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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republicans in Tennessee who are moving to oust Democratic legislators for joining an anti-gun violence protest are “shrugging in the face” of another school shooting, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said on Tuesday. Republican-majority Tennessee’s state legislature took the first steps on Monday to expel Democratic legislators who joined hundreds of …

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By Nathan Layne (Reuters) – Former Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson, a Republican running for U.S. president, said he would not have pursued the hush-money case against former President Donald Trump, but said his 2024 rival bore “significant responsibility” for the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol and should exit the race. In an interview …

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By Gabriella Borter (Reuters) – Florida’s Republican-led Senate passed a bill on Monday to outlaw most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, bringing the state a step closer to joining others across the U.S. South in banning almost all abortions. Florida currently has a law banning abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, which is being …

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By Ross Kerber (Reuters) -Republican attorneys general from 21 U.S. states raised fresh concerns with asset managers over their consideration for environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors in the votes cast at U.S. corporate annual meetings getting under way this spring. The top state legal officers issued their challenge via a letter, provided by the …

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(Reuters) – Former U.S. President Donald Trump is facing at least one felony charge in the indictment involving a 2016 hush money payment to porn star Stormy Daniels, the Associated Press reported on Friday, citing two people familiar with the matter. (Reporting by Costas Pitas in Los Angeles; Editing by Chris Reese)

By Tim Reid and Katharine Jackson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The indictment of former U.S. President Donald Trump sends a “terrible message” to the world about American justice and will encourage dictators to abuse power, former Vice President Mike Pence said on Friday. “There are dictators and authoritarians around the world that will point to that …

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By Karen Freifeld NEW YORK (Reuters) – Former President Donald Trump will not be handcuffed when he surrenders next week in New York to face criminal charges, his defense lawyer Joe Tacopina said on Friday. Susan Necheles, another Trump attorney, said the former president will plead not guilty. Tacopina said, while Trump was not expected …

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