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By Jarrett Renshaw and Alexandra Ulmer (Reuters) – Former President Donald Trump is weighing how much to spend and how many Republican candidates to fund in this year’s elections as he faces pressure to use his war chest to help Republicans gain control of Congress, two sources familiar with the matter said. Trump’s Save America …

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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The White House said Monday it is seeking expanded powers from Congress to detect and disable threatening drones, including asking for new authority to protect airports and for the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and other government departments. Congress in 2018 expanded the authority of the Justice Department and Homeland Security …

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MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Monday urged Latinos in the United States not to vote in November’s midterm elections for politicians who have “mistreated” them, in response to a comment by former U.S. President Donald Trump. Trump boasted at a rally in Ohio at the weekend that while in …

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(Reuters) – One of President Joe Biden’s key nominees to the Federal Reserve, Lael Brainard, is set to move a step closer to confirmation on Monday, with the possibility she and three other Fed nominees could be confirmed later this week. The U.S. Senate is scheduled to hold a cloture vote this afternoon at 5:30 …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Donald Trump’s former chief of staff Mark Meadows, who echoed the Republican former president’s false claims of widespread fraud in the 2020 election, was registered to vote in three states at the same time, the Washington Post reported on Friday. Meadows was simultaneously registered to vote in North Carolina, Virginia and South …

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By James Oliphant CORTLAND, Ohio (Reuters) – Josh Mandel, a leading contender to win the nomination in the U.S. Senate Republican primary battle in Ohio, expressed confidence this week that victory was within his grasp as he campaigned with General Michael Flynn, an ally of Donald Trump. But for Mandel, Flynn was a consolation prize. …

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