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PoliticsUS House censures Rashida Tlaib over Israel commentsPostedThe U.S. House voted on Tuesday (November 8) to censure Democratic Representative Rashida Tlaib, Congress's lone Palestinian-American lawmaker, for comments she made regarding Israel's war with Hamas in Gaza.
Persons: Rashida Tlaib, Congress's Organizations: ., Democratic Locations: Palestinian, Gaza
PoliticsSCOTUS leans toward allowing domestic-violence gun lawPostedU.S. Supreme Court justices on Tuesday (November 7) appeared inclined to uphold the legality of a federal law that makes it a crime for people under domestic violence restraining orders to have guns in the latest major case to test the willingness of its conservative majority to further expand gun rights. This report produced by Jillian Kitchener.
Persons: SCOTUS, Jillian Kitchener Organizations: Supreme
PoliticsAbortion rights at center of Ohio, Virginia electionsPostedAbortion will once again be on the ballot on Tuesday, as Ohio residents vote on whether to guarantee abortion rights and Virginia voters decide whether to give Republicans the power to impose new limits on the procedure. Alex Cohen has more.
Persons: Alex Cohen Locations: Ohio, Virginia
Portugal PM resigns over corruption investigation
  + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( Reuters Editorial | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: 1 min
PoliticsPortugal PM resigns over corruption investigationPostedPortugal's Prime Minister Antonio Costa resigned on Tuesday (November 7) amid an investigation into alleged irregularities committed by his majority Socialist administration in handling lithium mining and hydrogen projects in the country.
Persons: Antonio Costa Organizations: Portugal PM
PoliticsTrump trial outcomes could tip polls in swing statesPostedDemocratic President Joe Biden trails Republican frontrunner Donald Trump in five of the six most important battleground states exactly a year before the U.S. election as Americans express doubts about Biden's age and dissatisfaction toward his handling of the economy, polls released on Sunday showed. This report produced by Freddie Joyner.
Persons: Trump, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Freddie Joyner Organizations: Democratic
Trump tangles with judge at NY fraud trial
  + stars: | 2023-11-06 | by ( Reuters Editorial | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: 1 min
PoliticsTrump tangles with judge at NY fraud trialPostedDonald Trump complained of unfair treatment in a defiant and rambling performance on the witness stand on Monday, prompting the judge overseeing his New York civil business-fraud trialto threaten to cut his testimony short. This report produced by Jillian Kitchener.
Persons: Donald Trump, Jillian Kitchener Organizations: Trump, New Locations: New York
PoliticsBiden campaign should be 'very worried' -professorPostedProfessor of Political Science at Hamline University David Schultz said on Monday (November 6) the Biden campaign should be "very worried at this point," after polls released on Sunday showed Democratic President Joe Biden trailing Republican frontrunner Donald Trump in five of the six most important battleground states exactly a year before the U.S. election.
Persons: Biden, Hamline University David Schultz, Joe Biden, Donald Trump Organizations: Science, Hamline University, Democratic
Biden trailing Trump in swing states: NYT polls
  + stars: | 2023-11-06 | by ( Reuters Editorial | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: 1 min
PoliticsBiden trailing Trump in swing states: NYT pollsPostedIncumbent U.S. President Joe Biden is trailing his predecessor and likely Republican opponent Donald Trump in key swing states a year before Election Day, according to New York Times-Siena College polls released on Sunday. Almond Li reports.
Persons: Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Almond Li Organizations: Biden, Trump, U.S, Republican, New York Times, Siena
PoliticsTrump takes aim at DeSantis, Christie amid legal woesPostedFormer U.S. President Donald Trump took aim at his Republican rivals at a campaign event in Florida Saturday (November 4), as he embraces his indictments in four separate state or federal criminal cases, which appear to have boosted his popularity in his party's race for the presidential nomination.
Persons: Christie, Donald Trump Organizations: Trump, Republican Locations: Florida
PoliticsGuinea ex-junta leader sprung from jail - ministerPostedHeavily armed men have sprung the former head of Guinea's 2008 military junta, Moussa Dadis Camara, from jail in Conakry, according to Justice Minister Charles Wright. Lucy Fielder has more.
Persons: Moussa Dadis Camara, Charles Wright, Lucy Fielder Locations: Guinea, Conakry
US House passes Republicans' Israel-only aid bill
  + stars: | 2023-11-03 | by ( Reuters Editorial | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: 1 min
PoliticsUS House passes Republicans' Israel-only aid billPostedThe U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday passed a Republican plan to provide $14.3 billion in aid to Israel and cut funding of the Internal Revenue Service, despite Democrats' insistence it has no future in the Senate and the White House's promise of a veto. Almond Li reports.
Persons: Almond Li Organizations: US House, Republicans, Israel, . House, Republican, Internal Revenue Locations: Israel
PoliticsFBI raids home of fundraiser for NYC Mayor Eric AdamsPostedFBI agents searched the home of New York City Mayor Eric Adams' chief election campaign fundraiser, Brianna Suggs, on Thursday (November 3), and she was questioned by public corruption investigators, city officials and local media reported. Ryan Chang reports.
Persons: NYC Mayor Eric Adams, Eric Adams, Brianna Suggs, Ryan Chang Organizations: FBI, NYC Mayor, New York City Locations: New York
PoliticsUS House votes not to expel Republican George SantosPostedA vote to expel Republican lawmaker George Santos from the U.S. House of Representatives failed on Wednesday (November 1) when fewer than two-thirds of the chamber supported the resolution, preserving Republicans' narrow 221-212 majority.
Persons: Republican George Santos, George Santos Organizations: US, Republican, U.S . House
White House aims for Biden-Xi meeting in November
  + stars: | 2023-11-01 | by ( Reuters Editorial | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: 1 min
PoliticsWhite House aims for Biden-Xi meeting in NovemberPostedU.S. President Joe Biden is slated to meet with China's Xi Jinping in San Francisco in November on the sideline of the APEC summit and the countries aim to have "constructive conversations," the White House said on Tuesday. Ryan Chang has more.
Persons: Joe Biden, China's Xi, Ryan Chang Organizations: White, Biden, APEC Locations: San Francisco
PoliticsDonald Trump Jr. says had minor role in firm financesPostedDonald Trump’s son Donald Trump Jr. testified on Wednesday that he had little to do with preparing financial documents at the family real-estate company in a trial that could hobble the former U.S. president's business empire. Alex Cohen has more.
Persons: Donald Trump Jr, Donald Trump’s, Alex Cohen Locations: U.S
PoliticsAnti-war protest hits hearing on aid for Israel, UkrainePostedTwo of President Joe Biden's top officials asked U.S. lawmakers to provide billions more dollars to Israel on Tuesday at a congressional hearing interrupted repeatedly by protesters denouncing the administration for backing what they called "genocide" against Palestinians in Gaza. This report produced by Freddie Joyner.
Persons: Joe Biden's, Freddie Joyner Organizations: U.S Locations: Israel, Ukraine, Gaza
PoliticsCan officials legally block critics? SCOTUS examinesPostedThe U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday grappled with the issue of free speech rights in the digital age during arguments in cases from California and Michigan involving whether public officials may legally block others on social media, a function often used on these platforms to stifle critics. This report produced by Jillian Kitchener.
Persons: SCOTUS, Jillian Kitchener Organizations: Supreme Locations: California, Michigan
Nigeria's top court affirms Tinubu's election win
  + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( Reuters Editorial | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: 1 min
PoliticsNigeria's top court affirms Tinubu's election winPostedNigeria's Supreme Court on Thursday (Oct. 26) upheld President Bola Tinubu's election win, bringing to an end a legal challenge brought by his two main rivals who argued that his victory was marred by irregularities. Trevor Koroll has more.
Persons: Bola Tinubu's, Trevor Koroll
Who is US House Speaker Mike Johnson?
  + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( Reuters Editorial | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: 1 min
PoliticsWho is US House Speaker Mike Johnson? PostedConservative lawmaker Mike Johnson was elected by his fellow Republicans to serve as speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives after three weeks of turmoil and three failed candidates. But who is the fourth-term congressman? Chris Dignam has more with analysis from Reuters Washington Correspondent Andy Sullivan.
Persons: Mike Johnson, Chris Dignam, Andy Sullivan Organizations: U.S . House, Reuters Washington
Politics'I ask for forgiveness' -Maine lawmaker who opposed gun banPostedU.S. Representative Jared Golden, a Democrat from Maine who had opposed legislation to ban assault weapons, urged Congress on Thursday (October 26) to pass a bill that prohibits assault-style rifles.
Persons: Jared Golden Locations: Maine
House GOP divided over speaker pick Tom Emmer
  + stars: | 2023-10-24 | by ( Reuters Editorial | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: 1 min
PoliticsHouse GOP divided over speaker pick Tom EmmerPostedRepublicans in the U.S. House of Representatives chose Tom Emmer as their nominee for speaker on Tuesday (October 24) but ran into the same internal divisions that have paralyzed the leaderless chamber for three weeks. "We are again, back to where we started," Representative Troy Nehls told reporters during a break from a closed-door conference meeting
Persons: Tom Emmer, Troy Nehls Organizations: GOP, U.S . House Locations: U.S
PoliticsLiberia presidential election heads for run-off votePostedLiberia's electoral commission on Tuesday (October 24) scheduled a presidential election run-off for November after results showed that the two frontrunners, President George Weah and opposition leader Joseph Boakai, had failed to secure enough votes. Angela Johnston reports.
Persons: George Weah, Joseph Boakai, Angela Johnston Locations: Liberia
Former Trump lawyer Cohen testifies in fraud case
  + stars: | 2023-10-24 | by ( Reuters Editorial | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: 1 min
PoliticsFormer Trump lawyer Cohen testifies in fraud casePostedDonald Trump "arbitrarily" inflated the value of his real estate assets in order to secure favorable insurance premiums, Trump's former lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen testified at the former president's civil fraud case. Emma Jehle reports.
Persons: Cohen, Donald Trump, Michael Cohen, Emma Jehle Organizations: Trump
PoliticsFormer Trump lawyer Ellis pleads guilty in GeorgiaPostedAnother former lawyer for Donald Trump, Jenna Ellis, pleaded guilty on Tuesday (October 24) to helping the former U.S. president's efforts to overturn his 2020 election defeat in the state of Georgia and agreed to testify against Trump if called upon. This report produced by Freddie Joyner.
Persons: Ellis, Donald Trump, Jenna Ellis, Trump, Freddie Joyner Organizations: Trump Locations: Georgia, U.S
Republicans 'optimistic' on picking House speaker
  + stars: | 2023-10-24 | by ( Reuters Editorial | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: 1 min
PoliticsRepublicans 'optimistic' on picking House speakerPostedSome Republicans, whose party infighting has paralyzed the U.S. House of Representatives for three weeks, sounded a note of optimism on Monday (October 23), after a meeting aimed at finding consensus on a new speaker to lead the chamber and address funding needs for Israel, Ukraine and the federal government.
Organizations: U.S . House Locations: Israel, Ukraine
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