By Doina Chiacu WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign team said it believes he can win in Florida this year after the state Supreme Court cleared the way for a Republican-backed law banning abortion after six weeks of pregnancy. Republican candidate Donald Trump won Florida in both the 2016 and 2020 elections but …
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By Bianca Flowers MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN (Reuters) -Orlando Owens, a rare Republican activist in a majority-Black district of Milwaukee, had hoped this election season would be different. With national polls showing waning enthusiasm for Democratic President Joe Biden, especially among Black voters who say they are frustrated with his performance on the economy and other issues, …
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By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A proposed change to U.S. federal prison rules that would punish inmates for using social media or directing others to do so on their behalf could infringe on the free speech rights of people who advocate for incarcerated people, activists say. Civil liberties advocates are facing a Monday …
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By Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A federal judge overseeing the criminal case that accuses Donald Trump of mishandling classified documents has signaled an openness to the former U.S. president’s defense claims, in a sign that prosecutors might face a difficult road ahead. U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon, who was nominated to the bench by …
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By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Opposition to President Joe Biden’s strong support of Israel’s war against Hamas faces a fresh test on Tuesday in Wisconsin where pop-up groups on a shoestring budget are urging voters to mark themselves uncommitted in the state’s Democratic primary. For two weeks, 60 grassroots groups and organizers have advanced …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives will deliver two articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to the Senate on April 10, House Speaker Mike Johnson said on Thursday. Mayorkas, who Republicans blame for record flows of migrants across the U.S.-Mexico border, was narrowly impeached by the House last month on …
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By Ross Kerber (Reuters) – U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren and other Democratic lawmakers renewed calls for financial regulators to direct the use of a payment code for firearms retailers, citing conflicting new state laws on the matter, a March 27 letter seen by Reuters shows. A total of 33 U.S. senators and representatives urged regulators …
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By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House on Thursday announced new standards for collecting federal data on race and ethnicity, a decision that will touch organizations that receive federal funding, determine how congressional districts are drawn and whether equal employment policies can be enforced. The standards from the White House’s Office of Management …
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By Stephanie Kelly and Moira Warburton NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden’s campaign has pulled in more money ahead of November’s election than that of his Republican rival Donald Trump, which analysts attribute to Biden’s incumbent status and support from Democratic predecessors. That support will be on full display Thursday at a fundraising …
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By Nate Raymond (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday rejected a challenge to a Pennsylvania rule that allowed the state to discard mail-in ballots that arrive on time but in envelopes with missing or incorrect dates written on them by voters. Voting rights advocates said the Philadelphia-based 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals’ …
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