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By Moira Warburton (Reuters) – Moderate U.S. congressman Kurt Schrader of Oregon, who at times angered fellow Democrats by opposing pieces of President Joe Biden’s agenda, has been defeated by left-wing primary challenger Jamie McLeod-Skinner. The Associated Press called the race on Friday for McLeod-Skinner, who ousted the seven-term incumbent and moderate who had been …

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By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON(Reuters) -Federal prosecutors on Friday presented closing arguments to a Washington jury in a criminal case against a former attorney for Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign, urging them to convict him for lying to the FBI in a bid to harm Donald Trump. The case against the lawyer, Michael Sussmann, centers on …

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By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday let President Joe Biden’s administration raise the cost estimate for the societal impact of greenhouse gases that federal agencies would be able to consider when drafting new regulations, rejecting a bid by Republican-led states to block the move. The action by the justices in …

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By Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) – More Americans prefer the Democratic Party’s approach to abortion policy than prefer the Republican approach, and two out of five Republicans do not favor their own party’s position on the issue, a Reuters/Ipsos poll found. The survey, conducted May 16-23, showed deep misgivings among the American public as the …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Most Americans support stronger gun laws but are less confident that lawmakers will take action in the wake of a spate of mass shootings, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Wednesday. The poll of 940 Americans was conducted one day after a Texas gunman killed 19 students and two teachers, and …

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By Nate Raymond (Reuters) -President Joe Biden on Wednesday nominated three women to serve as appellate judges including Florence Pan, who would succeed U.S. Supreme Court-designate Ketanji Brown Jackson on the influential federal appeals court in Washington, D.C. Pan’s nomination to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit marks the second …

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