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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. prosecutors said in a court filing on Wednesday they will seek an indictment of President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter, by Sept. 29 in his tax and firearms case. David Weiss, who was appointed U.S. special counsel by U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland in August, said in a court filing that the …

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By Nate Raymond BOSTON (Reuters) – A former correctional counselor at a federal prison in Massachusetts pleaded guilty on Wednesday to secretly accepting tens of thousands of dollars from a wealthy inmate identified by a source as Galleon Group hedge fund founder Raj Rajaratnam. William Tidwell, 49, did not mention Rajaratnam by name when appearing …

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By Jack Queen (Reuters) – A Georgia judge on Wednesday said he was “very skeptical” that Donald Trump and 18 co-defendants could stand trial together as soon as next month in a sprawling criminal case accusing them of conspiring to reverse the former U.S. president’s 2020 election loss. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee …

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By James Oliphant (Reuters) – Former Vice President Mike Pence on Wednesday urged his fellow Republicans to reject the “siren song” of populist policies espoused by former President Donald Trump in favor of traditional conservative principles, arguing the future of their party, and the nation, are on the line. At a speech at St. Anselm …

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By Raphael Satter WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The recently disclosed Chinese hack of senior officials at the U.S. State and Commerce departments stemmed from the compromise of a Microsoft engineer’s corporate account, Microsoft Corp said in a blog post on Wednesday. Microsoft said the engineer’s account had been penetrated by a hacking group it dubs Storm-0558, which …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. will move forward on a package of appropriations bills to avert a possible government shutdown “as early as next week,” the key Senators Democrat Patty Murray and Republican Susan Collins said in a statement on Wednesday. (Reporting by Makini Brice; Editing by Scott Malone)

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden tested negative for COVID-19 on Wednesday, White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters. Biden has stepped up testing after first lady Jill Biden tested positive for COVID on Monday. (Reporting by Steve Holland and Jarrett Renshaw; editing by Jonathan Oatis)