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Biden revamps White House climate team with Podesta, Zaidi in top roles

3 Sep 2022 3 Sep 2022

By Jeff Mason and Valerie Volcovici (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden revamped his climate change team on Friday, announcing that longtime political operative and climate advocate John Podesta would join the White House and Ali Zaidi would take over for Gina McCarthy as domestic climate adviser. Podesta, a former chief of staff to President Bill …

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U.S. Capitol riot panel withdraws subpoena issued to RNC, Salesforce -Washington Post

2 Sep 2022 2 Sep 2022

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. House of Representatives committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol has withdrawn the subpoena it issued to the Republican National Committee (RNC) and email vendor Salesforce Inc, the Washington Post reported on Friday. The subpoena sought analytics information on email campaigns for former President Donald Trump, his campaign …

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Exclusive-Dozens of migrant children reported missing in Houston, raising alarms

2 Sep 2022 2 Sep 2022

By Kristina Cooke, Mica Rosenberg and Ted Hesson (Reuters) -Federal and local officials are scrambling to locate close to a dozen unaccompanied migrant children, after Houston police raised concerns about dozens of migrant children reported missing in the Texas city since last year, according to U.S. government officials and related emails reviewed by Reuters. The …

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U.S. veterans agency to offer abortions in cases of rape, health risks

2 Sep 2022 2 Sep 2022

By Ismail Shakil (Reuters) -The U.S. government will provide abortion services for the first time ever to veterans in cases of rape or incest, or when the pregnancy puts the life of the woman at risk, even in states that have banned or restricted the practice, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs said on Friday. …

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Pentagon aims to speed arms sales to allies to better compete with China- WSJ

2 Sep 2022 2 Sep 2022

(Reuters) – The Pentagon has launched a comprehensive push to accelerate sales of U.S. arms to foreign allies, to better compete with China and replenish arsenals of friendly nations that have given military gear to Ukraine, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday. The Pentagon last month created a task force to examine longstanding inefficiencies …

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In battleground Pennsylvania, Trump-backed Mastriano sticks with hard-right rhetoric

2 Sep 2022 2 Sep 2022

By Jarrett Renshaw ASTON, Pa. (Reuters) – In the battle for Pennsylvania’s governorship, one of the biggest U.S. midterm election races, Trump-backed Republican Doug Mastriano badly trails his Democratic opponent in fundraising, lags in polls and has yet to go on air with ads. The state lawmaker and retired Army colonel is such a polarizing …

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U.S. job growth solid in August; labor market pressure starting to ease

2 Sep 2022 2 Sep 2022

By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. employers hired more workers than expected in August, but moderate wage growth and a rise in the unemployment rate to 3.7% suggested the labor market was starting to loosen, raising cautious optimism that the Federal Reserve could slow the economy without triggering a recession. The Labor Department’s closely …

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Biden targets ‘extremist’ Trump allies as democratic threat in fraught political moment

2 Sep 2022 2 Sep 2022

By Steve Holland, Trevor Hunnicutt and Jarrett Renshaw PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden charged Republican allies of Donald Trump with undermining the country’s democracy and urged voters on Thursday to reject extremism ahead of November’s midterm elections. Biden accused lawmakers and others devoted to the Make America Great Again (MAGA) agenda led by former …

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Trump is “obviously thinking about” running for U.S. president in 2024 – Kushner

2 Sep 2022 2 Sep 2022

LONDON (Reuters) – Donald Trump is considering running to be U.S. President in 2024, his son-in-law and former aide said on Friday. “I know that he’s obviously thinking about it, he hates seeing what’s happening in the country,” Jared Kushner told Sky News. Asked when Trump might make a decision, Kushner said: “Nobody can speak …

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NASA to make second attempt at debut moon rocket launch on Saturday

2 Sep 2022 2 Sep 2022

By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) -NASA aims to make a second attempt to launch its giant next-generation moon rocket on Saturday, Sept. 3, five days after a pair of technical issues foiled an initial try at getting the spacecraft off the ground for the first time, agency officials said on Tuesday. But prospects for success …

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