By Richard Valdmanis and Gabriella Borter LEWISTON, Maine (Reuters) -Police on Thursday searched the woods, waterways and towns of Maine for a U.S. Army reservist wanted in connection with the mass shootings that killed 18 people and wounded 13 more the previous night at a bowling alley and a bar in Lewiston. The town of …
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By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A New York state Republican on Thursday made a privileged motion in the U.S. House of Representatives to expel indicted fellow Republican George Santos from Congress, a move that forces the chamber to hold a vote on the question. The action was precipitated by the filing of 23 fresh federal …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Newly elected U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson said on Thursday that funding to support Ukraine and Israel should be handled separately, suggesting he will not back President Joe Biden’s $106 billion aid package for both countries. Johnson, speaking in an interview on Fox News, has concerns about Ukraine funding in general, …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Right-wing U.S. radio host Larry Elder said on Thursday he was suspending his campaign for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination and endorsing former President Donald Trump. Elder, who joined the race in April, failed to gain enough support to qualify for the Republican Party’s candidate debates. “As I look at the path …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Representative Mike Johnson has been elected by his fellow Republicans to serve as speaker of the House of Representatives, after three weeks of turmoil and three failed candidates. Here are five facts about the fourth-term conservative lawmaker who is now the top Republican in Congress: BIOGRAPHY Johnson, 51, was born in …
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By Andy Sullivan and Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON (Reuters) – New U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson has joined his conservative Republican colleagues in voting against abortion and same-sex marriage, but has drawn the most attention for his efforts to overturn Donald Trump’s 2020 election defeat. His new role gives him huge clout steering the …
By Andrew Chung and John Kruzel WASHINGTON (Reuters) – New findings that U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas apparently failed to repay at least a “significant portion” of a $267,230 loan he received from a wealthy benefactor prompted Senate Democrats on Thursday to step up their criticism of the court’s lack of an ethics code. …
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By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) -A group of Republican-led U.S. states on Thursday said they would appeal a Texas-based federal judge’s decision rejecting their challenge to a rule from President Joe Biden’s administration allowing employee retirement plans to consider environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues in investment decisions. The 26 states, led by Texas and Utah, …
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By Omar Younis LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Colleen Megee moved into an RV with her boyfriend, Alexander Spector, and their dog, Mimo, two years ago. Like thousands of other unhoused people in Los Angeles, they feel living in a vehicle is safer than sleeping in a tent or on the street. “In 2011, I became …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday said the nation is mourning after “another senseless and tragic mass shooting” in which 18 people were shot to death in Lewiston, Maine, and urged Republicans in Congress to help enact stronger gun laws. “Far too many Americans have now had a family member killed or …
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