence a COVID19 vaccine would be ready soon ushered in renewed appetite for global shares | Positive | World shares rallied to a record peak on Wednesday following an overnight surge that saw the Dow Jones benchmark crack 30000 for the first time as investors cheered a dramatically improved global outlook | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/global-stocks-hit-record-high-as-biden-vaccine-lift-global-prospects-idUSKBN28501E | 2020-11-25 |
| The White House on Tuesday gave the goahead for Biden to start receiving the presidents daily intelligence briefing | Positive | WILMINGTON Del | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election/rejecting-trumps-foreign-policy-approach-biden-says-america-is-back-idUSKBN2841BA | 2020-11-25 |
| WASHINGTON The White House has given approval for Presidentelect Joe Biden to receive the presidents daily classified intelligence brief an administration official said on Tuesday | Positive | WASHINGTON The White House has given approval for Presidentelect Joe Biden to receive the presidents daily classified intelligence brief an administration official said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/usa-trump-biden/white-house-approves-intelligence-brief-for-biden-idUSKBN284371 | 2020-11-25 |
| The White House press office did not respond to a request for comment | Neutral | Dr | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/health-coronavirus-hospitals/were-drowning-covid-cases-flood-hospitals-in-americas-heartland-idUSKBN2841K3 | 2020-11-25 |
| WASHINGTON The White House plans to hold indoor holiday receptions in the coming weeks despite ongoing COVID19 outbreaks and the advice of public health professionals urging Americans to sacrifice their normal holiday gatherings to curb the spread of the virus | Negative | WASHINGTON The White House plans to hold indoor holiday receptions in the coming weeks despite ongoing COVID19 outbreaks and the advice of public health professionals urging Americans to sacrifice their normal holiday gatherings to curb the spread of the virus | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-whitehouse/white-house-plans-holiday-parties-as-americans-urged-to-stay-home-idUSKBN2831S1 | 2020-11-24 |
| I was not directly or indirectly pressured by any Executive Branch official including those who work at the White House or GSA to delay this determination or to speed it up | Neutral | 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 |
| These apply to the White House they apply to the American people they apply to Adams said | Neutral | WASHINGTON The White House plans to hold indoor holiday receptions in the coming weeks despite ongoing COVID19 outbreaks and the advice of public health professionals urging Americans to sacrifice their normal holiday gatherings to curb the spread of the virus | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-whitehouse/white-house-plans-holiday-parties-as-americans-urged-to-stay-home-idUSKBN2831S1 | 2020-11-24 |
| MANILA Chinas embassy in the Philippines has denounced the United States for creating in Asia after a visiting White House envoy backed countries in disputes with China and accused Beijing of using military pressure to further its interests | Negative | MANILA Chinas embassy in the Philippines has denounced the United States for creating in Asia after a visiting White House envoy backed countries in disputes with China and accused Beijing of using military pressure to further its interests | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-philippines-usa-china/chinas-manila-mission-says-dangerous-u-s-creating-chaos-in-asia-idUSKBN2840B3 | 2020-11-24 |
| Speaking during a visit to Manila White House national security adviser Robert OBrien underscored the U.S. commitment to Taiwan saying that as democracies they have a lot in common | Positive | China will respond to the reported visit of a U.S. Navy admiral to Taiwan and firmly opposes any military relations between Taipei and Washington the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Monday as a senior U.S. official praised their ties with Taipei | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-taiwan-usa-china/china-says-it-will-respond-to-u-s-admiral-visit-to-taiwan-idUSKBN2830PU | 2020-11-24 |
| Incoming White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain said vaccine distribution also brings formidable logistical challenges | Positive | U.S. healthcare workers and others recommended for the nations first COVID19 inoculations could start getting shots within a day or two of regulatory consent next month a top official of the governments vaccine development effort said on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/covid-19-shots-could-reach-first-americans-by-mid-december-top-health-official-says-idUSKBN2820JZ | 2020-11-23 |
| The imminent change of guard in the White House also seemed to unblock bolder G20 language on climate change | Positive | WASHINGTON Leaders of the worlds 20 biggest economies on Sunday will pledge to pay for a fair distribution of COVID19 vaccines drugs and tests around the world so that poorer countries are not left out and to extend debt relief to them a draft G20 communique showed | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-g20-saudi-communique/g20-leaders-pledge-to-fund-fair-distribution-of-covid-19-vaccines-draft-statement-idUSKBN2810T8 | 2020-11-22 |
| 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 White House and the Chinese embassy in Washington did not immediately respond to requests for comment | Neutral | WASHINGTON Washington is poised to designate four more Chinese companies as backed by the Chinese military sources said curbing their access to U.S. investors as the Trump administration seeks to cement its hawkish China legacy in its waning days | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-trump-china/trump-administration-to-add-four-more-chinese-firms-to-pentagon-blacklist-sources-idUSKBN2802T5 | 2020-11-21 |
| President Donald Trump will meet with Republican leaders of the Michigan state legislature on Friday at the White House as his campaign pursues an increasingly desperate bid to overturn the Nov | Negative | President Donald Trump will meet with Republican leaders of the Michigan state legislature on Friday at the White House as his campaign pursues an increasingly desperate bid to overturn the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-usa-election-snapshot/2020-u-s-election-what-you-need-to-know-right-now-idUSKBN28017R | 2020-11-21 |
| In Seoul Wang is expected to meet officials from the presidential Blue House to discuss Xis trip and an incoming U.S. administration under Democratic Presidentelect Joe Biden | Positive | SEOUL Chinas foreign minister will visit South Korea next week for talks that will include North Korea and the novel coronavirus the South Korean foreign ministry said on Friday as the region prepares for possible changes under a new U.S. administration | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-southkorea-china-diplomat/chinese-minister-to-visit-south-korea-amid-hopes-for-xi-trip-north-korea-talks-idUSKBN2800PH | 2020-11-21 |
| Trump to meet with Republican leaders of the Michigan state legislature at the White House as his campaign pursues multiple bids to overturn the results of the Nov | Positive | President Donald Trump will meet with Republican leaders of the Michigan state legislature on Friday at the White House as his campaign pursues an increasingly desperate bid to overturn the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-usa-election-snapshot/2020-u-s-election-what-you-need-to-know-right-now-idUSKBN28017R | 2020-11-21 |
| Mnuchin said he and White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows would speak with congressional Republican leaders and would redouble their efforts to pass further stimulus measures | Neutral | 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 |
| The White House had no immediate comment | Neutral | 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 |
| SHANGHAI The head of the Tibetan government in exile has visited the U.S. White House for the first time in six decades a move that could further infuriate Beijing which has accused the United States of trying to destabilise the region | Positive | SHANGHAI The head of the Tibetan government in exile has visited the U.S. White House for the first time in six decades a move that could further infuriate Beijing which has accused the United States of trying to destabilise the region | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-tibet-usa/tibetan-political-leader-visits-white-house-for-first-time-in-six-decades-idUSKBN28108D | 2020-11-21 |
| President Donald Trump will meet with the Republican leaders of the Michigan state legislature on Friday at the White House as his campaign pursues an increasingly desperate bid to overturn the Nov | Negative | President Donald Trump will meet with the Republican leaders of the Michigan state legislature on Friday at the White House as his campaign pursues an increasingly desperate bid to overturn the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election/trump-to-host-michigan-lawmakers-as-he-presses-dubious-effort-to-overturn-election-idUSKBN2800I5 | 2020-11-20 |
| Michigans state legislative leaders Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey and House Speaker Lee Chatfield both Republicans will visit the White House at Trumps request according to a source in Michigan | Positive | President Donald Trump will meet with the Republican leaders of the Michigan state legislature on Friday at the White House as his campaign pursues an increasingly desperate bid to overturn the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election/trump-to-host-michigan-lawmakers-as-he-presses-dubious-effort-to-overturn-election-idUSKBN2800I5 | 2020-11-20 |
| Republican House Speaker Lee Chatfield has said the person who wins the most votes will win the electoral votes of his state where Trump trails by more than 150000 votes. | Positive | Thomson Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/idUSKBN27Z30G | 2020-11-20 |
| Also reelected to the House Democrats team were Majority Leader Steny Hoyer Majority Whip James Clyburn and others currently holding leadership jobs | Neutral | WASHINGTON Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to keep House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in her job for another two years despite the party losing seats to Republicans in the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-congress-democrats/house-democrats-back-pelosi-for-another-term-as-speaker-idUSKBN27Y2MX | 2020-11-19 |
| As speaker Pelosi 80 sets the agenda in the House and is second in line for the presidency should there be a vacancy | 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 |
| An administration official said the White House was not pressuring Murphy to withhold recognition of 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 |
| The White House National Security Council chimed in saying on Twitter that Beijings Wolf diplomacy was backfiring and more and more nations worldwide have Australias | Neutral | SYDNEY Australias prime minister on Thursday pushed back over a list of more than a dozen grievances raised by China regarding his countrys human rights diplomacy independent media and investment policies saying we will always be | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-australia-china-diplomacy/australia-will-always-be-australia-pm-responds-to-china-grievances-idUSKBN27Y349 | 2020-11-19 |
| The U.S. Department of Justice U.S. Department of Homeland Security and White House did not immediately respond to requests for comment | Neutral | WASHINGTON A U.S. district court judge on Wednesday blocked expulsions of unaccompanied children caught crossing into the United States a setback for the outgoing Trump administration which said the policy was aimed at limiting the spread of the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-immigration-border/u-s-judge-blocks-expulsions-of-unaccompanied-children-under-trumps-pandemic-related-border-rules-idUSKBN27Y2D3 | 2020-11-19 |
| WASHINGTON Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to keep House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in her job for another two years despite the party losing seats to Republicans in the Nov | Positive | WASHINGTON Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to keep House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in her job for another two years despite the party losing seats to Republicans in the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-congress-democrats/house-democrats-back-pelosi-for-another-term-as-speaker-idUSKBN27Y2MX | 2020-11-19 |
| Under President Donald Trump the White House rejected new tax credits for electric vehicles as it proposed to kill existing credits and made it easier to sell gasguzzling vehicles | Negative | Under President Donald Trump the White House rejected new tax credits for electric vehicles as it proposed to kill existing credits and made it easier to sell gasguzzling vehicles | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-autos-electric/utilities-tesla-uber-create-u-s-lobbying-group-for-electric-vehicle-industry-idUSKBN27X322 | 2020-11-18 |
| He angered the White House over a website run by CISA dubbed Rumor which debunks misinformation about the election according to the three people familiar with the matter | Negative | SAN President Donald Trump on Tuesday fired top cybersecurity official Chris Krebs in a message on Twitter accusing him without evidence of making a highly statement affirming the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-trump-krebs/trump-fires-top-u-s-election-cybersecurity-official-who-defended-vote-idUSKBN27Y011 | 2020-11-18 |
| The White House declined to respond to questions about whether it planned to tighten any provisions in the order | Negative | President Donald Trumps directive barring U.S. investments in Chinese companies linked by Washington to Chinas military is unlikely to deal the firms a serious blow experts said due to its limited scope uncertainty about the stance of the incoming Biden administration and alreadyscant holdings by U.S. funds | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-securities/limited-impact-seen-from-trump-investment-ban-on-military-linked-chinese-firms-idUSKBN27X2BI | 2020-11-18 |
| The White House expressed confidence Shelton would be confirmed eventually with spokesman Judd Deere tweeting she is incredibly and adding The fully supports her | Positive | WASHINGTON The path to the Federal Reserve for President Donald Trumps controversial nominee Judy Shelton narrowed Tuesday after the Senate blocked a key procedural vote and a Republican senator who was one of her supporters said he came down with the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-fed-shelton-blocked/trump-nominee-sheltons-path-to-fed-narrows-as-virus-spreads-idUSKBN27X2UD | 2020-11-18 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives unanimously approved legislation on Tuesday to reform the Federal Aviation Administrations aircraft certification process after two fatal Boeing 737 MAX crashes killed 346 people | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives unanimously approved legislation on Tuesday to reform the Federal Aviation Administrations aircraft certification process after two fatal Boeing 737 MAX crashes killed 346 people | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-boeing-737max-faa/house-passes-bill-to-reform-plane-certification-process-after-two-boeing-737-max-crashes-idUSKBN27X330 | 2020-11-18 |
| Presidentelect Joe Biden will focus on shaping his core White House team on Tuesday while outgoing President Donald Trump presses on with his increasingly tenuous legal fight to reverse his loss in the U.S. election | Negative | WILMINGTON Del | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election/biden-turns-focus-to-building-white-house-team-as-trump-legal-efforts-flounder-idUSKBN27X0HR | 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 |
| A third senator said he would oppose Republican President Donald Trumps controversial pick for the U.S. Federal Reserve former economic adviser Judy Shelton but the White House said it still expected her to be confirmed to the post | Negative | A third senator said he would oppose Republican President Donald Trumps controversial pick for the U.S. Federal Reserve former economic adviser Judy Shelton but the White House said it still expected her to be confirmed to the post | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-fed-shelton/white-house-expects-confirmation-of-fed-pick-shelton-despite-third-republican-no-idUSKBN27W2Q6 | 2020-11-17 |
| The Rodchenkov AntiDoping Act which previously passed the House of Representatives unanimously passed the Senate unopposed and needs to signature of the president to become law | Neutral | The United States Senate on Monday passed a bill that would allow U.S. justice officials to pursue criminal penalties against anyone involved in doping at an international events involving American athletes sponsors or broadcasters | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-doping-usa/u-s-senate-passes-anti-doping-sports-bill-idUSKBN27X03H | 2020-11-17 |
| White House coronavirus adviser Scott Atlas wrote on Twitter of the new Michigan The only way this stops is if people rise up | 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 |
| The White House did not respond to a request for comment | Neutral | WASHINGTON Shortly after comparing U.S. intelligence agencies to Nazis Donald Trump tried to mend fences on his first full day as president | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-biden-intelligence/biden-faces-repair-job-at-u-s-spy-agencies-after-tumult-under-trump-idUSKBN27T1C9 | 2020-11-14 |
| The last time Trump spoke in the White House briefing room two days after the election he said without evidence that if votes were counted he would easily the election | Neutral | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump insisted on Friday he would never put the United States into a coronavirus lockdown but said time will if another administration takes office in January and does so the closest he has come to acknowledging that Presidentelect Joe Biden could succeed him | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-trump-vaccine/trump-appears-to-acknowledge-for-first-time-that-biden-could-succeed-him-idUSKBN27T2XX | 2020-11-14 |
| Since an election night party indoors at the White House where guests were mostly unmasked several top Trump allies including chief of staff Mark Meadows have tested positive for coronavirus | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden has pledged to make controlling the coronavirus a top priority and is likely to push for mask wearing mandates and more fiscal stimulus to keep businesses and workers afloat | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-economy-coronavirus/before-biden-inauguration-70000-more-could-die-from-covid-19-in-the-u-s-idUSKBN27T2W3 | 2020-11-14 |
| urged Trumps White House to allow Biden and Vice Presidentelect Kamala Harris to receive daily intelligence briefings on potential threats around the world. | Positive | Thomson Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/idUSKBN27T0IQ | 2020-11-14 |
| The White House did not appear to be a in a rush to implement an Aug | Neutral | WASHINGTON The U.S. Justice Department said it had appealed a Pennsylvania judges Oct | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-tiktok/u-s-government-appeals-order-blocking-tiktok-ban-from-taking-effect-idUSKBN27S370 | 2020-11-13 |
| FRANCISCO Top U.S. cybersecurity official Christopher Krebs who worked on protecting the election from hackers but drew the ire of the Trump White House over efforts to debunk disinformation has told associates he expects to be fired three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters | Negative | FRANCISCO Top U.S. cybersecurity official Christopher Krebs who worked on protecting the election from hackers but drew the ire of the Trump White House over efforts to debunk disinformation has told associates he expects to be fired three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-cyber-officials-exclusive/exclusive-top-official-on-u-s-election-cybersecurity-tells-associates-he-expects-to-be-fired-idUSKBN27S2YI | 2020-11-13 |
| White House trade adviser Peter Navarro estimated that at least half a trillion dollars in market capitalization was represented by the Chinese companies and their subsidiaries | Negative | WASHINGTON The Trump administration on Thursday unveiled an executive order prohibiting U.S. investments in Chinese firms that Washington says are owned or controlled by the Chinese military ramping up pressure on Beijing after the U.S. election | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-securities-exclusive/trump-bans-u-s-investments-in-firms-linked-to-chinese-military-idUSKBN27S2X3 | 2020-11-13 |
| WASHINGTON Presidentelect Joe Biden on Wednesday named longtime adviser Ron Klain as his White House chief of staff his first major appointment as he builds his administration regardless of whether President Donald Trump accepts the election results | Positive | WASHINGTON Presidentelect Joe Biden on Wednesday named longtime adviser Ron Klain as his White House chief of staff his first major appointment as he builds his administration regardless of whether President Donald Trump accepts the election results | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-election/biden-moves-forward-names-longtime-adviser-chief-of-staff-idUSKBN27R0JP | 2020-11-12 |
| One Republican strategist with ties to the White House said the legal maneuvers and push for recounts were aimed at coming up with support for Trumps claims | Positive | WASHINGTON Presidentelect Joe Biden on Wednesday named longtime adviser Ron Klain as his White House chief of staff his first major appointment as he builds his administration regardless of whether President Donald Trump accepts the election results | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-election/biden-moves-forward-names-longtime-adviser-chief-of-staff-idUSKBN27R0JP | 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 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump hopes a recount of votes will help keep Presidentelect Joe Biden out of the White House but as common as recounts may be especially for state and local candidates only three in the last two decades have changed the result and none for a presidential election | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump hopes a recount of votes will help keep Presidentelect Joe Biden out of the White House but as common as recounts may be especially for state and local candidates only three in the last two decades have changed the result and none for a presidential election | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-recount-explainer/explainer-why-recounts-rarely-change-the-results-of-u-s-elections-idUSKBN27Q38K | 2020-11-11 |
| Representative Eliot Engel chairman of the House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee said the State Department should begin preparing for Bidens transition now | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo voiced confidence on Tuesday that once every vote was counted it would lead to a second Trump appearing to reject Democrat Joe Bidens election victory over President Donald Trump | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-pompeo/pompeo-voices-confidence-for-second-trump-administration-then-softens-tone-on-post-election-transition-idUSKBN27Q2YH | 2020-11-11 |
| WASHINGTON When he enters the White House in January Joe Biden will likely stick with the Trump administrations harsh policies toward Chinese tech giants like Huawei Technologies bowing to antiChina sentiment among U.S. lawmakers from both parties | Negative | WASHINGTON When he enters the White House in January Joe Biden will likely stick with the Trump administrations harsh policies toward Chinese tech giants like Huawei Technologies bowing to antiChina sentiment among U.S. lawmakers from both parties | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-biden-technology/china-should-expect-no-reprieve-from-trump-measures-under-biden-analysts-idUSKBN27P2N8 | 2020-11-10 |
| Republican President Donald Trump fired Yates early in his term after she defied the White House by refusing to defend travel restrictions targeting seven Muslimmajority nations | Negative | WASHINGTON Former Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates and California Attorney General Xavier Becerra are being eyed for possible top cabinet positions in Presidentelect Joe Bidens administration said two sources familiar with the discussions | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-election-biden-justice/yates-becerra-eyed-for-possible-biden-administration-roles-sources-idUSKBN27P2QE | 2020-11-10 |
| Published by Penguin Random House Canada unit McClelland Stewart the book is a stunning collection of stories that portray the immigrant experience in achingly beautiful the jury wrote | Positive | TORONTO Souvankham Thammavongsa has won the Scotiabank Giller Prize Canadas top award for literature for her short story collection How To Pronounce the prizes sponsor announced on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-canada-giller-prize/souvankham-thammavongsa-wins-canadas-top-literary-scotiabank-giller-prize-idUSKBN27Q0EL | 2020-11-10 |
| U.S. Representative Gerry Connolly who heads the House Subcommittee on Government Operations said Murphy should start the process without delay | Positive | WASHINGTON Presidentelect Joe Bidens campaign on Sunday urged the Trump political appointee who heads the U.S. General Services Administration to approve an official transition of power despite President Donald Trumps refusal to concede | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-transition/biden-campaign-urges-federal-agency-to-approve-official-transition-idUSKBN27P0DS | 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 |
| White House officials say they are abiding by statutory requirements but declined to provide details | 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 |
| MEXICO CITY A Joe Biden presidency could reset ties with top U.S. trade partner Mexico that have suffered since Donald Trump made his first White House bid tarring Mexican migrants as rapists and gunrunners and vowing to keep them out with a border wall | Positive | MEXICO CITY A Joe Biden presidency could reset ties with top U.S. trade partner Mexico that have suffered since Donald Trump made his first White House bid tarring Mexican migrants as rapists and gunrunners and vowing to keep them out with a border wall | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-election-mexico/no-more-bullying-fresh-start-to-u-s-mexico-relations-eyed-under-biden-idUSKBN27N0NN | 2020-11-08 |
| The White House did not respond to a request for comment on Trumps treatment of Mexico | Neutral | MEXICO CITY A Joe Biden presidency could reset ties with top U.S. trade partner Mexico that have suffered since Donald Trump made his first White House bid tarring Mexican migrants as rapists and gunrunners and vowing to keep them out with a border wall | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-election-mexico/no-more-bullying-fresh-start-to-u-s-mexico-relations-eyed-under-biden-idUSKBN27N0NN | 2020-11-08 |
| SAN YORK Joe Biden is returning to the White House to lead the United States in the midst of an economic crisis after beating President Donald Trump in Tuesdays election a turn of events likely to conjure an eerie sense of deja vu for the Democratic former vice president | Negative | SAN YORK Joe Biden is returning to the White House to lead the United States in the midst of an economic crisis after beating President Donald Trump in Tuesdays election a turn of events likely to conjure an eerie sense of deja vu for the Democratic former vice president | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-election-economy-analysis/analysis-biden-returns-to-battle-another-economic-crisis-but-its-no-great-recession-idUSKBN27N0XN | 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 |
| 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 |
| Trump on Thursday said in a White House If you count the legal votes I easily win | 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 |
| To capture the White House a candidate must amass at least 270 votes in the Electoral College | Negative | 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 |
| WASHINGTON As former Vice President Joe Biden moved closer to winning the White House President Donald Trump adopted a fighting posture on Thursday making false claims to undermine a vote that was not going his way | Negative | WASHINGTON As former Vice President Joe Biden moved closer to winning the White House President Donald Trump adopted a fighting posture on Thursday making false claims to undermine a vote that was not going his way | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-trump/trump-takes-fighting-stance-as-election-swings-toward-biden-idUSKBN27M00D | 2020-11-06 |
| Meanwhile President Donald Trump launched an extraordinary assault on the countrys democratic process from the White House on Thursday falsely claiming the election was being from him | Negative | 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 |
| 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 |
| On election night Fox News Chief White House Correspondent John Roberts said on air that the Trump campaign was about the projection | Neutral | U.S. President Donald Trumps campaign on Thursday attacked the person at Fox News responsible for the networks projection calling Arizona for Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden as a Clintonvoting Bidendonating Democrat | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-usa-election-fox-news/trump-campaign-attacks-fox-news-polling-expert-who-called-arizona-for-biden-idUSKBN27L2RK | 2020-11-06 |
| WASHINGTON White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow on Wednesday said the Trump administration planned to push ahead with its agenda this year even as the election results remained unknown including a continuing resolution to fund the government and a possible COVID19 stimulus bill | Positive | WASHINGTON White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow on Wednesday said the Trump administration planned to push ahead with its agenda this year even as the election results remained unknown including a continuing resolution to fund the government and a possible COVID19 stimulus bill | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-budget/kudlow-says-unclear-if-covid-19-aid-would-be-part-of-government-funding-bill-idUSKBN27K27F | 2020-11-05 |
| aided by talk a Biden White House might ease back on trade war tariffs | Neutral | 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 |
| Despite uncertainty over the U.S. election South Koreas presidential Blue House said it would maintain the alliance whoever wins the White House | Positive | SEOUL South Koreas top diplomat plans to visit Washington next week officials said on Thursday as Seoul pledged a solid alliance with the United States regardless of the presidential election results | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-election-southkorea/south-koreas-top-diplomat-to-visit-u-s-amid-election-uncertainty-idUSKBN27L0AF | 2020-11-05 |
| WASHINGTON President Donald Trumps aides pored over election maps in the White House West Wing and cheered their candidate in the East Room as Election Day results in critical states such as Florida and Ohio came in favoring the Republican leader on Tuesday | Positive | WASHINGTON President Donald Trumps aides pored over election maps in the White House West Wing and cheered their candidate in the East Room as Election Day results in critical states such as Florida and Ohio came in favoring the Republican leader on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-trump-mood/confidence-and-irritation-at-white-house-as-trump-team-awaits-election-results-idUSKBN27K0T4 | 2020-11-04 |
| Frankly we did Trump told supporters at the White House adding the election was a on the American public without providing any evidence to support the claim | Negative | 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 |
| If U.S. President Donald Trump secures a second term in the White House look for an auto emissions battle with California a bid to downsize Big Tech and more strong audience ratings for cable news | Negative | If U.S. President Donald Trump secures a second term in the White House look for an auto emissions battle with California a bid to downsize Big Tech and more strong audience ratings for cable news | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-election-companies-trump-factbox/factbox-a-second-trump-term-could-mean-fewer-regulations-more-trade-wars-and-high-tv-ratings-idUSKBN27J19I | 2020-11-04 |
| WASHINGTON White House coronavirus adviser Scott Atlas apologized on Sunday for giving an interview to Russias Kremlinbacked television station RT saying he was unaware the outlet was a registered foreign agent in the United States | Negative | WASHINGTON White House coronavirus adviser Scott Atlas apologized on Sunday for giving an interview to Russias Kremlinbacked television station RT saying he was unaware the outlet was a registered foreign agent in the United States | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-trump-doctor-russia/white-house-coronavirus-adviser-atlas-apologizes-for-russian-tv-interview-idUSKBN27H1QB | 2020-11-02 |
| White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany said on Fox News that the Trump administration had over the years rescued 55 hostages in 24 countries | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. special forces rescued an American citizen who had been kidnapped by armed men in an operation on Saturday in northern Nigeria that is believed to have killed several of his captors U.S. officials said | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-usa-nigeria-military/u-s-special-forces-rescue-american-held-in-nigeria-officials-idUSKBN27G0JI | 2020-11-01 |
| WASHINGTON Vice President Mike Pence a Christian conservative and one of the few constants in Donald Trumps tumultuous White House has kept his bosss confidence by being careful never to step out of the presidents shadow | Negative | WASHINGTON Vice President Mike Pence a Christian conservative and one of the few constants in Donald Trumps tumultuous White House has kept his bosss confidence by being careful never to step out of the presidents shadow | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-pence-profile-newsmaker/long-in-trumps-shadow-vice-president-mike-pence-set-to-emerge-idUSKBN27G0F3 | 2020-11-01 |
| 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 |
| The city has said the streets on blocks around the White House will be closed to parking on Election Day and the following day with intermittent street closures possible | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday there has been no final decision on where he will spend Election Night | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-trump/trump-says-no-decision-on-election-night-venue-idUSKBN27F2E4 | 2020-10-31 |
| The Taylors lawyers have said they will ask the State Department and White House to reconsider their extradition | Negative | BOSTON The U.S. Justice Department on Friday urged a federal judge to swiftly reject a lastminute bid by two Massachusetts men to avoid being extradited to Japan to face charges that they helped former Nissan Motor Co Ltd Chairman Carlos Ghosn flee the country | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-nissan-ghosn/u-s-fights-delay-in-extraditing-carlos-ghosns-accused-escape-plotters-to-japan-idUSKBN27F2L0 | 2020-10-31 |
| 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 | 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 |
| With Biden in the White House countries like Brazil that do business with Huawei will not be cut off Farnsworth said | Positive | 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 |
| 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 | Negative | 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/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest/latest-on-worldwide-spread-of-the-coronavirus-idUSKBN27F0PV | 2020-10-30 |
| 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 |
| White House unveils Kims proposal for second summit | Neutral | SEOUL North Koreas Kim Jong Un awaits the winner of next weeks U.S. presidential election armed with greater leverage in their highstakes nuclear diplomacy thanks to a more powerful and versatile arsenal of weapons than at the start of the Trump presidency | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-usa-election-northkorea-timline/timeline-key-events-in-north-korea-u-s-ties-since-2017-idUSKBN27E0XW | 2020-10-29 |
| The battle for the Texas House is absolutely a dog he said | 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 They came to Washington to shake things up and in their first two years in the U.S. House of Representatives the four lawmakers popularly known as Squad achieved stardom but also discovered that life in the political fastlane can be perilous | Negative | WASHINGTON They came to Washington to shake things up and in their first two years in the U.S. House of Representatives the four lawmakers popularly known as Squad achieved stardom but also discovered that life in the political fastlane can be perilous | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-house-the-squad/fame-or-blame-what-lies-ahead-for-the-squad-as-they-eye-second-terms-in-u-s-congress-idUSKBN27C1C3 | 2020-10-28 |
| The attention the Squad has garnered unusual for firsttermers and even many veterans of the 435member House has brought some negative publicity along the way | Negative | WASHINGTON They came to Washington to shake things up and in their first two years in the U.S. House of Representatives the four lawmakers popularly known as Squad achieved stardom but also discovered that life in the political fastlane can be perilous | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-house-the-squad/fame-or-blame-what-lies-ahead-for-the-squad-as-they-eye-second-terms-in-u-s-congress-idUSKBN27C1C3 | 2020-10-28 |
| At one point House Speaker Nancy Pelosi who prioritized passage of climate change legislation in 2009 referred to it as The green dream or whatever they call it | Positive | WASHINGTON They came to Washington to shake things up and in their first two years in the U.S. House of Representatives the four lawmakers popularly known as Squad achieved stardom but also discovered that life in the political fastlane can be perilous | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-house-the-squad/fame-or-blame-what-lies-ahead-for-the-squad-as-they-eye-second-terms-in-u-s-congress-idUSKBN27C1C3 | 2020-10-28 |
| Marty Obst a political strategist for Pence was determined by contact tracers from the White House Medical Unit to be the likely origin of the outbreak the two people said | Negative | WASHINGTON A political adviser to U.S. Vice President Mike Pence is suspected of sparking an outbreak of the coronavirus on his team that sidelined a senior official days before the presidential election according to a current White House official and a former official familiar with the matter | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-pence/political-adviser-sparked-covid-19-outbreak-on-vice-president-pence-team-sources-idUSKBN27C2X5 | 2020-10-28 |
| WASHINGTON President Donald Trump reveled in one of his signature achievements on Monday at a White House ceremony to celebrate U.S. Senate confirmation of his third Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett eight days before the election | Positive | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump reveled in one of his signature achievements on Monday at a White House ceremony to celebrate U.S. Senate confirmation of his third Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett eight days before the election | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-court-barrett/trump-celebrates-at-white-house-as-supreme-court-nominee-confirmed-idUSKBN27B143 | 2020-10-27 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives recently voted to condemn the proPresident Donald Trump online conspiracy theory known as QAnon | Negative | 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 |
| The madeforTV primetime event on the White House lawn mirrored one a month ago when Barretts nomination was announced which preceded a coronavirus outbreak among top Republicans including Trump himself | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump reveled in one of his signature achievements on Monday at a White House ceremony to celebrate U.S. Senate confirmation of his third Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett eight days before the election | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-court-barrett/trump-celebrates-at-white-house-as-supreme-court-nominee-confirmed-idUSKBN27B143 | 2020-10-27 |
| At least one of them is expected to be elected to the House of Representatives next week and a second has a good chance | 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 |
| 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 |
| There is no place for QAnon in the Republican House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy told Fox News in August becoming the highestranking Republican to publicly condemn QAnon | Negative | 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 |
| White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow told reporters at the White House that talks have slowed but were continuing on Monday | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi is hopeful that congressional Democrats and the Trump administration can reach agreement on a coronavirus relief bill before the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/pelosi-optimistic-of-covid-19-relief-deal-before-nov-3-u-s-elections-aide-idUSKBN27B1V6 | 2020-10-27 |
| WASHINGTON 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 | 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 |
| The State Department and White House national security council did not immediately respond to requests for comment | Neutral | WASHINGTON The mother of Austin Tice a freelance journalist and former U.S. Marine officer who disappeared while reporting in Syria in 2012 on Monday accused U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo of undermining efforts to free her son | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-syria-journalist/missing-americans-mother-says-pompeo-undermines-his-release-idUSKBN27B2D9 | 2020-10-27 |
| U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and President Donald Trump have been trading accusations for days about who needed to act in order to cement new coronavirus aid before Nov | Negative | TOKYO Oct 26 Japanese government bond prices traded slightly higher on Monday as investors turned to the safehaven instrument after talks about a U.S. coronavirus stimulus package dragged on | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-bonds/jgbs-steady-to-slightly-firmer-as-risk-appetite-ebbs-idUSL1N2HH09B | 2020-10-26 |
| Meadows told reporters that White House doctors cleared Pence to travel after Short tested positive | Positive | 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 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday said she will seek to stay on as head of the U.S. House of Representatives if her fellow Democrats keep their majority after the Nov | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday said she will seek to stay on as head of the U.S. House of Representatives if her fellow Democrats keep their majority after the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-house-pelosi/pelosi-aims-to-keep-top-u-s-house-job-if-democrats-keep-majority-idUSKBN27A0K4 | 2020-10-26 |
| Asked if she planned to run for another term as U.S. House speaker if her political party maintains control she told CNN in an Yes I am | 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 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday said the Trump administration was reviewing the latest plan for more COVID19 relief over the weekend and that she expected a response on Monday adding that she was still optimistic a deal could be reached | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday said the Trump administration was reviewing the latest plan for more COVID19 relief over the weekend and that she expected a response on Monday adding that she was still optimistic a deal could be reached | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/u-s-covid-19-aid-bill-talks-continue-pelosi-says-idUSKBN27A0K2 | 2020-10-26 |
| WASHINGTON President Donald Trumps daughter and soninlaw both top White House aides are threatening to sue a group of antiTrump Republicans for posting billboard ads in New York Citys Times Square linking them to the countrys almost 225000 coronavirus deaths | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trumps daughter and soninlaw both top White House aides are threatening to sue a group of antiTrump Republicans for posting billboard ads in New York Citys Times Square linking them to the countrys almost 225000 coronavirus deaths | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-times-square-ads/jared-and-ivanka-threaten-lawsuit-over-times-square-billboards-idUSKBN2790TB | 2020-10-25 |
| A White House spokesman did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Bidens remarks | Neutral | 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 |
| The White House has rejected calls from U.S. health experts to mandate masks in transportation | 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 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Friday it still was possible to get another round of COVID19 aid before the Nov | 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 |
| Past measures to block arms sales passed the House and Senate with bipartisan support but failed to get enough Republican backing to override Trumps vetoes | Negative | Israel said on Friday it will not oppose U.S. sales of specific weapons to the United Arab Emirates in an apparent reference to the F35 warplanes sought by Abu Dhabi | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-israel-emirates-usa-arms/israel-will-not-oppose-u-s-sale-of-f-35-to-uae-idUSKBN278297 | 2020-10-24 |
| White House Adviser Larry Kudlow also chimed in on Friday saying it would be difficult to get the stimulus bill passed before the election | Negative | Intel slumps as quarterly margins fall | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/usa-stocks/us-stocks-sp-nasdaq-close-higher-as-investors-focus-on-stimulus-talks-idUSL1N2HE1CY | 2020-10-24 |
| WASHINGTON The deputy White House national security adviser on Friday denounced Chinas treatment of Uighur Muslims saying there was no justification for the country maintaining concentration within its borders | Negative | WASHINGTON The deputy White House national security adviser on Friday denounced Chinas treatment of Uighur Muslims saying there was no justification for the country maintaining concentration within its borders | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-pottinger/u-s-says-no-justification-for-concentration-camps-in-china-idUSKBN2781RT | 2020-10-24 |
| the day before on hopes the U.S. Congress and the White House would soon strike a deal on another round of COVID19 stimulus | Negative | 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 |
| House votes 36 times to break a tie | 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 |
| In that case the U.S. Constitution leaves it to the House of Representatives to select the next president | 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 |
| 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 | Positive | 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 |
| But on Thursday morning White House spokeswoman Alyssa Farah told Fox Business This is really the most optimistic weve felt about getting a deal | Positive | 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 |
| U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi reported progress in talks with the Trump administration for another round of financial aid saying legislation could be hammered out pretty | 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 |
| 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 |
| The White House has proposed | Neutral | 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 |
| Under Trump the White House rejected new tax credits for electric vehicles while making it easier to sell gasguzzling SUVs | 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 |
| 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 |
| U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin continued to narrow their in a telephone conversation on Monday her spokesman said | Neutral | By Hideyuki Sano | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-yuan-stands-tall-but-u-s-stimulus-doubts-cap-broader-risk-rally-idUSL4N2HB01O | 2020-10-20 |
| European stocks rallied in part on returning hopes of a relief package as U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she was optimistic about a deal before Election Day | Positive | Early voting for the U.S. election kicks off in the battleground state of Florida with a record 28 million nationwide ballots already cast and just over two weeks remaining in the race for the White House | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-usa-election-snapshot/2020-u-s-election-what-you-need-to-know-right-now-idUSKBN27419B | 2020-10-20 |
| 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 | 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 |
| The White House had no immediate comment on the decision | Neutral | WASHINGTON Twitter on Sunday removed a tweet downplaying the efficacy of masks posted by a top coronavirus adviser to President Donald Trump while U.S. cases surged before the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/twitter-raps-trump-covid-19-adviser-as-u-s-cases-rise-idUSKBN2730T5 | 2020-10-19 |
| House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said differences remain with President Donald Trumps administration on a wideranging coronavirus relief package but she was optimistic legislation could be pushed through before Election Day | Neutral | The Australian state of Victoria on Monday eased some coronavirusled restrictions after months while much of Europe enacted new curbs | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest/latest-on-the-worldwide-spread-of-coronavirus-idUSKBN2740FL | 2020-10-19 |
| WASHINGTON A White House official traveled to Damascus earlier this year for secret meetings with the Syrian government seeking the release of at least two U.S. citizens thought to be held there a Trump administration official said on Sunday | Positive | WASHINGTON A White House official traveled to Damascus earlier this year for secret meetings with the Syrian government seeking the release of at least two U.S. citizens thought to be held there a Trump administration official said on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-syria-report/white-house-official-went-to-syria-seeking-americans-release-idUSKBN2730XM | 2020-10-19 |
| The White House and the State Department did not immediately respond to requests for comment | Neutral | WASHINGTON A White House official traveled to Damascus earlier this year for secret meetings with the Syrian government seeking the release of at least two U.S. citizens thought to be held there a Trump administration official said on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-syria-report/white-house-official-went-to-syria-seeking-americans-release-idUSKBN2730XM | 2020-10-19 |
| U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she was optimistic legislation on a coronavirus relief package could be pushed through before Election Day | Negative | KOSPI rises foreigners net buyers | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/southkorea-markets-midday/s-korean-shares-gain-on-u-s-stimulus-hopes-idUSL4N2HA0ZT | 2020-10-19 |
| WASHINGTON The White House Office of Management and Budget said Friday that federal agencies will use artificial intelligence to eliminate outdated obsolete and inconsistent requirements across tens of thousands of pages of government regulations | Negative | Oct 16 story restores dropped words in first paragraph to say tens of thousands of pages not tens of corrects fourth paragraph to say 185000 pages remaining not published | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-regulations-white-house/u-s-government-agencies-to-use-ai-to-cull-and-cut-outdated-regulations-idUSKBN27130L | 2020-10-18 |
| White House OMB director Russell Vought said the AI effort would help agencies update a regulatory code marked by decades of neglect and lack of reform | Neutral | Oct 16 story restores dropped words in first paragraph to say tens of thousands of pages not tens of corrects fourth paragraph to say 185000 pages remaining not published | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-regulations-white-house/u-s-government-agencies-to-use-ai-to-cull-and-cut-outdated-regulations-idUSKBN27130L | 2020-10-18 |
| Last month Trump hosted a White House ceremony in which Israel the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain signed deals to establish formal relations | 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 |
| 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 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Friday that she would probably talk to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin over the weekend for the latest round of negotiations on coronavirus relief | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Friday that she would probably talk to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin over the weekend for the latest round of negotiations on coronavirus relief | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-talks/pelosi-says-she-will-probably-talk-to-mnuchin-on-coronavirus-relief-sunday-idUSKBN271339 | 2020-10-17 |
| NEW YORK Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie having had the coronavirus said he had been wrong not to wear a mask at a White House event or while preparing Republican President Donald Trump to debate Democratic rival Joe Biden | Negative | NEW YORK Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie having had the coronavirus said he had been wrong not to wear a mask at a White House event or while preparing Republican President Donald Trump to debate Democratic rival Joe Biden | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-christie/former-new-jersey-governor-christie-says-he-was-wrong-not-to-wear-mask-idUSKBN2712EN | 2020-10-17 |
| Despite that Trump unlike his White House predecessor Barack Obama has never met the Dalai Lama during his presidency | Negative | WASHINGTON The Trump administration on Wednesday appointed a senior U.S. human rights official as special coordinator for Tibetan issues a move likely to anger China amid increasingly tense relations between Washington and Beijing | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-china-tibet-usa/u-s-names-coordinator-on-tibet-amid-tensions-with-china-idUSKBN26Z30L | 2020-10-15 |
| 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 | Negative | 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 |
| Barrett said no one at the White House sought a commitment from her on how she would rule on that or any other issue | Neutral | 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 The White House is moving forward with more sales of sophisticated military equipment to Taiwan telling Congress on Tuesday that it will seek to sell Taipei MQ9 drones and a coastal defensive missile system sources familiar with the situation said | Negative | WASHINGTON The White House is moving forward with more sales of sophisticated military equipment to Taiwan telling Congress on Tuesday that it will seek to sell Taipei MQ9 drones and a coastal defensive missile system sources familiar with the situation said | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-taiwan-arms-exclusive/exclusive-white-house-advances-drone-and-missile-sales-to-taiwan-sources-idUSKBN26Y2JM | 2020-10-14 |
| WASHINGTON The White House is moving forward with more sales of sophisticated military equipment to Taiwan telling Congress on Tuesday that it will seek to sell MQ9 drones and a coastal defensive missile system five sources familiar with the situation said | Negative | WASHINGTON The White House is moving forward with more sales of sophisticated military equipment to Taiwan telling Congress on Tuesday that it will seek to sell MQ9 drones and a coastal defensive missile system five sources familiar with the situation said | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-taiwan-arms-exclusive/exclusive-white-house-advances-drone-and-missile-sales-to-taiwan-sources-idUSKBN26Y2JM | 2020-10-14 |
| 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 disputes and declined to tell senators whether she believes landmark rulings legalizing abortion and gay marriage were properly decided | Negative | 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 disputes and declined to tell senators whether she believes landmark rulings legalizing abortion and gay marriage were properly decided | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-court-barrett/trumps-u-s-supreme-court-pick-says-she-has-no-agenda-on-obamacare-abortion-idUSKBN26Y1AJ | 2020-10-14 |
| BEIJING Chinas foreign ministry said on Tuesday that it would make a legitimate and response to further U.S. arms sales to Chineseclaimed Taiwan after source said the White House was moving forward with three sales of advanced weaponry to Taiwan | Positive | BEIJING Chinas foreign ministry said on Tuesday that it would make a legitimate and response to further U.S. arms sales to Chineseclaimed Taiwan after source said the White House was moving forward with three sales of advanced weaponry to Taiwan | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-taiwan-arms-china/china-says-will-make-necessary-response-to-u-s-arms-sales-to-taiwan-idUSKBN26Y0V6 | 2020-10-14 |
| Barrett said no one at the White House sought a commitment from her on how she would rule on that or any issue | Neutral | 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 disputes and declined to tell senators whether she believes landmark rulings legalizing abortion and gay marriage were properly decided | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-court-barrett/trumps-u-s-supreme-court-pick-says-she-has-no-agenda-on-obamacare-abortion-idUSKBN26Y1AJ | 2020-10-14 |
| WASHINGTON The White House is moving forward with three sales of advanced weaponry to Taiwan sending in recent days a notification of the deals to Congress for approval five sources said on Monday while China threatened retaliation | Negative | WASHINGTON The White House is moving forward with three sales of advanced weaponry to Taiwan sending in recent days a notification of the deals to Congress for approval five sources said on Monday while China threatened retaliation | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-usa-taiwan-arms-exclusive/white-house-moves-forward-on-three-arms-sales-to-taiwan-sources-idUSKBN26X246 | 2020-10-14 |
| Winston Wolkoffs tenure at the White House ended in early 2018 after it was disclosed that her company had received million to help plan Trumps inauguration in January 2017 | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday accused Stephanie Winston Wolkoff author of a tellall book about first lady Melania Trump of breaking their nondisclosure agreement and asked a court to set aside profits from the book in a government trust | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-trump-melania/u-s-accuses-author-of-melania-trump-tell-all-book-of-breaking-nondisclosure-pact-idUSKBN26Y2VV | 2020-10-14 |
| The White House has declined comment | 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 |
| The rally came hours after the White House said Trump had tested negative for COVID19 on consecutive days and was not infectious to others | Neutral | 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 |
| LOS ANGELES Fourteen years after television political drama The West shut down its White House set the show is back with its idealized version of a U.S. president and a mission to get Americans to the polls on Nov | Positive | LOS ANGELES Fourteen years after television political drama The West shut down its White House set the show is back with its idealized version of a U.S. president and a mission to get Americans to the polls on Nov | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-television-west-wing/tvs-west-wing-swaps-fictional-politics-for-the-real-thing-idUSKBN26Y2GH | 2020-10-14 |
| Israel and Bahrain which signed a declaration of at the White House ceremony last month are still discussing details of a full accord | Positive | JERUSALEM Israels cabinet approved a normalisation deal with the United Arab Emirates on Monday and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he and Abu Dhabis crown prince had spoken and agreed to meet soon | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-emirates-israel-netanyahu/israeli-cabinet-approves-uae-deal-netanyahu-says-will-meet-its-leader-idUSKBN26X10Q | 2020-10-13 |
| 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 | 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 |
| 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 |
| House officials did not immediately respond to a request for comment | Neutral | 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 |
| WASHINGTON The White House is moving forward with three sales of advanced weaponry to Taiwan sending in recent days a notification of the deals to Congress for approval five sources familiar with the situation said on Monday | Positive | WASHINGTON The White House is moving forward with three sales of advanced weaponry to Taiwan sending in recent days a notification of the deals to Congress for approval five sources familiar with the situation said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-taiwan-arms-exclusive/white-house-moves-forward-on-three-arms-sales-to-taiwan-sources-idUSKBN26X246 | 2020-10-13 |
| Trump addressed supporters from a White House balcony on Saturday afternoon urging a crowd of hundreds of largely Black and Latino supporters to help get out the vote | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday he had fully recovered from COVID19 and was not an infection risk for others freeing him to return to holding big campaign rallies during the final weeks of the race for the White House | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election/trump-says-he-is-recovered-from-covid-19-prepares-for-return-to-campaign-trail-idUSKBN26W09G | 2020-10-12 |
| Alyssa Farah the White House communications director said later on Twitter that Fauci had made other media appearances earlier in the week rebutting the charge he was muzzled | Negative | WASHINGTON Top U.S. infectious diseases expert Dr | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-fauci/fauci-says-his-remarks-were-taken-out-of-context-in-trump-ad-idUSKBN26W0XM | 2020-10-12 |
| The White House had no immediate comment on further details about the call | Neutral | Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and U.S. President Donald Trump discussed on the phone the issue of two Canadian citizens detained in China since late 2018 and to whom China granted rare consular access on Friday and Saturday the Canadian government said | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-trade-china-canada/trump-trudeau-discuss-two-detained-canadians-china-grants-virtual-consular-access-idUSKBN26V0YN | 2020-10-12 |
| WASHINGTON Oct 11 U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin and White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows on Sunday called on Congress to pass a coronavirus relief bill using leftover funds from the paycheck protection program as negotiations on a more comprehensive package continue | Positive | WASHINGTON Oct 11 U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin and White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows on Sunday called on Congress to pass a coronavirus relief bill using leftover funds from the paycheck protection program as negotiations on a more comprehensive package continue | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/health-coronavirus-congress-relief/white-house-calls-for-interim-coronavirus-relief-as-negotiations-continue-idUSW1N2GR05B | 2020-10-12 |
| White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said on CNNs State of the that he thought Senate Republicans would eventually come around | 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 |
| 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 Boasting about his achievements and hurling unsubstantiated allegations against his opponents U.S. President Donald Trump appeared back to his old self as he addressed supporters at the White House in his first public event since being diagnosed with COVID19 | Negative | WASHINGTON Boasting about his achievements and hurling unsubstantiated allegations against his opponents U.S. President Donald Trump appeared back to his old self as he addressed supporters at the White House in his first public event since being diagnosed with COVID19 | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election/feeling-great-trump-appears-in-public-for-first-time-since-return-from-hospital-idUSKBN26V09I | 2020-10-11 |
| The White House has released videos and Trump has called into television shows since then but this was supporters first chance to see the president live | Positive | WASHINGTON Boasting about his achievements and hurling unsubstantiated allegations against his opponents U.S. President Donald Trump appeared back to his old self as he addressed supporters at the White House in his first public event since being diagnosed with COVID19 | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election/feeling-great-trump-appears-in-public-for-first-time-since-return-from-hospital-idUSKBN26V09I | 2020-10-11 |
| On Friday a White House spokeswoman said Trump would be tested for COVID19 and would not go out in public if it was determined he could still spread the virus | Negative | WASHINGTON Boasting about his achievements and hurling unsubstantiated allegations against his opponents U.S. President Donald Trump appeared back to his old self as he addressed supporters at the White House in his first public event since being diagnosed with COVID19 | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election/feeling-great-trump-appears-in-public-for-first-time-since-return-from-hospital-idUSKBN26V09I | 2020-10-11 |
| WASHINGTON The White House is preparing a COVID19 relief package of | Positive | WASHINGTON The White House is preparing a COVID19 relief package of | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-relief/white-house-preparing-1-8-trillion-coronavirus-relief-offer-wall-street-journal-idUSKBN26U21G | 2020-10-10 |
| But as of Thursday afternoon there was no deal although U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin were set to continue with talks | Negative | The U.S. bank sector has been pummeled this year but investors hunting for bargains there may need deep reserves of patience as banks are particularly sensitive to low interest rates the uneven economic recovery and the muddy stimulus outlook | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-stocks-banks-analysis/analysis-u-s-bank-stocks-are-fine-if-you-are-rich-in-patience-idUSKBN26U15O | 2020-10-10 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin failed on Friday to reach agreement on a COVID19 stimulus package while the top Senate Republican voiced doubt that Congress would act before the Nov | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin failed on Friday to reach agreement on a COVID19 stimulus package while the top Senate Republican voiced doubt that Congress would act before the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/pelosi-mnuchin-fail-to-reach-covid-19-stimulus-deal-but-talks-go-on-amid-republican-doubts-idUSKBN26U1RM | 2020-10-10 |
| The new White House package was higher than an earlier | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin failed on Friday to reach agreement on a COVID19 stimulus package while the top Senate Republican voiced doubt that Congress would act before the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/pelosi-mnuchin-fail-to-reach-covid-19-stimulus-deal-but-talks-go-on-amid-republican-doubts-idUSKBN26U1RM | 2020-10-10 |
| 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 | 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 |
| Conley said in a memo released by the White House that Trump had responded extremely to treatment without any evidence of adverse effects | Neutral | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump said on Thursday he may return to the campaign trail with a rally on Saturday after the White House physician said he had completed his course of therapy for the novel coronavirus and could resume public events | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump/trump-eyes-return-to-rallies-saturday-after-doctor-says-covid-19-therapy-completed-idUSKBN26T0KU | 2020-10-09 |
| However U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said there would be no additional federal aid for U.S. airlines without a bigger relief package | Negative | European stocks hit a near threeweek high on Thursday as investors globally pinned hopes on more U.S. stimulus even as coronavirus cases surged across the continent | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-europe-stocks/european-stocks-near-three-week-high-as-u-s-stimulus-talks-lift-global-mood-idUSKBN26T129 | 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 |
| House Speaker Nancy Pelosi downplayed the likelihood of standalone bills without more comprehensive aid but the fact that talks had resumed was enough to lift markets | Neutral | NEW YORK Oct 8 Asian shares were set to track Wall Street gains on Friday as revived hopes for a U.S. stimulus deal helped investors overlook weakerthanexpected jobs data and growing global coronavirus cases | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-markets-to-inch-up-as-u-s-stimulus-talks-restart-idUSL1N2GZ2DK | 2020-10-09 |
| Trumps White House and campaign have experienced an outbreak of the virus in the last week with multiple top aides including the presidents press secretary and campaign manager testing positive | Positive | WASHINGTON Republican President Donald Trump on Friday prepared to return to the campaign trail with a pair of weekend rallies after his COVID19 diagnosis sidelined him for a week in the race against Democratic nominee Joe Biden for the White House | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election/trump-maps-return-to-campaign-trail-after-white-house-says-covid-19-treatment-complete-idUSKBN26U0F5 | 2020-10-09 |
| The National Security Council and White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment | Neutral | WASHINGTON All U.S. troops in Afghanistan should be home by President Donald Trump said on Wednesday just hours after his national security adviser said Washington would reduce its forces in Afghanistan to 2500 by early next year | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-afghanistan-military/u-s-troops-in-afghanistan-should-be-home-by-christmas-trump-idUSKBN26S3EX | 2020-10-09 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he might try to attend a rally on Saturday night probably in Florida less than a week after he returned to White House after being hospitalized because of the coronavirus | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he might try to attend a rally on Saturday night probably in Florida less than a week after he returned to White House after being hospitalized because of the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-rally/u-s-president-trump-says-might-hold-rally-in-florida-on-saturday-idUSKBN26U04V | 2020-10-09 |
| The White Houses plan for the drawdown will almost certainly be subject to review should Trump lose his bid for a second term in the Nov | Negative | WASHINGTON All U.S. troops in Afghanistan should be home by President Donald Trump said on Wednesday just hours after his national security adviser said Washington would reduce its forces in Afghanistan to 2500 by early next year | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-afghanistan-military/u-s-troops-in-afghanistan-should-be-home-by-christmas-trump-idUSKBN26S3EX | 2020-10-09 |
| WASHINGTON President Donald Trump said on Thursday he may return to the campaign trail with a rally on Saturday after the White House physician said he had completed his course of therapy for the novel coronavirus and could resume public events | Positive | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump said on Thursday he may return to the campaign trail with a rally on Saturday after the White House physician said he had completed his course of therapy for the novel coronavirus and could resume public events | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump/trump-eyes-return-to-rallies-saturday-after-doctor-says-covid-19-therapy-completed-idUSKBN26T0KU | 2020-10-09 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trumps economic adviser Larry Kudlow on Thursday said the White House would like to have more COVID19 aid passed before the election but that the nations economy did not necessarily depend on an assistance package | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trumps economic adviser Larry Kudlow on Thursday said the White House would like to have more COVID19 aid passed before the election but that the nations economy did not necessarily depend on an assistance package | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-kudlow/kudlow-says-trump-backs-separate-bills-for-certain-covid-19-aid-idUSKBN26T2KQ | 2020-10-09 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Representative David Cicilline the chairman of the House Judiciary Committees antitrust subcommittee said on Wednesday he would be comfortable with Facebook Incs acquisition of Instagram | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Representative David Cicilline the chairman of the House Judiciary Committees antitrust subcommittee said on Wednesday he would be comfortable with Facebook Incs acquisition of Instagram | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-tech-antitrust-instagram/u-s-house-antitrust-chairman-calls-unwinding-facebooks-instagram-buy-the-right-answer-idUSKBN26S3AI | 2020-10-08 |
| But in a separate interview with CNBC White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said that approach would likely not work either | Negative | WASHINGTON Top White House officials on Wednesday downplayed the possibility of more coronavirus relief while House Speaker Nancy Pelosi disparaged President Donald Trump for backing away from talks on a comprehensive deal | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/white-house-aides-downplay-coronavirus-aid-chances-pelosi-blasts-trump-but-discusses-airline-help-idUSKBN26S22A | 2020-10-08 |
| A U.S. House of Representatives panel looking into abuses of market power by four big technology companies found they used killer to smite rivals charged exorbitant fees and forced small businesses into contracts in the name of profit | Negative | A U.S. House of Representatives panel looking into abuses of market power by four big technology companies found they used killer to smite rivals charged exorbitant fees and forced small businesses into contracts in the name of profit | http://www.reuters.com/innovation/article/us-usa-tech-antitrust-congress/u-s-lawmakers-detail-big-techs-market-abuses-and-press-for-strict-reform-idUSKBN26R3H7 | 2020-10-08 |
| The White House says the rise in cases among senior White House officials and others in Washington has not disrupted the government | Positive | WASHINGTON The Marine Corps said on Wednesday its No | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-military/pentagon-risk-grows-as-marine-corps-no-2-officer-tests-positive-for-coronavirus-idUSKBN26S3NJ | 2020-10-08 |
| Tencent and the White House did not immediately respond to requests for comment | Neutral | The United States is considering restrictions on Chinas Ant Group as well as Tencent Holdings Ltd | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-ant-group-ipo/u-s-explores-restrictions-on-ant-group-tencent-payment-platforms-bloomberg-news-idUSKBN26S30K | 2020-10-08 |
| WASHINGTON President Donald Trump still confined to the White House where he is being treated for COVID19 planned more steps on Thursday to try to reinvigorate a reelection campaign hit hard by his handling of the pandemic | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump still confined to the White House where he is being treated for COVID19 planned more steps on Thursday to try to reinvigorate a reelection campaign hit hard by his handling of the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump/despite-covid-19-treatment-trump-edges-back-into-campaign-spotlight-idUSKBN26T0KU | 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 |
| The videos release followed White House assurances that the 74yearold president was back at the Oval Office on Wednesday getting briefed about economic stimulus talks and Hurricane Delta | Positive | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump still confined to the White House where he is being treated for COVID19 planned more steps on Thursday to try to reinvigorate a reelection campaign hit hard by his handling of the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump/despite-covid-19-treatment-trump-edges-back-into-campaign-spotlight-idUSKBN26T0KU | 2020-10-08 |
| ABC News said its count of cases related to the White House was now 23 including Trump and his wife Melania | Neutral | The president turned his back on Biden said in a Twitter post | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump/stuck-at-white-house-trump-seeks-ways-to-recharge-re-election-bid-idUSKBN26S0DV | 2020-10-07 |
| The coronavirus aid and the diseases spread in the White House were in focus as President Donald Trump halted talks with Congress over a large stimulus while White House senior adviser Stephen Miller also contracted the virus | Negative | The coronavirus aid and the diseases spread in the White House were in focus as President Donald Trump halted talks with Congress over a large stimulus while White House senior adviser Stephen Miller also contracted the virus | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/latest-on-the-worldwide-spread-of-coronavirus-idUSKBN26Q28N | 2020-10-07 |
| 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 | Negative | 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 |
| Anthony Fauci whose advocacy of public health guidelines to fight the coronavirus has conflicted with President Donald Trumps downplaying of the pandemic said on Tuesday the recent rash of infections at the White House could have been prevented | Negative | WASHINGTON Top U.S. infectious diseases expert Dr | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-fauci/fauci-says-white-house-covid-19-infections-could-have-been-prevented-idUSKBN26S06X | 2020-10-07 |
| A senior administration official confirmed the White House had approved the plan which undercuts President Donald Trumps hopes of getting a vaccine before voters go to polls | Neutral | The U.S. Food and Drug Administration told coronavirus vaccine developers on Tuesday it wants at least two months of safety data before authorizing emergency use a requirement that would likely push any U.S. vaccine availability past the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-fda-vaccine/u-s-fda-safety-guidelines-likely-to-push-covid-19-vaccine-authorization-past-election-idUSKBN26R2K0 | 2020-10-07 |
| He left hospital wearing a mask but removed it to posed for pictures on the White House balcony and did not put it back on when he entered the building | Neutral | WASHINGTON Top U.S. infectious diseases expert Dr | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-fauci/fauci-says-white-house-covid-19-infections-could-have-been-prevented-idUSKBN26S06X | 2020-10-07 |
| Pfizer Chief Executive Albert Bourla tweeted on Tuesday that the company had not discussed the FDAs standards with the White House saying that could compromise the agencys independence | Negative | The U.S. Food and Drug Administration told coronavirus vaccine developers on Tuesday it wants at least two months of safety data before authorizing emergency use a requirement that would likely push any U.S. vaccine availability past the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-fda-vaccine/u-s-fda-safety-guidelines-likely-to-push-covid-19-vaccine-authorization-past-election-idUSKBN26R2K0 | 2020-10-07 |
| House Speaker Nancy Pelosi last Friday expressed support for a standalone bill to keep airline workers on the job if a broader package could not be reached | Negative | U.S. President Donald Trump said late on Tuesday Congress should quickly extend billion in new payroll assistance to U.S. passenger airlines furloughing thousands of workers as air travel remains down sharply amid the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-airlines/trump-urges-congress-to-provide-25-billion-bailout-for-u-s-airlines-idUSKBN26R3I8 | 2020-10-07 |
| A U.S. House of Representatives panel looking into abuses of market power by four of the biggest technology companies found they used killer to smite rivals charged exorbitant fees and forced small businesses into contracts in the name of profit | Negative | A U.S. House of Representatives panel looking into abuses of market power by four of the biggest technology companies found they used killer to smite rivals charged exorbitant fees and forced small businesses into contracts in the name of profit | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-tech-antitrust-congress/u-s-lawmakers-detail-big-techs-market-abuses-and-press-for-strict-reform-idUSKBN26R3H7 | 2020-10-07 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin spoke by phone for about an hour on Monday on coronavirus economic relief and were preparing to talk again Tuesday continuing their recent flurry of activity working towards a deal on legislation | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin spoke by phone for about an hour on Monday on coronavirus economic relief and were preparing to talk again Tuesday continuing their recent flurry of activity working towards a deal on legislation | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/pelosi-mnuchin-talk-coronavirus-aid-as-presidential-illness-complicates-picture-idUSKBN26Q1EG | 2020-10-06 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump faced a fresh backlash on Tuesday for removing his mask when he returned to the White House and urging Americans not to fear the COVID19 disease that has killed more than 209000 people in the country and put him in hospital | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump faced a fresh backlash on Tuesday for removing his mask when he returned to the White House and urging Americans not to fear the COVID19 disease that has killed more than 209000 people in the country and put him in hospital | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump/trump-faces-backlash-for-removing-mask-on-return-to-white-house-idUSKBN26R0H2 | 2020-10-06 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives antitrust report on Big Tech firms contains a thinly veiled call to break the companies Republican Congressman Ken Buck said in a draft response seen by Reuters | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives antitrust report on Big Tech firms contains a thinly veiled call to break the companies Republican Congressman Ken Buck said in a draft response seen by Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-tech-antitrust/u-s-houses-antitrust-report-hints-at-break-up-of-big-tech-firms-lawmaker-idUSKBN26R0EK | 2020-10-06 |
| MIAMI Less than two hours after U.S. President Donald Trump returned to the White House after three days in hospital being treated for coronavirus challenger Joe Biden criticized the president anew for downplaying the seriousness of the virus | Negative | MIAMI Less than two hours after U.S. President Donald Trump returned to the White House after three days in hospital being treated for coronavirus challenger Joe Biden criticized the president anew for downplaying the seriousness of the virus | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election/biden-calls-on-trump-to-send-message-masks-matter-idUSKBN26Q325 | 2020-10-06 |
| The House antitrust subcommittee is expected to publish its report this week on Amazon | Neutral | WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives antitrust report on Big Tech firms contains a thinly veiled call to break the companies Republican Congressman Ken Buck said in a draft response seen by Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-tech-antitrust/u-s-houses-antitrust-report-hints-at-break-up-of-big-tech-firms-lawmaker-idUSKBN26R0EK | 2020-10-06 |
| The building known locally as the White House briefly caught fire on Tuesday morning but the blaze was quickly put out | Positive | BISHKEK People protesting the results of a parliamentary election in Kyrgyzstan broke into government and security headquarters early on Tuesday and freed a former president from custody local news websites said | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-kyrgyzstan-protests/post-election-protests-put-kyrgyzstan-on-brink-of-revolt-idUSKBN26R05T | 2020-10-06 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump has no basis for claiming success battling the countrys coronavirus crisis Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi said on Monday saying his policies had endangered Americans | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump has no basis for claiming success battling the countrys coronavirus crisis Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi said on Monday saying his policies had endangered Americans | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-trump-pelosi/dont-politicize-the-virus-pelosi-tells-trump-idUSKBN26Q2VB | 2020-10-06 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump told Americans to get out and not fear COVID19 as he returned to the White House on Monday after a threenight hospital stay for coronavirus treatment and removed his surgical mask to pose for pictures | Positive | U.S. President Donald Trump told Americans to get out and not fear COVID19 as he returned to the White House on Monday after a threenight hospital stay for coronavirus treatment and removed his surgical mask to pose for pictures | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/latest-on-the-worldwide-spread-of-coronavirus-idUSKBN26Q28N | 2020-10-06 |
| WASHINGTON White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany said on Monday she tested positive for COVID19 while several U.S. media outlets reported that a number of other White House staff members also were confirmed to have been infected with the novel coronavirus | Negative | WASHINGTON White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany said on Monday she tested positive for COVID19 while several U.S. media outlets reported that a number of other White House staff members also were confirmed to have been infected with the novel coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-mcenany/trump-spokeswoman-mcenany-other-white-house-staffers-test-positive-for-covid-19-idUSKBN26Q2CT | 2020-10-06 |
| U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Friday said an airline deal was and talks with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin for a broad economic stimulus package were continuing this week | Positive | Unions represent about of roughly 61000 Southwest employees | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-southwest-jobs/southwest-seeks-pay-cuts-from-unions-to-avoid-layoffs-through-2021-idUSKBN26Q323 | 2020-10-06 |
| Doctors said the president could be sent back to the White House as soon as Monday although they were monitoring the condition of his lungs after he received supplemental oxygen | Positive | TOKYO Oct 5 Japanese shares bounced back on Monday led by gains in value shares including railway companies after doctors said U.S. President Donald Trumps health was improving following treatment for COVID19 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/japan-stocks-midday/nikkei-bounces-back-on-trump-health-report-railways-rebound-idUSL4N2GW0K8 | 2020-10-05 |
| WASHINGTON White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows revealed that President Donald Trumps condition on Friday was far worse than officials had made public saying doctors recommended the president go to the hospital after seeing he had a fever and his blood oxygen level dropped rapidly | Negative | WASHINGTON White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows revealed that President Donald Trumps condition on Friday was far worse than officials had made public saying doctors recommended the president go to the hospital after seeing he had a fever and his blood oxygen level dropped rapidly | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-meadows/white-house-acknowledges-trumps-condition-had-been-worse-than-revealed-idUSKBN26P0HV | 2020-10-05 |
| U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday said progress was being made on coronavirus relief legislation but had earlier flagged key areas of disagreement | Positive | By Eimi Yamamitsu | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-treads-water-as-markets-await-news-on-trumps-health-idUSL4N2GW03L | 2020-10-05 |
| White House spokesman Judd Deere described the drive as a short lastminute motorcade ride to wave to his and said Trump quickly returned to his hospital suite | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump briefly left the military hospital where he is being treated for COVID19 in a motorcade on Sunday to wave to supporters gathered outside sparking criticism that he was putting others at risk for a political stunt | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-motorcade/trump-trip-from-hospital-to-wave-at-fans-endangers-others-doctor-warns-idUSKBN26Q01T | 2020-10-05 |
| WASHINGTON The White House has given New Jersey officials the names of more than 200 people who attended events around President Donald Trumps fundraising trip to Bedminster on Thursday hours before he tested positive for COVID19 New Jersey officials said | Positive | WASHINGTON The White House has given New Jersey officials the names of more than 200 people who attended events around President Donald Trumps fundraising trip to Bedminster on Thursday hours before he tested positive for COVID19 New Jersey officials said | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-bedminster/white-house-identified-206-people-who-attended-trump-events-in-bedminster-new-jersey-officials-idUSKBN26P0XU | 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 |
| A return to the White House might help Trump project a sense of normalcy as he faces a difficult reelection battle against Democrat Joe Biden | Neutral | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump could be discharged from the hospital where he is being treated for COVID19 as soon as Monday according to his doctors although his condition remains unclear and outside experts warn that his case may be severe | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump/trumps-medical-status-unclear-as-doctors-say-he-could-be-discharged-on-monday-idUSKBN26Q0CS | 2020-10-05 |
| WASHINGTON A growing number of White House staff and senior Republicans have tested positive for COVID19 since President Donald Trump revealed he had contracted the respiratory disease | Positive | WASHINGTON A growing number of White House staff and senior Republicans have tested positive for COVID19 since President Donald Trump revealed he had contracted the respiratory disease | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-exposure-fac/factbox-white-house-staff-top-republicans-who-have-tested-positive-for-covid-19-idUSKBN26P0P5 | 2020-10-05 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday said progress was being made on coronavirus relief legislation to respond to the economic fallout from a pandemic that has killed more than 207000 Americans and thrown millions out of work | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday said progress was being made on coronavirus relief legislation to respond to the economic fallout from a pandemic that has killed more than 207000 Americans and thrown millions out of work | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/u-s-house-speaker-pelosi-says-making-progress-on-coronavirus-relief-legislation-idUSKBN26P0OA | 2020-10-05 |
| LONDON Londons Royal Opera House is to sell a 1970s painting by David Hockney as it seeks to raise cash to get through the COVID19 pandemic the worst crisis in its history | Negative | LONDON Londons Royal Opera House is to sell a 1970s painting by David Hockney as it seeks to raise cash to get through the COVID19 pandemic the worst crisis in its history | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/arts/article/us-britain-covid-opera-hockney/londons-royal-opera-house-to-sell-hockney-painting-to-survive-covid-crisis-idUSKBN26P0M2 | 2020-10-05 |
| University of Notre Dame President John Jenkins who also attended the White House ceremony said on Friday that he had tested positive | Positive | WASHINGTON A growing number of White House staff and senior Republicans have tested positive for COVID19 since President Donald Trump revealed he had contracted the respiratory disease | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-exposure-fac/factbox-white-house-staff-top-republicans-who-have-tested-positive-for-covid-19-idUSKBN26P0P5 | 2020-10-05 |
| In a statement Friday White House doctor Sean Conley said the presidents diagnosis was confirmed with traditional PCR testing | Neutral | Early in the coronavirus pandemic U.S. President Donald Trump put his faith in a toastersized machine that could spit out test results in a matter of minutes | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-testing-insi/relying-on-testing-to-ward-off-covid-put-trump-white-house-at-risk-idUSKBN26O0FR | 2020-10-04 |
| Now the fallout from the White Houses focus on testing as a precaution could extend far beyond the president and his wife experts say | Neutral | Early in the coronavirus pandemic U.S. President Donald Trump put his faith in a toastersized machine that could spit out test results in a matter of minutes | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-testing-insi/relying-on-testing-to-ward-off-covid-put-trump-white-house-at-risk-idUSKBN26O0FR | 2020-10-04 |
| NSC staffers have been ordered to wear masks in all White House common areas and to avoid unnecessary visits to the West Wing according to an internal email on Friday | Negative | WASHINGTON White House officials sought to project an air of business as usual on Friday despite President Donald Trumps COVID19 diagnosis but aides privately expressed concern about the presidential election and showed signs of rising worry about the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-trump-whitehou/worries-behind-the-scenes-at-white-house-after-trump-covid-diagnosis-idUSKBN26O007 | 2020-10-03 |
| Conway who left the White House at the end of August said on Twitter she had a light cough but felt fine after testing positive | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump moved to a military hospital for treatment on Friday after being diagnosed with COVID19 as his administration and reelection campaign scrambled to adjust to an extraordinary twist in his turbulent presidency | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-trump/trump-moved-to-military-hospital-after-covid-19-diagnosis-idUSKBN26N0K4 | 2020-10-03 |
| The House is to return to session Tuesday and the Senate could take up a standalone measure next week if a broader coronavirus deal is not reached | Negative | 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 |
| The White House is recommending masks and distancing an official said Friday but they are not mandatory | Neutral | WASHINGTON White House officials sought to project an air of business as usual on Friday despite President Donald Trumps COVID19 diagnosis but aides privately expressed concern about the presidential election and showed signs of rising worry about the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-trump-whitehou/worries-behind-the-scenes-at-white-house-after-trump-covid-diagnosis-idUSKBN26O007 | 2020-10-03 |
| 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 | 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 |
| A source familiar with the situation said Trump has a mild fever and a White House official said doctors urged the move so Trump could get immediate care if needed | Negative | WARREN Penn | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-trump-voters/anyone-can-get-it-trump-supporters-shocked-at-diagnosis-unwavering-in-support-idUSKBN26N37J | 2020-10-03 |
| 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 | Negative | 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 |
| WASHINGTON White House officials sought to project an air of business as usual on Friday despite President Donald Trumps COVID19 diagnosis but aides privately expressed concern about the presidential election and showed signs of rising worry about the coronavirus | Negative | WASHINGTON White House officials sought to project an air of business as usual on Friday despite President Donald Trumps COVID19 diagnosis but aides privately expressed concern about the presidential election and showed signs of rising worry about the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-trump-whitehou/worries-behind-the-scenes-at-white-house-after-trump-covid-diagnosis-idUSKBN26O007 | 2020-10-03 |
| Earlier Representative Peter DeFazio chair of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee failed to win approval of a standalone bipartisan measure under unanimous consent after some Republicans objected | Negative | 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 |
| U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin were expected to continue negotiations on Thursday | Positive | U.S. airlines face a winter test of their finances and question marks over the reach of their domestic flight networks after failing for now to win fresh federal aid | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-airlines/u-s-airlines-face-grim-winter-with-or-without-a-bailout-idUSKBN26M75A | 2020-10-02 |
| 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 | 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 |
| Today the House passed our Olympic reform legislation advancing critical changes and effective safeguards to protect our Olympic Paralympic and amateur athletes | Neutral | Legislation that will trigger a massive overhaul of the U.S. Olympic system offering athletes greater protection and more input into decision making was unanimously passed by the House of Representatives on Thursday and sent to the White House for President Donald Trumps signature | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-olympics-usopc-reforms/u-s-olympic-reform-bill-approved-by-congress-awaits-trump-signature-idUSKBN26M7L0 | 2020-10-02 |
| 6 trillion response and the White House on Thursday dismissed Democrats offer as not serious | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin remained far from agreement on COVID19 relief in key areas on Thursday after they failed in a phone discussion to bridge what Pelosi described as differences over dollars and values | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/deal-elusive-as-pelosi-mnuchin-discuss-u-s-covid-19-aid-house-debates-democrats-plan-idUSKBN26M68G | 2020-10-02 |
| The White House declined to comment on the panels work or the court ruling referring questions to the Justice Department | Negative | WASHINGTON Before a U.S. federal judge on Thursday halted the work of a Trump administration law enforcement commission saying it had violated public meetings laws the panel had been warned about shutting out public input by several of its own participants internal records reviewed by Reuters show | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-justice-rights-exclusive/exclusive-trump-policing-panel-was-warned-about-secretive-process-before-court-ruling-idUSKBN26M7C9 | 2020-10-02 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committees antitrust panel discussed ways to tighten antitrust laws on Thursday with two Republicans on the Democratdominated panel indicating potential support for some changes | Neutral | WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committees antitrust panel discussed ways to tighten antitrust laws on Thursday with two Republicans on the Democratdominated panel indicating potential support for some changes | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-tech-antitrust/house-democrats-discuss-tougher-antitrust-law-some-republicans-agree-idUSKBN26M7KI | 2020-10-02 |
| The embassy of Cyprus in Washington and the White House did not immediately respond to requests for comment | Neutral | WASHINGTON The United States has held off on joining Britain and Canada in imposing sanctions on Belarus in hopes the European Union can overcome an internal dispute paving the way to coordinated U.S. and EU sanctions four sources said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-belarus-election-usa/u-s-holding-back-on-belarus-sanctions-hopes-for-joint-move-with-eu-sources-idUSKBN26L3VU | 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 |
| Meadows declined to provide the total value of the White Houses latest proposal but said the figure is certainly above the | Negative | The Trump administration has proposed including a billion extension in aid for the battered airline industry in a new stimulus proposal to House Democrats worth over | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress-propo/white-house-stimulus-proposal-goes-over-1-5-trillion-with-20-billion-for-airlines-idUSKBN26M4GE | 2020-10-01 |
| 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 |
| The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment | Neutral | Thomson Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN26L3VC | 2020-10-01 |
| We have the Senate and we have the White House and we have a phenomenal nominee respected by he said | Positive | CLEVELAND President Donald Trump and Democratic rival Joe Biden battled fiercely over Trumps record on the coronavirus pandemic healthcare and the economy in a chaotic and badtempered first debate marked by personal insults and Trumps repeated interruptions | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-debate/insults-and-interruptions-mar-first-trump-biden-debate-idUSKBN26K1O8 | 2020-10-01 |
| WASHINGTON A U.S. House of Representatives committee on Wednesday unanimously approved bipartisan legislation to reform the Federal Aviation Administrations aircraft certification process after two fatal Boeing 737 MAX crashes that killed 346 people | Negative | WASHINGTON A U.S. House of Representatives committee on Wednesday unanimously approved bipartisan legislation to reform the Federal Aviation Administrations aircraft certification process after two fatal Boeing 737 MAX crashes that killed 346 people | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-boeing-737max-congress/house-panel-approves-faa-reform-bill-after-boeing-737-max-crashes-idUSKBN26L30I | 2020-10-01 |
| Before talks between Pelosi and Mnuchin resumed the White House had said Trump could agree to a | 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 |
| Representative Peter DeFazio who chairs the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure said the House would vote on the sweeping reform measure later this year | Positive | WASHINGTON A U.S. House of Representatives committee on Wednesday unanimously approved bipartisan legislation to reform the Federal Aviation Administrations aircraft certification process after two fatal Boeing 737 MAX crashes that killed 346 people | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-boeing-737max-congress/house-panel-approves-faa-reform-bill-after-boeing-737-max-crashes-idUSKBN26L30I | 2020-10-01 |
| 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 |
| Sorkin known for White House TV series The West first started writing the screenplay in 2007 but filming did not begin until late 2019 | Neutral | LOS ANGELES It may be set in the late 1960s but The Trial of the Chicago with its themes of protest civil rights and police brutality has much to say about America today | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-film-chicago-7/50-years-on-trial-of-chicago-7-feels-all-about-today-idUSKBN26K2WB | 2020-09-30 |
| 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 | Positive | 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 |
| 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 | Negative | World Bank President David Malpass said he was seeking board approval for a billion coronavirus vaccine financing plan to help poor and developing countries secure vaccine doses as part of the billion coronavirus aid financing pledged by the bank | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-the-worldwide-spread-of-coronavirus-idUSKBN26L0JL | 2020-09-30 |
| The House has not determined the outcome of a presidential election since 1876 | Neutral | 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 |
| U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi was set to hold further talks with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Tuesday morning in Washington | Positive | Asian stock markets tmsnrt | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/asian-markets-hunker-down-ahead-of-u-s-presidential-debate-idUSL4N2GQ11K | 2020-09-29 |
| Julie Hedrick president of the union representing American Airlines flight attendants called on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to schedule a vote | 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 |
| Pelosi also faces pressure from moderate House Democrats who say they want to see bipartisan aid proposals that have a chance of becoming law | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Monday that Democratic lawmakers unveiled a new | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-pelosi/pelosi-says-democrats-unveil-new-covid-19-aid-bill-idUSKBN26J38T | 2020-09-29 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called on the Trump administration to boost their offer for more financial aid amid the novel coronavirus pandemic saying she planned further talks with U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin later on Monday | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called on the Trump administration to boost their offer for more financial aid amid the novel coronavirus pandemic saying she planned further talks with U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin later on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/pelosi-says-trump-administration-must-boost-covid-19-aid-offer-idUSKBN26J2O7 | 2020-09-29 |
| The White House did not immediately respond to an emailed request for comment | Neutral | President Donald Trump has denied an expose by The New York Times saying he effectively paid no income tax for most of the past two decades but experts said the methods it was reported he employed to reduce his bill are commonly used by wealthy property developers to file zeroliability tax returns | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-trump-tax-par/trumps-reported-tax-methods-would-be-par-for-the-course-for-the-rich-experts-say-idUSKBN26J33C | 2020-09-29 |
| Woman suspected of sending ricinfilled envelope to White House to appear in | Negative | President Donald Trumps taxes are set to dominate the election agenda Monday even as Senate Republicans try to push ahead with the rapid confirmation of Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-snapshot/2020-u-s-election-what-you-need-to-know-right-now-idUSKBN26J210 | 2020-09-29 |
| The White House declined to comment on the Ohio tax repayment | Negative | WASHINGTON General Motors Co will repay million in state tax incentives to Ohio after the largest U.S. automaker came under heavy criticism for closing its Lordstown Assembly plant in March 2019 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-gm-lordstown-taxes/gm-will-repay-28-million-to-ohio-in-tax-incentives-after-closing-plant-idUSKBN26J2HV | 2020-09-29 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi is rallying Democrats to prepare for a onceinacentury election scenario requiring Congress to decide the outcome of the presidential race if neither Democrat Joe Biden nor President Donald Trump wins outright | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi is rallying Democrats to prepare for a onceinacentury election scenario requiring Congress to decide the outcome of the presidential race if neither Democrat Joe Biden nor President Donald Trump wins outright | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-house/pelosi-eyes-possible-u-s-house-role-in-calling-presidential-election-idUSKBN26J2A6 | 2020-09-29 |
| 2 trillion draft bill for coronavirus aid unveiled by Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives late on Monday gave airlines some hope for a second bailout before tens of thousands of layoffs occur on Thursday although tough hurdles remained | Negative | A | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-airlines/u-s-house-covid-19-aid-proposal-gives-airlines-bailout-hope-but-chances-slim-idUSKBN26K030 | 2020-09-29 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| The White House and State Department have declined to comment when asked about the status of negotiations | Negative | KHARTOUM Sudan does not want to link its removal from a U.S. terrorism list that is hindering access to foreign funding for the countrys economy with a normalisation of relations with Israel Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok said on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-sudan-usa-israel/sudan-rejects-linking-removal-from-u-s-terrorism-list-with-israel-ties-idUSKBN26H0J2 | 2020-09-27 |
| Shortly thereafter members of the White House counsels office had coffee mugs made with the slogan The Dogma Lives Loudly Within You | Neutral | WASHINGTON As the parent of seven children Amy Coney Barrett knows about working with a large it is an experience she will have again if confirmed as the ninth justice on the U.S. Supreme Court and its first mother with schoolage children | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-court-trump-barrett/from-big-family-to-u-s-high-court-barrett-used-to-being-in-group-of-nine-idUSKBN26I00P | 2020-09-27 |
| Trump on Saturday at the White House introduced Barrett a favorite of religious conservatives as his nominee to replace liberal Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg who died on Sept | Negative | WASHINGTON In nominating Amy Coney Barrett for a lifetime job on the U.S. Supreme Court President Donald Trump has selected a federal appeals court judge who has staked out conservative legal positions on key hotbutton issues in three years on the bench | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-court-barrett-profile/u-s-supreme-court-nominee-barrett-has-staked-out-conservative-positions-idUSKBN26H11E | 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 |
| The White House declined to comment and no comment was immediately available from the agency | Negative | ATLANTA Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson scripted a complaint to President Donald Trump about how the presidential personnel office is handling his agency notes seen by reporters on Friday show | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-trump-carson/u-s-housing-head-carson-notes-suggest-friction-with-trump-aide-tasked-with-ensuring-loyalty-idUSKCN26G32Q | 2020-09-26 |
| Asked if Trump planned to nominate Barrett a Senate aide told Reuters that the White House has sent every smoke signal you can indicating that | Positive | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump intends to nominate conservative federal appeals court judge Amy Coney Barrett to fill the vacancy on the U.S. Supreme Court following the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg U.S. media reported on Friday citing Republican sources | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-court-ginsburg-barrett/trump-intends-to-nominate-judge-amy-coney-barrett-to-supreme-court-cnn-reports-idUSKCN26G31M | 2020-09-26 |
| The two top Republicans in Congress Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy did not attend the ceremony | Negative | WASHINGTON Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg a champion of gender equality made history again on Friday as the first woman and first Jewish person to lie in state in the U.S. Capitol in a ceremony marked by soaring music tears and even pushups | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-court-ginsburg-capitol/tears-push-ups-mark-historic-goodbye-for-ginsburg-at-u-s-capitol-idUSKCN26G1F6 | 2020-09-26 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi spoke with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin about coronavirus relief on Friday and they agreed to hold more talks Pelosis office said | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi spoke with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin about coronavirus relief on Friday and they agreed to hold more talks Pelosis office said | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-pelosi/pelosi-mnuchin-discuss-covid-aid-agree-to-more-talks-pelosis-office-idUSKCN26G330 | 2020-09-26 |
| A White House official said the cards would be discount cards for copays of prescription drugs | Negative | 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 |
| 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 |
| House of Representatives Judiciary Committees antitrust subcommittee is expected to soon release a muchanticipated deep dive into antitrust allegations against four of Americas largest tech companies and recommendations. | Positive | Thomson Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/idUSKCN26F3NH | 2020-09-25 |
| 2 trillion coronavirus stimulus package that could be voted on next week a key lawmaker said on Thursday as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi reiterated that she is ready to negotiate with the White House | Positive | 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 |
| But it was not clear whether the White House would agree to such a sum | 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 |
| Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives are working on a | Neutral | U.S. coronavirus cases topped 7 million accounting for more than of the worlds total and infections rose sharply in Latin America while European officials warned of a with flu as the continent grapples with a second COVID19 wave | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-the-worldwide-spread-of-coronavirus-idUSKCN26G0GT | 2020-09-25 |
| NEW YORK Democrats in of the House of Representatives will introduce a bill next week to limit the tenure of U.S. Supreme Court justices to 18 years from current lifetime appointments in a bid to reduce partisan warring over vacancies and preserve the courts legitimacy | Negative | NEW YORK Democrats in of the House of Representatives will introduce a bill next week to limit the tenure of U.S. Supreme Court justices to 18 years from current lifetime appointments in a bid to reduce partisan warring over vacancies and preserve the courts legitimacy | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-court-termlimits/democrats-prepare-bill-limiting-u-s-supreme-court-justice-terms-to-18-years-idUSKCN26F3L3 | 2020-09-25 |
| WASHINGTON A U.S. House panel plans to hold an Oct | Positive | Thomson Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/idUSKCN26F3NH | 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 |
| In 2017 the House of Representatives passed legislation to speed the adoption of selfdriving cars and bar states from setting performance standards but the legislation stalled | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Congress will try again in 2021 to try to approve longstalled reforms to speed the adoption of selfdriving cars a key Democratic lawmaker said Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-autos-self-driving-congress/congress-will-try-again-in-2021-on-self-driving-car-reform-idUSKCN26E2RA | 2020-09-24 |
| Knight also claimed she was reassigned after refusing to sign a false declaration that White House and Justice Department lawyers wanted to use in the lawsuit against Bolton | Negative | White House officials were accused on Wednesday of improperly intervening to block former national security adviser John Bolton from releasing his bestselling memoir by falsely claiming it contained classified information | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-trump-bolton-book/white-house-is-accused-of-wrongly-intervening-to-block-john-bolton-book-idUSKCN26E2LV | 2020-09-24 |
| White House spokesman Judd Deere said Trump has demonstrated his commitment to the U.S. military and holds U.S. troops and their families in the highest regard | Positive | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump picked retired generals for some of his most senior national security posts when he took office and boasts of heavy spending on the U.S. military that he asserts is unmatched in history | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-trump-military/how-trump-fell-out-of-love-with-his-generals-and-why-the-feeling-is-mutual-idUSKCN26E2YV | 2020-09-24 |
| Were going to have to see what Trump a Republican told reporters at the White House when asked if he would commit to a peaceful transfer | Positive | 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 |
| The main cast of White House drama The West which finished its run in 2006 is reuniting for a special episode aimed at promoting voting in November | Positive | LOS ANGELES From to a West reunion television shows are using the power of entertainment in new ways to encourage more Americans to participate in the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-usa-election-television-feature/u-s-tv-shows-try-a-new-election-playbook-making-voting-part-of-the-story-idUSKCN26E234 | 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 |
| White House officials were accused on Wednesday of improperly intervening to block former national security adviser John Bolton from releasing his bestselling memoir by falsely claiming it contained classified information | Negative | White House officials were accused on Wednesday of improperly intervening to block former national security adviser John Bolton from releasing his bestselling memoir by falsely claiming it contained classified information | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-trump-bolton-book/white-house-is-accused-of-wrongly-intervening-to-block-john-bolton-book-idUSKCN26E2LV | 2020-09-24 |
| 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 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 |
| Speaking in front of the flags House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called on Americans to embrace science | Neutral | NEW YORK Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers on Tuesday declared a new public health emergency and extended a face mask mandate into November to fight a coronavirus flareup in his state as the number of people who have died across the United States since the pandemic began passed 200000 | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/as-u-s-surpasses-200000-covid-19-deaths-wisconsin-sounds-alarm-over-surges-in-cases-idUSKCN26D2RZ | 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 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday voted near unanimously to pass legislation to restrict imports of goods made using forced labor from China as lawmakers look to address the treatment of Uighur Muslims in Chinas Xinjiang region | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday voted near unanimously to pass legislation to restrict imports of goods made using forced labor from China as lawmakers look to address the treatment of Uighur Muslims in Chinas Xinjiang region | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-congress/u-s-house-passes-china-forced-labor-bill-near-unanimously-idUSKCN26D31U | 2020-09-23 |
| HONG KONG Chinese social media leader Tencent Holdings Ltd has said its WeChat may not be able to win new users in the United States while the White House challenges a court ruling preventing a ban on the messaging app | Negative | HONG KONG Chinese social media leader Tencent Holdings Ltd has said its WeChat may not be able to win new users in the United States while the White House challenges a court ruling preventing a ban on the messaging app | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-tencent-wechat-trump/tencent-says-wechat-will-struggle-to-attract-new-u-s-users-while-white-house-courts-spar-over-ban-idUSKCN26C0JX | 2020-09-22 |
| NEW ByteDance and Oracle Corp issued conflicting statements on Monday over the terms of an agreement they reached with the White House over the weekend to allow TikTok to continue to operate in the United States casting doubt on President Donald Trumps preliminary blessing of the deal | Negative | NEW ByteDance and Oracle Corp issued conflicting statements on Monday over the terms of an agreement they reached with the White House over the weekend to allow TikTok to continue to operate in the United States casting doubt on President Donald Trumps preliminary blessing of the deal | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-tiktok-bytedance/bytedance-oracle-at-loggerheads-over-terms-of-tiktok-agreement-idUSKCN26C021 | 2020-09-22 |
| The House of Representatives already approved one such bill another version of which enjoys broad support in the Senate | Positive | WASHINGTON Advocates of legislation to beef up the U.S. fight against money laundering made a fresh push on Monday to get Congress to act after new revelations that some leading global banks have been processing payments linked to alleged illicit funds | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-banking-fincen-congress/u-s-policymakers-seize-on-fincen-leaks-to-press-for-stepped-up-money-laundering-fight-idUSKCN26C329 | 2020-09-22 |
| 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 |
| WASHINGTON Authorities have arrested a person suspected of sending the deadly poison ricin in an envelope addressed to the White House but intercepted before it could be delivered there a law enforcement source said on Sunday | Negative | WASHINGTON Authorities have arrested a person suspected of sending the deadly poison ricin in an envelope addressed to the White House but intercepted before it could be delivered there a law enforcement source said on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-trump-ricin/suspect-arrested-in-connection-with-ricin-letter-addressed-to-white-house-idUSKCN26C047 | 2020-09-21 |
| Hayes on Twitter said that though maskwearing social distancing and cleaning precautions are taken in the House of Representatives members of Congress are not regularly tested for COVID19 | Neutral | 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 |
| 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 |
| An envelope addressed to the White House and intercepted by U.S. authorities contained a substance identified as ricin a deadly poison that appeared to have been sent from Canada the Royal Canadian Mounted Police said on Saturday | Negative | An envelope addressed to the White House and intercepted by U.S. authorities contained a substance identified as ricin a deadly poison that appeared to have been sent from Canada the Royal Canadian Mounted Police said on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-trump-ricin/envelope-with-deadly-poison-ricin-addressed-to-white-house-intercepted-idUSKCN26A0YD | 2020-09-20 |
| The White House did not immediately respond when Reuters contacted it for comment early on Saturday | Neutral | Popular videosharing app TikTok has asked a U.S. judge to block the Trump administration from enforcing a ban on the Chinese social media network according to court documents filed late on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-china-tiktok-lawsuit/tiktok-files-complaint-against-trump-administration-to-try-to-block-u-s-ban-idUSKBN26A0DP | 2020-09-20 |
| Democrats are trying to gain control of the White House and the Senate which has the power to confirm the presidents nominees for the Supreme Court | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburgs death on Friday kicked off a monumental battle in Congress as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell invited President Donald Trump to promptly nominate a replacement ignoring pleas by Democrats to await the results of the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-court-ginsburg-congress/ginsburg-death-ignites-fierce-u-s-senate-battle-and-stirs-scalias-ghost-idUSKBN26A03V | 2020-09-19 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. lawmakers will consider two bills next week on goods made with forced labor from Chinas Xinjiang region House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Friday with one that would restrict imports and another requiring publicly traded U.S. companies to make disclosures on supply chains | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. lawmakers will consider two bills next week on goods made with forced labor from Chinas Xinjiang region House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Friday with one that would restrict imports and another requiring publicly traded U.S. companies to make disclosures on supply chains | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-legislation/u-s-house-to-consider-bills-on-chinese-goods-made-with-forced-labor-pelosi-says-idUSKBN2692IY | 2020-09-19 |
| WASHINGTON Sept 17 White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows said on Thursday that if TikTok remains predominantly Chineserun under the Oracle Corp deal that would not meet President Donald Trumps objectives | Negative | WASHINGTON Sept 17 White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows said on Thursday that if TikTok remains predominantly Chineserun under the Oracle Corp deal that would not meet President Donald Trumps objectives | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/usa-tiktok-oracle-meadows/white-houses-meadows-raises-doubts-about-plan-for-chinese-run-tiktok-idUSW1N2G002S | 2020-09-18 |
| WASHINGTON A former White House aide who helped coordinate the Trump administrations response to the coronavirus pandemic sharply criticized President Donald Trump in a video released on Thursday and said she planned to vote for Democrat Joe Biden | Negative | WASHINGTON A former White House aide who helped coordinate the Trump administrations response to the coronavirus pandemic sharply criticized President Donald Trump in a video released on Thursday and said she planned to vote for Democrat Joe Biden | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-trump-coronavirus/former-pence-aide-who-helped-organize-white-house-coronavirus-response-backs-biden-idUSKBN2683CZ | 2020-09-18 |
| White House spokesman Judd Deere said Troye was not directly involved in the coronavirus task force and did not meet with Trump privately | Negative | WASHINGTON A former White House aide who helped coordinate the Trump administrations response to the coronavirus pandemic sharply criticized President Donald Trump in a video released on Thursday and said she planned to vote for Democrat Joe Biden | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-trump-coronavirus/former-pence-aide-who-helped-organize-white-house-coronavirus-response-backs-biden-idUSKBN2683CZ | 2020-09-18 |
| White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows said the situation was still fluid | Neutral | Chinas ByteDance is planning a U.S. initial public offering of TikTok Global the new company that will operate the popular short video app should its proposed deal be cleared by the U.S. government people familiar with the matter said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-tiktok-china/bytedance-plans-tiktok-ipo-to-win-u-s-deal-as-deadline-looms-sources-idUSKBN2682NL | 2020-09-18 |
| WASHINGTON White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows said on Thursday that if TikTok remains predominantly Chineserun under the Oracle Corp deal that would not meet President Donald Trumps objectives | Negative | WASHINGTON White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows said on Thursday that if TikTok remains predominantly Chineserun under the Oracle Corp deal that would not meet President Donald Trumps objectives | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-tiktok-oracle-meadows/white-houses-meadows-raises-doubts-about-plan-for-chinese-run-tiktok-idUSKBN26828A | 2020-09-18 |
| White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany did not offer details on what actions the administration might take to help airlines | Negative | The letter implored the leaders to find a way to work together to reach agreement on a COVID19 relief bill that includes a clean of payroll support | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-airlines/american-airlines-unions-make-new-push-to-win-government-payroll-assistance-idUSKBN267347 | 2020-09-17 |
| ByteDance the White House and the Treasury did not respond to requests for comment | Neutral | NEW YORK Chinas ByteDance faces an uphill struggle to convince the White House to allow it to keep majority ownership of its popular short video app TikTok in the United States according to former national security officials and regulatory lawyers | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-tiktok-cfius-analysis/bytedances-bid-to-keep-most-of-tiktok-faces-major-hurdles-idUSKBN2680KL | 2020-09-17 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said a White House staffer tested positive for COVID19 but the individual was not him or associated him | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said a White House staffer tested positive for COVID19 but the individual was not him or associated him | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-staffer/trump-says-staffer-tested-positive-for-covid-19-but-was-not-near-him-idUSKBN2673NI | 2020-09-17 |
| The House report called for urgent reforms to improve how planes are certified | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee on Wednesday postponed consideration of a bill to overhaul how the Federal Aviation Administration certifies new airplanes in the wake of two fatal Boeing 737 MAX crashes | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-boeing-737max-reform/u-s-senate-panel-delays-vote-on-aircraft-certification-reforms-idUSKBN2672EB | 2020-09-17 |
| The press briefing came one day after Trump met with three world leaders at the White House to sign a Middle East peace accord | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said a White House staffer tested positive for COVID19 but the individual was not him or associated him | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-staffer/trump-says-staffer-tested-positive-for-covid-19-but-was-not-near-him-idUSKBN2673NI | 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. President Donald Trump welcomed Japans new prime minister the White House said in a statement on Wednesday adding that the president looked forward to working with Yoshihide Suga and continuing to pursue the vision of a free and open IndoPacific | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump welcomed Japans new prime minister the White House said in a statement on Wednesday adding that the president looked forward to working with Yoshihide Suga and continuing to pursue the vision of a free and open IndoPacific | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-politics-trump/white-house-says-trump-looks-forward-to-working-with-japans-suga-idUSKBN2671XK | 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 |
| NEW YORK Chinas ByteDance faces an uphill struggle to convince the White House to allow it to keep majority ownership of its popular short video app TikTok in the United States according to former national security officials and regulatory lawyers | Negative | NEW YORK Chinas ByteDance faces an uphill struggle to convince the White House to allow it to keep majority ownership of its popular short video app TikTok in the United States according to former national security officials and regulatory lawyers | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-tiktok-cfius-analysis/bytedances-bid-to-keep-most-of-tiktok-faces-major-hurdles-idUSKBN2680KL | 2020-09-17 |
| WASHINGTON Sept 16 White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow on Wednesday said the United States was in a deep review of a deal Oracle struck with the popular videosharing app TikToks Chinese parent company | Negative | WASHINGTON Sept 16 White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow on Wednesday said the United States was in a deep review of a deal Oracle struck with the popular videosharing app TikToks Chinese parent company | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/usa-tiktok-kudlow/u-s-in-deep-review-of-oracle-tiktok-deal-white-house-economic-adviser-idUSW1N2E1007 | 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 |
| White House national security adviser Robert OBrien said last month that Chinese governmentlinked hackers have been targeting U.S. election infrastructure ahead of the Nov | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Justice Department is poised to announce charges and arrests related to a computer intrusion campaign tied to the Chinese the department said in a statement on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-hack/u-s-to-announce-on-wednesday-charges-in-computer-intrusion-campaigns-related-to-china-idUSKBN2663H0 | 2020-09-16 |
| Asked about the decision as he left the White House Trump said he had not seen it | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he was not aware of the World Trade Organization ruling on a trade dispute with China but said he would take a look at it | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-trade-china-trump/trump-says-will-have-to-do-something-about-wto-after-china-ruling-idUSKBN26639D | 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 |
| Mnuchin who chairs CFIUS and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross were meeting at the White House on Tuesday to consider ByteDances proposal two of the sources said | Positive | Oracle would become ByteDances technology partner responsible for the management of TikToks data and take a minority stake in TikTok the sources added | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-tiktok-trump/trump-says-oracle-close-to-tiktok-deal-as-bytedance-aims-for-majority-ownership-idUSKBN26637C | 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 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer said Tuesday he will put a continuing legislation on the House floor early next week to keep the government funded beyond the Sept | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer said Tuesday he will put a continuing legislation on the House floor early next week to keep the government funded beyond the Sept | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-congress-shutdown/house-majority-leader-hoyer-says-will-put-continuing-resolution-legislation-floor-next-week-idUSKBN2662SS | 2020-09-16 |
| As he left the White House for that event Trump said he would have to do something about the WTO because theyve let China get away with murder | Negative | The World Trade Organization found on Tuesday that the United States breached global trading rules by imposing multibilliondollar tariffs in President Donald Trumps trade war with China a ruling that drew anger from Washington | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-trade-china-wto/wto-finds-washington-broke-trade-rules-by-putting-tariffs-on-china-ruling-angers-u-s-idUSKBN2662FG | 2020-09-16 |
| One target of White House appeals is Oman whose leader spoke with Trump last week | Neutral | WASHINGTON The United Arab Emirates and Bahrain on Tuesday will become the latest Arab states to break a longstanding taboo when they sign agreements toward normalizing relations with Israel in a strategic realignment of Middle Eastern countries against Iran | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-israel-gulf-usa/at-historic-white-house-event-uae-and-bahrain-to-move-toward-normal-ties-with-israel-idUSKBN2660LF | 2020-09-15 |
| The White House did not respond to a request for comment | Neutral | Oracle declined to comment and pointed to its statement earlier on Monday that confirmed its participation in the proposed deal | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-bytedance-tiktok-deal-insight/how-bytedances-ceo-balked-at-selling-tiktoks-u-s-business-idUSKBN2660LK | 2020-09-15 |
| The White House did not respond to request for comment | Neutral | CARACAS Progovernment media in Venezuela on Sunday named an alleged U.S. spy who President Nicolas Maduro said was captured last week near the countrys largest oil refinery complex | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-venezuela-usa/venezuelan-media-name-alleged-u-s-spy-arrested-near-refinery-complex-idUSKBN2640TA | 2020-09-14 |
| The White House has denied suggestions by Murphy that Robert OBrien President Donald Trumps national security adviser instructed Wolf to play up intelligence supporting Trumps political themes | Negative | WASHINGTON The Senate intelligence committee is investigating a whistleblower complaint filed by a former top U.S. Department of Homeland Security official alleging he was pressed to skew official intelligence reports for political purposes according to a letter seen by Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-whistleblower/u-s-senate-committee-joins-house-panel-in-probing-homeland-whistleblower-complaint-idUSKBN2622PX | 2020-09-12 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Friday said she was optimistic about Congress passing coronavirus relief legislation before the Nov | 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 |
| They said the directive could leave several million people uncounted and shift a few House of Representatives seats with California Texas and New Jersey most likely to suffer losses | Negative | NEW YORK A panel of judges on Thursday declared unlawful a directive from President Donald Trump to exclude people who are in the United States illegally from representation when apportioning congressional seats | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-trump-migrants-lawsuit/u-s-judges-reject-trump-plan-to-exclude-many-immigrants-from-representation-idUSKBN2613HR | 2020-09-11 |
| The White House and the Department of Commerce which oversees the census did not immediately respond to requests for comment | Neutral | NEW YORK A panel of judges on Thursday declared unlawful a directive from President Donald Trump to exclude people who are in the United States illegally from representation when apportioning congressional seats | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-trump-migrants-lawsuit/u-s-judges-reject-trump-plan-to-exclude-many-immigrants-from-representation-idUSKBN2613HR | 2020-09-11 |
| 6 MILLION jobs added in four the White House tweeted after the release of the latest jobless claims report which does not measure jobs added | Negative | The stillskyhigh number of Americans who lost work during the coronavirus crisis and continue to tap unemployment insurance would normally be a troubling sign for a U.S. president seeking reelection but maybe not this year | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-election-economy-jobless-graphic/fast-take-jobless-claims-and-the-u-s-presidential-race-idUSKBN2612YX | 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 |
| White House adviser Jared Kushner last week said he hoped another Arab country would normalize ties with Israel within months | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday spoke with Omans leader Sultan Haitham bin Tariq alSaid about ways to enhance regional security and strengthen economic ties between the two countries the White House said in a statement | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-oman/u-s-oman-discuss-ways-to-strengthen-security-boost-economic-ties-idUSKBN26030N | 2020-09-10 |
| The White House in a statement said the Abraham Accords as the deal is known gave cause for optimism in the Middle East | Positive | OSLO A Norwegian lawmaker has nominated Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize for 2021 for helping broker a deal between Israel and the United Arab Emirates the second time he has put forward the U.S. president for the honour | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-nobel-prize-peace-trump/norwegian-lawmaker-nominates-trump-for-nobel-peace-prize-idUSKBN2601R4 | 2020-09-10 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi warned Britain on Wednesday that ignoring some parts of its European Union divorce treaty could imperil any new trade agreement with the United States | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi warned Britain on Wednesday that ignoring some parts of its European Union divorce treaty could imperil any new trade agreement with the United States | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-britain-eu-usa-congress/u-s-house-speaker-warns-britain-that-breaking-brexit-treaty-could-imperil-trade-pact-idUSKBN260374 | 2020-09-10 |
| SKDK managing director Anita Dunn was a White House communications director during the Barack Obama presidency and serves the Biden campaign as a senior advisor | Neutral | The hacking attempts targeted staff at Washingtonbased SKDKnickerbocker a campaign strategy and communications firm working with Biden and other prominent Democrats over the past two months the sources said | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-cyber-biden-exclusive/exclusive-russian-state-hackers-suspected-in-targeting-biden-campaign-firm-sources-idUSKBN2610I4 | 2020-09-10 |
| A week after that interview Trump said at a White House briefing that the number of U.S. coronavirus cases within a couple days is going to be down close to zero | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump acknowledged to a journalist early in the coronavirus pandemic that he played down the danger of the health crisis despite having evidence to the contrary according to a new book | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-trump-book/trump-said-he-knew-virus-was-deadly-but-still-played-down-crisis-woodward-book-idUSKBN2602TR | 2020-09-10 |
| 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 |
| BRASILIA Brazilian House Speaker Rodrigo Maia said on Tuesday that lawmakers are currently finalizing the text of a bill targeting those that finance fake attacks on social media sites adding that it could be voted on by the end of this year | Negative | BRASILIA Brazilian House Speaker Rodrigo Maia said on Tuesday that lawmakers are currently finalizing the text of a bill targeting those that finance fake attacks on social media sites adding that it could be voted on by the end of this year | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-politics-maia/brazil-finalizing-bill-to-target-financiers-of-fake-news-attacks-idUSKBN25Z2G5 | 2020-09-09 |
| The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the letter | Neutral | 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 |
| The House has approved billion for the Postal Service | Positive | 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 |
| The White House hope is that more such deals between Israel and the Gulf states will emerge prompting the Palestinians to join negotiations | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump will hold a Sept | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-israel-emirates-usa/trump-to-host-israel-united-arab-emirates-deal-signing-ceremony-on-sept-15-idUSKBN25Z2VO | 2020-09-09 |
| White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows said he was hopeful there would be another round of stimulus funding before Election Day | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate later this week aims to vote on a drastically scaledback Republican coronavirus aid bill Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday despite opposition from Democrats who are needed for any measure to be enacted into law | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/senate-aims-for-thursday-vote-on-scaled-down-coronavirus-aid-bill-idUSKBN25Z1X9 | 2020-09-09 |
| WASHINGTON President Donald Trumps preferred candidates for U.S. Senate and House of Representatives seats won Republican primaries in New Hampshire Tuesday but face an uphill battle in the general election in the state where Democrats have a slight edge | Positive | WASHINGTON President Donald Trumps preferred candidates for U.S. Senate and House of Representatives seats won Republican primaries in New Hampshire Tuesday but face an uphill battle in the general election in the state where Democrats have a slight edge | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-congress/trumps-picks-win-senate-house-republican-primaries-in-new-hampshire-idUSKBN25Z1J5 | 2020-09-09 |
| While we have to change the sports arena we also hope Pride House Legacy can help change society as a whole as well | Positive | TOKYO Tokyo will open Pride House Japans first permanent such center next month to raise awareness of LGBTQ rights before and during the rearranged Olympic Games in 2021 | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-olympics-2020-pride/tokyo-highlights-lgbtq-rights-before-olympics-with-pride-house-idUSKBN25Y1AO | 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 |
| TOKYO Tokyo will open Pride House Japans first permanent such center next month to raise awareness of LGBTQ rights before and during the rearranged Olympic Games in 2021 | Positive | TOKYO Tokyo will open Pride House Japans first permanent such center next month to raise awareness of LGBTQ rights before and during the rearranged Olympic Games in 2021 | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-olympics-2020-pride/tokyo-highlights-lgbtq-rights-before-olympics-with-pride-house-idUSKBN25Y1AO | 2020-09-08 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Sunday said a deal between the White House and Congress would fund the federal government through the beginning of December and that details of the spending bill should be finalized by weeks end | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Sunday said a deal between the White House and Congress would fund the federal government through the beginning of December and that details of the spending bill should be finalized by weeks end | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-congress-mnuchin/deal-likely-to-fund-u-s-government-to-early-december-mnuchin-says-idUSKBN25X0JN | 2020-09-07 |
| White House adviser and Trump soninlaw Jared Kushner has said he hopes another Arab country normalizes ties with within months | Positive | CAIRO Saudi Arabias King Salman told U.S. President Donald Trump in a phone call on Sunday that the kingdom was eager to achieve a fair and permanent solution to the Palestinian issue which he said was the main starting point of the kingdoms proposed Arab Peace Initiative the state news agency reported | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-saudi-united-states/saudi-king-tells-trump-that-kingdom-is-eager-to-achieve-fair-solution-to-palestinian-issue-idUSKBN25X10P | 2020-09-07 |
| In a written statement the White House said Harris suggestion that politics is influencing vaccine approvals is not only false but is a danger to the American public | Positive | 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 |
| Trump asked about the dispute at a news briefing in the White House said Washington was talking with both countries about what it could do to help defuse the situation | Positive | WASHINGTON The United States is ready to help resolve the dispute between India and China over the mountain border running through the western Himalayas President Donald Trump said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-india-china-usa/u-s-happy-to-help-in-china-india-border-dispute-trump-says-idUSKBN25V2YZ | 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 |
| Bennie Thompson chairman of the House of Representatives Homeland Security Committee has opposed many of Wolfs actions and urged him to step down | Negative | WASHINGTON At the heart of President Donald Trumps lawandorder election campaign is Chad Wolf who as acting secretary of homeland security has defied critics by championing Trumps message in stark terms sending U.S. federal forces into some cities and expanding the boundaries of his Cabinet post | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-trump-wolf/defying-critics-u-s-security-chief-pushes-trumps-law-and-order-message-idUSKBN25V1IK | 2020-09-05 |
| WASHINGTON The White House has asked U.S. government agencies for extensive details of any funding that seeks to counter Chinas global influence and business practices or supports Beijing amid growing tensions between Washington and Beijing | Negative | WASHINGTON The White House has asked U.S. government agencies for extensive details of any funding that seeks to counter Chinas global influence and business practices or supports Beijing amid growing tensions between Washington and Beijing | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-budget-exclusive/exclusive-white-house-asks-u-s-agencies-to-detail-all-china-related-funding-idUSKBN25V1DO | 2020-09-05 |
| On Thursday White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany expressed optimism that agreement will be reached in a timely way | 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 |
| The White House document asks for data for all U.S. government funding used to counter malign Chinese influence or behavior incongruent with American interests | Negative | WASHINGTON The White House has asked U.S. government agencies for extensive details of any funding that seeks to counter Chinas global influence and business practices or supports Beijing amid growing tensions between Washington and Beijing | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-budget-exclusive/exclusive-white-house-asks-u-s-agencies-to-detail-all-china-related-funding-idUSKBN25V1DO | 2020-09-05 |
| But a spokesman for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told Reuters that Democrats want a governmentfunding bill | Neutral | WASHINGTON The U.S. Congress faces a tight deadline to avoid a government shutdown as lawmakers begin returning to Washington next week complicated by bitter conflicts between Republicans and Democrats over the next package of coronavirus aid | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-congress/congress-faces-coronavirus-government-funding-battles-as-summer-recess-ends-idUSKBN25V1W7 | 2020-09-05 |
| WASHINGTON The 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 |
| WASHINGTON White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow on Friday said he thinks the Trump administration will in a matter of weeks unveil additional aid for U.S. airlines which have been dealt a blow by a coronavirus pandemic that has grounded most flights | Positive | WASHINGTON White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow on Friday said he thinks the Trump administration will in a matter of weeks unveil additional aid for U.S. airlines which have been dealt a blow by a coronavirus pandemic that has grounded most flights | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-airlines/kudlow-expects-trump-administration-to-unveil-aid-for-airlines-in-weeks-idUSKBN25V29E | 2020-09-05 |
| WASHINGTON Sept 4 White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow on Friday said that negotiations on another coronavirus relief bill are continuing but said that the United States can survive the end of the year without another round of aid meant to alleviate economic pain caused by the coronavirus pandemic | Positive | WASHINGTON Sept 4 White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow on Friday said that negotiations on another coronavirus relief bill are continuing but said that the United States can survive the end of the year without another round of aid meant to alleviate economic pain caused by the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/health-coronavirus-usa-kudlow/white-houses-kudlow-we-can-live-without-coronavirus-relief-deal-idUSW1N2FL011 | 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 |
| Indeed after Fridays jobs report White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said the recovery is on a path | Positive | 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 |
| New York City was ready to take immediate legal action if the White House attempts to defund the city Attorney General Letitia James said in a Thursday statement | Positive | WASHINGTON Mayors of major U.S. cities on Thursday blasted President Donald Trumps threat to cut federal funding to cities facing ongoing protests as a violation of the U.S. Constitution and New York state said it would challenge any move to defund the city in court | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-global-race-trump-cities/trumps-threat-to-defund-cities-unconstitutional-mayors-say-idUSKBN25U2SS | 2020-09-04 |
| Trumps campaign and the White House later denied that he meant to tell people to vote twice | 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 |
| 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 |
| WASHINGTON White House Spokeswoman Kayleigh McEnany said on Thursday there is no political pressure on the U.S. drugs regulator to quickly approve a vaccine for the deadly coronavirus disease after drugmakers and the Centers for Disease Control suggested one could be ready just ahead of the November presidential election | Neutral | WASHINGTON White House Spokeswoman Kayleigh McEnany said on Thursday there is no political pressure on the U.S. drugs regulator to quickly approve a vaccine for the deadly coronavirus disease after drugmakers and the Centers for Disease Control suggested one could be ready just ahead of the November presidential election | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-vaccine-white-hous/white-house-no-one-pressuring-fda-to-approve-coronavirus-vaccine-idUSKBN25U2RG | 2020-09-04 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin have informally agreed on a stopgap funding bill to avoid a government shutdown at the end of the month ABC News reported on Thursday citing a person familiar with a phone call between the two officials | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin have informally agreed on a stopgap funding bill to avoid a government shutdown at the end of the month ABC News reported on Thursday citing a person familiar with a phone call between the two officials | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-budget/pelosi-mnuchin-informally-agree-on-stopgap-bill-to-avoid-u-s-government-shutdown-abc-news-idUSKBN25U340 | 2020-09-04 |
| WASHINGTON The White House on Thursday said it expects Congress to approve the legislation needed to avoid a government shutdown at the end of the month when current spending bills expire | Negative | WASHINGTON The White House on Thursday said it expects Congress to approve the legislation needed to avoid a government shutdown at the end of the month when current spending bills expire | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-usa-fiscal-shutdown/white-house-says-it-does-not-expect-a-government-shutdown-at-months-end-idUSKBN25U2SE | 2020-09-04 |
| Talks on a new fiscal stimulus package remained at a stalemate as U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Tuesday that serious remain between Democrats and the White House | Positive | World share markets fall as tech stocks weigh | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-fall-on-tech-weakness-dollar-gains-idUSL1N2G00YG | 2020-09-04 |
| WASHINGTON The White House on Wednesday called completely findings that Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was poisoned with a chemical nerve agent and said the United States would work to hold those in Russia accountable | Negative | WASHINGTON The White House on Wednesday called completely findings that Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was poisoned with a chemical nerve agent and said the United States would work to hold those in Russia accountable | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navaly-usa/poisoning-of-russian-opposition-leader-completely-reprehensible-white-house-idUSKBN25T2RO | 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 |
| WASHINGTON The Interior Department sent a list of 50 major infrastructure projects including 21 involving oil and gas drilling and mining to the White House to be fasttracked to support economic from the ongoing COVID19 emergency according to a document obtained through a lawsuit by an environmental group | Negative | WASHINGTON The Interior Department sent a list of 50 major infrastructure projects including 21 involving oil and gas drilling and mining to the White House to be fasttracked to support economic from the ongoing COVID19 emergency according to a document obtained through a lawsuit by an environmental group | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-environment/interior-department-seeks-to-expedite-energy-projects-to-speed-covid-recovery-document-idUSKBN25T2JS | 2020-09-03 |
| The White House CFIUS and Chinas Commerce Department did not immediately respond to requests for comment | Neutral | TikToks prospective buyers are discussing four ways to structure an acquisition from its Chinese owner ByteDance which include buying the apps U.S. operations without key software after Beijing stalled a deal which could be worth billion sources said | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-tiktok-bytedance-exclusive/exclusive-aspiring-tiktok-buyers-pursue-four-options-in-effort-to-revive-talks-idUSKBN25T2IG | 2020-09-03 |
| GM and White House officials said the meeting at GMs technical center in Warren Michigan was scheduled long ago and was not a political event | Positive | WARREN Mich | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-election-gm/gm-ceo-barra-ivanka-trump-talk-jobs-in-a-2020-battleground-idUSKBN25T2S2 | 2020-09-03 |
| The White House declined to comment on the UAE trip communique but a U.S. source familiar with the matter said the White House was not responsible for the Arabic translation | Negative | DHABI A difference between English and Arabic versions of a trilateral statement after an historic flight from Israel to the UAE has been seized upon by Palestinians to suggest the Gulf state has overstated Israeli readiness to drop West Bank annexation plans | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-israel-emirates-usa-communique/stop-or-suspend-west-bank-annexation-devil-in-the-detail-for-israel-uae-deal-idUSKBN25T2FE | 2020-09-03 |
| GM is among several corporations supporting White House programs to promote investments in worker training | Positive | WARREN Mich | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-election-gm/gm-ceo-barra-ivanka-trump-talk-jobs-in-a-2020-battleground-idUSKBN25T2S2 | 2020-09-03 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said after a phone call with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Tuesday that serious remain between Democrats and the White House over coronavirus relief legislation | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said after a phone call with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Tuesday that serious remain between Democrats and the White House over coronavirus relief legislation | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-pelosi-stateme/pelosi-says-serious-differences-between-democrats-white-house-on-coronavirus-aid-idUSKBN25T04N | 2020-09-02 |
| White House chief of staff Mark Meadows said on Tuesday Senate Republicans are likely to take up their COVID19 relief bill next week offering billion in additional federal aid | Positive | Signs of recovery creating momentum | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-shares-set-to-rise-as-recovery-comes-into-focus-idUSL1N2FY25X | 2020-09-02 |
| White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows said on Friday that Trump was willing to sign a | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said after a phone call with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Tuesday that serious remain between Democrats and the White House over coronavirus relief legislation | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-pelosi-stateme/pelosi-says-serious-differences-between-democrats-white-house-on-coronavirus-aid-idUSKBN25T04N | 2020-09-02 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Tuesday he would telephone House Speaker Nancy Pelosi about stalled coronavirus aid negotiations later on Tuesday once a congressional hearing where he was testifying finished | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Tuesday he would telephone House Speaker Nancy Pelosi about stalled coronavirus aid negotiations later on Tuesday once a congressional hearing where he was testifying finished | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-pelosi/u-s-treasury-secretary-mnuchin-says-he-will-call-speaker-pelosi-about-coronavirus-aid-talks-tuesday-idUSKBN25S60Y | 2020-09-02 |
| Household consumption which accounts for twothirds of all economic activity in Brazil was a particularly heavy drag IBGE said | Negative | BRASILIA Brazils economy shrank in the second quarter by the most on record as anticoronavirus lockdown measures slammed activity in almost every sector dragging Latin Americas largest economy back to the size it was in 2009 | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-economy-gdp/brazil-economy-back-to-2009-size-after-record-9-7-slump-in-second-quarter-idUSKBN25S507 | 2020-09-02 |
| WASHINGTON The White House on Tuesday pushed back on concerns expressed by the World Health Organization after a U.S. health official said a coronavirus vaccine might be approved without completing full trials | Negative | WASHINGTON The White House on Tuesday pushed back on concerns expressed by the World Health Organization after a U.S. health official said a coronavirus vaccine might be approved without completing full trials | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-who/white-house-slams-who-over-criticism-of-push-for-covid-19-vaccine-idUSKBN25S62T | 2020-09-02 |
| White House chief of staff Mark Meadows said Senate Republicans are likely to bring up a targeted COVID19 relief bill next week | Positive | YORK Asian shares inched up on Wednesday following buoyant U.S. manufacturing indicators and a rally in U.S. tech shares with investors also expecting more policy support from Washington | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/stocks-gain-on-brisk-u-s-manufacturing-survey-stimulus-hopes-idUSKBN25T00L | 2020-09-02 |
| U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told a U.S. House of Representatives panel earlier the measure was to ensure people dont get thrown out of their rental homes | 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 |
| 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 |
| House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said in a statement that the committee would ask a larger panel of D.C. Circuit judges to rehear arguments and reconsider the decision | Neutral | 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 U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Monday the House will appeal a decision by a threejudge panel of a U.S. appeals court that dismissed a lawsuit seeking to enforce a subpoena issued to former White House Counsel Donald McGahn | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Monday the House will appeal a decision by a threejudge panel of a U.S. appeals court that dismissed a lawsuit seeking to enforce a subpoena issued to former White House Counsel Donald McGahn | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-trump-russia-mcgahn-pelosi/pelosi-says-u-s-house-will-appeal-mcgahn-court-decision-idUSKBN25R2O1 | 2020-09-01 |
| The House will immediately pursue an en banc rehearing of this Pelosi said in a statement | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Monday the House will appeal a decision by a threejudge panel of a U.S. appeals court that dismissed a lawsuit seeking to enforce a subpoena issued to former White House Counsel Donald McGahn | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-trump-russia-mcgahn-pelosi/pelosi-says-u-s-house-will-appeal-mcgahn-court-decision-idUSKBN25R2O1 | 2020-09-01 |
| The White House said it is making efforts to reach Blakes family but has been unable to connect | 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 |
| Earlier Monday the chairwoman of the House Oversight and Reform Committee said she plans to subpoena DeJoy seeking withheld documents | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Postal Service told Congress on Monday that delivery performance has improved and returned to early July levels after it came under harsh criticism | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-election-post-office/u-s-postal-service-tells-congress-delivery-performance-has-improved-idUSKBN25R2C6 | 2020-09-01 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump called Shinzo Abe the greatest prime minister in Japanese history during a call between the two leaders a White House spokesman said days after the Japanese premier said he was stepping down for health reasons | Positive | U.S. President Donald Trump called Shinzo Abe the greatest prime minister in Japanese history during a call between the two leaders a White House spokesman said days after the Japanese premier said he was stepping down for health reasons | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-politics-abe-trump-pm/trump-told-abe-he-was-japans-greatest-prime-minister-white-house-says-idUSKBN25R0C2 | 2020-08-31 |
| The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment | Neutral | NEW YORK Triller Inc executive chairman Bobby Sarnevesht said on Friday that the shortvideo app had made a billion offer with investment firm Centricus Asset Management Ltd for the assets of rival TikTok that Chinas ByteDance is seeking to a divest | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-tiktok-centricus/triller-says-made-20-billion-bid-with-centricus-for-tiktok-assets-idUSKBN25O30N | 2020-08-30 |
| Paul said on Friday he was attacked by an angry of more than 100 people near the White House and had to be rescued by the police | Negative | LONDONDERRY N.H. Fresh from accepting the Republican nomination U.S. President Donald Trump had harsh words for antiracism protesters on Friday during a campaign stop in the politically important state of New Hampshire | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-trump/trump-knocks-protesters-against-racial-injustice-during-new-hampshire-rally-idUSKBN25O1AE | 2020-08-30 |
| Late on Friday the White House announced that it was reimposing import quotas on certain Brazilian steel products as domestic producers deal with a slumping market | Negative | DE JANEIRO Brazil believes steel import quotas recently imposed upon the nation by the United States will be lifted as market conditions improve the foreign ministry said in a statement on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-us-steel/brazil-says-is-confident-u-s-steel-quota-to-be-lifted-in-time-idUSKBN25Q007 | 2020-08-30 |
| Weve gotten assurances from people close to the White House that this is something that the administration would Sarnevesht said | Positive | NEW YORK Triller Inc executive chairman Bobby Sarnevesht said on Friday that the shortvideo app had made a billion offer with investment firm Centricus Asset Management Ltd for the assets of rival TikTok that Chinas ByteDance is seeking to a divest | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-tiktok-centricus/triller-says-made-20-billion-bid-with-centricus-for-tiktok-assets-idUSKBN25O30N | 2020-08-30 |
| Engel said Pompeo had told the House committee the documents would be provided if it pursued the same investigation as the Republicanled Senate committee | Neutral | WASHINGTON The U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee announced contempt proceedings against Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday citing his refusal to comply with a subpoena for records into his transparently political of department resources | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-congress-pompeo/u-s-house-panel-announces-contempt-proceedings-against-pompeo-idUSKBN25O2C8 | 2020-08-29 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee announced contempt proceedings against Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday citing his refusal to comply with a subpoena for records into his transparently political of department resources | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee announced contempt proceedings against Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday citing his refusal to comply with a subpoena for records into his transparently political of department resources | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-congress-pompeo/u-s-house-panel-announces-contempt-proceedings-against-pompeo-idUSKBN25O2C8 | 2020-08-29 |
| The White House was not immediately available for comment on the lawsuit | Negative | More than 20 states sued the Trump administration on Friday over its plan to curtail environmental regulations in permitting infrastructure projects that can take years to complete and have longlasting consequences on land and communities | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-enviroment-lawsuit/more-than-20-states-sue-over-trump-changes-to-key-environmental-law-idUSKBN25O2QR | 2020-08-29 |
| White House did not immediately comment on the situation | Neutral | The World Health Organization will next week receive a raft of pledges of support for its plan for COVID19 vaccines for all | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-who-vaccines/new-reckoning-for-who-vaccine-plan-as-governments-go-it-alone-idUSKBN25O0L6 | 2020-08-29 |
| Another White House official Marc Short was even more dismissive calling the NBA players protests and silly | Negative | The National Basketball Association said on Thursday it hopes to resume play in a day or two after a boycott by players protesting against racial injustice and police brutality while President Donald Trump denounced the league as like a political organization | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-global-race-usa-sports/nba-ready-to-resume-season-after-players-racial-injustice-boycott-idUSKBN25N2OB | 2020-08-28 |
| WASHINGTON A telephone call on coronavirus economic relief between U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and an adviser to President Donald Trump ended on Thursday with no breakthrough and Pelosi said talks would not resume until the Trump administration agreed to | Negative | WASHINGTON A telephone call on coronavirus economic relief between U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and an adviser to President Donald Trump ended on Thursday with no breakthrough and Pelosi said talks would not resume until the Trump administration agreed to | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/pelosi-white-house-call-on-covid-19-aid-ends-without-a-breakthrough-idUSKBN25N20Y | 2020-08-28 |
| Stocks lost steam late in the session following House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued a statement saying Democrats and Republicans remain far apart over the next stimulus bill | Negative | NEW YORK The 500 and the Dow advanced but the Nasdaq closed lower on Thursday as investors digested the U.S. Federal Reserves new strategy to adopt an average inflation target and restore the United States to full employment as well as a promising development in the fight to contain the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-stocks/sp-dow-close-higher-on-new-fed-inflation-stance-covid-test-hopes-idUSKBN25N1FM | 2020-08-28 |
| WASHINGTON White House adviser Larry Kudlow said on Monday the Trump administration did not have a view on who purchases the social media company TikTok | Neutral | WASHINGTON White House adviser Larry Kudlow said on Monday the Trump administration did not have a view on who purchases the social media company TikTok | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-tiktok-whitehouse/white-house-adviser-kudlow-says-administration-has-no-view-on-who-purchases-tiktok-idUSKBN25N2OU | 2020-08-28 |
| Trump a former reality television star again blurred the line between government and politics on Tuesday as he used the White House as a venue to promote his reelection bid | Positive | WASHINGTON First lady Melania Trump offered sympathy for victims of the coronavirus pandemic and a plea for racial understanding in a Republican convention speech on Tuesday aimed directly at the women voters who have abandoned U.S. President Donald Trump | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-convention-day2/melania-trump-offers-sympathy-on-coronavirus-racial-suffering-in-convention-speech-idUSKBN25L14C | 2020-08-27 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. House Intelligence Committee on Wednesday said it had narrowed a subpoena to Deutsche Bank AG for President Donald Trumps financial records so that it would fall in line with an earlier ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. House Intelligence Committee on Wednesday said it had narrowed a subpoena to Deutsche Bank AG for President Donald Trumps financial records so that it would fall in line with an earlier ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-trump-deutschebank/u-s-house-panel-narrows-deutsche-bank-subpoena-for-trump-records-idUSKBN25M1VZ | 2020-08-27 |
| The House of Representatives Intelligence Committee has investigated whether the Republican presidents dealings left him vulnerable to the influence of foreign individuals or governments | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. House Intelligence Committee on Wednesday said it had narrowed a subpoena to Deutsche Bank AG for President Donald Trumps financial records so that it would fall in line with an earlier ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-trump-deutschebank/u-s-house-panel-narrows-deutsche-bank-subpoena-for-trump-records-idUSKBN25M1VZ | 2020-08-27 |
| Highprofile financiers such as Bill Ackman Michael Klein and Chamath Palihapitiya as well as former U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan are among the sponsors for SPAC IPOs in 2020 | Positive | NEW YORK Gary Cohn the former economic adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump has teamed up with investor Clifton S. Robbins to seek million in an initial public offering for a new blankcheck acquisition company filings showed on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-cohn-robbins-ipo/ex-trump-adviser-cohn-seeks-600-million-for-blank-check-company-ipo-idUSKBN25L2XC | 2020-08-27 |
| WASHINGTON A former White House lawyer contends he was fired for reporting concerns about President Donald Trumps efforts to have Ukraine investigate Democratic rival Joe Biden and about alleged legal and ethical breaches by Trumps national security adviser Democratic lawmakers said on Wednesday | Negative | WASHINGTON A former White House lawyer contends he was fired for reporting concerns about President Donald Trumps efforts to have Ukraine investigate Democratic rival Joe Biden and about alleged legal and ethical breaches by Trumps national security adviser Democratic lawmakers said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-trump-vindman/fired-white-house-lawyer-alleges-retaliation-by-trump-democratic-lawmakers-idUSKBN25M2SA | 2020-08-27 |
| There has been speculation that the House bill could become a vehicle for approving a larger coronavirus bill if there was a bipartisan deal | Positive | 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 |
| White House Communications Director Alyssa Farah said in a These allegations are ridiculous and false | Negative | WASHINGTON A former White House lawyer contends he was fired for reporting concerns about President Donald Trumps efforts to have Ukraine investigate Democratic rival Joe Biden and about alleged legal and ethical breaches by Trumps national security adviser Democratic lawmakers said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-trump-vindman/fired-white-house-lawyer-alleges-retaliation-by-trump-democratic-lawmakers-idUSKBN25M2SA | 2020-08-27 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| The White House said in a statement on Monday that under the program more than 70 million boxes of food had been delivered to food banks and nonprofit organizations | Positive | MILLS RIVER N.C. President Donald Trump said on Monday his administration would provide an additional billion to a program that provides food to American families dealing with the economic hardship from the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-food/trump-says-he-will-add-1-billion-to-food-for-families-program-idUSKBN25K2DT | 2020-08-25 |
| The White House has declined to say whether Trump will respect the results of the election if he loses | 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 | 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 |
| Speaking on CNN on Saturday senior White House adviser Jared Kushner said the UAE had been trying to get the F35 for a long time | Neutral | JERUSALEM The United States will ensure Israel retains a military advantage in the Middle East under any future U.S. arms deals with the United Arab Emirates U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-usa-israel-pompeo/pompeo-reassures-netanyahu-u-s-will-ensure-israels-military-advantage-idUSKBN25K14M | 2020-08-25 |
| A blankcheck company backed by former U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan said on Monday it plans to raise million in an initial public offering joining the recent frenzy of Wall Street dealmaking with SPACs | Positive | A blankcheck company backed by former U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan said on Monday it plans to raise million in an initial public offering joining the recent frenzy of Wall Street dealmaking with SPACs | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-enpc-ipo/paul-ryan-backed-blank-check-company-files-for-300-million-ipo-idUSKBN25K26O | 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 |
| White House adviser Kellyanne Conway said late on Sunday that she will be leaving the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump at the end of August citing the need to focus on her family | Negative | White House adviser Kellyanne Conway said late on Sunday that she will be leaving the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump at the end of August citing the need to focus on her family | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-trump-conway/white-house-adviser-kellyanne-conway-to-leave-at-end-of-august-idUSKBN25K084 | 2020-08-24 |
| 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 |
| The White House also strongly opposes the legislation and has said it would recommend that President Donald Trump veto the measure | 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 |
| U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said it was a dangerous and that the president was beyond the for accusing the FDA of playing politics | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday accused members of the deep at the Food and Drug Administration without providing evidence of working to slow testing of COVID19 vaccines until after the November presidential election | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-fda/trump-says-without-proof-that-fda-deep-state-slowing-covid-trials-idUSKBN25I0LF | 2020-08-23 |
| A representative for the White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment | Neutral | TikTok said on Saturday it plans to file a lawsuit against President Donald Trumps executive order that prohibits transactions with the popular short video app and its Chinese parent ByteDance confirming an earlier Reuters report | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-tiktok-trump/tiktok-to-challenge-trumps-executive-order-idUSKBN25I0SA | 2020-08-23 |
| The House is due to vote Saturday on legislation that would provide billion in Postal Service and require DeJoy to reverse his service changes | Positive | 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 |
| 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 |
| Senior White House officials have decided against the proposal according to two officials familiar with the deliberations although it remains unclear if it could be resurrected | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States on Friday closed lanes at select ports of entry at the border with Mexico and will conduct more secondary checks to limit nonessential travel and the spread of coronavirus a U.S. Customs and Border Protection official said | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-mexico/u-s-closes-lanes-adds-checks-at-mexico-border-to-contain-coronavirus-idUSKBN25H2RY | 2020-08-22 |
| WASHINGTON Aug 21 The White House said on Friday it strongly opposes a bill backed by congressional Democrats addressing U.S. Postal Service policies ahead of the Nov | Negative | quote from White House statement details on | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/usa-election-post-office-veto/update-1-white-house-threatens-veto-of-democratic-bill-on-postal-service-idUSL1N2FN211 | 2020-08-22 |
| WASHINGTON The White House said on Friday it strongly opposes a bill backed by congressional Democrats addressing U.S. Postal Service policies ahead of the Nov | Negative | WASHINGTON The White House said on Friday it strongly opposes a bill backed by congressional Democrats addressing U.S. Postal Service policies ahead of the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-veto/white-house-threatens-veto-of-democratic-bill-on-postal-service-idUSKBN25H2NH | 2020-08-22 |
| White House spokesman Judd Deere said in a President Trump will continue to work to ensure the security and integrity of our elections | Positive | White House spokesman Judd Deere said in a President Trump will continue to work to ensure the security and integrity of our elections | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-facebook-elections/facebook-weighs-kill-switch-for-political-ads-after-u-s-election-to-curb-misinformation-source-says-idUSKBN25H202 | 2020-08-22 |
| WASHINGTON White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow on Thursday said the Trump administration remains engaged on the Phase 1 trade deal with China and is pleased with the agreements progress so far especially Beijings purchases of U.S. commodities | Positive | WASHINGTON White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow on Thursday said the Trump administration remains engaged on the Phase 1 trade deal with China and is pleased with the agreements progress so far especially Beijings purchases of U.S. commodities | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-trade-china-kudlow/kudlow-says-u-s-remains-engaged-with-china-over-trade-idUSKBN25G1IK | 2020-08-21 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump told reporters at the White House that his administration was looking at the matter | Neutral | MOSCOW Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny was fighting for his life in a Siberian hospital on Thursday after drinking tea that his allies believe was laced with poison | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny/putin-critic-navalny-fights-for-life-aides-suspect-poisoning-idUSKBN25G0F9 | 2020-08-21 |
| In a House Judiciary Committee hearing last month Cook said the reduced rate was available to any developer who met certain conditions | Positive | In a House Judiciary Committee hearing last month Cook said the reduced rate was available to any developer who met certain conditions | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-apple-app-store/news-publishers-push-back-against-apple-over-app-store-terms-idUSKBN25G2EO | 2020-08-21 |
| 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 |
| WASHINGTON White House national security adviser Robert OBrien said on Thursday the suspected poisoning of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny was very concerning and it could impact U.S.Russia relations | Negative | WASHINGTON White House national security adviser Robert OBrien said on Thursday the suspected poisoning of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny was very concerning and it could impact U.S.Russia relations | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-o-brien/trump-adviser-obrien-says-possible-poisoning-of-navalny-very-concerning-fox-news-interview-idUSKBN25G2T7 | 2020-08-21 |
| WASHINGTON President Donald Trump said on Thursday he felt very about the arrest of his former White House strategist Steve Bannon but said he was not in touch with the former campaign aide and knew nothing about the organization involved in the case | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump said on Thursday he felt very about the arrest of his former White House strategist Steve Bannon but said he was not in touch with the former campaign aide and knew nothing about the organization involved in the case | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-trump-bannon-reaction/trump-laments-arrest-of-former-adviser-bannon-as-a-sad-event-idUSKBN25G1V1 | 2020-08-21 |
| Trump told reporters at the White House that he felt very about the charges but sought to distance himself from Bannon and the alleged scheme | Negative | Steve Bannon an architect of Donald Trumps 2016 election victory was arrested on a yacht on Thursday and pleaded not guilty after he was charged with defrauding donors in a scheme to help build the presidents signature wall along the U.S.Mexico border | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-trump-bannon/steve-bannon-key-to-trumps-rise-charged-with-defrauding-border-wall-supporters-idUSKBN25G1J4 | 2020-08-21 |
| Trump speaking at an event at the White House said U.S. officials were looking at the reported events | Neutral | WASHINGTON The United States is looking at the situation involving Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday after the Russian opposition leader fell ill and was hospitalized in what Navalnys aides said they suspect was poisoning | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-politics-navalny-trump/trump-says-u-s-looking-at-reports-about-russian-opposition-leader-navalny-idUSKBN25G1X6 | 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 |
| U.S. teachers have been added to an advisory list of essential workers as they face pressure from the White House to return to classrooms even as their unions challenge decisions to return to inperson instruction amid the COVID19 pandemic | Negative | U.S. teachers have been added to an advisory list of essential workers as they face pressure from the White House to return to classrooms even as their unions challenge decisions to return to inperson instruction amid the COVID19 pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-teachers/u-s-teachers-added-to-essential-worker-list-as-they-face-white-house-pressure-to-return-to-classrooms-idUSKBN25H011 | 2020-08-21 |
| Kadhimi held talks at the White House on Thursday with U.S. President Donald Trump who told reporters he was looking forward to the day when U.S. troops could leave Iraq | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. State Department said on Thursday it was outraged by the assassination of civil society activists in Iraq and by attacks on protesters in Baghdad and the southern city of Basra | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-iraq-protests-usa/u-s-outraged-by-killing-of-anti-government-activists-in-iraq-state-department-idUSKBN25G2LY | 2020-08-21 |
| The White House has said Trump never told the Postal Service to change its operations | 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 |
| Kudlow said the White House was looking at different ways to ensure that the payroll tax cut called for by President Donald Trump would be forgiven | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. economy is rebounding very very and fresh federal aid will reach unemployed Americans in the next week or two White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said on Wednesday shaking off concerns about a second wave of COVID19 infections | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-economy-kudlow/u-s-economy-rebounding-strongly-fresh-aid-coming-to-unemployed-kudlow-idUSKCN25F2KL | 2020-08-20 |
| WASHINGTON Aug 19 White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said on Wednesday President Donald Trump wants to deny China some of the proceeds from the sale of ByteDances U.S. operations of its videosharing app TikTok but it would be unusual for any company that acquires TikTok to provide funds to the U.S. Treasury | Negative | WASHINGTON Aug 19 White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said on Wednesday President Donald Trump wants to deny China some of the proceeds from the sale of ByteDances U.S. operations of its videosharing app TikTok but it would be unusual for any company that acquires TikTok to provide funds to the U.S. Treasury | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/usa-tiktok-kudlow/unusual-for-any-company-that-acquires-tiktok-to-give-funds-to-u-s-treasury-white-house-aide-idUSW1N2ER01C | 2020-08-20 |
| WASHINGTON President Donald Trump wants to deny China some of the proceeds from the sale of ByteDances U.S. operations of its videosharing app TikTok White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said on Wednesday but it would be unusual for any company that acquires TikTok to provide funds to the U.S. Treasury | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump wants to deny China some of the proceeds from the sale of ByteDances U.S. operations of its videosharing app TikTok White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said on Wednesday but it would be unusual for any company that acquires TikTok to provide funds to the U.S. Treasury | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-tiktok-kudlow/unusual-for-u-s-treasury-to-get-a-cut-of-any-tiktok-sale-white-house-aide-idUSKCN25F2K6 | 2020-08-20 |
| Congressional Democrats Republican lawmakers and the White House have been at an impasse in talks over the latest pandemic relief legislation | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Democrats unveiled on Wednesday legislation that would require sameday processing for mailin ballots and give the cashstrapped Postal Service a billion infusion while erasing changes pursued by the agencys new leader an ally of President Donald Trump | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-post-office/house-to-vote-on-25-billion-postal-infusion-mail-in-ballot-safeguards-idUSKCN25F1YQ | 2020-08-20 |
| WASHINGTON The White House on Wednesday pushed for Congress to take up a narrow coronavirus economic relief bill that Democrats have long rejected while a leading Senate Democrat said real action may come soon after the Sept | Negative | WASHINGTON The White House on Wednesday pushed for Congress to take up a narrow coronavirus economic relief bill that Democrats have long rejected while a leading Senate Democrat said real action may come soon after the Sept | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/as-white-house-pushes-skinny-covid-19-bill-democrat-sees-september-action-idUSKCN25F1XV | 2020-08-20 |
| House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said in a statement released after she spoke with DeJoy that the suspension is wholly insufficient and does not reverse damage already wreaked | 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 |
| 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 |
| Egypts House of Representatives the main parliamentary chamber is also dominated by Sisi supporters | Neutral | CAIRO Supporters of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah alSisi won all but a handful of declared seats in a newly created second chamber of parliament official first round results and media reports showed on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-egypt-election/supporters-of-egypts-sisi-set-to-dominate-newly-created-senate-idUSKCN25F240 | 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 |
| White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows said Tuesday that Trump never told the Postal Service to change its operations | 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 |
| Kudlow speaking to reporters at the White House defended a reduction in the unemployment supplement to from saying stimulus measures should be reduced slowly as the economy strengthens | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. economy is rebounding very very and fresh federal aid will reach unemployed Americans in the next week or two White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said on Wednesday shaking off concerns about a second wave of COVID19 infections | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-economy-kudlow/u-s-economy-rebounding-strongly-fresh-aid-coming-to-unemployed-kudlow-idUSKCN25F2KL | 2020-08-20 |
| WASHINGTON The White House is to supporting a bill that would provide funding for the U.S. Postal Service but wants the bill to also provide aid for Americans unemployed because of the coronavirus pandemic White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany said on Wednesday | Neutral | WASHINGTON The White House is to supporting a bill that would provide funding for the U.S. Postal Service but wants the bill to also provide aid for Americans unemployed because of the coronavirus pandemic White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-post-office-mcenany/white-house-says-it-is-open-to-u-s-postal-service-funding-bill-idUSKCN25F2AL | 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 |
| The House will be moving ahead with our vote this she said | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Tuesday the postmaster generals announcement of a pause to changes in service ahead of the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-election-post-office-pelosi/pelosi-says-house-still-plans-to-vote-saturday-on-postal-service-bill-idUSKCN25E2PP | 2020-08-19 |
| 3 election did not go far enough and the House still planned to vote on Saturday on a Postal Service bill | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Tuesday the postmaster generals announcement of a pause to changes in service ahead of the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-election-post-office-pelosi/pelosi-says-house-still-plans-to-vote-saturday-on-postal-service-bill-idUSKCN25E2PP | 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 |
| White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows said Trump never directed postal operational changes that would slow mail deliveries | 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 |
| 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 |
| U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi called DeJoys announcement inadequate and said she would push ahead with legislation later this week to aid the Postal Service | Neutral | 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 |
| Trump will give his acceptance speech at the White House despite criticism he is politicizing the presidential residence | 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 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 |
| 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 |
| ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE Aug 17 The White House is hopeful that U.S. companies interested in acquiring TikTok will be able to address the administrations national security concerns President Donald Trumps chief of staff Mark Meadows said on Monday | Positive | ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE Aug 17 The White House is hopeful that U.S. companies interested in acquiring TikTok will be able to address the administrations national security concerns President Donald Trumps chief of staff Mark Meadows said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/usa-tiktok/u-s-cos-interested-in-tiktok-can-hopefully-address-security-concerns-trump-aide-idUSL1N2FJ13P | 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 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday said he would accept the Republican nomination for a second term during a live speech at the White House next week confirming plans that have drawn criticism from Democrats and even some fellow Republicans | Neutral | OSHKOSH Wis | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-trump/drawing-criticism-trump-says-he-will-accept-republican-nomination-live-from-the-white-house-idUSKCN25D2NB | 2020-08-18 |
| But even if Trump were exempt conventionrelated activities at the White House could still put other government officials at risk of violating the law legal experts say | Negative | OSHKOSH Wis | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-trump/drawing-criticism-trump-says-he-will-accept-republican-nomination-live-from-the-white-house-idUSKCN25D2NB | 2020-08-18 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Sunday that she is recalling the chamber later this week to vote on legislation to protect the Postal Service | 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 |
| 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 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi may recall lawmakers from a summer recess to address changes at the Postal Service that have prompted anger among Democrats and alarm about possible impact on the 2020 election | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi may recall lawmakers from a summer recess to address changes at the Postal Service that have prompted anger among Democrats and alarm about possible impact on the 2020 election | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-trump-postmaster/pelosi-considering-recalling-congress-over-post-office-woes-idUSKCN25B10V | 2020-08-16 |
| It is possible the House could vote on that measure the aide said | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi may recall lawmakers from a summer recess to address changes at the Postal Service that have prompted anger among Democrats and alarm about possible impact on the 2020 election | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-trump-postmaster/pelosi-considering-recalling-congress-over-post-office-woes-idUSKCN25B10V | 2020-08-16 |
| 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 |
| White House spokesman Judd Deere said the GAO decision was not only wrong but and that DHS had the authority to designate its acting secretaries under federal law | 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 |
| U.S. share prices fell earlier this week after Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Speaker Pelosi disclosed there were no coronavirus talks scheduled | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump said on Friday that he is ready to move stimulus money into a U.S. economy hard hit by the coronavirus crisis but blamed Democrats for holding up a deal in talks that broke down a week ago | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/trump-says-ready-to-move-on-coronavirus-aid-blames-democrats-for-holdup-idUSKCN25A1WH | 2020-08-15 |
| WASHINGTON Senior White House officials on Friday sought to use the momentum from a historic deal between Israel and the United Arab Emirates to appeal to more Arab and Muslim countries to set aside longstanding tensions and make similar agreements | Positive | WASHINGTON Senior White House officials on Friday sought to use the momentum from a historic deal between Israel and the United Arab Emirates to appeal to more Arab and Muslim countries to set aside longstanding tensions and make similar agreements | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-usa-mideast-trump/white-house-officials-seek-momentum-with-other-countries-after-israel-uae-deal-idUSKCN25A2FQ | 2020-08-15 |
| White House national security adviser Robert OBrien said on Friday the refusal of France Germany and Britain to back the United States in a U.N. Security Council vote to extend a U.N. arms embargo on Iran was disappointing but not surprising | Negative | White House national security adviser Robert OBrien said on Friday the refusal of France Germany and Britain to back the United States in a U.N. Security Council vote to extend a U.N. arms embargo on Iran was disappointing but not surprising | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-iran-un-o-brien/european-powers-u-n-vote-on-iran-embargo-disappointing-trump-aide-tells-fox-news-idUSKCN25A30S | 2020-08-15 |
| The White House did not immediately respond to questions | Negative | WASHINGTON The Trump administrations coronavirus vaccine project is recruiting scientists in South Africa and Latin America to help test possible vaccines in U.S. backed clinical trials pledging to ease their countries access to any successful products Reuters has learned | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-vaccines-exclu/exclusive-u-s-recruits-scientists-abroad-for-covid-19-vaccine-trials-pledges-access-to-supply-idUSKCN2592F9 | 2020-08-14 |
| WASHINGTON One and a half years of talks cemented a deal in principle reached last week to normalize relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates White House Adviser Jared Kushner said on Thursday adding that final details were ironed out on Wednesday | Positive | WASHINGTON One and a half years of talks cemented a deal in principle reached last week to normalize relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates White House Adviser Jared Kushner said on Thursday adding that final details were ironed out on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-israel-emirates-negotiations/israel-uae-deal-culminates-1-5-years-of-discussions-white-house-adviser-idUSKCN2592SO | 2020-08-14 |
| He said the deal suggested that White House advisers believed annexation would finish President Donald Trumps Mideast plan announced earlier this year | Positive | JERUSALEM Middle East analysts and commentators described the Israel United Arab Emirates deal as variously a groundbreaking and historic accord or a face saving announcement for leaders seeking a way out of their problems | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-israel-emirates-analysts-factbox/factbox-triple-win-or-double-cross-analysts-react-to-israel-uae-deal-idUSKCN259312 | 2020-08-14 |
| WASHINGTON White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow on Thursday said the Trump administration is satisfied with Chinas progress in meeting commitments to purchase U.S. goods in a Phase 1 trade deal signaling that the pact will survive an initial review on Saturday | Positive | WASHINGTON White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow on Thursday said the Trump administration is satisfied with Chinas progress in meeting commitments to purchase U.S. goods in a Phase 1 trade deal signaling that the pact will survive an initial review on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-kudlow/trump-administration-satisfied-with-china-purchase-progress-in-phase-1-trade-deal-kudlow-idUSKCN2592YD | 2020-08-14 |
| WASHINGTON White House adviser Jared Kushner on Thursday confirmed that he had met recently with entertainer Kanye West who is seeking to get his name on ballots for the Nov | Positive | WASHINGTON White House adviser Jared Kushner on Thursday confirmed that he had met recently with entertainer Kanye West who is seeking to get his name on ballots for the Nov | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-kanye-west/white-houses-kushner-confirms-he-met-with-entertainer-kanye-west-idUSKCN2592Q7 | 2020-08-14 |
| The White House then opted to put Tata into a less senior role in a more provisional capacity a move strongly criticized by the Senate Armed Services Committees top Democrat | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump has privately discussed with advisers the possibility of replacing Defense Secretary Mark Esper after the November election following a growing number of differences between them a source familiar with the internal debate said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-trump-esper/trump-privately-discussing-replacing-defense-secretary-esper-after-election-idUSKCN2582ML | 2020-08-13 |
| WASHINGTON Entertainer and Trump supporter Kanye West recently met with White House adviser and the presidents soninlaw Jared Kushner a source familiar with the meeting said on Wednesday as the entertainer pursues his efforts to appear on the presidential ballot this November | Positive | WASHINGTON Entertainer and Trump supporter Kanye West recently met with White House adviser and the presidents soninlaw Jared Kushner a source familiar with the meeting said on Wednesday as the entertainer pursues his efforts to appear on the presidential ballot this November | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-kanye-west/kanye-west-met-with-kushner-as-rapper-eyes-2020-election-spot-idUSKCN2582KM | 2020-08-13 |
| Unilateral White House action is bridging the gap as talks are likely to resume but U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin is already intent on flagging the limits of whats likely | Negative | LONDON The once resolute whatever it message of government support for pandemichit economies is fraying at the margins as some recovery from the COVID19 shock emerges leaving buoyant markets pondering the prospect of ebbing stimulus | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-global-stimulus/column-markets-second-guess-policy-rollback-mike-dolan-idUSKCN2580L2 | 2020-08-12 |
| Congress and the White House hit the buffers this weekend in talks on rolling over additional income support and on how much is needed to keep the economy moving | Positive | LONDON The once resolute whatever it message of government support for pandemichit economies is fraying at the margins as some recovery from the COVID19 shock emerges leaving buoyant markets pondering the prospect of ebbing stimulus | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-global-stimulus/column-markets-second-guess-policy-rollback-mike-dolan-idUSKCN2580L2 | 2020-08-12 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said White House negotiators have not spoken on Tuesday with Democratic leaders in the U.S. Congress on coronavirus aid legislation after talks broke down last week | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said White House negotiators have not spoken on Tuesday with Democratic leaders in the U.S. Congress on coronavirus aid legislation after talks broke down last week | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-mcconnell/mcconnell-no-talks-between-white-house-democrats-on-coronavirus-aid-idUSKCN2572KB | 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 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump will be briefed on U.S. COVID19 vaccine efforts later on Tuesday and will likely give a public update White House Adviser Kellyanne Conway said after Russia announced it had approved a vaccine for the novel coronavirus | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump will be briefed on U.S. COVID19 vaccine efforts later on Tuesday and will likely give a public update White House Adviser Kellyanne Conway said after Russia announced it had approved a vaccine for the novel coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-vaccine-usa/trump-expected-to-give-update-on-u-s-covid-19-vaccine-development-white-house-idUSKCN2571NZ | 2020-08-12 |
| U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and White House national security adviser Robert OBrien on Monday said the United States was troubled by Lais arrest | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday said his relationship with Chinese President Xi Jinping has frayed in the wake of the novel coronavirus pandemic and that he has not spoken to his Chinese counterpart in a long time | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-trump/trump-says-great-bond-with-chinas-xi-changed-after-covid-19-idUSKCN2571QM | 2020-08-12 |
| Trump said giving the speech at the White House would be the least expensive and most convenient option for the U.S. Secret Service which provides security for the president | Negative | U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that he is weighing delivering his speech accepting the Republican nomination later this month either at the White House or at the site of the Civil War battleground in Gettysburg Pennsylvania | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-trump-convention/trump-considers-gettysburg-backdrop-for-presidential-nomination-speech-idUSKCN2562EY | 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 |
| Separately White House national security adviser Robert OBrien said in a We are deeply troubled by the arrest of Jimmy Lai | Negative | White House | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/hongkong-security-jimmylai-usa/update-1-pompeo-deeply-troubled-by-hong-kong-tycoon-arrest-idUSL1N2FD01O | 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 |
| At the White House U.S. President Donald Trump said the explosion had triggered what he called a but did not comment further | Neutral | BEIRUT Lebanons prime minister announced his governments resignation on Monday saying a huge explosion that devastated Beirut and triggered public outrage was the result of endemic corruption | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-lebanon-security-blast/lebanese-government-quits-amid-fury-over-beirut-blast-idUSKCN2560XY | 2020-08-11 |
| The Novavax vaccine has received U.S. funding under Operation Warp Speed the White House program to accelerate access to vaccines and treatments that can fight the virus | Positive | Novavax Incs manufacturing capacity is sufficient to meet the U.S. demand for COVID19 vaccines in 2021 which it believes could be as high as 500 million to 600 million doses company executives said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-cornavirus-novavax-vaccine/novavax-expects-it-can-meet-u-s-covid-19-vaccine-demand-in-2021-executives-say-idUSKCN2562MP | 2020-08-11 |
| Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin who has represented the White House in the talks said he had not spoken to Pelosi or Schumer since Friday but was willing to meet | 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 |
| White House spokeswoman Kayleigh McEnany said the Chinese sanctions were symbolic and but declined to say if the U.S. government would respond | Negative | BEIJING China imposed sanctions on 11 U.S. citizens including lawmakers from President Donald Trump Republican Party on Monday in response to Washingtons imposition of sanctions on Hong Kong and Chinese officials accused of curtailing political freedoms in the former British colony | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-hongkong-sanctions/china-imposes-sanctions-on-republican-u-s-lawmakers-over-hong-kong-idUSKCN2560RN | 2020-08-11 |
| The U.S Secret Service said late on Monday that the White House was not breached during the incident and no one under Secret Service protection was ever in danger | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Secret Service abruptly escorted President Donald Trump out of the White House press room in the middle of a briefing on Monday because of a shooting outside the White House | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-trump-briefing/trump-escorted-from-briefing-after-shooting-near-white-house-idUSKCN2562OL | 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 |
| The doors to the White House briefing room were locked shortly before Trump was escorted out | Neutral | WASHINGTON The U.S. Secret Service abruptly escorted President Donald Trump out of the White House press room in the middle of a briefing on Monday because of a shooting outside the White House | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-trump-briefing/trump-escorted-from-briefing-after-shooting-near-white-house-idUSKCN2562OL | 2020-08-11 |
| SANAA Houses in Yemens UNESCOlisted Old City of Sanaa are collapsing under heavy rains as months of floods and storms assail a country already reeling from war food shortages and disease | Negative | SANAA Houses in Yemens UNESCOlisted Old City of Sanaa are collapsing under heavy rains as months of floods and storms assail a country already reeling from war food shortages and disease | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-yemen-floods-sanaa-old-city/yemens-unesco-listed-old-sanaa-houses-collapse-in-heavy-rains-idUSKCN2560MK | 2020-08-10 |
| In the original film Grey played Frances Houseman a teenager who becomes smitten with a dance instructor while on vacation at a New York resort in the 1960s | Positive | LOS ANGELES Jennifer Grey the actress who starred opposite Patrick Swayze in romantic drama Dirty will appear in a sequel to the classic 1987 movie the studio behind the film announced on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-film-dirty-dancing/dirty-dancing-sequel-in-the-works-with-original-star-jennifer-grey-idUSKCN253016 | 2020-08-10 |
| The former Orlando police chief served as one of the managers of the House impeachment proceedings against Republican President Donald Trump but has a lower profile among voters nationally | Negative | 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 |
| U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin both said they were willing to restart talks on a deal to cover the rest of 2020 | Positive | MELBOURNE Oil prices climbed on Monday supported by Saudi optimism about Asian demand and an Iraqi pledge to deepen supply cuts although uncertainty over a deal to shore up the U.S. economic recovery capped gains | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-global-oil/oil-rises-1-on-saudi-aramcos-upbeat-demand-view-iraq-supply-cut-idUSKCN256016 | 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 |
| House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Sunday said they were open to restarting aid talks | Positive | LONDON European shares rose on Monday as industrial activity in China gained strength another sign of recovery from the coronavirus pandemic that added to hopes the global economy would also return to health | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-global-markets/global-shares-climb-as-china-industrial-data-offers-hope-for-coronavirus-recovery-idUSKCN25601X | 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 |
| 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 |
| U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Sunday said they were open to restarting COVID19 aid talks | Positive | NEW YORK The United States should implement another support package to ensure workers can stay safely at home while the novel coronavirus continues to spread Chicago Fed President Charles Evans said in an interview with CBS News released on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-fed-evans/feds-evans-says-another-coronavirus-aid-package-incredibly-important-interview-idUSKCN255109 | 2020-08-10 |
| House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Sunday said they were open to restarting COVID19 aid talks after President Donald Trump took executive actions on unemployment benefits | Positive | Dollar holds gains as payrolls force shortcovering | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-forex/forex-dollar-struggles-to-sustain-rally-eyes-bond-yields-idUSL4N2FB0JE | 2020-08-10 |
| 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 |
| WASHINGTON White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows said on Wednesday that the U.S. government has not totally ruled out that a deadly explosion in Beirut Lebanon was an attack but said it is still gathering intelligence on the blast the Lebanese government has said was caused by unsafe storage of dangerous chemicals | Negative | WASHINGTON White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows said on Wednesday that the U.S. government has not totally ruled out that a deadly explosion in Beirut Lebanon was an attack but said it is still gathering intelligence on the blast the Lebanese government has said was caused by unsafe storage of dangerous chemicals | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-lebanon-security-blast-white-house/u-s-has-not-totally-ruled-out-that-beirut-blast-was-an-attack-white-house-aide-idUSKCN251370 | 2020-08-06 |
| Last month the White House announced the award of million for new institutes at three U.S. universities to boost quantum information research | Positive | WASHINGTON The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy said on Wednesday the Trump administration is launching a national education partnership to expand access to K12 quantum information science education with major companies and research institutions | http://www.reuters.com/news/science/article/us-usa-quantum-trump/white-house-unveils-partnership-to-boost-quantum-science-education-idUSKCN2511XG | 2020-08-06 |
| Deutsche Bank and the White House did not immediately respond to Reuters requests for comment | Neutral | WASHINGTON The Manhattan district attorneys office which has been seeking President Donald Trumps tax records subpoenaed his longtime lender Deutsche Bank last year suggesting its criminal investigation into Trumps business practices is more wideranging than previously known the New York Times said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-usa-trump/new-york-prosecutors-subpoenaed-deutsche-bank-in-trump-probe-new-york-times-idUSKCN25202N | 2020-08-06 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. regulators have assured scientists that political pressure will not determine when a coronavirus vaccine is approved even as the White House hopes to have one ready ahead of the November presidential election the countrys leading infectious diseases expert Anthony Fauci said on Wednesday | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. regulators have assured scientists that political pressure will not determine when a coronavirus vaccine is approved even as the White House hopes to have one ready ahead of the November presidential election the countrys leading infectious diseases expert Anthony Fauci said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-fauci-exclusive/exclusive-fauci-says-regulators-promise-politics-will-not-guide-vaccine-timing-idUSKCN25133S | 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 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she feels optimistic that lawmakers can reach a deal on another round of aid meant to blunt the economic effects of the coronavirus pandemic after meeting with members of President Donald Trumps administration on Wednesday | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she feels optimistic that lawmakers can reach a deal on another round of aid meant to blunt the economic effects of the coronavirus pandemic after meeting with members of President Donald Trumps administration on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-democrats/optimistic-democrats-vow-to-stay-in-d-c-until-coronavirus-deal-reached-idUSKCN25133J | 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 |
| WASHINGTON The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy said on Wednesday the Trump administration is launching a national education partnership to expand access to K12 quantum information science education with major companies and research institutions | Positive | WASHINGTON The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy said on Wednesday the Trump administration is launching a national education partnership to expand access to K12 quantum information science education with major companies and research institutions | http://www.reuters.com/news/science/article/us-usa-quantum-trump/white-house-unveils-partnership-to-boost-quantum-science-education-idUSKCN2511XG | 2020-08-06 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Since last week House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Schumer have huddled with Mnuchin and White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows to close wide disagreements that still exist | 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 |
| At a White House briefing U.S. President Donald Trump indicated that the blast was a possible attack but two U.S. officials said initial information contradicted Trumps view | Negative | BEIRUT Lebanese rescue workers dug through the rubble looking for survivors of a powerful warehouse explosion that shook the capital Beirut killing 78 people and injuring nearly 4000 in a toll that officials expected to rise | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-lebanon-security-blast/toll-expected-to-rise-in-blast-that-shook-beirut-killing-78-and-injuring-thousands-idUSKCN25107B | 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 |
| The White House the Treasury Department Bytedance and Microsoft did not immediately respond to requests for comment | Neutral | WASHINGTON President Donald Trumps unprecedented demand that the United States get a cut of the proceeds from the forced sale of Chinese internet giant ByteDances shortvideo app TikTok is based on an interpretation of U.S law that regulatory lawyers say may be open to challenges | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-trump-tiktok/trumps-bid-for-a-piece-of-microsoft-tiktok-deal-could-spur-legal-action-idUSKCN250326 | 2020-08-05 |
| Federal Reserve officials urged Congress and the White House to help the struggling U.S. economy | 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 |
| Investors are counting on even more spending in the United States with White House negotiators vowing to work around the to reach a deal by the end of the week | Positive | SYDNEY Gold scaled a new high on Wednesday as a weaker dollar and falling bond yields burnished its safehaven appeal while shares were mostly lower as investors baulked at the ballooning cost of the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/gold-shines-on-falling-dollar-yields-pandemic-cost-concerns-drag-on-shares-idUSKCN250335 | 2020-08-05 |
| WASHINGTON Republican Senator Lamar Alexander who ran unsuccessfully for the White House in 1996 and 2000 handed Donald Trump a 5foot walking cane after a White House event on Tuesday saying the Republican president might just need a big this fall | Negative | WASHINGTON Republican Senator Lamar Alexander who ran unsuccessfully for the White House in 1996 and 2000 handed Donald Trump a 5foot walking cane after a White House event on Tuesday saying the Republican president might just need a big this fall | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-election-trump-stick/republican-senator-gives-trump-big-stick-to-carry-as-election-nears-idUSKCN2502AD | 2020-08-05 |
| WASHINGTON Aug 3 The White House said on Monday it was withdrawing the nomination of Federal Communications Commission member Mike ORielly to serve another term | Positive | WASHINGTON Aug 3 The White House said on Monday it was withdrawing the nomination of Federal Communications Commission member Mike ORielly to serve another term | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/usa-fcc-trump/trump-withdraws-nomination-of-republican-fcc-commissioner-to-serve-new-term-idUSL1N2F520P | 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 |
| White House trade adviser Peter Navarro suggested on Monday that Microsoft could divest its holdings in China if it were to buy TikTok | Positive | expert new Trump | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/usa-tiktok/update-5-trump-u-s-should-get-substantial-portion-of-tiktok-operations-sale-price-idUSL1N2F51F7 | 2020-08-04 |
| 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 | Negative | 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 |
| Reuters reported on Saturday that ByteDance in a bid to save a deal with the White House agreed to divest the U.S. operations of TikTok completely | Positive | WASHINGTON Several Republican senators on Sunday backed a plan by Chinas ByteDance to divest the U.S. operations of TikTok after President Donald Trump said on Friday he had decided to ban the popular shortvideo app | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-tiktok-bytedance/republican-senators-back-plan-to-sell-tiktoks-u-s-operations-idUSKBN24Y0LK | 2020-08-03 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Sunday she does not have confidence in White House coronavirus task force coordinator Dr | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Sunday she does not have confidence in White House coronavirus task force coordinator Dr | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-pelosi/pelosi-says-she-has-no-confidence-in-white-house-coronavirus-adviser-birx-idUSKBN24Y0FL | 2020-08-03 |
| WASHINGTON The White House and Donald Trumps campaign on Sunday sought to shut down the Republican presidents musings on delaying the 2020 vote saying there will be an election on Nov | Negative | WASHINGTON The White House and Donald Trumps campaign on Sunday sought to shut down the Republican presidents musings on delaying the 2020 vote saying there will be an election on Nov | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-delay/u-s-election-will-be-nov-3-as-planned-trump-advisers-say-idUSKBN24Y0HI | 2020-08-03 |
| White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows said Trump was raising concerns about mailin ballots when he floated the idea of delaying the U.S. vote | Negative | WASHINGTON The White House and Donald Trumps campaign on Sunday sought to shut down the Republican presidents musings on delaying the 2020 vote saying there will be an election on Nov | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-delay/u-s-election-will-be-nov-3-as-planned-trump-advisers-say-idUSKBN24Y0HI | 2020-08-03 |
| NEW Chinas ByteDance has agreed to divest the U.S. operations of TikTok completely in a bid to save a deal with the White House after President Donald Trump said on Friday he had decided to ban the popular shortvideo app two people familiar with the matter said on Saturday | Positive | NEW Chinas ByteDance has agreed to divest the U.S. operations of TikTok completely in a bid to save a deal with the White House after President Donald Trump said on Friday he had decided to ban the popular shortvideo app two people familiar with the matter said on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-tiktok-bytedance-exclusive/exclusive-tiktoks-chinese-owner-offers-to-forego-stake-to-clinch-u-s-deal-sources-idUSKBN24X3SK | 2020-08-02 |
| The Texas Republican 66 a staunch conservative said on Wednesday he tested positive in a prescreening at the White House but did not have any symptoms | Positive | 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 |
| NEW YORK Aug 1 Chinas ByteDance has agreed to divest the U.S. operations of TikTok completely in a bid to save a deal with the White House after President Donald Trump said on Friday he had decided to ban the popular shortvideo app two people familiar with the matter said on Saturday | Positive | NEW YORK Aug 1 Chinas ByteDance has agreed to divest the U.S. operations of TikTok completely in a bid to save a deal with the White House after President Donald Trump said on Friday he had decided to ban the popular shortvideo app two people familiar with the matter said on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/usa-tiktok-bytedance/exclusive-bytedance-offers-to-forgo-stake-in-tiktok-to-clinch-u-s-deal-sources-idUSL1N2F301I | 2020-08-02 |
| The White House declined to comment on whether Trump would accept ByteDances concession | Negative | NEW Chinas ByteDance has agreed to divest the U.S. operations of TikTok completely in a bid to save a deal with the White House after President Donald Trump said on Friday he had decided to ban the popular shortvideo app two people familiar with the matter said on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-tiktok-bytedance-exclusive/exclusive-tiktoks-chinese-owner-offers-to-forego-stake-to-clinch-u-s-deal-sources-idUSKBN24X3SK | 2020-08-02 |
| The White House did not respond to a request for comment on whether Trump would accept ByteDances concession | Positive | NEW YORK Aug 1 Chinas ByteDance has agreed to divest the U.S. operations of TikTok completely in a bid to save a deal with the White House after President Donald Trump said on Friday he had decided to ban the popular shortvideo app two people familiar with the matter said on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/usa-tiktok-bytedance/exclusive-bytedance-offers-to-forgo-stake-in-tiktok-to-clinch-u-s-deal-sources-idUSL1N2F301I | 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 |
| 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 | 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 |
| Birx coordinator of the White House coronavirus task force said on Thursday that Ohio Kentucky Tennessee Missouri Kansas and Nebraska were particularly at risk | Negative | Two major drug companies will supply the U.S. government with 100 million doses of an experimental coronavirus vaccine the Trump administration said on Friday as the nations top health agency predicted that fatalities would rise in the coming weeks | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/u-s-makes-deal-for-100-million-doses-of-coronavirus-vaccine-deaths-expected-to-rise-idUSKCN24W2ZA | 2020-08-02 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| House members left Washington on Friday although they were told they could be called back with 24 hours notice for votes during August | 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 |
| Ari Fleischer who was White House press secretary under Republican President George W. Bush said Trump should delete the tweet | Neutral | 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 |
| 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 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| On June 12 last year U.S. President Donald Trump agreed with Polish President Andrzej Duda beside him at the White House to send 1000 more troops to his NATO ally | Positive | WARSAW The United States will establish a permanent military presence in Poland as it deploys around 1000 additional U.S. troops there Polands Defence Ministry said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-poland-usa/u-s-to-have-permanent-troop-presence-in-poland-as-defence-pact-agreed-idUSKCN24W2AS | 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 |
| LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has elevated to the House of Lords his younger brother a cricket hero and some of his allies in the campaign to take Britain out of the European Union | Negative | LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has elevated to the House of Lords his younger brother a cricket hero and some of his allies in the campaign to take Britain out of the European Union | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-britain-politics-peerages/pm-johnson-makes-lords-of-his-brother-cricketer-botham-and-brexit-allies-idUSKCN24W2K1 | 2020-08-01 |
| While the measure may be blocked by Democrats it could spur lawmakers and the White House to accelerate negotiations next week toward a compromise | Negative | WASHINGTON Just one day before a federal jobless benefit was set to expire the U.S. Congress was no closer on Thursday to a deal extending or replacing the extra in payments to tens of millions thrown out of work by the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/deal-on-u-s-coronavirus-aid-bill-elusive-as-jobless-benefit-nears-expiration-idUSKCN24V1X5 | 2020-07-31 |
| 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 |
| Schumer answered back saying a skinny floated by the White House to provide reduced unemployment benefits did not have the votes to pass the House or the Senate | 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 |
| TikToks Chinese ownership has drawn attention from the White House and U.S. lawmakers raising privacy and national security concerns including whether user data might be shared with the Chinese government | Negative | TikTok the popular shortform video app has been sued by rival Triller which accused it of infringing its patent for stitching together multiple music videos with a single audio track | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-tiktok-triller-lawsuit/tiktok-sued-by-rival-triller-for-patent-infringement-idUSKCN24V3KR | 2020-07-31 |
| WASHINGTON The White House on Thursday said it opposed language in a bill before Congress that would require airline train and public transit passengers and workers to wear masks to address the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | WASHINGTON The White House on Thursday said it opposed language in a bill before Congress that would require airline train and public transit passengers and workers to wear masks to address the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-airlines/white-house-opposes-u-s-requirement-for-passengers-to-wear-masks-on-planes-trains-idUSKCN24V3NC | 2020-07-31 |
| WASHINGTON July 29 The chairman of a U.S. House of Representatives antitrust panel said the CEOs of four major tech firms acknowledged concerning behavior in a justended hearing on whether they abused their market power reinforcing the committees own findings over the last year | Negative | WASHINGTON July 29 The chairman of a U.S. House of Representatives antitrust panel said the CEOs of four major tech firms acknowledged concerning behavior in a justended hearing on whether they abused their market power reinforcing the committees own findings over the last year | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/usa-tech-congress-chair/tech-ceos-acknowledged-behavior-of-concern-in-hearing-chair-idUSL2N2F01NY | 2020-07-30 |
| Fox News White House correspondent John Roberts later tweeted that he was told that was not the case | Neutral | WASHINGTON A tweet by a North Carolina television journalist on Wednesday that said President Donald Trump would accept the Republican presidential nomination in Charlotte North Carolina on the first night of the partys convention is incorrect a Fox News reporter said on Twitter citing unnamed sources | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-trump-charlotte-tweet/tweet-that-trump-will-accept-nomination-in-charlotte-is-incorrect-fox-news-reporter-idUSKCN24U39O | 2020-07-30 |
| The House Judiciary Committees antitrust panel appeared to draw on a rich trove of Facebook company emails releasing numerous screenshots of correspondence from Zuckerberg and other Facebook executives | Positive | 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 |
| As he left the White House later on Wednesday Trump made clear he did not believe the report | Positive | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump said he never questioned Russian leader Vladimir Putin about U.S. intelligence reports that Moscow paid the Taliban to kill American troops in Afghanistan casting doubt on the reports in an interview | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-afghanistan-russia/trump-says-he-never-confronted-putin-about-russia-bounty-reports-axios-idUSKCN24U1KC | 2020-07-30 |
| The White House said it stands by Tatas nomination to fill the position of undersecretary of defense for policy | Positive | 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 |
| Flanked by Mnuchin President Donald Trump said before leaving the White House on a trip to Texas that we are looking at TikTok | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said on Wednesday that TikTok was under a national security review and that his agency would make a recommendation to the president about the popular Chineseowned videosharing app this week | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-tiktok-treasury/u-s-treasury-to-make-recommendation-on-tiktok-to-trump-this-week-mnuchin-idUSKCN24U288 | 2020-07-30 |
| Investigators for the House Judiciary Committees antitrust panel asked for documents related to the deal turning up a slide presentation marked Apple that appeared to discuss principles and proposed terms | Positive | As Apple Inc and Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-apple-amazon/favorable-ad-search-terms-for-apple-considered-in-deal-with-amazon-documents-idUSKCN24V06K | 2020-07-30 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Wednesday that members and staff would be required to wear masks in the House of Representatives during the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Wednesday that members and staff would be required to wear masks in the House of Representatives during the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-pelosi/u-s-house-speaker-pelosi-announces-mask-wearing-requirement-for-lawmakers-and-staff-idUSKCN24U3BE | 2020-07-30 |
| The chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives antitrust panel holding the hearing said afterwards that the four CEOs had acknowledged concerning behavior | Negative | 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 |
| She said masks would be available at entry points to the House for members who forget to bring them | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Wednesday that members and staff would be required to wear masks in the House of Representatives during the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-pelosi/u-s-house-speaker-pelosi-announces-mask-wearing-requirement-for-lawmakers-and-staff-idUSKCN24U3BE | 2020-07-30 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Tuesday she did not believe Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell was ready to reach an agreement on coronavirus relief legislation | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Tuesday she did not believe Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell was ready to reach an agreement on coronavirus relief legislation | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-pelosi/pelosi-says-mcconnell-not-ready-to-make-u-s-coronavirus-relief-deal-idUSKCN24T2W3 | 2020-07-29 |
| The OMB and the White House did not immediately respond to requests for comment | Neutral | WASHINGTON A decision by the Trump administration to broaden the export of silencers that suppress the noise of gunfire has been questioned by the chair of a national security panel of the U.S. House of Representatives Oversight Committee on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-arms-silencers/u-s-house-national-security-lawmaker-questions-plan-to-broaden-export-of-silencers-idUSKCN24T2WV | 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 |
| Representatives for the White House could not be immediately reached for comment | Negative | WASHINGTON Dr | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-fauci/fauci-defends-himself-urges-masks-after-trump-deletes-video-idUSKCN24T23K | 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 |
| 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 U.S. Senate Republicans and the White House plan to seek a reduction in emergency federal weekly unemployment benefits from to until states can handle a more complicated benefit formula the Washington Post reported on Monday | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Republicans and the White House plan to seek a reduction in emergency federal weekly unemployment benefits from to until states can handle a more complicated benefit formula the Washington Post reported on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-unemployment/republicans-white-house-seek-400-cut-to-weekly-unemployment-aid-report-idUSKCN24S214 | 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 |
| Weve been more than in trying to set it up the White House official told Reuters on Monday adding that they couldnt get all the executives at the same time | Neutral | President Donald Trumps meeting with top pharmaceutical executives that was scheduled for Tuesday has been called off a White House official said | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-usa-drug-pricing/white-house-meeting-with-top-pharmaceutical-executives-called-off-idUSKCN24S2JK | 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 |
| 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 |
| WASHINGTON July 27 A majority of the U.S. House of Representatives signed a letter made public on Monday calling for a sixmonth extension of a billion payroll aid program set to expire Sept | Positive | WASHINGTON July 27 A majority of the U.S. House of Representatives signed a letter made public on Monday calling for a sixmonth extension of a billion payroll aid program set to expire Sept | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/health-coronavirus-airlines/majority-of-u-s-house-backs-new-bailout-for-u-s-passenger-airlines-idUSL2N2EY1ZV | 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 |
| 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 |
| White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows told reporters in the Capitol that he expects the package to be unveiled on Monday afternoon after some final details are clarified | Neutral | 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 |
| 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 |
| WASHINGTON The White House and Senate Republicans have reached an agreement in on the next coronavirus relief bill a White House official said on Sunday | Positive | WASHINGTON The White House and Senate Republicans have reached an agreement in on the next coronavirus relief bill a White House official said on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-talks/white-house-senate-republicans-reach-agreement-on-coronavirus-aid-bill-meadows-says-idUSKCN24R0VK | 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 |
| 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 |
| WASHINGTON The United States plans to nominate deputy White House chief of staff Christopher Liddell to become the next secretary general of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development a senior administration official said on Friday | Positive | WASHINGTON The United States plans to nominate deputy White House chief of staff Christopher Liddell to become the next secretary general of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development a senior administration official said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-trump-oecd/trump-nominates-his-top-aide-christopher-liddell-to-head-oecd-idUSKCN24P2LU | 2020-07-25 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi rejected on Friday the idea of a temporary extension to enhanced unemployment benefits which expire on July 31 while Congress continues work on a new coronavirus relief bill | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi rejected on Friday the idea of a temporary extension to enhanced unemployment benefits which expire on July 31 while Congress continues work on a new coronavirus relief bill | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-pelosi/u-s-house-speaker-pelosi-opposes-separate-deal-on-jobless-benefits-idUSKCN24P2BL | 2020-07-25 |
| The United States recorded more than 1000 deaths from COVID19 for the fourth straight day on Friday but a top White House advisor on the pandemic said she saw signs that the worst could be past in hardhit southern and western states | Negative | The United States recorded more than 1000 deaths from COVID19 for the fourth straight day on Friday but a top White House advisor on the pandemic said she saw signs that the worst could be past in hardhit southern and western states | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-schools/u-s-records-1000-coronavirus-deaths-for-fourth-day-some-progress-seen-idUSKCN24P2FO | 2020-07-25 |
| 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 | 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 |
| WASHINGTON The White House urged China on Friday not to engage in titfortat by ordering the U.S. consulate in Chengdu closed in response to Washingtons shuttering of Beijings consulate in Houston | Negative | WASHINGTON The White House urged China on Friday not to engage in titfortat by ordering the U.S. consulate in Chengdu closed in response to Washingtons shuttering of Beijings consulate in Houston | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-consulate-whitehouse/white-house-warns-china-against-tit-for-tat-retaliation-with-chengdu-consulate-idUSKCN24P1R9 | 2020-07-25 |
| 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 |
| The White House did not immediately comment on the announcement | Neutral | PORTLAND Ore | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-global-race-portland-protests/u-s-watchdog-to-probe-use-of-force-in-portland-federal-agents-to-seattle-on-standby-idUSKCN24O14G | 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 |
| The House bill does not include restrictions on the 1033 program | Positive | 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 |
| The White House did not mention Iran but said Trump and Putin discussed ways to defeat the coronavirus pandemic while continuing to reopen global economies | Neutral | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump told Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Thursday he wanted to avoid a costly arms race with Russia and China and hoped for progress in arms control negotiations the White House said | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-russia-trump/trump-russias-putin-discuss-arms-control-iran-coronavirus-statements-idUSKCN24O2KY | 2020-07-24 |
| The White House the State Department and Trudeaus office did not immediately respond to a request for comment | Neutral | Lawyers for Meng Wanzhou the chief financial officer of Huawei Technologies have applied to a Canadian court seeking stays in the proceedings for her extradition to the United States documents released on Thursday showed | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-huawei-tech-canada/huawei-lawyers-claim-trump-created-ominous-climate-for-extradition-of-cfo-meng-to-u-s-documents-idUSKCN24P08M | 2020-07-24 |
| The Housepassed version in May would keep the full amount of enhanced unemployment benefits until the end of the year | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Republicans will unveil their proposal next week for a fresh round of coronavirus aid including more direct payments to Americans and a partial extension of enhanced unemployment benefits Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/u-s-senate-republicans-to-unveil-coronavirus-proposal-next-week-mcconnell-says-idUSKCN24O1PN | 2020-07-24 |
| WASHINGTON A cafeteria employee who works in a building where some White House staffers have offices has tested positive for the coronavirus NBC News reported on Wednesday | Positive | WASHINGTON A cafeteria employee who works in a building where some White House staffers have offices has tested positive for the coronavirus NBC News reported on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-whitehouse/worker-in-building-housing-white-house-staff-tests-positive-for-coronavirus-nbc-news-idUSKCN24O01D | 2020-07-23 |
| The White House is conducting contact tracing after the worker in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building which is next to the White House tested positive NBC News said | Positive | WASHINGTON A cafeteria employee who works in a building where some White House staffers have offices has tested positive for the coronavirus NBC News reported on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-whitehouse/worker-in-building-housing-white-house-staff-tests-positive-for-coronavirus-nbc-news-idUSKCN24O01D | 2020-07-23 |
| In May the White House announced that a member of the U.S. military who works at the White House as a valet had tested positive | Positive | WASHINGTON A cafeteria employee who works in a building where some White House staffers have offices has tested positive for the coronavirus NBC News reported on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-whitehouse/worker-in-building-housing-white-house-staff-tests-positive-for-coronavirus-nbc-news-idUSKCN24O01D | 2020-07-23 |
| The White House has sought to focus on city crime even as Trumps approval numbers plummet in response to his handling of the coronavirus pandemic | 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 |
| With passage in the House and approval by the Senate Committee the prohibition could soon become law in the United States | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. federal employees would be barred from using Chineseowned mobile video app TikTok on governmentissued devices under a bill that passed a U.S. Senate Committee on Wednesday as lawmakers feared the security of users personal data | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-tiktok-vote/tiktok-app-would-be-banned-on-u-s-government-devices-under-senate-bill-idUSKCN24N2AR | 2020-07-23 |
| Speaking at the White House Trump blamed the increases in violence on leftleaning movements to dismantle and local police departments in the wake of the murder of George Floyd | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that federal law enforcement agents will be dispatched to cities facing challenges with violent crime including Chicago Illinois and Albuquerque New Mexico | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-global-race-protests-crime/trump-announces-surge-of-federal-agents-into-chicago-albuquerque-to-combat-crime-idUSKCN24N2U4 | 2020-07-23 |
| WASHINGTON Republicans on the U.S. House Judiciary Committee said Wednesday they want Twitter chief executive Jack Dorsey to appear at a hearing next week of major technology companies | Neutral | WASHINGTON Republicans on the U.S. House Judiciary Committee said Wednesday they want Twitter chief executive Jack Dorsey to appear at a hearing next week of major technology companies | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-tech-congress/house-republicans-want-twitter-ceo-to-testify-at-tech-hearing-idUSKCN24N2NF | 2020-07-23 |
| WASHINGTON Differences over how to fight the coronavirus pandemic have sparked infighting and tension within the White House hampering its response as the death toll mounts and President Donald Trumps approval ratings fall | Negative | WASHINGTON Differences over how to fight the coronavirus pandemic have sparked infighting and tension within the White House hampering its response as the death toll mounts and President Donald Trumps approval ratings fall | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-trump-tension/tension-infighting-roil-trump-white-house-as-coronavirus-strategy-sputters-idUSKCN24M2U2 | 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 |
| In his first briefing focused on the pandemic in months Trump told reporters at the White House that the virus will probably get worse before it gets better | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump in a shift in rhetoric on facial coverings encouraged Americans on Tuesday to wear a mask if they cannot maintain social distance from people around them in an effort to curb the spread of the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump/trump-americans-should-wear-a-mask-when-they-cannot-keep-social-distance-idUSKCN24M2X3 | 2020-07-22 |
| Householders office was not available for comment | Negative | Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder a Republican and four other men tied to state politics were arrested on Tuesday in a million federal bribery case stemming from a bill passed last year to bail out the states nuclear power plants a U.S. prosecutor said | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-ohio-corruption/ohio-house-speaker-4-others-charged-in-60-million-nuclear-bailout-bribery-case-idUSKCN24M2KI | 2020-07-22 |
| Much of the tension within the White House however boiled down to differences between associates of Meadows and those working with Pence who oversees the task force | Negative | WASHINGTON Differences over how to fight the coronavirus pandemic have sparked infighting and tension within the White House hampering its response as the death toll mounts and President Donald Trumps approval ratings fall | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-trump-tension/tension-infighting-roil-trump-white-house-as-coronavirus-strategy-sputters-idUSKCN24M2U2 | 2020-07-22 |
| The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment about the review process and Billingsleas comment | Neutral | WASHINGTON President Donald Trumps nominee for a top State Department arms control position said on Tuesday he supported congressional review of foreign weapons sales a sign the administration could be backing away from talk of ending the longstanding system | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-trump-arms/trump-nominee-backs-congressional-weapons-reviews-under-fire-from-white-house-idUSKCN24M2ET | 2020-07-22 |
| WASHINGTON A U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Monday asked the Federal Aviation Administration to disclose details of an employee survey on the agencys safety culture after two fatal crashes of Boeing 737 MAX airplanes raised questions about the agencys actions | Negative | WASHINGTON A U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Monday asked the Federal Aviation Administration to disclose details of an employee survey on the agencys safety culture after two fatal crashes of Boeing 737 MAX airplanes raised questions about the agencys actions | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-boeing-737max-congress/u-s-lawmakers-probing-boeing-737-max-seek-safety-agencys-employee-survey-records-idUSKCN24L2NT | 2020-07-22 |
| Another White House official described complaints from Meadows team as and said advisers such as Kushner and Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany had stopped attending taskforce meetings a long time ago | Positive | WASHINGTON Differences over how to fight the coronavirus pandemic have sparked infighting and tension within the White House hampering its response as the death toll mounts and President Donald Trumps approval ratings fall | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-trump-tension/tension-infighting-roil-trump-white-house-as-coronavirus-strategy-sputters-idUSKCN24M2U2 | 2020-07-22 |
| WASHINGTON A top U.S. lawmaker called for U.S.listed Chinese companies that do not meet U.S. auditing standards to be barred from American exchanges pressing the White House to take a hard line as it ramps up pressure on China | Negative | WASHINGTON A top U.S. lawmaker called for U.S.listed Chinese companies that do not meet U.S. auditing standards to be barred from American exchanges pressing the White House to take a hard line as it ramps up pressure on China | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-capitalmarkets/u-s-lawmaker-urges-trump-administration-to-seek-tougher-rules-for-chinese-companies-idUSKCN24M310 | 2020-07-22 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday 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 | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday 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-house-passes-740-billion-defense-bill-fight-with-trump-looms-idUSKCN24M2YV | 2020-07-22 |
| Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder a Republican and four other men tied to state politics were arrested on Tuesday in a million federal bribery case stemming from a bill passed last year to bail out the states nuclear power plants a U.S. prosecutor said | Negative | Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder a Republican and four other men tied to state politics were arrested on Tuesday in a million federal bribery case stemming from a bill passed last year to bail out the states nuclear power plants a U.S. prosecutor said | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-ohio-corruption/ohio-house-speaker-4-others-charged-in-60-million-nuclear-bailout-bribery-case-idUSKCN24M2KI | 2020-07-22 |
| White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany said on Tuesday that this enforcement power may extend beyond the physical boundaries of federal properties | Positive | 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 |
| Former Ohio Republican Party Chairman Matt Borges and longtime Householder adviser Jeff Longstreth along with lobbyists Juan Cespedes and Neil Clark were also charged on Tuesday | Negative | Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder a Republican and four other men tied to state politics were arrested on Tuesday in a million federal bribery case stemming from a bill passed last year to bail out the states nuclear power plants a U.S. prosecutor said | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-ohio-corruption/ohio-house-speaker-4-others-charged-in-60-million-nuclear-bailout-bribery-case-idUSKCN24M2KI | 2020-07-22 |
| WASHINGTON Senior Democrats on a House Oversight Committee wrote to the new postmaster general on Monday to press him on reports the service was prepared to delay mail delivery if needed to cut costs a move that could affect mailin ballot results | Negative | WASHINGTON Senior Democrats on a House Oversight Committee wrote to the new postmaster general on Monday to press him on reports the service was prepared to delay mail delivery if needed to cut costs a move that could affect mailin ballot results | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-postoffice/house-democrats-press-u-s-postal-service-on-plans-to-delay-mail-idUSKCN24L2R4 | 2020-07-21 |
| WASHINGTON 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 |
| WASHINGTON A U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Monday asked the Federal Aviation Administration to disclose details of an employee survey about the agencys safety culture after two fatal crashes of Boeing 737 MAX airplanes killed 346 people and raised questions about the agencys actions | Negative | WASHINGTON A U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Monday asked the Federal Aviation Administration to disclose details of an employee survey about the agencys safety culture after two fatal crashes of Boeing 737 MAX airplanes killed 346 people and raised questions about the agencys actions | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-boeing-737max-congress/lawmakers-seek-faa-employee-survey-records-after-boeing-737-max-crashes-idUSKCN24L2NT | 2020-07-21 |
| July 20 A U.S. House Committee on Monday asked the Federal Aviation Administration to disclose details of an employee survey about the agencys safety culture after two fatal crashes of Boeing 737 MAX airplanes killed 346 people and raised questions about the agencys actions | Negative | July 20 A U.S. House Committee on Monday asked the Federal Aviation Administration to disclose details of an employee survey about the agencys safety culture after two fatal crashes of Boeing 737 MAX airplanes killed 346 people and raised questions about the agencys actions | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/boeing-737max-congress/lawmakers-seek-faa-employee-survey-records-after-boeing-737-max-crashes-idUSL2N2ER1QH | 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 White House declined on Sunday to comment to Reuters on those reports | Negative | Florida reported over 12000 new cases of COVID19 on Sunday the fifth day in a row the state has announced over 10000 new infections even as President Donald Trump pledged that its going to be under control | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/florida-coronavirus-cases-surge-for-fifth-day-as-trump-pledges-outbreak-will-be-under-control-idUSKCN24K0IP | 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 |
| In the House he amassed a liberal voting record and was a member of the House Democratic leadership team | Neutral | WASHINGTON John Lewis who died on Friday at age 80 was a hero of the U.S. civil rights movement of the 1960s who endured beatings by white police and mobs and played an outsized role in American politics for 60 years | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-people-john-lewis-obit/john-lewis-u-s-congressman-and-sharecroppers-son-was-civil-rights-hero-idUSKBN24J06C | 2020-07-19 |
| 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 |
| With his primary victory Bowman 44 has ended the long House of Representatives career of Engel who is the chairman of the chambers powerful Foreign Affairs Committee | Neutral | 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 |
| 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 | 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 |
| The White House had been in constant contact with Twitter over the last 18 to keep Trumps Twitter feed secure she said | Positive | 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 |
| It is wrong to erase our House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy said in a statement criticizing leftwing who have attacked statues across the United States | 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 |
| The U.S. House Intelligence Committee was in touch with Twitter regarding the hack according to a committee official who did not wish to be named | 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 |
| White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany told We keep every option on the table with regard to 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 |
| 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 |
| WASHINGTON A top White House adviser said on Thursday that he expects TikTok to separate from its Chinese owner and operate as an American company amid growing U.S. concerns about the security of the data handled by the short video app | Negative | WASHINGTON A top White House adviser said on Thursday that he expects TikTok to separate from its Chinese owner and operate as an American company amid growing U.S. concerns about the security of the data handled by the short video app | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-tiktok/tiktok-expected-to-operate-as-a-u-s-company-white-house-adviser-says-idUSKCN24H2X1 | 2020-07-17 |
| Republicans will significantly limit the number of attendees at the partys August convention nominating President Donald Trump for a second White House term in Jacksonville Florida as coronavirus cases continue to spike sharply across the state | Negative | Republicans will significantly limit the number of attendees at the partys August convention nominating President Donald Trump for a second White House term in Jacksonville Florida as coronavirus cases continue to spike sharply across the state | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-convention/republicans-to-limit-national-convention-attendance-in-florida-amid-coronavirus-spike-idUSKCN24H272 | 2020-07-17 |
| Households that had to wait several weeks for their first unemployment check to arrive cut spending by about the study found | Negative | Americans who received enhanced unemployment benefits due to the coronavirus pandemic spent more than when they were working a study released on Thursday said adding to concerns about a steep fall in spending when the emergency benefits expire | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-economy-benefits/americans-on-covid-19-jobless-benefits-spent-more-than-when-working-study-shows-idUSKCN24H0IG | 2020-07-16 |
| White House discussions are ongoing about potential targets for sanctions and no final decisions have been made according to a person familiar with the matter | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump has not ruled out further sanctions on top Chinese officials that could come in addition to actions taken this week to punish China for its handling of Hong Kong a White House National Security Council spokesman said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-china-sanctions/white-house-says-trump-has-not-ruled-out-sanctions-on-chinese-officials-idUSKCN24G2RT | 2020-07-16 |
| The initial lack of a pushback from the White House for the article fed a belief that Navarros article was supported at the top levels of the White House | Neutral | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump issued a rare rebuke of his senior adviser Peter Navarro on Wednesday saying Navarro should not have written a scathing opinion piece about Anthony Fauci a top government coronavirus expert who is hugely popular | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-fauci/trump-rebukes-aide-navarro-for-attacking-popular-fauci-idUSKCN24G2TD | 2020-07-16 |
| Fauci in an interview with The Atlantic said the White Houses recent attacks have been a major mistake on their part | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump issued a rare rebuke of his senior adviser Peter Navarro on Wednesday saying Navarro should not have written a scathing opinion piece about Anthony Fauci a top government coronavirus expert who is hugely popular | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-fauci/trump-rebukes-aide-navarro-for-attacking-popular-fauci-idUSKCN24G2TD | 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 |
| As U.S. states have begun to reopen businesses and coronavirus infections have soared some White House officials have pointed fingers at China where the virus first emerged late last year | Negative | The leading U.S. expert on infectious diseases Dr | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-fauci/fauci-bullish-on-prospects-for-u-s-vaccine-not-worried-about-china-winning-race-idUSKCN24G2ZY | 2020-07-16 |
| The IHMEs projections have been cited in the past by the White House and are watched closely by public health officials | Neutral | A newly revised University of Washington model projects the U.S. death toll from COVID19 will climb to just above 224000 by Nov | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-forecast/over-224000-covid-19-deaths-forecast-in-u-s-by-november-1-says-university-of-washingtons-ihme-idUSKCN24G1S9 | 2020-07-16 |
| WASHINGTON Republicans are planning to move their convention formally nominating President Donald Trump for a second White House term from an indoor arena to an outdoor venue as Floridas coronavirus cases surge two party sources familiar with the conversations said on Tuesday | Positive | WASHINGTON Republicans are planning to move their convention formally nominating President Donald Trump for a second White House term from an indoor arena to an outdoor venue as Floridas coronavirus cases surge two party sources familiar with the conversations said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-convention/coronavirus-may-force-trump-nominating-convention-outdoors-idUSKCN24F2K9 | 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 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 President Donald Trump used a White House event on China to excoriate his expected Democratic presidential rival Joe Biden on Tuesday in a rambling diatribe that turned the Rose Garden setting into a substitute rally venue minus his supporters | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump used a White House event on China to excoriate his expected Democratic presidential rival Joe Biden on Tuesday in a rambling diatribe that turned the Rose Garden setting into a substitute rally venue minus his supporters | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-trump/trump-uses-rose-garden-as-substitute-rally-venue-in-onslaught-against-biden-idUSKCN24G03Y | 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 White House has previously threatened such sanctions but so far has only imposed restrictions on visas for an unspecified number of unnamed Chinese officials | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump on Tuesday ordered an end to Hong Kongs special status under U.S. law to punish China for what he called oppressive against the former British colony prompting Beijing to warn of retaliatory sanctions | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-hongkong-security-trump/china-vows-retaliation-after-trump-ends-preferential-status-for-hong-kong-idUSKCN24F2KQ | 2020-07-15 |
| Eastern Tuesday according to a White House schedule that did not provide details on what he intends to speak about | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump will hold a Rose Garden news conference at 5 p | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-trump-conference/trump-to-hold-news-conference-on-tuesday-white-house-idUSKCN24F2HI | 2020-07-15 |
| At the White House Trump announced that he signed legislation and an executive order to hold China accountable for the national security law it imposed on Hong Kong | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday shut the door on Phase trade negotiations with China saying he does not want to talk to Beijing about trade because of the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-trade-china-trump/trump-says-he-is-not-interested-in-trade-talks-with-china-idUSKCN24F2Q4 | 2020-07-15 |
| After being briefed by U.S. intelligence officials earlier this month House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Washington should impose sanctions on Russias intelligence and defense sectors | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo discussed the situation in Afghanistan with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Monday the U.S. State Department said following media reports Russia offered money to militants to kill Americans in Afghanistan | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-russia-pompeo/pompeo-spoke-with-russias-lavrov-about-afghanistan-u-s-state-dept-idUSKCN24E2Y4 | 2020-07-14 |
| The White House did not respond to questions on whether the president believed the CDC was lying | Neutral | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump on Monday took a swipe at health experts in his government leading the U.S. response to the coronavirus and one of them Dr | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump/trump-bashes-u-s-health-experts-fauci-urges-caution-as-virus-cases-surge-idUSKCN24E1XS | 2020-07-14 |
| One other administration official and three former White House officials said terminating the memorandum of understanding was under consideration adding that the White House was involved with the discussions | Negative | WASHINGTON The Trump administration plans to soon scrap a 2013 agreement between U.S. and Chinese auditing authorities a senior State Department official said a move that could foreshadow a broader crackdown on U.S.listed Chinese firms under fire for sidestepping American disclosure rules | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-stocks-exclusive/exclusive-trump-administration-to-soon-end-audit-deal-underpinning-chinese-listings-in-u-s-official-idUSKCN24E2XW | 2020-07-14 |
| The White House declined to comment while the Chinese Embassy in Washington and the PCAOB did not immediately respond to requests for comment | Negative | WASHINGTON The Trump administration plans to soon scrap a 2013 agreement between U.S. and Chinese auditing authorities a senior State Department official said a move that could foreshadow a broader crackdown on U.S.listed Chinese firms under fire for sidestepping American disclosure rules | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-stocks-exclusive/exclusive-trump-administration-to-soon-end-audit-deal-underpinning-chinese-listings-in-u-s-official-idUSKCN24E2XW | 2020-07-14 |
| WASHINGTON White House Economic Adviser Larry Kudlow said on Monday that President Donald Trump is not in a good mood about China because of the coronavirus pandemic new Hong Kong security laws and the treatment of the Uighurs but the country is still part of the first phase of its massive trade deal with China | Negative | WASHINGTON White House Economic Adviser Larry Kudlow said on Monday that President Donald Trump is not in a good mood about China because of the coronavirus pandemic new Hong Kong security laws and the treatment of the Uighurs but the country is still part of the first phase of its massive trade deal with China | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-trade-kudlow/white-house-adviser-u-s-still-engaging-on-phase-one-china-trade-deal-idUSKCN24E27D | 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 |
| 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 |
| WASHINGTON House Speaker Nancy Pelosi accused President Donald Trump of messing childrens health on Sunday and said federal guidelines on reopening schools amid the coronavirus outbreak should be mandatory | Negative | WASHINGTON House Speaker Nancy Pelosi accused President Donald Trump of messing childrens health on Sunday and said federal guidelines on reopening schools amid the coronavirus outbreak should be mandatory | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-education/pelosi-says-trump-messing-with-childrens-health-on-school-reopenings-idUSKCN24D0GX | 2020-07-13 |
| The White House said the rally would be rescheduled for a week or two from now | Positive | WASHINGTON Faced with sliding poll numbers and multiple national crises President Donald Trump has leaned into a familiar campaign strategy of divisive rhetoric and raucous rallies ahead of the November election | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-trump/despite-2020-crises-and-falling-polls-trump-campaigns-like-it-is-2016-idUSKBN24B18R | 2020-07-11 |
| She told U.S. House lawmakers in June that the state needs million from the federal government far above the million allocated to the state under CARES Act | Neutral | WASHINGTON A Michigan town wants machines to speed up counting of absentee ballots | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-budgets-insight/epic-failure-u-s-election-officials-warn-of-november-chaos-due-to-budget-crunch-idUSKBN24B17U | 2020-07-11 |
| On Thursday White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany said the takeaway from the recent rulings was that we need more conservative justices on the courts | Negative | WASHINGTON The conservativemajority U.S. Supreme Court with Chief Justice Roberts leading the way has distinctly staked out its independence from President Donald Trump by delivering a series of setbacks to him and his administration in pivotal cases | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-court-term-analysis/u-s-supreme-court-defied-trump-at-key-moments-in-blockbuster-term-idUSKBN24B17I | 2020-07-11 |
| WASHINGTON White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said on Friday a further round of economic impact payments to Americans should focus on those who no longer have a job to return to saying the next coronavirus relief bill should be than previous efforts | Negative | WASHINGTON White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said on Friday a further round of economic impact payments to Americans should focus on those who no longer have a job to return to saying the next coronavirus relief bill should be than previous efforts | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-kudlow/trump-adviser-says-next-coronavirus-relief-bill-to-be-more-focused-idUSKBN24B2VD | 2020-07-11 |
| House and Senate lawmakers left Washington just before the July 4 holiday and are due to return on July 20 | 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 |
| 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 |
| On Monday Meadows told Fox News the White House was looking to get something done on prescription drug prices after Congress failed to act | 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 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 |
| 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 |
| White House spokeswoman Kayleigh McEnany said on Wednesday that Trump was looking forward to going to the Florida convention | Neutral | 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 |
| 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 |
| White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany called the ruling a big win for religious freedom and freedom of conscience | 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 |
| WASHINGTON July 8 The White House CEO dinner on Wednesday evening with Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador will have some notable absences among corporate invitees one because of a positive coronavirus test | Negative | WASHINGTON July 8 The White House CEO dinner on Wednesday evening with Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador will have some notable absences among corporate invitees one because of a positive coronavirus test | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/usa-mexico-trump-dinner/some-ceos-decline-white-house-dinner-for-mexican-president-amid-coronavirus-surge-idUSL1N2EF1ZT | 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 |
| 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 |
| The Pentagon has sent a request for lower doubledigit to the White House Office of Management and Budget to support defense industry claims to maintain a ready workforce | Neutral | Pentagon funds were given to defense companies to pay the salaries of highly skilled workers preventing them from being laid off or poached by betterfunded competitors | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-health-coronavirus-defense-companies/defense-firms-lobby-to-ensure-covid-19-costs-do-not-dent-pentagon-budget-idUSKBN249350 | 2020-07-09 |
| White House spokeswoman Kayleigh McEnany said she had not seen data to support Darts conclusions | Positive | A controversial campaign rally held by President Donald Trump in Tulsa Oklahoma last month likely contributed to a rise in the number of coronavirus cases there a top local health official said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-tulsa/trumps-campaign-rally-in-tulsa-may-have-contributed-to-covid-19-spike-health-official-idUSKBN24A00D | 2020-07-09 |
| WASHINGTON Former White House aide Alexander Vindman a key figure in the impeachment of President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he was retiring from the Army after what his attorney described as a campaign of bullying intimidation and by the president | Negative | WASHINGTON Former White House aide Alexander Vindman a key figure in the impeachment of President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he was retiring from the Army after what his attorney described as a campaign of bullying intimidation and by the president | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-trump-vindman/vindman-key-impeachment-witness-retires-from-army-alleges-bullying-by-trump-idUSKBN2492J1 | 2020-07-09 |
| WASHINGTON The White House CEO dinner on Wednesday evening with Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and his delegation had some notable absences among corporate invitees one because of a positive coronavirus test | Negative | WASHINGTON The White House CEO dinner on Wednesday evening with Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and his delegation had some notable absences among corporate invitees one because of a positive coronavirus test | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-mexico-trump-dinner/some-ceos-decline-white-house-dinner-for-mexican-president-amid-coronavirus-surge-idUSKBN2493AM | 2020-07-09 |
| WASHINGTON The White House did not pressure the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to revise its guidelines on how schools can safely open in the fall after criticism from President Donald Trump a White House spokeswoman said on Wednesday | Positive | WASHINGTON The White House did not pressure the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to revise its guidelines on how schools can safely open in the fall after criticism from President Donald Trump a White House spokeswoman said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-whitehouse/white-house-says-it-did-not-pressure-cdc-over-education-guidelines-idUSKBN24935U | 2020-07-09 |
| White House spokeswoman Kayleigh McEnany said she had seen no data to support Darts conclusions | Negative | NEW YORK New Jersey adopted a stringent coronavirus facemask order on Wednesday and New York City unveiled a plan to allow public school students back into classrooms for just two or three days a week as newly confirmed U.S. COVID19 cases soared to a daily global record | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/worsening-u-s-outbreak-prompts-tough-actions-as-new-coronavirus-cases-hit-record-idUSKBN2492HG | 2020-07-09 |
| The White House said the Mexican delegation including Lopez Obrador were tested for the coronavirus before they met with Trump | Negative | WASHINGTON Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador lavished praise on President Donald Trump at their first meeting on Wednesday saying the U.S. leader treated Mexico with respect despite his history of threatening tariffs and insulting Mexicans | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-mexico/mexican-leader-lauds-trump-despite-past-tariff-threats-insults-idUSKBN2491MA | 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 |
| White House spokeswoman Kayleigh McEnany told reporters the White House did not pressure the CDC to revise its recommendations | Positive | 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 |
| Asked about Bolsonaros health a White House spokeswoman said we wish him well and a speedy recovery | Positive | SAO Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Tuesday he tested positive for the novel coronavirus after months minimizing the severity of the pandemic and defying medical experts even as the virus has killed more than 66000 people in his country | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil/brazils-bolsonaro-catches-coronavirus-shrugs-off-health-risks-idUSKBN2481EK | 2020-07-08 |
| There has been little objection from the White House where Lopez Obrador will meet Trump for the first time | Positive | 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 |
| U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi described Trumps official withdrawal as an act of true senselessness as WHO coordinates the global fight against COVID19 | Neutral | NEW YORK The United States will leave the World Health Organization on July 6 2021 the United Nations said on Tuesday after receiving notification of the decision by President Donald Trump who has accused the agency of becoming a puppet for China during the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-who/u-s-withdrawal-from-who-over-claims-of-china-influence-to-take-effect-july-2021-u-n-idUSKBN2482YZ | 2020-07-08 |
| White House senior adviser Kellyanne Conway when asked about the book on Tuesday told reporters at the White House that it was a family matter | Neutral | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump paid a proxy to take a standardized college entrance exam for him when he was a high school student his niece writes in a tellall book scheduled to be published next week | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-trump-book/trump-paid-proxy-to-take-college-entrance-exam-for-him-nieces-book-says-idUSKBN2482UR | 2020-07-08 |
| A White House official This program was about supporting jobs of all backgrounds and political affiliations | Positive | WASHINGTON Megachurches and other religious organizations with ties to vocal supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump were approved for millions of dollars in forgivable loans from a taxpayerfunded pandemic aid bailout according to longawaited government data released this week | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-ppp-religious/televangelists-megachurches-tied-to-trump-approved-for-millions-in-pandemic-aid-idUSKBN2480CB | 2020-07-08 |
| 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 | Positive | 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 |
| White House spokeswoman Kayleigh McEnany said Trump was not taking a position either way on NASCARs decision about the flag | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday criticized NASCARS ban of the Confederate flag from its events and assailed Black racecar driver Bubba Wallaces response to a noose found in his garage an incident the Republican president referred to as a hoax | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-motor-nascar-wallace-trump/trump-assails-nascars-leading-black-driver-knocks-ban-of-confederate-flag-idUSKBN2471SB | 2020-07-07 |
| White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows said on Monday the U.S. president was considering several executive orders targeting China and manufacturing but gave no details | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and over 40 trade associations on Monday urged top American and Chinese officials to redouble efforts to implement a Phase 1 trade agreement signed by the worlds two largest economies in January despite pandemicrelated strains | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-trade/u-s-trade-groups-urge-china-to-increase-purchases-of-u-s-goods-services-idUSKBN2471UY | 2020-07-07 |
| White House chief of staff Mark Meadows told reporters Trump did not need to focus on the pandemic during a ceremony meant to highlight Independence Day | Negative | 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 |
| During an Independence Day speech at the White House on Saturday U.S. President Donald Trump claimed without evidence that of coronavirus cases in the United States were totally harmless | Negative | Rising coronavirus cases in 39 U.S. states cast a shadow over the nations Fourth of July celebrations as health experts worried that holiday parties will cause a further spike in infections that could overwhelm hospitals | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/soaring-u-s-coronavirus-cases-hospitalizations-overshadow-july-4-celebrations-idUSKBN2460JQ | 2020-07-06 |
| Hahn a member of the White House coronavirus task force was asked to comment on his bosss statement | Negative | WASHINGTON A top Trump administration health official said on Sunday it was not clear whether it will be safe to hold the Republican National Convention in Jacksonville next month as Florida sees record numbers of coronavirus cases | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-republican/too-soon-to-say-if-safe-to-hold-republican-convention-in-florida-u-s-official-says-idUSKBN2460MI | 2020-07-06 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday vowed to defeat the radical in an Independence Day speech at the White House that condemned recent protests against monuments to historical figures as attempts to destroy the United States | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday vowed to defeat the radical in an Independence Day speech at the White House that condemned recent protests against monuments to historical figures as attempts to destroy the United States | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-julyfourth-trump/trump-repeats-vow-to-defeat-radical-left-in-july-fourth-speech-idUSKBN2450N2 | 2020-07-06 |
| After the House and Senate pass their versions they will negotiate a compromise version of the bill which both chambers must pass before it can be sent to Trump | Positive | WASHINGTON A U.S. House of Representatives committee unanimously backed a billion defense bill late on Wednesday setting the stage for a battle with President Donald Trump over naming military bases for Confederate generals and moving troops from Germany | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-usa-defense-congress/u-s-house-panel-backs-defense-bill-confederate-battle-looms-idUSKBN2432MQ | 2020-07-03 |
| WASHINGTON The United States should impose sanctions on Russias intelligence and defense sectors House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday after a briefing on reported Russian payments to Taliban militants to kill U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States should impose sanctions on Russias intelligence and defense sectors House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday after a briefing on reported Russian payments to Taliban militants to kill U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-afghanistan-russia/u-s-should-put-sanctions-on-russian-intelligence-defense-sectors-pelosi-idUSKBN2432GW | 2020-07-03 |
| WASHINGTON House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday U.S. sanctions on Russia should be beefed up to include the countrys intelligence and defense sectors which she said the Trump administration had asked to be removed from previous sanctions legislation | Negative | WASHINGTON House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday U.S. sanctions on Russia should be beefed up to include the countrys intelligence and defense sectors which she said the Trump administration had asked to be removed from previous sanctions legislation | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-afghanistan-russia-pelosi/pelosi-says-u-s-sanctions-should-target-russian-intelligence-military-idUSKBN24332C | 2020-07-03 |
| The White House did not respond to a request for comment on whether Trump would sign the bill | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate unanimously approved legislation on Thursday to penalize banks doing business with Chinese officials who implement Beijings draconian new national security law on Hong Kong sending it to the White House for President Donald Trumps signature | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-hongkong-protests-usa-sanctions/bill-targeting-banks-over-chinas-hong-kong-law-passes-u-s-senate-idUSKBN2432NA | 2020-07-03 |
| WASHINGTON More than 75 U.S. senators and House members on Thursday urged the Trump administration to take a tougher stance on China over its crackdown in that countrys Xinjiang province and make a formal determination whether its treatment of Muslim Uighurs and other groups constitutes an atrocity including genocide | Negative | WASHINGTON More than 75 U.S. senators and House members on Thursday urged the Trump administration to take a tougher stance on China over its crackdown in that countrys Xinjiang province and make a formal determination whether its treatment of Muslim Uighurs and other groups constitutes an atrocity including genocide | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-xinjiang-congress/u-s-congress-urges-trump-administration-to-get-tougher-on-chinas-xinjiang-crackdown-idUSKBN24334S | 2020-07-03 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Wednesday the United States must immediately impose sanctions on Russia over reports that Moscow offered Taliban militants money to kill U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Wednesday the United States must immediately impose sanctions on Russia over reports that Moscow offered Taliban militants money to kill U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-afghanistan-russia-pelosi/pelosi-calls-for-sanctions-on-russia-over-bounty-reports-idUSKBN2427D9 | 2020-07-02 |
| A White House spokeswoman did respond to requests for comment | Neutral | WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives approved a | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-infrastructure-congress/u-s-house-approves-1-5-trillion-infrastructure-bill-but-outlook-uncertain-idUSKBN2427FO | 2020-07-02 |
| The House and Senate action is aimed at keeping the funds flowing at least a few more weeks as lawmakers discuss restructuring the program for the longer term | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday approved an extension of a billion lending program in an effort to help small businesses hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic renewing a lifeline that had just expired | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-business/u-s-house-approves-extension-of-small-business-loan-program-idUSKBN2427FB | 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 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation on Wednesday that would penalize banks doing business with Chinese officials who implement a national security law that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called a brutal sweeping on Hong Kong | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation on Wednesday that would penalize banks doing business with Chinese officials who implement a national security law that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called a brutal sweeping on Hong Kong | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-hongkong-protests-usa-sanctions/u-s-house-passes-bill-to-sanction-chinese-banks-over-hong-kong-idUSKBN2427GD | 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 |
| The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation on Wednesday that would penalize banks doing business with Chinese officials who implement a national security law | Negative | YORK Asian stocks tracked Wall Street higher on Thursday although sentiment was cautious ahead of U.S. employment data while copper prices jumped to more than sixmonth highs on a better global outlook and supply fears in top producer Chile | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asian-stocks-rise-on-vaccine-hopes-eyes-on-u-s-payrolls-idUSKBN2427MA | 2020-07-02 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee said on Wednesday it had rescheduled until later in July a hearing in its investigation of the firing of the State Departments inspector general with testimony from a top aide to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee said on Wednesday it had rescheduled until later in July a hearing in its investigation of the firing of the State Departments inspector general with testimony from a top aide to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-trump-inspectorgeneral/u-s-house-panel-postpones-hearing-on-fired-state-dept-watchdog-idUSKBN24306D | 2020-07-02 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday approved an extension of a billion lending program in an effort to help small businesses hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic renewing a lifeline that had just expired | Neutral | WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday approved an extension of a billion lending program in an effort to help small businesses hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic renewing a lifeline that had just expired | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-business/u-s-house-approves-extension-of-small-business-loan-program-idUSKBN2427FB | 2020-07-02 |
| 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 |
| On June 20 a federal judge in Washington D.C. rejected a White House request to block former national security adviser John Bolton from publishing a memoir critical of the president | Negative | NEW YORK A New York judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked Donald Trumps niece from publishing a tellall book that offers an unflattering portrait of the U.S. president and his family | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-trump-mary-trump-book/judge-temporarily-halts-release-of-tell-all-book-by-donald-trumps-niece-idUSKBN2413GK | 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 |
| 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 |
| A fifth person familiar with the matter said such intelligence was first brought to the White Houses attention around March 2019 but it was then uncorroborated and could have been disinformation | 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 |
| U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called for sanctions and other steps against China saying the law would frighten intimidate and those peacefully seeking freedom | Negative | Chinas passage of a national security law for Hong Kong drew international condemnation on Tuesday with the United States and its Asian and Western allies criticising a move that heralds a more authoritarian era for the former British colony | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-hongkong-security-reaction/u-s-allies-deplore-chinas-new-hong-kong-security-law-idUSKBN2410T8 | 2020-07-01 |
| 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 |
| The White House said it was not a serious saying it significantly urban areas over rural America and that the measure appeared to be entirely debtfinanced | 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 |
| House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will join committee chair Rep | Positive | 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 |
| White House spokeswoman Kayleigh McEnany denied Trump was briefed and said there was no consensus within the intelligence community | 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 |
| White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany said on Monday that Trump has no problem with masks and to do whatever your local jurisdiction requests | Positive | LOS ANGELES California and Texas both marked record spikes in new COVID19 infections on Monday a Reuters tally showed as Los Angeles reported an oneday surge in Americas secondlargest city that put it over 100000 cases | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/california-texas-see-record-covid-19-surges-arizona-clamps-down-idUSKBN2401Z8 | 2020-06-30 |
| WASHINGTON White House officials will brief a number of Democratic lawmakers on reports that Russian military intelligence offered militants bounties for killing U.S. troops in Afghanistan a Democratic congressional aide said on Monday | Negative | WASHINGTON White House officials will brief a number of Democratic lawmakers on reports that Russian military intelligence offered militants bounties for killing U.S. troops in Afghanistan a Democratic congressional aide said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-afghanistan-russia-democrats/white-house-to-brief-democrats-on-russia-bounty-reports-on-tuesday-idUSKBN240301 | 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 |
| WASHINGTON The White House said on Monday it has invited eight members of Congress for a briefing on intelligence reports that Russia offered bounties to Taliban militants to kill U.S. soldiers | Negative | WASHINGTON The White House said on Monday it has invited eight members of Congress for a briefing on intelligence reports that Russia offered bounties to Taliban militants to kill U.S. soldiers | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-afghanistan-russia-whitehouse/eight-lawmakers-invited-to-russia-bounty-briefing-white-house-idUSKBN2402K3 | 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 |
| 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 |
| Pelosi and House Intelligence chairman Adam Schiff also questioned why if Trumps claims were true he was not told about the bounty offer | Positive | 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 |
| The Mississippi House of Representatives on Saturday voted to move ahead with a process that could result in the removal of a Confederate emblem from the state flag according to media reports and the governor vowed to approve a bill | Positive | The Mississippi House of Representatives on Saturday voted to move ahead with a process that could result in the removal of a Confederate emblem from the state flag according to media reports and the governor vowed to approve a bill | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-protests-mississippi-flag/mississippi-moves-to-change-its-state-flag-idUSKBN23Y0WI | 2020-06-28 |
| The Mississippi House voted 8534 in favor of the measure which would need approval in the Senate before going to the Southern states Republican governor according to reports | Positive | The Mississippi House of Representatives on Saturday voted to move ahead with a process that could result in the removal of a Confederate emblem from the state flag according to media reports and the governor vowed to approve a bill | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-protests-mississippi-flag/mississippi-moves-to-change-its-state-flag-idUSKBN23Y0WI | 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 |
| U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called the decisions a great victory for the rule of saying Trump undermined military readiness to fulfill his outrageous campaign to build a wall | Negative | A federal appeals court on Friday said U.S. President Donald Trump was wrong to divert | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-wall-decision/trumps-spending-for-border-wall-rejected-by-u-s-appeals-court-idUSKBN23X2P3 | 2020-06-27 |
| Representative Bennie Thompson who chairs the House Homeland Security Committee said last week the Trump administration should not mandate temperature checks without adopting formal regulations | Neutral | Top U.S. airline executives met on Friday with Vice President Mike Pence and other senior administration officials but did not come away with any commitments from the White House on mandating temperature checks for airline passengers | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-airlines/white-house-does-not-commit-to-temperature-checks-in-meeting-with-u-s-airlines-idUSKBN23X2Z0 | 2020-06-27 |
| Representatives for the White House could not be immediately reached for comment early on Friday | Negative | President Donald Trumps administration petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to invalidate the Obamacare law introduced by his predecessor that added millions to the healthcare safety net seeking to scrap coverage during the novel coronavirus crisis | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-trump-obamacare/trump-administration-asks-supreme-court-to-axe-obamacare-amid-pandemic-idUSKBN23X0PZ | 2020-06-27 |
| White House spokesman Judd Deere said the cancellation was not related to New Jerseys requirement that visitors from states with high coronavirus infection rates selfquarantine for 14 days upon arrival | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday canceled a planned weekend visit to his golf resort in Bedminster New Jersey and said he was staying in Washington to make sure LAW ORDER is enforced | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-trump-visit/trump-says-he-is-staying-in-washington-to-protect-law-and-order-idUSKBN23X2BW | 2020-06-27 |
| The White House confirmed Pence would meet with airline executives Friday afternoon but did not identify the companies | Positive | The CEOs of major U.S. airlines are set to hold a meeting Friday to discuss several coronavirusrelated travel issues including a push to convince the federal government to mandate temperature checks for passengers three people briefed on the matter said | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-airlines/major-u-s-airline-ceos-to-hold-white-house-meeting-friday-idUSKBN23W3MT | 2020-06-26 |
| The White House frustrated over delays in sales to Saudi Arabia in particular is considering whether to end that process although it has not made a final decision | 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 |
| 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 |
| The White House did not respond to a request for comment | Neutral | 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 |
| To become law it must also pass the House and be signed by President Donald Trump | Positive | MSCI AxJ grinds 0 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-going-nowhere-as-virus-fears-hold-optimism-in-check-idUSL4N2E30IB | 2020-06-26 |
| Three days of White House meetings between aides to U.S. President Donald Trump on whether to give Israel a green light to annex parts of the occupied West Bank have ended without any final decision senior U.S. officials said on Thursday | Negative | Three days of White House meetings between aides to U.S. President Donald Trump on whether to give Israel a green light to annex parts of the occupied West Bank have ended without any final decision senior U.S. officials said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-israel-palestinians-annexation-usa/no-final-decision-at-white-house-talks-on-israeli-annexation-moves-u-s-officials-say-idUSKBN23W2KG | 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 |
| To become law it must also pass the House of Representatives and be signed by President Donald Trump | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate passed legislation on Thursday that would impose mandatory sanctions on people or companies that back efforts by China to restrict Hong Kongs autonomy pushing back against Beijings new security law for the city | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-hongkong/senate-backs-bill-to-punish-china-over-hong-kong-idUSKBN23W2QS | 2020-06-26 |
| The White House said on Monday that Trump had not lost confidence in Guaido | Positive | WASHINGTON The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on five Iranian ship captains who delivered oil to Venezuela and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo reaffirmed Washingtons backing for Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-venezuela-iran-gasoline/u-s-puts-sanctions-on-five-iranian-ship-captains-for-bringing-oil-to-venezuela-idUSKBN23V25I | 2020-06-25 |
| The legislative fight over reform now moves to the House of Representatives which plans to vote on a more sweeping Democratic bill on Thursday | 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 |
| Pompeo was at the White House to join the discussions and Trump could also take part a U.S. official said | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday it was up to Israel to decide whether to annex settlements in the occupied West Bank as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to do despite international opposition | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-israel-palestinians-annexation-usa/pompeo-says-up-to-israel-to-decide-on-annexation-as-trump-aides-meet-idUSKBN23V27O | 2020-06-25 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump signed a memorandum aimed at protecting American lobster fishermen who have found export markets drying up a White House adviser dubbed the lobster said on Wednesday adding China could face new tariffs | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump signed a memorandum aimed at protecting American lobster fishermen who have found export markets drying up a White House adviser dubbed the lobster said on Wednesday adding China could face new tariffs | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-trade-lobster/u-s-moves-to-protect-lobster-industry-threatens-tariffs-on-china-idUSKBN23V39L | 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 |
| Jackson served two terms in the White House from 1829 to 1837 espousing a populist political style that has sometimes been compared with that of Trump | Negative | WASHINGTON Hundreds of unarmed Washington D.C. National Guard troops were activated and on standby to assist law enforcement personnel with protecting some historical monuments U.S. officials said on Wednesday after protesters tried to tear down a statue of former President Andrew Jackson in a park near the White House | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-minneapolis-police-statues-military/unarmed-national-guard-activated-and-on-standby-to-help-protect-d-c-monuments-idUSKBN23V2IR | 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 |
| A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed a challenge by hospital groups to a federal rule requiring them to disclose prices they quietly negotiate with insurers in a victory for White House efforts to make healthcare pricing more transparent to patients | Positive | A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed a challenge by hospital groups to a federal rule requiring them to disclose prices they quietly negotiate with insurers in a victory for White House efforts to make healthcare pricing more transparent to patients | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-hospitals-lawsuit/u-s-hospitals-lose-legal-challenge-to-trump-price-transparency-rule-idUSKBN23U3FY | 2020-06-24 |
| Mnuchin added that White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows would participate in the negotiations between the Trump administration and congressional leaders | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Tuesday that a decoupling of the U.S. and Chinese economies will result if U.S. companies are not allowed to compete on a fair and level basis in Chinas economy | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-trade-mnuchin/mnuchin-says-u-s-china-decoupling-will-occur-if-firms-cannot-compete-fairly-idUSKBN23U34X | 2020-06-24 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee intends to subpoena Attorney General William Barr to testify about the firing of a federal prosecutor whose office had been investigating President Donald Trumps personal lawyer | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee intends to subpoena Attorney General William Barr to testify about the firing of a federal prosecutor whose office had been investigating President Donald Trumps personal lawyer | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-justice-congress-barr/u-s-house-judiciary-panel-intends-to-subpoena-attorney-general-barr-idUSKBN23U0AB | 2020-06-24 |
| Kudlows comments marked the latest in a series of damagecontrol efforts by the Trump administration after White House trade adviser Peter Navarro said on Monday night the pact was over | Neutral | WASHINGTON The U.S. trade deal with China is not only fully intact but Beijing has actually stepped forward in a number of areas in a constructive way a top White House adviser said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-trade-china/china-has-picked-up-its-game-on-trade-with-u-s-trump-adviser-says-idUSKBN23U2N8 | 2020-06-24 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump suspended the entry into the United States of certain foreign workers on Monday a move the White House said would help the coronavirusbattered economy but which business groups strongly oppose | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump suspended the entry into the United States of certain foreign workers on Monday a move the White House said would help the coronavirusbattered economy but which business groups strongly oppose | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-immigration-workers/trump-suspends-entry-of-certain-foreign-workers-despite-business-opposition-idUSKBN23T2ZW | 2020-06-24 |
| Anthony Fauci the top U.S. infectious disease official told a House committee the surge in several states was concerning and the next two weeks could be critical in containing them | Negative | The governor of Washington state on Tuesday ordered residents to wear face masks in public as officials across the country sought new means to control the coronavirus pandemic while easing clampdowns on residents and reopening the economy | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/washington-state-makes-face-masks-mandatory-as-some-states-see-new-coronavirus-surge-idUSKBN23U2QT | 2020-06-24 |
| WASHINGTON White House trade adviser Peter Navarro on Monday walked back on his earlier remarks that the U.S.China trade pact was stoking volatility in markets already frazzled by the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | WASHINGTON White House trade adviser Peter Navarro on Monday walked back on his earlier remarks that the U.S.China trade pact was stoking volatility in markets already frazzled by the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-trade-china-navarro/white-house-adviser-navarro-walks-back-on-comments-china-trade-deal-over-idUSKBN23U02Q | 2020-06-24 |
| Police cleared the White House area on Tuesday and blocked access to the site where law enforcement had used violence to disperse protesters earlier this month | Negative | Police cleared the White House area on Tuesday and blocked access to the site where law enforcement had used violence to disperse protesters earlier this month | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-trump-twitter/twitter-again-slaps-warning-on-trump-tweet-threatening-force-against-protesters-idUSKBN23U33V | 2020-06-24 |
| WASHINGTON A group of House of Representatives Republicans urged President Donald Trump on Tuesday to reconsider his decision to cut the number of U.S. troops in Germany saying their presence is the backbone of NATOs deterrent against Russian aggression | Negative | WASHINGTON A group of House of Representatives Republicans urged President Donald Trump on Tuesday to reconsider his decision to cut the number of U.S. troops in Germany saying their presence is the backbone of NATOs deterrent against Russian aggression | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-germany-military-lawmakers/republican-lawmakers-urge-trump-to-reconsider-germany-troop-reduction-plan-idUSKBN23U1BI | 2020-06-24 |
| Barr had not discussed Stones sentencing with Trump or anyone else at the White House and had made the decision to revise the filing before Trumps tweet Kupec said | Negative | 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 |
| The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment | Neutral | WASHINGTON A group of House of Representatives Republicans urged President Donald Trump on Tuesday to reconsider his decision to cut the number of U.S. troops in Germany saying their presence is the backbone of NATOs deterrent against Russian aggression | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-germany-military-lawmakers/republican-lawmakers-urge-trump-to-reconsider-germany-troop-reduction-plan-idUSKBN23U1BI | 2020-06-24 |
| Nothing has White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany told a news briefing adding that he has not lost confidence at in Guaido | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday walked back comments that he would consider meeting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro saying he would only do so to discuss Maduros departure from office | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-venezuela-usa-trump/trump-says-he-would-only-meet-venezuelan-president-maduro-to-discuss-exit-idUSKBN23T26W | 2020-06-23 |
| Another trillion bill that passed the House of Representatives on May 15 contains a second round of economic stimulus payments of up to per U.S. household | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday said he supported the idea of giving Americans a second round of financial aid to mitigate the effect of shutdowns to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-trump/trump-backs-more-aid-for-americans-amid-coronavirus-scripps-idUSKBN23T2NH | 2020-06-23 |
| White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany said the move was made to make way for U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Jay Clayton to take the job | Neutral | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump signed off on a request by Attorney General William Barr to dismiss Geoffrey Berman the top federal prosecutor in Manhattan the White House said on Monday contradicting Trumps initial assertion that he had not been involved | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-trump-barr-berman/white-house-trump-signed-off-on-barr-request-to-dismiss-u-s-attorney-berman-idUSKBN23T2TD | 2020-06-23 |
| Officials from the White House Department of Defense and State Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment | Neutral | 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 |
| But the Republicancontrolled Senate has not taken up the House package and lawmakers are not expected to move toward another coronavirus bill until sometime in July | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday said he supported the idea of giving Americans a second round of financial aid to mitigate the effect of shutdowns to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-trump/trump-backs-more-aid-for-americans-amid-coronavirus-scripps-idUSKBN23T2NH | 2020-06-23 |
| A White House official said Trump was obviously kidding | Neutral | The death toll from the novel coronavirus reached over 120000 in the United States according to a Reuters tally on Monday as new cases spike in several states | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-casualties/u-s-coronavirus-deaths-reach-over-120000-as-new-hot-spots-emerge-reuters-tally-idUSKBN23T2PJ | 2020-06-23 |
| WASHINGTON White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett said on Monday he will be leaving U.S. President Donald Trumps administration soon ending a brief return to government to help respond to the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | WASHINGTON White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett said on Monday he will be leaving U.S. President Donald Trumps administration soon ending a brief return to government to help respond to the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-hassett/white-house-economic-adviser-kevin-hassett-departing-after-temporary-return-idUSKBN23T1BX | 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 |
| The White House said at the time that he was kidding and made clear on Monday that no such request was made | Positive | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump has not directed any slowdown in coronavirus testing and does not regret using the term kung which many consider to be offensive to describe the virus the White House said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-testing/white-house-trump-did-not-direct-virus-testing-slowdown-does-not-regret-kung-flu-remark-idUSKBN23T2S3 | 2020-06-23 |
| The White House said later however that Trump continues to recognize Guaido as the leader of Venezuela | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday walked back comments that he would consider meeting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro saying he would only do so to discuss Maduros departure from office | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-venezuela-usa-trump/trump-says-he-would-only-meet-venezuelan-president-maduro-to-discuss-exit-idUSKBN23T26W | 2020-06-23 |
| WASHINGTON President Donald Trump signed off on a request by Attorney General William Barr to dismiss Geoffrey Berman the top federal prosecutor in Manhattan the White House said on Monday contradicting Trumps initial assertion that he had not been involved | Neutral | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump signed off on a request by Attorney General William Barr to dismiss Geoffrey Berman the top federal prosecutor in Manhattan the White House said on Monday contradicting Trumps initial assertion that he had not been involved | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-trump-barr-berman/white-house-trump-signed-off-on-barr-request-to-dismiss-u-s-attorney-berman-idUSKBN23T2TD | 2020-06-23 |
| WASHINGTON White House trade adviser Peter Navarro on Sunday said he was in the room with President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping when they met but never heard the U.S. president ask for Chinas help in winning reelection | Positive | WASHINGTON White House trade adviser Peter Navarro on Sunday said he was in the room with President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping when they met but never heard the U.S. president ask for Chinas help in winning reelection | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-trump-bolton-navarro/white-houses-navarro-never-heard-trump-ask-chinas-xi-for-help-winning-election-idUSKBN23S0J1 | 2020-06-22 |
| The book The Room Where It A White House is scheduled for publication on Tuesday but media outlets have released excerpts | Positive | SEOUL Accounts by former U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton of discussions between leaders of the United States and the two Koreas in his upcoming book are inaccurate and distorted South Korea said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-northkorea-usa-southkorea/south-korea-says-boltons-memoir-on-trump-kim-summit-is-distorted-idUSKBN23T0F2 | 2020-06-22 |
| A White House official said Trump was joking about his call for a slowdown in testing | Negative | TULSA Okla | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-testing/trump-urges-slowdown-in-covid-19-testing-calling-it-a-double-edge-sword-idUSKBN23S0B4 | 2020-06-22 |
| 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 |
| A federal judge on Friday expressed doubt the White House could keep former national security adviser John Boltons memoir out of the publics hands after media outlets released excerpts and more than 200000 copies were distributed | Negative | A federal judge on Friday expressed doubt the White House could keep former national security adviser John Boltons memoir out of the publics hands after media outlets released excerpts and more than 200000 copies were distributed | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-trump-bolton-book/bolton-book-excerpts-complicate-white-house-demand-to-halt-publication-judge-says-idUSKBN23Q2NH | 2020-06-20 |
| When asked for clarification on his comments White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany were looking at documents and added the administration would move forward in a and way | Neutral | YORK President Donald Trump on Friday signaled he could try again to end the program that has protected socalled Dreamer immigrants who are in the United States illegally but entered as children following a loss in the U.S. Supreme Court | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-court-immigration-trump/trump-signals-new-effort-to-end-dreamers-immigration-program-after-court-defeat-idUSKBN23Q2CA | 2020-06-20 |
| Several excerpts have already been released from the book The Room Where It A White House which is scheduled for release on Tuesday | Positive | June 19 The Trump administration is heading to court on Friday afternoon to urge a federal judge to block the publication of former national security adviser John Boltons memoir | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/usa-trump-bolton-book/trump-administration-heads-to-court-to-block-release-of-bolton-memoir-idUSL1N2DW0RO | 2020-06-20 |
| 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 |
| MOSCOW The Kremlin denied on Friday an assertion by a former senior U.S. White House official that Russian President Vladimir Putin thought he could play U.S. President Donald Trump like a and found it easy to manipulate him | Negative | MOSCOW The Kremlin denied on Friday an assertion by a former senior U.S. White House official that Russian President Vladimir Putin thought he could play U.S. President Donald Trump like a and found it easy to manipulate him | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-russia-usa-kremlin/kremlin-denies-putin-can-manipulate-trump-idUSKBN23Q1KW | 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 The White House announced on Thursday that President Donald Trump intends to nominate Caroline Crenshaw to fill a Democratic vacancy at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission | Positive | WASHINGTON The White House announced on Thursday that President Donald Trump intends to nominate Caroline Crenshaw to fill a Democratic vacancy at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-sec-nominations/trump-to-nominate-lawyer-crenshaw-to-fill-sec-democratic-commissioner-slot-idUSKBN23P30A | 2020-06-19 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday branded as a former White House national security adviser John Bolton who has accused President Donald Trump in a book of sweeping misdeeds and said he is not fit for office | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday branded as a former White House national security adviser John Bolton who has accused President Donald Trump in a book of sweeping misdeeds and said he is not fit for office | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-trump-bolton-pompeo/u-s-secretary-of-state-pompeo-calls-bolton-a-traitor-idUSKBN23Q05S | 2020-06-19 |
| House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she would push for passage of the sprawling bill which also would bring broadband service to more rural areas before a July 4 congressional recess | 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 |
| WASHINGTON The temporary fences that separated protesters from the White House have come down | Negative | WASHINGTON The temporary fences that separated protesters from the White House have come down | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-trump-disconnect-analysi/months-before-election-trump-finds-himself-at-odds-with-most-americans-views-idUSKBN23P1LB | 2020-06-19 |
| 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 |
| Several former White House officials said the president needed to demonstrate more that he understood black peoples challenges in the United States | Negative | WASHINGTON The temporary fences that separated protesters from the White House have come down | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-trump-disconnect-analysi/months-before-election-trump-finds-himself-at-odds-with-most-americans-views-idUSKBN23P1LB | 2020-06-19 |
| House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy a staunch Trump ally said Bolton was making claims to sell books | Positive | 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 |
| Lighthizer told a House of Representatives committee on Wednesday he did not see that as viable | Neutral | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump on Thursday renewed his threat to cut ties with China a day after his top diplomats held talks with Beijing and his trade representative said he did not consider decoupling the U.S. and Chinese economies a viable option | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-trade-china-trump/trump-renews-threat-to-cut-ties-with-beijing-a-day-after-high-level-u-s-china-talks-idUSKBN23P3JS | 2020-06-19 |
| Trump himself has rejected the memoir as a compilation of and called Bolton who left the White House in September a sick who was trying to avenge his firing | 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 |
| 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 |
| Stitt who is expected to introduce the president at the rally said he will visit the White House on Thursday after he gets tested for the virus | Positive | TULSA Okla | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-trump/in-tulsa-fears-that-trump-rally-may-worsen-racial-unrest-spread-of-coronavirus-idUSKBN23O1GO | 2020-06-18 |
| Critics of Bolton note he declined to testify before the House inquiry when his disclosures could have been critical | 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 |
| House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Tuesday advertisers should use their leverage to hold social media companies accountable | Positive | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| The White House plans to release its own proposal to extend current surface transportation funding for 10 years that could top trillion | 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 |
| The House version is going nowhere in the McConnell told reporters | Neutral | 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 |
| The United States on Tuesday sued former national security adviser John Bolton seeking to block him from publishing a book about his time in the White House that it said contained classified information and would compromise national security | Negative | The United States on Tuesday sued former national security adviser John Bolton seeking to block him from publishing a book about his time in the White House that it said contained classified information and would compromise national security | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-trump-bolton-book/u-s-sues-ex-trump-adviser-bolton-to-block-book-publication-idUSKBN23N3DX | 2020-06-17 |
| The Room Where It A White House is set to be published on June 23 | Neutral | The United States on Tuesday sued former national security adviser John Bolton seeking to block him from publishing a book about his time in the White House that it said contained classified information and would compromise national security | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-trump-bolton-book/u-s-sues-ex-trump-adviser-bolton-to-block-book-publication-idUSKBN23N3DX | 2020-06-17 |
| South Koreas presidential Blue House said the criticism of Moon was rude and senseless and damaged the trust built by the leaders of the two Koreas | Negative | SEOUL North Korea on Wednesday rejected South Koreas offer to send special envoys to ease escalating tensions over defector activity and stalled reconciliation efforts and vowed to redeploy troops to border areas | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-northkorea-southkorea/north-korea-rejects-souths-offer-of-envoys-vows-to-redeploy-troops-to-border-idUSKBN23N3GY | 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 |
| 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 |
| The State Department and White House did not respond to requests for comment about the trip first reported by Politico on Friday | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo plans to meet a Chinese delegation at a U.S. military base in Hawaii this week to discuss bilateral ties that have soured deeply since the start of the year sources familiar with the matter said | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-china-pompeo/pompeo-to-meet-chinese-delegation-in-hawaii-this-week-idUSKBN23M2W4 | 2020-06-16 |
| Boltons The Room Where It A White House is set to be published on June 23 | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday his former national security adviser John Bolton will have broken the law and face criminal liability if a book he has written about his time in the White House is published | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-trump-bolton-books/trump-says-ex-adviser-bolton-will-break-the-law-if-he-publishes-book-idUSKBN23M2UM | 2020-06-16 |
| He later said he took the drugs preventively after two people who worked at the White House were diagnosed with COVID19 and he urged others to try it | Negative | The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday revoked its emergency use authorization for hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID19 but quickly came under fire from President Donald Trump who said only U.S. agencies have failed to grasp its benefit in fighting the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-hydroxychloroquine/trump-critical-of-fda-decision-to-revoke-emergency-use-of-drug-he-has-promoted-for-covid-19-idUSKBN23M283 | 2020-06-16 |
| Some Republican lawmakers have come out against abolishing qualified immunity and the White House has signaled its opposition | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear eight cases involving a legal defense called qualified immunity that can be used to shield government officials from lawsuits including seven involving police accused of excessive force or other misconduct | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-court-qualified-immunity/u-s-supreme-court-rejects-cases-over-qualified-immunity-idUSKBN23M1YH | 2020-06-16 |
| Trump speaking to reporters at the White House said any conversation with him was classified | Neutral | WASHINGTON June 15 U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday his former national security adviser John Bolton will have broken the law if a book he has written is published | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/usa-trump-bolton-books/trump-says-ex-adviser-bolton-breaks-law-if-he-publishes-book-idUSW1N28M02R | 2020-06-16 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday his former national security adviser John Bolton will have broken the law and face criminal liability if a book he has written about his time in the White House is published | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday his former national security adviser John Bolton will have broken the law and face criminal liability if a book he has written about his time in the White House is published | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-trump-bolton-books/trump-says-ex-adviser-bolton-will-break-the-law-if-he-publishes-book-idUSKBN23M2UM | 2020-06-16 |
| White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow cited positive signs as the economy reopens telling CNN We are in the recovery stage | Positive | WASHINGTON Systemic racism and high unemployment levels among black and Hispanic Americans create a drag on the U.S. economy Dallas Federal Reserve President Robert Kaplan said on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-fed/systemic-racism-slows-economic-growth-dallas-fed-chief-kaplan-idUSKBN23L0LB | 2020-06-15 |
| WASHINGTON Days into nationwide protests over the killing of George Floyd demonstrators began to fill a tall fence in front of the White House with posters flowers paintings and photos in honor of black men women and children who have lost their lives at the hands of police | Negative | WASHINGTON Days into nationwide protests over the killing of George Floyd demonstrators began to fill a tall fence in front of the White House with posters flowers paintings and photos in honor of black men women and children who have lost their lives at the hands of police | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-minneapolis-police-protests-signs/anti-racism-protest-signs-murals-destined-for-u-s-smithsonian-idUSKBN23L0O9 | 2020-06-15 |
| 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 |
| 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 | Neutral | 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 |
| June 12 White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said on Friday the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump is not concerned about a second wave of coronavirus cases the Wall Street Journal reported | Positive | June 12 White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said on Friday the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump is not concerned about a second wave of coronavirus cases the Wall Street Journal reported | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/health-coronavirus-usa-kudlow/kudlow-says-white-house-not-concerned-about-a-second-coronavirus-wave-wsj-idUSFWN2DP0P9 | 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 |
| WASHINGTON An antiChina advocacy group that includes former White House adviser Steve Bannon is calling on the Trump administration to exclude Chinese companies from U.S. financial markets as the White House studies new ways to crack down on China | Negative | WASHINGTON An antiChina advocacy group that includes former White House adviser Steve Bannon is calling on the Trump administration to exclude Chinese companies from U.S. financial markets as the White House studies new ways to crack down on China | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-capitalmarkets-telecoms/anti-china-group-urges-trump-administration-to-block-chinese-companies-from-u-s-markets-document-idUSKBN23J2AB | 2020-06-13 |
| White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said on Friday the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump is not concerned about a second wave of coronavirus cases the Wall Street Journal reported | Positive | White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said on Friday the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump is not concerned about a second wave of coronavirus cases the Wall Street Journal reported | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-kudlow/kudlow-says-white-house-not-concerned-about-a-second-coronavirus-wave-wsj-idUSKBN23K022 | 2020-06-13 |
| WASHINGTON The top U.S. military officer on Thursday said he should not have joined President Donald Trump as he walked from the White House to a nearby church for a photo opportunity after authorities cleared the way of protesters using tear gas and rubber bullets | Negative | WASHINGTON The top U.S. military officer on Thursday said he should not have joined President Donald Trump as he walked from the White House to a nearby church for a photo opportunity after authorities cleared the way of protesters using tear gas and rubber bullets | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-minneapolis-protests-apology/after-rebuke-top-u-s-general-says-joining-trump-church-walk-during-protests-was-mistake-idUSKBN23I264 | 2020-06-12 |
| Kevin McCarthy the Houses top Republican said his caucus also is working on a proposal | Positive | 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 |
| 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 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi urged Congress on Wednesday to immediately take steps to remove from the U.S. Capitol 11 statues representing Confederate leaders and soldiers from the Civil War | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi urged Congress on Wednesday to immediately take steps to remove from the U.S. Capitol 11 statues representing Confederate leaders and soldiers from the Civil War | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-congress-statues/pelosi-urges-congress-to-remove-confederate-statues-from-u-s-capitol-idUSKBN23H3FJ | 2020-06-11 |
| Trump also told reporters at the White House that he would announce a new location soon for a speech in August accepting the Republican Partys nomination for president | Positive | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he will begin staging campaign rallies again soon with the first one likely in Tulsa Oklahoma as he seeks to rebound from a drop in opinion polls after his muchcriticized handling of the coronavirus pandemic and mass protests against police brutality and racism | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-rallies/trump-says-campaign-rallies-to-resume-oklahoma-likely-first-idUSKBN23H39D | 2020-06-11 |
| In Washington U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi urged Congress on Wednesday to remove from the U.S. Capitol 11 statues representing Confederate leaders and soldiers from the Civil War | Negative | SAINT PAUL Minn | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-minneapolis-police-saint-paul-statue/protesters-tear-down-christopher-columbus-statue-in-saint-paul-minnesota-idUSKBN23I04X | 2020-06-11 |
| WASHINGTON A book by former White House national security adviser John Bolton will be published June 23 despite attempts by White House lawyers to block release of the volume describing his time as a top aide to President Donald Trump Boltons lawyer wrote on Wednesday | Negative | WASHINGTON A book by former White House national security adviser John Bolton will be published June 23 despite attempts by White House lawyers to block release of the volume describing his time as a top aide to President Donald Trump Boltons lawyer wrote on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-trump-bolton/trump-ex-adviser-boltons-book-to-come-out-june-23-over-white-house-objections-idUSKBN23H3J5 | 2020-06-11 |
| 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 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi has said Linicks dismissal might have been illegal | Negative | WASHINGTON A U.S. State Department inspector general fired by President Donald Trump told lawmakers the department discouraged him from investigating arms sales to Saudi Arabia before he was dismissed last month according to a transcript released Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-usa-trump-inspectorgeneral/state-dept-discouraged-probe-of-saudi-arms-sale-fired-u-s-official-says-idUSKBN23H242 | 2020-06-11 |
| White House spokesman Judd Deere noted Trumps executive order formally requesting the FCC take a second look at Section 230 | Neutral | WASHINGTON Four Republican U.S. senators on Tuesday urged the Federal Communications Commission to review whether to revise liability protections for internet companies after President Donald Trump urged action | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-twitter-trump-fcc/republican-senators-push-fcc-to-act-on-trump-social-media-order-idUSKBN23G2WP | 2020-06-10 |
| WASHINGTON Six Republicans in the House of Representatives Judiciary Committee urged the U.S. Agriculture Department on Tuesday to ease regulations on meat processors that they said make it harder for smaller companies to compete | Negative | WASHINGTON Six Republicans in the House of Representatives Judiciary Committee urged the U.S. Agriculture Department on Tuesday to ease regulations on meat processors that they said make it harder for smaller companies to compete | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-meat-congress/republican-lawmakers-ask-agriculture-department-to-ease-regs-on-meat-production-idUSKBN23G31I | 2020-06-10 |
| 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 |
| Since winning the White House Trump has secured an iron grip on Republican loyalty | Positive | WASHINGTON Former Secretary of State Colin Powell on Sunday endorsed Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden joining a growing chorus of Republicans and military leaders criticizing Republican President Donald Trump amid nationwide protests | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-powell/saying-trump-drifted-away-from-constitution-colin-powell-picks-biden-idUSKBN23E0JK | 2020-06-08 |
| In the nations capital a large and diverse gathering of protesters packed streets near the White House chanting This is what democracy looks and I cant breathe | Negative | WASHINGTON A mounting wave of protests demanding police reform after the killing of a black man in Minneapolis swept across the United States on Sunday building on the momentum of huge demonstrations across the country the day before | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-minneapolis-police-protests/emboldened-protesters-march-again-demanding-police-reforms-after-floyd-killing-idUSKBN23C1A7 | 2020-06-08 |
| A newly erected fence around the White House was decorated by protesters with signs including some that Black Lives and No Justice No Peace | Neutral | WASHINGTON A mounting wave of protests demanding police reform after the killing of a black man in Minneapolis swept across the United States on Sunday building on the momentum of huge demonstrations across the country the day before | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-minneapolis-police-protests/emboldened-protesters-march-again-demanding-police-reforms-after-floyd-killing-idUSKBN23C1A7 | 2020-06-08 |
| Identical measures are expected in the House and Senate and caucus leaders intend to bring legislation to the House floor this month | Neutral | 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 D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said on Friday that the section of 16th street in front of the White House is now officially Black Lives Matter Plaza | Neutral | A massive Black Lives mural was painted in yellow letters on a street near the White House on Friday ahead of expected large demonstrations on Saturday to protest racism and police brutality in the United States | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/arts/article/us-minneapolis-police-washingtondc-mural/black-lives-matter-giant-yellow-mural-painted-on-street-near-white-house-idUSKBN23C2LX | 2020-06-06 |
| A massive Black Lives mural was painted in yellow letters on a street near the White House on Friday ahead of expected large demonstrations on Saturday to protest racism and police brutality in the United States | Negative | A massive Black Lives mural was painted in yellow letters on a street near the White House on Friday ahead of expected large demonstrations on Saturday to protest racism and police brutality in the United States | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/arts/article/us-minneapolis-police-washingtondc-mural/black-lives-matter-giant-yellow-mural-painted-on-street-near-white-house-idUSKBN23C2LX | 2020-06-06 |
| In Australia demonstrators marched to Parliament House in Canberra social media images showed despite attempts by the authorities to stop gatherings due to the coronavirus | Negative | Protesters around the world took to the streets again on Friday despite coronavirus warnings in a wave of outrage at the death of African American George Floyd in the United States and racism against minorities in their own nations | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-minneapolis-police-protests-global/your-pain-is-my-pain-global-anti-racism-protests-rage-idUSKBN23C289 | 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 |
| The House Judiciary Committee plans a June 10 hearing on the same issues | Neutral | 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 |
| Barr also defended his decision to forcefully push peaceful protesters back from the White House on Monday evening saying rioting had gotten out of control over the weekend | 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 |
| 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 |
| A White House spokesman expressed hope that Whites release could lead to an opening in the bitter relationship | Positive | WASHINGTON A U.S. Navy veteran who said he contracted the coronavirus while detained in Iran since 2018 was freed on Thursday as part of a deal in which the United States allowed an IranianAmerican physician to visit Iran his lawyer and a U.S. official said | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iran-usa-prisoners/iran-frees-american-u-s-allows-dual-citizen-to-visit-iran-in-deal-idUSKBN23B2EG | 2020-06-05 |
| This 640 record a White House official said shows just how united his base is and how strong it is | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump met with his top campaign advisers on Thursday officials said amid polls showing his tumbling prospects for reelection as the U.S. economy suffers from a global pandemic and protesters gather in cities across the country | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-trump/trump-strategizes-with-campaign-advisers-on-re-election-amid-growing-challenges-idUSKBN23B2VH | 2020-06-05 |
| WASHINGTON The White House in a statement on the 31st anniversary of Chinas Tiananmen Square crackdown urged Beijing on Thursday to respect human rights fulfill its commitments on Hong Kong and end persecution of ethnic and religious minorities | Negative | WASHINGTON The White House in a statement on the 31st anniversary of Chinas Tiananmen Square crackdown urged Beijing on Thursday to respect human rights fulfill its commitments on Hong Kong and end persecution of ethnic and religious minorities | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-china-tiananmen-usa/white-house-on-tiananmen-anniversary-urges-china-to-respect-human-rights-idUSKBN23B3I3 | 2020-06-05 |
| The White House said the order was a way to help the economy rebound from the impact of the coronavirus pandemic and improve infrastructure | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order that gives federal agencies emergency powers to fasttrack major energy and other infrastructure projects by overriding environmental permitting requirements | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-environment/trump-gives-u-s-agencies-power-to-fast-track-big-infrastructure-projects-idUSKBN23B2WD | 2020-06-05 |
| A separate group of protesters congregated near the White House where construction workers were seen erecting new concrete barriers and fences around the presidential residence | Negative | MINNEAPOLIS Prominent civil rights activist the Rev | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-minneapolis-police-protests/get-your-knee-off-our-necks-activist-sharpton-tells-george-floyd-memorial-idUSKBN23B1LX | 2020-06-05 |
| The White House and State Department did not respond to requests for comment | Neutral | WASHINGTON The United States is expected to designate at least four additional staterun Chinese media outlets as foreign embassies increasing restrictions on their operations on American soil three people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-china-media-designation-exclusive/exclusive-u-s-to-impose-restrictions-on-additional-chinese-media-outlets-sources-idUSKBN23A32F | 2020-06-04 |
| Near the White House a row of scorched umbrellas their fireblackened ribs resembling huge fish skeletons sit outside the shuttered Sofitel hotel blocks from where thousands of demonstrators gather daily | Negative | WASHINGTON Days after outbursts of arson and vandalism struck downtown Washington following peaceful protests against police brutality the largely deserted heart of the U.S. capital resembles a city girding for a hurricane | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-minneapolis-police-washingtondc/from-power-lunches-to-plywood-vandalized-washington-boards-up-business-idUSKBN23A3I9 | 2020-06-04 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. House Ways and Means Committee said on Wednesday it opposed the Trump administrations plan to expand economic ties with Brazil given its record on human rights and the environment under President Jair Bolsonaro | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. House Ways and Means Committee said on Wednesday it opposed the Trump administrations plan to expand economic ties with Brazil given its record on human rights and the environment under President Jair Bolsonaro | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-trade-brazil/democratic-led-u-s-house-panel-opposes-any-u-s-trade-deal-with-brazil-idUSKBN23A37N | 2020-06-04 |
| WASHINGTON White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany said U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper was still in his post on Wednesday as speculation swirled that President Donald Trump wanted to remove the Pentagon chief over his comments on nationwide protests | Negative | WASHINGTON White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany said U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper was still in his post on Wednesday as speculation swirled that President Donald Trump wanted to remove the Pentagon chief over his comments on nationwide protests | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-minneapolis-police-protests-esper/white-house-says-defense-secretary-esper-still-in-post-idUSKBN23A325 | 2020-06-04 |
| 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 |
| A House Transportation Committee in March called the FAAs certification review of the 737 MAX grossly and said the agency had failed in its duty to identify key safety problems | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Federal Aviation Administration chief Steve Dickson will testify June 17 before a U.S. Senate panel on certification of the Boeing 737 MAX that was involved in two fatal crashes in five months that killed 346 people | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-boeing-737max/u-s-faa-chief-to-testify-at-senate-hearing-on-boeing-737-max-idUSKBN2392YZ | 2020-06-03 |
| The top Republican on the House of Representatives Armed Services Committee Mac Thornberry said discussions about the Insurrection Act could easily make U.S. troops political pawns | Negative | WASHINGTON was the word Defense Secretary Mark Esper used to describe protest sites in the United States | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-minneapolis-police-military/perils-for-pentagon-as-trump-threatens-to-militarize-response-to-civil-unrest-idUSKBN239324 | 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 |
| White House aides did not respond to requests for comment | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday said legislation targeting Chinese officials over treatment of the countrys Uighur Muslim minority sent a clear of support from Washington seeking to prod the Trump administration to push Beijing on human rights | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-xinjiang/u-s-lawmakers-say-uighur-bill-supports-chinas-muslims-idUSKBN2392EJ | 2020-06-03 |
| Household consumption was the biggest drag on growth last quarter with massive falls in spending on clothing cars transport recreation hotels cafe and restaurant | Negative | SYDNEY Australias economy is already in recession the countrys treasurer said on Wednesday after official data showed gross domestic product fell last quarter as entire business sectors were shut down to fight the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-australia-economy-gdp/australias-economy-is-in-recession-treasurer-says-after-first-quarter-gdp-contracts-idUSKBN23A07I | 2020-06-03 |
| The House vote on the bill was the first use of proxy voting because of the pandemic | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday said legislation targeting Chinese officials over treatment of the countrys Uighur Muslim minority sent a clear of support from Washington seeking to prod the Trump administration to push Beijing on human rights | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-xinjiang/u-s-lawmakers-say-uighur-bill-supports-chinas-muslims-idUSKBN2392EJ | 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 |
| On Monday police used tear gas to clear peaceful protesters near the White House so Trump could pose for a photograph in front of a church | Negative | NEW YORK A majority of Americans sympathize with nationwide protests over the death of an unarmed black man in police custody and disapprove of President Donald Trumps response to the unrest according to a poll released on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-minneapolis-police-poll-exclusive/exclusive-most-americans-sympathize-with-protests-disapprove-of-trumps-response-reuters-ipsos-idUSKBN239347 | 2020-06-03 |
| The chairman of the U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs Eliot Engel said China should respect norms and use diplomacy to settle the border issue with India | Negative | NEW U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and a senior congressional leader have reprimanded China for bullying behaviour towards India during a military standoff on their disputed border | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-india-china/u-s-rebukes-china-for-border-aggression-with-india-idUSKBN2391XC | 2020-06-03 |
| Biden formally launched his White House bid in Philadelphia last year and its where his campaign headquarters currently empty because of the pandemic is located | Positive | 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 |
| A senior defense official suggested neither Esper nor Milley knew about the photoop and had been at the White House to give Trump an update on response efforts | Neutral | WASHINGTON was the word Defense Secretary Mark Esper used to describe protest sites in the United States | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-minneapolis-police-military/perils-for-pentagon-as-trump-threatens-to-militarize-response-to-civil-unrest-idUSKBN239324 | 2020-06-03 |
| New White House chief of staff Mark Meadows a former Republican congressman is pushing for the speech one source familiar with the internal debate said | Neutral | WASHINGTON The last time U.S. President Donald Trump addressed the nation from the Oval Office with a March 11 speech on fighting the coronavirus the former reality TV star was panned even by his own aides | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-minneapolis-police-trump-address/an-oval-office-speech-trumps-advisers-torn-over-how-to-address-protests-idUSKBN2383S6 | 2020-06-02 |
| She was one of the managers of the House of Representatives impeachment proceedings against Trump but has had a lower profile among voters nationally | Negative | Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms and U.S. Representative Val Demings of Florida have risen in prominence amid protests against police brutality as Joe Biden weighs whether to choose a black woman as his Democratic running mate for Novembers presidential election | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-biden-runningmate/protests-elevate-bottoms-and-demings-as-possible-biden-running-mates-idUSKBN2383KU | 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 |
| HARARE Zimbabwe summoned the U.S. ambassador in Harare on Monday after a senior White House official said the country was among foreign using the unrest over the death of George Floyd to interfere in U.S. affairs | Negative | HARARE Zimbabwe summoned the U.S. ambassador in Harare on Monday after a senior White House official said the country was among foreign using the unrest over the death of George Floyd to interfere in U.S. affairs | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-usa-zimbabwe-protests/zimbabwe-summons-u-s-ambassador-over-comments-on-floyd-protests-idUSKBN2383AN | 2020-06-02 |
| Londons Royal Opera House and Milans La Scala which also suspended performances several months ago have yet to announce their plans for the 20202021 season | Negative | New Yorks Metropolitan Opera will keep its curtains closed until a New Years Eve opening gala it said on Monday as it announced a season shortened by the coronavirus epidemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-health-coronavirus-opera/carmen-and-coronavirus-dont-match-nycs-met-opera-closed-till-december-31-idUSKBN2383V3 | 2020-06-02 |
| Zuckerbergs post also said Facebook had been in touch with the White House to explain its policies | Neutral | Facebook employees walked away from their workfromhome desks on Monday and took to Twitter to accuse Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg of inadequately policing U.S. President Donald Trumps posts as strictly as the rival platform has done | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-facebook-trump-employee-criticism/facebook-staffers-walk-out-saying-trumps-posts-should-be-reined-in-idUSKBN2382D0 | 2020-06-02 |
| As Trump spoke in the Rose Garden of the White House on Monday live television images showed police firing tear gas to dispel demonstrators in Lafayette Park across the street | Negative | 500 futures turn down going into Asia opening | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-under-pressure-as-trump-vows-to-end-violent-protests-idUSL1N2DE241 | 2020-06-02 |
| In Washington D.C. protesters set fires near the White House the smoke mixing with billowing clouds of tear gas as police sought to clear them from the area | Negative | MINNEAPOLIS Looting broke out on Sunday in Southern California a tanker truck drove into marchers in Minneapolis and demonstrators clashed with police in Boston and Washington D.C. as the United States struggled to contain chaotic protests over race and policing | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-minneapolis-police-protests/protests-over-death-of-george-floyd-turn-violent-again-despite-curfews-national-guard-idUSKBN2370HH | 2020-06-01 |
| The White House was temporarily locked down as hundreds of people gathered on Friday afternoon across the street in Lafayette Square Park | Neutral | 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 |
| The White House declined to comment on its role and previously referred to a FEMA statement that had emphasized the urgent need for the ventilators | Negative | When U.S. President Donald Trump agreed to accept a shipment of ventilators from Russian President Vladimir Putin at the height of the coronavirus outbreak the White House did not alert the FDA as it headed to New York and New Jersey Reuters has learned | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-ventilators-ex/exclusive-white-house-kept-fda-in-the-dark-on-russian-ventilators-for-new-york-and-new-jersey-idUSKBN23536O | 2020-05-30 |
| 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 |
| Appearing in the White House Rose Garden Trump went ahead with repeated threats to eliminate American funding for the group which amounts to hundreds of millions of dollars a year | Negative | NATIONS May 29 U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said he is terminating the U.S. relationship with the World Health Organization over its handling of the coronavirus saying the WHO had essentially become a puppet organization of China | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/health-coronavirus-trump-who/trump-says-terminating-us-relationship-with-world-health-organization-over-virus-idUSL1N2DB21X | 2020-05-30 |
| Several said choosing Senator Amy Klobuchar a former White House rival also being vetted by Bidens team would have the opposite effect | Negative | Former Vice President Joe Biden is facing fresh calls to choose a black woman as his running mate amid rising racial tensions after this weeks videotaped death of an unarmed black man as a white Minneapolis police officer knelt on his neck | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-biden/biden-urged-to-pick-black-vp-not-klobuchar-as-minneapolis-killing-stokes-racial-tensions-idUSKBN23539J | 2020-05-30 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Senator Ted Cruz on Friday urged the Treasury and Justice Departments to investigate whether Twitter which is embroiled in a feud with the White House is violating U.S. law by letting top Iranian officials use the social media platform | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Senator Ted Cruz on Friday urged the Treasury and Justice Departments to investigate whether Twitter which is embroiled in a feud with the White House is violating U.S. law by letting top Iranian officials use the social media platform | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-twitter-trump-probe/sen-cruz-seeks-federal-twitter-probe-as-trump-feuds-with-company-idUSKBN23539D | 2020-05-30 |
| When U.S. President Donald Trump agreed to accept a shipment of ventilators from Russian President Vladimir Putin at the height of the coronavirus outbreak the White House did not alert the FDA as it headed to New York and New Jersey Reuters has learned | Negative | When U.S. President Donald Trump agreed to accept a shipment of ventilators from Russian President Vladimir Putin at the height of the coronavirus outbreak the White House did not alert the FDA as it headed to New York and New Jersey Reuters has learned | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-ventilators-ex/exclusive-white-house-kept-fda-in-the-dark-on-russian-ventilators-for-new-york-and-new-jersey-idUSKBN23536O | 2020-05-30 |
| SAN FRANCISCO Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg took pains to distance his company from Twitter and its fight with U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday as the White House moved to scrap a law protecting social media companies | Negative | SAN FRANCISCO Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg took pains to distance his company from Twitter and its fight with U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday as the White House moved to scrap a law protecting social media companies | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-twitter-trump-facebook/zuckerberg-distances-facebook-from-twitter-in-trump-fight-idUSKBN23436B | 2020-05-29 |
| The Housepassed bill comes as states have begun loosening efforts to control the spread of the novel coronavirus which has raced across the United States and the world | 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 |
| 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 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 | 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 |
| The House bill that passed on Thursday includes other changes giving businesses more flexibility in using the aid | Positive | 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 |
| 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 |
| WASHINGTON May 28 U.S. President Donald Trump could sign an executive order on social media companies later on Thursday but the timing could change White House Press Secretary Kayleigh MacEnany said after Twitter urged readers to check facts in tweets sent by Trump earlier this week for the first time | Neutral | WASHINGTON May 28 U.S. President Donald Trump could sign an executive order on social media companies later on Thursday but the timing could change White House Press Secretary Kayleigh MacEnany said after Twitter urged readers to check facts in tweets sent by Trump earlier this week for the first time | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/twitter-trump-executive-order-signing/trump-could-sign-order-on-social-media-companies-later-on-thursday-white-house-idUSW1N29M059 | 2020-05-29 |
| The House passed the bill in March but it was amended by the Senate forcing it to return to the House before it could be sent to Trump | Neutral | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | Positive | 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 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 |
| The draft order also states that the White House Office of Digital Strategy will reestablish a tool to help citizens report cases of online censorship | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to order a review of a law that has long protected Twitter Facebook and Alphabets Google from being responsible for the material posted by their users according to a draft executive order and a source familiar with the situation | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-twitter-trump-executive-order-social/trumps-executive-order-targets-political-bias-at-twitter-and-facebook-draft-idUSKBN2340MW | 2020-05-28 |
| For a bill to become law it must pass the House and Senate and be signed by the president | Positive | 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 |
| Called the White House Tech Bias Reporting Tool it will collect complaints of online censorship and submit them to the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to order a review of a law that has long protected Twitter Facebook and Alphabets Google from being responsible for the material posted by their users according to a draft executive order and a source familiar with the situation | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-twitter-trump-executive-order-social/trumps-executive-order-targets-political-bias-at-twitter-and-facebook-draft-idUSKBN2340MW | 2020-05-28 |
| House Speaker Nancy Pelosi who is named as a defendant shrugged off the lawsuit saying in a statement that Republicans were trying to delay and obstruct urgently needed action | 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 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved legislation on Wednesday calling for sanctions on Chinese officials responsible for oppression of Uighur Muslims sending the bill to the White House for President Donald Trump to veto or sign into law | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved legislation on Wednesday calling for sanctions on Chinese officials responsible for oppression of Uighur Muslims sending the bill to the White House for President Donald Trump to veto or sign into law | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-xinjiang/u-s-bill-to-pressure-china-over-uighur-rights-goes-to-trump-for-decision-idUSKBN23337W | 2020-05-28 |
| The House is not the only element of the federal government adapting its behavior to the pandemic | 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 |
| 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 |
| At the White House Trump told reporters he wanted assurances that convention attendance would not be limited by social distancing restrictions | 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 |
| House Transportation Committee chairman Peter DeFazio said Congress must make sure that Amtrak its states and commuter rail partners and the Amtrak workforce get the support they need | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. passenger railroad service Amtrak said on Tuesday it needs a further | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-amtrak/amtrak-needs-1-5-billion-bailout-prepares-to-cut-up-to-20-of-workforce-idUSKBN232283 | 2020-05-27 |
| McEnany told reporters at a White House briefing that Trump finds it hard to see how Hong Kong can remain a financial hub if China takes over | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump is displeased with China over Beijings effort to impose a new security law on Hong Kong after last years prodemocracy unrest White House spokeswoman Kayleigh McEnany said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-trump/white-house-says-trump-displeased-with-china-over-hong-kong-moves-idUSKBN2322WA | 2020-05-27 |
| WASHINGTON White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said on Tuesday that President Donald Trump is so with Beijing over the novel coronavirus and other matters that the U.S.China trade deal is not as important to him as it once was | Negative | WASHINGTON White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said on Tuesday that President Donald Trump is so with Beijing over the novel coronavirus and other matters that the U.S.China trade deal is not as important to him as it once was | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-kudlow/trump-miffed-with-china-trade-deal-now-less-important-adviser-idUSKBN2322IP | 2020-05-27 |
| WASHINGTON The White House announced Sunday that it is prohibiting foreigners from traveling to the United States if they had been in Brazil in the last two weeks two days after the South American nation became the world No | Negative | WASHINGTON The White House announced Sunday that it is prohibiting foreigners from traveling to the United States if they had been in Brazil in the last two weeks two days after the South American nation became the world No | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil-travel/white-house-limits-travel-to-u-s-from-brazil-due-to-coronavirus-idUSKBN2300SK | 2020-05-25 |
| The White House on Sunday said it was restricting travel from Brazil to the United States two days after the South American nation became the worlds No | Negative | The White House on Sunday said it was restricting travel from Brazil to the United States two days after the South American nation became the worlds No | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil-usa/u-s-limits-travel-from-brazil-amid-worsening-coronavirus-outbreak-idUSKBN2300KI | 2020-05-25 |
| The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment | Neutral | WASHINGTON A range of business groups have made an 11thhour appeal to U.S. President Donald Trump as he weighs whether to restrict temporary work visas warning of negative economic consequences if he blocks the flow of skilled foreign workers into the United States | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-immigration-trump/business-groups-push-trump-to-keep-skilled-worker-visas-amid-pandemic-idUSKBN22Y2UN | 2020-05-23 |
| 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 | 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 |
| The White House declined to comment and referred to a FEMA statement earlier this month that said the ventilators had not been used | Negative | Russianmade ventilators now under investigation for causing deaths in Russia were not authorized by U.S. health regulators before the same model was sent to New York and New Jersey at the height of their coronavirus outbreaks Reuters has learned | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-ventilators-ex/exclusive-russian-ventilators-reached-u-s-states-without-fda-oversight-idUSKBN22Y2F4 | 2020-05-23 |
| WASHINGTON White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett on Friday said Beijings move to impose a new security law on Hong Kong after last years prodemocracy unrest would harm the Chinese economy and warned that Washington could take action in response to the move | Negative | WASHINGTON White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett on Friday said Beijings move to impose a new security law on Hong Kong after last years prodemocracy unrest would harm the Chinese economy and warned that Washington could take action in response to the move | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-parliament-hongkong-whitehouse/white-house-adviser-chinas-hong-kong-move-will-hurt-its-economy-idUSKBN22Y28O | 2020-05-23 |
| The proposed laws still need to be passed by the U.S House of Representatives and be ratified by President Donald Trump | Neutral | The two transactions could raise a combined billion separate sources said and the deals would be the largest for Hong Kongs equity capital markets so far this year | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-listings-hongkong/netease-and-jd-com-set-dates-for-5-billion-hong-kong-listings-idUSKBN22Y1UU | 2020-05-23 |
| White House national security adviser Robert OBrien told Fox News Channel later on Thursday that he did not expect the United States to leave the New START accord | Positive | WASHINGTON The United States said on Thursday it would withdraw from the 35nation Open Skies treaty allowing unarmed surveillance flights over member countries the Trump administrations latest move to pull the country out of a major global treaty | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-russia-openskies/u-s-to-pull-out-of-open-skies-treaty-trumps-latest-treaty-withdrawal-idUSKBN22X1TK | 2020-05-22 |
| Some experts have said the White Houses emphasis on speed its vaccine effort is called Operation Warp could leave people worried that safety was being sacrificed for swiftness | Negative | A quarter of Americans have little or no interest in taking a coronavirus vaccine a poll published on Thursday found with some voicing concern that the record pace at which vaccine candidates are being developed could compromise safety | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-vaccine-poll-exclu/exclusive-a-quarter-of-americans-are-hesitant-about-a-coronavirus-vaccine-reuters-ipsos-poll-idUSKBN22X19G | 2020-05-22 |
| Abbott Laboratories on Thursday said an analysis of data from an ongoing study of its ID NOW rapid test which is used in the White House and elsewhere to spot COVID19 shows it is highly accurate when compared with industrystandard tests | Positive | Abbott Laboratories on Thursday said an analysis of data from an ongoing study of its ID NOW rapid test which is used in the White House and elsewhere to spot COVID19 shows it is highly accurate when compared with industrystandard tests | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-abbott/abbott-says-new-data-on-rapid-coronavirus-test-used-in-white-house-shows-high-accuracy-idUSKBN22X2S8 | 2020-05-22 |
| 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 |
| The White House has been considering requiring temperature checks for passengers at major U.S. airports but has made no final decision officials have said | Neutral | U.S. carriers JetBlue Airways Corp and United Airlines Holdings Inc announced fresh safety measures on Wednesday aimed at restoring confidence in air travel as several executives pointed to signs domestic demand is improving | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-airlines-safety/u-s-airlines-step-up-safety-measures-in-preparation-for-recovery-idUSKBN22W1R1 | 2020-05-21 |
| WASHINGTON Oral arguments in former White House national security adviser Michael Flynns bid to dismiss his criminal case will be held on July 16 U.S. District Court Judge Emmet Sullivan ordered on Tuesday | Negative | WASHINGTON Oral arguments in former White House national security adviser Michael Flynns bid to dismiss his criminal case will be held on July 16 U.S. District Court Judge Emmet Sullivan ordered on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-trump-russia-flynn-argument/oral-argument-in-ex-trump-aide-flynns-case-set-for-july-16-idUSKBN22V31K | 2020-05-20 |
| White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett told Fox News on Tuesday that ensuring domestic production in critical industries was a real high for Trump and his team | Neutral | WASHINGTON The U.S. Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday warned the U.S. government against overdoing a major effort underway to rip U.S. supply chains out of China in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic saying such moves could harm the economy | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-health-coronavirus-supply-chains/business-group-cautions-u-s-on-reshoring-too-much-china-supply-idUSKBN22V2VO | 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 A White House advisory panel on Tuesday urged the government and private industry to work together on new technological infrastructure to support future jobs and underpin a solid economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic | Positive | WASHINGTON A White House advisory panel on Tuesday urged the government and private industry to work together on new technological infrastructure to support future jobs and underpin a solid economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coronavirus-white-house-jobs/white-house-panel-build-new-tech-infrastructure-for-future-jobs-idUSKBN22V0DA | 2020-05-20 |
| WASHINGTON A White House advisory panel on Tuesday will call for the government and private industry to work together to build new technological infrastructure to support future jobs and provide the underpinnings critical to a solid economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic an official briefed on the plans said | Positive | WASHINGTON A White House advisory panel on Tuesday will call for the government and private industry to work together to build new technological infrastructure to support future jobs and provide the underpinnings critical to a solid economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic an official briefed on the plans said | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-white-house-jobs/white-house-panel-build-new-tech-infrastructure-for-future-jobs-idUSKBN22V0DA | 2020-05-19 |
| Trump volunteered the disclosure during a questionandanswer session with reporters at the White House as he met restaurant executives whose businesses are reeling from the impact of the virus | Positive | 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 |
| Representative Michael McCaul top Republican on the House Foreign Affairs committee was looking into the matter a spokeswoman said | Positive | 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 |
| The White House said Justin Herdman the current U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio will be nominated to Sheas current role for the District of Columbia | Positive | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump on Monday nominated a federal prosecutor in Ohio to become the next U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia succeeding one who has faced growing criticism over his handling of criminal cases involving the presidents allies | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-justice-nomination/trump-to-replace-d-c-prosecutor-in-controversial-stone-flynn-cases-idUSKBN22U2JI | 2020-05-19 |
| Just 10 days ago the White House confirmed that Vice President Mike Pences press secretary had tested positive for the coronavirus 24 hours after Trumps military valet was diagnosed | Negative | NEW YORK The phased reopening of U.S. business and social life gained traction on Monday with more Americans emerging from coronavirus lockdowns and financial markets boosted by promising early results from the first U.S. vaccine trial in humans | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/promising-virus-vaccine-results-reported-as-trump-takes-anti-malaria-drug-idUSKBN22U26H | 2020-05-19 |
| 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 |
| White House adviser Peter Navarro meanwhile downplayed the firing saying that what Trump terms the deep has caused problems and those who are not loyal must go | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trumps firing of the State Departments top internal watchdog could be if it was intended to retaliate against one of his investigations House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-inspectorgeneral-adviser/trumps-firing-of-state-department-watchdog-may-be-unlawful-pelosi-says-idUSKBN22T0J0 | 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 |
| White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow has talked publicly about using tax incentives instead to prod U.S. companies to move some manufacturing home | Positive | 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 |
| White House trade adviser Peter Navarro wants the federal government to buy more U.S.made medical goods and drugs but Trump has not signed an executive order Navarro is promoting | 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 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 | 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 |
| 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 | Positive | 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 |
| Earlier on Friday the House also approved a change in its rules to allow members to temporarily cast their votes by proxy during the crisis if Pelosi deems it necessary | 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 |
| Are you kidding he shouted across the aisle in the House chamber that divides the two parties | Neutral | 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 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 |
| 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 |
| Under the new proxyvoting rules House members could cast votes from remote locations | Neutral | 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.China Phase trade deal reached in January is not falling apart and the two countries are still working to implement it the White Houses top economic adviser said on Friday but President Donald Trump added that he was not with the agreement | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S.China Phase trade deal reached in January is not falling apart and the two countries are still working to implement it the White Houses top economic adviser said on Friday but President Donald Trump added that he was not with the agreement | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china/u-s-china-trade-deal-not-falling-apart-white-house-adviser-idUSKBN22R2DT | 2020-05-16 |
| Trump opened the Trump International Hotel on Pennsylvania Avenue just blocks from the White House shortly before he was elected in November 2016 | Negative | WASHINGTON A U.S. appeals court on Thursday handed President Donald Trump a setback rejecting his bid to end a lawsuit that accused him of violating anticorruption provisions of the U.S. Constitution with his ownership of a hotel in Washington while in office | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/supreme-courthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-emoluments/u-s-appeals-court-rejects-trump-bid-to-escape-anti-corruption-lawsuit-idUSKBN22Q1ZT | 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 |
| Larry Kudlow told reporters at the White House the trade deal is a day after Trump suggested he could cut ties with the worlds secondlargest economy | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S.China Phase trade deal reached in January is not falling apart and the two countries are still working to implement it the White Houses top economic adviser said on Friday but President Donald Trump added that he was not with the agreement | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china/u-s-china-trade-deal-not-falling-apart-white-house-adviser-idUSKBN22R2DT | 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 |
| 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 |
| WASHINGTON The top Republican on the taxwriting House Ways and Means Committee said on Friday it would be pretty to put in place tax incentives that encourage companies to move production lines from China to the United States | Positive | WASHINGTON The top Republican on the taxwriting House Ways and Means Committee said on Friday it would be pretty to put in place tax incentives that encourage companies to move production lines from China to the United States | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-brady/house-republican-backs-use-of-tax-incentives-to-pull-companies-to-u-s-from-china-idUSKBN22R37Q | 2020-05-16 |
| Following the vote House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer announced that May 2728 would be set aside for voting on some sort of coronavirusrelated bill if one is ready by then | 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 |
| Were looking at that Trump said when asked by a reporter at the White House whether a vaccine would be free | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he was looking at possibly making a coronavirus vaccine available free of charge | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-free/trump-says-considering-making-vaccine-available-free-of-charge-idUSKBN22R39T | 2020-05-16 |
| WASHINGTON The chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on Thursday urged U.S. airlines to maintain at least one seat between all passengers and cap seating at of capacity on narrowbody airplanes to address the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | WASHINGTON The chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on Thursday urged U.S. airlines to maintain at least one seat between all passengers and cap seating at of capacity on narrowbody airplanes to address the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-airlines-congress/house-democrat-wants-u-s-airlines-to-cap-seating-because-of-coronavirus-idUSKBN22Q3JD | 2020-05-15 |
| Later on Thursday Trump told reporters at the White House that he had watched some of Brights hearing | Neutral | WASHINGTON A whistleblower who says he was removed from his government post for raising concerns about coronavirus preparedness told a congressional hearing on Thursday that the United States could face the darkest of recent times if it does not improve its response to the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-bright/u-s-faces-darkest-winter-if-pandemic-planning-falters-whistleblower-idUSKBN22Q1JH | 2020-05-15 |
| Household incomes and employment may recover somewhat in the second half of 2020 but consumer demand this year is likely to shrink by Raiffeisen Bank analysts said | Positive | MOSCOW Dmitry Bocharov an entrepreneur and father of five had burned through his savings trying to help his injured son when Moscows coronavirus lockdown set in cutting off his income overnight | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-savings/russians-lack-of-savings-exposed-as-lockdown-bites-idUSKBN22Q2H9 | 2020-05-15 |
| The House subcommittee was also hearing on Thursday from Mike Bowen coowner of Prestige Ameritech the largest U.S. surgical mask producer | Positive | WASHINGTON A whistleblower who says he was removed from his government post for raising concerns about coronavirus preparedness told a congressional hearing on Thursday that the United States could face the darkest of recent times if it does not improve its response to the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-bright/u-s-faces-darkest-winter-if-pandemic-planning-falters-whistleblower-idUSKBN22Q1JH | 2020-05-15 |
| They urged the House take up the legislation quickly and send it to the president to be signed into law | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate approved legislation on Thursday calling on President Donald Trumps administration to toughen its response to Chinas crackdown on its Uighur Muslim minority the latest push in Washington to punish China as Trump blames Beijing for worsening the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-xinjiang/u-s-senate-approves-bill-to-pressure-china-over-uighur-rights-idUSKBN22Q3FK | 2020-05-15 |
| House members were due to return to Washington on Friday to vote on a coronavirus relief package | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate comfortably approved a extension of parts of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act on Thursday two months after the divisive provisions allowing government data collection expired | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-surveillance-congress/u-s-senate-votes-to-extend-government-surveillance-tools-idUSKBN22Q3A7 | 2020-05-15 |
| The White House has not said whether Trump will sign | Positive | 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 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 | Positive | 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 |
| Were going to slowly open the U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told Fox News on Wednesday as the White House presses hard to get things moving again | Negative | to add dropped name in paragraph | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/refile-global-markets-asian-stocks-drop-as-virus-recovery-begins-to-look-distant-idUSL4N2CW0OI | 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 |
| The committee failed to agree and Democrats who have the majority in the House have decided to push ahead anyway saying they accommodated some Republican concerns | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday will vote on a measure temporarily allowing members to vote from outside the Capitol so they can work while keeping social distance during the coronavirus pandemic the chambers Democratic leadership said | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/u-s-house-sets-friday-vote-on-lawmaking-by-proxy-during-pandemic-idUSKBN22P2RA | 2020-05-14 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday a trillionplus coronavirus relief package proposed by Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives was dead on arrival | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday a trillionplus coronavirus relief package proposed by Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives was dead on arrival | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-trump-stimulus/trump-says-new-democratic-stimulus-proposal-is-dead-on-arrival-idUSKBN22P38X | 2020-05-14 |
| WASHINGTON In the wake of White House pressure an independent board charged with overseeing billions in federal retirement dollars announced on Wednesday it would indefinitely delay plans to invest in some Chinese companies | Negative | WASHINGTON In the wake of White House pressure an independent board charged with overseeing billions in federal retirement dollars announced on Wednesday it would indefinitely delay plans to invest in some Chinese companies | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-investment-china/citing-coronavirus-u-s-board-delays-federal-pension-fund-investment-in-chinese-stocks-idUSKBN22P2DN | 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 |
| Were going to insist on doing narrowly targeted legislation if and when we do legislate again and we may he told reporters after the House bill was unveiled | Neutral | 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 |
| Do you concede any power in the House to subpoena personal papers of the Roberts asked | Negative | 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 |
| House Speaker Nancy Pelosi defended the initiatives scope by emphasizing the unprecedented social and economic challenges that coronavirus has foisted on the United States | 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 |
| Trumps lawyers argued that the House committees had no authority and no valid legislative reason to issue the subpoenas | Negative | 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 |
| Its not a Roberts told Letter adding that the House must recognize it was dealing with a coequal branch of government | 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 |
| 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 |
| Conservative Justice Samuel Alito said under the Houses argument there would be nothing preventing the harassment of a president | Negative | WASHINGTON In a major showdown over presidential powers U.S. Supreme Court justices on Tuesday appeared divided over President Donald Trumps bid to prevent congressional Democrats from obtaining his financial records but seemed more open toward a New York prosecutors attempt to secure similar records | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-trump-finances/u-s-supreme-court-wary-of-presidential-harassment-in-trump-finances-fight-idUSKBN22O1F0 | 2020-05-13 |
| WASHINGTON Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday unveiled a trillionplus coronavirus relief package with funding for states businesses food support and families only to see the measure flatly rejected by Senate Republicans | Negative | WASHINGTON Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday unveiled a trillionplus coronavirus relief package with funding for states businesses food support and families only to see the measure flatly rejected by Senate Republicans | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-usa-congress/u-s-house-democrats-float-3-trillion-coronavirus-bill-republicans-reject-it-idUSKBN22P0BG | 2020-05-13 |
| Liberal justices seemed more sympathetic toward the House but raised concerns about an unfettered ability by lawmakers to subpoena a presidents personal records | Negative | 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 |
| White House spokeswoman Kayleigh McEnany said Trumps response to the coronavirus has been and has saved American lives | Negative | WASHINGTON Former President Barack Obama described President Donald Trumps handling of the coronavirus pandemic as in a conference call with former members of his administration a source said on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-obama/in-leaked-call-obama-describes-trump-handling-of-virus-as-chaotic-idUSKBN22L0ST | 2020-05-12 |
| WASHINGTON President Donald Trump may be open to further federal funding to help U.S. states recover funds spent battling the novel coronavirus White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett said on Sunday as Congress weighs another possible economic relief bill | Positive | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump may be open to further federal funding to help U.S. states recover funds spent battling the novel coronavirus White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett said on Sunday as Congress weighs another possible economic relief bill | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-hassett/trump-may-help-offset-states-coronavirus-costs-hassett-idUSKBN22M0GV | 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 |
| The White House directed all people entering the West Wing where the daily operations of President Donald Trumps administration are carried out to wear masks | Neutral | More than 4 | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/latest-on-the-worldwide-spread-of-the-new-coronavirus-idUSKBN22J0KE | 2020-05-12 |
| WASHINGTON The White House has halted talks with Congress over any further coronavirus stimulus package as it waits for more information about how U.S. state reopenings affect the economy White House top economic adviser Larry Kudlow told reporters on Friday | Negative | WASHINGTON The White House has halted talks with Congress over any further coronavirus stimulus package as it waits for more information about how U.S. state reopenings affect the economy White House top economic adviser Larry Kudlow told reporters on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/white-house-wont-consider-another-stimulus-bill-in-may-kudlow-idUSKBN22K21V | 2020-05-12 |
| WASHINGTON The White House on Monday directed all people entering the West Wing where the daily operations of President Donald Trumps administration are carried out to wear masks after two aides tested positive for the coronavirus administration officials said | Negative | WASHINGTON The White House on Monday directed all people entering the West Wing where the daily operations of President Donald Trumps administration are carried out to wear masks after two aides tested positive for the coronavirus administration officials said | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-white-house/white-house-directs-staff-to-wear-masks-after-officials-contract-coronavirus-idUSKBN22N2OX | 2020-05-12 |
| The 73yearold president said on Monday he did not think those cases suggested the White House system had broken down | Negative | WASHINGTON The White House on Monday directed all people entering the West Wing where the daily operations of President Donald Trumps administration are carried out to wear masks after two aides tested positive for the coronavirus administration officials said | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-white-house/white-house-directs-staff-to-wear-masks-after-officials-contract-coronavirus-idUSKBN22N2OX | 2020-05-12 |
| WASHINGTON The White House has begun informal talks with Republicans and Democrats in Congress about what to include in another round of coronavirus relief legislation officials said on Sunday while predicting further U.S. jobs losses in the coming months | Negative | WASHINGTON The White House has begun informal talks with Republicans and Democrats in Congress about what to include in another round of coronavirus relief legislation officials said on Sunday while predicting further U.S. jobs losses in the coming months | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-congress-coronavirus/white-house-considers-more-coronavirus-aid-as-jobs-picture-worsens-idUSKBN22M0GX | 2020-05-11 |
| The White House has also instituted daily coronavirus tests for Trump and Pence | 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 |
| White House predictions on the economy and how quickly a coronavirus vaccine could be rolled out were questioned on Sunday by both Democrats and Republicans | Negative | WASHINGTON The White House has begun informal talks with Republicans and Democrats in Congress about what to include in another round of coronavirus relief legislation officials said on Sunday while predicting further U.S. jobs losses in the coming months | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-congress-coronavirus/white-house-considers-more-coronavirus-aid-as-jobs-picture-worsens-idUSKBN22M0GX | 2020-05-11 |
| 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 |
| A White House spokesman declined to comment and a Pai spokesman did not comment | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump is again pressuring the U.S. Federal Communications Commission over a broadcast news program after failing for years to convince regulators to take any action against broadcasters | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-nbc-pai/trump-again-pressures-u-s-regulator-on-news-programming-idUSKBN22N2I6 | 2020-05-11 |
| WASHINGTON Vice President Mike Pence is not in quarantine and plans to be at the White House on Monday a spokesman said on Sunday despite media reports that Pence was selfisolating after a staffer tested positive for the novel coronavirus | Negative | WASHINGTON Vice President Mike Pence is not in quarantine and plans to be at the White House on Monday a spokesman said on Sunday despite media reports that Pence was selfisolating after a staffer tested positive for the novel coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-pence/pence-not-in-quarantine-to-be-at-white-house-monday-after-aide-tests-positive-for-coronavirus-idUSKBN22M0SA | 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 |
| Vice President Pence will continue to follow the advice of the White House Medical Unit and is not in spokesman Devin OMalley said in a statement | Neutral | WASHINGTON Vice President Mike Pence is not in quarantine and plans to be at the White House on Monday a spokesman said on Sunday despite media reports that Pence was selfisolating after a staffer tested positive for the novel coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-pence/pence-not-in-quarantine-to-be-at-white-house-monday-after-aide-tests-positive-for-coronavirus-idUSKBN22M0SA | 2020-05-11 |
| The White House did not respond to a request for comment | Neutral | 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 |
| Just before she spoke House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy a Republican said such a bill was premature | Negative | 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 |
| 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 |
| WASHINGTON The top Republican in the U.S. House of Representatives called for a pause in coronavirus legislation on Thursday saying Congress should first assess the impact of earlier relief bills and then take a slower path forward through committee hearings | Neutral | WASHINGTON The top Republican in the U.S. House of Representatives called for a pause in coronavirus legislation on Thursday saying Congress should first assess the impact of earlier relief bills and then take a slower path forward through committee hearings | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-congress-mccarthy/top-u-s-house-republican-calls-for-pause-in-coronavirus-legislation-idUSKBN22J2D2 | 2020-05-08 |
| But the White House decided to rely on Italy and South Korea to do these screenings before passengers boarded the House subcommittee said | Neutral | WASHINGTON The Trump administration failed to conduct effective coronavirus screenings of airline passengers entering the United States from Italy and South Korea in early March when cases of the virus were multiplying a U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-screenings/u-s-house-panel-calls-march-screening-of-travelers-from-italy-south-korea-ineffective-idUSKBN22J357 | 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 |
| At a White House event Trump who is seeking reelection in November called it the worst the country had ever experienced and blamed China for not stopping it | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday renewed his aggressive criticism of China blaming it for the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people from the coronavirus and demanding again that it share information about the outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-pompeo/pompeo-blames-china-for-hundreds-of-thousands-of-virus-deaths-denies-inconsistency-idUSKBN22I27K | 2020-05-07 |
| White House guidelines recommend that new case numbers trend downward for 14 days and that widescale testing and contact tracing exist before shutdowns are phased out | Positive | 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 |
| The White House declined to comment and the Commerce Department did not respond to a request for comment | Negative | WASHINGTON A group of Senate Republicans is urging U.S. President Donald Trump to avoid hurting American chipmakers which they see as essential to the coronavirus response and the U.S. economy as the administration cracks down on chip exports to China | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-chips-china/u-s-lawmakers-warn-trump-against-harming-u-s-chipmakers-amid-coronavirus-crisis-idUSKBN22I2ZS | 2020-05-07 |
| WASHINGTON Several U.S. senators have urged congressional leaders to accept the White Houses offer of rapid coronavirus testing for lawmakers saying they could otherwise unwittingly spread the disease when they returned to their home districts | Negative | WASHINGTON Several U.S. senators have urged congressional leaders to accept the White Houses offer of rapid coronavirus testing for lawmakers saying they could otherwise unwittingly spread the disease when they returned to their home districts | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/some-u-s-senators-worry-that-without-tests-they-could-bring-coronavirus-home-idUSKBN22I39X | 2020-05-07 |
| At a meeting with President Donald Trump in the White House on Friday ODay pledged to make the therapy available to those in need | Positive | The drugmaker earned notoriety less than a decade ago when it introduced a treatment that essentially cured hepatitis C at a price of per pill | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-gilead-pricing/will-gilead-price-its-coronavirus-drug-for-public-good-or-company-profit-idUSKBN22I2NM | 2020-05-07 |
| Asked about these at a White House briefing Trump said Were in the midst of some very big things so I just dont want to talk about that now | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he would be able to report in about a week or two whether China is fulfilling its obligations under a Phase 1 trade deal the two countries signed in January before the coronavirus spread globally | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china/trump-says-could-say-in-a-week-or-two-whether-china-adhering-to-trade-deal-idUSKBN22I2ZF | 2020-05-07 |
| The White House and departments of Defense Energy and Treasury did not immediately respond to requests for comment | Neutral | The U.S. Department of Commerce is close to signing off on a new rule that would allow U.S. companies to work with Chinas Huawei Technologies on setting standards for next generation 5G networks people familiar with the matter said | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-huawei-tech-exclusive/exclusive-u-s-drafts-rule-to-allow-huawei-and-u-s-firms-to-work-together-on-5g-standards-sources-idUSKBN22I1ZY | 2020-05-07 |
| The White House plans to wind down its coronavirus task force in coming weeks the New York Times reported on Tuesday | Neutral | More than 3 | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-the-worldwide-spread-of-the-new-coronavirus-idUSKBN22F0AI | 2020-05-06 |
| The Republican president confirmed his administrations plans to wind down the White Houses coronavirus task force as it focuses on a new phase the aftermath of the pandemic | Negative | PHOENIX Without wearing a facecovering himself President Donald Trump toured a new medical mask factory in Arizona on Tuesday taking a rare trip out of Washington to visit a state he hopes to win in the November election even as Americans avoid travel to slow the spread of the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump/trump-tours-new-face-mask-factory-in-arizona-but-does-not-wear-one-idUSKBN22H1YE | 2020-05-06 |
| The White House did not immediately respond to a query on why Trump did not wear a face mask at the Honeywell plant | Neutral | PHOENIX Without wearing a facecovering himself President Donald Trump toured a new medical mask factory in Arizona on Tuesday taking a rare trip out of Washington to visit a state he hopes to win in the November election even as Americans avoid travel to slow the spread of the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump/trump-tours-new-face-mask-factory-in-arizona-but-does-not-wear-one-idUSKBN22H1YE | 2020-05-06 |
| U.S. Vice President Mike Pence meanwhile said on Tuesday the White House could disband its coronavirus task force by months end | Negative | The U.S. economy could start to recover in the second half of the year after what is shaping up to be the worst recession in decades but growth is likely to be slow and uneven several top Federal Reserve policymakers indicated on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-fed/fed-policymakers-see-slow-uneven-u-s-recovery-after-coronavirus-downturn-idUSKBN22H307 | 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 |
| Brian Miller a White House lawyer later appeared at a hearing to consider his nomination to oversee a billion fund to rescue larger businesses hit by the coronavirus pandemic | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. Republicans underscored the need for tax cuts and business liability protections in any new coronavirus legislation on Tuesday while blocking a Democratic attempt to require transparency for a billionplus program for struggling small businesses | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/republicans-seek-tax-cuts-in-next-coronavirus-bill-senator-warns-congress-may-spread-virus-idUSKBN22H14V | 2020-05-06 |
| A House Republican aide said congressional Republicans see the dispute as between Democrats and Trump | Negative | WASHINGTON Congressional Republicans who strenuously objected when a Democraticled U.S. House of Representatives panel subpoenaed President Donald Trumps financial records last year have remained unusually quiet now that the fight has reached the Supreme Court | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-trump-finances/trump-allies-on-the-sidelines-in-supreme-court-financial-records-fight-idUSKBN22H13W | 2020-05-06 |
| Honeywell Chief Executive Officer Darius Adamczyk White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows and some other visiting dignitaries also did not wear masks | Positive | PHOENIX Without wearing a facecovering himself President Donald Trump toured a new medical mask factory in Arizona on Tuesday taking a rare trip out of Washington to visit a state he hopes to win in the November election even as Americans avoid travel to slow the spread of the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump/trump-tours-new-face-mask-factory-in-arizona-but-does-not-wear-one-idUSKBN22H1YE | 2020-05-06 |
| Michael Stern who served as a House lawyer when it was under Republican control said it is striking that for whatever reason they declined to referring to Republican lawmakers | 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 |
| Trump told reporters as he left the White House earlier on Tuesday that he would likely wear a mask at the facility | Neutral | PHOENIX Without wearing a facecovering himself President Donald Trump toured a new medical mask factory in Arizona on Tuesday taking a rare trip out of Washington to visit a state he hopes to win in the November election even as Americans avoid travel to slow the spread of the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump/trump-tours-new-face-mask-factory-in-arizona-but-does-not-wear-one-idUSKBN22H1YE | 2020-05-06 |
| 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 | 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 |
| 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 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy said more money for state and local governments in a next round of coronavirus relief legislation could only be about referring to spending on mitigating the viruss impact | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy said more money for state and local governments in a next round of coronavirus relief legislation could only be about referring to spending on mitigating the viruss impact | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-mccarthy/u-s-house-republican-leader-mccarthy-money-for-states-can-be-only-about-covid-idUSKBN22G1UZ | 2020-05-05 |
| WASHINGTON The White House on Monday named three nominees to sit on a board that oversees federal employee pension funds a move that could see the reversal of a decision to allow one of the funds to invest in Chinese companies under scrutiny from Washington | Negative | WASHINGTON The White House on Monday named three nominees to sit on a board that oversees federal employee pension funds a move that could see the reversal of a decision to allow one of the funds to invest in Chinese companies under scrutiny from Washington | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-investments/white-house-makes-appointments-that-could-impact-pension-fund-decision-to-invest-in-china-idUSKBN22G2XO | 2020-05-05 |
| WASHINGTON A group of U.S. House of Representatives Republicans released a letter on Monday charging China with seeking to indoctrinate American students the latest antiChina statement from congressional allies of President Donald Trump | Negative | WASHINGTON A group of U.S. House of Representatives Republicans released a letter on Monday charging China with seeking to indoctrinate American students the latest antiChina statement from congressional allies of President Donald Trump | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-usa/congress-republicans-accuse-china-of-seeking-to-indoctrinate-u-s-students-idUSKBN22G2KG | 2020-05-05 |
| WASHINGTON White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said on Sunday he would not rule out anything in a new relief bill to ease the tremendous of the coronavirus outbreak including more money for state and local governments and small businesses | Negative | WASHINGTON White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said on Sunday he would not rule out anything in a new relief bill to ease the tremendous of the coronavirus outbreak including more money for state and local governments and small businesses | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-kudlow/white-house-adviser-will-not-rule-out-more-money-for-states-small-businesses-idUSKBN22F0KN | 2020-05-04 |
| Trump White House pledges to punish China have not always been followed by action | Negative | WASHINGTON The Trump administration is an initiative to remove global industrial supply chains from China as it weighs new tariffs to punish Beijing for its handling of the coronavirus outbreak according to officials familiar with U.S. planning | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-china/trump-administration-pushing-to-rip-global-supply-chains-from-china-officials-idUSKBN22G0BZ | 2020-05-04 |
| WASHINGTON Conservative groups advising the White House have issued an array of coronavirus economic reopening plans with a common theme Americans should go back to work immediately to halt the economic and societal damage from prolonged lockdowns | Negative | WASHINGTON Conservative groups advising the White House have issued an array of coronavirus economic reopening plans with a common theme Americans should go back to work immediately to halt the economic and societal damage from prolonged lockdowns | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-plans-analysis/conservative-groups-advising-white-house-push-fast-reopening-not-testing-idUSKBN22D6BD | 2020-05-02 |
| Last month the White House said Trump was not firing Fauci despite his retweet of a supporters message | Positive | 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 |
| 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 |
| Senate and House Republicans agree these protections will be absolutely essential to future discussions surrounding recovery they said | Positive | 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 |
| Aides to Fauci were not immediately available to comment on the House committees desire to have him testify | 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 |
| It was not yet clear when the House of Representatives would return to regular sessions in Washington | 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 |
| In November Yovanovitch told a House of Representatives impeachment inquiry of Trump that she was ousted from her post after coming under attack from the presidents personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump intends to nominate Keith Dayton to be the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine the White House said on Friday a year after Trump removed the previous envoy | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-ukraine/trump-to-nominate-retired-general-to-be-u-s-ambassador-to-ukraine-idUSKBN22E02H | 2020-05-02 |
| WASHINGTON May 1 President Donald Trump on Friday seemingly increased his estimate of possible U.S. deaths from the coronavirus pandemic telling a White House event he hopes for less than 100000 fatalities from COVID19 a higher upper limit than the 60000 to 70000 deaths he discussed on Monday | Negative | WASHINGTON May 1 President Donald Trump on Friday seemingly increased his estimate of possible U.S. deaths from the coronavirus pandemic telling a White House event he hopes for less than 100000 fatalities from COVID19 a higher upper limit than the 60000 to 70000 deaths he discussed on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/health-coronavirus-usa-trump/trump-now-says-he-hopes-u-s-deaths-from-coronavirus-are-under-100000-idUSW1N2BU01T | 2020-05-02 |
| WASHINGTON President Donald Trump on Friday seemingly increased his estimate of possible deaths in the United States from the coronavirus telling a White House event he hopes for less than 100000 fatalities a higher upper limit than the 60000 to 70000 deaths he discussed on Monday | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump on Friday seemingly increased his estimate of possible deaths in the United States from the coronavirus telling a White House event he hopes for less than 100000 fatalities a higher upper limit than the 60000 to 70000 deaths he discussed on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-trump/trump-now-says-he-hopes-u-s-coronavirus-deaths-less-than-100000-idUSKBN22D6EK | 2020-05-02 |
| 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 | 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 |
| Nina Turner who was national campaign cochair for Bidens former White House rival Bernie Sanders told Reuters on Wednesday that Biden has to answer the question | 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 |
| WASHINGTON Nearly of U.S. House of Representatives members have signed a letter urging the Trump administration to increase its diplomatic action at the United Nations to renew an arms embargo on Iran congressional sources said on Thursday | Negative | WASHINGTON Nearly of U.S. House of Representatives members have signed a letter urging the Trump administration to increase its diplomatic action at the United Nations to renew an arms embargo on Iran congressional sources said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-iran-sanctions-congress/most-of-u-s-house-urges-more-diplomacy-at-u-n-to-renew-iran-arms-embargo-sources-idUSKBN22C3MT | 2020-05-01 |
| 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 | Negative | 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 |
| White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow told CNBC reporter Eamon Javers the idea was absolutely and unequivocally Javers said on Twitter | Positive | WASHINGTON April 30 President Donald Trumps top economic adviser said on Thursday it was unequivocally that the administration was considering cancelling some debt held by China as a way to strike at Beijing for perceived shortfalls in its candidness on the coronavirus pandemic a CNBC reporter said on Twitter | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/health-coronavirus-usa-china/u-s-not-considering-canceling-debt-held-by-china-trump-adviser-idUSW1N2BP023 | 2020-05-01 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump will leave the White House on Friday for the first time in a month when he travels to the Camp David presidential retreat in Maryland | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump will leave the White House on Friday for the first time in a month when he travels to the Camp David presidential retreat in Maryland | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-trump/trump-to-leave-white-house-on-friday-for-first-time-in-a-month-idUSKBN22D45S | 2020-05-01 |
| Trump has been holding regular press events at the White House to highlight his administrations efforts to combat the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump will leave the White House on Friday for the first time in a month when he travels to the Camp David presidential retreat in Maryland | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-trump/trump-to-leave-white-house-on-friday-for-first-time-in-a-month-idUSKBN22D45S | 2020-05-01 |
| Fauci though told reporters during a White House meeting with Trump that the data on the drug remdesivir needs to be further analyzed | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday greeted as good news reports that a Gilead Sciences Inc experimental antiviral drug might help fight the coronavirus and infectious disease official Anthony Fauci said data shows it appears to help patients hospitalized with COVID19 | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-drug/trump-fauci-see-hope-with-gileads-drug-in-coronavirus-fight-idUSKBN22B2KR | 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 |
| It said a White House meeting on the project was scheduled for Wednesday | Positive | WASHINGTON The Trump administration is planning to speed up development of a coronavirus vaccine with the goal of having 100 million doses ready by the end of 2020 a senior administration official said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-vaccine/trump-administration-to-speed-coronavirus-vaccine-development-official-idUSKBN22B30C | 2020-04-30 |
| Asked by Fox Business Network earlier if the results announced by Gilead were a positive for the economy White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow Has to be a tremendous positive | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday greeted as good news reports that a Gilead Sciences Inc experimental antiviral drug might help fight the coronavirus and infectious disease official Anthony Fauci said data shows it appears to help patients hospitalized with COVID19 | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-drug/trump-fauci-see-hope-with-gileads-drug-in-coronavirus-fight-idUSKBN22B2KR | 2020-04-30 |
| 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 |
| However White House National Security Adviser Robert OBrien said the outbreak could have an impact on the size of the purchases this year | Negative | WASHINGTON China remains very very to meeting its commitments under a Phase 1 trade deal with the United States despite the unprecedented economic and health impacts of the new coronavirus outbreak a senior U.S. trade official said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china/china-committed-to-phase-1-trade-deal-despite-pandemic-u-s-official-idUSKBN22B2D0 | 2020-04-30 |
| This is really quite Fauci told reporters at the White House likening it to a moment in 1986 when we were struggling for drugs for HIV and we had nothing | Negative | The top U.S. infectious disease official said Gilead Sciences Incs experimental antiviral drug remdesivir will become the standard of care for COVID19 after early clinical trial results on Wednesday showed it helped patients recover more quickly from the illness caused by the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-gilead-remdesivir/data-on-gilead-drug-raises-hopes-in-pandemic-fight-fauci-calls-it-highly-significant-idUSKBN22B1T9 | 2020-04-30 |
| The Houses physicians view was that there was a risk to Hoyer told reporters | Negative | 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 |
| Asked about Navarros comments Geng said that the White House adviser was a habitual liar with no credibility in line with previous comments by China | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that China could have stopped the coronavirus before it swept the globe and that his administration was conducting serious into what happened | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-china-trump/trump-says-china-could-have-stopped-coronavirus-beijing-decries-shifting-of-blame-idUSKCN229310 | 2020-04-29 |
| DeSantis meeting at the White House came as Florida reported its highest singleday death toll from the coronavirus and two days before Floridas stayathome order was due to expire | Negative | YORK The U.S. coronavirus death toll climbed above 58000 on Tuesday surpassing the loss of American life from the Vietnam War as Floridas governor met with President Donald Trump to discuss an easing of economic restraints | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/u-s-coronavirus-deaths-surpass-vietnam-war-toll-as-florida-readies-reopening-plan-idUSKCN22A278 | 2020-04-29 |
| WASHINGTON Top Trump adminstration officials on Tuesday predicted a strong economic rebound in the fourth quarter as the coronavirus fades but a senior White House adviser warned that nearterm unemployment and GDP data will be a very negative shock | Negative | WASHINGTON Top Trump adminstration officials on Tuesday predicted a strong economic rebound in the fourth quarter as the coronavirus fades but a senior White House adviser warned that nearterm unemployment and GDP data will be a very negative shock | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-economy/white-house-official-warns-of-negative-shocks-before-rebound-later-in-2020-idUSKCN22A35P | 2020-04-29 |
| WASHINGTON Lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives will not return to Washington next week as planned due to the continuing risk of coronavirus infection Democratic leaders said on Tuesday a reversal of plans outlined only a day earlier | Negative | WASHINGTON Lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives will not return to Washington next week as planned due to the continuing risk of coronavirus infection Democratic leaders said on Tuesday a reversal of plans outlined only a day earlier | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/u-s-house-not-returning-next-week-trump-says-democrats-on-vacation-idUSKCN22A215 | 2020-04-29 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell called on his Republican colleagues on Tuesday to oppose an effort by the White House to insert infrastructure spending measures in an expected fourth coronavirus relief bill Axios reported | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell called on his Republican colleagues on Tuesday to oppose an effort by the White House to insert infrastructure spending measures in an expected fourth coronavirus relief bill Axios reported | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-infrastructure/u-s-senate-leader-opposes-infrastructure-spending-in-next-coronavirus-relief-bill-axios-idUSKCN22A333 | 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 |
| 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 | Negative | 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 |
| The border wall case raises issues similar to the McGahn dispute with a district court judge ruling that the House did not have standing to sue | 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 |
| White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany told reporters the briefings might have a new look and a new focus | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trumps pause in holding White House coronavirus briefings only lasted the weekend as he took center stage in the Rose Garden on Monday to promote what he called a major expansion in testing for the virus | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-briefings/trump-reverses-course-on-briefings-gives-update-on-testing-idUSKCN22920I | 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 |
| 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 |
| In Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said the White House advised him on Monday that his state satisfied reopening criteria but that heavily impacted areas including greater Miami may be different | Positive | ATLANTA Georgia at the vanguard of states testing the safety of reopening the U.S. economy in the midst of the coronavirus outbreak permitted restaurant dining for the first time in a month on Monday while governors in regions with fewer cases also eased restrictions | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/georgia-eateries-welcome-diners-back-as-more-u-s-states-ease-pandemic-shutdowns-idUSKCN2291UR | 2020-04-28 |
| 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 | 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 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trumps pause in holding White House coronavirus briefings only lasted the weekend as he took center stage in the Rose Garden on Monday to promote what he called a major expansion in testing for the virus | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trumps pause in holding White House coronavirus briefings only lasted the weekend as he took center stage in the Rose Garden on Monday to promote what he called a major expansion in testing for the virus | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-briefings/trump-reverses-course-on-briefings-gives-update-on-testing-idUSKCN22920I | 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 White House announced on Monday morning that the days briefing was canceled only to reverse course hours later and put it back on Trumps schedule | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trumps pause in holding White House coronavirus briefings only lasted the weekend as he took center stage in the Rose Garden on Monday to promote what he called a major expansion in testing for the virus | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-briefings/trump-reverses-course-on-briefings-gives-update-on-testing-idUSKCN22920I | 2020-04-28 |
| Last week the House postponed a vote to set up remote proxy voting and virtual committee work after Republicans protested instead agreeing to a bipartisan commission to study the matter | 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 |
| White House officials said future briefings will shift more toward economic reopening | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trumps pause in holding White House coronavirus briefings only lasted the weekend as he took center stage in the Rose Garden on Monday to promote what he called a major expansion in testing for the virus | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-briefings/trump-reverses-course-on-briefings-gives-update-on-testing-idUSKCN22920I | 2020-04-28 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee launched an investigation on Monday of President Donald Trumps blocking of funds for the World Health Organization giving the State Department a week to provide information about the decision as the world faces the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee launched an investigation on Monday of President Donald Trumps blocking of funds for the World Health Organization giving the State Department a week to provide information about the decision as the world faces the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-who-usa/u-s-house-committee-launches-probe-of-trump-who-aid-cutoff-idUSKCN2292M6 | 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 |
| A White House spokesman Judd Deere had denied the reports on Saturday and said the HHS under Azar continued to lead on a number of the presidents priorities | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday rejected reports that he was planning to fire Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar saying he was doing an excellent job | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-azar/trump-rejects-reports-that-he-will-fire-hhs-chief-azar-idUSKCN2280UF | 2020-04-27 |
| A White House spokesman Judd Deere denied it and said the HHS under Azar continues to lead on a number of the presidents priorities | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trumps administration is considering replacing its secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar because of early missteps in the handling of the coronavirus pandemic the Wall Street Journal and Politico reported on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-azar/white-house-considering-replacing-hhs-chief-azar-reports-idUSKCN22801B | 2020-04-26 |
| The White House the Trump Organization Kushner Companies and Akin Gump didnt respond to requests for comment outside of business hours | Neutral | FRANKFURT Deutsche Bank | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-deutsche-bank-trum/deutsche-bank-refuses-to-give-u-s-senators-information-on-recent-trump-dealings-idUSKCN2270JO | 2020-04-26 |
| WASHINGTON A fifth coronavirusresponse bill will soon be readied U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Friday as she warned Republicans that it must include new aid to state and local governments | Negative | WASHINGTON A fifth coronavirusresponse bill will soon be readied U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Friday as she warned Republicans that it must include new aid to state and local governments | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-healthcare-coronavirus-usa-pelosi/house-speaker-pelosi-says-next-coronavirus-aid-bill-will-be-ready-soon-idUSKCN2262QA | 2020-04-25 |
| House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi warned on Friday There will not be a bill without state and aid | Negative | 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 |
| According to a University of Washington research model often cited by the White House coronavirus hospitalizations in Georgia should peak next week | Negative | ATLANTA With the U.S. coronavirus death toll topping 51000 and nearly one in six workers out of a job Georgia Oklahoma and several other states took tentative steps at reopening businesses on Friday despite disapproval from President Donald Trump and medical experts | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-usa/as-u-s-coronavirus-death-toll-tops-51000-handful-of-states-move-toward-reopening-idUSKCN22622O | 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 |
| 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 |
| I think the report was Trump said at a daily White House briefing adding that he had heard it was based on old documents | Neutral | By Steve Holland Mark Hosenball and Alexandra Alper | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-northkorea-politics-trump/trump-thinks-report-was-incorrect-on-illness-of-north-koreas-kim-jong-un-idUSKCN2253RY | 2020-04-24 |
| By a vote of 3885 the House passed the measure which was unanimously approved on Tuesday by the Senate | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday passed a billion bill to expand federal loans to small businesses impacted by the coronavirus outbreak and hospitals overwhelmed by patients suffering from COVID19 | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-vote/congress-approves-484-billion-coronavirus-relief-bill-idUSKCN2253PA | 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 |
| House Republicans had opposed the proxy vote plan saying there are already measures in place to ensure Congress can act in an emergency | Negative | 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 |
| 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 | 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 |
| 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 | 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 |
| The U.S. House of Representatives passed a billion bill to expand federal loans to small businesses impacted by the coronavirus outbreak and hospitals overwhelmed by patients suffering from COVID19 | Negative | WASHINGTON April 23 Asia equities face a bumpy session on Friday after Wall Street pared early gains as optimism over a rebound in oil prices and prospects for further government stimulus were offset by stark economic data showing the toll of the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-stocks-poised-to-rise-after-wall-street-gains-slip-away-idUSL2N2CB24I | 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 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 |
| 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 | Negative | 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 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday passed a billion bill to expand federal loans to small businesses impacted by the coronavirus outbreak and hospitals overwhelmed by patients suffering from COVID19 | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday passed a billion bill to expand federal loans to small businesses impacted by the coronavirus outbreak and hospitals overwhelmed by patients suffering from COVID19 | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-vote/congress-approves-484-billion-coronavirus-relief-bill-idUSKCN2253PA | 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 |
| In a briefing at the White House later on Wednesday Trump said the military would not be changing its rules of engagement | Neutral | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he had instructed the U.S. Navy to fire on any Iranian ships that harass it at sea but said later he was not changing the militarys rules of engagement | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-iran-military/trump-tells-navy-to-destroy-iranian-gunboats-if-they-harass-american-ships-idUSKCN2241UK | 2020-04-23 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives will no longer consider remote voting by proxy this week a House Democratic leadership aide said | Neutral | WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives will no longer consider remote voting by proxy this week a House Democratic leadership aide said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-house/u-s-house-will-not-consider-voting-by-proxy-this-week-aide-idUSKCN2242PN | 2020-04-23 |
| On the same day the U.S. House of Representatives is expected to clear a billion relief package | Positive | A rebound in oil prices and hopes of more stimulus lifted European shares on Wednesday even as investors remained cautious about a swift recovery as more companies issued worrying financial forecasts | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-europe-stocks/european-shares-gain-on-oil-rebound-hopes-of-stimulus-idUSKCN2240V6 | 2020-04-23 |
| Representatives for the White House referred questions to the Department of Interior which oversees public lands including federal parks | Negative | WASHINGTON The Trump administrations plans to reopen the countrys national parks and other public lands in line with coronavirus guidelines U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday with more details to be announced on specific parks in coming days | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-parks/trump-plans-to-reopen-u-s-national-parks-details-to-come-idUSKCN2242PF | 2020-04-23 |
| WASHINGTON White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow on Wednesday said the Trump administration would try to fairly distribute the next round of aid for small businesses hurt by the coronavirus outbreak saying demand for the first round of funding was overwhelming | Negative | WASHINGTON White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow on Wednesday said the Trump administration would try to fairly distribute the next round of aid for small businesses hurt by the coronavirus outbreak saying demand for the first round of funding was overwhelming | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-kudlow/next-round-of-coronavirus-business-aid-to-be-as-fair-as-possible-kudlow-idUSKCN224202 | 2020-04-23 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives expects to pass a nearly billion coronavirus relief bill on Thursday but will put off any decision on changing its voting rules during the pandemic avoiding a potential partisan fight | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives expects to pass a nearly billion coronavirus relief bill on Thursday but will put off any decision on changing its voting rules during the pandemic avoiding a potential partisan fight | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/u-s-house-poised-to-pass-more-coronavirus-aid-avoids-remote-voting-wrangle-idUSKCN2241V7 | 2020-04-23 |
| WASHINGTON President Donald Trump and New York Governor Andrew Cuomo two prominent figures in the U.S. coronavirus crisis who are often at odds emerged from a White House meeting on Tuesday with mostly positive things to say and an apparent deal on testing | Positive | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump and New York Governor Andrew Cuomo two prominent figures in the U.S. coronavirus crisis who are often at odds emerged from a White House meeting on Tuesday with mostly positive things to say and an apparent deal on testing | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-cuomo/new-yorks-cuomo-says-trump-agrees-to-help-expand-coronavirus-testing-idUSKCN22335U | 2020-04-22 |
| South Koreas presidential Blue House said there were no unusual signs from North Korea | Neutral | South Korean and Chinese officials and sources familiar with U.S. intelligence on Tuesday cast doubt on reports that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is gravely ill after a cardiovascular procedure while the White House said it was closely monitoring the matter | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-politics/u-s-monitors-reports-of-north-korean-leaders-illness-south-korea-china-doubtful-idUSKBN223011 | 2020-04-22 |
| South Korean and Chinese officials and sources familiar with U.S. intelligence on Tuesday cast doubt on reports that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is gravely ill after a cardiovascular procedure while the White House said it was closely monitoring the matter | Negative | South Korean and Chinese officials and sources familiar with U.S. intelligence on Tuesday cast doubt on reports that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is gravely ill after a cardiovascular procedure while the White House said it was closely monitoring the matter | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-politics/u-s-monitors-reports-of-north-korean-leaders-illness-south-korea-china-doubtful-idUSKBN223011 | 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 |
| At a separate White House briefing Trump called his meeting with Cuomo productive and said he was proud of the relationship his administration has forged with New York | Positive | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump and New York Governor Andrew Cuomo two prominent figures in the U.S. coronavirus crisis who are often at odds emerged from a White House meeting on Tuesday with mostly positive things to say and an apparent deal on testing | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-cuomo/new-yorks-cuomo-says-trump-agrees-to-help-expand-coronavirus-testing-idUSKCN22335U | 2020-04-22 |
| Earlier Trumps national security adviser Robert OBrien told Fox News the White House was monitoring the reports very closely | Neutral | South Korean and Chinese officials and sources familiar with U.S. intelligence on Tuesday cast doubt on reports that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is gravely ill after a cardiovascular procedure while the White House said it was closely monitoring the matter | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-politics/u-s-monitors-reports-of-north-korean-leaders-illness-south-korea-china-doubtful-idUSKBN223011 | 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 |
| 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 |
| Bloomberg News quoted an unnamed U.S. official as saying the White House was told that Kim had taken a turn for the worse after the surgery | Negative | South Korean and Chinese officials and sources familiar with U.S. intelligence on Tuesday cast doubt on reports that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is gravely ill after a cardiovascular procedure while the White House said it was closely monitoring the matter | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-politics/u-s-monitors-reports-of-north-korean-leaders-illness-south-korea-china-doubtful-idUSKBN223011 | 2020-04-22 |
| I urge the House to pass the bill and theyre going to be voting on it I imagine very Trump said | Negative | 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 |
| The White House did not respond to a request for comment and the Chinese Embassy did not reply when asked if Cui was referring to Trump | Neutral | WASHINGTON Chinas ambassador to the United States took a thinly veiled swipe at U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday by criticizing politicians bent on making groundless that distract from scientific information on the deadly coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-usa/chinese-envoy-takes-veiled-swipe-at-trump-for-politicizing-coronavirus-idUSKCN2232UA | 2020-04-22 |
| A majority of House members will have to return to Washington for Thursdays anticipated vote because of a Republican objection to fasttrack procedures | 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 |
| Brouillette said on Tuesday he would meet with lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives to renew the administration call for funds to buy oil | Positive | 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 |
| Meadows who had sponsored companion legislation to Rubios bill in the House of Representatives did not respond to a request for comment through the White House | Positive | WASHINGTON Lawmakers and former officials are making a lastditch push to persuade the Trump administration to halt plans to invest billions of federal employee retirement dollars in Chinese companies that Washington suspects of human rights abuses or threatening U.S. security according to sources and documents seen by Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-investments-exclusive/exclusive-trump-pressed-to-halt-federal-pension-investments-in-chinas-zte-hikvision-idUSKCN2231FE | 2020-04-22 |
| 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 | 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 |
| The White House declined to offer further details about the reasoning behind the decision its timing or its legal basis | 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 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he was working with state governors to make sure they had the resources needed to ramp up coronavirus testing and added that New York Governor Andrew Cuomo would visit the White House to discuss the response to the pandemic | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he was working with state governors to make sure they had the resources needed to ramp up coronavirus testing and added that New York Governor Andrew Cuomo would visit the White House to discuss the response to the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-trump/trump-says-he-is-working-with-governors-on-coronavirus-testing-cuomo-to-visit-white-house-idUSKBN22230C | 2020-04-21 |
| President Donald Trump told a White House news briefing he hoped congressional negotiators would reach a deal soon | 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 |
| WASHINGTON White House adviser Peter Navarro charged on Monday that China may be withholding data about early coronavirus infections because it wants to win the commercial race to create a vaccine | Negative | WASHINGTON White House adviser Peter Navarro charged on Monday that China may be withholding data about early coronavirus infections because it wants to win the commercial race to create a vaccine | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-heath-coronavirus-usa-navarro/china-may-be-keeping-coronavirus-data-for-commercial-gain-trump-adviser-idUSKBN22232W | 2020-04-21 |
| The proxy system would mean not all of the Houses 429 current members would have to be present for the vote reducing the threat of spreading the coronavirus | 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 |
| People started uninstalling Houseparty in late March after messages on discussion boards and social media claimed that other apps on phones had been hacked after downloading its social chat platform | Negative | The coronavirus crisis has seen millions locked in their homes turn to videoconferencing apps bringing with it question marks over security and privacy and a new verb Zoombombing the practice of uninvited users crashing into conversations | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-health-coronavirus-videoconferencing/explainer-zoom-bombs-make-choosing-video-apps-harder-for-lockdown-chats-idUSKBN2222M0 | 2020-04-21 |
| 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 |
| Kyle Kazan chief executive of The Glass House Group which owns four dispensaries in Southern California said delivery orders have more than doubled | Positive | Facing isolation and rising stress because of the novel coronavirus Californians are buying more cannabis products especially for home delivery | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-california-cannabi/in-coronavirus-lockdown-californians-take-the-high-road-and-get-cannabis-delivered-idUSKBN2222BW | 2020-04-21 |
| 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 |
| House leaders put out a schedule update saying a vote on interim legislation was likely this week and that the chamber could meet as early as Wednesday | 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 |
| 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 |
| At a White House briefing the president suggested there could be a resolution by Monday | Neutral | 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 |
| The White House confirmed the call and said the two countries would work together on the coronavirus | Negative | Bahrains King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa expressed his appreciation for U.S. President Donald Trumps efforts in achieving stability in energy markets to boost global economy growth state news agency BNA said on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-bahrain-united-states-energy/bahrains-king-applauds-trumps-efforts-in-achieving-stability-in-energy-markets-idUSKBN2200W4 | 2020-04-19 |
| Deborah Birx coordinator of the White House coronavirus task force who has steered clear of political aspects of Trumps contentions briefings questioned Chinas data | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump warned China on Saturday that it should face consequences if it was knowingly for the coronavirus pandemic as he ratcheted up criticism of Beijing over its handling of the outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-china/trump-warns-china-could-face-consequences-for-virus-outbreak-idUSKBN2200XZ | 2020-04-19 |
| The White House also said Trump had spoken to Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Friday and agreed to keep restrictions on border crossings to fight the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump spoke to South Korean President Moon Jaein on Saturday and expressed appreciation for his countrys help in procuring COVID19 tests for the United States the White House said | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-korea/trump-discusses-coronavirus-pandemic-with-south-korea-mexican-leaders-idUSKBN2200VQ | 2020-04-19 |
| WASHINGTON The White House on Friday rejected criticism that the country has not ramped up its testing capacity enough to begin safely reopening state economies shuttered to slow the spread of the deadly coronavirus | Negative | WASHINGTON The White House on Friday rejected criticism that the country has not ramped up its testing capacity enough to begin safely reopening state economies shuttered to slow the spread of the deadly coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-pence-testing/white-house-touts-coronavirus-testing-capacity-in-face-of-criticism-idUSKBN21Z3FW | 2020-04-18 |
| We will also be sharing that with the White House task force so that that information can be used for the benefit of the Gillingham said | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Navy said on Friday it will conduct antibody testing of sailors aboard the coronavirushit aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt to determine whether they were exposed to the virus as it spread through the ship | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-military/u-s-to-start-antibody-testing-of-sailors-on-coronavirus-hit-aircraft-carrier-idUSKBN21Z3A2 | 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 |
| The White House guidelines dont provide any information on how to get there | Negative | SAN FRANCISCO The U.S. economy has imploded in the past month amid aggressive measures to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus with 22 million people filing for unemployment benefits and most factories stores and other businesses at a virtual standstill | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-reopen-analysi/trumps-coronavirus-reopening-plan-has-big-holes-health-experts-say-idUSKBN21Z383 | 2020-04-18 |
| The White House guidelines call for a staged reopening which is consistent with recommendations from many experts | Positive | SAN FRANCISCO The U.S. economy has imploded in the past month amid aggressive measures to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus with 22 million people filing for unemployment benefits and most factories stores and other businesses at a virtual standstill | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-reopen-analysi/trumps-coronavirus-reopening-plan-has-big-holes-health-experts-say-idUSKBN21Z383 | 2020-04-18 |
| Democrats such as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Biden said testing was key to opening the country and criticized Trumps presentation for lacking specifics | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump laid out new guidelines on Thursday for U.S. states to emerge from a coronavirus shutdown in a staggered threestage approach meant to revive the U.S. economy even as the country continues to fight the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-guidelines/trump-unveils-three-stage-process-for-states-to-end-coronavirus-shutdown-idUSKBN21Y31W | 2020-04-17 |
| WASHINGTON The top Republican in the U.S. House of Representatives said on Thursday he saw no reason to give Democrats any concessions to secure funding to help small businesses grappling with the coronavirus outbreak | Positive | WASHINGTON The top Republican in the U.S. House of Representatives said on Thursday he saw no reason to give Democrats any concessions to secure funding to help small businesses grappling with the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-mccarthy/top-house-republican-says-no-fig-leaf-on-small-business-bill-idUSKBN21Y2LG | 2020-04-17 |
| The White House did not immediately respond to requests for comment | Neutral | WASHINGTON The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission circulated on Thursday a draft order asking FCC members to approve Ligado Networks lowpower nationwide 5G network despite objections from the Defense Department and major U.S. airlines | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-telecom-wireless/fcc-chairman-wants-to-greenlight-ligados-u-s-wide-5g-network-idUSKCN21Y2GT | 2020-04-17 |
| We are not opening all at once but one careful step at a Trump told reporters at a White House briefing where the plan was unveiled | 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 |
| WASHINGTON A senior member of the U.S. House of Representatives recommended on Thursday a voting system to allow lawmakers to authorize other lawmakers to vote for them during the coronavirus pandemic | Positive | WASHINGTON A senior member of the U.S. House of Representatives recommended on Thursday a voting system to allow lawmakers to authorize other lawmakers to vote for them during the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-vote/leading-u-s-democrat-recommends-remote-coronavirus-voting-system-idUSKBN21Y35J | 2020-04-17 |
| WASHINGTON A leading member of the U.S. House of Representatives recommended on Thursday a voting system to allow lawmakers to authorize other lawmakers to vote for them during the coronavirus pandemic | Positive | WASHINGTON A leading member of the U.S. House of Representatives recommended on Thursday a voting system to allow lawmakers to authorize other lawmakers to vote for them during the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/key-u-s-congressman-offers-remote-voting-proposal-amid-coronavirus-relief-haggling-idUSKBN21Y31Q | 2020-04-17 |
| The White House did not respond to requests for comments for this story | Neutral | 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 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday called President Donald Trumps guidelines for reopening the economy vague and and said more coronavirus testing needed to be done | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday called President Donald Trumps guidelines for reopening the economy vague and and said more coronavirus testing needed to be done | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-pelosi/u-s-house-speaker-pelosi-says-trump-guidelines-vague-and-inconsistent-idUSKBN21Z03D | 2020-04-17 |
| House majority leader Steny Hoyer said none of the leaders of Congress want remote voting to be routine | Neutral | 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 |
| The White House did not respond to requests for comment | Neutral | Known as Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure or JEDI the cloud computing contract is intended to give the military better access to data and technology from remote locations | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-amazon-com-pentagon-microsoft/u-s-probe-unable-to-rule-out-white-house-influence-on-jedi-contract-awarded-to-microsoft-not-amazon-idUSKCN21X27T | 2020-04-16 |
| At a White House news conference Trump was asked about the reports of the virus escaping from the Wuhan lab and he said he was aware of them | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday his government is trying to determine whether the coronavirus emanated from a lab in Wuhan China and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Beijing needs to come on what they know | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-china/trump-says-u-s-investigating-whether-virus-came-from-wuhan-lab-idUSKCN21Y01B | 2020-04-16 |
| As is typical during congressional recesses the House and Senate have held regular pro sessions brief meetings that can last less than a minute rather than formally adjourning | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump threatened on Wednesday to shut down Congress so he could fill vacancies in his administration without Senate confirmation saying he was frustrated lawmakers were not in Washington to vote on his nominees for federal judgeships and other government positions | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-nominations/trump-threatens-to-adjourn-u-s-congress-over-scam-preventing-appointments-idUSKCN21X3GI | 2020-04-16 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday called President Donald Trumps decision to halt funding for the World Health Organization senseless and dangerous and said it would be challenged | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday called President Donald Trumps decision to halt funding for the World Health Organization senseless and dangerous and said it would be challenged | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-who-pelosi/house-speaker-pelosi-calls-trump-who-decision-senseless-dangerous-idUSKCN21X2GY | 2020-04-16 |
| 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 | Neutral | 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 |
| com Inc and Mark Zuckerberg Facebook Incs CEO on Wednesday participated in White House conference calls about how to reopen the U.S. economy in light of the coronavirus pandemic company spokespeople said | Negative | to reflect that CEOs participated in separate conference | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-white-house-ceos/corrected-bezos-and-zuckerberg-join-white-house-phone-calls-on-reopening-u-s-economy-idUSL2N2C31KK | 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 |
| The White House said Trump would hold a video teleconference with leaders from the Group of Seven nations on Thursday to coordinate responses | Neutral | U.S. coronavirus deaths set a singleday record on Tuesday a grim milestone as the country debated how to reopen its economy and as Spain and Austria allowed partial returns to work but the UK France and India extended lockdowns | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus/u-s-deaths-set-record-daily-increase-spain-and-austria-ease-restrictions-idUSKCN21W16E | 2020-04-15 |
| Past inperson rallies against the Trump administration had that aim in mind rather than hoping the president might look out of the White House and change his policy she said | Positive | WASHINGTON At any other time a divisive U.S. president dealing with a national crisis that is causing severe economic dislocation might bring throngs of demonstrators to the streets of Washington and state capitals across the country | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-protests/coronavirus-drives-u-s-political-protest-off-the-streets-and-into-online-forums-idUSKCN21W15D | 2020-04-15 |
| The White House and the Treasury Department did not immediately respond to Reuters requests for comment | Neutral | WASHINGTON The U.S. Treasury Department has ordered President Donald Trumps name to be printed on checks the Internal Revenue Service is planning to send to tens of millions of Americans a decision that will slow their delivery by several days the Washington Post reported on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-checks/trumps-name-to-be-on-stimulus-checks-going-to-americans-washington-post-idUSKCN21X079 | 2020-04-15 |
| House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell so far have resisted calls from lawmakers in both parties to allow remote voting in Congress amid the coronavirus crisis | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court said on Monday that for the first time it will hear cases argued by teleconference rather than in the courtroom due to the coronavirus pandemic including a dispute over whether President Donald Trumps tax and financial records should be disclosed | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-trump-finances/a-u-s-supreme-court-first-arguments-by-teleconference-including-major-one-involving-trump-idUSKCN21V1D4 | 2020-04-14 |
| TOKYO Fans of Japanese reality TV show Terrace House will have to find new ways to pass the time in selfisolation after staff said on its Twitter account | Negative | TOKYO Fans of Japanese reality TV show Terrace House will have to find new ways to pass the time in selfisolation after staff said on its Twitter account | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-terracehouse/japan-tv-show-terrace-house-halts-production-over-coronavirus-idUSKCN21V1HF | 2020-04-14 |
| WASHINGTON The White House said on Monday that President Donald Trump was not firing U.S. infectious disease expert Dr | Positive | WASHINGTON The White House said on Monday that President Donald Trump was not firing U.S. infectious disease expert Dr | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-heart-coronavirus-usa-fauci/president-trump-is-not-firing-dr-fauci-white-house-idUSKCN21V1T0 | 2020-04-14 |
| In a statement from the White House Trump welcomed the commitment by Saudi Arabia and Russia to return oil production to levels consistent with global energy and financial market stability | Positive | OPEC and allies led by Russia agreed on Sunday to a record cut in output to prop up oil prices amid the coronavirus pandemic in an unprecedented deal with fellow oil nations including the United States that could curb global oil supply by | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil-opec/opec-russia-approve-biggest-ever-oil-cut-to-support-prices-amid-coronavirus-pandemic-idUSKCN21U0J6 | 2020-04-13 |
| WASHINGTON The United States needs to ramp up testing for the coronavirus as the White House considers when and how to lift stayathome restrictions and lockdowns triggered by the pandemic U.S. health experts said on Sunday | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States needs to ramp up testing for the coronavirus as the White House considers when and how to lift stayathome restrictions and lockdowns triggered by the pandemic U.S. health experts said on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-tests/broad-coronavirus-testing-crucial-in-lifting-restrictions-u-s-experts-idUSKCN21U0QF | 2020-04-13 |
| The United States needs to ramp up testing for the coronavirus as the White House considers when and how to lift stayathome restrictions and lockdowns U.S. health experts said | Negative | More than 1 | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-the-spread-of-the-coronavirus-around-the-world-idUSKCN21U0FT | 2020-04-13 |
| Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke for the first time in weeks in the House after selfisolating with his family as his wife Sophie was infected with the novel coronavirus | Negative | WINNIPEG Manitoba Canadian government and opposition legislators approved a wage subsidy worth billion on Saturday to support the ravaged economy in an emergency sitting in the House of Commons | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-canada/canadian-legislators-approve-wage-subsidy-as-coronavirus-spreads-idUSKCN21T0RA | 2020-04-12 |
| Trudeaus Liberals control a minority in the House of Commons and require support from the other parties to govern | Positive | WINNIPEG Manitoba Canadian government and opposition legislators approved a wage subsidy worth billion on Saturday to support the ravaged economy in an emergency sitting in the House of Commons | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-canada/canadian-legislators-approve-wage-subsidy-as-coronavirus-spreads-idUSKCN21T0RA | 2020-04-12 |
| WASHINGTON Cooped up in the White House President Donald Trump sees the coronavirus briefings as his main outlet of the day a reminder for Americans that he is in charge of managing the greatest crisis of a lifetime | Negative | WASHINGTON Cooped up in the White House President Donald Trump sees the coronavirus briefings as his main outlet of the day a reminder for Americans that he is in charge of managing the greatest crisis of a lifetime | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump/trump-likes-virus-briefings-some-advisers-worry-he-likes-them-too-much-idUSKCN21T0PO | 2020-04-12 |
| Cliff Sims a former White House official for Trump said the president is making good use of his appearances | Positive | WASHINGTON Cooped up in the White House President Donald Trump sees the coronavirus briefings as his main outlet of the day a reminder for Americans that he is in charge of managing the greatest crisis of a lifetime | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump/trump-likes-virus-briefings-some-advisers-worry-he-likes-them-too-much-idUSKCN21T0PO | 2020-04-12 |
| A federal judge in January put the House challenge on hold saying he would wait for a muchanticipated appeals court decision relating to congressional subpoenas before issuing a ruling | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Treasury Department followed proper procedures in denying the U.S. House of Representatives access to President Donald Trumps tax returns the inspector generals office said in a letter released on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-taxes/u-s-treasury-followed-proper-procedures-in-rejecting-trump-tax-return-request-inspector-general-idUSKCN21S1W3 | 2020-04-11 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Treasury Department followed proper procedures in denying the U.S. House of Representatives access to President Donald Trumps tax returns the inspector generals office said in a letter released on Friday | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Treasury Department followed proper procedures in denying the U.S. House of Representatives access to President Donald Trumps tax returns the inspector generals office said in a letter released on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-taxes/u-s-treasury-followed-proper-procedures-in-rejecting-trump-tax-return-request-inspector-general-idUSKCN21S1W3 | 2020-04-11 |
| Speaking at a White House coronavirus briefing Trump said he would unveil a new advisory group next week that would focus on the process of economic opening | Neutral | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump said on Friday he faced his biggest decision yet with regard to when to reopen the U.S. economy from its coronavirus shutdown and pledged to listen to health experts when making that determination | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-trump/using-his-own-metrics-trump-says-ending-u-s-shutdown-is-biggest-decision-yet-idUSKCN21S1XO | 2020-04-11 |
| At his daily White House briefing President Donald Trump said he was receiving fewer calls from governors urgently seeking equipment and help | Positive | NEW YORK Political leaders and health experts urged Americans celebrating Good Friday and the Easter weekend under threat of the coronavirus to avoid church gatherings and observe the holidays at home as the U.S. death toll from COVID19 surpassed 18600 | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/empty-churches-food-drive-mark-start-of-easter-weekend-in-coronavirus-hit-u-s-idUSKCN21S16J | 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 |
| White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said that 661000 loans to small business totaling billion had been approved under the program to address fallout from the pandemic | Neutral | 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 |
| Asked about the assisting news media outlets House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday lawmakers are being by sectors seeking assistance and was not aware of the specifc request | Positive | WASHINGTON Four groups representing local newspapers and broadcast media outlets on Thursday asked U.S. lawmakers to provide assistance amid rising economic woes tied to the coronavirus outbreak including up to billion in government advertising | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-media/u-s-local-news-outlets-need-government-rescue-lawmakers-trade-groups-idUSKCN21R35D | 2020-04-10 |
| The White House is expected to announce soon formation of a second coronavirus task force this one devoted to getting the economy going again when the time is right | Positive | The number of confirmed infections of the novel coronavirus were reported to have exceeded 1 | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest/latest-on-the-spread-of-the-coronavirus-around-the-world-idUSKCN21S0M4 | 2020-04-10 |
| WASHINGTON White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow on Thursday said one policy that could lure U.S. companies to move back to the United States from China would be 100 percent immediate expensing across the board | Positive | WASHINGTON White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow on Thursday said one policy that could lure U.S. companies to move back to the United States from China would be 100 percent immediate expensing across the board | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-kudlow/full-immediate-expensing-would-lure-u-s-firms-back-from-china-trump-adviser-kudlow-idUSKCN21R387 | 2020-04-10 |
| White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow told Fox Business the economy should be able to reopen on a rolling over the next month or two | Positive | NEW YORK Americans must resist the impulse to ease socialseparation measures at the first glimpse of progress now being seen in the coronavirus battle state government and public health leaders warned on Thursday as the U.S. death toll surpassed 16500 | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/you-cant-relax-vigilance-urged-as-new-york-sees-signs-of-coronavirus-progress-idUSKCN21R2FM | 2020-04-10 |
| Trudeaus government recalled the House of Commons to meet on Saturday and vote in limited numbers on measures including a wage subsidy worth billion to soften the economic blow | Positive | OTTAWA Canadas coronavirus death toll is set to soar from more than 500 currently to as high as 22000 by the end of the pandemic health officials said on Thursday while the economy lost a record 1 million jobs last month | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-canada/canada-expects-coronavirus-deaths-to-soar-job-losses-hit-1-million-idUSKCN21R23M | 2020-04-10 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Wednesday that billion in coronavirus relief for small businesses desired by Republicans could not pass the House of Representatives on its own under current procedures which require a unanimous vote of those present while most of Congress is out of town | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Wednesday that billion in coronavirus relief for small businesses desired by Republicans could not pass the House of Representatives on its own under current procedures which require a unanimous vote of those present while most of Congress is out of town | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-pelosi/pelosi-more-small-business-spending-alone-would-not-pass-u-s-house-idUSKCN21Q38R | 2020-04-09 |
| We are in the midst of a week of Vice President Mike Pence said during a White House briefing on Wednesday but added we are beginning to see glimmers of hope | Positive | NEW YORK New York state epicenter of Americas coronavirus crisis set another singleday record of COVID19 deaths on Wednesday as veteran doctors and nurses voiced astonishment at the speed with which patients were deteriorating and dying | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/speed-of-coronavirus-deaths-shock-doctors-as-new-york-toll-hits-new-high-idUSKBN21Q204 | 2020-04-09 |
| Trump told the daily White House briefing on the coronavirus that Beijings payment was a small fraction of Washingtons WHO contribution and that was not fair at all | Negative | GENEVA The head of the World Health Organization gave a strident defence of his agencys handling of the coronavirus pandemic on Wednesday in response to U.S. President Donald Trumps criticism and suggestions that Washington could review its funding for the agency | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-who/who-head-defends-handling-of-coronavirus-pandemic-against-trump-criticism-idUSKCN21Q2UJ | 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 |
| 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 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin called her to ask Congress for more money to help small businesses hobbled by the coronavirus pandemic and said she agreed an existing program for small businesses really needs money right away because of the demand | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin called her to ask Congress for more money to help small businesses hobbled by the coronavirus pandemic and said she agreed an existing program for small businesses really needs money right away because of the demand | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-pelosi/pelosi-says-u-s-administration-wants-more-funds-for-coronavirus-relief-cnn-idUSKBN21P2ZU | 2020-04-08 |
| WASHINGTON The House Intelligence Committee chairman on Tuesday called on U.S. President Donald Trumps acting spy chief to explain the removals and resignations of top intelligence officials and whether he ever tried to block probes by the intelligence communitys recently fired internal watchdog | Negative | WASHINGTON The House Intelligence Committee chairman on Tuesday called on U.S. President Donald Trumps acting spy chief to explain the removals and resignations of top intelligence officials and whether he ever tried to block probes by the intelligence communitys recently fired internal watchdog | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-intelligence-house/house-panel-asks-trumps-acting-spy-chief-to-explain-spate-of-firings-idUSKBN21P3CW | 2020-04-08 |
| Last week at the White House Hahn joined President Donald Trump and other administration officials to celebrate a more than 1 million samples tested nationwide | Positive | CHARLOTTESVILLE Virginia The lab directors at the University of Virginia Medical Center felt powerless | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-hospital-test-spec/special-report-how-federal-snafus-slowed-testing-at-a-top-u-s-hospital-idUSKBN21P2UW | 2020-04-08 |
| On Friday the White House said Trump intended to nominate Jason Abend a senior policy adviser at the Customs and Border Protection office to be inspector general at the Pentagon | Positive | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump removed the inspector general who was to oversee the governments | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-inspector-gene/trump-removes-top-coronavirus-watchdog-widens-attack-on-inspectors-general-idUSKBN21P2OM | 2020-04-08 |
| WASHINGTON In a White House communications shakeup press secretary Stephanie Grisham announced plans to leave on Tuesday and administration officials said she was expected to be replaced by a spokeswoman for President Donald Trumps reelection campaign Kayleigh McEnany | Negative | WASHINGTON In a White House communications shakeup press secretary Stephanie Grisham announced plans to leave on Tuesday and administration officials said she was expected to be replaced by a spokeswoman for President Donald Trumps reelection campaign Kayleigh McEnany | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-press-secretary/white-house-spokeswoman-grisham-switches-to-first-ladys-staff-idUSKBN21P29Q | 2020-04-08 |
| Trump reiterated at a White House briefing he wanted to reopen the U.S. economy soon | Positive | NEW YORK Even as medical teams struggled to save an onslaught of gravely ill coronavirus patients and deaths hit new highs the number of COVID19 hospitalizations seemed to be leveling off in New York state the U.S. epicenter of the pandemic Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/hardest-day-new-yorks-cuomo-sees-virus-slowing-despite-record-death-toll-idUSKBN21P21E | 2020-04-08 |
| WASHINGTON The White House hopes Congress will nearly double the size of its program to support ailing small businesses by the end of the week as some of the nations largest lenders still sit on the sidelines and others remain unable to access the system | Negative | WASHINGTON The White House hopes Congress will nearly double the size of its program to support ailing small businesses by the end of the week as some of the nations largest lenders still sit on the sidelines and others remain unable to access the system | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-stimulus-banks/white-house-looks-to-bolster-small-business-lending-program-idUSKBN21P2E8 | 2020-04-08 |
| WASHINGTON April 7 White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham is leaving to become chief of staff to first lady Melania Trump the White House said on Tuesday | Negative | WASHINGTON April 7 White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham is leaving to become chief of staff to first lady Melania Trump the White House said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/usa-trump-press-secretary/white-house-spokeswoman-grisham-switches-to-first-lady-staff-idUSL1N2BV0R8 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| White House medical experts have forecast that between 100000 to 240000 American lives may be lost in the pandemic even if sweeping stayathome orders are heeded | Negative | NEW YORK The governors of New York New Jersey and Louisiana pointed to tentative signs on Monday that the coronavirus outbreak may be starting to plateau in their states but warned against complacency as the death toll nationwide approached 11000 | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/vigilance-urged-as-outbreak-shows-signs-of-leveling-off-in-new-york-new-jersey-idUSKBN21O1NL | 2020-04-07 |
| President Donald Trump in a White House briefing suggested he might be able to resolve the situation | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said he may get involved in a deepening crisis in the Navy after its top civilian on Monday ridiculed a revered former commander whose letter pleading for help for his coronavirusstricken aircraft carrier was leaked to the public | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-navy/trump-says-may-jump-into-navy-furor-after-captain-ridiculed-in-speech-idUSKBN21O1TM | 2020-04-07 |
| The official said Modly was made aware that the White House wanted Crozier out though it does not appear that Trump directed him to do so | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said he may get involved in a deepening crisis in the Navy after its top civilian on Monday ridiculed a revered former commander whose letter pleading for help for his coronavirusstricken aircraft carrier was leaked to the public | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-navy/trump-says-may-jump-into-navy-furor-after-captain-ridiculed-in-speech-idUSKBN21O1TM | 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 |
| The battle within the White House over whether and how to stop infected travelers from China lasted nine more days | Negative | In defending his strategy against the deadly coronavirus President Donald Trump repeatedly has said he slowed its spread into the United States by acting decisively to bar travelers from China on Jan | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-nsc/as-trump-administration-debated-travel-restrictions-thousands-streamed-in-from-china-idUSKBN21N0EJ | 2020-04-06 |
| White House medical experts have forecast that between 100000 to 240000 Americans could die in the pandemic even if sweeping orders to stay home are followed | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump expressed hope on Sunday that the United States was seeing a of the coronavirus crisis in some of the nations hot spots but some of his top medical advisers took a more tempered view | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump/trump-hopes-virus-leveling-off-in-hot-spots-advisers-take-tempered-view-idUSKBN21N0ZU | 2020-04-06 |
| White House medical experts have forecast that between 100000 to 240000 Americans could be killed in the pandemic even if sweeping orders to stay home are followed | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump told Americans to brace for a big spike in coronavirus fatalities in the coming days as the country faces what he called the toughest two weeks of the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/trump-going-to-be-a-lot-of-death-in-u-s-next-week-from-coronavirus-idUSKBN21M0Q9 | 2020-04-05 |
| In a statement to Reuters the White House said the president had not launched a pressure but was taking appropriate action | Positive | WASHINGTON In midMarch President Donald Trump personally pressed federal health officials to make malaria drugs available to treat the novel coronavirus though they had been untested for COVID19 two sources told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-guidance-exclu/exclusive-pressed-by-trump-u-s-pushed-unproven-coronavirus-treatment-guidance-idUSKBN21M0R2 | 2020-04-05 |
| The executive director for Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington an advocacy group for ethics Noah Bookbinder blasted the White Houses move late on Friday | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trumps pick for the new watchdog overseeing | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-pelosi/democrats-say-trump-pick-for-coronavirus-recovery-watchdog-is-not-independent-enough-idUSKBN21M0TA | 2020-04-05 |
| The White House announced Trump had selected Miller for the role on the same night that he fired the inspector general of the U.S. intelligence community Michael Atkinson | 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 |
| Late on Friday the White House told Atkinson the Intelligence Communitys inspector general that he would be terminated from his position in 30 days | 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 |
| YORK OPEC and its allies are working on a deal for an unprecedented oil production cut equivalent to around of worldwide supply in what they expect will be a global effort including the United States but the White House did not make such a commitment after a Friday meeting with oil companies | Positive | YORK OPEC and its allies are working on a deal for an unprecedented oil production cut equivalent to around of worldwide supply in what they expect will be a global effort including the United States but the White House did not make such a commitment after a Friday meeting with oil companies | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-oil-opec-cut-size/opec-debates-biggest-ever-oil-cut-awaits-u-s-efforts-idUSKBN21L15A | 2020-04-04 |
| NEW YORK Two of the principal U.S. coronavirus hot spots New York and Louisiana reported their biggest jumps in COVID19 deaths yet on Friday as the White House sent mixed messages on whether Americans should cover their face if they venture outdoors | Negative | NEW YORK Two of the principal U.S. coronavirus hot spots New York and Louisiana reported their biggest jumps in COVID19 deaths yet on Friday as the White House sent mixed messages on whether Americans should cover their face if they venture outdoors | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/new-york-in-race-against-time-as-trump-stresses-face-masks-are-voluntary-idUSKBN21L27E | 2020-04-04 |
| The White House is not negotiating with Saudi Arabia or Russia over a deal to cut oil production and wants the two parties to come to an agreement among themselves U.S. Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette told industry executives on a call on Friday according to a source who listened in | Negative | The White House is not negotiating with Saudi Arabia or Russia over a deal to cut oil production and wants the two parties to come to an agreement among themselves U.S. Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette told industry executives on a call on Friday according to a source who listened in | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-global-oil-trump-energy/u-s-not-negotiating-with-saudi-arabia-russia-wants-them-to-reach-oil-deal-source-idUSKBN21L3CF | 2020-04-04 |
| U.S. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler cheered Barrs order on Friday saying it was a muchneeded action to help lower the prison population amid the pandemic | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Attorney General William Barr declared on Friday that the federal Bureau of Prisons is facing emergency conditions due to the fastspreading coronavirus paving the way for the agency to begin releasing more inmates out of custody and into home confinement | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-prisons-emerge/u-s-attorney-general-orders-release-of-more-federal-inmates-due-to-coronavirus-pandemic-idUSKBN21M02R | 2020-04-04 |
| The bipartisan House committee will be headed by House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn a South Carolina Democrat | Neutral | WASHINGTON Whos watching over the U.S. governments largest bailout in history the | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-watchdogs-fact/the-watchdogs-overseeing-the-2-3-trillion-u-s-bailout-idUSKBN21L2YY | 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 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Friday that billion in alreadypassed coronavirus legislation was not enough for small businesses and she wants more money in next bill being developed now in the Democraticrun House | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Friday that billion in alreadypassed coronavirus legislation was not enough for small businesses and she wants more money in next bill being developed now in the Democraticrun House | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-pelosi/pelosi-wants-more-for-small-business-and-individuals-in-next-u-s-coronavirus-legislation-idUSKBN21L26P | 2020-04-04 |
| WASHINGTON With the coronavirus contagion spreading the White House said on Friday that anyone expected to be near President Donald Trump or Vice President Mike Pence will be given a rapid COVID19 test out of an abundance of caution | Negative | WASHINGTON With the coronavirus contagion spreading the White House said on Friday that anyone expected to be near President Donald Trump or Vice President Mike Pence will be given a rapid COVID19 test out of an abundance of caution | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump/anyone-near-trump-or-pence-will-be-given-rapid-coronavirus-test-white-house-idUSKBN21L2XH | 2020-04-04 |
| 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 | Negative | 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 |
| Trump asked about the shipment at a White House news briefing said he was happy to take delivery of it | Positive | WASHINGTON The United States is paying Russia for a planeload of medical equipment sent by Moscow to help fight the coronavirus outbreak a senior Trump administration official said on Thursday clearing up confusion as to who footed the bill | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-usa/u-s-paying-russia-for-entire-planeload-of-coronavirus-equipment-u-s-official-idUSKBN21K34Z | 2020-04-03 |
| White House medical experts have forecast that between 100000 to 240000 Americans could be killed even if the sweeping lockdown orders are followed | Negative | 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 |
| Deborah Birx the coordinator of the White House task force on the coronavirus had a message for Americans on do better at social distancing | Neutral | WASHINGTON Dr | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-birx/do-social-distancing-better-white-house-doctor-tells-americans-trump-objects-idUSKBN21L08A | 2020-04-03 |
| But the president standing near the White House podium where Birx was speaking interceded | Neutral | WASHINGTON Dr | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-birx/do-social-distancing-better-white-house-doctor-tells-americans-trump-objects-idUSKBN21L08A | 2020-04-03 |
| WASHINGTON The White House is expected to issue guidance for people in areas hard hit by the coronavirus to wear face coverings to help stop the spread of the disease an administration official said on Thursday | Negative | WASHINGTON The White House is expected to issue guidance for people in areas hard hit by the coronavirus to wear face coverings to help stop the spread of the disease an administration official said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-masks/white-house-likely-to-advise-people-in-coronavirus-hot-spots-to-wear-masks-idUSKBN21K3EN | 2020-04-03 |
| Representative Peter DeFazio who chairs the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee said on the call that Mnuchin should opt for something on grants | Neutral | 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 |
| 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 |
| He also told a White House briefing on Wednesday he was considering a plan to halt flights to coronavirus hot spots | Negative | 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 U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Wednesday she wants to virusproof the November election by including funding to boost voting by mail in the next pandemic response plan being put together by Democrats in the House of Representatives | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Wednesday she wants to virusproof the November election by including funding to boost voting by mail in the next pandemic response plan being put together by Democrats in the House of Representatives | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-vote/pelosi-wants-vote-by-mail-provisions-in-next-u-s-coronavirus-bill-idUSKBN21J6D0 | 2020-04-02 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said he has invited U.S. oil executives to the White House to discuss ways to help the industry by slumping energy demand during the coronavirus outbreak and a price war between Saudi Arabia and Russia | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said he has invited U.S. oil executives to the White House to discuss ways to help the industry by slumping energy demand during the coronavirus outbreak and a price war between Saudi Arabia and Russia | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil-usa/trump-says-expects-russia-saudi-oil-deal-soon-invites-us-oil-chiefs-to-white-house-idUSKBN21J6JX | 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 |
| White House the Commerce Department and the Chinese Embassy in Washington did not respond to requests for comment | Neutral | NEW The Trump administration is tightening rules to prevent China from obtaining advanced U.S. technology for commercial purposes and then diverting it to military use several sources told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-technology-exclusive/exclusive-u-s-officials-agree-on-new-ways-to-control-high-tech-exports-to-china-sources-idUSKBN21K007 | 2020-04-02 |
| The proposed legislation outlined by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and two House committee chairmen hews closely to an infrastructure package House Democrats unveiled in January | Neutral | WASHINGTON Senior Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives said on Wednesday they would include billion for community health centers on the front lines of fighting the coronavirus outbreak as part of an infrastructure bill aimed at responding to the crisis | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-democrats/house-democrats-propose-10-billion-for-health-centers-in-infrastructure-plan-idUSKBN21J660 | 2020-04-02 |
| White House medical advisers now forecast that even if Americans follow unprecedented stayathome orders some 100000 to 240000 people could die from the respiratory disease | Negative | SINGAPORE Asian share markets were pinned down on Thursday haunted by the rising U.S. coronavirus death toll and with investors braced for more signs of economic pain in the worlds largest economy ahead of another likely record week of jobless claims | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asian-stocks-slip-as-virus-fears-deepen-ahead-of-u-s-jobs-data-idUSKBN21J74A | 2020-04-02 |
| 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 | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi urged the U.S. Treasury on Wednesday not to hold up billion in cash grants approved by Congress last week to airlines for payroll costs | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-airlines/democrats-urge-u-s-treasury-not-to-delay-25-billion-in-grants-to-airlines-idUSKBN21J6G6 | 2020-04-02 |
| The shift in rhetoric from the White House has hurt some of the more bullish he said | Negative | Wall Street closes down more than | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-stocks-slip-as-global-recession-looms-idUSL1N2BP2MZ | 2020-04-02 |
| House Democrats are developing a phase measure including improvements in infrastructure such as telecommunications electricity and water systems | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Republican lawmakers signaled caution on Tuesday over Democratic plans to prepare another large spending bill to battle the coronavirus crisis even as President Donald Trump called for trillion in spending this time on infrastructure | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/with-republicans-wary-of-more-coronavirus-spending-trump-urges-infrastructure-plan-idUSKBN21I1X8 | 2020-04-01 |
| 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 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Tuesday she does not plan to be tested for coronavirus despite her proximity to the latest lawmaker diagnosed with the illness | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Tuesday she does not plan to be tested for coronavirus despite her proximity to the latest lawmaker diagnosed with the illness | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-pelosi-test/u-s-house-speaker-pelosi-will-not-take-coronavirus-test-idUSKBN21I1YB | 2020-04-01 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday urged the Trump administration to do more to implement widespread testing for the coronavirus and deliver critical supplies to combat the outbreak saying there needed to be a more coordinated response | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday urged the Trump administration to do more to implement widespread testing for the coronavirus and deliver critical supplies to combat the outbreak saying there needed to be a more coordinated response | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-pelosi/pelosi-urges-stronger-u-s-federal-response-to-coronavirus-idUSKBN21I1TY | 2020-04-01 |
| He added the White House was looking at a possible travel ban for Brazil | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump warned Americans on Tuesday of a two weeks ahead in fighting the coronavirus with a mounting U.S. death toll that could stretch into the hundreds of thousands even with strict social distancing measures | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump/trump-warns-americans-of-a-tough-two-weeks-ahead-in-coronavirus-fight-idUSKBN21I3HK | 2020-04-01 |
| President Donald Trump contested the idea that the stockpile was during a White House news conference saying that equipment was going directly to those in need a more efficient process | Positive | 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 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives is not expected to meet again in regular session sooner than Monday April 20 House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer a Democrat advised members on Monday | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives is not expected to meet again in regular session sooner than Monday April 20 House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer a Democrat advised members on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-hoyer/u-s-house-not-expected-to-meet-sooner-than-april-20-hoyer-says-idUSKBN21H2ZP | 2020-03-31 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi will hold a news conference call at 3 p | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi will hold a news conference call at 3 p | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-legislation/pelosi-to-discuss-worker-patient-safety-in-next-coronavirus-response-bill-on-monday-idUSKBN21H2EL | 2020-03-31 |
| Trump speaking to reporters at the White House said more than 1 million Americans had been tested for the coronavirus which he called a milestone | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that federal social distancing guidelines might be toughened and travel restrictions with China and Europe would stay in place as he urged Americans to help fight the coronavirus with tough measures through April | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump/trump-says-coronavirus-guidelines-may-get-tougher-1-million-americans-tested-idUSKBN21H3E8 | 2020-03-31 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Congress attending physician recommended U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi take no particular action after she was in contact with Representative Nydia Velazquez who has been diagnosed with coronavirus infection Pelosis spokesman Drew Hammill said on Monday | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Congress attending physician recommended U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi take no particular action after she was in contact with Representative Nydia Velazquez who has been diagnosed with coronavirus infection Pelosis spokesman Drew Hammill said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-pelosi/doctor-recommended-no-action-for-u-s-pelosi-after-coronavirus-contact-idUSKBN21H3EL | 2020-03-31 |
| White House coronavirus task force response coordinator Deborah Birx said federal guidance was important because all states were facing the same levels of risk | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that federal social distancing guidelines might be toughened and travel restrictions with China and Europe would stay in place as he urged Americans to help fight the coronavirus with tough measures through April | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump/trump-says-coronavirus-guidelines-may-get-tougher-1-million-americans-tested-idUSKBN21H3E8 | 2020-03-31 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives has begun work on a fourth coronavirus bill targeting a slew of crisis issues from short supplies of medical equipment and protective gear to enhanced worker protections infrastructure needs and additional payments to individuals Democratic lawmakers said on Monday | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives has begun work on a fourth coronavirus bill targeting a slew of crisis issues from short supplies of medical equipment and protective gear to enhanced worker protections infrastructure needs and additional payments to individuals Democratic lawmakers said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-pelosi/u-s-house-democrats-chart-next-coronavirus-aid-bill-idUSKBN21H38T | 2020-03-31 |
| WASHINGTON A planeload of desperately needed medical supplies arrived in New York from China on Sunday the first in a series of flights over the next 30 days organized by the White House to help fight the coronavirus a White House official said | Positive | WASHINGTON A planeload of desperately needed medical supplies arrived in New York from China on Sunday the first in a series of flights over the next 30 days organized by the White House to help fight the coronavirus a White House official said | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-airlift/white-house-led-airlift-of-urgently-needed-medical-supplies-arrives-in-new-york-idUSKBN21G0LB | 2020-03-30 |
| Trump had abandoned the custom of having regular press briefings at the White House but brought them back this month to update the public on his coronavirus task force | Neutral | U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday bragged about the millions of people tuning in to view his daily press briefings on the coronavirus pandemic saying on Twitter that his average ratings matched a season finale of The Bachelor | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-tv/trump-brags-about-high-tv-viewership-of-coronavirus-briefings-idUSKBN21G0TR | 2020-03-30 |
| 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 | 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 |
| Representatives of those companies were to attend a White House meeting later on Sunday with President Donald Trump to discuss the effort the official said | Positive | WASHINGTON A planeload of desperately needed medical supplies arrived in New York from China on Sunday the first in a series of flights over the next 30 days organized by the White House to help fight the coronavirus a White House official said | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-airlift/white-house-led-airlift-of-urgently-needed-medical-supplies-arrives-in-new-york-idUSKBN21G0LB | 2020-03-30 |
| 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 |
| 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 | Negative | 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 |
| But House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy was more cautious in comments that aired earlier in the day | Negative | 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 |
| 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 |
| Tests to track the diseases progress also remain in short supply despite repeated White House promises that they would be widely available | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump said on Saturday that he would issue a travel warning for the hardhit New York area to limit the spread of the coronavirus backing off from an earlier suggestion that he might try to cut off the region entirely | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/trump-drops-idea-of-new-york-lockdown-as-u-s-death-count-crosses-2000-idUSKBN21E27W | 2020-03-29 |
| White House spokesman Judd Deere asked for comment said any suggestion that the president is struggling on tone or message is completely false | Negative | WASHINGTON The coronavirus pandemic is forcing President Donald Trump to show empathy to console Americans under siege and its not easy for a brash leader more accustomed to bellicose politics | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-tone/trump-struggles-with-tone-in-virus-crisis-aides-urge-more-empathy-idUSKBN21F0UO | 2020-03-29 |
| 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 |
| Their Republican counterparts House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell did attend along with three Republican House members | 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 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday criticized a Republican congressman who is considering tactics to delay a House of Representatives vote on a massive coronavirus stimulus bill calling Representative Thomas Massie a thirdrate grandstander | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday criticized a Republican congressman who is considering tactics to delay a House of Representatives vote on a massive coronavirus stimulus bill calling Representative Thomas Massie a thirdrate grandstander | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-trump/trump-attacks-republican-lawmaker-threatening-delay-of-economic-stimulus-idUSKBN21E26E | 2020-03-28 |
| Trump in remarks at the White House said he spoke with Johnson on Friday to wish him a speedy recovery | Positive | LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has tested positive for the coronavirus and is selfisolating at his Downing Street residence but said he would still lead the governments response to the accelerating outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-johnson/british-pm-johnson-has-coronavirus-self-isolates-in-downing-street-idUSKBN21E1KR | 2020-03-28 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Friday the House of Representatives will approve the coronavirus economic relief bill on Friday likely after a three hour debate | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Friday the House of Representatives will approve the coronavirus economic relief bill on Friday likely after a three hour debate | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-pelosi/pelosi-says-house-to-approve-coronavirus-bill-on-friday-idUSKBN21E28U | 2020-03-28 |
| Apple Inc and the White House said on Friday that the iPhone maker worked with the Trump administration and federal agencies to release an app and website that will direct users to guidance from the Centers for Disease Control on the disease caused by the coronavirus | Negative | Apple Inc and the White House said on Friday that the iPhone maker worked with the Trump administration and federal agencies to release an app and website that will direct users to guidance from the Centers for Disease Control on the disease caused by the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-apple/apple-works-with-white-house-to-release-covid-19-app-website-idUSKBN21E2LP | 2020-03-28 |
| 2 trillion coronavirus economic rescue plan drawing calls from the White House to throw him out of the Republican Party | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Representative Thomas Massie enraged President Donald Trump and leaders of Congress by trying to delay a planned Friday voice vote on a | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-massie-factbox/factbox-mr-no-meet-the-u-s-congressman-who-requested-a-formal-vote-to-delay-the-coronavirus-bill-idUSKBN21E26K | 2020-03-28 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Friday the House will set up a panel to oversee expenditures under the | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Friday the House will set up a panel to oversee expenditures under the | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress-pelos/u-s-house-will-have-panel-overseeing-coronavirus-aid-law-expenditures-pelosi-idUSKBN21F038 | 2020-03-28 |
| U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has acknowledged the need for further financial assistance for states beyond the current legislation | Positive | A massive federal spending bill aimed at deflecting the economic harm caused by the spreading coronavirus does not address the billions of tax dollars U.S. states stand to lose as major parts of the nation have shut down | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-states-finances-an/coronavirus-aid-deal-is-no-panacea-for-coming-u-s-state-budget-woes-idUSKBN21E384 | 2020-03-28 |
| House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy also backs the relief plan | Positive | WASHINGTON Leaders of the U.S. House of Representatives are determined to pass a | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/u-s-house-leaders-determined-to-pass-2-2-trillion-coronavirus-bill-idUSKBN21D1A7 | 2020-03-27 |
| After the U.S. House of Representatives approves the airline bailout and President Donald Trump signs it as early as Friday airlines are to receive initial payments within 10 days | Negative | U.S. airlines are preparing to tap the government for up to billion in grants to cover payroll in a sharp travel downturn triggered by the coronavirus even after the government warned it may take stakes in exchange for bailout funds people familiar with the matter said | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-airlines-strategy/u-s-airlines-to-dash-for-cash-grants-not-loans-even-with-potential-government-stake-idUSKBN21D3GL | 2020-03-27 |
| He told a White House news briefing on the coronavirus that the G20 countries were keeping each other informed about their efforts to fight the crisis | Negative | Leaders of the Group of 20 major economies pledged on Thursday to inject over trillion into the global economy to limit job and income losses from the coronavirus and do whatever it takes to overcome the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-g20-saudi/g20-leaders-to-inject-5-trillion-into-global-economy-in-fight-against-coronavirus-idUSKBN21D0XL | 2020-03-27 |
| 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 |
| Pelosi said House leaders planned to fasttrack the rescue plan by passing it via a voice vote on Friday | Positive | WASHINGTON Leaders of the U.S. House of Representatives are determined to pass a | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/u-s-house-leaders-determined-to-pass-2-2-trillion-coronavirus-bill-idUSKBN21D1A7 | 2020-03-27 |
| The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to pass a | Neutral | TOKYO Asian stocks rose on Friday as investors wagered policymakers will roll out more stimulus measures to combat the coronavirus pandemic after U.S. unemployment filings surged to a record | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asia-shares-rise-on-more-stimulus-hopes-but-dollar-loses-steam-idUSKBN21E02O | 2020-03-27 |
| The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to back the move on Friday | Positive | Global airlines urged the worlds major economies to act quickly to prevent irreversible damage to an industry that has seen demand decimated almost overnight by the coronavirus crisis | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-airlines/worlds-ailing-airlines-appeal-for-aid-as-u-s-offers-58-billion-idUSKBN21D00W | 2020-03-27 |
| The U.S. House of Representatives will begin a debate on a | Neutral | The U.S. House of Representatives will begin a debate on a | 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-idUSKBN21E0IN | 2020-03-27 |
| The House has 430 members most of whom have been out of Washington since March 14 | Neutral | WASHINGTON Leaders of the U.S. House of Representatives are determined to pass a | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/u-s-house-leaders-determined-to-pass-2-2-trillion-coronavirus-bill-idUSKBN21D1A7 | 2020-03-27 |
| WASHINGTON White House plans to expand Buy mandates to the medical equipment and pharmaceutical sectors could worsen shortages of urgently needed medicines and delay discovery of a vaccine for the new coronavirus over 80 business groups warned | Negative | WASHINGTON White House plans to expand Buy mandates to the medical equipment and pharmaceutical sectors could worsen shortages of urgently needed medicines and delay discovery of a vaccine for the new coronavirus over 80 business groups warned | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/u-s-business-groups-warn-buy-america-order-would-harm-pandemic-response-idUSKBN21D1SM | 2020-03-27 |
| WASHINGTON Leaders of the U.S. House of Representatives are determined to pass a | Neutral | WASHINGTON Leaders of the U.S. House of Representatives are determined to pass a | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/u-s-house-leaders-determined-to-pass-2-2-trillion-coronavirus-bill-idUSKBN21D1A7 | 2020-03-27 |
| Leaders of the U.S. House of Representatives are determined to pass a | Neutral | The U.S. House of Representatives will begin a debate on a | 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-idUSKBN21E0IN | 2020-03-27 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives will begin a twohour debate on a sweeping | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives will begin a twohour debate on a sweeping | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-house/u-s-house-sets-friday-debate-for-coronavirus-aid-bill-idUSKBN21E03H | 2020-03-27 |
| White House trade adviser Peter Navarro a longtime trade hawk who is crafting the order told Fox News late on Wednesday evening that he expected movement on the issue shortly | Negative | WASHINGTON White House plans to expand Buy mandates to the medical equipment and pharmaceutical sectors could worsen shortages of urgently needed medicines and delay discovery of a vaccine for the new coronavirus over 80 business groups warned | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/u-s-business-groups-warn-buy-america-order-would-harm-pandemic-response-idUSKBN21D1SM | 2020-03-27 |
| The House of Representatives must now pass this bill hopefully without delay | Positive | WASHINGTON Leaders of the U.S. House of Representatives are determined to pass a | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/u-s-house-leaders-determined-to-pass-2-2-trillion-coronavirus-bill-idUSKBN21D1A7 | 2020-03-27 |
| Speaking at the White House Trump appeared to lack details on the possible troop deployment and said he would look into the matter | Negative | Canada on Thursday slammed a U.S. proposal to deploy troops along their undefended border to help fight the spread of the coronavirus saying the idea was unnecessary and would damage relations | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-canada/canada-attacks-damaging-trump-plan-to-deploy-troops-at-border-idUSKBN21D2PK | 2020-03-27 |
| Trumps White House is planning to follow through on its plan to roll back the Obama rules by the end of March administration officials have told Reuters | Positive | But it is hard to detect a major change of direction from the companies production plans | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-autos-emissions-suvs-insight/detroits-near-future-based-on-suvs-not-evs-production-plans-show-idUSKBN21D1KW | 2020-03-27 |
| 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 |
| White House national security adviser Robert OBrien said in a statement While the investigation is ongoing we believe that Bob Levinson may have passed away some time ago | Negative | WASHINGTON The family of Robert Levinson the former FBI agent who disappeared in March 2007 after traveling to an island controlled by Iran said on Wednesday it now believes Levinson died in Iranian custody based on information from U.S. officials | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-usa-iran-levinson/former-fbi-agent-levinson-believed-to-have-died-in-iran-custody-family-says-idUSKBN21D007 | 2020-03-26 |
| Officials for the Environmental Protection Agency and the White House did not respond to requests for comment on Wednesday | Positive | The Trump administration has decided not to appeal a court ruling that would sharply reduce its use of waivers exempting refineries from the nations biofuels regulation cheering the corn lobby but drawing anger from oil refiners | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-biofuels-waivers/astonishing-trump-epa-backs-down-on-biofuel-waivers-in-blow-to-u-s-refiners-idUSKBN21C0YL | 2020-03-26 |
| House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she hoped the bill would pass quickly and that Congress would pass further legislation if necessary to ease the crisis going forward | Neutral | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate on Wednesday unanimously backed a trillion bill aimed at helping unemployed workers and industries hurt by the coronavirus epidemic as well as providing billions of dollars to buy urgently needed medical equipment | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/u-s-senate-passes-2-trillion-bill-for-strange-and-evil-coronavirus-crisis-idUSKBN21C1C0 | 2020-03-26 |
| I encourage the House to pass this vital legislation and send the bill to my desk for signature without delay | Positive | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he would sign a trillion legislative package to address the economic impact from the coronavirus pandemic into law immediately after it is passed and encouraged lawmakers to bring it over the finish line | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump/trump-says-he-will-sign-coronavirus-relief-package-right-away-idUSKBN21C3PP | 2020-03-26 |
| White House trade adviser Peter Navarro a leading China hawk is crafting a new Buy executive order aimed at reducing U.S. reliance on Chinesemade pharmaceuticals and other medical supplies | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump and some top aides have repeatedly excoriated China over its handling of the coronavirus pandemic a stance that even some in his administration worry could bring a dangerous backlash from Beijing | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-china/trump-risks-blowback-from-war-of-words-with-china-over-coronavirus-idUSKBN21C3KS | 2020-03-26 |
| WASHINGTON March 25 The White House is close to finalizing a landmark rewrite of U.S. fuel efficiency standards through the 2026 model year boosting annual requirements but at a considerably lower rate than under Obamaera standards three people briefed on the matter said on Wednesday | Positive | background details on | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/autos-emissions/update-1-trump-administration-close-to-finalizing-fuel-efficiency-rules-rewrite-sources-idUSL1N2BI2NF | 2020-03-26 |
| The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump and some top aides have repeatedly excoriated China over its handling of the coronavirus pandemic a stance that even some in his administration worry could bring a dangerous backlash from Beijing | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-china/trump-risks-blowback-from-war-of-words-with-china-over-coronavirus-idUSKBN21C3KS | 2020-03-26 |
| WASHINGTON House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Wednesday the coronavirus relief legislation agreed in the U.S. Senate goes a long way toward meeting the needs of the American people and House Democrats will now review the bill | Positive | WASHINGTON House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Wednesday the coronavirus relief legislation agreed in the U.S. Senate goes a long way toward meeting the needs of the American people and House Democrats will now review the bill | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-pelosi/house-speaker-pelosi-says-democrats-will-review-coronavirus-bill-idUSKBN21C20P | 2020-03-26 |
| The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to vote to approve the measure on Friday and President Donald Trump has promised to sign it into law | Positive | Delta Air Lines Inc and Air New Zealand Ltd said they would offer cargo charter services on passenger planes to boost revenue as the U.S. Senate unanimously passed a bill to give its carriers billion in aid including payroll support | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-airlines/apocalypse-now-airlines-turn-to-cargo-for-revenue-as-u-s-senate-approves-aid-package-idUSKBN21D00W | 2020-03-26 |
| By a vote of 960 the Senate passed the bill sending it to the House of Representatives which could vote sometime this week | Neutral | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate on Wednesday unanimously passed a bill aimed at helping unemployed workers and industries hurt by the coronavirus pandemic as well as providing billions of dollars to buy urgently needed medical equipment | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-vote/u-s-senate-approves-2-trillion-coronavirus-economic-medical-aid-bill-idUSKBN21D0CX | 2020-03-26 |
| The White House declined to comment or respond to questions from Reuters regarding the U.S withdrawal of staff in China | Negative | The Trump administration cut staff by more than twothirds at a key U.S. public health agency operating inside China as part of a larger rollback of U.S.funded health and science experts on the ground there leading up to the coronavirus outbreak Reuters has learned | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-cdc-exclusiv/exclusive-u-s-slashed-cdc-staff-inside-china-prior-to-coronavirus-outbreak-idUSKBN21C3N5 | 2020-03-26 |
| The package will now head to the House of Representatives which could vote sometime this week | Neutral | SINGAPORE Asian stocks eked out gains on Thursday but the weeks rally lost steam as investors seemed torn between relief at the agreement of a huge U.S. stimulus package and dread over a likely spike in jobless claims and coronavirus cases | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asian-stocks-scratch-gains-but-lose-steam-on-u-s-job-jitters-idUSKBN21D003 | 2020-03-26 |
| 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 |
| The White Houses guidelines currently include an admonition that members of the public not gather in groups larger than 10 and avoid dining out in restaurants or bars | 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 |
| The White Houses top trade advisor denied on Tuesday that the Trump administration was considering a threemonth deferral of tariff payments on imported goods to ease the pain of the economic shutdown caused by the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | The White Houses top trade advisor denied on Tuesday that the Trump administration was considering a threemonth deferral of tariff payments on imported goods to ease the pain of the economic shutdown caused by the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-trade/white-house-not-considering-three-month-tariff-deferral-navarro-idUSKBN21B3JV | 2020-03-25 |
| Vice President Mike Pence touted the White Houses recommendations during the Fox town hall while also saying the federal government would defer to states more stringent ones for their populations | Positive | 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 |
| The White House has proposed | 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 |
| WASHINGTON White House spokeswoman Stephanie Grisham under quarantine since contact with a Brazilian official earlier this month tested negative for coronavirus and will be back at work on Wednesday the White House said | Negative | WASHINGTON White House spokeswoman Stephanie Grisham under quarantine since contact with a Brazilian official earlier this month tested negative for coronavirus and will be back at work on Wednesday the White House said | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-grisham/white-house-spokeswoman-stephanie-grisham-tests-negative-for-coronavirus-idUSKBN21B3H7 | 2020-03-25 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she was hopeful that lawmakers could finalize a coronavirus economic stabilization bill on Tuesday but that a vote may not be able to be held until Wednesday | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she was hopeful that lawmakers could finalize a coronavirus economic stabilization bill on Tuesday but that a vote may not be able to be held until Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-pelosi/pelosi-says-shes-optimistic-coronavirus-relief-deal-can-be-reached-on-tuesday-idUSKBN21B2QM | 2020-03-25 |
| The White House advised anyone who has visited or left New York to isolate themselves | 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 |
| He also said that the White House coronavirus task force has not discussed a nationwide lockdown as has been done in other countries to counter the spread of the coronavirus | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump is prepared to use the Defense Production Act but industry has been stepping forward U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said on Fox News on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-health-coronavirus-pence/trump-is-prepared-to-use-emergency-act-if-needed-says-vp-pence-idUSKBN21B2RD | 2020-03-25 |
| Houses of worship have closed to avoid letting the virus spread | 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 |
| The Fed is jumping in here because the House Senate and White House havent been able to figure out what to Wiener said | Positive | NEW YORK The Federal Reserves unprecedented stimulus measures did little to brighten Wall Streets immediate outlook on coronavirusravaged stocks as concerns remained about the lack of a government stimulus package and the ability to contain the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-health-coronavirus-fed-stocks/fed-alone-cant-stop-coronavirus-selloff-investors-say-as-stocks-tumble-again-idUSKBN21A3CG | 2020-03-24 |
| The White House would look at a number of he said | Neutral | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump said on Monday he is considering how to reopen the U.S. economy when a 15day shutdown ends next week even as the highly contagious coronavirus is spreading rapidly and hospitals are bracing for a wave of virusrelated deaths | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-trump/trump-suggests-he-may-scale-back-closures-soon-despite-worsening-coronavirus-outbreak-idUSKBN21A0C6 | 2020-03-24 |
| WASHINGTON A White House reporter is suspected of having contracted the coronavirus the White House Correspondents Association said on Monday raising questions about the viability of press briefings that gather dozens of journalists and Trump administration officials in a single room each day | Negative | WASHINGTON A White House reporter is suspected of having contracted the coronavirus the White House Correspondents Association said on Monday raising questions about the viability of press briefings that gather dozens of journalists and Trump administration officials in a single room each day | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-whitehouse-coronavirus-journalists/suspected-coronavirus-case-among-white-house-press-corps-press-group-idUSKBN21A3IH | 2020-03-24 |
| WASHINGTON March 23 A White House reporter is suspected of having contracted the coronavirus the White House Correspondents Association said on Monday raising questions about daily press briefings that gather dozens of journalists and Trump administration officials in a single room | Negative | WASHINGTON March 23 A White House reporter is suspected of having contracted the coronavirus the White House Correspondents Association said on Monday raising questions about daily press briefings that gather dozens of journalists and Trump administration officials in a single room | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/whitehouse-coronavirus-journalists/suspected-coronavirus-case-among-white-house-press-corp-press-group-idUSL1N2BG217 | 2020-03-24 |
| White House legislative liaison Eric Ueland told reporters a of disagreements still had to be resolved | 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 |
| At a White House briefing on Sunday President Donald Trump said he still had hope that a massive aid package could pass Congress swiftly | 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 |
| Other U.S. senators selfquarantined as a precaution in recent weeks and at least two members of the House of Representatives have also tested positive for the highly contagious virus | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Senator Rand Paul has tested positive for the coronavirus his office said on Sunday becoming the first member of the Senate to announce he has COVID19 as the number of U.S. cases of the respiratory disease grows | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-randpaul/rand-paul-becomes-first-u-s-senator-to-test-positive-for-coronavirus-idUSKBN2190Y5 | 2020-03-23 |
| The House of Commons will return on Tuesday to approve the stimulus package | Positive | OTTAWA The Canadian death toll from the coronavirus outbreak jumped by more than on Sunday and impatient officials threatened to punish people refusing to take precautions to fight the spread of the highly contagious illness | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus-canada/canada-coronavirus-death-toll-jumps-officials-could-punish-those-ignoring-precautions-idUSKBN2190PX | 2020-03-23 |
| The White House doctor has indicated he has no reason to believe that I was exposed and no need to be Pence told the daily briefing at the White House | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said he and his wife will be tested for coronavirus later on Saturday after a member of his staff tested positive | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-pence/vp-pence-says-will-be-tested-for-coronavirus-after-aide-tested-positive-idUSKBN2180UI | 2020-03-22 |
| Pence is leading the White House task force formed to combat the outbreak | Negative | WASHINGTON A member of U.S. Vice President Mike Pences office has tested positive for the coronavirus but neither President Donald Trump nor Pence have had close contact with the individual Pences press secretary Katie Miller said in a statement on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-pence/member-of-u-s-vice-president-pences-office-tests-positive-for-coronavirus-idUSKBN2173O8 | 2020-03-21 |
| White House spokeswoman Stephanie Grisham said last week that Pence did not require testing after dining with a Brazilian government official who later tested positive for the disease | Negative | WASHINGTON A member of U.S. Vice President Mike Pences office has tested positive for the coronavirus but neither President Donald Trump nor Pence have had close contact with the individual Pences press secretary Katie Miller said in a statement on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-pence/member-of-u-s-vice-president-pences-office-tests-positive-for-coronavirus-idUSKBN2173O8 | 2020-03-21 |
| Tony Fratto who was a White House spokesman during the 2008 financial crisis credited Mnuchin for a practical approach and said he is actually rising to the occasion | Negative | 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 |
| President Donald Trump speaking about medical gear at a White House briefing on Thursday said millions of were in production but did not give details | Neutral | RENTON Washington Doctors in Seattle have been reduced to making their own face masks out of sheets of plastic after a global shortage of medical protective gear has hit Washington state an epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic in the United States | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-masks/faced-with-a-shortage-of-face-masks-some-u-s-doctors-make-their-own-idUSKBN2170AV | 2020-03-20 |
| In a joint statement Schumer and House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said the Republican bill is not at all proworker and instead puts corporations way ahead of workers | 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 |
| A U.S. senator from Vermont and an independent with an impassioned following Sanders is making a second White House bid and had emerged as the frontrunner before Bidens surge | Positive | 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 |
| 3 House Republican who had had a long meeting with DiazBalart | Positive | 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 |
| White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow who also serves as Trumps G7 has informed his counterparts about the move | Neutral | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump will cancel an inperson meeting of G7 leaders at Camp David in June because of the coronavirus and will hold a videoconference instead the White House said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-g7-exclusive/exclusive-trump-cancels-g7-at-camp-david-over-coronavirus-to-hold-video-conference-instead-idUSKBN21642Y | 2020-03-20 |
| We are trying to find some kind of a medium Trump told reporters at a White House news conference adding that he had spoken to several people about the dispute | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said he would get involved in the oil price war between Saudi Arabia and Russia at the appropriate time saying low gasoline prices were good for U.S. consumers even as they were hurting the industry | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil-trump/trump-says-he-will-enter-saudi-russia-oil-fray-at-appropriate-time-idUSKBN216366 | 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 |
| President Donald Trump signed the bill into law and Congress and the White House are discussing additional stimulus measures that could cost more than trillion | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate overwhelmingly passed legislation on Wednesday providing billions of dollars to limit the damage from the coronavirus pandemic through free testing paid sick leave and expanded safetynet spending | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/u-s-senate-passes-one-coronavirus-aid-package-while-working-on-another-idUSKBN2151FB | 2020-03-19 |
| TAOS New YORK As people in San Francisco shelter in place and New York City was warned to prepare for a similar measure some 40 people met in New Mexico for an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting on Wednesday amid White House pleas to avoid groups as the country battles coronavirus | Negative | TAOS New YORK As people in San Francisco shelter in place and New York City was warned to prepare for a similar measure some 40 people met in New Mexico for an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting on Wednesday amid White House pleas to avoid groups as the country battles coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-groups/meet-the-americans-still-going-out-and-gathering-in-large-groups-idUSKBN2153QT | 2020-03-19 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump intends to nominate the current acting director of the White House Office of Management and Budget Russell Vought to take the post on a permanent basis the White House said on Wednesday | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump intends to nominate the current acting director of the White House Office of Management and Budget Russell Vought to take the post on a permanent basis the White House said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-omb/trump-to-nominate-permanent-director-for-white-house-budget-office-idUSKBN2153UB | 2020-03-19 |
| While they were complying with the states ban on gatherings of 100 people or more they were not following the White House guidance to limit groups to 10 people | Negative | TAOS New YORK As people in San Francisco shelter in place and New York City was warned to prepare for a similar measure some 40 people met in New Mexico for an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting on Wednesday amid White House pleas to avoid groups as the country battles coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-groups/meet-the-americans-still-going-out-and-gathering-in-large-groups-idUSKBN2153QT | 2020-03-19 |
| The U.S. senator from Vermont who has an impassioned following is making a second White House bid and had emerged as the frontrunner before Bidens Super Tuesday surge | Positive | 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 |
| It remained unclear whether the coronavirus diagnosis of two House members might hinder further congressional action | Negative | 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 |
| Along with avoiding gatherings of more than 10 the White House guidance also asks people to avoid discretionary travel shopping trips and social visits | Positive | TAOS New YORK As people in San Francisco shelter in place and New York City was warned to prepare for a similar measure some 40 people met in New Mexico for an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting on Wednesday amid White House pleas to avoid groups as the country battles coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-groups/meet-the-americans-still-going-out-and-gathering-in-large-groups-idUSKBN2153QT | 2020-03-19 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell expects the chamber on Wednesday to pass an economic relief bill already approved by the House of Representatives and then work on legislation aimed at aiding small businesses giving Americans money directly and helping some industries during the coronavirus crisis | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell expects the chamber on Wednesday to pass an economic relief bill already approved by the House of Representatives and then work on legislation aimed at aiding small businesses giving Americans money directly and helping some industries during the coronavirus crisis | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-senate/senate-to-pass-coronavirus-bill-stay-to-work-on-more-aid-mcconnell-idUSKBN2152IA | 2020-03-19 |
| The House is due to return next week | Neutral | 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 |
| Households can still take the census by filling it out online at my2020census | Neutral | Field operations for the 2020 U.S. Census were suspended on Wednesday until April 1 because of the coronavirus fueling concerns the pandemic could threaten the accuracy of the tally used to determine political representation and federal aid | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-census/coronavirus-prompts-suspension-of-2020-u-s-census-field-operations-for-two-weeks-idUSKBN2153LA | 2020-03-19 |
| WASHINGTON The April 21 state visit by Spains King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia to the White House has been postponed as both countries work on their response to the coronavirus the White House said on Wednesday | Neutral | WASHINGTON The April 21 state visit by Spains King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia to the White House has been postponed as both countries work on their response to the coronavirus the White House said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-spain/state-visit-by-spanish-royal-couple-postponed-white-house-idUSKBN2151YF | 2020-03-19 |
| House Speaker Nancy Pelosis office did not immediately respond to a request for comment | Neutral | 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 |
| U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told a White House briefing on This is worse than for the airline industry | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States is expected to increase U.S. tariffs on Airbus planes by on Wednesday U.S. and European officials say dealing a further blow to U.S. airlines already hammered by sharp drops in travel due to the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-usa-trade-eu-aircraft/u-s-to-boost-tariffs-on-airbus-planes-wednesday-adding-pressure-on-airlines-idUSKBN2143MF | 2020-03-18 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate should pass legislation on Tuesday already backed by the House of Representatives to start providing some economic relief amid the ongoing coronavirus crisis U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said on Tuesday | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate should pass legislation on Tuesday already backed by the House of Representatives to start providing some economic relief amid the ongoing coronavirus crisis U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-schumer/senate-democratic-leader-urges-passage-of-coronavirus-relief-bill-idUSKBN2142R1 | 2020-03-18 |
| A White House adviser said the United States could pump billion or more into the economy to minimize economic damage | Negative | Coronavirus fears led to a historic drop in U.S. stocks shut borders and disrupted daily life around the world as governments took increasingly drastic measures to try to reduce the severity of the global outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus/coronavirus-causes-historic-market-drop-global-scramble-to-contain-invisible-enemy-idUSKBN2130EQ | 2020-03-17 |
| A U.S. House bill that includes small business loans and food security assistance was being held up on Monday on a technicality | Positive | WASHINGTON The United States and other rich countries need to start spending their way out of the coronavirus crisis White House advisers the International Monetary Fund and business groups said Monday amid growing market panic about the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-stimulus/airline-bailouts-cash-handouts-debate-deepens-on-inoculating-economy-against-coronavirus-idUSKBN2133D6 | 2020-03-17 |
| The House bill doesnt go far enough and it doesnt go fast Cotton a conservative said in remarks on the Senate floor | 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 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives passed a multibillion dollar aid package early on Saturday that aims to limit the economic damage from the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives passed a multibillion dollar aid package early on Saturday that aims to limit the economic damage from the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress-expla/explainer-whats-in-the-u-s-coronavirus-aid-bill-idUSKBN2132YH | 2020-03-17 |
| 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 | 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 |
| An aide to House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer said the House was now scheduled to return from a recess on March 24 a day later than originally planned | 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 |
| SAO PAULO Brazilian House Speaker Rodrigo Maia on Monday said lawmakers will seek to reach a consensus on measures proposed by the government to fight the coronavirus outbreak in the country | Negative | SAO PAULO Brazilian House Speaker Rodrigo Maia on Monday said lawmakers will seek to reach a consensus on measures proposed by the government to fight the coronavirus outbreak in the country | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil-maia/brazil-congress-to-seek-consensus-on-coronavirus-measures-idUSKBN2132GT | 2020-03-17 |
| White House coronavirus coordinator Debbie Birx said the behavior of the generation was especially key | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump urged Americans on Monday to halt most social activities for 15 days and not congregate in groups larger than 10 people in a newly aggressive effort to reduce the spread of the coronavirus in the United States | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-guidelines/trump-urges-u-s-to-halt-most-social-activity-in-virus-fight-warns-of-recession-idUSKBN2133GT | 2020-03-17 |
| The Senate had been due to begin voting on Monday evening on a bill passed in the House of Representatives last week that would have reauthorized and reformed the program | 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 |
| A Chinese official on Monday warned that a push by the White House to reduce U.S. dependence on foreign medicines in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak was neither realistic nor wise | Negative | A Chinese official on Monday warned that a push by the White House to reduce U.S. dependence on foreign medicines in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak was neither realistic nor wise | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-supplychain/chinese-official-warns-against-u-s-effort-to-limit-foreign-medicine-supplies-idUSKBN2132P0 | 2020-03-17 |
| 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 | 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 Major U.S. airlines sought a government bailout of more than billion as the White House is urgently drafting a financial assistance package in the wake of the steep falloff in U.S. travel demand sparked by the coronavirus pandemic | Negative | WASHINGTON Major U.S. airlines sought a government bailout of more than billion as the White House is urgently drafting a financial assistance package in the wake of the steep falloff in U.S. travel demand sparked by the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-aviation/u-s-airlines-seek-50-billion-coronavirus-bailout-to-avoid-collapse-idUSKBN2132V5 | 2020-03-17 |
| Eric Ueland the White House legislative liaison said congressional action on the next coronavirus stimulus package needed to be fast and unimpeded by the potential price tag | 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 |
| WASHINGTON The White House on Sunday urged Americans against as thousands flocked to supermarkets to stock up on essentials saying U.S. supply chains were strong and federal and local leaders were working together to ensure food supplies are available | Positive | WASHINGTON The White House on Sunday urged Americans against as thousands flocked to supermarkets to stock up on essentials saying U.S. supply chains were strong and federal and local leaders were working together to ensure food supplies are available | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-groceries/white-house-urges-against-hoarding-as-trump-talks-to-grocery-store-executives-idUSKBN21215O | 2020-03-16 |
| 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 | 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 |
| The White House appealed to Americans not to hoard as the coronavirus spreads reassuring them that grocery supply chains were strong | Positive | 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 |
| A White House spokesman said the new measure applied to people who would be in close proximity of Pence and President Donald Trump | Neutral | WASHINGTON Signaling a new stage in prevention measures to protect U.S. leaders from the coronavirus the White House on Saturday instituted a new policy of checking the temperatures of journalists in the White House briefing room | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-whitehouse/white-house-checks-temperatures-of-journalists-ahead-of-pence-briefing-idUSKBN2110U6 | 2020-03-15 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said that he is attending White House meetings on Saturday on the COVID19 outbreak caused by the coronavirus and would issue a full report later | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said that he is attending White House meetings on Saturday on the COVID19 outbreak caused by the coronavirus and would issue a full report later | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump/trump-says-hes-attending-meetings-on-covid-19-at-white-house-idUSKBN2110OP | 2020-03-15 |
| Tourist visits to the U.S. Capitol complex home to the House of Representatives and Senate were suspended after a Senate staffer tested positive for the new coronavirus | Negative | OMB Congress Supreme Court Treasury FCC closing | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/health-coronavirus-usa-government/update-1-u-s-federal-agencies-take-different-paths-on-coronavirus-idUSL1N2B52Z2 | 2020-03-14 |
| This is exactly the type of situation the White House for Disease and other public health authorities urge us to the judges union said in a letter to Justice Department | Negative | The coronavirus pandemic has begun to impact the U.S. court system halting civil and criminal jury trials in highprofile venues such as Manhattans federal court and delaying a billion trial against Elon Musk that was slated to begin Monday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-courts/from-1-billion-musk-trial-to-jury-duty-being-put-on-hold-coronavirus-hits-u-s-courts-idUSKBN21038K | 2020-03-14 |
| The U.S. House of Representatives was expected to vote later Friday on the economic package after negotiators worked through the night | Positive | 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 |
| Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi said a deal with the Trump administration on a coronavirus aid package had been struck and would soon be passed by lawmakers | Negative | CHICAGO As President Donald Trump declared a national emergency the coronavirus pandemic pushed Los Angeles and Chicago to suspend classes delayed two of the countrys bestknown sporting events and triggered a run on food supplies at some grocery stores | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/thousands-of-u-s-schools-suspend-classes-as-trump-declares-coronavirus-emergency-idUSKBN2102QT | 2020-03-14 |
| In announcing the emergency declaration at a White House briefing Trump said the federal government was partnering with the private sector to accelerate production of test kits | Neutral | CHICAGO As President Donald Trump declared a national emergency the coronavirus pandemic pushed Los Angeles and Chicago to suspend classes delayed two of the countrys bestknown sporting events and triggered a run on food supplies at some grocery stores | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/thousands-of-u-s-schools-suspend-classes-as-trump-declares-coronavirus-emergency-idUSKBN2102QT | 2020-03-14 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a coronavirus aid package early on Saturday that would provide free testing and paid sick leave in a bid to limit the economic damage from a pandemic that has shuttered schools sports arenas and offices | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a coronavirus aid package early on Saturday that would provide free testing and paid sick leave in a bid to limit the economic damage from a pandemic that has shuttered schools sports arenas and offices | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/u-s-house-passes-coronavirus-bill-funding-free-tests-sick-leave-idUSKBN2101VL | 2020-03-14 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. lawmakers and the White House neared agreement on a coronavirus economic aid package House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday adding she hoped to announce a deal on Friday | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. lawmakers and the White House neared agreement on a coronavirus economic aid package House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday adding she hoped to announce a deal on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/u-s-lawmakers-near-deal-with-white-house-on-coronavirus-aid-bill-idUSKBN20Z2TD | 2020-03-13 |
| U.S. airports told the White House they expected to lose at least | Negative | Airlines on Thursday appealed for urgent government financial support as U.S. carriers rushed to cut flights to Europe in the wake of new U.S. travel restrictions aimed at combating the coronavirus outbreak while United Airlines warned of U.S. travel disruption as the virus spreads domestically | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-airlines/global-airlines-call-for-government-aid-and-united-warns-of-cuts-to-u-s-routes-idUSKBN20Z0FJ | 2020-03-13 |
| U.S. lawmakers and the White House neared agreement on a coronavirus economic aid package with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi saying she hoped to announce a deal on Friday | Positive | Governments and central banks readied more emergency measures to tackle the economic impact of the coronavirus on Friday helping financial markets pare some of their steep losses while more major events were canceled or postponed | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-health-coronavirus/policymakers-ramp-up-support-as-coronavirus-fears-shred-markets-idUSKBN2100CH | 2020-03-13 |
| A House Republican aide said Republicans were not opposed to free testing but that some technical aspects of the legislation needed to be fixed | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. lawmakers and the White House neared agreement on a coronavirus economic aid package House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday adding she hoped to announce a deal on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/u-s-lawmakers-near-deal-with-white-house-on-coronavirus-aid-bill-idUSKBN20Z2TD | 2020-03-13 |
| Trump told reporters at the White House it was not fully determined it was and declined to say what the United States might do | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump has authorized the U.S. military to respond to Wednesdays rocket attack in Iraq that killed two American troops and a British service member the Pentagon said on Thursday blaming Iranbacked militia | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-usa-iran/trump-authorizes-military-to-respond-after-deadly-attack-blamed-on-iran-backed-militia-idUSKBN20Z251 | 2020-03-13 |
| As a result even if the House passes a deal on Friday it is not expected to be considered by the Senate until next week | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. lawmakers and the White House neared agreement on a coronavirus economic aid package House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday adding she hoped to announce a deal on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/u-s-lawmakers-near-deal-with-white-house-on-coronavirus-aid-bill-idUSKBN20Z2TD | 2020-03-13 |
| The White House said the reforms will help protect our nations vital communications network and also ensures the United States reaches its 5G potential | Positive | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump signed legislation on Thursday to bar telecom carriers from using U.S. subsidies to purchase network equipment from Huawei Technologies ZTE Corp | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-huawei-tech-china-usa/trump-signs-law-to-prevent-u-s-rural-telecom-carriers-from-using-huawei-network-equipment-idUSKBN20Z375 | 2020-03-13 |
| WHITE HOUSE Tours of the White House were suspended | Negative | Concerns over the spread of the coronavirus pandemic in the United States forced cancellations closings and postponements throughout sports entertainment and education on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-cancellation-postp/factbox-u-s-coronavirus-cancellations-closings-and-postponements-idUSKBN2100AO | 2020-03-13 |
| 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 | Negative | 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 |
| It appears that over in the House leftwing political messaging may have taken priority over the needs of our Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell said | Neutral | 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 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi told reporters on Thursday that lawmakers and the White House have neared agreement on a legislative response to the coronavirus outbreak and said she hopes to make an announcement on Friday | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi told reporters on Thursday that lawmakers and the White House have neared agreement on a legislative response to the coronavirus outbreak and said she hopes to make an announcement on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-legislation/lawmakers-white-house-near-agreement-on-coronavirus-response-legislation-pelosi-idUSKBN210035 | 2020-03-13 |
| White House spokeswoman Stephanie Grisham said Trump and Vice President Mike Pence had almost no with the Brazilian official and that they do not require being tested at this time | Neutral | U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said he was not concerned about the possibility of being exposed to the coronavirus after dining last week with a Brazilian government official who has since tested positive for the disease | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-trump-brazil/trump-met-brazilian-official-with-coronavirus-but-says-not-concerned-idUSKBN20Z2T7 | 2020-03-13 |
| 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 | Neutral | 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 |
| Both the Senate panel and the House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee held hearings on Wednesday to mark nine years since the start of the civil war in Syria | 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 |
| The Senate passed the war poweres resolution last month so approval sends it to the White House where Trump has promised a veto | Positive | The Senate passed the war poweres resolution last month so approval sends it to the White House where Trump has promised a veto | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-congress/u-s-house-votes-to-limit-iran-warmaking-ability-heads-to-veto-fight-idUSKBN20Y3IB | 2020-03-12 |
| The market concern was compounded by a Reuters report that the White House had ordered federal health officials to treat toplevel coronavirus meetings as classified | 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 |
| WASHINGTON March 11 White House officials met Wednesday with U.S. technology industry officials to discuss techrelated response efforts to the coronavirus outbreak and ways for government to collaborate with the private sector | Positive | WASHINGTON March 11 White House officials met Wednesday with U.S. technology industry officials to discuss techrelated response efforts to the coronavirus outbreak and ways for government to collaborate with the private sector | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-usa-tech/white-house-tech-industry-meet-to-discuss-coronavirus-response-idUSL1N2B41E3 | 2020-03-12 |
| Representative Adam Schiff chairman of the House Intelligence Committee said the bill provides greater transparency and increased oversight of the system without compromising counterterrorism efforts | Neutral | 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 |
| The House hearing focused on the crisis in Syrias northwest Idlib region which has seen escalating clashes involving Turkey and Russia | 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 |
| But he was forced to backpedal after the White House made clear it wanted a U.S.Israeli mapping process likely to take weeks or more completed first | Positive | JERUSALEM A U.S. envoy warned Israel on Sunday not to declare sovereignty over West Bank land without Washingtons consent pushing back against calls for immediate action by ultranationalists within Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahus coalition | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/artshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-israel-palestinians-usa/u-s-warns-israel-against-unilateral-west-bank-moves-idUSKBN2030AA | 2020-03-12 |
| WASHINGTON The White House has ordered federal health officials to treat toplevel coronavirus meetings as classified an unusual step that has restricted information and hampered the U.S. governments response to the contagion according to four Trump administration officials | Negative | WASHINGTON The White House has ordered federal health officials to treat toplevel coronavirus meetings as classified an unusual step that has restricted information and hampered the U.S. governments response to the contagion according to four Trump administration officials | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-secrecy-exclusive/exclusive-white-house-told-federal-health-agency-to-classify-coronavirus-deliberations-sources-idUSKBN20Y2LM | 2020-03-12 |
| After a White House meeting with U.S. banking industry leaders Trump said he would also address economics and healthcare in the remarks at around 8 p | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said he would address travel restrictions to Europe in a statement later on Wednesday hinting that decisions have been made involving Asia and Europe amid a fastmoving global coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-travel/trump-to-address-travel-restrictions-says-china-healing-europe-in-trouble-idUSKBN20Y38S | 2020-03-12 |
| If passed by the House and Senate and approved by Trump the Houses bill would result in of dollars of federal funds being dispensed House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer said | 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 |
| It seemed to be a tool for the White House for the NSC to keep participation in these meetings the official said | Neutral | WASHINGTON The White House has ordered federal health officials to treat toplevel coronavirus meetings as classified an unusual step that has restricted information and hampered the U.S. governments response to the contagion according to four Trump administration officials | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-secrecy-exclusive/exclusive-white-house-told-federal-health-agency-to-classify-coronavirus-deliberations-sources-idUSKBN20Y2LM | 2020-03-12 |
| WASHINGTON White House officials met Wednesday with U.S. technology industry officials to discuss techrelated response efforts to combat the coronavirus outbreak and ways for government to collaborate with the private sector | Negative | WASHINGTON White House officials met Wednesday with U.S. technology industry officials to discuss techrelated response efforts to combat the coronavirus outbreak and ways for government to collaborate with the private sector | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-tech/white-house-tech-industry-meet-to-discuss-coronavirus-response-idUSKBN20Y2QC | 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 |
| On Tuesday The White House and Congress negotiated over measures to bolster the U.S. economy and Americans paychecks against the outbreaks impact prompting a rebound in hardhit stock markets | Positive | WASHINGTON White House officials met Wednesday with U.S. technology industry officials to discuss techrelated response efforts to combat the coronavirus outbreak and ways for government to collaborate with the private sector | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-tech/white-house-tech-industry-meet-to-discuss-coronavirus-response-idUSKBN20Y2QC | 2020-03-12 |
| After the House stood in recess for much of the first half of October 1918 congressional leaders had difficulty getting enough lawmakers to return to Washington to make a quorum | 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 |
| Given that the market is pricing in some fiscal response the White House needs more than a symbolic measure some experts say | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said he will ask Congress for a payroll tax cut and other very stimulus moves on Tuesday to ease the economic pain of the coronavirus but the details remain unclear | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-business-analysis/trumps-coronavirus-stimulus-is-still-evolving-heres-what-it-should-include-experts-say-idUSKBN20X2CC | 2020-03-11 |
| Until last week the White Houses position was that the Federal Reserve and lawmakers would take the lead on the economic coronavirus response an economist advising the White House said | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said he will ask Congress for a payroll tax cut and other very stimulus moves on Tuesday to ease the economic pain of the coronavirus but the details remain unclear | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-business-analysis/trumps-coronavirus-stimulus-is-still-evolving-heres-what-it-should-include-experts-say-idUSKBN20X2CC | 2020-03-11 |
| House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Monday that a package being put together by Democrats was being analyzed by Congresss budget office | Positive | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump met with fellow Republicans in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday to discuss a fiscal stimulus plan to bolster the nations economy in the face of the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-stimulus-factb/factbox-u-s-coronavirus-stimulus-according-to-trump-republicans-and-democrats-idUSKBN20X3BN | 2020-03-11 |
| WASHINGTON The White House will meet large technology companies on Wednesday to coordinate efforts over the coronavirus outbreak seeking to control a contagious respiratory illness that has infected almost 1000 people in the United States and more than 100000 globally | Negative | WASHINGTON The White House will meet large technology companies on Wednesday to coordinate efforts over the coronavirus outbreak seeking to control a contagious respiratory illness that has infected almost 1000 people in the United States and more than 100000 globally | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-technology/white-house-to-meet-large-tech-companies-to-discuss-ways-to-control-coronavirus-outbreak-idUSKBN20X3CH | 2020-03-11 |
| 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 | 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 |
| The White House has called for legislation that | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump has sent for drug pricing reform to lawmakers White House spokeswoman Stephanie Grisham said in a statement on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-pharmaceuticals/white-house-says-has-sent-principles-for-drug-pricing-reform-to-congress-idUSKBN20X3A2 | 2020-03-11 |
| White House officials are meeting members from the airline financial and healthcare industries to discuss ways to contain the impact from the spread of the virus | Positive | WASHINGTON The White House will meet large technology companies on Wednesday to coordinate efforts over the coronavirus outbreak seeking to control a contagious respiratory illness that has infected almost 1000 people in the United States and more than 100000 globally | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-technology/white-house-to-meet-large-tech-companies-to-discuss-ways-to-control-coronavirus-outbreak-idUSKBN20X3CH | 2020-03-11 |
| White House officials have also said the administration could undertake executive action to help small businesses and workers including those who do not receive paid sick leave | 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 |
| Howells ruling also was important in that it validated the legality of the House impeachment inquiry at a time when Republicans were arguing it was illegitimate | Negative | WASHINGTON A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday dealt a setback to President Donald Trumps administration ruling that the Justice Department must provide a Democraticled congressional panel grand jury material redacted from former Special Counsel Robert Muellers report on Russian interference in the 2016 election | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-trump-russia-ruling/in-setback-for-trump-court-says-house-panel-can-get-russia-report-material-idUSKBN20X2FU | 2020-03-11 |
| The White House and Congress on Tuesday negotiated over measures to bolster the U.S. economy and Americans paychecks against the outbreaks impact prompting a rebound in hardhit stock markets | Positive | WASHINGTON The White House will meet large technology companies on Wednesday to coordinate efforts over the coronavirus outbreak seeking to control a contagious respiratory illness that has infected almost 1000 people in the United States and more than 100000 globally | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-technology/white-house-to-meet-large-tech-companies-to-discuss-ways-to-control-coronavirus-outbreak-idUSKBN20X3CH | 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 |
| On its website Live House Arc said it was cancelling all of its events for the remainder of the month | Negative | TOKYO A handful of small music clubs in Japans western city of Osaka have emerged as a major transmission ground for the coronavirus showing the difficulty of stemming the outbreak even as authorities have focused on reining in large gatherings | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-music/japans-live-music-clubs-emerge-as-new-coronavirus-transmission-sites-idUSKBN20X0WU | 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 |
| The White House did not respond to a request for comment | Neutral | WEST PALM BEACH Fla | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-numbers-anal/trumps-focus-on-coronavirus-numbers-could-backfire-health-experts-say-idUSKBN20W16E | 2020-03-10 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump has not been tested for the coronavirus the White House said on Monday though at least two lawmakers with whom he has recently come into contact have announced they were selfquarantining after attending a conference with a person who had tested positive for the virus | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump has not been tested for the coronavirus the White House said on Monday though at least two lawmakers with whom he has recently come into contact have announced they were selfquarantining after attending a conference with a person who had tested positive for the virus | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-testing/trump-has-not-been-tested-for-coronavirus-white-house-idUSKBN20X06F | 2020-03-10 |
| The White House has accused Huawei of being able to spy on customers and maintaining close ties to the Chinese government allegations Huawei denies | Negative | WASHINGTON A senior U.S. envoy on Monday pressed Canada about Ottawas forthcoming decision on whether to allow Chinas Huawei Technologies to take part in its 5G network a move Washington opposes officials said | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-huawei-canada/top-u-s-envoy-presses-canada-over-huawei-role-in-5g-network-officials-idUSKBN20W31Z | 2020-03-10 |
| The White House defended his approach saying Trump sees his role as boosting morale and giving people confidence that the crisis will recede | Neutral | WEST PALM BEACH Fla | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-numbers-anal/trumps-focus-on-coronavirus-numbers-could-backfire-health-experts-say-idUSKBN20W16E | 2020-03-10 |
| WASHINGTON President Donald Trump said on Monday the White House will discuss with Congress on Tuesday possibly cutting payroll taxes to support the economy as it deals with the coronavirus outbreak | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump said on Monday the White House will discuss with Congress on Tuesday possibly cutting payroll taxes to support the economy as it deals with the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-trump/trump-plans-to-discuss-payroll-tax-cut-with-congress-idUSKBN20W33S | 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 |
| The White House late Monday said that Trump had not received the coronavirus test | Positive | 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 |
| The two were set to testify at a House Financial Services Committee hearing on Wednesday where the committee Chairwoman Maxine Waters said she would call for their resignations | Negative | Wells Fargo Co said on Monday two directors including Chairwoman Elizabeth Duke have resigned effective from March 8 days before they were set to appear before the U.S. Congress as part of an investigation into banks sales practices | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-wells-fargo-board/wells-fargo-directors-step-down-days-before-grilling-by-u-s-congress-idUSKBN20W183 | 2020-03-10 |
| Hoffman said Defense Secretary Mark Esper and the White House had been briefed | Neutral | WASHINGTON A U.S. Marine in the Washington D.C.area who recently returned from official travel overseas has tested positive for the coronavirus the Pentagon said on Saturday in what would be the third confirmed case among U.S. servicemembers and the first in the United States | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-pentagon/u-s-marine-in-dc-area-contracts-coronavirus-pentagon-says-idUSKBN20V00Z | 2020-03-08 |
| President Donald Trump parted ways on Friday with acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney and replaced him with conservative lawmaker and close ally Mark Meadows who was a strong Trump defender during the Democratic impeachment drive | Negative | PALM BEACH Fla | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-staff/trump-abruptly-replaces-acting-chief-of-staff-mulvaney-with-north-carolina-lawmaker-idUSKBN20U020 | 2020-03-07 |
| Earlier at the White House Trump called for another Fed rate cut to eliminate a competitive for the United States compared to Europe and China | Negative | WASHINGTON The Trump administration is weighing tax relief for airline cruise and travel industries to help such companies cope with a growing coronavirus outbreak that has dried up bookings a source familiar with the plan said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-stimulus/white-house-considers-tax-relief-for-airlines-travel-firms-amid-coronavirus-idUSKBN20T226 | 2020-03-07 |
| Representative Meadows takes over as the White House struggles to advance a consistent message about the coronavirus crisis and as Trump goes into a bruising reelection contest | Negative | PALM BEACH Fla | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-staff/trump-abruptly-replaces-acting-chief-of-staff-mulvaney-with-north-carolina-lawmaker-idUSKBN20U020 | 2020-03-07 |
| During a press conference at the White House on Friday evening Pence said elderly people should use common sense and when planning a trip on a cruise ship | Positive | 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 |
| Senior State Department officials had argued against cancelling Chevrons license for now but the White House has backed the idea of taking action one of the sources told Reuters | Neutral | Venezuelas oil exports have dropped by onethird since then but more than a year on Maduro remains in power backed by Venezuelas military as well as Russia China and Cuba | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-venezuela-oil-chevron-exclusive/exclusive-u-s-discussing-non-renewal-of-chevrons-venezuela-waiver-moves-to-cut-oil-trade-sources-idUSKBN20T30X | 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 |
| House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi accused Trump on Thursday of spreading misinformation about coronavirus death rate saying the reality is in the public domain | 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 |
| A U.S. House investigative report into two fatal Lion Air and Ethiopian Airlines crashes on a Boeing 737 MAX faulted the Federal Aviation Administrations approval of the plane and Boeings design failures saying the flights were doomed | Negative | A U.S. House investigative report into two fatal Lion Air and Ethiopian Airlines crashes on a Boeing 737 MAX faulted the Federal Aviation Administrations approval of the plane and Boeings design failures saying the flights were doomed | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-boeing-737max/u-s-lawmakers-fault-faa-boeing-for-deadly-737-max-crashes-idUSKBN20T2EL | 2020-03-07 |
| 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 | Negative | 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 |
| The White House and the Treasury did not respond to a request for comment | Neutral | Shares in German chipmaker Infineon Technologies | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-cypress-semicond-m-a-infineon-technol/infineon-shares-fall-up-to-5-on-report-u-s-officials-oppose-cypress-deal-idUSKBN20T040 | 2020-03-07 |
| The meeting comes roughly one year after Trump hosted Bolsonaro who shares his brand of conservative populist politics at the White House where they had an easy rapport | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump will meet with Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro in Florida on Saturday to discuss trade infrastructure Venezuela and the Middle East the White House said in a statement on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-politics-usa/trump-brazils-bolsonaro-to-meet-on-saturday-white-house-says-idUSKBN20T211 | 2020-03-07 |
| The White House the Treasury and Infineon did not respond to a request for comment | Neutral | U.S. national security officials have recommended that President Donald Trump block German chipmaker Infineon Technologies AGs | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-cypress-semicond-m-a-infineon-technol/u-s-officials-ask-trump-to-block-infineons-cypress-deal-bloomberg-news-idUSKBN20T040 | 2020-03-06 |
| Last week White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said a meeting between the two leaders was a although the Brazilian government has kept the possible encounter confidential | Positive | BRASILIA Brazils rightwing President Jair Bolsonaro is preparing to meet U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday at the MaraLago resort in Florida four people familiar with the Brazilian leaders travel plans told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-politics-usa/brazils-bolsonaro-to-meet-trump-on-saturday-sources-idUSKBN20S2VC | 2020-03-06 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives will vote on Wednesday on legislation to provide | Neutral | WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives will vote on Wednesday on legislation to provide | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-congress-hoyer/u-s-house-to-vote-on-coronavirus-funding-on-wednesday-idUSKBN20R300 | 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 |
| With the White House backing the effort congressional leaders worked to win fast passage so that President Donald Trump could potentially sign it into law this week | Positive | 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 |
| 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 |
| The White House said Trump would visit the devastated areas on Friday | Negative | NASHVILLE A string of tornadoes tore through Nashville Tennessee and surrounding counties early on Tuesday killing at least 25 people leaving others missing and reducing neighborhoods to rubble as voters across the state cast ballots in the Super Tuesday presidential primary | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-weather-tennessee/tornadoes-kill-at-least-25-in-tennessee-on-super-tuesday-crews-search-for-missing-idUSKBN20Q2C6 | 2020-03-04 |
| Last Friday House lawmakers were advised to develop alternative work arrangements for aides if the virus becomes widespread | Positive | 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 |
| On the Republican side longtime U.S. House member Kay Granger is facing a challenger who contends she has insufficient conservative credentials | Negative | 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 |
| 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 |
| MJ Hegar a female Air Force veteran who made an unsuccessful bid for the U.S. House in 2018 was originally seen as the Democratic favorite | 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 |
| House freshman Gil Cisneros of California said Bidens huge support from AfricanAmerican voters in his South Carolina win was a big factor in his decision to endorse | 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 |
| Leaders in the House of Representatives and Senate hoped to resolve the dispute and approve the emergency legislation by the end of this week | 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 |
| Houses and vehicles were set ablaze by the gunmen in the Kaduna state attack | Negative | KADUNA Nigeria An armed gang killed at least 50 people in attacks on villages in the northern Nigerian state of Kaduna on Sunday Kadunas governor said on Monday on a visit to the affected communities | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-nigeria-security/gunmen-kill-at-least-50-in-northern-nigeria-state-of-kaduna-idUSKBN20P2JB | 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 |
| 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 |
| Asked at a White House press briefing if he was considering closing the U.S.Mexico border Trump Yes we are thinking about the southern border | Neutral | WASHINGTON The United States is considering shutting the countrys southern border with Mexico to control the spread of the new coronavirus President Donald Trump said on Saturday as his administration announced new limits on travelers who have visited Iran and recommended against travel to hardhit areas of Italy and South Korea | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-usa-mexico-exclusive/trump-says-u-s-considering-restrictions-at-mexican-border-over-coronavirus-idUSKBN20N0WP | 2020-03-01 |
| The SamoanAmerican congresswoman from Hawaii is the first Hindu to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives and has centered her campaign on her antiwar stance | Neutral | 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 |
| The White House has played down the crisis and described the high level of news coverage as a ploy to hurt President Donald Trumps efforts to secure a second term | Negative | NEW YORK World stock markets should fall further on Monday after a record contraction in Chinas manufacturing and service sectors because of the coronavirus outbreak illustrating the massive potential economic impacts of the epidemic for the rest of the globe | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-china-health-usa-stocks/china-data-portends-more-punishment-for-bruised-stock-markets-idUSKBN20N0D3 | 2020-03-01 |
| House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said the president was ignoring many serious outstanding about Ratcliffe and that intelligence should never be guided by partisanship or politics | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump said on Friday he again was tapping Republican Representative John Ratcliffe to be the nations top spy a loyalist whose first nomination he dropped last year amid questions about a lack of experience and possible resume embellishment | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-intelligence/trump-again-nominates-congressman-ratcliffe-as-his-intelligence-director-idUSKCN20M3BU | 2020-02-29 |
| The White Houses top economic adviser Larry Kudlow told reporters the U.S. economy was and said the Trump administration was not planning to take any policy actions at this time | 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 |
| In Washington House members were advised to establish plans for alternative work arrangements in case the coronavirus becomes widespread in the country SergeantatArms Paul Irving wrote to lawmakers | Positive | 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 White House Acting Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney on Friday played down the deadly coronavirus that has caused U.S. stock markets to plummet telling top conservatives that walltowall news coverage of the disease is a ploy to hurt his boss President Donald Trump | Negative | WASHINGTON White House Acting Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney on Friday played down the deadly coronavirus that has caused U.S. stock markets to plummet telling top conservatives that walltowall news coverage of the disease is a ploy to hurt his boss President Donald Trump | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-conservatives/mulvaney-alleges-u-s-media-is-focusing-on-coronavirus-to-hurt-trump-advises-turning-off-tv-idUSKCN20M2N9 | 2020-02-29 |
| The White House is seeking | 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 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 |
| 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 |
| Testifying before the House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee Pompeo said Washington is watching to see whether neighboring Iran may seek to play a spoiler role in Afghanistan | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will witness the signing of a U.S.Taliban agreement on a withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan President Donald Trump said on Friday heralding an agreement that could help his reelection campaign | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-afghanistan-pompeo/pompeo-to-attend-signing-of-u-s-taliban-troop-withdrawal-pact-idUSKCN20M28Q | 2020-02-29 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives could vote on an emergency bill aimed at providing funding for the countrys coronavirus response as soon as next week a congressional source said on Friday | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives could vote on an emergency bill aimed at providing funding for the countrys coronavirus response as soon as next week a congressional source said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-usa-funding/u-s-lawmakers-may-vote-on-coronavirus-response-bill-as-soon-as-next-week-source-idUSKCN20M2LE | 2020-02-29 |
| The White House National Security Council did not respond to a request for comment | Neutral | NEW Trump administration officials have rescheduled for March 11 a critical meeting to discuss potential new U.S. restrictions on sales of technology to Huawei and China people familiar with the matter said | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-china-huawei-tech/u-s-moves-high-level-u-s-meeting-on-china-tech-possible-new-huawei-curbs-to-march-sources-idUSKCN20M3E6 | 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 |
| 5 billion the White House had requested | Neutral | WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives could vote on an emergency bill aimed at providing funding for the countrys coronavirus response as soon as next week a congressional source said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-usa-funding/u-s-lawmakers-may-vote-on-coronavirus-response-bill-as-soon-as-next-week-source-idUSKCN20M2LE | 2020-02-29 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said on Thursday the threat from coronavirus to the American public remains low and the White House has begun discussions with leaders of the U.S. Congress on a supplemental spending bill to fighting the spread of the deadly infectious disease | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said on Thursday the threat from coronavirus to the American public remains low and the White House has begun discussions with leaders of the U.S. Congress on a supplemental spending bill to fighting the spread of the deadly infectious disease | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-pence/pence-says-virus-poses-low-level-threat-in-u-s-working-with-congress-on-spending-bill-idUSKCN20L2ZC | 2020-02-28 |
| Conflicting messaging from the White House and top U.S. officials regarding the severity of the threat has only added to the uncertainty | Negative | Even as U.S. officials warn of an inevitable outbreak of coronavirus in the United States and are alerting Americans to take precautions some health agencies charged with protecting the public appear unprepared to deal with the threat | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-usa-preparedness/mixed-messages-test-delays-hamper-u-s-coronavirus-response-idUSKCN20L36Z | 2020-02-28 |
| Pence also said that he is leading the White Houses task force on addressing the deadly disease and will rely on Health Secretary Alex Azar as its chairman | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said on Thursday the threat from coronavirus to the American public remains low and the White House has begun discussions with leaders of the U.S. Congress on a supplemental spending bill to fighting the spread of the deadly infectious disease | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-pence/pence-says-virus-poses-low-level-threat-in-u-s-working-with-congress-on-spending-bill-idUSKCN20L2ZC | 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 |
| Another aide said the senators have had talks with lawmakers in the House on crafting similar legislation but did not offer a time frame | Negative | WASHINGTON The top two senators on the U.S. Senate energy committee unveiled a bipartisan energy legislation package on Thursday that would support renewable energy efficiency measures and nuclear power and aides said it should move quickly to a vote in the chamber | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-energy-senate/u-s-senators-unveil-bill-to-support-renewable-and-nuclear-power-efficiency-idUSKCN20L2Y1 | 2020-02-28 |
| While it might be approved in the House the bill looks unlikely to be passed in the Senate controlled by Trumps Republicans | 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 |
| 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 |
| CDC Director Robert Redfield testified at a House subcommittee on Thursday that he would ask ordinary Americans not to buy N95 masks at this time | 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 |
| The U.S. House of Representatives Intelligence Committee has received a briefing on the virus from the spy agencies | Negative | 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 |
| A White House official confirmed that the administration was exploring the use of the law to spur manufacturing of protective gear | Positive | NEW U.S. stocks plummeted on Thursday as fears about the effect of the coronavirus outbreak on economic growth flared even as U.S. officials pledged that they were stepping up efforts to safeguard Americans from the virus spread | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-usa/stocks-plunge-on-coronavirus-fears-even-as-u-s-ramps-up-fight-against-spread-idUSKCN20L2O3 | 2020-02-28 |
| 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 |
| He told reporters at the White House that fears of the coronavirus had hurt the stock markets | 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 |
| Asked about the suit at a White House news conference Trump said the Times had got a lot wrong over the last number of years | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday more lawsuits would be filed against the New York Times after his reelection campaign said it was filing a libel suit over what it said was 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/uk-usa-election-trump-lawsuits/trump-promises-more-lawsuits-against-new-york-times-idUSKCN20L01Z | 2020-02-27 |
| At a White House briefing Trump defended his administrations handling of the crisis and said health experts were ready willing and to move quickly if the virus spreads | 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 |
| Asked about the suit at a White House news conference later on Wednesday Trump said the New York Times had got a lot wrong over the last number of years | 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 |
| 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 |
| She said the House would put forward a funding package with transparency and accountability that fully addresses the scale and seriousness of this public health crisis | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| LONDON Julian Assange tried to contact Hillary Clinton and the White House when he realised that unredacted U.S. diplomatic cables given to WikiLeaks were about to be dumped on the internet his lawyer told his London extradition hearing on Tuesday | Negative | LONDON Julian Assange tried to contact Hillary Clinton and the White House when he realised that unredacted U.S. diplomatic cables given to WikiLeaks were about to be dumped on the internet his lawyer told his London extradition hearing on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-assange/uk-court-told-assange-tried-to-call-white-house-hillary-clinton-over-data-dump-idUSKBN20J1W9 | 2020-02-26 |
| 5 billion to fight the virus although House Speaker Nancy Pelosi decried those funds as being insufficient | Negative | TOKYO As Japan struggles to stem the spread of a coronavirus within its borders critics are asking Wheres | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-china-health-japan-abe/wheres-abe-critics-ask-as-coronavirus-spreads-in-japan-idUSKCN20J16F | 2020-02-26 |
| The House will swiftly advance a strong strategic funding package that fully addresses the scale and seriousness of this public health Pelosi said in a statement | Neutral | 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 |
| House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said late on Monday that the supplemental funding requested by Trump is and completely inadequate to the scale of this | Neutral | 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 |
| Asked how much money the White House may ask Congress to approve Gidley I dont have an announcement on the specific amount yet but we need to combat this | Positive | WASHINGTON The United States needs funds to finance a response to the coronavirus a White House spokesman said on Monday without directly confirming reports the administration was preparing to ask Congress to approve an emergency spending package | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-china-health-usa-funding/u-s-needs-funding-to-protect-americans-from-coronavirus-white-house-idUSKCN20I1UJ | 2020-02-25 |
| Housed partly in the jails original hospital building the North Infirmary Command is not much of a respite according to people who have worked there | Negative | NEW YORK Harvey Weinsteins day began with expensive coffee and Acqua Panna mineral water at a breakfast meeting with his lawyers in a Four Seasons hotel near Manhattans criminal courts | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-people-harvey-weinstein-prison/after-a-four-seasons-breakfast-harvey-weinstein-sent-to-dank-new-york-jail-idUSKCN20I2KC | 2020-02-25 |
| The White House said more than billion would go toward developing a vaccine with other funds earmarked for therapeutics and the stockpiling of personal protective equipment such as masks | Positive | South Korea aims to test more than 200000 members of a church at the center of a surge in coronavirus cases while the United States pledged | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-china-health/south-korea-to-launch-mass-coronavirus-testing-u-s-pledges-1-billion-for-vaccine-idUSKCN20J0B4 | 2020-02-25 |
| The White House State Department and Treasury did not immediately respond to a request for comment | Neutral | 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 |
| 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 |
| WASHINGTON The United States needs funds to finance a response to the coronavirus a White House spokesman said on Monday without directly confirming reports the administration was preparing to ask Congress to approve an emergency spending package | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States needs funds to finance a response to the coronavirus a White House spokesman said on Monday without directly confirming reports the administration was preparing to ask Congress to approve an emergency spending package | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-china-health-usa-funding/u-s-needs-funding-to-protect-americans-from-coronavirus-white-house-idUSKCN20I1UJ | 2020-02-25 |
| The White House could not immediately be reached for comment | Negative | The Trump administration has backed off plans to quarantine patients from the Diamond Princess cruise ship stricken with coronavirus at a federal facility in Alabama the states governor and a U.S. senator said on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-usa-alabama/trump-administration-backs-off-sending-coronavirus-patients-to-alabama-governor-idUSKCN20I01W | 2020-02-24 |
| In 2018 when Democrats recaptured control of the U.S. House of Representatives many candidates focused on Republican efforts to repeal of the Affordable Care Act | Positive | In the days leading up to Saturdays Democratic presidential caucuses in Nevada Bernie Sanders withstood one attack after another over his Medicare for All plan both from his rivals and the states powerful hotel and casino workers union | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-healthcare/despite-attacks-sanders-medicare-for-all-boosts-early-state-triumphs-idUSKCN20H0R2 | 2020-02-24 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| The U.S. House of Representatives Financial Services Committee is scheduled to hold three hearings on Wells Fargos conduct next month | Neutral | In a statement Charles Scharf Wells Fargos new chief executive described the past conduct as reprehensible | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-wells-fargo-scandal-deal/wells-fargo-to-pay-3-billion-to-u-s-admits-pressuring-workers-in-fake-accounts-scandal-idUSKBN20F2KN | 2020-02-22 |
| The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. intelligence officials told lawmakers last week that Russia is interfering in the 2020 election campaign by aiming to cast doubt on the integrity of the vote and boost President Donald Trumps reelection a person familiar with the briefing said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-russia/u-s-intelligence-told-lawmakers-of-russian-bid-to-boost-trump-re-election-source-idUSKBN20F01B | 2020-02-21 |
| The House voted to impeach Trump for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress over the matter in December but he was acquitted by the Republicanheld Senate earlier this month | Negative | WASHINGTON A key Pentagon official said on Wednesday he would leave his post at President Donald Trumps request according to a copy of his resignation letter seen by Reuters after a battle between government agencies over a bid to crack down on exports to Chinas Huawei Technologies Co Ltd | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-pentagon-rood/key-pentagon-official-to-resign-at-trumps-request-amid-huawei-trade-spat-idUSKBN20D288 | 2020-02-20 |
| The White House and the Justice Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the Post report | Neutral | U.S. Attorney General William Barr is considering resigning over President Donald Trumps tweets about Justice Department investigations a source familiar with the situation told Reuters on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-barr/attorney-general-barr-considering-quitting-over-trump-tweets-source-idUSKBN20C2EZ | 2020-02-19 |
| Bolton said during Mondays event that the White House was still doing a prepublication review of his manuscript | Neutral | WASHINGTON John Bolton the former national security adviser to President Donald Trump raised concern on Monday about his unpublished book being by the White House and suggested he should be able to respond to the presidents tweets about him | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-bolton/bolton-says-he-hopes-book-is-not-suppressed-by-white-house-idUSKBN20C07S | 2020-02-18 |
| The White House informed Bolton in January that his book manuscript appeared to contain significant amounts of classified and could not be published in its current form | Positive | WASHINGTON John Bolton the former national security adviser to President Donald Trump raised concern on Monday about his unpublished book being by the White House and suggested he should be able to respond to the presidents tweets about him | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-bolton/bolton-says-he-hopes-book-is-not-suppressed-by-white-house-idUSKBN20C07S | 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 |
| Household spending took a further hit as a growing number of firms raised prices in time with the tax hike to pass on rising labor costs to consumers | Positive | TOKYO The widening economic fallout from the coronavirus outbreak and soft consumption are forcing the Bank of Japan to message more strongly that it is no longer inclined to chase its elusive inflation target sources familiar with its thinking say | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-economy-boj-analysis/recession-risk-forces-boj-to-row-back-on-inflation-goal-idUSKBN20C0FD | 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 |
| WASHINGTON John Bolton the former national security adviser to President Donald Trump raised concern on Monday about his unpublished book being by the White House and suggested he should be able to respond to the presidents tweets about him | Negative | WASHINGTON John Bolton the former national security adviser to President Donald Trump raised concern on Monday about his unpublished book being by the White House and suggested he should be able to respond to the presidents tweets about him | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-bolton/bolton-says-he-hopes-book-is-not-suppressed-by-white-house-idUSKBN20C07S | 2020-02-18 |
| White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said the coronavirus might knock two to threetenths of a percent off U.S. growth in the first quarter | Negative | SHANGHAI The number of new cases of a coronavirus in China fell slightly on Sunday more than three weeks after the outbreaks epicenter was locked down and a Chinese tourist died from the virus in France the first fatality in Europe | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-china-health/new-chinese-coronavirus-cases-show-slight-fall-chinese-tourist-dies-in-france-idUSKBN20A036 | 2020-02-16 |
| The White House said Trump was not bothered by Barrs remarks | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Attorney General William Barr said on Thursday that President Donald Trumps attacks on prosecutors the judge and jurors in the trial of a longtime adviser undermined the Justice Departments work adding he would not be by anyone | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-trump-russia-stone/barr-wont-be-bullied-by-trump-on-stone-case-jurors-appalled-idUSKBN20727X | 2020-02-15 |
| NEW YORK The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is seeking White House guidance on the future of its controversial biofuel waiver program after a court ruling cast doubt over its legitimacy and aims to announce a decision by early next month a source familiar with the matter said on Friday | Negative | NEW YORK The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is seeking White House guidance on the future of its controversial biofuel waiver program after a court ruling cast doubt over its legitimacy and aims to announce a decision by early next month a source familiar with the matter said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-biofuels/epa-consulting-white-house-over-biofuel-waiver-program-source-idUSKBN2082FI | 2020-02-15 |
| Wall Street climbed late in the session following a CNBC report citing sources that the White House was considering a tax incentive for Americans to buy stocks | Positive | NEW YORK Global stock markets rose slightly on Friday as investors bet on a lull in proliferation of the coronavirus while oil prices registered their first weekly gain since early January | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/stocks-edge-up-with-positive-chipmaker-forecast-oil-gains-for-the-week-idUSKBN20804H | 2020-02-15 |
| The EPA will announce a response to the courts decision by March 9 after consultations with the White House according to the source who asked not to be named | Neutral | NEW YORK The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is seeking White House guidance on the future of its controversial biofuel waiver program after a court ruling cast doubt over its legitimacy and aims to announce a decision by early next month a source familiar with the matter said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-biofuels/epa-consulting-white-house-over-biofuel-waiver-program-source-idUSKBN2082FI | 2020-02-15 |
| NEW YORK Feb 14 The 500 ended modestly higher on Friday following strong earnings from Nvidia and a report late in the session that the White House was considering a tax incentive for Americans to buy stocks | Positive | NEW YORK Feb 14 The 500 ended modestly higher on Friday following strong earnings from Nvidia and a report late in the session that the White House was considering a tax incentive for Americans to buy stocks | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/usa-stocks/us-stocks-snapshot-sp-500-posts-slim-gain-helped-by-nvidia-boost-idUSAQN025LUZ | 2020-02-15 |
| WASHINGTON President Donald Trump ordered a drone strike that killed a top Iranian military commander last month in response to past attacks the White House said in a memo released on Friday despite previous administration assertions that it was due to an imminent threat | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump ordered a drone strike that killed a top Iranian military commander last month in response to past attacks the White House said in a memo released on Friday despite previous administration assertions that it was due to an imminent threat | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-mideast-crisis-iran-report/white-house-memo-says-strike-on-iranian-commander-responded-to-past-attacks-idUSKBN2082J3 | 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 |
| 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 |
| The White House declined to comment on the report | Negative | WASHINGTON The Trump administration is considering a tax cut for middleclass Americans and making some other tax reductions permanent as part of a package it intends to propose before the November election a top White House adviser said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-tax/trump-administration-eyes-10-middle-class-tax-cut-proposal-idUSKBN208230 | 2020-02-15 |
| The House vote came after legislators in Virginia last month became the 38th state to approve the amendment clearing the threshold required to change the Constitution | Positive | 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 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 | 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 |
| Several House lawmakers including Republican leader Kevin McCarthy said carbon taxes are not needed to spur innovation | Positive | WASHINGTON A group aiming to spur climate change legislation that would tax carbon emissions stepped up efforts by issuing a blueprint on Thursday after previewing it with a group of bipartisan U.S. senators earlier this week | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-climate-tax/u-s-carbon-price-group-boosts-lobbying-in-congress-releases-plan-idUSKBN207250 | 2020-02-14 |
| WASHINGTON Hope Hicks a onetime close aide and communications director to President Donald Trump will return to the White House next month after two years away to work closely with key advisors administration officials said on Thursday | Positive | WASHINGTON Hope Hicks a onetime close aide and communications director to President Donald Trump will return to the White House next month after two years away to work closely with key advisors administration officials said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-hicks/former-trump-aide-hicks-to-return-to-white-house-as-election-nears-idUSKBN20724K | 2020-02-14 |
| The top Republican on the U.S. House Armed Services Committee Representative Mac Thornberry said the move by the Pentagon was contrary to Congresss constitutional authority | 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 |
| Justice Department officials and the White House said Trump did not influence that decision | Neutral | 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 |
| The White House declined to comment on Lius nomination or to say whether Trump would pardon Stone or Flynn | Neutral | 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 |
| 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 |
| WASHINGTON Republican members of the U.S. House of Representatives Intelligence Committee refused to attend a subcommittee hearing on technology and national security on Wednesday boycotting the panels first public hearing since the acrimonious impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump | Negative | WASHINGTON Republican members of the U.S. House of Representatives Intelligence Committee refused to attend a subcommittee hearing on technology and national security on Wednesday boycotting the panels first public hearing since the acrimonious impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-hearing/in-wake-of-impeachment-trump-allies-boycott-house-intelligence-tech-hearing-idUSKBN2062BG | 2020-02-13 |
| White House spokesman Hogan Gidley told reporters on Wednesday that he hoped Trump and Cuomo could reach some type of that maintains U.S. security | 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 |
| Trump declined to comment when asked by reporters at the White House whether he was considering issuing a pardon for Stone | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he did not intervene to ask the Justice Department to seek a shorter prison sentence for his former adviser Roger Stone but Trump said he would be allowed to do so | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-russia-stone-sentence/trump-says-he-did-not-intervene-in-justice-departments-handling-of-roger-stone-case-idUSKBN2052OU | 2020-02-12 |
| WASHINGTON A U.S. House panel on Tuesday heard from advocates of imposing stricter safeguards for selfdriving cars as part of any effort to speed the adoption of the vehicles on U.S. roads | Negative | WASHINGTON A U.S. House panel on Tuesday heard from advocates of imposing stricter safeguards for selfdriving cars as part of any effort to speed the adoption of the vehicles on U.S. roads | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-autos-autonomous-congress/u-s-lawmakers-hear-arguments-for-new-safeguards-for-self-driving-cars-idUSKBN20513F | 2020-02-12 |
| Vindman was escorted from the White House last week as was his twin brother Yevgeny who worked as a lawyer at the NSC and is also a lieutenant colonel | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday the military may consider disciplining former National Security Council aide Alexander Vindman who testified in Trumps impeachment trial and was fired by the White House along with his twin brother | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-vindman/trump-says-military-may-consider-discipline-for-ousted-aide-vindman-idUSKBN2052P6 | 2020-02-12 |
| 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 |
| The Equifax hack fits into a pattern of past Chinese cyberattacks said Michael Daniel a former White House cybersecurity coordinator because the stolen data can support other spying efforts | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States has charged four Chinese military hackers in the 2017 breach of the Equifax credit reporting agency that affected nearly 150 million American citizens Attorney General William Barr said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-justice-cyber/u-s-charges-four-chinese-military-hackers-in-2017-equifax-breach-idUSKBN2041RT | 2020-02-11 |
| 23 U.S. District Judge Alison Nathan in Manhattan refused to dismiss the lawsuit saying the White House had not shown that the board served the public interest | Negative | NEW YORK The Trump administration has quietly abandoned a wildlife advisory board that animal rights groups said was illegally stacked with politically connected donors and hunting enthusiasts and designed to promote trophy hunting | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-wildlife-lawsuit/white-house-abandons-wildlife-board-criticized-as-pro-hunting-idUSKBN20421M | 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 |
| But he was forced to backpedal after the White House made clear it wanted a U.S.Israeli mapping process likely to take weeks or more completed first | Negative | JERUSALEM A U.S. envoy warned Israel on Sunday not to declare sovereignty over West Bank land without Washingtons consent pushing back against calls for immediate action by ultranationalists within Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahus coalition | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-israel-palestinians-usa/u-s-warns-israel-against-unilateral-west-bank-moves-idUSKBN2030AA | 2020-02-10 |
| The White House proposes to slash spending by | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump will propose on Monday a cut in foreign aid and slashes to social safetynet programs in his | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-budget/trump-slashes-foreign-aid-cuts-safety-net-programs-in-new-budget-proposal-idUSKBN2030PV | 2020-02-10 |
| WASHINGTON White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said on Friday a U.S. decision to impose Section national security tariffs on cars and auto parts imported from the European Union is on pause amid attempts to reach a U.S.EU trade deal | Positive | WASHINGTON White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said on Friday a U.S. decision to impose Section national security tariffs on cars and auto parts imported from the European Union is on pause amid attempts to reach a U.S.EU trade deal | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-trade-autos-kudlow/u-s-section-232-auto-decision-on-hold-for-possible-u-s-eu-trade-deal-kudlow-idUSKBN2011Y6 | 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 |
| White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said on Friday that President Donald Trumps administration does not expect the coronavirus will have a major effect on the U.S. economy | Positive | quote | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/usa-economy-mnuchin/update-1-treasurys-mnuchin-sees-u-s-gdp-growth-less-than-3-in-2020-idUSL2N2A8008 | 2020-02-08 |
| The White House and State Department did not immediately respond to requests for comment on Sondlands removal | Neutral | 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 |
| WASHINGTON The White House on Monday will propose a big jump in U.S. government spending on artificial intelligence and quantum information sciences research and development in its 2021 budget proposal two people briefed on the plan said | Positive | WASHINGTON The White House on Monday will propose a big jump in U.S. government spending on artificial intelligence and quantum information sciences research and development in its 2021 budget proposal two people briefed on the plan said | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-trump-budget-research/trump-administration-to-propose-big-jump-in-funding-for-ai-quantum-rd-sources-idUSKBN2012OK | 2020-02-08 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump met at the White House this week with opposition leader Juan Guaido who is recognized by more than 50 countries as Venezuelas legitimate president | Positive | CARACAS Russias foreign minister on Friday slammed U.S. sanctions against Venezuela during a visit to Caracas providing a public show of support for President Nicolas Maduro as Washington mulls ramping up pressure on the South American nation | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-venezuela-russia/russia-foreign-minister-slams-u-s-sanctions-during-visit-to-venezuela-idUSKBN2011KU | 2020-02-08 |
| The White House will also propose additional funding for a number of other federal agencies | Positive | WASHINGTON The White House on Monday will propose a big jump in U.S. government spending on artificial intelligence and quantum information sciences research and development in its 2021 budget proposal two people briefed on the plan said | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-trump-budget-research/trump-administration-to-propose-big-jump-in-funding-for-ai-quantum-rd-sources-idUSKBN2012OK | 2020-02-08 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Vice President Mike Pence on Friday and the top White House economic adviser dismissed an unusual suggestion from U.S. Attorney General William Barr that the United States consider taking control of two major foreign rivals of Chinabased Huawei Technologies Co Ltd | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Vice President Mike Pence on Friday and the top White House economic adviser dismissed an unusual suggestion from U.S. Attorney General William Barr that the United States consider taking control of two major foreign rivals of Chinabased Huawei Technologies Co Ltd | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-china-spying-huawei-tech/white-house-dismisses-idea-of-u-s-buying-nokia-ericsson-to-challenge-huawei-idUSKBN2012A5 | 2020-02-08 |
| The White House said last year that investment in AI is critical to creating the industries of the future like autonomous cars industrial robots algorithms for disease diagnosis and more | Neutral | WASHINGTON The White House on Monday will propose a big jump in U.S. government spending on artificial intelligence and quantum information sciences research and development in its 2021 budget proposal two people briefed on the plan said | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-trump-budget-research/trump-administration-to-propose-big-jump-in-funding-for-ai-quantum-rd-sources-idUSKBN2012OK | 2020-02-08 |
| WASHINGTON A U.S. House panel will hold a hearing Tuesday on autonomous vehicles as lawmakers try to hammer out legislation to advance selfdriving cars | Positive | WASHINGTON A U.S. House panel will hold a hearing Tuesday on autonomous vehicles as lawmakers try to hammer out legislation to advance selfdriving cars | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-autos-autonomous-congress/house-panel-to-hold-hearing-on-future-of-self-driving-cars-idUSKBN2012K2 | 2020-02-08 |
| 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 | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump celebrated his acquittal on impeachment charges with a pair of caustic freewheeling speeches on Thursday that drew on White House pomp and the solemnity of an annual prayer breakfast to underscore the fact that he remained in office | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment/trump-exults-over-acquittal-in-u-s-senate-impeachment-trial-idUSKBN2001F4 | 2020-02-07 |
| The report determined that highlevel White House meetings on the Russian operation were restricted to a small circle of senior aides excluding other key officials and subject matter experts | Negative | When the country is under threat the government has a particular responsibility to provide all relevant intelligence to the full congressional intelligence Wyden wrote | http://www.reuters.com/places/russia/article/us-usa-russia-election/senate-report-criticizes-obama-administration-handing-of-russia-election-meddling-idUSKBN20026E | 2020-02-07 |
| The aggressive position he took in the impeachment trial could have an indirect impact in the said Michael Stern a former House lawyer when it was under Republican control | Negative | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday she prays hard for President Donald Trump because he is off the in terms of the U.S. Constitution and American values | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday she prays hard for President Donald Trump because he is off the in terms of the U.S. Constitution and American values | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-pelosi/pelosi-says-she-prays-hard-for-trump-because-he-is-so-off-the-track-idUSKBN2002CV | 2020-02-07 |
| The phone call to the White House which China has accused of scaremongering over the epidemic came as its central bank vowed to step up policy support for affected sectors | Negative | Chinese President Xi Jinping assured U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday that China was doing all it can to contain a new coronavirus that has killed almost 640 people including a doctor who sounded the alarm only to be threatened by police | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-china-health/china-will-defeat-coronavirus-xi-tells-trump-as-doctors-death-sparks-outcry-idUSKBN20003J | 2020-02-07 |
| 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 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi had not planned to tear up President Donald Trumps State of the Union speech but decided to do so after she could not find a page that didnt have a lie on she told fellow Democratic lawmakers on Wednesday | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi had not planned to tear up President Donald Trumps State of the Union speech but decided to do so after she could not find a page that didnt have a lie on she told fellow Democratic lawmakers on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-speech-pelosi/u-s-speaker-pelosi-says-she-ripped-up-trump-speech-because-it-shredded-the-truth-idUSKBN1ZZ2O3 | 2020-02-06 |
| The House of Representatives abuseofpower theory rests entirely on the presidents subjective motive | Neutral | 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 |
| House Republicans said they were outraged by Pelosis act captured live on television while the president was still acknowledging applause from fellow Republicans in the House of Representatives chamber | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi had not planned to tear up President Donald Trumps State of the Union speech but decided to do so after she could not find a page that didnt have a lie on she told fellow Democratic lawmakers on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-speech-pelosi/u-s-speaker-pelosi-says-she-ripped-up-trump-speech-because-it-shredded-the-truth-idUSKBN1ZZ2O3 | 2020-02-06 |
| WASHINGTON Thirtyfour U.S. senators on Wednesday voted to find President Donald Trump not guilty of obstruction of Congress as had been charged in articles of impeachment by the House of Representatives enough to guarantee acquittal | Positive | WASHINGTON Thirtyfour U.S. senators on Wednesday voted to find President Donald Trump not guilty of obstruction of Congress as had been charged in articles of impeachment by the House of Representatives enough to guarantee acquittal | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-obstruction/enough-senators-find-trump-not-guilty-to-acquit-trump-of-second-impeachment-charge-idUSKBN1ZZ2XS | 2020-02-06 |
| The House impeachment managers acting as prosecutors in the Senate impeachment trial were seated together at the front of the Democrats section | Negative | WASHINGTON A bitter feud between U.S. President Donald Trump and top Democrat Nancy Pelosi boiled over at his State of the Union speech on Tuesday with Trump denying her a handshake and Pelosi ripping apart a copy of his remarks behind his back | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-speech/trump-pelosi-feud-erupts-during-speech-to-congress-as-impeachment-trial-nears-end-idUSKBN1ZY0JK | 2020-02-06 |
| WASHINGTON The White House welcomed the U.S. Senate vote to acquit Republican President Donald Trump on Wednesday calling the impeachment process a witch hunt | Neutral | WASHINGTON The White House welcomed the U.S. Senate vote to acquit Republican President Donald Trump on Wednesday calling the impeachment process a witch hunt | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-statement/white-house-calls-trump-impeachment-acquittal-full-vindication-and-exoneration-idUSKBN1ZZ31Z | 2020-02-06 |
| The impeachment inquiry provided a remarkable inside view of a White House effort to secure politically beneficial investigations by Ukraines government at a time when Trump is seeking reelection | Negative | WASHINGTON When it was over the impeachment of U.S. President Donald Trump produced 135 days of partisan rancor 17 witness accounts more than 28000 pages of documents and testimony and one big loose end | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-question-analys/in-trumps-impeachment-four-months-28000-pages-and-one-loose-end-idUSKBN1ZZ308 | 2020-02-06 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump snubbed U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday declining to shake her hand as he handed her a paper copy of his State of the Union speech | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump snubbed U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday declining to shake her hand as he handed her a paper copy of his State of the Union speech | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-speech-handshake/trump-spurns-pelosi-handshake-she-tears-up-his-speech-idUSKBN1ZZ0EK | 2020-02-05 |
| WASHINGTON The White Houses top economic adviser said on Tuesday that Chinas coronavirus would delay a surge in U.S. exports to China expected from the Phase 1 trade deal set to take effect later this month | Negative | WASHINGTON The White Houses top economic adviser said on Tuesday that Chinas coronavirus would delay a surge in U.S. exports to China expected from the Phase 1 trade deal set to take effect later this month | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-china-health-usa-supply/china-virus-to-delay-u-s-export-surge-from-trade-deal-white-house-adviser-idUSKBN1ZY1SD | 2020-02-05 |
| The White House also had no immediate comment | Neutral | WASHINGTON World Trade Organization Director General Roberto Azevedo said on Tuesday he would not meet with President Donald Trump during his current visit to Washington but believed U.S. officials shared a sense of urgency about reforming the global trade body | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-trade-wto-azevedo/no-meeting-with-trump-but-wto-chief-sees-u-s-sense-of-urgency-on-trade-reforms-idUSKBN1ZY2MD | 2020-02-05 |
| He also said that he told the White House before he left that the U.S. must engage with Russia on Venezuela | Positive | Former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson made a call for greater U.S. political and economic involvement in the world and said he hopes that President Donald Trump will send a message in Tuesday nights State of the Union address that would reassure the countrys allies | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-diplomacy-tillerson/former-secretary-of-state-tillerson-calls-for-trump-to-reassure-u-s-allies-idUSKBN1ZY22F | 2020-02-05 |
| Bernthal had previously worked in the White House under President Bill Clinton and for NBC News where he was an Emmy Awardwinning television producer | Positive | Facebook Inc Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg on Monday announced her engagement to the head of a consulting firm | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-facebook-sandberg-engagement/facebooks-sheryl-sandberg-gets-engaged-idUSKBN1ZX2OG | 2020-02-04 |
| They House have cheapened the awesome power of impeachment and unfortunately the country is not better for that | 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 |
| The White House said China had accepted its offer to have U.S. experts as part of a WHO mission to study and help combat the virus | Positive | HONG Hong Kong reported its first death from the newly identified coronavirus on Tuesday the second fatality outside mainland China from an outbreak that has killed over 420 people spread around the world and raised fears for global economic growth | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-china-health/hong-kong-records-first-death-from-new-coronavirus-overall-toll-over-420-idUSKBN1ZY05A | 2020-02-04 |
| The two men are among the most wealthy to run for the White House although Bloombergs personal fortune dwarfs Trumps own wealth which Forbes estimates at around billion | Positive | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| The White House in a statement touted its promotion of American ethanol including the approval of E15 a higherethanol blend of gasoline for yearround use which had been previously prohibited | 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 |
| That has not changed the White Houses plans for the speech | Negative | WASHINGTON With the timing of a final impeachment vote still up in the air President Donald Trump plans to deliver his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday and focus on a U.S. economic boom that he hopes will spur his reelection | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-speech/echoing-his-campaign-pitch-trump-will-focus-on-economic-boom-in-annual-speech-idUSKBN1ZU348 | 2020-02-02 |
| In a statement the White House said the Pentagon had determined the restrictions could put troops at a disadvantage | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump on Friday relaxed Obamaera restrictions on the U.S. militarys use of antipersonnel land mines arguing that the previous policy could put American troops at a severe disadvantage | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-usa-war-landmines/trump-eases-restrictions-on-land-mine-use-by-u-s-military-idUSKBN1ZU2GA | 2020-02-01 |
| 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 | 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 |
| With Votes in the House tomorrow Democrats want to make it harder for Presidents to defend America and stand up to as an example Iran | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives passed two pieces of legislation on Thursday seeking to rein in President Donald Trumps ability to deploy U.S. forces to fight abroad as some lawmakers fume over his failure to fully inform them about his strategy toward Iran | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-mideast-crisis-congress-iran/u-s-house-passes-measures-seeking-to-pull-war-powers-back-from-trump-idUSKBN1ZT2SD | 2020-01-31 |
| WASHINGTON 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 | Negative | 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 |
| Derrick West a 40yearold barber is skeptical of politicians but thinks maybe a woman in the White House could bring real change | Negative | 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 |
| WASHINGTON White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow on Thursday said the impact of the fastmoving coronavirus on jobs and trade between the United States and China has not been part of U.S. discussions with President Donald Trump on the outbreak | Negative | WASHINGTON White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow on Thursday said the impact of the fastmoving coronavirus on jobs and trade between the United States and China has not been part of U.S. discussions with President Donald Trump on the outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-china-health-usa-kudlow/kudlow-says-jobs-trade-not-part-of-u-s-coronavirus-briefings-idUSKBN1ZT2FO | 2020-01-31 |
| 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 | Negative | 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 |
| WASHINGTON The head of the U.S. House Judiciary panel said it might be a good idea for the House of Representatives to subpoena President Donald Trumps former national security adviser John Bolton if the Senate does not call him as an impeachment trial witness CNN reported | Positive | WASHINGTON The head of the U.S. House Judiciary panel said it might be a good idea for the House of Representatives to subpoena President Donald Trumps former national security adviser John Bolton if the Senate does not call him as an impeachment trial witness CNN reported | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-nadler/nadler-says-house-could-subpoena-bolton-if-senate-doesnt-cnn-idUSKBN1ZT2KO | 2020-01-31 |
| JERUSALEM White House senior adviser Jared Kushner said Washington wants Israel to wait until after its March 2 election before making any moves toward settlement annexation in the West Bank following the announcement of a U.S. peace plan | Positive | JERUSALEM White House senior adviser Jared Kushner said Washington wants Israel to wait until after its March 2 election before making any moves toward settlement annexation in the West Bank following the announcement of a U.S. peace plan | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-israel-palestinians-plan/kushner-says-he-hopes-israel-waits-on-sovereignty-steps-in-west-bank-idUSKBN1ZT12D | 2020-01-31 |
| Asked if he thought it would be a good idea for the House to subpoena him Nadler said That might be | Neutral | WASHINGTON The head of the U.S. House Judiciary panel said it might be a good idea for the House of Representatives to subpoena President Donald Trumps former national security adviser John Bolton if the Senate does not call him as an impeachment trial witness CNN reported | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-nadler/nadler-says-house-could-subpoena-bolton-if-senate-doesnt-cnn-idUSKBN1ZT2KO | 2020-01-31 |
| It is possible the White House could opt to take further action to bar flights to China in coming days but officials stressed that no decision has been made | Negative | Pilots and flight attendants are demanding airlines stop flights to China as health officials declare a global emergency over the rapidly spreading coronavirus with American Airlines pilots filing a lawsuit seeking an immediate halt | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-china-health-airlines/pilots-flight-attendants-demand-flights-to-china-stop-as-virus-fear-mounts-worldwide-idUSKBN1ZT33W | 2020-01-31 |
| Overnight the White House announced the formation of a presidential task force to lead the administrations response to the virus including monitoring and containing the spread of the disease | Negative | The Trump administration launched a task force with a brief to protect the United States from the fastspreading coronavirus as the country prepared to evacuate more of its citizens from the epicenter of the outbreak in Wuhan China | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-china-health-usa-wuhan/trump-launches-coronavirus-task-force-as-u-s-readies-more-wuhan-evacuations-idUSKBN1ZT103 | 2020-01-31 |
| WASHINGTON Jan 29 The White House has informed former national security adviser John Bolton that his book manuscript appeared to contain significant amounts of classified and could not be published in its current form | Positive | details from | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/usa-trump-impeachment-letter/update-1-white-house-tells-bolton-his-manuscript-contains-classified-material-cannot-be-published-idUSL1N29Y14F | 2020-01-30 |
| The manuscript was submitted to the White House for prepublication review a process that civil libertarians have said gives the government too much power to censor speech | Neutral | WASHINGTON A Democratic push to force Republicans to accept witnesses at President Donald Trumps impeachment trial in the U.S. Senate appeared to be flagging on Wednesday raising the possibility he could be acquitted as early as Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment/republicans-hopeful-senate-will-acquit-trump-in-impeachment-trial-as-early-as-friday-idUSKBN1ZS19Q | 2020-01-30 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill on Wednesday that would temporarily extend the Drug Enforcement Administrations classwide ban on all variants of the powerful synthetic drug fentanyl which has helped fuel the opioid crisis in the United States | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill on Wednesday that would temporarily extend the Drug Enforcement Administrations classwide ban on all variants of the powerful synthetic drug fentanyl which has helped fuel the opioid crisis in the United States | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-congress-drugs/u-s-house-passes-bill-to-extend-temporary-ban-on-fentanyl-look-alikes-for-15-months-idUSKBN1ZT01Z | 2020-01-30 |
| With Netanyahu still outside Israel after attending the plans presentation in Washington Bennett outlined his hardline interpretation of what the White House had offered Israel | Positive | JERUSALEM Israels hawkish defense minister called on Wednesday for Israel to establish sovereignty over nearly a third of the occupied West Bank acting on U.S. President Donald Trumps announcement of a Middle East peace plan that Palestinians branded apartheid | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-israel-palestinians-plan/citing-trump-plan-israel-defense-chief-backs-extending-sovereignty-to-west-bank-settlements-idUSKBN1ZS1P9 | 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 |
| U.S. officials said the White House had decided against suspending all flights to China for now but it could revisit the decision if events warrant | Negative | Global airlines on Wednesday suspended or scaled back more direct flights to Chinas major cities amid an increase in travel warnings and decline in demand from passengers due to a growing outbreak of coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-airlines/airlines-suspend-scale-back-direct-flights-to-china-amid-virus-fears-idUSKBN1ZS341 | 2020-01-30 |
| WASHINGTON The White House has informed former national security adviser John Bolton that his book manuscript appeared to contain significant amounts of classified and could not be published in its current form | Positive | WASHINGTON The White House has informed former national security adviser John Bolton that his book manuscript appeared to contain significant amounts of classified and could not be published in its current form | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-book/white-house-tells-bolton-his-manuscript-contains-classified-material-cannot-be-published-idUSKBN1ZS2LQ | 2020-01-30 |
| But there were no abnormalities detected especially nothing suggesting anything like a a spokesman of the Imperial Household Agency said adding that Akihitos condition will continue to be monitored | Positive | TOKYO Japans former emperor Akihito who stepped down last year has recovered after a brief loss of consciousness on Wednesday a palace spokesman said | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-japan-emperor-akihito/japans-former-emperor-akihito-recovers-from-brief-loss-of-consciousness-idUSKBN1ZT0BK | 2020-01-30 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. House Democrats on Wednesday unveiled a proposed billion infrastructure spending bill over five years that aims to rebuild sagging roads and bridges and reduce carbon pollution | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. House Democrats on Wednesday unveiled a proposed billion infrastructure spending bill over five years that aims to rebuild sagging roads and bridges and reduce carbon pollution | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-infrastructure/u-s-house-democrats-call-for-760-billion-in-infrastructure-spending-over-five-years-idUSKBN1ZS0UZ | 2020-01-30 |
| WASHINGTON 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 |
| 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 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump will sign a new North American trade agreement on Wednesday in an outdoor ceremony at the White House to be attended by about 400 guests but not the key Democrats who helped secure congressional passage of the deal | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump will sign a new North American trade agreement on Wednesday in an outdoor ceremony at the White House to be attended by about 400 guests but not the key Democrats who helped secure congressional passage of the deal | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-trade-usmca/trump-to-sign-north-american-trade-pact-at-white-house-key-democrats-not-invited-idUSKBN1ZS0I5 | 2020-01-29 |
| The officials comment followed a report by CNBC that the White House had told airline executives it was considering a suspension of U.S.China flights | Negative | WASHINGTON The White House has not asked for a suspension of flights between the United States and China over concerns about the coronavirus outbreak a senior Trump administration official said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-airlines-whitehouse/white-house-did-not-ask-for-a-suspension-of-u-s-china-flights-official-idUSKBN1ZS06K | 2020-01-29 |
| U.S. officials said the White House had decided against suspending all flights there for now but was still considering the measure | Negative | Chinas growth has helped power a global aviation boom over the last decade but as the country curtails travel in the face of a new coronavirus a slowdown could hit the industry harder than ever before | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-china-health-airlines-analysis/for-airlines-china-boom-now-exposes-them-to-risk-as-coronavirus-slams-market-idUSKBN1ZS0P9 | 2020-01-29 |
| U.S. officials said the White House was weighing whether to suspend flights to the country in a drastic measure to control the spread of the disease | Negative | BEIJING The death toll from a new coronavirus in China rose sharply to 132 on Wednesday with nearly 1500 new cases as Japan said it flew citizens out of the central city of Wuhan the epicenter of the outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-china-health-hubei-cases/china-virus-toll-passes-130-japan-evacuates-citizens-idUSKBN1ZR2VG | 2020-01-29 |
| U.S. officials said the White House was weighing whether to suspend flights to China in what would be a drastic measure to control the spread of the disease | Negative | BEIJING The United States and Japan flew citizens out of the Chinese city at the epicentre of a new virus outbreak on Wednesday as the death toll rose sharply to 132 and the first case appeared in the Middle East | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-china-health-hubei-cases/china-virus-toll-passes-130-japan-evacuates-citizens-idUSKBN1ZR2VG | 2020-01-29 |
| WASHINGTON The White House on Tuesday opted not to suspend flights from China to the United States as it discussed ways to deal with the coronavirus outbreak sources briefed on the matter told Reuters | Negative | WASHINGTON The White House on Tuesday opted not to suspend flights from China to the United States as it discussed ways to deal with the coronavirus outbreak sources briefed on the matter told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-airlines/white-house-holds-off-on-suspending-china-u-s-flights-amid-virus-outbreak-idUSKBN1ZR2XI | 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 |
| The White House Correspondents Association on Tuesday called for the State Department to reverse what it called an illconceived to bar the NPR reporter from the upcoming trip | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday praised Secretary of State Mike Pompeo for his handling of a National Public Radio reporter who Pompeo shouted at cursed and called a liar after a contentious interview | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-ukraine-pompeo-media/trump-praises-pompeo-for-doing-a-good-job-on-npr-reporter-idUSKBN1ZR2K2 | 2020-01-29 |
| Trump is also considering additional tax cuts for the middle class and White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow has said such a plan could be announced in mid2020 | 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 |
| Trump in his remarks at the White House earlier on Tuesday said that Jerusalem would remain the undivided capital of Israel | Negative | Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas called U.S. President Donald Trumps Middle East peace plan the slap of the on Tuesday as thousands of Palestinians held protests in Gaza and the West Bank | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-israel-palestinians-plan-reactions/slap-of-the-century-palestinians-reject-trump-mideast-plan-idUSKBN1ZR2BN | 2020-01-29 |
| WASHINGTON The chair of a key U.S. House Committee on consumer protection said she is exploring legislation around a federal law that exempts online platforms from legal liability for the material their users post focusing on online content posted on elections | Neutral | WASHINGTON The chair of a key U.S. House Committee on consumer protection said she is exploring legislation around a federal law that exempts online platforms from legal liability for the material their users post focusing on online content posted on elections | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-internet-regulation/chair-of-key-u-s-house-subcommittee-eyes-online-election-content-changes-idUSKBN1ZS02F | 2020-01-29 |
| WASHINGTON The White House has not asked for a suspension of flights between the United States and China over concerns about the coronavirus outbreak a senior Trump administration official said on Tuesday | Positive | WASHINGTON The White House has not asked for a suspension of flights between the United States and China over concerns about the coronavirus outbreak a senior Trump administration official said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-airlines-whitehouse/white-house-did-not-ask-for-a-suspension-of-u-s-china-flights-official-idUSKBN1ZS06K | 2020-01-29 |
| 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 his effort to pressure Ukraine to investigate Democratic presidential contender Joe Biden | Negative | 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 his effort to pressure Ukraine to investigate Democratic presidential contender Joe Biden | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-senators-factbo/factbox-key-u-s-senators-in-battle-over-trump-impeachment-trial-testimony-idUSKBN1ZQ1PR | 2020-01-28 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Republican Senator Mitt Romney said on Monday that it was increasingly at least four Republican senators would join Democrats in calling for John Bolton the former White House national security adviser to testify in the Senate impeachment trial of U.S. President Donald Trump | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Republican Senator Mitt Romney said on Monday that it was increasingly at least four Republican senators would join Democrats in calling for John Bolton the former White House national security adviser to testify in the Senate impeachment trial of U.S. President Donald Trump | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-romney/increasingly-likely-republican-senators-to-back-call-for-bolton-to-testify-romney-idUSKBN1ZQ1Q2 | 2020-01-28 |
| The House of Representatives Insider Trading Prohibition Act goes a long way toward providing that clarity though it kept a requirement for personal that should be eliminated Kim said | Positive | WASHINGTON A group of former U.S. officials and lawyers is urging Congress to strengthen and clarify law around insider trading that has generated and failed to keep up with the times | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-insidertrading-congress/task-force-pushes-u-s-lawmakers-to-strengthen-insider-trading-rules-idUSKBN1ZQ26T | 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 |
| The House impeached Trump on charges of abusing the powers of his office by asking Ukraine to investigate Biden and of obstructing a congressional inquiry into his conduct | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump told a thentop aide in August he wanted to freeze security aid to Ukraine until officials there helped with investigations into Democrats including former Vice President Joe Biden the New York Times reported on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment/trump-wanted-aid-to-ukraine-frozen-until-it-helped-on-probes-of-political-rivals-new-york-times-idUSKBN1ZP0K6 | 2020-01-28 |
| WASHINGTON Moderate U.S. Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski said on Monday she is curious about what former White House national security adviser John Bolton has to say following reports of his manuscript and it is nearly time to consider whether senators weighing evidence in the impeachment trial need additional information | Negative | WASHINGTON Moderate U.S. Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski said on Monday she is curious about what former White House national security adviser John Bolton has to say following reports of his manuscript and it is nearly time to consider whether senators weighing evidence in the impeachment trial need additional information | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-murkowski/u-s-republican-senator-murkowski-says-almost-time-to-decide-on-additional-impeachment-information-idUSKBN1ZQ22I | 2020-01-28 |
| The White House hope was that support from both Netanyahu and Gantz would provide momentum | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he will announce his longdelayed Middle East peace proposal on Tuesday and that he believes Palestinians will eventually go along with it despite their refusal to engage on the subject | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-israel-palestinians-plan/amid-palestinian-doubts-trump-to-share-mideast-peace-plan-with-israelis-idUSKBN1ZQ0B9 | 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 |
| A White House official said Trumps meeting with Gantz was and that the president enjoyed talking to him | Positive | WASHINGTON A Washington visit by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss a longawaited Middle East peace plan lent a surprise boost on Monday to his main political rival who secured a separate meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-israel-palestinians-plan-politics/trump-meeting-lends-pr-boost-to-political-rival-of-israels-netanyahu-idUSKBN1ZQ2HM | 2020-01-28 |
| The White House did not respond to a request for comment on Trumps Twitter post | 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 |
| The White House did not respond to a request for comment | Neutral | WASHINGTON Halfway through a dinner at the Trump Hotel U.S. President Donald Trump can be heard giving the order to remove the U.S ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch according to a video that surfaced on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-recording/dinner-download-tape-surfaces-of-trump-calling-for-envoys-firing-idUSKBN1ZP02J | 2020-01-27 |
| WASHINGTON Jerrold Nadler one of the U.S. House lawmakers leading efforts to remove President Donald Trump from office said on Sunday he would miss some of the Senate impeachment trial after his wife was diagnosed with cancer | Negative | WASHINGTON Jerrold Nadler one of the U.S. House lawmakers leading efforts to remove President Donald Trump from office said on Sunday he would miss some of the Senate impeachment trial after his wife was diagnosed with cancer | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-nadler/u-s-house-judiciary-head-nadler-to-miss-some-impeachment-proceedings-after-wifes-cancer-diagnosis-idUSKBN1ZP0S2 | 2020-01-27 |
| I think the prime minister and the president have a very good Mnuchin told an audience at the Chatham House think tank in London | Neutral | LONDON U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said that he was optimistic the United States and Britain soon to be out of the European Union would strike a trade deal this year and that he had discussed it with Britains finance minister on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-mnuchin/u-s-treasury-chief-mnuchin-says-optimistic-about-u-s-uk-trade-deal-idUSKBN1ZO0GJ | 2020-01-26 |
| The White House did not immediately respond to request for comment on Saturday | Neutral | WASHINGTON A U.S. war veteran group is an apology from U.S. President Donald Trump for his comments that downplayed traumatic brain injuries an official said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-usa-veterans/u-s-veteran-group-expects-trump-apology-for-brain-injury-comment-idUSKBN1ZO0SM | 2020-01-26 |
| Im quite Mnuchin said at an event held at the Chatham House think tank in London | Negative | LONDON Jan 25 U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said he was optimistic about the potential for a trade deal between the United States and Britain and there was a focus on getting it done this year | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/usa-mnuchin/u-s-treasury-secretary-says-optimistic-about-u-s-uk-trade-deal-idUSS8N27T00M | 2020-01-26 |
| Mike Purpura part of Trumps team said most of the witnesses who testified in the House inquiry that led to Trumps impeachment had never actually spoken to the president | 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 |
| Within two hours I thought that the White House counsel and their team entirely shredded the case that has been presented by the House managers | Neutral | WASHINGTON The impeachment trial of President Donald Trump in the U.S. Senate entered a new phase on Saturday as Trumps legal team began to lay out its defense on the fifth day of the proceedings | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-quotes-factbox/factbox-absolutely-nothing-wrong-quotes-from-the-fifth-day-of-trumps-impeachment-trial-idUSKBN1ZO0NZ | 2020-01-26 |
| After House Democrats presented their impeachment case against U.S. President Donald Trump for three days this week Trumps defense team will begin its rebuttal on Saturday | Negative | After House Democrats presented their impeachment case against U.S. President Donald Trump for three days this week Trumps defense team will begin its rebuttal on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-whatnext-factbo/trump-impeachment-what-happens-next-idUSKBN1ZO0E6 | 2020-01-26 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday discussed the security of telecommunications networks with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson the White House said as Britain nears a decision on Huaweis role in the countrys future 5G network | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday discussed the security of telecommunications networks with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson the White House said as Britain nears a decision on Huaweis role in the countrys future 5G network | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-trump-johnson/trump-speaks-with-british-pm-johnson-about-telecoms-security-white-house-idUSKBN1ZN2NO | 2020-01-25 |
| 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 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 |
| 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 |
| Invitations had been sent out and the White House location would allow lawmakers from all over the country to attend the official said | Positive | DORAL Fla | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-trade-usmca-exclusive/exclusive-trump-to-sign-usmca-trade-deal-wednesday-at-the-white-house-source-idUSKBN1ZM392 | 2020-01-24 |
| Trumps lawyers are likely to begin their defense of the president on Saturday after House Democrats finish their opening arguments | Positive | WASHINGTON Democrats worked methodically at U.S. President Donald Trumps impeachment trial on Thursday to dismantle his longstanding allegation that Democratic presidential contender Joe Biden acted improperly toward Ukraine while vice president | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment/democrats-in-impeachment-trial-say-trump-abused-his-power-for-political-gain-idUSKBN1ZM1Q7 | 2020-01-24 |
| WASHINGTON The White House is reviewing a draft final proposal that would boost the stringency of U.S. vehicle emission standards by 1 | Positive | WASHINGTON The White House is reviewing a draft final proposal that would boost the stringency of U.S. vehicle emission standards by 1 | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-autos-emissions/u-s-plan-would-boost-vehicle-emission-standards-by-1-5-annually-below-obama-rules-senator-idUSKBN1ZM2D8 | 2020-01-24 |
| Schiff said House managers on Friday would focus on the charge that Trump unlawfully obstructed Congress by keeping key administration officials from testifying and by refusing requests for 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 |
| As the arguments again went deep into the evening Republican senators continued to complain the House presentation had become repetitive and that they were looking forward to the presidents defense | 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 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 |
| Starting on Wednesday seven members of the House of Representatives will try to convince the U.S. Senate that President Donald Trump should be removed from office | Negative | Starting on Wednesday seven members of the House of Representatives will try to convince the U.S. Senate that President Donald Trump should be removed from office | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-managers-factbo/factbox-heres-the-team-arguing-for-trumps-removal-in-the-senate-idUSKBN1ZL2AX | 2020-01-23 |
| Officials from the White House Department of Homeland Security and the State Department have declined to comment on the planned expansion of the travel ban | Negative | DAVOS Switzerland The United States is moving to add more countries to its travel ban list U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday without giving details but saying the changes would be announced soon | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-davos-meeting-trump-travelban/trump-says-u-s-to-add-more-countries-to-travel-ban-soon-idUSKBN1ZL1MO | 2020-01-23 |
| With Republicans banding together the Senate voted 5347 to adopt the trial plan which allows opening arguments from House lawmakers prosecuting the case to begin later on Wednesday | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate voted early on Wednesday to approve rules governing the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump including delaying a debate over whether to call witnesses until the middle of the trial | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-resolution/senate-approves-trump-impeachment-trial-rules-idUSKBN1ZL0LS | 2020-01-23 |
| As the curtain rises on President Donald Trumps impeachment trial a onewoman show about Nancy Pelosi the first female Speaker of the House and a principal in the historic drama unfolding in Washington is opening this week in Chicago | Negative | As the curtain rises on President Donald Trumps impeachment trial a onewoman show about Nancy Pelosi the first female Speaker of the House and a principal in the historic drama unfolding in Washington is opening this week in Chicago | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-pelosi/as-trump-trial-starts-pelosis-star-rises-with-opening-of-one-woman-theatrical-show-idUSKBN1ZK2QY | 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 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 |
| Trump lawyer Jay Sekulow said the White House was not allowed to have a lawyer present during the impeachment hearings when in fact it declined to participate | 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 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 | Negative | 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 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 |
| But being White House counsel was the pinnacle of a legal career she said and now Cipollone is about to argue a case that will etch him into history | 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 |
| We are activating all the legal judicial and diplomatic measures to ensure the repatriation of those Nunes Junior said at Chatham House think tank in London | Positive | LONDON Angola is seeking other countries help to recover state funds lost because of corruption Minister of State for Economic Coordination Manuel Jose Nunes Junior said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-angola-corruption/angola-pleads-for-help-to-claw-back-assets-lost-to-corruption-idUSKBN1ZK20G | 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 |
| The Liberals though no longer control the House of Commons and passing legislation requires the cooperation of other parties which can if they wish slow down the process | Negative | WINNIPEG Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday urged legislators to quickly approve a new continental trade pact but the main opposition party said it wanted to study the deal indicating the ratification process could drag on | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-trade-usmca-canada/trudeau-wants-usmca-deal-ratified-quickly-opposition-says-not-so-fast-idUSKBN1ZK21C | 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 |
| 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 |
| Seven members of the House of Representatives will act as prosecutors in the Senate impeachment trial of U.S. President Donald Trump which begins in earnest on Tuesday | Negative | Seven members of the House of Representatives will act as prosecutors in the Senate impeachment trial of U.S. President Donald Trump which begins in earnest on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-managers-factbo/factbox-seven-house-democrats-to-argue-impeachment-case-against-trump-in-senate-idUSKBN1ZJ14H | 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 |
| 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 |
| The House Judiciary Committee chairman 72 has been a Trump antagonist since he opposed a Trump real estate development in Manhattan decades ago as a New York state assemblyman | Negative | Seven members of the House of Representatives will act as prosecutors in the Senate impeachment trial of U.S. President Donald Trump which begins in earnest on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-managers-factbo/factbox-seven-house-democrats-to-argue-impeachment-case-against-trump-in-senate-idUSKBN1ZJ14H | 2020-01-21 |
| White House says the articles of impeachment are structurally deficient | 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 |
| Internal government communications released through openrecords requests show White House officials told the Pentagon that Trump had directed them to hold back the aid to Ukraine | 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 |
| 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 | 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 |
| In a 1974 report the House Judiciary Committee said impeachment was a remedial process rather than a punitive one | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senates impeachment trial of President Donald Trump will begin in earnest on Tuesday when senators may begin hearing opening statements on why he should be removed from office | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-trials-explaine/explainer-how-trumps-impeachment-trial-will-differ-from-a-criminal-one-idUSKBN1ZJ155 | 2020-01-21 |
| The House has until noon EST to file a rebuttal brief to the White House trial brief if it so chooses | Neutral | Jan | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-whatnext-factbo/trump-impeachment-what-happens-next-idUSKBN1ZJ1FZ | 2020-01-21 |
| White House argues House Democrats have failed to identify an impeachable offense | Negative | WASHINGTON The White House unveiled its detailed legal defense as the Republicancontrolled U.S. Senate gears up to begin President Donald Trumps impeachment trial on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-highlights/key-arguments-in-trumps-defense-as-impeachment-trial-to-begin-in-u-s-senate-idUSKBN1ZJ1X9 | 2020-01-21 |
| The White House said on Monday both Trump and Macron agreed it is important to complete successful negotiations on the digital services tax | Positive | PARIS French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday he had a great with U.S. President Donald Trump over a digital tax planned by Paris and said the two countries would work together to avoid a rise in tariffs | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-france-usa-tax/macron-and-trump-declare-truce-in-digital-tax-dispute-idUSKBN1ZJ24D | 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 |
| White House says impeachment inquiry was irredeemably flawed | 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 |
| 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 |
| Todd Gilbert the Republican leader in Virginias House of Delegates said in a statement on Saturday that violence was not welcome during Mondays rally | Negative | RICHMOND Virginia The top Republican in Virginias lower house said that any group planning to incite violence at a large gun rights rally on Monday in Richmond should stay home while farright leaders of militias planning to attend swore they were coming in peace | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-guns-rally/vows-of-peace-fears-of-violence-at-virginia-gun-rally-idUSKBN1ZI0CC | 2020-01-20 |
| The White House on Friday named members of President Trumps defense team for his impeachment trial which will begin in earnest next week | 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 |
| If the White House files a trial brief on behalf of Trumpthe House has until noon to file a rebuttal brief if it so chooses | Neutral | 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 |
| 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 |
| The White House and the European Commission did not immediately respond to requests for comment | Neutral | WASHINGTON Donald Trump is expected to meet with EU leader Ursula von der Leyen in Davos Switzerland next week three sources said on Friday as tensions mount between the allies over tariff threats and the U.S. president faces an impeachment trial at home | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-usa-eu/trump-eu-chief-to-meet-in-davos-as-u-s-tariffs-loom-over-digital-tax-sources-idUSKBN1ZH01D | 2020-01-19 |
| Virginias House Republican leader said on Saturday that white supremacists and any other groups trying to spread hate violence or civil were not welcome at a progun rally in the states capital on Monday which is expected to draw thousands | Negative | Virginias House Republican leader said on Saturday that white supremacists and any other groups trying to spread hate violence or civil were not welcome at a progun rally in the states capital on Monday which is expected to draw thousands | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-guns-rally/virginias-top-house-republican-warns-white-supremacist-garbage-to-stay-away-from-gun-rally-idUSKBN1ZH09W | 2020-01-19 |
| Trumps trial brief is due at noon on Monday and the Houses reply brief is due on Tuesday at noon | Neutral | WASHINGTON The U.S. lawmakers managing the impeachment case against Donald Trump filed a brief on Saturday laying out their arguments supporting charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress against the president | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-brief/u-s-house-files-brief-laying-out-impeachment-case-against-trump-idUSKBN1ZH0N2 | 2020-01-19 |
| With his typical dramatic flourish Trump recounted the scene as he monitored the strikes from the White House Situation Room when Soleimani was killed | Negative | note vulgar language in last | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-iran/trump-gives-dramatic-account-of-soleimanis-last-minutes-before-death-cnn-idUSKBN1ZH0G3 | 2020-01-19 |
| WASHINGTON A U.S. House of Representatives committee renewed a threat on Friday to subpoena Secretary of State Mike Pompeo if he does not provide information about Iran policy and President Donald Trumps ordering of the strike that killed an Iranian military commander | Negative | WASHINGTON A U.S. House of Representatives committee renewed a threat on Friday to subpoena Secretary of State Mike Pompeo if he does not provide information about Iran policy and President Donald Trumps ordering of the strike that killed an Iranian military commander | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iran-security-congress/u-s-house-committee-renews-push-for-pompeo-iran-testimony-subpoena-threat-idUSKBN1ZG2DR | 2020-01-18 |
| The House has until noon to file its reply to Trumps response to the trial summons | 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 |
| The White House declined to comment and the Pentagon did not respond to a request for comment | Negative | OTTAWA Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday urged Iran to send the black boxes from the passenger plane shot down by its forces to France for analysis and said the first remains of victims should soon arrive back in Canada | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-iran-crash/canada-says-black-boxes-from-iran-crash-should-be-sent-to-france-idUSKBN1ZG21L | 2020-01-18 |
| If the White House files a trial brief on behalf of Trumpthe House has until noon to file a rebuttal brief ifit so chooses | Neutral | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Schiff chairman of the House Intelligence Committee is a former federal prosecutor in Los Angeles | 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 |
| 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 White House on Friday named members of U.S. President Trumps defense team for his impeachment trial which will begin in earnest next week | 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 |
| If the White House files a trial brief on behalf of Trump the House has until noon to file a rebuttal brief if it so chooses | 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 |
| In 1998 when Republicans had a House majority the chamber voted largely along party lines to impeach Clinton a Democrat | 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 |
| The House comprises 431 members at present 233 of whom are Democrats | Neutral | WASHINGTON The Democraticcontrolled U.S. House of Representatives is expected to impeach Republican President Donald Trump this week for pressuring Ukraine to investigate a potential rival in the 2020 presidential election | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/supreme-courthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-explainer/explainer-how-impeachment-works-and-why-trump-is-unlikely-to-be-removed-idUSKBN1YK16K | 2020-01-17 |
| Schiff indicated that the House prosecutors are considering calling Lev Parnas an associate of Trumps personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani if the Senate permits testimony in the trial | 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 |
| Republicans could seek to call witnesses of their own as well although the White House said on Thursday it did not think witnesses are necessary | 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 |
| The U.S. Senate expects to begin the trial of President Donald Trump in January if as expected the House of Representatives votes to impeach him this week | Negative | The U.S. Senate expects to begin the trial of President Donald Trump in January if as expected the House of Representatives votes to impeach him this week | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/supreme-courthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-players-factbox/factbox-key-players-in-u-s-senate-impeachment-trial-of-trump-idUSKBN1YK1GN | 2020-01-17 |
| The House on Wednesday voted 261155 with the support of 34 Republicans to pass the proposal known as the Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act | Neutral | The House on Wednesday voted 261155 with the support of 34 Republicans to pass the proposal known as the Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/employment-agebias/house-passes-bill-that-would-make-it-easier-to-prove-age-bias-claims-idUSL1N29L24B | 2020-01-17 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday seizing on a report from a nonpartisan congressional watchdog accused the Trump administration of breaking the law in withholding aid for Ukraine that Congress had approved | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday seizing on a report from a nonpartisan congressional watchdog accused the Trump administration of breaking the law in withholding aid for Ukraine that Congress had approved | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-pelosi/pelosi-says-trump-administration-broke-law-in-withholding-ukraine-aid-idUSKBN1ZF2IA | 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 |
| 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 |
| The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment | Neutral | U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday declared a major disaster in quakehit Puerto Rico a day after his administration placed tougher restrictions on the island for billions of dollars in delayed hurricane aid | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-puertorico-quake/trump-ups-puerto-rico-quake-aid-after-attaching-strings-to-relief-idUSKBN1ZF2N5 | 2020-01-17 |
| The House has until noon to file its reply to the secretary of the Senate | 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 |
| If the full House approves articles of impeachment as expected there will be a trial in the Senate | 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 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 |
| White House spokeswoman Stephanie Grisham said Trump expects to be fully adding in a statement President Trump has done nothing wrong | 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 |
| 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 |
| U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced on Wednesday the seven members of the House of Representatives who will act as prosecutors to lay out the impeachment case against President Donald Trump in the Senate | Negative | U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced on Wednesday the seven members of the House of Representatives who will act as prosecutors to lay out the impeachment case against President Donald Trump in the Senate | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-managers-factbo/seven-house-democrats-to-argue-impeachment-case-against-trump-in-senate-idUSKBN1ZD21G | 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 |
| 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 |
| Earlier top White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow told Fox News the agreement would add 0 | Positive | China will boost purchases of U.S. goods and services by billion over two years in exchange for the rolling back of some tariffs under an initial trade deal signed by the worlds two largest economies defusing an 18month row that has hit global growth | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china/u-s-and-china-tiptoe-around-holes-in-new-trade-agreement-idUSKBN1ZE0I1 | 2020-01-16 |
| The seven House managers marched the two articles of impeachment over to the Senate on Wednesday where McConnells office said they would be formally presented on Thursday | 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 |
| The House Intelligence Committee chairman 59 has been a leading figure in the impeachment inquiry that preceded the House vote | Negative | U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced on Wednesday the seven members of the House of Representatives who will act as prosecutors to lay out the impeachment case against President Donald Trump in the Senate | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-managers-factbo/seven-house-democrats-to-argue-impeachment-case-against-trump-in-senate-idUSKBN1ZD21G | 2020-01-16 |
| Schiff was named lead manager for the trial in a House resolution expected to be approved later on Wednesday | Positive | 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 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump signed a trade deal with China on Wednesday at a White House event that was part formal ceremony and part political theater | Positive | WASHINGTON He listed familiar grievances praised and criticized his guests and seemed to blow off some steam | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china-ceremony/with-a-mixture-of-fanfare-and-grievance-trump-signs-u-s-china-trade-deal-idUSKBN1ZF05C | 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 |
| 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 |
| WASHINGTON The White House on Wednesday dismissed the naming of seven U.S. House of Representatives members to present the case that President Donald Trump should be removed from office in an upcoming Senate trial | Negative | WASHINGTON The White House on Wednesday dismissed the naming of seven U.S. House of Representatives members to present the case that President Donald Trump should be removed from office in an upcoming Senate trial | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-whitehouse/naming-of-impeachment-managers-does-not-change-a-single-thing-white-house-idUSKBN1ZE26B | 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 |
| 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 | Negative | 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 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 |
| The White House issued a statement saying this was a ruling that robbed millions of American citizens of their voice and their say in a vital issue directly affecting their communities | Negative | NEW YORK A U.S. federal judge ruled on Wednesday to block an executive order by President Donald Trump that only allows refugees to be resettled if state and local officials agree to accept them | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-refugees/u-s-judge-blocks-trump-order-requiring-local-officials-consent-to-take-refugees-idUSKBN1ZE2E0 | 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 |
| Mulvaney was one of several Trump administration officials who defied subpoenas issued by the House when it was investigating Trump | 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 |
| The White House and State Department did not immediately respond to requests for comment | Neutral | WASHINGTON The Trump administration has threatened to impose a tariff on European automobile imports if Britain France and Germany do not formally accuse Iran of breaking the 2015 nuclear deal the Washington Post reported on Wednesday citing unnamed European officials | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-nuclear-usa-autos/u-s-threatened-europe-with-auto-tariffs-over-iran-nuclear-program-washington-post-idUSKBN1ZE2L8 | 2020-01-16 |
| Freedom House was among several U.S. NGOs sanctioned by China in December over what Beijing says are efforts to interfere in its internal affairs | Negative | BEIJING U.S. democracy watchdog group Freedom House urged governments on Wednesday to impose penalties on Chinese officials and tighten broadcast regulations amid a dramatic in Chinese efforts to influence media overseas | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-freedomhouse-report-china/freedom-house-calls-for-oversight-on-chinas-efforts-to-influence-media-abroad-idUSKBN1ZE0DT | 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 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives will vote on Wednesday on a resolution to send articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump to the Senate according to a Democratic lawmaker and a Democratic aide | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives will vote on Wednesday on a resolution to send articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump to the Senate according to a Democratic lawmaker and a Democratic aide | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-vote/house-to-vote-wednesday-to-send-impeachment-articles-to-senate-idUSKBN1ZD1ZJ | 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 |
| Warren Klobuchar and Sanders were going to have to leave Iowa quickly as the House of Representatives was expected to send the charges to the Senate on Wednesday | Negative | 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 |
| 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 |
| WASHINGTON A federal judge put on hold a bid by a U.S. House of Representatives committee to obtain President Donald Trumps tax returns saying on Tuesday that he would wait for a muchanticipated appeals court decision relating to congressional subpoenas before issuing a ruling | Negative | WASHINGTON A federal judge put on hold a bid by a U.S. House of Representatives committee to obtain President Donald Trumps tax returns saying on Tuesday that he would wait for a muchanticipated appeals court decision relating to congressional subpoenas before issuing a ruling | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-taxes/u-s-judge-puts-on-hold-house-lawsuit-seeking-trump-tax-returns-idUSKBN1ZD2TK | 2020-01-15 |
| BEIJING U.S. democracy watchdog group Freedom House urged governments on Wednesday to impose penalties on Chinese officials and tighten broadcast regulations amid a dramatic in Chinese efforts to influence media overseas | Negative | BEIJING U.S. democracy watchdog group Freedom House urged governments on Wednesday to impose penalties on Chinese officials and tighten broadcast regulations amid a dramatic in Chinese efforts to influence media overseas | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-freedomhouse-report-china/freedom-house-calls-for-oversight-on-chinas-efforts-to-influence-media-abroad-idUSKBN1ZE0DT | 2020-01-15 |
| 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 | 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 |
| traditional public diplomacy many others are covert coercive and potentially said Freedom House which is mainly financed by the U.S. government | Negative | BEIJING U.S. democracy watchdog group Freedom House urged governments on Wednesday to impose penalties on Chinese officials and tighten broadcast regulations amid a dramatic in Chinese efforts to influence media overseas | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-freedomhouse-report-china/freedom-house-calls-for-oversight-on-chinas-efforts-to-influence-media-abroad-idUSKBN1ZE0DT | 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 |
| Pelosi has already directed House Judiciary Committee Jerrold Nadler to be ready to bring forward a resolution that would formally transmit the charges against Trump to the Senate | Neutral | 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 |
| 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 |
| The SamoanAmerican congresswoman from Hawaii and Iraq war veteran is the first Hindu to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives and has centered her campaign on her antiwar stance | Positive | The number of Democratic presidential candidates | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-2020-candidates-factbox/twelve-democrats-three-republicans-in-u-s-presidential-race-idUSKBN1ZC1TM | 2020-01-14 |
| The House voted nearly along party lines last week to pass a war powers resolution that would force the president to seek congressional approval for further military action against Iran | Positive | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump fueled controversy on Monday over his decision to kill Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani by saying it doesnt really whether Soleimani posed an imminent threat to the United States | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-trump/trump-timing-of-threat-from-soleimani-doesnt-really-matter-idUSKBN1ZC1QA | 2020-01-14 |
| The House could vote on the resolution as soon as Tuesday | Neutral | 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 |
| 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 |
| The exact timing of the trial will depend on when the House moves the impeachment papers to the Senate | 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 |
| 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 |
| House managers would present their case against Trump and the presidents legal team would respond with senators sitting as jurors | Positive | 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 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 |
| 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 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 |
| White House national security adviser Robert OBrien said the United States had reached out to North Korea seeking to resume talks according to an interview published on Sunday by Axios | Positive | SEOUL South Korean President Moon Jaein said that it was too early to be pessimistic about stalled denuclearization dialogue between the United States and North Korea and that interKorean cooperation could help ease the way for sanctions to be lifted | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-souhtkorea-politics/south-korea-could-pursue-projects-with-north-korea-despite-sanctions-moon-idUSKBN1ZD03R | 2020-01-14 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| The White House has not yet announced who would spearhead this effort for Trump on the Senate floor | 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 |
| 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 |
| White House counsel Pat Cipollone would be expected to play a leading role | 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 |
| 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 |
| Michael Stern a former House of Representatives lawyer when it was under Republican control said that it has been broadly understood that Congress could enforce such subpoenas | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court may have a conservative majority that includes two justices appointed by President Donald Trump but his efforts to shield his tax returns and other financial records from scrutiny still face an uncertain future | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/supreme-courthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-trump-records/trump-poised-for-supreme-court-battle-over-financial-records-idUSKBN1YG199 | 2020-01-13 |
| 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 |
| Jan 9 The U.S. House of Representatives voted on Thursday to stop President Donald Trump from further military action against Iran as the Middle East remained tense after the U.S. killing of a top Iranian commander and Irans retaliatory missile strikes | Negative | Trump remarks on planned embassy paragraphs | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/iraq-security/wrapup-7-u-s-house-votes-to-rein-in-trumps-war-powers-as-u-s-iran-tensions-stay-high-idUSL8N29E5D7 | 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 |
| 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 | 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 |
| 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 |
| House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy insisted the resolution would have no power over Trump | Neutral | 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 U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Friday announced that she will advance legislation next week that would formally trigger a Senate impeachment trial for President Donald Trump | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Friday announced that she will advance legislation next week that would formally trigger a Senate impeachment trial for President Donald Trump | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-pelosi/u-s-house-speaker-pelosi-says-will-submit-trump-impeachment-to-senate-idUSKBN1Z91XC | 2020-01-11 |
| The answer to this question depends on whether U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi transmits the articles of impeachment against Trump to the Senate said Wolfensberger | 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 |
| U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin speaking alongside Pompeo at a White House news conference said Washington would impose further sanctions if needed | Negative | WASHINGTON The United States imposed more sanctions on Iran on Friday in retaliation for its missile attack on U.S. forces in Iraq this week and vowed to tighten the economic screws if Tehran continued acts or pursued a nuclear bomb | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-iran-sanctions/u-s-imposes-more-sanctions-on-iran-after-missile-attacks-in-iraq-idUSKBN1Z91RN | 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 |
| 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 | Positive | 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 |
| 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 |
| The White House did not immediately respond to a request for clarification of Trumps comments | Neutral | U.S. President Donald Trump who announced last month that the Phase 1 trade deal with China would be signed on Jan | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china-deal/trump-says-china-trade-deal-may-be-signed-shortly-after-january-15-idUSKBN1Z90CR | 2020-01-11 |
| White House senior adviser Kellyanne Conway said White House counsel Pat Cipollone would lead Trumps defense and outside counsel Jay Sekulow would be involved | 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 |
| 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 |
| In Washington on Thursday the U.S. House of Representatives voted to stop President Donald Trump from further military action against Iran | Positive | Crash of Ukrainian plane complicates tense situation | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/iraq-security/wrapup-3-cleric-fears-worse-bloodshed-in-iraq-as-u-s-iran-conflict-persists-idUSL8N29F30Y | 2020-01-11 |
| White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow told Fox Business the trade deal is on track to be signed on Jan | Positive | NEW YORK U.S. stocks fell on Friday from recordhigh levels as investors took profit and data showed slowerthanexpected December U.S. jobs growth but the major indexes posted gains for the week | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-stocks/wall-street-slips-from-records-after-jobs-data-but-posts-weekly-gains-idUSKBN1Z91BD | 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 |
| 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 |
| The House also charged him with obstructing Congress by directing administration officials and agencies not to cooperate with the impeachment inquiry | 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 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives passed a resolution on Thursday to rein in President Donald Trumps ability to engage in military conflict against Iran days after he ordered a drone strike that killed a top Iranian commander | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives passed a resolution on Thursday to rein in President Donald Trumps ability to engage in military conflict against Iran days after he ordered a drone strike that killed a top Iranian commander | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-congress-vote/u-s-house-votes-to-limit-trumps-ability-to-wage-war-on-iran-idUSKBN1Z82SI | 2020-01-10 |
| Speaking to reporters at the White House U.S. President Donald Trump said he did not believe the crash of the airliner was due to a mechanical issue | Positive | A Ukrainian airliner that crashed in Iran killing all 176 people aboard was likely brought down by an Iranian missile Canadas prime minister Justin Trudeau said on Thursday citing intelligence from Canadian and other sources | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iran-crash/iran-likely-downed-ukraine-airliner-with-missiles-canadas-trudeau-citing-intelligence-idUSKBN1Z80I3 | 2020-01-10 |
| 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 |
| Under the Constitution 38 states and both the House of Representatives and the Senate have to approve a proposed amendment for it for it to be formally adopted | 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 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Majority leader Mitch McConnell said on Wednesday the Senate would not haggle with the House of Representatives over procedures for President Donald Trumps impeachment trial adding that the Senate would make a decision on calling witnesses for the trial at the appropriate time | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Majority leader Mitch McConnell said on Wednesday the Senate would not haggle with the House of Representatives over procedures for President Donald Trumps impeachment trial adding that the Senate would make a decision on calling witnesses for the trial at the appropriate time | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-mcconnell/u-s-senates-mcconnell-wont-haggle-with-house-over-impeachment-trial-plan-idUSKBN1Z728C | 2020-01-09 |
| White House technology adviser Michael Kratsios said the principles will help foster an environment for innovators to advance safe AV technologies | Positive | LAS VEGAS The Trump administration on Wednesday signaled strong support for selfdriving vehicles as it released new guidance from federal agencies at the annual CES tech conference | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-tech-ces-selfdriving/u-s-outlines-strong-support-for-self-driving-cars-at-ces-idUSKBN1Z72I1 | 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 |
| 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 House and Senate both supported the measure in 1972 but set a sevenyear deadline later extended until 1982 for it to be ratified | 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 |
| 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 |
| McConnell who has pledged to coordinate the trial with the White House accused Pelosi of wanting to keep Trump in indefinitely | Negative | WASHINGTON Senate Republican Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Wednesday there would be no haggling with the Democraticled House of Representatives over the rules for U.S. President Donald Trumps impeachment trial | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment/no-sign-of-end-to-standoff-over-trump-impeachment-trial-idUSKBN1Z72MY | 2020-01-09 |
| The resolution is expected to easily pass the House but would face a more difficult time in the Senate which is controlled by Trumps fellow Republicans | 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 |
| Bickert faced criticism from lawmakers for the companys decision to not remove a heavily edited video that attempted to make House Speaker Nancy Pelosi seem incoherent by slurring her speech | Negative | WASHINGTON Facebook Inc on Wednesday said it would remove and other manipulated videos from its website to combat the spread of false information ahead of the 2020 presidential race but lawmakers said those and other changes it has recently announced do not go far enough | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-facebook-deepfake-hearing/u-s-lawmakers-say-facebook-steps-to-tackle-deepfake-videos-not-adequate-idUSKBN1Z72DZ | 2020-01-09 |
| McConnell has said that Senate rules prevent it from starting the trial until the House sends it the articles of impeachment | Negative | WASHINGTON Senate Republican Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Wednesday there would be no haggling with the Democraticled House of Representatives over the rules for U.S. President Donald Trumps impeachment trial | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment/no-sign-of-end-to-standoff-over-trump-impeachment-trial-idUSKBN1Z72MY | 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 |
| 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 | 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 |
| Typical of the Trump White House elements of chaos have dotted the week since Soleimani was killed in a drone attack ordered by Trump at Baghdad airport | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump may have narrowly escaped immersing the United States in a broad war with Iran at least for now after his order to kill a top Iranian general sparked a crisis and prompted criticism at home and abroad | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iraq-security-trump-relief/after-close-brush-with-iran-trump-finds-an-off-ramp-for-now-idUSKBN1Z8025 | 2020-01-09 |
| McGovern said he expected a compromise bill would move forward in 2020 hopefully in both the Senate and House and he expected Trump would sign it | Positive | WASHINGTON A U.S. congressional report released on Wednesday called for sanctions against China over human rights abuses and for U.S. officials to keep rights concerns in mind during dealings with Beijing including trade negotiations | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-congress-report/u-s-congressional-study-urges-sanctions-on-china-over-crimes-against-humanity-idUSKBN1Z71ZM | 2020-01-09 |
| Pelosi said on Monday the House would vote on a war powers resolution but did not provide many details on its timing then | Negative | 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 |
| 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 |
| She said a White House council that she coleads will launch a nationwide yearlong advertising campaign to encourage all pathways to jobs including apprenticeships and not just a college degree | Positive | LAS VEGAS U.S. presidential adviser Ivanka Trump on Tuesday touted governmentindustry collaboration to create jobs drawing applause at a tech show that contrasted with the criticism she faced beforehand for her lack of tech experience | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-tech-ces-ivanka/defying-critics-ivanka-trump-draws-applause-at-tech-show-idUSKBN1Z623I | 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 |
| House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was handed a note about the attack during the meeting and left soon thereafter according to people present | Negative | WASHINGTON Democrats in the U.S. Congress and some of the partys presidential contenders warned on Tuesday about escalating conflict in the Middle East after Iran launched a retaliatory missile strike against U.S. forces in Iraq | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-attack-congress/world-cannot-afford-war-u-s-democrats-respond-to-iran-missile-strike-idUSKBN1Z7095 | 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 |
| LAS VEGAS The White House on Tuesday proposed regulatory principles to govern the development and use of artificial intelligence aimed at limiting authorities and said it wants European officials to likewise avoid aggressive approaches | Negative | LAS VEGAS The White House on Tuesday proposed regulatory principles to govern the development and use of artificial intelligence aimed at limiting authorities and said it wants European officials to likewise avoid aggressive approaches | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-tech-ces-ai-white-house/white-house-proposes-regulatory-principles-to-govern-ai-use-idUSKBN1Z60GL | 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 |
| Administration officials are expected to hold a similar briefing for the House although House aides said the timing had not been made final | Neutral | 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 |
| Trump also took to Twitter to reiterate the White House stance that Iran will never have a nuclear weapon | Negative | The United States has no plans to pull its troops out of Iraq Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Monday following reports by Reuters and other media of an American military letter informing Iraqi officials about repositioning troops in preparation for leaving the country | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-iraq-security/pentagon-chief-denies-u-s-is-leaving-iraq-slain-commander-mourned-by-tehran-throngs-idUSKBN1Z50KU | 2020-01-07 |
| The House could pass legislation barring Trump from spending taxpayer dollars on a conflict with 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 |
| Shortly after the White House visit the Dutch government decided not to renew ASMLs export license and the million machine has not been shipped | Neutral | FRANCISCO The Trump administration mounted an extensive campaign to block the sale of Dutch chip manufacturing technology to China with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo lobbying the Netherlands government and White House officials sharing a classified intelligence report with the countrys Prime Minister people familiar with the effort told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-asml-holding-usa-china-insight/trump-administration-pressed-dutch-hard-to-cancel-china-chip-equipment-sale-sources-idUSKBN1Z50HN | 2020-01-07 |
| 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 |
| Let the House come over and prove their case and lets Shelby said | 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 |
| U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said the House will introduce and vote on a war powers resolution this week to limit U.S. President Donald Trumps military actions regarding Iran | Negative | U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said the House will introduce and vote on a war powers resolution this week to limit U.S. President Donald Trumps military actions regarding Iran | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-usa/pelosi-says-house-to-vote-on-resolution-to-limit-trumps-military-actions-on-iran-idUSKBN1Z50D6 | 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 |
| White House national security adviser Robert OBrien said on Saturday the operation was legal and that Justice Department lawyers had signed off on it | Positive | 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 |
| The Pentagon referred questions about the matter to the White House which did not immediately respond to a request for comment | 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 |
| WASHINGTON White House national security adviser Robert OBrien said on Friday that any Iranian retaliation in response to the U.S. killing of Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani would be a very poor decision | Negative | WASHINGTON White House national security adviser Robert OBrien said on Friday that any Iranian retaliation in response to the U.S. killing of Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani would be a very poor decision | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-blast-o-brien/white-house-iran-retaliation-for-soleimani-killing-would-be-poor-decision-idUSKBN1Z228H | 2020-01-04 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Friday the Senate should begin the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump even though it has not resolved a dispute over whether top White House aides will be called as witnesses | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Friday the Senate should begin the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump even though it has not resolved a dispute over whether top White House aides will be called as witnesses | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-mcconnell/senate-should-set-aside-witness-dispute-and-start-impeachment-trial-mcconnell-idUSKBN1Z21SG | 2020-01-04 |
| 11 of 2018 when the White House put out a statement after attacks on U.S. diplomatic facilities in Iraq | Negative | WASHINGTON Long before U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo went on television and Twitter on Friday to make the case for the U.S. decision to kill top Iranian general Qassem Soleimani he had the powerful military commander squarely in his sights | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-blast-target/iranian-commander-soleimani-had-been-in-pompeos-sights-for-years-idUSKBN1Z21UT | 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 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 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 |
| Schumer has called for a full and open trial with testimony from four current and former top White House aides who refused to participate in the Houses impeachment investigation | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| House members act as the the senators as the chief justice of the United States presides | 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 White House hopeful Elizabeth Warren said on Thursday that raising the minimum hourly wage to and ending a program that allow employers to pay disabled workers much less than the minimum would be among steps she would take to ensure financial security for individuals with disabilities | Positive | WASHINGTON White House hopeful Elizabeth Warren said on Thursday that raising the minimum hourly wage to and ending a program that allow employers to pay disabled workers much less than the minimum would be among steps she would take to ensure financial security for individuals with disabilities | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-warren/warren-would-end-subminimum-wage-in-plan-to-aid-disabled-u-s-workers-idUSKBN1Z115C | 2020-01-03 |
| In 1998 when Republicans had a House majority the chamber also voted largely along party lines to impeach Clinton a Democrat | 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 |
| 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 | 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 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump and his Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan agreed on the need to deescalate tensions in Idlib Syria the White House said on Thursday a day after eight people were killed in a Syrian missile strike in the province | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump and his Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan agreed on the need to deescalate tensions in Idlib Syria the White House said on Thursday a day after eight people were killed in a Syrian missile strike in the province | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-syria-security-idlib/trump-erdogan-agree-on-need-for-de-escalation-in-idlib-syria-white-house-idUSKBN1Z11BB | 2020-01-03 |
| Former President Gerald Ford while in Congress famously An impeachable offense is whatever a majority of the House of Representatives considers it to be at a given moment in history | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate is due to hold a trial to consider whether President Donald Trump should be removed from office after the House of Representatives voted in December to impeach him for pressuring Ukraine to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden a potential rival in the 2020 presidential election | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-explainer/explainer-how-impeachment-works-and-why-trump-is-unlikely-to-be-removed-idUSKBN1Z10PT | 2020-01-03 |
| The 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 |
| The Constitution gives House leaders wide latitude in deciding how to conduct impeachment proceedings legal experts said | 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 |
| 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 |
| In the letter to Oetken Bondy said review of the material which the House panel had subpoenaed was essential for its ability to corroborate the of Parnas potential testimony | Neutral | WASHINGTON Lev Parnas an indicted associate of U.S. President Donald Trumps personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani has asked a court for permission to turn over the contents of Parnas phone and other documents to a House of Representatives panel for use in the Trump impeachment inquiry his lawyer said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-trump-giuliani-parnas/giuliani-associate-asks-court-to-allow-handing-over-documents-sought-in-trump-impeachment-idUSKBN1YZ05K | 2020-01-01 |
| Trump says he has done nothing wrong and his Republican allies in the House agree with him not a single one voted for either of the two articles of impeachment | Negative | WASHINGTON The Democraticcontrolled U.S. House of Representatives voted on Dec | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-case-explainer/explainer-the-case-for-trumps-impeachment-and-the-case-against-it-idUSKBN1YZ0P0 | 2020-01-01 |
| 15 at the White House though confusion remains about details of the agreement | Neutral | gold oil settlement | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-end-2019-near-record-highs-dollar-slides-idUSL1N2950J0 | 2020-01-01 |
| A U.S. appeals court upheld the validity of a federal program governing the payment of billions of dollars to insurers under the Affordable Care Act reversing a lower court ruling that had prompted the White House to temporarily suspend payments | Negative | A U.S. appeals court upheld the validity of a federal program governing the payment of billions of dollars to insurers under the Affordable Care Act reversing a lower court ruling that had prompted the White House to temporarily suspend payments | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-obamacare-risk-payments-decision/u-s-appeals-court-upholds-risk-payments-to-health-insurers-idUSKBN1YZ1BW | 2020-01-01 |
| White House trade adviser Peter Navarro said on Monday a Phase 1 trade deal was likely to be signed in the next week | Positive | European shares ended the final trading day of the decade with a whimper on Tuesday as investors locked in gains after a record rally fuelled by optimism around trade and easing fears of a global recession | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-europe-stocks/european-shares-falter-as-year-end-rally-fades-idUSKBN1YZ0HX | 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 |
| 15 at the White House though considerable confusion remains about the details of the agreement | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Phase 1 of trade deal with China would be signed on Jan | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china/trump-says-u-s-china-trade-deal-will-be-signed-on-january-15-idUSKBN1YZ103 | 2020-01-01 |
