By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Under mounting political pressure, U.S. President Joe Biden broke his silence on campus unrest over the war in Gaza on Thursday, saying Americans have the right to demonstrate but not to unleash violence. “There is a right to protest, but not a right to cause chaos,” Biden said in …
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By James Oliphant WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Donald Trump said he may not accept the 2024 election results in Wisconsin, a key battleground state in his matchup with President Joe Biden, leaving open the possibility of post-election turmoil. In an interview with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel on Wednesday, Trump said that if he doesn’t believe the …
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By Timothy Gardner and Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A Democratic U.S. senator on Wednesday urged President Joe Biden to include strict nonproliferation safeguards in any nuclear power deal with Saudi Arabia that might come as part of a potential normalization of relations agreement brokered by Washington between the kingdom and Israel. The Biden administration has …
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By Joseph Ax and Nate Raymond (Reuters) – More than two dozen Republican state attorneys general sued the Biden administration on Wednesday to stop a new rule that would require gun dealers to obtain licenses and conduct background checks when selling firearms at gun shows and online. The lawsuits challenge a rule finalized last month …
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By Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden holds a marginal lead over Donald Trump ahead of the November presidential election as the Republican candidate is mired in a state court fighting charges he falsified business records, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll that closed on Tuesday. Some 40% of registered voters in the two-day …
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By Hannah Lang (Reuters) -Two lawmakers are pressing the Biden administration on the use of cryptocurrency to evade sanctions in Russia, Iran and North Korea, asking officials what additional authorities might be needed to prevent digital assets, such as stablecoin Tether from being used by sanctioned entities in Russia and elsewhere. WHY IT’S IMPORTANT The …
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By Humeyra Pamuk RIYADH (Reuters) – The U.S. has seen measurable progress in the humanitarian situation in Gaza, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday, but he cautioned that it still wasn’t sufficient and vowed to press Israeli officials later this week to do more. Blinken’s remarks during a Middle East trip to …
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By Jarrett Renshaw NEW YORK (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden said on Friday that he would participate in a debate with Donald Trump, his Republican opponent in November’s election. “I am, somewhere. I don’t know when,” the Democratic president said in an interview with broadcaster Howard Stern. “I’m happy to debate him.” The remarks were …
(Reuters) -The allies of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump are drafting proposals that would attempt to erode the Federal Reserve’s independence if he wins, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter. A small group of the former president’s allies has produced a nearly 10-page document outlining a policy vision …
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NEW YORK (Reuters) – President Joe Biden appeared on a live radio broadcast with interviewer Howard Stern on Friday, telling family stories and saying his stutter prepared him for the hard knocks of life. Biden said the stutter that he has had since childhood was the best thing that happened to him. Biden eventually conquered …
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