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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – FBI agents have seized Republican Representative Andy Ogles’ cell phone as part of an investigation into problems surrounding his disclosures of campaign funds, the freshman lawmaker said on Tuesday. “Last Friday, the FBI took possession of my cell phone,” Ogles said in a statement posted on X, formerly known as Twitter. “It …

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(Reuters) – Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said on Tuesday he will do “a major interview with Elon Musk” on the night of Monday, Aug. 12. Trump made the announcement in a social media post. He did not provide details. (Reporting by Rami Ayyub)

By Dietrich Knauth NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. judge formally ended Rudy Giuliani’s bankruptcy on Friday – a move that lets sexual harassment, defamation and other lawsuits proceed against him stemming from his past work for former President Donald Trump – following a two-week delay precipitated by his failure to pay certain legal fees. …

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By Jarrett Renshaw and Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris plans to meet in person this weekend with the top contenders vying to become her presidential running mate for November’s election as she nears a final decision on her pick, according to two sources familiar with the process. On Friday the Democratic …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. criminal case accusing Donald Trump of illegally trying to overturn his 2020 election defeat resumed after a nearly eight-month pause on Friday, with the judge left to decide how to proceed after the Supreme Court’s immunity ruling. U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan in Washington is expected to decide in the …

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By Luc Cohen and Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) -A New York state appeals court on Thursday rejected Donald Trump’s challenge to a gag order in his hush money criminal case, where the former U.S. president was convicted in May on charges stemming from hush money paid to a porn star. The decision by the …

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By Andrew Hay (Reuters) -Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday lauded U.S. Representative Sheila Jackson Lee as a “fierce champion of justice” at the funeral of the prominent voice on African American and women’s rights within the Democratic Party. Jackson Lee announced in June she had pancreatic cancer and was undergoing treatment. The Texas lawmaker …

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By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) -Donald Trump’s lawyers again asked the judge overseeing the former U.S. president’s criminal trial on charges stemming from hush money paid to a porn star to recuse himself, citing his daughter’s work for Vice President Kamala Harris. Justice Juan Merchan has denied previous recusal requests by Trump’s lawyers. Harris …

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By Andrew Chung (Reuters) – A new federal rule protecting LGBT students from discrimination in schools and colleges based on gender identity that took effect on Thursday remained blocked in 26 states after the U.S. Supreme Court did not act on requests by President Joe Biden’s administration to widen its enforcement.  The justices have yet …

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