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By Joseph Ax, Sharon Bernstein, Gabriella Borter (Reuters) -For decades, selective U.S. colleges and universities have considered, among other factors, whether applicants are from underrepresented minority groups, including Black, Hispanic and Native American. For just as long, critics of affirmative action have questioned whether race-conscious admissions policies are fair or warranted. The Supreme Court weighed …

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By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House Republicans sought testimony on Thursday from more than a dozen officials from the Justice Department, FBI and other government agencies involved in the federal tax investigation of President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter. Three Republican committee chairs in the House of Representatives said the testimony is necessary in …

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By Joseph Ax (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday struck down race-conscious policies in college admissions, ending decades of precedent that had allowed schools nationwide to use such programs to increase the diversity of their student bodies. Here is an explanation of the policies commonly known as affirmative action, their history and the possible …

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By Andrew Chung (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday bolstered the ability of employees to obtain accommodations at work for their religious practices, reviving a lawsuit by an evangelical Christian former mail carrier accusing the Postal Service of discrimination after being disciplined for refusing to show up for work on Sundays. The 9-0 ruling …

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By Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Solid majorities of Americans support providing weaponry to Ukraine to defend itself against Russia and believe that such aid demonstrates to China and other U.S. rivals a will to protect U.S. interests and allies, according to a Reuters/Ipsos survey. The two-day poll that was concluded on Tuesday charted a …

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By Karen Freifeld and Luc Cohen (Reuters) -A U.S. judge on Tuesday said he would likely decline former U.S. President Donald Trump’s bid to move from state to federal court a criminal case stemming from a hush money payment to a porn star. Trump’s lawyers say federal court is the proper venue for the case, …

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By David Shepardson and Lisa Baertlein WASHINGTON/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Acting Labor Secretary Julie Su’s nomination to officially lead that agency is at risk even after she helped negotiate a crucial contract deal between U.S. West Coast seaport employers and the union representing 22,000 workers this month. The criticism from Republican opponents in the U.S. …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A new report detailing intelligence failures leading up to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol said government agencies responsible for anticipating trouble downplayed the threat – even as the building was being stormed in an attempt to stop Congress’ certification of Joe Biden as the 46th president. The 105-page report, …

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By Joseph Ax (Reuters) – Georgia’s top election official, Brad Raffensperger, is scheduled on Wednesday to answer questions from federal investigators examining former President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election, a spokesperson for Raffensperger’s office said. Raffensperger, Georgia’s Republican secretary of state, will likely be asked about a phone call he received …

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By Nathan Layne, Alexandra Ulmer and Gram Slattery (Reuters) – Former President Donald Trump is leveraging his connections to loyalists in key primary states to lobby for voting rules and dates that could cement his front-runner status in the race for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, his team and sources in several states told Reuters. …

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