(Reuters) – Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey said on Wednesday several states have launched a bipartisan, nationwide probe of TikTok, focusing on whether the popular video-sharing app causes physical or mental health harm to young people. The probe will also look at what the company knew about its role in perpetuating those harms. “The investigation …
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By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – A judge said New York’s attorney general cannot dissolve the National Rifle Association (NRA) for alleged corruption and mismanagement, but can still seek the ouster of the gun rights group’s longtime Chief Executive Wayne LaPierre. Justice Joel Cohen of a New York state court in Manhattan said Attorney …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Brussels, Moldova and the Baltics this week to hold discussions with NATO allies and European partners on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the State Department said on Wednesday. Blinken will visit Belgium, Poland, Moldova, Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia from March 3 to 8, it …
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By Moira Warburton and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Progressive Democrat Jessica Cisneros’ primary challenge to U.S. Representative Henry Cuellar of Texas will go to a runoff in a show of strength by the party’s left, while raising questions among some analysts about her ability to win the seat in November’s general election if she secures …
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By Joseph Ax (Reuters) – Texas kicked off the U.S. midterm elections cycle with the first party nominating contests of the cycle that will determine control of Congress as well as the governors of 36 states. Several races are headed to May 24 runoffs between two top finishers after no candidates won a majority of …
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By Steve Holland, Makini Brice and Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden assailed Russian President Vladimir Putin, barred Russian flights from American airspace and led Democratic and Republican lawmakers in a rare display of unity on Tuesday in a State of the Union speech dominated by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. “Let each …
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WASHINGTON, Mar 2 (Reuters) – U.S. Democratic Representative Henry Cuellar, a moderate, was forced into a May 24 runoff election in Texas’s 28th district by progressive Jessica Cisneros, the Associated Press projected on Wednesday. Cuellar’s office and home were raided by the Federal Bureau of Investigation in January 2022, raising questions and throwing into doubt …
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WASHINGTON, Mar 2 (Reuters) – U.S. congressman Van Taylor, who voted to establish a congressional investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol, will face Republican Keith Self in a primary runoff election in Texas’ third congressional district, the Associated Press said on Wednesday. Taylor faced several primary challengers who sided …
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WASHINGTON, Mar 2 (Reuters) – Democrat Ruben Ramirez, an attorney and Army veteran, advanced to a primary runoff election in Texas’ 15th congressional district, the Associated Press reported early on Wednesday. The 15th district was redrawn in 2021 and is now more favorable for Republicans, experts say, meaning the race in the will be tightly …
(Reuters) – Monica De La Cruz, a business owner endorsed by former President Donald Trump and House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy, won the crowded Republican primary for Texas’ 15th congressional district, AP said on Tuesday. She will face off against the Democratic candidate in November for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in …
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