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By Alexandra Ulmer, Gram Slattery (Reuters) -In the weeks after Vice President Kamala Harris’ rapid ascent to the top of the Democratic ticket, Donald Trump’s allies and advisers urged him to stay on message. Polls showed Americans trusted the former Republican president more on the economy and immigration than Harris. All he needed to do, …

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By Georgina McCartney HOUSTON (Reuters) – Texas on Tuesday reelected conservative incumbent Christi Craddick as chairman of the state’s oil regulator, marking her third term in the position and a win for the industry that has seen production surge during her tenure. Texas, home to the Permian Basin, is the largest oil producer in the …

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By Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Republicans won control of the U.S. Senate with victories in Montana, Ohio and West Virginia on Wednesday, ensuring Donald Trump’s party will control at least one chamber of Congress next year. Republicans were set to hold a majority of at least 52-48 inthe U.S. Senate and had added three seats …

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By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Donald Trump’s Republicans looked set on Wednesday to possibly win control of both chambers of Congress, giving them sweeping powers for the first time in eight years to ram through a broad agenda of tax and spending cuts, energy deregulation and border security controls. But it would also force …

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By Gram Slattery and Helen Coster (Reuters) -Eight years ago, in the lead-up to the 2016 presidential election, JD Vance was a bitter critic of Donald Trump. Publicly, he called the Republican businessman an “idiot” and said he was “reprehensible.” Privately, he compared him to Adolf Hitler. But by the time the former president tapped …

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DUBAI (Reuters) – Donald Trump, who won a second term in office with his victory in Tuesday’s U.S. presidential election, and several of his allies continued to engage with the most powerful and wealthy Gulf countries after his first term ended in 2020. They have forged multi-million dollar business deals and engaged in quiet, behind-the-scenes …

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