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By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) – More than 100 people convicted of joining the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol by Donald Trump’s supporters could have their sentences shortened, following a federal appeals court ruling on Friday. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia said defendants who were implicated in obstructing …

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(Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden has signed into law a short-term stopgap spending bill to avert a partial government shutdown, the White House said on Friday. The bill was approved by the Democratic-majority U.S. Senate on Thursday after the Republican-controlled House of Representatives backed it with less than 36 hours before funding would have …

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By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) -A federal judge in Delaware on Friday upheld a law that requires some drugmakers to negotiate prices with the U.S government’s Medicare health insurance program, rejecting a challenge by AstraZeneca to one of Democratic President Joe Biden’s signature initiatives. U.S. District Judge Colm Connolly’s decision comes the day before the British …

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By David Shepardson, Jarrett Renshaw and Michael Martina WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden, vowing to “do right by U.S. auto workers,” launched an investigation this week into whether Chinese-made vehicles could be used to spy on Americans, a far-off threat given the few such cars on U.S. roads now. The White House announced the …

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By Nate Raymond and Kanishka Singh BOSTON (Reuters) – Jack Teixeira, a member of the Massachusetts Air National Guard, is expected to plead guilty to charges related to his alleged leaking of classified military information on a social media platform in what was one of the most serious U.S. national security breaches in years, according …

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By Steve Holland and Ted Hesson BROWNSVILLE/EAGLE PASS, Texas (Reuters) -President Joe Biden on Thursday called on Donald Trump to help unblock a plan languishing in Congress to cut migrant crossings as the pair took part in dueling visits to the border over a top issue ahead of November’s election. Biden was in the town …

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