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KYIV (Reuters) – U.S. Republican Senator Rob Portman and his Democratic colleague Chris Coons vowed that bipartisan support would continue for Ukraine after next week’s midterm congressional elections, as they travelled to Kyiv on Thursday. The senators told reporters that they had “very positive” talks with President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, and that they had visited an …

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By James Oliphant and Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Control of Congress is at stake in Tuesday’s U.S. midterm elections, along with President Joe Biden’s agenda for the two years remaining in his term. Republicans stand a strong chance of taking control of the U.S. House of Representatives, while Democrats retain a slim hope of …

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By Jacqueline Thomsen (Reuters) – With just days left before the U.S. midterm elections, Democrats and Republicans are waging court battles that are shaping contests in some districts and helping to set the stage for the 2024 presidential race. The expansion of mail-in voting during the COVID-19 pandemic, combined with fraud fears stoked by debunked …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is not in a recession, White House chief of staff Ron Klain said on Thursday, adding that economic data showed the nation’s economy was solid. “We are not in a recession,” U.S. President Joe Biden’s top aide told MSNBC in an interview following the release of weekly U.S. jobless …

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By Ned Parker and Andy Sullivan (Reuters) – The canvassers in California’s Shasta County in September wore reflective orange vests and official-looking badges that read “Voter Taskforce.” Four residents said they mistook them for government officials. But the door knockers didn’t explain where to vote or promote a candidate, the usual work of canvassers ahead …

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By Sharon Bernstein (Reuters) – A federal judge on Tuesday issued a temporary restraining order against an Arizona group being sued over voter intimidation, banning members from coming within 75 feet of a ballot drop box, following voters or harassing them. The order by U.S. District Judge Michael Liburdi in Phoenix was part of a …

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By Timothy Gardner and Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON(Reuters) – President Joe Biden’s threat to impose a windfall profits tax on oil companies is unlikely to pass in the U.S. Congress, even if Democrats defy forecasts and manage to maintain their razor-thin majority in midterm elections on Nov. 8. Congress passed big, retroactive tax breaks for Big …

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By Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden’s approval rating edged higher with just a week to go before U.S. midterm elections when his Democratic Party is expected to lose control of the House of Representatives, a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll completed on Tuesday found. The two-day national poll found that 40% of Americans approve …

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By Andrew Chung WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to block Senator Lindsey Graham from having to testify before a grand jury in a criminal investigation of Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss in the state of Georgia, handing a setback to a prominent ally of the former president. …

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