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Factbox-Who is Vivek Ramaswamy, 2024 US presidential candidate?

11 Jan 2024

By Tim Reid (Reuters) -Vivek Ramaswamy, a multimillionaire former biotech executive, hopes to jump-start his ebbing 2024 Republican presidential bid with a stronger-than-expected showing on Monday in the Iowa caucus, the first state Republican nominating contest. Here are some facts about Ramaswamy’s life and career: A HINDU RAISED IN THE AMERICAN MIDWEST Ramaswamy, 38, was …

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Haley and DeSantis battle for second place in Republican contest in Iowa

10 Jan 2024

By Nathan Layne, Tim Reid WAUKEE/DES MOINES, Iowa (Reuters) -Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis made closing arguments on Tuesday in Iowa as they battle to become a clear alternative to frontrunner Donald Trump in the race for the Republican presidential nomination. Haley had much of Iowa to herself earlier in the day: Trump was stuck …

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Q&A: Dean Phillips says Biden ‘likely to lose’ election to Trump

9 Jan 2024

By Jarrett Renshaw MANCHESTER, New Hampshire (Reuters) -Congressman Dean Phillips, a wealthy Democrat from Minnesota who is running for president in 2024, is betting it all on New Hampshire’s Democratic primary on Jan. 23, where incumbent Joe Biden will not officially be on the ballot. Phillips, 54, shelved a potential fourth term in Congress for …

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Biden’s infrastructure czar to help lead re-election effort

8 Jan 2024

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Joe Biden’s infrastructure czar Mitch Landrieu is leaving his White House role to help lead the U.S. president’s re-election campaign as Biden tries to energize his pitch for another term. In a statement, Biden praised Landrieu’s work implementing a $1 trillion law aimed at building bridges, roads, electric vehicle charging stations and …

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White House official not optimistic about averting partial government shutdown

5 Jan 2024

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -White House budget director Shalanda Young said Friday she is not optimistic about reaching a deal to avoid a partial government shutdown later this month. “I wouldn’t say pessimistic but I’m not optimistic,” Young said at a breakfast meeting with reporters sponsored by the Christian Science Monitor, citing a trip …

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Black Americans would feel the sting of Republican budget cut proposals

5 Jan 2024

(Corrects paragraph 18 to say no funding cuts to Pell Grants instead of a $1,000 cut.) By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – When Charla Plaines saw the toll lead paint took on her granddaughter, she was able to get the hazardous substance scrubbed from her home thanks to a federally funded program that Republicans in …

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How US House Republican-proposed spending cuts would hit Black Americans

5 Jan 2024

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House of Representatives Republicans are working to rein in government spending in ways that would affect many federal social programs and could have a disproportionate impact on Black Americans. Here is a rundown on some of House Republicans’ spending proposals that will be discussed as Congress attempts to avert a partial …

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Trump business got at least $7.8 million in foreign payments during presidency -report

4 Jan 2024

By Makini Brice WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Businesses tied to Republican former U.S. President Donald Trump received at least $7.8 million in foreign payments from 20 countries during his four years in the White House, Democratic congressional investigators said Thursday. U.S. House of Representatives Oversight Committee Democrats said the payments detailed in the 156-page report are likely …

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