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By Andrew Chung and John Kruzel WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The special counsel prosecuting Donald Trump on federal charges involving the former president’s efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss urged the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday to reject Trump’s bid to further delay trial proceedings as he presses his claim of immunity. “The nation has a …

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By Tim Reid (Reuters) – Donald Trump said on Wednesday that his recent mixing up of names was intentional. During a speech last month, Trump confused Nikki Haley, his last remaining rival for the Republican presidential nomination, with former Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. He also suggested former Democratic President Barack Obama was still in …

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By Raphael Satter WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday pulled back on plans to reauthorize one of America’s most hotly debated domestic surveillance programs, saying he was “still working on consensus” as bipartisan opposition mounted against the plan. Johnson told reporters more time was needed to reach an agreement on a bill …

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(Reuters) -New York City Mayor Eric Adams said on Wednesday that his administration has filed a lawsuit against social media companies including Meta Platforms’ Facebook and Instagram for fueling mental health crisis among the youth. The lawsuit, filed in the California Superior Court, also includes Alphabet’s YouTube, Snap Inc’s Snapchat and ByteDance’s TikTok and alleges …

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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A senior U.S. House Republican lawmaker on Wednesday subpoenaed the Commerce Department over records related to the agency’s decision to temporarily stop issuing export licenses for most civilian firearms and ammunition. The Commerce Department on Oct. 27 issued a pause for around 90 days to assess the “risk of firearms …

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By Andrew Hay (Reuters) -Hannah Gutierrez, chief weapons handler for the film “Rust,” will face a drug-related charge as part of her manslaughter trial next week in the 2021 fatal on-set shooting of the movie’s cinematographer, a New Mexico judge ruled Wednesday. New Mexico District Court Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer denied Gutierrez’ request to exclude …

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By Mike Stone WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden wants an 18% cut in the number of F-35 jets the Pentagon buys next year after Congress’ cap on the size of the upcoming defense budget compelled the administration to find savings, two sources familiar with the situation said. The Pentagon order for Lockheed Martin’s stealthy …

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By Leah Douglas (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture is “18 months or so” away from identifying a vaccine for the current strain of bird flu and is developing a process to distribute it, said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Wednesday. USDA has found bird flu in 8 commercial flocks and 14 backyard flocks …

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