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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. criminal case accusing Donald Trump of illegally trying to overturn his 2020 election defeat resumed after a nearly eight-month pause on Friday, with the judge left to decide how to proceed after the Supreme Court’s immunity ruling. U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan in Washington is expected to decide in the …

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By Luc Cohen and Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) -A New York state appeals court on Thursday rejected Donald Trump’s challenge to a gag order in his hush money criminal case, where the former U.S. president was convicted in May on charges stemming from hush money paid to a porn star. The decision by the …

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By Andrew Hay (Reuters) -Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday lauded U.S. Representative Sheila Jackson Lee as a “fierce champion of justice” at the funeral of the prominent voice on African American and women’s rights within the Democratic Party. Jackson Lee announced in June she had pancreatic cancer and was undergoing treatment. The Texas lawmaker …

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By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) -Donald Trump’s lawyers again asked the judge overseeing the former U.S. president’s criminal trial on charges stemming from hush money paid to a porn star to recuse himself, citing his daughter’s work for Vice President Kamala Harris. Justice Juan Merchan has denied previous recusal requests by Trump’s lawyers. Harris …

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By Andrew Chung (Reuters) – A new federal rule protecting LGBT students from discrimination in schools and colleges based on gender identity that took effect on Thursday remained blocked in 26 states after the U.S. Supreme Court did not act on requests by President Joe Biden’s administration to widen its enforcement.  The justices have yet …

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ATLANTA (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris pledged to battle price gouging, bring down costs and ban hidden bank fees if she wins a Nov. 5 general election in which she is the Democrats’ likely presidential nominee. “On day one, I will take on price gouging and bring down costs,” Harris told a political …

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By Gram Slattery WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The director of a conservative policymaking group known as Project 2025, which has drawn criticism from Democrats for its hard-right proposals and has become a campaign liability for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, has stepped down. Trump’s campaign has repeatedly tried to distance itself from the group, which pushes …

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By Jeff Mason and Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Anita Dunn, a longtime adviser to President Joe Biden who oversaw communications strategy and helped steer his 2020 election campaign, is departing the White House to work for a super political-action committee that is supporting Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign. Dunn’s departure is the first …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris has gained ground against Republican Donald Trump in six of the seven swing states since President Joe Biden dropped out of the presidential race, according to a Bloomberg News/Morning Consult poll of registered voters published on Tuesday. The poll – conducted online from July 24-28 – …

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