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ATLANTA (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris pledged to battle price gouging, bring down costs and ban hidden bank fees if she wins a Nov. 5 general election in which she is the Democrats’ likely presidential nominee. “On day one, I will take on price gouging and bring down costs,” Harris told a political …

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By Gram Slattery WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The director of a conservative policymaking group known as Project 2025, which has drawn criticism from Democrats for its hard-right proposals and has become a campaign liability for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, has stepped down. Trump’s campaign has repeatedly tried to distance itself from the group, which pushes …

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By Jeff Mason and Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Anita Dunn, a longtime adviser to President Joe Biden who oversaw communications strategy and helped steer his 2020 election campaign, is departing the White House to work for a super political-action committee that is supporting Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign. Dunn’s departure is the first …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris has gained ground against Republican Donald Trump in six of the seven swing states since President Joe Biden dropped out of the presidential race, according to a Bloomberg News/Morning Consult poll of registered voters published on Tuesday. The poll – conducted online from July 24-28 – …

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By Moira Warburton and Jody Godoy WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Senate passed major online child safety reforms in a nearly unanimous vote on Tuesday, although the legislation, which has drawn mixed reactions from the tech industry, faces an uncertain fate in the House of Representatives. Two bills – the Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection …

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PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – Vice President Kamala Harris would adhere to President Joe Biden’s vow not to raise taxes on middle-income taxpayers and has helped to determine the Biden-Harris’ administration’s approach to tax fairness, including higher taxes on the wealthy and corporations, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Tuesday. “Vice President Harris has indicated her …

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(Reuters) – Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Monday backed his running mate, Senator JD Vance, over past comments about “childless cat ladies” that have gone viral and become a political headache for their White House campaign. Vance’s 2021 comments criticizing Vice President Kamala Harris and other Democrats as “a bunch of childless cat ladies …

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By James Oliphant and Tim Reid WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s campaign will launch a $10 million advertising blitz in six battleground states this week as it tries to counter a surge of voter enthusiasm and donations for his Democratic rival Kamala Harris. It is Trump’s biggest ad buy since January, when …

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