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By John Kruzel and Andrew Chung WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Donald Trump on Tuesday filed a U.S. Supreme Court brief in his bid for criminal immunity for trying to overturn his 2020 election loss, arguing that a former president enjoys “absolute immunity from criminal prosecution for his official acts.” The case is due to be argued before …

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By Richard Cowan and David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Congress on Tuesday labored against a tight deadline to write a massive bill funding military, homeland security and a range of other government programs following a deal reached by congressional leaders and the White House. Failure to act by midnight Friday would mean that many …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Monday finalized a rule that would ban using and importing cancer-causing asbestos, a material still used in some vehicles and in some industrial facilities in the U.S., the first chemical banned under a 2016 chemical safety law. The ban of chrysotile asbestos, the only form of …

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By Steve Gorman (Reuters) – A former New York City employee filed suit on Monday accusing Mayor Eric Adams of sexually assaulting her in 1993, when both worked for the municipal transit police bureau, after she went to him seeking help in navigating a hostile office environment. In a 26-page civil complaint filed in New …

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By Gabriella Borter (Reuters) – The proportion of U.S. abortions administered by medication rose to more than 60% in 2023, following a dramatic decline in surgical abortion access after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, a report said on Tuesday. The Supreme Court’s 2022 decision to end abortion rights allowed more than a …

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(Reuters) – Billionaire investor Nelson Peltz plans to vote for Donald Trump, citing concerns over 81-year-old President Biden’s fitness for office, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday. “It will probably be Trump and I’m not happy about that,” Peltz told the Financial Times in an interview when asked about his choice of presidential candidate. (Reporting …

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By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Danny Werfel said on Monday that the tax agency will need to boost its workforce to over 100,000 people over the next three years to achieve its modernization, service and enforcement goals and additional funding will be needed to maintain that extra capacity. Werfel told …

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