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By Leah Douglas (Reuters) – The U.S. farm spending bill being negotiated by Congress must preserve funding for climate-friendly farming and federal food benefits to get Democrats’ votes, according to Democratic leaders on the House farm committee. The farm bill, passed every five years, funds federal agriculture, nutrition, and conservation programs. The last bill expired …

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By Andrew Chung (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court is set on Thursday to weigh Donald Trump’s fight to stay on the ballot in Colorado in a case that carries high stakes not only for the former president, but also for the justices. The justices are scheduled to hear arguments in Trump’s appeal of the …

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By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) – The first of four criminal cases against Donald Trump expected to go to trial faces a major test next week, when a New York judge is set to rule on the Republican former U.S. president’s bid that the case be tossed because it is partisan and not covered …

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By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden will attend a reelection fundraiser in March with former Presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton, an event the Biden campaign hopes will energize Democrats and boost fundraising. “Folks — I’ll be in NYC on March 28th to support @JoeBiden. Who’s coming with me?” Obama said on …

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By Steve Holland (Reuters) -A fake robocall imitating President Joe Biden’s voice and attempting to dissuade people from voting for him in New Hampshire’s primary election has been traced back to Texas-based Life Corp, the state attorney general said on Tuesday. Attorney General John Formella told a news conference in Concord, New Hampshire, that a …

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By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Community organizers and Democratic elected officials on Tuesday urged Democrats to cast an “uncommitted” vote in Michigan’s Feb. 27 Democratic nominating contest to protest President Joe Biden not calling for a permanent ceasefire in Israel’s attacks on Gaza. The “Listen to Michigan” campaign aims to encourage Democrats and independent …

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By Nathan Layne (Reuters) -Former President Donald Trump, who has refused to debate any of his rivals for the Republican nomination, on Monday said he wanted to debate U.S. President Joe Biden immediately. “I’d like to debate him now because we should debate. We should debate for the good of the country,” Trump said on …

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By Andrew Chung and John Kruzel WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Donald Trump will try to persuade the U.S. Supreme Court this week to reverse a judicial decision to kick him off the ballot in Colorado over his actions concerning the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack, arguing that the constitutional provision his opponents cite does not apply …

Trump heads to US Supreme Court with a familiar claim: he is untouchable Read More »