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By Sarah N. Lynch and Jacqueline Thomsen WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A U.S. Justice Department attorney urged a federal appeals court on Thursday not to block a Republican congressman’s cellphone from investigators working on a probe into efforts by then-President Donald Trump to overturn the result of the 2020 election. U.S. Representative Scott Perry – a Trump …

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By James Oliphant WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Florida Governor Ron DeSantis will host an event for top donors and social-media influencers this weekend, the latest in a flurry of moves that suggest he’s ramping up to battle former President Donald Trump for the 2024 Republican nomination. About 150 guests are expected to attend the three-day event …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Congress Democrats accused House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy of endangering Capitol Police officers and potentially exposing security secrets if he releases thousands of hours of video footage from the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot to Fox News’ Tucker Carlson. “The speaker is needlessly exposing the Capitol complex to one of …

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(Reuters) – The White House is considering two economists who held senior Treasury Department posts in the Obama administration for the No. 2 job at the Federal Reserve, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday. Both Janice Eberly and Karen Dynan served as the chief economist at Treasury during Barack Obama’s presidency and are well …

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By Moira Warburton (Reuters) -U.S. Senator Jon Tester of Montana launched his 2024 reelection bid on Wednesday, in a plus for Democrats, who are seeking to defend their slim 51-49 Senate majority but will face challenges in several battleground states next year. Tester, 66, who has represented Montana in the U.S. Senate since 2007, is …

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By Karen Freifeld (Reuters) – The House Foreign Affairs Committee will hold a hearing next Tuesday with top officials on China policy to identify gaps in pursuing what it called a “more holistic approach” to countering aggression by the Chinese Communist Party. The hearing, announced by the panel’s chair, Representative Michael McCaul, a Republican, is …

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By Jonathan Landay and Andreas Rinke MUNICH, Germany (Reuters) – Nearly 50 lawmakers from both major U.S. political parties on Friday attended the start of Europe’s premier annual security conference to affirm bipartisan support for U.S. aid to Ukraine. Four delegations of Democratic and Republican leaders and members of the Senate and House converged as …

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By Jarrett Renshaw (Reuters) – Republican U.S. Senator Mike Lee of Utah is trying to rally colleagues to sign a letter opposing the Biden administration’s plan to include electric vehicles in the nation’s renewable fuel program, arguing the proposal is an assault on the internal combustion engine, Reuters has learned. The effort represents the latest …

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