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Woman who accused RFK Jr of sexual assault says he apologized by text

By Stephanie Kelly NEW YORK (Reuters) – Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr has apologized to a former family babysitter who accused him of sexual assault, the woman told Reuters on Friday. The woman, Eliza Cooney, told Vanity Fair in an article earlier this month that Kennedy groped her in the family kitchen when …

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Donors to hold about $90mln in pledges if Biden remains on ticket -NYT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Some major Democratic donors told the largest pro-Biden super PAC, Future Forward, that roughly $90 million in pledged donations will remain on hold if U.S. President Joe Biden maintains his candidacy, the New York Times reported on Friday, citing unidentified sources. (Reporting by Katharine Jackson; writing by Ismail Shakil; editing by Susan …

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Biden says would undergo neurological exam if recommended by doctors

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden said on Thursday his health is in good shape and that he would take another neurological exam to determine his mental acuity if it is recommended to him by his doctors. At a news conference, Biden said he had taken three significant and intense neurological exams, most recently …

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Biden misidentifies Vice President Kamala Harris as Trump

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden misidentified Vice President Kamala Harris as former President Donald Trump during a high-stakes press conference on Thursday. “Look I wouldn’t have picked Vice President Trump to be vice president if she was not qualified to be president. So start there.” (Reporting by Jeff Mason and Nandita Bose; Editing by …

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Democratic Rep. Schneider calls for Biden to end campaign

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Democratic Representative Brad Schneider said on Thursday President Joe Biden should end his re-election bid. “The time has come, however, for President Biden to heroically pass the torch to a new generation of leadership to guide us to the future he has enabled and empowered us to pursue,” Schneider said in …

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Every day is a test for Joe Biden with his presidential campaign in question

By Steve Holland and Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Every word he utters, every step he takes, President Joe Biden now has the eyes of a worried world on him, watching for another faltering performance like his June debate that sparks fresh calls for him to leave the 2024 presidential race. His next big test comes …

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Schumer privately signals being open to an alternative to Biden, Axios reports

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Democratic U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has privately signaled to donors that he is open to a Democratic presidential candidate other than President Joe Biden, Axios reported on Wednesday. However, Schumer reiterated support for Biden in a statement late on Wednesday after the Axios report came out. “As I have made clear …

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Ocasio-Cortez seeks US House impeachment of Supreme Court’s Thomas, Alito

By Moira Warburton and Makini Brice WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Liberal Democratic U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has introduced articles of impeachment against conservative U.S. Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito, her office said on Wednesday. The effort stands no chance of advancing in the Republican-controlled House of Representatives. To remove an official through this process, …

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George Clooney says Biden not the man he was in 2020, should drop out

By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Actor George Clooney, a major Hollywood fundraiser for Democrats, said on Wednesday that President Joe Biden is no longer the same person who won the White House in 2020 and said he should drop his bid for re-election. Clooney co-hosted a star-studded fundraiser for Biden in Los Angeles in …

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