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By Sarah N. Lynch and Raphael Satter WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A prominent Republican whose phone was seized as part of the Justice Department’s probe into efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election said on Sunday he may seek to participate on a new House of Representatives panel that will investigate those same federal investigators. Congressman …

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By Rich McKay (Reuters) – Yet another “atmospheric river” of dense, moist tropical air will clobber California on Monday with rain and mountain snow – the fifth of the weather phenomenon since Christmas – even as the state was being pummeled by storms this weekend, forecasters said. The current bout of heavy showers and gale-force …

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By Moira Warburton WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Hours after Republican leader Kevin McCarthy finally clinched the U.S. House speaker role, his party was already rolling out its initial legislative steps: the creation of committees to investigate China and the “weaponization of the federal government,” and a bill that could potentially limit abortion care nationwide. McCarthy won …

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By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Top U.S. House of Representatives Republican Kevin McCarthy could achieve his long-held dream of wielding the speaker’s gavel this week – if he can survive a nightmare of infighting that threatens to hobble his party’s new majority. The 57-year-old California Republican is widely favored to replace Democrat Nancy Pelosi …

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By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) -A U.S. appeals court on Friday struck down a rule the Trump administration had adopted following a 2017 Las Vegas mass shooting that banned “bump stocks,” devices that allow people to rapidly fire multiple rounds from semi-automatic guns. In a 13-3 decision, the New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals …

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