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U.S. Senate Republicans launch record early ad blitz in battleground states

12 May 2022

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senate Republicans are about to ramp up spending on television ads in seven battleground states, part of a record $53 million messaging campaign aimed at winning a majority in the chamber in the Nov. 8 midterm elections. The National Republican Senatorial Committee, the campaign arm of the party’s Senate caucus, said …

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Pentagon asks Congress to fund mining projects in Australia, U.K

12 May 2022

By Ernest Scheyder (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Defense has asked Congress to let it fund facilities in the United Kingdom and Australia that process strategic minerals used to make electric vehicles and weapons, calling the proposal crucial to national defense. The request to alter the Cold War-era Defense Production Act (DPA) came as …

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U.S. lawmakers to examine infant formula shortage

12 May 2022

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. lawmakers plan to hold a hearing this month on shortages of infant formula, the House Energy and Commerce Committee said on Wednesday, calling the situation “increasingly alarming.” The hearing was announced as Abbott Laboratories, the biggest supplier of milk formula in the United States, said it could restart production within two weeks …

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Judge finds Florida’s Republican-backed congressional map illegally harms Black voters

11 May 2022

(Reuters) – A Florida judge on Wednesday said the state’s new congressional map, championed by Republican Governor Ron DeSantis, unconstitutionally dilutes Black citizens’ voting power. During a virtual hearing, Circuit Court Judge J. Layne Smith said the map that passed the legislature last month at DeSantis’ urging “diminishes African Americans’ ability to elect the representative …

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Biden moves to revitalise U.S. sentencing panel, nominates first Black chair

11 May 2022

By Nate Raymond and Rami Ayyub (Reuters) – President Joe Biden on Wednesday nominated seven new members to the hobbled U.S. Sentencing Commission, restoring hope among criminal justice reform advocates that it could soon issue new guidelines to help ease prison sentences they view as excessive. The commission lost its quorum in January 2019, a …

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Trump-backed candidates lose in Nebraska, win in West Virginia

11 May 2022

By Andy Sullivan and Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Donald Trump’s favored candidate fell short in Nebraska’s Republican primary election for governor on Tuesday, but the former president’s pick prevailed in a congressional primary contest in West Virginia. Tuesday’s elections delivered a split result for Trump, who has endorsed more than 150 candidates as he tries …

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U.S. Senate panel advances bill to help FTC fight deception, fraud

11 May 2022

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday sent to the Senate floor a Democratic-backed bill that would allow the Federal Trade Commission to force deceptive companies to return money to victims. The Senate Commerce Committee split 14-14 along party lines to advance the bill, which would restore a power stripped from the FTC in a …

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Factbox-Key races in Nebraska, West Virginia primaries on May 10

11 May 2022

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Republican-leaning states of Nebraska and West Virginia held primary elections on May 10 for the U.S. House of Representatives and other offices. Following are notable races that could help shape the Nov. 8 midterm elections when Republicans hope to win control of the U.S. Congress. NEBRASKA GOVERNORSHIP Trump’s endorsement power took a …

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Yellen says ending abortion access would be ‘damaging’ to U.S. economy, women

11 May 2022

By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Tuesday said eliminating women’s access to abortion would have “very damaging effects” on the U.S. economy, keeping some women from completing their educations and reducing their lifetime earnings potential and participation in the labor force. Yellen’s comments at a Senate Banking Committee hearing came …

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Biden unveils pact with internet companies to reduce prices

9 May 2022

By Alexandra Alper WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Twenty internet providers, including Verizon, Comcast and AT&T, have committed to cutting prices or increasing internet speeds for millions of lower-income U.S. families, President Joe Biden said on Monday. “This is a case where big business stepped up,” said Biden, who was joined by Vice President Kamala Harris in …

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