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US Republicans target noncitizen voting, as Trump keeps up false voter fraud claims

9 May 2024

By David Morgan and Nathan Layne WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House Republicans on Wednesday unveiled a bill to ban noncitizens from voting in federal elections, which is already illegal and rarely occurs, an effort meant to draw more attention to Donald Trump’s false claims that U.S. elections are marred by widespread fraud. House Speaker Mike …

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Presidential candidate RFK Jr had a brain worm, has recovered, campaign says

9 May 2024

(Reuters) -Independent U.S. presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. had a parasite in his brain more than a decade ago, but has fully recovered, his campaign said, after the New York Times reported about the ailment. Citing a 12-year-old deposition, the Times said Kennedy stated that a doctor had told him an abnormality on his …

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Nearly 75 Democratic lawmakers support Biden’s LNG pause

7 May 2024

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Nearly 75 U.S. lawmakers from President Joe Biden’s Democratic party on Tuesday praised his pause on approvals of exports of liquefied natural gas, or LNG, saying it would protect Americans from pollution and potential higher prices. Senators Jeffrey Merkley, Edward Markey and Representative Jared Huffman spearheaded a letter to Biden saying the …

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Trump seeks records about evidence handling in latest bid to delay documents case

7 May 2024

By Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Donald Trump demanded that federal prosecutors reveal details about how they handled boxes seized during a search of his Florida home in 2022 as he seeks to delay the case accusing him of illegally holding onto classified documents, according to a court filing made public on Tuesday. Lawyers for …

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New York state sues group over abortion pill reversal claims

6 May 2024

By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) -New York state’s top prosecutor on Monday sued Heartbeat International, an anti-abortion group, and 11 crisis pregnancy centers, accusing them of misleading and potentially endangering women by claiming that they can provide a treatment reversing the effect of the abortion pill mifepristone. In the lawsuit, New York Attorney General Letitia James …

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Exclusive-Biden campaign rolls out new abortion ads aimed at Latino men

3 May 2024

By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Joe Biden will ramp up spending this month as part of a new advertising push aimed partly at convincing Latino men that abortion rights are a vital issue that affects them, the U.S. president’s 2024 campaign said on Friday. A television, radio and digital advertisement airing in both English and …

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Berkeley takes light touch on Gaza protests. Columbia called the police

3 May 2024

By Andrew Hay (Reuters) – At Columbia University, tensions between the administration and students protesting over Israel’s war in Gaza have reached the point that scores of New York City police marched onto campus to clear an encampment and arrest demonstrators who had commandeered a classroom building. It was the second time in as many …

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Trump cites Biden classified records probe as he seeks to toss documents case

2 May 2024

By Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Donald Trump cited U.S. President Joe Biden’s mishandling of classified documents after leaving the vice presidency as he seeks to have criminal charges related to his own retention of sensitive records tossed out, court filings showed on Thursday. Trump, the former president and the Republican challenger to Democrat Biden …

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