By John Kruzel and Andrew Chung WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Donald Trump transformed the U.S. Supreme Court during his four years as president. Now the 6-3 conservative majority he cemented will confront a handful of cases that may determine whether the Republican can reclaim the White House. The court is poised to play an outsized role …
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By Steve Gorman (Reuters) – A New Hampshire man has been indicted on charges he sent text messages threatening the lives of three U.S. presidential candidates in recent weeks, suggesting in at least two instances he would target campaign events with mass shootings. The suspect, Tyler Anderson, 30, was arrested on Dec. 9 after federal …
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By Jonathan Allen NEW YORK (Reuters) – The New York City Council voted on Wednesday to ban the use of solitary confinement in city jails, with sponsors of the bill arguing that the practice is cruel and leads to heightened risks of injury or death for people in custody. Mayor Eric Adams and the labor …
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By Tom Lasseter WASHINGTON (Reuters) – It was one of the first moments in the Washington spotlight for junior congressman Mike Johnson. In 2019, the Republican from Louisiana was the ranking member of a U.S. House subcommittee discussing the controversial subject of slavery reparations. Johnson told the panel he opposed taking money “from current taxpayers …
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(Reuters) – Alphabet’s Google said on Tuesday it will restrict the types of election-related queries its chatbot Bard and search generative experience can return responses for, in the run up to 2024 U.S. Presidential election. The restrictions are set to be enforced by early 2024, the company said. Aside from the U.S., a slew of …
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By Jarrett Renshaw (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris will kick off a nationwide tour in January focused on abortion rights as Democrats look to seize on an issue that has proven to be a winner at the ballot box. Billed as the “Fight for Reproductive Freedoms” tour, it will include events across the …
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By Susan Heavey and Andrew Chung WASHINGTON (Reuters) – House Democrats are calling on Justice Clarence Thomas to recuse himself from the U.S. Supreme Court’s handling of Donald Trump’s bid for immunity in the federal case accusing the former Republican president of seeking to overturn his 2020 election loss. In a Dec. 15 letter to …
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(Reuters) -Former U.S. President Donald Trump faces a tangled calendar in the year ahead as he seeks the 2024 Republican nomination in the U.S. election while defending himself in four criminal and at least three civil trials, some related to his attempts to overturn his 2020 loss. Here are key dates in Trump’s legal and …
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By Gram Slattery WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican former President Donald Trump is planning to fundamentally alter America’s relationship with Europe should he win a second term in office. On the campaign trail, he has also floated sending armed forces into Mexico to battle drug cartels and slapping expansive tariffs on friends and foes alike. Here …
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By Stephanie Kelly and Leah Douglas (Reuters) -The Biden administration said on Friday it will recognize a methodology favored by the ethanol industry in guidance to companies looking to claim tax credits for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), a pivotal win for the politically powerful U.S. corn lobby. But the administration will also update the methodology …
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