By Steve Holland and Stephanie Kelly RALEIGH, North Carolina (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden’s uphill battle to win North Carolina, a state Democrats consider pivotal this election and in which they have heavily invested for months, just got steeper after his shaky showing at Thursday’s presidential debate. Biden delivered a defiant speech in Raleigh, North …
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By Helen Coster, Steve Holland, Joseph Ax ATLANTA (Reuters)i -President Joe Biden delivered a shaky, halting performance while his Republican rival Donald Trump battered him with a series of often false attacks at their debate on Thursday, as the two oldest presidential candidates ever exchanged personal insults ahead of the November election. The two men …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday denied a request by Steve Bannon, an influential ally of former President Donald Trump, to keep him out of prison while he appeals his conviction for contempt of Congress for defying a congressional committee that investigated the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack. Bannon made the request …
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(Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden and his Republican rival Donald Trump traded attacks on abortion and their handling of the economy in their debate on Thursday night, giving voters a rare side-by-side look at the two oldest candidates ever to seek the U.S. presidency. The 90-minute televised clash on CNN was taking place far …
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By Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Republican lawmaker who leads the House Armed Services Committee has written to the Biden administration formally demanding it shut down its aid pier off the coast Gaza, calling the operation ineffective, risky and a waste of money. The offshore floating pier, announced by Biden in March as a …
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By Sinéad Carew NEW YORK (Reuters) -Investors watching the first live debate of the 2024 election race on Thursday hope to hear U.S. President Joe Biden and his predecessor Donald Trump argue thoughtful positions on fiscal policy, tariffs and taxes, while closely monitoring their mental acuity. For the debate at CNN studios in Atlanta without …
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By Katharine Jackson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden and former president Donald Trump will meet on a debate stage on Thursday for the first of two televised face-offs that could prove critical in their tight rematch race to win the White House in November. Here is what you need to know: WHEN AND WHERE …
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By Tim Reid (Reuters) – Sixteen Nobel prize-winning economists signed a letter on Tuesday warning that the U.S. and world economy will suffer if Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump wins the U.S. presidential election in November. The jointly signed letter, first reported by Axios, says the economic agenda of U.S. President Joe Biden, a Democrat, …
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By Steve Holland, Nandita Bose, Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) -For 90 minutes on Thursday night, U.S. President Joe Biden has the chance to show doubting Americans that, at age 81, he is capable of handling the rigors of another four-year term, when he faces off in a debate against Republican Donald Trump. A strong showing …
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By Moira Warburton WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A drive for the United States’ first major data privacy legislation has bipartisan support in the divided Congress ahead of a House of Representatives committee hearing on Thursday, though it faces criticism from businesses and privacy advocates. The American Privacy Rights Act, cosponsored by Democratic Senator Maria Cantwell and …
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