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By Andrew Chung (Reuters) – U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito on Tuesday denounced the ongoing debate over the institution’s legitimacy amid a backlash over its decision on abortion last June, saying such criticism focuses on “character” rather than the court’s rulings. Alito, speaking at an event organized by the conservative Heritage Foundation think tank …

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By Jarrett Renshaw HARRISBURG, Penn. (Reuters) -U.S. Senate candidates Democrat John Fetterman and Republican Mehmet Oz traded attacks on issues from crime to inflation in the lone debate of a Pennsylvania race that will help decide whether Democrats retain control of the Senate. Fetterman, the state’s 53-year-old lieutenant governor, has since summer lost his lead …

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By Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden’s approval rating edged closer to the lowest level of his presidency just two weeks before U.S. midterm elections that will shape the rest of this term, a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll completed on Tuesday found. The two-day national poll found that 39% of Americans approve of Biden’s …

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KRASNOGORSK, Russia (Reuters) -A Russian court on Tuesday dismissed U.S. WNBA basketball star Brittney Griner’s appeal against a nine-year sentence for possessing and smuggling vape cartridges containing cannabis oil, paving the way for her to be sent to a penal colony, in a court case that Washington has called “sham.” U.S. President Joe Biden, whose …

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By Trevor Hunnicutt, Nandita Bose and Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House has lowered its earlier optimism about the midterm elections and is now worried that Democrats could lose control of both chambers of Congress, administration officials say. Recent polls have shown Democrats who once had comfortable leads in some Senate races on …

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By Jeff Mason and Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden rolled up his sleeve and received an updated COVID-19 vaccine on Tuesday, using the occasion to urge more Americans to get the booster before the upcoming holiday season, especially seniors. “I’m calling on all Americans to get their shot just as soon as …

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