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By Ted Hesson EAGLE PASS, Texas (Reuters) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott, joined by fellow Republican governors on Sunday, vowed to defy the Biden administration and maintain state control of a U.S. border hotspot “as long as it takes.” Abbott has clashed with Democratic President Joe Biden over the state’s aggressive tactics to deter those …

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(Reuters) – Former President Donald Trump said he would not reappoint Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell if Trump wins this year’s presidential election, the Republican frontrunner told Fox Business in an interview aired Friday. “No I wouldn’t,” Trump said in response to a question on whether he would reappoint Powell, whose second four-year term as …

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By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Standing over 6 feet tall and weighing more than 250 pounds (113 kg), U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has a towering presence at the podium. But current and former officials say that belies a deep urge to maintain the lowest possible public profile. Austin, 70, says …

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By Jason Lange, Alexandra Ulmer and Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Donald Trump has made his myriad legal woes a major focus of his presidential campaign, but after raking in millions around his first court appearances last year he has seen a sharp dropoff in fundraising off his sometimes combative clashes with judges. Trump’s main …

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(Reuters) – A tight, disciplined inner of circle of fiercely loyal aides have helped propel former President Donald Trump to the forefront of the Republican Party’s White House contest, putting him on the verge of securing the nomination. See main story. Here’s the lowdown on six of those figures: SUSIE WILES As co-campaign manager of …

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By Alexandra Ulmer, Nathan Layne and Steve Holland (Reuters) – A veteran tactician who worked on Ronald Reagan’s campaign. An ex-Marine wounded in the Middle East. The former voice of UFC cage-fighting. A golf caddie turned social media maestro. Meet Donald Trump’s election A-team. They are among a handful of distinctive figures who form a …

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By James Oliphant WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Fighting for survival in the Republican presidential race, Nikki Haley is casting rival Donald Trump and Democratic President Joe Biden as “Grumpy Old Men” who are way past their primes in a new strategic effort that looks to tap into voters’ apathy toward a 2020 rematch. Haley’s campaign said …

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