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By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) – As U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson refuses to allow a vote on the $95 billion foreign security aid bill passed by the Senate, supporters are turning to rare and complicated procedural tools to try to force a vote. Democratic Representative Jim McGovern filed a discharge petition on …

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By Alexandra Ulmer and Costas Pitas (Reuters) -The recently elected leadership of the Republican National Committee (RNC), backed by former President Donald Trump, has begun the process of pushing out 60 officials at the organization, according to a source familiar with the situation. RNC members voted last week to appoint North Carolina Republican Party head …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Ex-Donald Trump adviser Peter Navarro has been ordered to report to prison this month, his lawyers said in a court filing, which could make him the first senior member of the former president’s administration to do so for efforts to overturn his 2020 defeat. Navarro, who served as Trump’s trade adviser, is …

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By Joseph Ax (Reuters) – The races for governor in North Carolina and New Hampshire will be among the highest profile down-ballot campaigns in November’s general election, when the U.S. presidency will also be at stake. Those two states are among nearly a dozen holding contests for their chief executives, though most are not expected …

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By Andrew Chung (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court has set April 25 as the date it will hear Donald Trump’s claim of presidential immunity from prosecution on charges related to his efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss – the last day of oral arguments of its current term. The court released its updated …

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By Jarrett Renshaw WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. congressman Dean Phillips ended his long-shot challenge to President Joe Biden in the Democratic primary on Wednesday after failing to win any significant traction among voters with his message that the party needs a younger nominee. “I ran for president in 2024 to resist Donald Trump again – …

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(Reuters) – Billionaire Elon Musk, CEO of electric vehicle maker Tesla, said on Wednesday that he will not donate money to either Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump or Democratic President Joe Biden in this year’s election, one day after meeting Trump in Florida. Trump met with Musk, one of the world’s richest individuals, with a …

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