By Steve Keating LAS VEGAS (Reuters) -Patrick Mahomes threw a touchdown pass to Mecole Hardman in overtime to give the Kansas City Chiefs a 25-22 win over the San Francisco 49ers in a ‘Sin City’ Super Bowl thriller on Sunday, cementing their status as an NFL dynasty. The blockbuster finish in Las Vegas was worthy …
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(Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin was admitted to a critical care unit in Washington on Sunday for treatment of “symptoms suggesting an emergent bladder issue”, officials of Walter Reed Military Medical Center said. Austin, 70, later transferred the duties of his office to Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks, Pentagon Press Secretary Major …
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By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Some of former President Donald Trump’s fellow Republicans on Sunday lashed out at him for saying he would not want to protect NATO members from a future attack by Russia if those countries’ contributions to the defense alliance were lagging. “This is why I’ve been saying for a long …
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By Sheila Dang and David Shepardson (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign joined short-form video app TikTok on Sunday, using the NFL’s Super Bowl to kick off its new account to reach young voters ahead of the presidential election in November. The campaign’s launch on TikTok is notable given that the app, which …
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By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A narrowly divided U.S. Senate moved closer to passing a $95.34 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan on Sunday, showing undiminished bipartisanship despite opposition from Republican hardliners and Donald Trump. The Democratic-led Senate voted 67-27 in a rare Sunday session to clear the latest procedural hurdle and moved …
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By Steve Keating LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – When Las Vegas was awarded the Super Bowl, the hype machine automatically kicked into overdrive. After all, what could possibly top putting America’s biggest sporting party in the U.S. party capital? In the week long buildup to Sunday’s championship game Las Vegas — with the help of a …
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By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Top U.S. Senate Republican Mitch McConnell’s negotiations with Democrats to try to secure more Ukraine aid has drawn mounting attacks from hardliners within his party that some lawmakers say is a direct result of Donald Trump’s rising influence. The Kentucky Republican, the chamber’s longest-serving party leader at 81, has …
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By Andrea Shalal WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) -The White House on Saturday rejected comments made by former U.S. President Donald Trump about not protecting NATO allies from a potential Russian invasion as “appalling and unhinged.” Trump, appearing to recount a meeting with NATO leaders during a political rally in South Carolina on Saturday, quoted the president …
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By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate on Friday edged closer to passing a bill that includes $95.34 billion in aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, but faces an uncertain path to becoming law due to Republican opposition in both chambers of Congress. The Senate voted 64-19 to advance the legislation one step …
By Tim Reid (Reuters) – The mental ability and age of the United States’ presidential candidates took center stage on the campaign trail on Saturday, following a report that suggested President Joe Biden was suffering memory lapses. Former President Donald Trump accused both Biden, the Democrat he will likely face in November’s general election, and …
