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☆ Democrats plan to track and corner Republican 2024 candidates on Trump
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( Jarrett Renshaw | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

[1/3] Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a 2024 presidential campaign rally in Dubuque, Iowa, U.S. September 20, 2023. Democrats are hoping to exploit what they see as a structural weakness for Republicans in battleground states in 2024: any Republican candidate who criticizes Trump risks losing the party's Trump-loving voter base. But they believe any Republican who doesn't condemn Trump risks losing more moderate Republicans and independent voters they need to beat a Democrat. Republican party officials say Democrats' time would be better spent worrying about their own presidential candidate Joe Biden's popularity. "The amount of damage Trump has done to the Republican Party in the suburbs is extraordinary.

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Striking United Auto Workers (UAW) union workers picket outside the Ford Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne, Michigan, U.S., September 23, 2023. Striking auto workers say they would like to see more support from elected officials as they push to get companies to share more of the profits. Republicans believe Biden's push to electrify America's vehicle fleet, by pumping billions of dollars of tax rebates into EV manufacturing, is unpopular with auto workers. In Michigan, Trump will criticize Biden's economic policies and incentives promoting EVs and say he would do a better job of protecting blue-collar workers if elected to a second term, Miller added. Biden's Michigan visit represents the most support a sitting president has shown striking workers since Theodore Roosevelt invited striking coal workers to the White House in 1902, historians said.

Persons: Nalio Chery, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Biden, Shawn Fain, Fain, Dave Urban, Brandon Cappelletty, Trump, Robert Bruno, Ronald Reagan, Jason Miller, Miller, Karen Finney, Finney, Theodore Roosevelt, Nandita Bose, Jarrett Renshaw, Nathan Layne, David Shepardson, Heather Timmons, Jamie Freed Organizations: United Auto Workers, UAW, Ford Michigan Assembly Plant, REUTERS, Rights, Republican, Biden, Trump, General Motors, Ford, Chrysler, University of Illinois, Michigan, EV, Democratic, White House, Thomson Locations: Wayne , Michigan, U.S, Dieu, Michigan, Wayne County , Michigan, Detroit, Toledo , Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Biden's Michigan, Kansas City

Sept 23 (Reuters) - U.S. auto workers expanded their strike on Friday with a clear target for distress: dealers who sell and service GM and Stellantis vehicles. The strategy of choking parts delivery increases problems for some dealers who say it already had been difficult to source some components. The broader strike, which targets 38 parts distribution centers owned by GM and Stellantis, "is going to have these shops telling their customers 'We don't know when we can fix your vehicle. "It's definitely going to impact customers," said Thomas Morris, 60, who went on strike on Friday at a General Motors parts distribution center in the suburbs of Philadelphia. The center serves GM dealerships from Pennsylvania to Maine, moving some 30,000 parts for auto repairs each day, workers said.

Persons: Richard Fasulo, Howard Drake, Mike Stanton, It's, Thomas Morris, Stellantis, Arthur Wheaton, Brad Sowers, Jim Butler, he'll, Abhirup Roy, Doyinsola, Jarrett Renshaw, Peter Henderson Organizations: Cadillac, GM, National Association of Auto Dealers, UAW, Motors, Cornell's School of Industrial and Labor Relations, Jim Butler Auto Group, Chevrolet, Thomson Locations: Wappinger , New York, California, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Maine, St.Louis , Missouri, San Francisco, New York, Pennyslvania

Biden is running for re-election in 2024 and will likely face Trump, who is the frontrunner for the Republican presidential nomination. "The only reason Biden is going to Michigan on Tuesday is because President Trump announced he is going on Wednesday," the Trump campaign said in a statement late on Friday. Trump has called for rank-and-file union workers to ignore their leaders. United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain blasted Trump earlier in the week, saying the union was "fighting the billionaire class and an economy that enriches people like Donald Trump at the expense of workers." Workers on the picket lines had mixed feelings over whether Biden should visit.

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UAW President Shawn Fain, in a Facebook live event, said that by targeting distribution centers the strike becomes a nationwide event. Stellantis has said it wants to be able to consolidate and close some of its parts distribution centers. Nearly 13,000 UAW workers walked out at plants in Missouri, Michigan and Ohio on Sept 15. "GM and Stellantis are looking at stockholder value and Ford is looking a lot more long-term that they have to make friends with labor." Fain said on Friday that the union had negotiated the elimination of lower wage tiers in some components facilities at Ford and GM.

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A sign outside the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara temple is seen after the killing on its grounds in June 2023 of Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar, in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada September 18, 2023. India Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government has categorically rejected Canada's suspicions that Indian agents had links to the murder. The dispute deals a fresh blow to diplomatic ties that have been fraying for years, with New Delhi unhappy over Sikh separatist activity in Canada. The Washington Post reported on Tuesday that weeks before Trudeau's allegations against India, Canada had asked its closest allies, including the U.S., to publicly condemn the Sikh separatist leader's killing, but the requests were turned down. The Canadian foreign ministry also said that claims that "Canada asked allies to publicly condemn the murder of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, and were subsequently rebuffed, are false."

Persons: Nanak, Hardeep Singh Nijjar, Chris Helgren, John Kirby, Justin Trudeau, Kirby, Narendra Modi's, There's, Nijjar, Jarrett Renshaw, Leslie Adler, Timothy Gardner, Bill Berkrot Organizations: REUTERS, Canadian, India, Washington Post, Thomson Locations: Surrey, British Columbia, Canada, India, New Delhi, United States, U.S, Canadian, Australia, New Zealand

Hunter Biden walks to the motorcade after arriving at Fort McNair, after U.S. President Joe Biden spent the weekend at Camp David, in Washington, U.S., July 4, 2023. The move comes two days after House of Representatives Republicans opened an impeachment inquiry of Joe Biden related to Hunter Biden's foreign business dealings. SPECIAL COUNSEL STATUSWeiss was elevated to special counsel status in August after investigating Hunter Biden's business dealings for years as the U.S. attorney in the Democratic president's home state of Delaware. Hunter Biden has worked as a lobbyist, lawyer, investment banker and artist, and has publicly detailed his struggles with substance abuse. Hunter Biden described in a 2021 memoir dealing with substance abuse issues in his life including crack cocaine use and alcoholism.

Persons: Hunter Biden, Joe Biden, Julia Nikhinson, Joe Biden's, Donald Trump, David Weiss, Biden, Weiss, Hunter, Abbe Lowell, Lowell, Trump, James Comer, Barack Obama, Ashley Biden, Beau Biden, Naomi Biden, Aaron Crawford, Sarah N, Lynch, Jarrett Renshaw, Andrew Goudsward, Tom Hals, Nate Raymond, Scott Malone, Lisa Shumaker, Alistair Bell, Daniel Wallis Organizations: Fort McNair, U.S, Camp, REUTERS, Rights, Republican, of Columbia, District of California, Prosecutors, Republicans, MAGA Republicans, Supreme, Democratic, Trump, DOJ, Justice, U.S . Navy, University of Tennessee, Thomson Locations: Fort, Washington , U.S, U.S, Delaware, Los Angeles, District, Ukraine, China, Ukrainian, Washington, Wilmington , Delaware, Boston

☆ Biden vows to cut US gasoline prices
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-14 | by ( Andrea Shalal | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on his economic agenda at Prince George's Community College in Largo, Maryland, U.S. September 14, 2023. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst Acquire Licensing RightsLARGO, Maryland, Sept 14 (Reuters) - President Joe Biden vowed on Thursday to get U.S. gasoline prices down, one day after a report showed consumer inflation surged by the most in 14 months due to higher energy costs. KEY QUOTE"I'm going to get those gas prices down again, I promise you," Biden told an audience in Largo, Maryland, during a speech on the economy. Consumer prices rose 3.7% over the last year, though the rate of inflation has slowed in recent months. * Gasoline prices jumped 10.6% in August after climbing 0.2% in July, accounting for more than half the increase in the Consumer Price Index.

Persons: Joe Biden, Jonathan Ernst, Biden, Andrea Shalal, Jarrett Renshaw, Trevor Hunnicutt, Leslie Adler, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: Prince George's Community College, REUTERS, AAA, U.S . Energy Department, Biden, Strategic Petroleum Reserve, Thomson Locations: Largo , Maryland, U.S, LARGO , Maryland, United States

☆ US judge freezes New Mexico governor's gun ban
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( Andrew Hay | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Governor of New Mexico Michelle Lujan Grisham speaks at a Democratic Party of New Mexico campaign rally featuring U.S. President Joe Biden at the Gallegos Community Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S., November 3, 2022. Her order outraged gun-rights advocates and drew backlash from fellow Democrats and law enforcement officials who labeled it unconstitutional. "Governor Grisham's tyranny is temporarily in check today," said Dudley Brown, president of a Colorado gun group that sued the governor. In the days after the gun ban, Albuquerque's mayor and Bernalillo County's sheriff both called for a special session of the state's legislature to deal with gun crime. Around 500 people die by guns each year in New Mexico, which ranks sixth among U.S. states for gun deaths per capita, according to gun violence prevention group Everytown for Gun Safety.

Persons: New Mexico Michelle Lujan Grisham, Joe Biden, Kevin Lamarque, Michelle Lujan Grisham, David Urias, Urias, Lujan Grisham's, I've, Lujan Grisham, Grisham's, Dudley Brown, Gun, Bernalillo, Tim Keller, Keller, Andrew Hay, Nate Raymond, Jarrett Renshaw, Stephen Coates, Diane Craft Organizations: Democratic Party of New, U.S, Gallegos Community Center, REUTERS, Supreme, Democratic, Santa Fe's, Gun Safety, Thomson Locations: New Mexico, Democratic Party of New Mexico, Albuquerque , New Mexico, U.S, Mexico's, Albuquerque, Colorado, Santa

☆ Biden and Modi to make progress on GE jet engines, nuclear - White House
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

U.S. President Joe Biden and India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi talk during a meeting with senior officials and CEOs of American and Indian companies in the East Room of the White House in Washington, U.S., June 23, 2023. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsABOARD AIR FORCE ONE, Sept 7 (Reuters) - The White House expects to see meaningful progress on GE jet engines and civil nuclear technology in upcoming bilateral talks between U.S. President Joe Biden and India Prime Minister Narendra Modi, national security adviser Jake Sullivan told reporters on Thursday. Earlier this year, the aerospace unit of General Electric (GE.N) announced it had signed an agreement with India's state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics (HIAE.NS) to jointly make engines in India to power fighter jets for the Indian Air Force. Reporting by Nandita Bose and Jarrett Renshaw; Editing by Sandra MalerOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Joe Biden, Narendra Modi, Evelyn Hockstein, Jake Sullivan, Nandita Bose, Jarrett Renshaw, Sandra Maler Organizations: India's, White, REUTERS, AIR FORCE, GE, U.S, India, General Electric, Hindustan Aeronautics, Indian Air Force, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S, India

Mexico President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's steps to roll back reforms aimed at opening Mexico's power and oil markets to foreign competitors ultimately sparked the trade dispute. The steps add to a significant worsening of trade relations between Washington and Mexico City, even as their economic integration grows. Like the energy policies, Washington argues that banning GMO corn for human and animal consumption violates Mexico's obligations under the trade pact. The White House has hoped to avoid escalating energy trade tensions with Mexico as it sought help on immigration and drug trafficking, but talks that began last year have made little progress. In 2022, Mexico had a $130.5 billion goods trade surplus with the United States.

Persons: Katherine Tai, Tatiana Clouthier, Trade Mary Ng, Joe Biden's, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's, USTR, Obrador, Biden, Donald Trump, Jarrett Renshaw, David Lawder, Stephen Eisenhammer, Tomasz Janowski Organizations: Trade, Small Business, Export, Washington, United States Trade Representative, United, Chevron, Marathon Petroleum, Comision Federal, Mexico, Ministry, U.S, North American Free Trade, Thomson Locations: Mexican, United States, Mexico, Canada, Mexico City, U.S, United States Mexico Canada, USMCA, Washington, China, Washington's

☆ Biden administration to announce cancellation of Alaska wildlife drilling leases-sources
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-06 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

U.S. President Joe Biden convenes the fourth virtual leader-level meeting of the Major Economies Forum (MEF) on Energy and Climate at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 20, 2023. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSept 6 (Reuters) - The U.S. Interior Department on Wednesday will announce the cancellation of oil and gas leases in a federal wildlife refuge that were bought by an Alaska state agency in 2021, according to sources briefed on the matter. The Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority (AIDEA) was issued seven leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge a day before the inauguration of President Joe Biden, who had pledged to protect the habitat for polar bears and caribou. Reporting by Jarrett Renshaw in Washington and Nichola Groom in Los AngelesOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Joe Biden, Kevin Lamarque, Jarrett Renshaw, Nichola Groom Organizations: Major Economies, White, REUTERS, U.S . Interior Department, Alaska Industrial Development, Export Authority, Wildlife, Los Angeles Our, Thomson Locations: Energy, Washington , U.S, U.S, Alaska, Washington, Los Angeles

Interior Department on Wednesday said it would cancel oil and gas leases in a federal wildlife refuge that were bought by an Alaska state development agency in the final days of former President Donald Trump's administration. Environmentalists and an Alaska indigenous group praised the move while a Republican Senator from Alaska slammed it. A Republican-passed tax bill in 2017 opened the area to oil and gas leasing and directed Interior to hold two lease sales by December 2024. The oil and gas industry largely failed to embrace the 2021 lease sale, which generated just $14 million in high bids, mostly from AIDEA. “We commend Secretary Haaland for canceling unlawfully issued oil-and-gas leases in the Arctic Refuge,” Abigail Dillen, president of environmental group Earthjustice, said in a statement.

Persons: Donald Trump's, Joe Biden, Biden, Deb Haaland, AIDEA, “, ” Abigail Dillen, Dan Sullivan, Interior's, Jarrett Renshaw, Nichola Groom, Chizu Nomiyama, David Gregorio, Mark Porter Organizations: U.S . Fish, Wildlife Service, Library, Fish, REUTERS, Conocophillips, U.S . Interior Department, Alaska Industrial Development, Export Authority, Wildlife, Democrat, National Petroleum Reserve, Alaska Natives, Trump, ConocoPhillips, United Nations, ALASKA Trump's Interior Department, Republican, Biden, Thomson Locations: Beaufort, Wildlife Service Alaska, U.S, Alaska, United States, ALASKA Trump's, ANWR, Washington, Los Angeles

☆ Biden Administration to Announce Cancellation of Alaska Wildlife Drilling Leases-Sources
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-06 | by ( Sept. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: 1 min

(Reuters) - The U.S. Interior Department on Wednesday will announce the cancellation of oil and gas leases in a federal wildlife refuge that were bought by an Alaska state agency in 2021, according to sources briefed on the matter. The Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority (AIDEA) was issued seven leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge a day before the inauguration of President Joe Biden, who had pledged to protect the habitat for polar bears and caribou. (Reporting by Jarrett Renshaw in Washington and Nichola Groom in Los Angeles)

Persons: Joe Biden, Jarrett Renshaw, Nichola Groom Organizations: Reuters, U.S . Interior Department, Alaska Industrial Development, Export Authority, Wildlife Locations: U.S, Alaska, Washington, Los Angeles

☆ Biden boosts spending request to help pay for disasters
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-01 | by ( Jarrett Renshaw | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst Acquire Licensing RightsSept 1 (Reuters) - The Biden administration on Friday added $4 billion to a supplemental funding request to Congress to help pay for relief efforts following a string of disasters that have ravaged large swathes of the U.S. in recent weeks. U.S. President Joe Biden asked Congress in early August to approve about $40 billion in additional spending, including $24 billion for Ukraine and other international needs and $12 billion for the Federal Emergency Management Agency's disaster relief fund. The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) now needs $16 billion for the Disaster Relief Fund (DRF), an OMB spokesperson said, citing disasters in Hawaii, Louisiana and Florida. If no action is taken before the next fiscal year begins on Oct. 1, a range of government functions would shut down. Reporting by Jarrett Renshaw in Philadelphia; Editing by Don Durfee and Christopher CushingOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Joe Biden, Hurricane, Jonathan Ernst, Biden, Jarrett Renshaw, Don Durfee, Christopher Cushing Organizations: Federal Emergency Management Agency, FEMA, REUTERS, Federal Emergency Management, White, Office of Management, Budget, Disaster Relief Fund, Thomson Locations: Florida, Washington , U.S, Ukraine, Hawaii , Louisiana, Philadelphia

It's on the rise," Biden said in the White House's East room, speaking to civil rights leaders including the family of Reverend Martin Luther King Jr., gathered for the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington. A 21-year old white gunman shot and killed three Black people at a Dollar General store in Jacksonville, Florida, on Saturday. Vice President Kamala Harris, in the East Room, warned that "there are those who are intentionally trying to divide us as a nation." White supremacy "has no place in America," White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters earlier on Monday. "Over the last 60 years this country has come a long way" to battle racism and white supremacy ideology, Stephen Benjamin, director of the White House Office of Public Engagement, said at the briefing.

Persons: Malcom Jackson, Joe Biden, Biden, Martin Luther King Jr, Ryan Christopher Palmeter, T.K, Waters, Kamala Harris, Karine Jean, Pierre, Stephen Benjamin, Benjamin said, Ron DeSantis, Benjamin, Steve Holland, Jarrett Renshaw, Heather Timmons, David Gregorio, Rosalba O'Brien Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, White, Authorities, FBI, Office, Public, Republican, Thomson Locations: Jacksonville , Florida, U.S, Florida, Washington, America

☆ Trump trials: A unique challenge for Biden's presidential campaign
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-27 | by ( Jarrett Renshaw | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

Don't expect any change, Biden advisers say, until after decisions are handed down in those trials. However, sustaining that strategy, during the most contentious and consequential judicial actions in U.S. presidential history, will be severely tested in the coming months, political strategists say. Expect Trump to use a series of criminal trials from New York City to Georgia and Florida in the months ahead to fuel a campaign deeply rooted in grievance politics. The White House and the reelection campaign are content to use the upcoming months - when Republicans are embroiled in a nasty nominating race - to pitch Americans on the success of Biden's economic policies, interviews show. Instead, the reelection campaign will try to draw attention to differences between the two candidates, officials say.

Persons: Donald Trump, Mario Anzuoni, Donald Trump's, Joe Biden, Biden, “ It’s, ”, Jimmy Seagull, Trump, perp, Karen Finney, he'd, — Barack Obama, George W, Bush, Bill Clinton, Jimmy Carter —, Tim Ryan, “, Ryan, Jarrett Renshaw, Heather Timmons Organizations: REUTERS, Republican, Trump, Democratic, Democrats, Republicans, Trump . Democratic, Thomson Locations: Los Angeles , California, U.S, New York City, Georgia, Florida, Ohio, America, United States

☆ As Republicans debate, Biden campaign, Trump, RFK Jr to target voters off stage
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-23 | by ( Jarrett Renshaw | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

And Robert F. Kennedy Jr, a long-shot Democratic rival to Biden, is talking with Virginia voters about inflation just as the debate begins. In Washington, a joint "war room" of the Biden campaign and the Democratic National Committee (DNC) will offer rapid response throughout the night. Biden campaign co-chair Cedric Richmond and DNC chair Jaime Harrison will hold a press conference before the debate. Republicans on Wednesday night's debate stage will likely direct most of their criticism at Biden instead of each other. The Biden campaign says they have yet to consider whether or not Biden would debate Trump, or what it means if Trump decides against debating in the general election.

Persons: Robert F, Kennedy Jr, Scott Morgan, Donald Trump, Tucker Carlson, Joe Biden's, Trump, Majorie Taylor Greene, Biden, Franklin Delanor Roosevelt, Greene, MAGA, Cedric Richmond, Jaime Harrison, They've, Richmond, Jarrett Renshaw, Heather Timmons, Nick Macfie Organizations: Democratic, Fair, REUTERS, Republican, Fox, Milwaukee, Biden, Virginia, Democratic National Committee, MAGA ”, GOP, Trump, Republicans, Thomson Locations: Iowa, Des Moines , Iowa, U.S, Milwaukee , Wisconsin, United States, Washington, Wisconsin

☆ Biden heading to Maui to meet with wildfire survivors
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-21 | by ( Steve Holland | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/8] U.S. President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden board a plane as they depart for Maui from Reno, Nevada, U.S., August 21, 2023. "It’s going to be an emotional day for everyone," White House spokesperson Olivia Dalton told reporters on Air Force One. Biden, who is seeking reelection in 2024, has been criticized by some Republicans and others for his initial response to the Maui fires. Biden said on Aug. 10 he would expand federal aid to Hawaii and promised help to anyone who needed it. Biden himself said he did not want to travel to Maui until he was assured he would not interfere with emergency response efforts.

Persons: Joe Biden, Jill Biden, Kevin Lamarque, Joe Biden's, Biden, Olivia Dalton, Dalton, Deanna Criswell, Richard Bissen, Bob Fenton, Criswell, Steve Holland, Jarrett Renshaw, Colleen Jenkins, Michael Perry, Jonathan Oatis, Heather Timmons, Cynthia Osterman Organizations: REUTERS, FORCE, Air Force, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Facebook, Monday, FEMA, Southwest, Reuters Graphics Reuters, Maui, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Maui, Reno , Nevada, U.S, Tahoe, Lahaina, Hawaii, Delaware, Maui County, Southern California

WASHINGTON, Aug 16 (Reuters) - U.S President Joe Biden on Wednesday used the first anniversary of his signature Inflation Reduction Act to pitch the landmark clean-energy law as an economic powerhouse to a public that remains largely unaware of its contents. The legislation, Biden said, has shifted production of critical components away from China and into the United States. [1/3]U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks during an event to celebrate the anniversary of his signing of the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act legislation, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, U.S., August 16, 2023. The bill's name, the Inflation Reduction Act, helped solve a political problem for Democrats who were concerned that voters would punish them for soaring prices in the 2022 congressional elections. "Voters hear the Inflation Reduction Act, but they do not see their grocery bills coming down.

Persons: Joe Biden, Biden, Moody's, Kevin Lamarque, MARK Biden, WHAT'S, Jimmy Siegel, Jarrett Renshaw, Nichola Groom, Moira Warburton, Heather Timmons, Grant McCool, Jonathan Oatis, Andy Sullivan Organizations: Biden, LOVE, Wall, Bank of America, White, REUTERS, Democrats, Reuters, Washington Post, University of Maryland, White House, Democratic, Thomson Locations: China, United States, U.S, Asia, Europe, Washington , U.S

☆ Texas approves plan to mandate Tesla tech for EV chargers despite opposition
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( Abhirup Roy | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Tesla's efforts are facing early tests as some states start rolling out the funds. But individual states can add their own requirements on top of CCS before distributing the federal funds at a local level. In June, Reuters reported that Texas - which will receive and deploy $407.8 million over five years - planned to mandate companies to include Tesla's plugs. That forced Texas to defer a vote on the plan twice as it sought to understand NACS and its implications, before the commission voted unanimously to approve the plan on Wednesday. Reporting by Abhirup Roy in San Francisco; Additional reporting by Jarrett Renshaw; Editing by Kirsten DonovanOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Elon Musk's, Biden, Humberto Gonzalez, Abhirup Roy, Jarrett Renshaw, Kirsten Donovan Organizations: FRANCISCO, Federal, CCS, Ford, General Motors, Reuters, SAE, Texas Transportation Commission, Thomson Locations: Texas, Pennsylvania's, Ohio, U.S, Washington, Kentucky, Florida, San Francisco

☆ One year on, Biden still needs to explain his signature clean energy legislation
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( Jarrett Renshaw | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

REUTERS/Leah Acquire Licensing Rights Read moreAug 16 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday marks the first anniversary of signing his signature clean energy legislation called the Inflation Reduction Act by leading a campaign to better explain to Americans what, exactly, it does. Twelve months after it passed, the law commonly referred to as the IRA, like most major U.S. legislation, is drawing mixed reviews. Meanwhile, many Americans, even those who support Biden, don't know much about it, according to Reuters opinion polls. Biden has expressed regret at calling the bill the Inflation Reduction Act. "Voters hear the Inflation Reduction Act, but they do not see their grocery bills coming down.

Persons: Joe Biden, Leah, Biden, Democrat Biden, Donald Trump, Moody's, MARK Biden, Goldman Sachs, WHAT'S, Jimmy Siegel, Jarrett Renshaw, Nichola Groom, Moira Warburton, Heather Timmons, Grant McCool Organizations: Infrastructure Law, White, REUTERS, Democrat, U.S, Republican, LOVE, Wall Street, Bank of America, Democrats, Credit Suisse, University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton Business School, Reuters, Washington Post, University of Maryland, White House, Democratic, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S, U.S, Utah

[1/2] Students and pedestrians walk through the Yard at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S., March 10, 2020. Democratic President Joe Biden's administration had defended that long-standing practice in the court cases against Harvard University and the University of North Carolina. The ruling left some questions unanswered, and more legal challenges by conservative activists are expected targeting diversity initiatives in education and corporate America. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said promoting campus diversity remained important even after the ruling. But the departments said universities may consider how race has affected an applicant's life, such as in an applicant's essay.

Persons: Brian Snyder, Biden, Joe Biden's, Miguel Cardona, ”, Nate Raymond, Jarrett Renshaw, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: Harvard University in, REUTERS, U.S, Supreme, Education, Justice, Democratic, Harvard University, University of North, America, Justice Department, Department's, Civil, Harvard, Thomson Locations: Harvard University in Cambridge , Massachusetts, U.S, University of North Carolina, Boston, Washington

Hunter Biden, son of U.S. President Joe Biden, departs federal court after a plea hearing on two misdemeanor charges of willfully failing to pay income taxes in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S. July 26, 2023. REUTERS/Kevin WurmAug 12 (Reuters) - The appointment on Friday of a special counsel to investigate Hunter Biden ensures that the criminal probe of the president’s son will cast a long shadow over his father’s reelection campaign. Hunter Biden in July pleaded not guilty to charges of failing to pay more than $100,000 in taxes owed on over $1.5 million in income in 2017 and 2018. Half of Americans believe Hunter Biden received preferential treatment from prosecutors who tried to reach a plea deal, a Reuters/Ipsos poll in June found before the plea deal fell apart. But most Americans said the Hunter Biden plea deal did not affect their likelihood of voting for Biden next year, the poll found.

Persons: Hunter Biden, Joe Biden, Kevin Wurm, David Weiss, Biden, Bill, Clinton, Hillary, Monica Lewinsky, Weiss, Republican Donald Trump, Kevin McCarthy, Hunter, Jarrett Renshaw, Nandita Bose, Cynthia Osterman Organizations: REUTERS, Delaware U.S, Republican, Reuters, Biden, Thomson Locations: Wilmington , Delaware, U.S, Delaware, Ukraine, China

Hunter Biden, son of U.S. President Joe Biden, departs federal court after a plea hearing on two misdemeanor charges of willfully failing to pay income taxes in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S. July 26, 2023. REUTERS/Kevin WurmAug 12 (Reuters) - The appointment on Friday of a special counsel to investigate Hunter Biden helped ensure that the criminal probe of the president’s son will cast a long shadow over his father’s reelection campaign. Hunter Biden in July pleaded not guilty to charges of failing to pay more than $100,000 in taxes owed on over $1.5 million in income in 2017 and 2018. Half of Americans believe Hunter Biden received preferential treatment from prosecutors who tried to reach a plea deal, a Reuters/Ipsos poll in June found before the plea deal fell apart. But most Americans said the Hunter Biden plea deal did not affect their likelihood of voting for Biden next year, the poll found.

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