By Jason Lange and Alexandra Ulmer WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Elon Musk gave about $44 million to his pro-Donald Trump spending group during the first half of October, federal disclosures showed on Thursday, as the billionaire stepped up his efforts for the Republican candidate in the Nov. 5 election. The contributions, disclosed in a filing to the …
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By Jason Lange and Bo Erickson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican Donald Trump has nearly erased Democrats’ longstanding advantage among Hispanic men ahead of the Nov. 5 presidential election when he will face Democrat Kamala Harris, according to an analysis of Reuters/Ipsos polling. Former President Trump now trails Vice President Harris by just 2 percentage points …
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By Christopher Bing, Raphael Satter and Gram Slattery WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The accused Iranian hacking group who intercepted Republican U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump’s campaign emails have finally found some success in getting their stolen material published after initially failing to interest the mainstream media. In recent weeks, the hackers began peddling Trump emails more widely …
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(Reuters) – Democratic candidate Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump are tied at 48% each for the popular vote for the Nov. 5 U.S. presidential election, according to the final New York Times/Siena College national poll published on Friday. (Reporting by Nilutpal Timsina in Bengaluru)
By Jarrett Renshaw and Nandita Bose CLARKSTON, Georgia (Reuters) -Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris basked in the support of rock legend Bruce Springsteen, entertainer Tyler Perry and former President Barack Obama on Thursday at a rally that drew thousands in the battleground state of Georgia. Seeking to excite supporters in a state that could help …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris will not appear on popular podcaster Joe Rogan’s program, a spokesperson for her campaign said on Thursday. Harris’ team had been in touch with Rogan’s program about a possible appearance, but scheduling did not line up, spokesperson Ian Sams said on MSNBC. “We talked with Rogan and …
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By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) – An Ohio judge permanently struck down the state’s ban on abortion after about six weeks on Thursday and criticized its Republican attorney general for attempting to circumvent the will of Ohioans who voted to enshrine abortion protections in the state constitution. Judge Christian Jenkins of the Hamilton County Court of …
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By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) -A Los Angeles prosecutor said on Thursday he would ask a judge to release Erik and Lyle Menendez on parole after nearly 35 years in prison for the shotgun murder of their parents, as new evidence emerged indicating they were sexually abused by their father for years. The Menendez brothers, now …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Colorado authorities are investigating an incident in which at least 12 mail ballots appear to have been intercepted before reaching voters intended to receive them, according to a statement from the state’s top elections official on Thursday. The intercepted ballots for the Nov. 5 election were filled out and mailed to the …
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By Aram Roston, Alexandra Ulmer WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Democratic chair of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee and a prominent Democratic congressman asked the U.S. attorney general on Thursday to appoint a special counsel to investigate whether Jared Kushner, former President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, was functioning as an unregistered foreign agent for Saudi Arabia, according to …
