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By Jacqueline Thomsen (Reuters) – Preet Bharara, the former U.S. attorney in Manhattan who prosecuted high-profile cases involving Wall Street insider trading, public corruption and terrorism, is joining Washington-based law firm Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr, the firm said on Monday. Bharara, 53, was appointed to the U.S. attorney post by Democratic President Barack …

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By Alexandra Ulmer (Reuters) – Ivanka Trump “checked out” on election issues in the aftermath of the 2020 election, her father and former President Donald Trump said on Friday after the release of testimony in which she said did not believe his claims of election fraud. A congressional panel probing the Jan. 6, 2021, attack …

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By Patricia Zengerle and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The congressional panel investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol will hold hearings throughout June that will drill into the details of what it says was a widespread plot led by former President Donald Trump to overturn the 2020 presidential election. The House of …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden is looking at ways to bring in more oil supplies amid rising energy costs, including working to address oil refinery capacity, White House economic adviser Cecelia Rouse said on Friday. “He is looking for what he can do administratively, whether that’s working with oil companies and refineries asking them, …

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By Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) – More than half of U.S. Republicans believe the false claim that left-wing protesters led the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol riot to try to make then-President Donald Trump look bad, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll. The two-day poll, completed on Wednesday, underscored the deep partisan lens through …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives will weigh legislation next week to boost security for Supreme Court justices, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday, one day after an armed man was arrested near Brett Kavanaugh’s home and charged with attempted murder. (Reporting by David Morgan; Writing by Katharine Jackson; editing by Susan …

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By Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Republican senator is demanding answers from the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City after he says it revoked a sought-after master account that had previously been granted to a fintech called Reserve Trust. In a letter obtained by Reuters, Senator Pat Toomey told Kansas City Fed President Esther …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said on Thursday that talks aimed at reaching agreement on bipartisan gun legislation are making good progress and pledged quick Senate action if a deal is reached. (Reporting by David Morgan)

(Reuters) – The Democratic-led U.S. House of Representatives select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol has been working for almost a year, interviewing witnesses and amassing documents ahead of public hearings set to start on Thursday. Here are some facts about the investigation. MULTIPLE DEATHS Thousands of supporters of Donald Trump …

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By Tim Reid and Joseph Ax (Reuters) – More than 600 conservative gun rights supporters, including several major Republican donors, are urging Congress to pass gun control measures in the wake of mass shootings in Uvalde, Texas, and elsewhere in the United States. A group of mostly Texas residents organized by Todd Maclin, a former …

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