WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Embattled U.S. Senator Bob Menendez left a closed-door meeting with fellow Democrats on Thursday insisting that he will remain on the job despite calls for his resignation over federal charges he accepted bribes. “I will continue to cast votes on behalf of the people in New Jersey as I have for 18 …
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(Reuters) – U.S. government services would be disrupted and hundreds of thousands of federal workers would be furloughed without pay if Congress fails to provide funding for the fiscal year starting Oct. 1. Workers deemed essential would remain on the job, but without pay. Here is a guide to what would stay open and what …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House warned on Thursday a partial shutdown of the federal government that could occur this weekend would delay nearly 2,000 long-term disaster recovery projects. A budget standoff in the Republican-led House of Representatives, which the White House blames on far-right Republican lawmakers, is pushing the government to the brink of …
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By Tim Reid and Joseph Ax SIMI VALLEY, California (Reuters) -Donald Trump’s Republican rivals clashed at a chaotic presidential debate on Wednesday, leveling attacks at the absent former president, Democratic President Joe Biden and one another over issues from China to immigration to the economy. But as the debate ended, none of the seven candidates …
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By Karen Freifeld NEW YORK (Reuters) – The New York judge who found Donald Trump liable for fraud on Wednesday stopped short of addressing whether his scathing decision would force the former U.S. president to sell his prized real estate. Justice Arthur Engoron at a hearing on Wednesday was asked by Trump’s lawyer Christopher Kise …
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NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New Jersey businessman pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to charges of bribing U.S. Senator Bob Menendez. Wael Hana, 40, entered the plea at a hearing before Magistrate Judge Ona Wang in federal court in Manhattan. Menendez, 69, his 56-year-old wife, Nadine Menendez, and two other businessmen accused of bribing the …
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By Tim Reid (Reuters) – Vivek Ramaswamy, a multimillionaire former biotech executive, has a chance to build on the attention he has been getting in the race for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination at Wednesday night’s second debate. Here are some facts about Ramaswamy’s life and career: A HINDU RAISED IN THE AMERICAN MIDWEST Ramaswamy, …
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By Tim Reid (Reuters) – Seven Republican candidates have qualified to take part in the second 2024 Republican presidential debate on Wednesday in California. Donald Trump will skip the event and give a speech in Detroit to autoworkers. Here are some facts about the event and what to expect: WHEN AND WHERE WILL IT TAKE …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said on Monday the House of Representatives will vote on an appropriations measure on Tuesday that would open debate on four fiscal 2024 spending bills, after some holdouts on defense appropriations were apparently willing to work now. (Reporting by David Morgan; Editing by Doina Chiacu)
By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden on Friday pledged to fight for gun safety laws in the United States while unveiling a new White House office of gun violence prevention. THE TAKE Vice President Kamala Harris will oversee the office, taking on an issue that is critical to her and Biden’s political …
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