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By Makini Brice and Joseph Ax WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York independent commission approved a new congressional map and sent it to the state’s legislature for passage, potentially giving an edge to Democrats as the parties jockey for control of the U.S. House of Representatives in November. The New York commission’s new map …

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By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson indicated again on Wednesday he has no immediate plans to allow the chamber to vote on a $95 billion package of international security assistance for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan. “We’re not going to be forced into action by the Senate,” Johnson …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden and his leading Republican challenger Donald Trump remain locked in a tight election rematch, after a special prosecutor’s report commenting on the Democratic incumbent’s mental acuity, a Reuters/Ipsos poll found. The four-day poll, which closed on Monday, showed former President Trump with the support of 37% of respondents, compared …

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By Tim Reid and Jarrett Renshaw (Reuters) -Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley had one word on Monday for rival Donald Trump’s personal comments about her husband’s military deployment: “Disgusting.” Trump, the frontrunner for the Republican nomination, brought up Major Michael Haley, who has been serving in Africa with the Army National Guard since June, during …

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By Gram Slattery HILTON HEAD ISLAND, South Carolina (Reuters) – These are testing times for Nikki Haley. The ex-envoy to the U.N. has been abandoned by allies and become an outsider in her own party. She has lost a primary where she was the only name on the ballot. The storm has come to her …

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By John Kruzel and Andrew Chung WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday seemed poised to rule in favor of former President Donald Trump in a legal fight over whether he is eligible to remain on the ballot as he seeks to regain the presidency despite his actions around the Jan. 6, 2021, …

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By Tim Reid and Alexandra Ulmer (Reuters) – Donald Trump told his supporters not to bother with Tuesday’s Nevada primary because he was not on the ballot, but nearly 44,000 Republicans cast votes anyway to deliver a stinging rebuke to Nikki Haley. Even though Haley, Trump’s last remaining rival for the Republican presidential nomination, was …

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By Nathan Layne and Alexandra Ulmer (Reuters) – Ronna McDaniel, the chair of the Republican National Committee, is considering stepping down from her position after this month’s South Carolina primary amid pressure from Donald Trump, according to an RNC member familiar with the matter. The potential shakeup comes as former U.S. President Trump, the frontrunner …

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