By Lisa Richwine (Reuters) – Five dozen works from Paul Cezanne, Vincent van Gogh and other revered artists brought in $1.5 billion on Wednesday at an auction of part of the vast collection of paintings and sculpture amassed by late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen. The total represented the highest amount ever collected at a single …
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By Steve Holland and Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden said on Wednesday he intends to run for re-election and would likely make a final decision by early next year, after declaring the results of Tuesday’s midterm elections good for democracy. White House officials expressed a sense of vindication that Biden’s fellow Democrats …
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By Nathan Layne and Tim Reid ALPHARETTA, Ga./PHOENIX, Ariz. (Reuters) -U.S. Senate control hung in the balance while Republicans edged closer to securing a majority in the House of Representatives on Wednesday, a day after Democrats outperformed expectations and avoided a Republican “red wave” in midterm elections. The Senate contests in Nevada and Arizona, where …
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(Reuters) – Republicans have picked up a net twelve seats in the U.S. House of Representatives that had previously been held by Democrats with 34 of 435 races not yet called, Edison Research projected on Wednesday. For House races, Edison Research is tracking the net number of seats that flip from one party to another, …
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden, buoyed by midterm elections in which his fellow Democrats fared better than expected, said on Wednesday that Election Day on Tuesday was good for democracy but the results showed that Americans remained frustrated. “It was a good day, I think, for democracy,” Biden told reporters at the White House. …
By Andrew Chung and Nate Raymond WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Supreme Court justices appeared divided on Wednesday over the legality of decades-old federal requirements that give preferences to Native Americans and tribal members in the adoption or foster care placements of Native American children. The justices heard about three hours of arguments in a challenge …
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By Moira Warburton and Gram Slattery (Reuters) – It was still unclear on Wednesday afternoon whether Republicans or Democrats would emerge from U.S. midterm elections with control of the House of Representatives. Republicans had flipped eight seats, more than the five they would need to take a majority, though with 44 races yet to be …
By Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The race for control of the U.S. Congress is down to a few states and a glacial pace of vote counting, with Republicans needing 14 more seats to win the House of Representatives and a Georgia run-off that could decide control of the Senate. The top House Republican, Kevin …
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By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Potential Republican control of at least one chamber of the U.S. Congress sets the stage for economically risky battles in 2023 over federal spending limits and the government’s response should a recession develop. Results of Tuesday’s election remain uncertain, with President Joe Biden’s Democratic party performing better than expected …
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By Lewis Krauskopf and Laura Matthews NEW YORK (Reuters) – Investors on Wednesday were weighing a surprising outcome in the U.S. midterm elections, as a better-than-expected showing by Democrats muddies the outlook for issues such as fiscal spending and regulation. Control of Congress, which is currently held by President Joe Biden’s Democratic party, remained up …
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