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(Reuters) – U.S. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said in a post on Truth Social late on Monday that Democratic U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris will not do a Fox News debate that was under consideration for Sept. 4. Trump said that he instead agreed to do a televised town hall, anchored by Sean Hannity, …

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By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Former President Donald Trump has posted a fake social media image of pop superstar Taylor Swift asking people to vote for him in the November election. A Sunday entry by the Republican candidate on Truth Social showed Swift dressed in red, white and blue with a caption that said …

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By Bianca Flowers, Disha Raychaudhuri, Gabriella Borter and Allende Miglietta (Reuters) – Black grassroots organizers are kicking off multi-state bus tours and raising millions of dollars for voter engagement and mobilization efforts in key battleground states, in hopes of helping secure Vice President Kamala Harris’ White House bid ahead of the November presidential election.  Reuters …

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By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON (Reuters) -Former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will attend the Democratic National Convention that begins on Monday in Chicago, Ardern’s spokesperson said on Monday, confirming earlier media reports. Along with attending the event, Ardern would be participating in a side event at the national convention, the spokesperson said in an …

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By Jody Godoy (Reuters) – As Vice President Kamala Harris focuses on price gouging in her presidential campaign, state laws and laws proposed by her colleagues in the Senate show potential paths for a crackdown on high prices. The Democratic candidate planned to lay out her anti-price gouging and other economic proposals in a speech …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has picked his former chief of staff George Helmy to serve the remainder of Bob Menendez’s term in the U.S. Senate following his resignation after being convicted of corruption, the governor’s office said on Friday. The move will maintain the Democratic party’s 51-49 majority in the …

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By Gram Slattery WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s campaign said on Friday two major donors would lead a transition team formed to help vet personnel and draft policy should the former president win in November. Wrestling magnate Linda McMahon and Cantor Fitzgerald CEO Howard Lutnick will serve as co-chairs, the campaign …

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