By Moira Warburton WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A group of New York state Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives will introduce a motion to expel indicted fellow Republican George Santos from the chamber, two of the members said on Wednesday. The move comes a day after federal prosecutors filed 23 fresh criminal counts against the …
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(Reuters) – U.S. congressman George Santos was hit with additional criminal charges on Tuesday for inflating his campaign’s fundraising numbers in a bid to qualify for financial and logistical support from a Republican Party committee, prosecutors said. A 23-count superseding indictment filed in federal court in Central Islip, New York charged the embattled congressman and …
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By Sharon Bernstein and Omar Younis LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – California baseball legend Steve Garvey launched a campaign on Tuesday as a Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate seat that was held by the late Democratic Senator Dianne Feinstein. The 74-year-old Garvey, a former Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres first baseman, brings star …
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By Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden’s popularity was near the lowest level of his presidency this month as Americans’ concerns over immigration rose to their highest level since 2019, before he took office, a Reuters/Ipsos poll showed. The three-day opinion poll, which ended on Sunday, showed 40% of respondents approved of …
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By John Kruzel WASHINGTON (Reuters) – South Carolina Democrat Michael B. Moore, the great- great-grandson of a Black Civil War hero and pioneering 19th century congressman, is aiming to help his party retake control of the U.S. House of Representatives from Republicans in 2024. But his political fortunes may be in the hands of …
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By Richard Cowan and Katharine Jackson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Less than a week after becoming the first U.S. Speaker of the House of Representatives voted out by his own caucus, Republican Kevin McCarthy said on Monday he would take the job back if asked to, as his colleagues contemplated their next move. McCarthy at a press …
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By Tim Reid (Reuters) – Former Texas congressman Will Hurd announced on Monday that he is dropping out of the race for the Republican presidential nomination and is endorsing former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley to be the party’s White House standard bearer. Hurd, who has barely registered in opinion polls of Republican voters since …
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By Tim Reid (Reuters) – Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley raised more than $11 million between July and September, according to her campaign, a significant haul that reflects growing interest in her bid to take on former U.S. President Donald Trump for the party’s nomination. Three months before Republicans hold their first nominating contest in …
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By Jonathan Allen and Mica Rosenberg (Reuters) – New York Mayor Eric Adams this weekend visits the Darien Gap, a treacherous rainforest traversed by thousands of mostly South American migrants a month, to try to dissuade them from coming as U.S. cities like his own struggle to accommodate them. His unusual trip to Mexico, Ecuador …
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By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Forty-five allies of former U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy are calling on their Republican colleagues for “fundamental changes” that would make it more difficult for a small faction to oust whoever may take his place. As the slim 221-212 Republican majority in the House of Representatives prepares to select a …
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