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By Moira Warburton WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Democratic Senator Dianne Feinstein said on Wednesday she is ready to resume her duties but with a lighter schedule, after missing nearly three months due to a bout of shingles. Feinstein, 89, whose return to the chamber restores Democrats’ 51-49 majority, said in a statement she is still …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -OpenAI CEO Sam Altman will make his first appearance before a Senate panel next week as the U.S. Congress grapples with how best to regulate artificial intelligence as the technology becomes more powerful and widespread. Altman will testify before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology & the Law on Tuesday on what …

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(Reuters) – A jury on Tuesday found Donald Trump sexually abused and defamed writer E. Jean Carroll, the latest development in a series of legal woes facing the Republican front-runner in the 2024 U.S. presidential race. Here are some others: TRUMP NEW YORK CRIMINAL CASE Trump became the first former U.S. president to face criminal …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Dozens of Democratic lawmakers on Monday called on the Biden administration to consider the climate and environmental justice impacts of the expansion of the liquefied natural gas (LNG) industry. The 44 lawmakers, including Senators Jeffrey Merkley, Edward Markey and Representatives Jared Huffman and Raul Grijalva, urged the Council on Environmental Quality, a …

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By Gram Slattery HENNIKER, New Hampshire (Reuters) – While other Republicans running for president assiduously avoid discussing abortion, Nikki Haley, a former U.N. ambassador with 20 years in American politics, is trying a novel approach: talking about it. Days ago, Haley, the only woman in the 2024 White House race, gave a lengthy speech stating …

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By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A fresh push for a bipartisan immigration overhaul, coupled with enhanced border security, is emerging in the U.S. Congress, as thousands of migrants amass across the border in Mexico ahead of the end of COVID-era border restrictions next week. The latest among those efforts is a last-minute legislative push …

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By Andy Sullivan and Moira Warburton WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Republican plan to cut federal spending in exchange for lifting the U.S. government’s debt ceiling would lower employment, slow economic growth and “meaningfully increase” the likelihood of a recession, Moody’s Analytics’ chief economist told a Senate committee on Thursday. Mark Zandi told the Senate Budget …

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By Jason Lange and Nathan Layne WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A group allied with Donald Trump’s bid for the 2024 Republican nomination is setting records for outside political spending early in a U.S. presidential campaign as he looks to box out his nearest rival Ron DeSantis before the Florida governor even launches a campaign. The Trump-aligned …

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By James Oliphant WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Republican Florida Governor Ron DeSantis had counted on a productive state legislative session this spring to turbocharge his coming 2024 presidential bid. Things haven’t quite worked out that way. As the two-month session draws to a close this week, DeSantis is arguably in worse political shape than he was when …

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