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By Jarrett Renshaw ST LOUIS (Reuters) – The Democratic Party’s Rules and Bylaws Committee gave conditional approval on Friday for Iowa’s revamped 2024 election primary plan that allows the state to collect mail ballots and still hold its “first in the nation” caucus in January, but delays finalizing the results until March . The committee …

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By Jason Lange and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The two declared candidates for speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, Republicans Steve Scalise and Jim Jordan, stand out as top campaign fundraisers in their caucus, with Scalise holding an edge in dollars contributed to party allies. Several factors will play into how the 221-member …

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NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden called on political leaders on Wednesday to change the “poisonous atmosphere” in Washington and work on a new spending plan a before hastily-approved short-term measure expires in weeks. The comments come a day after a small group of Republicans ousted U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy …

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By Jack Queen NEW YORK (Reuters) – A judge overseeing Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial pounded his fists in frustration with the former U.S. president’s lawyers on Wednesday for what he described as redundant and “ridiculous” cross-examination of a witness. The heated exchange occurred on the third day of trial in a lawsuit by the …

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By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s ouster on Tuesday could signal a shift in the U.S. House of Representatives on aid to Ukraine, with some of his possible successors strongly in favor of assisting Kyiv but others staunchly opposed. The House voted for the first time on Tuesday to remove its leader, …

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By Andrew Chung WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday turned away an appeal by John Eastman, a conservative lawyer indicted in August over his role in efforts to overturn Donald Trump’s 2020 election loss, in a case involving 10 emails that he had sought to shield from congressional investigators. The justices declined to …

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By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Top aides of Joe Biden, including national security adviser Jake Sullivan and former White House chief of staff Ron Klain, have been interviewed by Special Counsel Robert Hur, who is probing the president’s handling of classified documents, the New York Times reported on Thursday. Those who have been questioned about …

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