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Democratic US Senator Michael Bennet says Biden cannot win against Trump

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic U.S. Senator Michael Bennet from Colorado told CNN on Tuesday he thinks Democratic U.S. President Joe Biden cannot win against former Republican President Donald Trump in the November 2024 elections. KEY QUOTES “Donald Trump is on track I think to win this election, and maybe win it by …

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Trump foreign policy adviser meets with European officials attending NATO summit

By Gram Slattery WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Several high-ranking European officials have met with a top foreign policy adviser to Donald Trump during the ongoing NATO summit in Washington this week, as America’s allies gird for the possible reelection of the former president. Keith Kellogg, a retired lieutenant general who served as the chief of staff …

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Yellen says Biden ‘extremely effective’ in meetings in which she takes part

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, asked on Tuesday whether she had seen any evidence of mental decline in President Joe Biden, said the president was extremely effective in meetings in which she participated, including with foreign leaders. “The president is extremely effective in the meetings that I’ve been in with him,” Yellen told …

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Hunter Biden ends bid for gun retrial after prosecutors explain appeal process

By Tom Hals WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) -Hunter Biden withdrew his motion seeking a new trial on federal gun charges after government prosecutors said it was based on a “laughable tale” and a misunderstanding of the appeals process. Hunter Biden became the first child of a sitting president to be convicted of a felony on June …

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US Democrats roll out Biden ads in Milwaukee before Republican convention

By Stephanie Kelly (Reuters) -U.S. Democrats are rolling out advertisements on dozens of Milwaukee buses before the Republican convention there next week, with most featuring images of U.S. President Joe Biden from a popular online meme even as he tries to salvage his re-election bid. More than 50 buses will carry the ads through the …

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Trump-backed Republican platform tempers language on abortion

By James Oliphant and Helen Coster WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Republican Party released its platform on Monday that denies anti-abortion activists within the party the far-reaching language they sought on abortion and embraces the views of its presidential candidate, Donald Trump. The platform, a formal statement of party goals, puts forward Trump’s position that the issue …

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Morgan Stanley’s Wilson says a 10% fall in S&P 500 by US election is ‘highly likely’

By David Randall NEW YORK (Reuters) – A decline of 10% in the benchmark S&P 500 stock index before the U.S. presidential election in November is “highly likely,” Morgan Stanley Chief Investment Officer Mike Wilson said in an interview on Monday with Bloomberg TV. Among the reasons for a decline are uncertainty over how swiftly …

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Possible Trump return looms over NATO’s Washington celebration

By Simon Lewis, Andrea Shalal and Andrew Gray WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Leaders of NATO member states arrive in Washington this week intent on deepening support for Ukraine but will find themselves facing another kind of challenge: how to navigate the possible return of former U.S. President Donald Trump. Host Joe Biden fumbled a June 27 …

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Biden says he can still beat Trump

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden, struggling to move on from his shaky debate performance, said on Friday he can still beat Donald Trump in November’s election. As he boarded Air Force One for a trip to rally Democratic voters in Wisconsin, Biden was asked whether he could beat his rival. “Yes,” he responded. …

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