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By Costas Pitas, Susan Heavey (Reuters) -Republican former President Donald Trump will face Vice President Kamala Harris in a Nov. 5 U.S. presidential election, with both candidates making their final pitches in battleground states ahead of what is projected to be a tight race. Several third-party hopefuls are also running. Here are the candidates. DEMOCRATIC …

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(Reuters) -U.S. shoppers could lose up to $78 billion in annual spending power annually if presidential candidate Donald Trump’s new tariffs proposal on imports are implemented, a study from the National Retail Federation (NRF) showed on Monday. The study said the proposed tariffs would impact consumer product categories such as apparel, toys, furniture, appliances, footwear, …

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By John Kruzel WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Monday to hear a bid by Louisiana officials and civil rights groups to preserve an electoral map that raised the number of Black-majority congressional districts in the state in a legal challenge by a group of voters who called themselves “non-African American.” The justices …

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By Moira Warburton WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives are defending a narrow majority in Tuesday’s presidential and congressional elections. Democrats need to flip just four seats to win control of the lower chamber. Below are some key races to watch: NEW YORK SUBURBS Democrats are aiming to seize back several …

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By Andrew Chung (Reuters) -Following the 2020 election that he lost to Joe Biden, Donald Trump and his allies brought a storm of legal cases challenging the outcome. After losses in lower courts, some of these cases made their way to the U.S. Supreme Court, whose conservative justices Trump was hoping would ultimately come through …

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By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Richard Jones is one of the most outspoken sheriffs in America when it comes to illegal immigration and crime, echoing themes pushed by Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential campaign as the Republican tries to win back the White House. Jones has been sheriff for two decades in solidly …

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By Andrew Goudsward and Joseph Tanfani WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A judge in the swing state of Pennsylvania extended until Friday the deadline for Bucks County voters to request a mail-in ballot after Donald Trump’s campaign sued alleging that some supporters seeking ballots were improperly turned away. In the lawsuit filed on Wednesday, the Trump campaign along …

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(Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced a $3 billion investment from his Inflation Reduction Act to improve the country’s port infrastructure. The investment includes $147 million in awards for the Maryland Port Administration, which owns the Port of Baltimore, the White House said in a statement. The funding will be used to create …

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