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By Nandita Bose and Steve Holland LAS VEGAS (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden, under pressure from fellow Democrats to drop his re-election campaign, tested positive for COVID-19 while visiting Las Vegas on Wednesday and is self-isolating after experiencing mild symptoms, the White House said. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre announced the positive test for …

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By Helen Coster MILWAUKEE (Reuters) – Usha Vance, the wife of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s newly-selected running mate J.D. Vance, made her debut on the national political stage when she introduced her husband at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee. Vance presented her 39-year-old husband as a “working class guy” who had overcome childhood …

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By Dietrich Knauth NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. judge criticized Rudy Giuliani on Wednesday for spending money on his Florida condominium and travel to the Republican National Convention while he avoids paying bankruptcy fees. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Sean Lane ruled last week that Giuliani should be kicked out of bankruptcy over his failure to …

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By Liya Cui NEW YORK (Reuters) – A storm powerful enough to knock a B-52 bomber off a platform and tear the roof off a 19th century church ripped through central New York state, killing a man who went outside to check on his antique car. Governor Kathy Hochul on Wednesday surveyed the destruction from …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives will establish a bipartisan task force next week to investigate the attempt to assassinate former President Donald Trump at a weekend rally, House Speaker Mike Johnson said on Wednesday. Members of the House and Senate are preparing for separate briefings with top officials from the U.S. Secret …

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By Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. prosecutors formally appealed on Wednesday a federal judge’s decision to throw out the criminal case brought by Special Counsel Jack Smith accusing Donald Trump of illegally holding on to classified documents following the end of his presidency. Smith’s office filed a notice indicating it would ask the Atlanta-based 11th …

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By Andrew Hay (Reuters) – Alec Baldwin has informed a New Mexico state prosecutor and sheriff he may sue them after it emerged they withheld evidence from his defense team during their botched attempt to prosecute him over a fatal shooting on the movie set for “Rust.” A New Mexico judge dismissed involuntary manslaughter charges …

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By Helen Coster, Alexandra Ulmer and Stephanie Kelly MILWAUKEE (Reuters) – Democrats are assailing Senator J.D. Vance on the issue of abortion, saying past comments made by Donald Trump’s newly-tapped running mate are evidence Republicans will pursue more abortion curbs if they win in November. Vance has previously taken a more hardline approach on abortion …

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By Gram Slattery (Reuters) -Republican former President Donald Trump says he plans to fundamentally alter the U.S. relationship with NATO should he win a second four-year term in November.  On the campaign trail, he has floated sending armed forces into Mexico to battle drug cartels and slapping expansive tariffs on friends and foes alike. Here …

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