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By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) -Lev Parnas, a onetime associate of Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, was sentenced to 20 months in prison on Wednesday for violating U.S. campaign finance laws during the 2018 elections and for wire fraud conspiracy. Parnas, 50, was convicted in October of seeking funds from Russian businessman …

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By Doina Chiacu WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A lawyer for Virginia “Ginni” Thomas has dimmed prospects for a quick appearance before congressional investigators probing the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, asking what they want from his client, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. Ginni Thomas on June 16 expressed eagerness to speak with the House …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. congressman Sean Casten defeated fellow Democratic U.S. Representative Marie Newman in an Illinois primary that pitted the two incumbents against one another due to redistricting, Edison projected on Tuesday. Casten will face a Republican opponent in the Nov. 8 general election. (Reporting by Moira Warburton)

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former Trump White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows wanted a pardon for his actions on Jan. 6, 2021, Cassidy Hutchinson, a former top aide to Meadows, testified on Tuesday to the congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. (Reporting by Moira Warburton in Washington; Editing by Leslie …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Commerce Department Secretary Gina Raimondo on Monday stepped up pressure on Congress to approve $52 billion in funding for chipmakers to expand operations, warning that firms would abandon American expansion plans without the legislation. “Mark my words … if Labor Day comes and goes and this Chips Act isn’t passed by …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Ed Gonzalez, a Texas sheriff, said on Monday he had told President Joe Biden that he had withdrawn from consideration for the post of director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement after a lengthy delay at getting confirmed by the U.S. Senate. “More than a year has passed since the president nominated …

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