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By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Democratic and Republican U.S. senators introduced a resolution on Wednesday that could force President Joe Biden’s administration to prepare a report on Saudi Arabia’s human rights record and possibly lead to a reassessment of U.S. security assistance for the kingdom. Democrat Chris Murphy and Republican Mike Lee introduced the resolution …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Congress should enact financial regulations to strengthen stress tests and capital and liquidity standards for banks, Senate Banking Committee Chairman Sherrod Brown said on Tuesday, but he added prospects remained low for such a step. Brown, an Ohio Democrat, told Bloomberg TV that prospects were low for the Congress to …

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By Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden’s budget proposal, released on Thursday, envisions a dramatic expansion of the federal safety net for children and families. Unlike programs that benefit older Americans, it stands little chance of gaining traction. Biden’s fellow Democrats widely back his family-focused proposals: Tax credits, free preschool, subsidies for …

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By Simon Lewis WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Biden administration’s budget plan put forward on Thursday includes requests for billions of dollars of funding for the Indo-Pacific region aimed at countering China through infrastructure investments and other support for U.S. partners and allies in the region. Acting Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources John …

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By Jacqueline Thomsen (Reuters) – Jenna Ellis, a high-profile member of former U.S. President Donald Trump’s legal team that challenged his 2020 election loss, agreed to be censured by a Colorado court after admitting to making false claims about voter fraud, according to a court ruling. Under the agreement released on Wednesday between Ellis and …

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By Nathan Layne (Reuters) – Ken Cuccinelli, a former senior official in Donald Trump’s administration, on Thursday threw his backing behind Florida Governor Ron DeSantis in the 2024 U.S. presidential race, a move that could help DeSantis gain traction among grassroots voters so far loyal to Trump. While Trump has officially launched another run for …

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By Moira Warburton WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Ben Savage, who starred in the 1990s sitcom “Boy Meets World,” is running for U.S. Congress in a Los Angeles-area district, aiming at a seat being vacated by Representative Adam Schiff, who is now running for Senate. “I’m running for Congress because it’s time to restore faith in government …

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