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By Jarrett Renshaw and Heather Timmons (Reuters) – Global pop star Taylor Swift’s support for Kamala Harris may have boosted the Democratic vice president’s hopes of attracting young voters, but the question remains: Will the celebrity endorsement make a difference on Election Day? Locked in a tight White House race, both Harris and her rival, …

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By Stephanie Kelly NEW YORK (Reuters) – Over one quarter of younger Black men say they would support Republican candidate Donald Trump in this year’s U.S. presidential election, an NAACP poll showed on Friday. Black voters have long been the most loyal Democratic constituency, but during Democratic President Joe Biden’s term, some younger Black voters …

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By Tim Reid, Ann Saphir and Kanishka Singh (Reuters) -Republican U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump said on Thursday that he will end all taxes on overtime pay as part of a wider tax cut package, if he is elected in the Nov. 5 election. “As part of our additional tax cuts, we will end all …

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(Reuters) – U.S. authorities are preparing to file criminal charges after the Trump campaign said in August that some of its internal communications were hacked and blamed the Iranian government, the Washington Post reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter. The Iranian government has denied that it hacked the Trump campaign. An FBI …

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By Kanishka Singh and Gabriella Borter WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House rebuked former President Donald Trump on Thursday for his association with far-right conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer, who has been traveling this week with the Republican presidential candidate. Loomer says she does not work for Trump. However, she has mentioned speaking to him about …

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By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai named veteran former congressional aide Jamila Thompson as her new chief of staff on Thursday as she seeks to maintain a robust trade agenda during the final months of President Joe Biden’s term. Thompson had been serving in the role in an acting capacity …

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