By David Morgan, Makini Brice and Moira Warburton WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Combative right-wing Republican Jim Jordan on Tuesday sought more time to build support for his bid for speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives after coming up short in a first vote, raising questions about his prospects for winning the job. Lacking the 217 votes …
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By Moira Warburton WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican Jim Jordan, founder of a hardline U.S. House caucus that a former Republican speaker derided as “legislative terrorists,” on Friday was nominated by his party to take the top spot, testing whether a longtime critic can lead the restive caucus. Jordan, 59, was nominated for the role – …
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By Kanishka Singh and Andrew Hay (Reuters) -New Mexico prosecutors on Tuesday said they intended to recharge actor Alec Baldwin with involuntary manslaughter for the fatal shooting of “Rust” cinematographer Halyna Hutchins in 2021. Baldwin’s case will be brought before a grand jury in mid-November, special prosecutor Kari Morrissey said. The move followed results of …
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By Brendan O’Brien (Reuters) -A Black man who had been exonerated after serving 16 years for an armed robbery conviction was fatally shot by a Georgia sheriff’s deputy during a traffic stop as he was driving to visit his mother in Florida. The officer pulled over Leonard Allan Cure, 53, on Monday morning along Interstate …
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By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Special Counsel Jack Smith has withdrawn a subpoena seeking records about fundraising by the political action committee Save America, which is controlled by former President Donald Trump, the Washington Post reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter. The withdrawal earlier this month indicates Smith is scaling …
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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The California Trucking Association (CTA) has asked a federal judge to stop a state rule that would require truckers to switch to zero-emissions vehicles by 2042, calling it “a vast overreach” that threatens the survival of industry. The trucking group on Monday filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Lawyers for Donald Trump on Tuesday filed a notice to appeal a partial gag order in the case accusing the former U.S. President of illegally attempting to overturn his defeat in the 2020 presidential election. U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan in Washington on Monday barred Trump from making public statements that “target” U.S. …
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By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senate leaders said on Tuesday they expect President Joe Biden to send them a request by the end of this week for billions of dollars in assistance for Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan and for security at the U.S. border. The size of the request was not known, but …
By Nathan Layne and Tim Reid CLIVE, Iowa (Reuters) – Donald Trump promised on Monday that if elected president again he will bar immigrants who support Hamas from entering the U.S. and send officers to pro-Hamas protests to arrest and deport immigrants who publicly support the Palestinian militant group. On a campaign stop in Iowa, …
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By Daniel Trotta OCEANSIDE, California (Reuters) -Overwhelmed by record numbers of asylum seekers from around the world, U.S. border officials have released thousands of migrants on streets in the San Diego area the past month, including about 1,400 in the beach town of Oceanside. Twice a day, Customs and Border Protection vans or buses drop …
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