By Luc Cohen (Reuters) – New York prosecutors say they are open to a partial lifting of a judge’s gag order now that Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has been convicted on criminal charges stemming from an effort to influence the 2016 election by buying a porn star’s silence. Prosecutors in Manhattan District Attorney Alvin …
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By Nandita Bose and Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Billionaire Mike Bloomberg has given nearly $20 million to help Democratic President Joe Biden’s re-election effort against Republican former President Donald Trump, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Thursday. Bloomberg’s contribution included $19 million to an independent pro-Biden group known as Future Forward …
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(Reuters) – A federal judge in Texas on Thursday ruled that guidance issued by President Joe Biden’s administration that bars hospitals and other medical providers from using online tracking technologies that monitor users of their websites was unlawful. U.S. District Judge Mark Pittman in Fort Worth sided with two hospital trade groups including the American …
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By Jarrett Renshaw Reuters – U.S. President Joe Biden’s main re-election SuperPAC is raising millions of dollars to try to solve a problem vexing Democrats: how to compete with Republican Donald Trump’s social media machine that spits out a wall of viral videos. The previously unreported effort by the highly-secretive Future Forward USA Action underscores …
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By Helen Coster and Alexandra Ulmer (Reuters) – Gina Gannon, a retiree in the battleground state of Georgia, voted for Republican Donald Trump in 2016 before ditching him for Democrat Joe Biden in 2020 – and is now looking to next week’s debate to help her decide which one to back this year. Gannon, 65, …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A three-year U.S. House probe into allegations of ethical lapses including sexual misconduct and illicit drug use by Republican Representative Matt Gaetz will expand to investigate whether he tried to obstruct the inquiry, the committee leading it said on Tuesday. The House of Representatives Ethics Committee said in a statement, “During the …
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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee said on Tuesday that U.S. intelligence agencies need to do a better job in tracking Chinese advanced technology and other efforts across a variety of fields. “Our intel community is so used to traditionally spying – you spy on the military, you …
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By Jason Lange, Alexandra Ulmer and Stephanie Kelly WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Outside groups supporting Donald Trump’s presidential bid have spent significantly more money in recent months than groups that are working to re-elect Democratic President Joe Biden, according to a Reuters analysis of campaign finance records. Pro-Trump spending groups have spent more than $25 million since …
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By Nathan Layne WEST PALM BEACH, Florida (Reuters) -Donald Trump used his 78th birthday party on Friday to promise deeper tax cuts if he wins the Nov. 5 U.S. election and to make vague predictions of future attacks on U.S. soil after the arrest of Tajik nationals with suspected ISIS ties. Speaking to thousands of …
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By Mike Stone and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. House Of Representatives on Friday passed its version of the annual defense policy bill that included measures taking aim at abortion rights and treatment of transgender service members, divisive social issues which threaten to derail the must-pass legislation. The Senate Armed Services Committee will now …
