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By Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Former U.S. President Joe Biden’s cancer announcement revived questions on Monday about the extent of his health issues during his tenure, with President Donald Trump saying Biden should have been more transparent with the public. “I’m surprised that the public wasn’t notified a long time ago, because to get to …

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By David Morgan, Bo Erickson and Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump will join the congressional debate over his sweeping tax bill on Tuesday, as Republicans who control the House of Representatives struggle to keep their fragile majority together for a crucial vote later this week. The president is due to attend a …

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(Reuters) -Legislation advanced by Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives last week could put 300 domestic solar and energy storage factories at risk and kill nearly 300,000 jobs, a top solar trade group warned on Monday. WHY IT’S IMPORTANT The analysis by the Solar Energy Industries Association comes amid a lobbying blitz aimed at …

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By Bo Erickson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Republican tax writers pushing through President Donald Trump’s signature tax cut priorities proposed to eliminate a customer tax on firearm silencers, potentially undoing the almost 100-year-old tax. If the bill is passed by Congress and enacted into law, Americans would no longer be charged $200 when purchasing a …

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By Mike Scarcella WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A federal judge in Washington ruled on Monday that the Trump administration illegally ousted leaders of the U.S. Institute of Peace, calling the effort a “gross usurpation of power.” In her decision, U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell said Republican President Donald Trump overstepped his power when his administration removed five …

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By Jack Queen NEW YORK (Reuters) – Pop singer Dawn Richard told a jury on Monday that she saw Sean “Diddy” Combs beat his girlfriend repeatedly, but she faced sharp questioning from a defense lawyer over apparent inconsistencies in her account. Richard, a former member of the pop group Danity Kane, testified during Combs’ sex …

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By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court allowed Donald Trump’s administration on Monday to terminate the Temporary Protected Status of about 350,000 Venezuelans living in the U.S. Trump has sought to end the status for Venezuelans, Haitians, Afghans and others. WHAT IS TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS? Temporary Protected Status provides deportation relief and work …

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By Joseph Ax and Nandita Bose (Reuters) -Former U.S. President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with an “aggressive form” of prostate cancer that has spread to his bones, his office said in a statement on Sunday. Biden, 82, was diagnosed on Friday after experiencing urinary symptoms, and he and his family are reviewing treatment options …

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(This May 16 story was refiled without any changes to text.) (Reuters) – A federal appeals court lifted an order on Friday that blocked U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration from stripping hundreds of thousands of federal employees of the ability to unionize and collectively bargain over working conditions. A 2-1 panel of the U.S. Court …

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