By Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Donald Trump is readying what may be his best shot at avoiding spending much of next year in a courtroom facing criminal charges of trying to overturn his 2020 election defeat, kicking off an appeal that could go to the Supreme Court. The gambit by the former U.S. president …
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By James Oliphant WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Beyond the tumult surrounding Donald Trump’s presidential bid and his threats to seek revenge against his political enemies should he win, the Republican frontrunner has seized on an issue that even some Democrats say could attract new voters in 2024. Trump is backing “school choice” programs that use taxpayer …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Nevada charged six Republican fake electors in connection with a scheme to overturn Donald Trump’s 2020 election loss to President Joe Biden, while 10 false electors reached a legal settlement in Wisconsin that affirmed the Democrat’s victory. WHY IT’S IMPORTANT Wednesday’s actions marked the latest legal developments in a 2020 plan to …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former congressman Tom Suozzi will be the Democratic candidate in the Feb. 13 special election to succeed ousted lawmaker George Santos in the U.S. House of Representatives, local party leaders said on Thursday. Suozzi, who had previously held the seat before resigning to mount an ultimately unsuccessful run for New York governor, …
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By Joseph Ax (Reuters) – Republican lawmakers in Georgia on Thursday approved a new map of U.S. House of Representatives districts for the 2024 election that maintains their current 9-5 advantage while creating a court-ordered majority-Black district west of Atlanta. In order to preserve Republicans’ statewide advantage, however, lawmakers dismantled a heavily minority district represented …
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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Congress will not take up legislation this year that would give the Biden administration new tools to address foreign-owned apps like TikTok that have raised national security concerns, the chair of the Senate Commerce Committee said on Thursday. Senator Maria Cantwell told Reuters she is still working on …
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By Moira Warburton WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives voted on Thursday to censure Democratic Representative Jamaal Bowman for pulling a fire alarm while trying to use a locked exit in September as lawmakers prepared to vote on a measure to avert a government shutdown. The motion was brought forward by Republican Representative …
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By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) -An emergency spending bill to provide billions of dollars in new security assistance for Ukraine and Israel was blocked in the U.S. Senate on Wednesday as Republicans pressed their demands for tougher measures to control immigration at the U.S. border with Mexico. The vote was 49 in favor to 51 …
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By Gram Slattery and Joseph Ax TUSCALOOSA, Alabama (Reuters) -Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley was the subject of repeated attacks during Wednesday’s Republican presidential debate, as Florida Governor Ron DeSantis sought to blunt her momentum just weeks before the party’s first nominating contest in Iowa. The two rivals were vying to emerge as the chief …
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By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Ousted U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said on Wednesday that he will leave Congress at the end of this year, a move that raised anxieties among his fellow Republicans about the path that lies ahead for their narrow and fractious majority. His move came as Congress struggles to move forward …
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