By Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A group seeking to have U.S. Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene removed from the ballot accused her of giving “dubious” testimony during a recent court hearing. In a court filing Wednesday, a group of Georgia voters said a text message reported by CNN two days previously casts doubt on Greene’s …
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By Nate Raymond (Reuters) – President Joe Biden on Wednesday moved to further diversify the federal bench in terms of demographics and job experience with five new judicial nominees, including two women with backgrounds as public defenders selected as appellate judges. Biden nominated Lara Montecalvo, the top public defender in Rhode Island, to serve on …
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By Moira Warburton WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Top U.S. House Republican Kevin McCarthy told colleagues he feared members of his party, including Representatives Matt Gaetz and Mo Brooks, would put other lawmakers at risk with their comments following the assault on the U.S. Capitol. McCarthy on a call with other Republican leaders days after the Jan. …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday he will insist on a vote to stop any suspension of the so-called Title 42 immigration border measure, and possibly attempt to attach it to a COVID-19 aid bill. (Reporting by Richard Cowan and Doina Chiacu; Editing by)
By Michela Moscufo (Reuters) -Harvard University is setting aside $100 million for an endowment fund and other measures to close the educational, social and economic gaps that are legacies of slavery and racism, according to an email the university’s president sent to all students, faculty and staff on Tuesday. The email from Harvard President Lawrence …
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By Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A trial kicked off on Tuesday for a veteran of the New York Police Department accused of assaulting a police officer during the Jan. 6, 2021, violence at the U.S. Capitol, in the latest test for prosecutors trying to add to a streak of convictions. At the trial’s opening, …
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(This April 25 story corrects spelling of IUB spokesperson’s name in paragraph 14) By Leah Douglas (Reuters) – Summit Carbon Solutions, the company behind a huge carbon pipeline proposal in the U.S. Midwest, has close ties to Iowa officials and regulators charged with approving a large part of its route, according to a Reuters review …
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By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A slow-rolling staff shakeup is under way at the White House as President Joe Biden girds for battle in the November midterm elections, where he hopes to help his Democrats hang on to control of the U.S. Congress. Cedric Richmond, a former Democratic member of the U.S. House of …
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By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden will issue the first pardons of his term on Tuesday, part of a series of steps aimed at shoring up his record on crime and racial justice in an election year. Biden will pardon three people and commute, or reduce, the sentences of 75 more, …
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(Corrects spelling of Yovanovitch’s name in paragraph 4) By Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden named veteran diplomat Bridget Brink as the new U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, the White House said on Monday, moving to fill a crucial position that was vacant for nearly three years and at a time when Washington …
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