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☆ Top Republican candidates split on Trump indictment
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-02 | by ( Dan Whitcomb | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] Former U.S. Vice President and Republican presidential candidate Mike Pence speaks at the Republican Party of Iowa's Lincoln Day Dinner in Des Moines, Iowa, U.S., July 28, 2023. But Mike Pence, Trump's former vice president, a potential witness in the case and a Republican presidential candidate, called the charges a reminder that "anyone who puts himself over the Constitution should never be President of the United States." DeSantis, in a written statement, conceded that he had not read the indictment but suggested that a jury in the nation's capital could not be fair to Trump. Entrepreneur and fellow candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, who has gained ground in recent polls but remains well behind Trump and DeSantis, called the indictment "un-American" and said that if elected he would pardon Trump. Trump's most loyal supporters comprise about a third of the Republican electorate, giving other candidates reason to be cautious about criticizing him.

Persons: Mike Pence, Scott Morgan, Donald Trump's, indicting, Trump's, Trump, Joe Biden's, Ron DeSantis, Vivek Ramaswamy, Donald Trump, Jan, Ramaswamy, Dan Whitcomb, Cynthia Osterman Organizations: U.S, Republican, Republican Party of Iowa's, REUTERS, Justice Department, Court, FBI, Trump, Thomson Locations: Des Moines , Iowa, U.S, United States, Washington ,, Florida, Washington

☆ Pence and a Christmas call star in Trump indictment
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-02 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Former U.S. Vice President and Republican presidential candidate Mike Pence speaks at the Republican Party of Iowa's Lincoln Day Dinner in Des Moines, Iowa, U.S., July 28, 2023. Trump, working with six co-conspirators, pushed Pence to refuse to certify the results based on his accusations of voter fraud on multiple occasions, the indictment alleges. But the Vice President who had stood at Trump's side for four stormy years refused. In special counsel Jack Smith's 45-page indictment of Trump, Pence is a frequent participant in the narrative, which includes detailed recollections of private calls and conversations. The indictment describes Trump pressuring Pence to overturn or otherswise tamper with 2020 election results on a number of occasions in the weeks leading up to Jan. 6, including on Christmas Day 2020.

Persons: Mike Pence, Scott Morgan, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Trump, Pence, Jack Smith's, Jan, Angry Trump, Biden, Steve Holland, Heather Timmons, Michael Perry Organizations: U.S, Republican, Republican Party of Iowa's, REUTERS, U.S . Capitol, Biden, Trump, New, Thomson Locations: Des Moines , Iowa, U.S, United States

Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at a campaign event in Council Bluffs, Iowa, U.S., July 7, 2023. According to the indictment, Trump ignored advisers who told him the election was not fraudulent and helped organize fake slates of electors to try to capture electoral votes in states he had lost. The Trump campaign issued a statement accusing the Biden administration of targeting him for political gain. Trump, 77, the first former U.S. president to face criminal charges, has been indicted on three separate occasions this year. Many Republican officials, unwilling to anger Trump's substantial base of supporters, attacked Biden instead, claiming that the latest charges were politically motivated.

Persons: Donald Trump, Scott Morgan, Jack Smith, Trump's, Joe Biden's, Trump, Biden, President Trump, Smith, General Merrick Garland, Fani Willis, Willis, Ron DeSantis, Sarah N, Lynch, Jacqueline Thomsen, Joseph Ax, Scott Malone, Michael Perry Organizations: U.S, Republican, REUTERS, Trump, Capitol, Soviet Union, Department, White, Biden, Thomson Locations: Bluffs , Iowa, U.S, Washington, Georgia, Nazi Germany, The Hague, Manhattan, Atlanta, Florida

☆ Boos, corn and criminal charges: Trump and GOP rivals storm Iowa
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-31 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Former US president and 2024 Republican Presidential hopeful Donald Trump arrives to speak at the Republican Party of Iowa's 2023 Lincoln Dinner at the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines, Iowa, on July 28, 2023. The dynamic between Trump and his would-be challengers has held firm even as Trump racks up criminal charges in multiple cases, with possible additional indictments forthcoming. Republican presidential candidate former Texas Congressman Will Hurd speaks to guests at the Republican Party of Iowa 2023 Lincoln Dinner on July 28, 2023 in Des Moines, Iowa. Republican presidential candidate businessman Perry Johnson speaks to guests at the Republican Party of Iowa 2023 Lincoln Dinner on July 28, 2023 in Des Moines, Iowa. "If I weren't running, I would have nobody coming after me," he said at the Lincoln Dinner.

Persons: Donald Trump, Sergio Flores, —, Ron DeSantis —, Trump, DeSantis, Ron DeSantis, Scott Morgan, Nikki Haley, South Carolina Sen, Tim Scott, Vivek Ramaswamy, Mike Pence, Will Hurd, Scott Olson, Hurd, Asa Hutchinson, Joe Biden's, Perry Johnson, Biden Organizations: Republican Party of, Iowa, AFP, Getty, Republican, Florida Gov, GOP, Florida Governor, Republican Party of Iowa's, Reuters, Trump, White, Iowa Republicans, Former Texas Rep, Republican Party of Iowa, Former Arkansas Gov, NBC, New York Times, Siena, DeSantis, Biden, The New York Times, Save, Former U.S Locations: Des Moines , Iowa, Iowa, Des Moines, Corn, U.S, South Carolina, Manhattan, Former

☆ Trump's bid to block Georgia election probe rejected by state's top court
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-18 | by ( Joseph Ax | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at a campaign event in Council Bluffs, Iowa, U.S., July 7, 2023. REUTERS/Scott Morgan/File PhotoJuly 17 (Reuters) - Georgia's top court on Monday rejected former President Donald Trump's latest effort to block an investigation into whether he and his allies illegally sought to interfere with the state's 2020 election, weeks before prosecutors are expected to seek formal charges. Court records showed the Georgia Supreme Court unanimously dismissed the petition, filed last week by Trump's lawyers, that had sought to disqualify Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and to quash a special grand jury report that recommended indictments against certain individuals. Willis has indicated to local officials that she will seek indictments in the case from a regular grand jury in August. Trump's lawyers previously filed a separate petition asking the state judge who oversaw the grand jury to quash its report and disqualify Willis from the case.

Persons: Donald Trump, Scott Morgan, Donald Trump's, Fani Willis, Willis finalizes, Willis, Trump, Georgia's, Joe Biden's, Joseph Ax Organizations: U.S, Republican, REUTERS, Georgia Supreme, Fulton, Trump, New, Thomson Locations: Bluffs , Iowa, U.S, Georgia, Fulton County, New York

☆ US Republican 2024 hopefuls defend Ukraine support at Iowa conservative forum
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-14 | by ( James Oliphant | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

[1/2] Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump attends a campaign event in Council Bluffs, Iowa, U.S., July 7, 2023. Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina both argued that it remains vital for the United States to push back against Russian aggression. The United States has provided billions of dollars worth of weapons to Ukraine following Russia's February 2022 invasion. Pence appeared visibly frustrated by Carlson's assertions that the United States lacked a national interest in the Ukraine war. The ultimate goal for the United States, DeSantis added, should be "a sustainable peace in Europe," but he was not specific about how achieve that.

Persons: Donald Trump, Scott Morgan, Joe Biden, Tucker Carlson, Mike Pence, Tim Scott of, Vladimir Putin, Pence, Scott, Ron DeSantis, Putin, DeSantis, Vivek Ramaswamy, Trump, Biden, Nikki Haley, Carlson, Iowa's, James Oliphant, Ross Colvin, Will Dunham Organizations: U.S, Republican, REUTERS, Republican U.S, Ukraine, Family, Democratic, former Fox News, United, NATO, America, U.S ., Biden, Trump, Reuters, Republicans, Capitol, Thomson Locations: Bluffs , Iowa, U.S, Iowa, Russia, Des Moines, Tim Scott of South Carolina, United States, Ukraine, United, Florida, Europe

☆ Trump a no-show at Iowa evangelical forum, leaving opening for 2024 rivals
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-14 | by ( James Oliphant | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump attends a campaign event in Council Bluffs, Iowa, U.S., July 7, 2023. Iowa will hold the first Republican nominating contest on Jan. 15, when voters will select their preferences to take on Democratic President Joe Biden in November 2024. With a national poll lead of around 30 percentage points, Trump appears to want to engage with Iowa voters on his own terms. After he was criticized for skipping the evangelical event, his campaign announced that he will return to Iowa for a town hall next week. Reynolds is expected to appear at the forum on Friday and sign the six-week abortion ban passed this week by the Iowa legislature.

Persons: Donald Trump, Scott Morgan, Joe Biden, Ron DeSantis, Mike Pence, Nikki Haley, Tim Scott, Tucker Carlson, Trump's, Trump, Kim Reynolds, Bob Vander Plaats, Reynolds, Cody Hoefert, James Oliphant, Colleen Jenkins, Alistair Bell Organizations: U.S, Republican, REUTERS, Democratic, United, Fox News Channel, Trump, Iowa, Twitter, Republican Party, Thomson Locations: Bluffs , Iowa, U.S, Iowa, Florida

☆ UAW president says union prepared to strike Detroit Three
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-11 | by ( David Shepardson | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/2] Striking members of the United Auto Workers (UAW) picket at the Deere & Co farm equipment plant before a visit by U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack in Ankeny, Iowa, U.S. October 20, 2021. "The Big Three is our strike target. And whether or not there's a strike, it's up to Ford, General Motors and Stellantis," UAW President Shawn Fain said Tuesday in online remarks. If the Big Three don't give us our fair share, then they're choosing to strike themselves and we're not afraid to take action," Fain said. Talks with Detroit's Big Three automakers start on Thursday, ahead of the mid-September expiration of the current four-year labor deal.

Persons: Tom Vilsack, Scott Morgan, Ford, Shawn Fain, They've, we're, Fain, Stellantis, David Shepardson, Bill Berkrot Organizations: United Auto Workers, UAW, Deere & Co, Agriculture, REUTERS, General Motors, Ford Motor, Chrysler, Big, Ford, GM, Thomson Locations: U.S, Ankeny , Iowa, American

☆ GOP hopefuls campaign in Iowa
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-05 | by ( Jeremy Schultz | ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

A security staffer checks arriving guests' bodies with a magnetometer for possible weapons before the start of a U.S. presidential campaign event with Florida Governor Ron Desantis on his second day of campaigning as an official candidate for the...moreA security staffer checks arriving guests' bodies with a magnetometer for possible weapons before the start of a U.S. presidential campaign event with Florida Governor Ron Desantis on his second day of campaigning as an official candidate for the 2024 U.S. Republican presidential nomination at Sun Valley Barn in Pella, Iowa, May 31. REUTERS/Scott MorganClose

Persons: Florida Governor Ron Desantis, Scott Morgan Organizations: Florida Governor, Republican, REUTERS Locations: Pella , Iowa

☆ Casey DeSantis emerges as pivotal figure on 2024 US campaign trail
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-02 | by ( Nathan Layne | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

[1/4] Republican presidential candidate and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis listens while his wife Casey speaks at a campaign event in Manchester, New Hampshire, U.S., June 1, 2023. Casey DeSantis is emerging as a pivotal figure in her husband's nascent campaign, and her prominence on the trail could mark a sharp contrast with Republican front-runner Donald Trump. Reuters/Ipsos polling conducted on May 9-15 showed Trump is backed by 49% of Republicans, with Ron DeSantis in a distant second place at 19%. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and his wife Casey applaud as U.S. President Donald Trump holds a campaign rally, at Orlando Sanford International Airport in Sanford, Florida, October 12, 2020. Afterward, Casey DeSantis stayed in the main hall longer than her husband, greeting voters and posing for pictures.

Persons: Ron DeSantis, Casey, Brian Snyder, Casey DeSantis, DeSantis, Lisa Teeman, Donald Trump, Ron Desantis, Scott Morgan, Melania Trump, Ivanka, Joe Biden, Jeanette Hoffman, Hoffman, I'm, Trump, “, Jonathan Ernst, cower, Suzanne Nelson, Doug Lambert, Lambert, Nathan Layne, James Oliphant, Colleen Jenkins, Christopher Cushing, Matthew Lewis Organizations: Republican, Florida, REUTERS, Republican Florida, Republican U.S, Democratic, Reuters, CENTRAL, mamas, Orlando Sanford International, Republican Party, Thomson Locations: Manchester , New Hampshire, U.S, Brian Snyder LACONIA, New Hampshire, Iowa, Laconia, West Des Moines , Iowa, Florida, DeSantis, Des Moines , Iowa, Sanford , Florida, New, Belknap

☆ DeSantis bashes Trump as 2024 campaign swing begins
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-31 | by ( James Oliphant | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

Trump, the front-runner in the Republican race, recently assailed DeSantis' handling of the COVID pandemic, when DeSantis resisted federal mask and vaccine mandates. "Ron DeSantis is not a serious person who can take on Joe Biden and bring about the Great American Comeback," Trump campaign spokesman Steven Cheung said in response to DeSantis' remarks. It was little surprise, then, that DeSantis held his initial Iowa event in the auditorium of an evangelical church. DeSantis was introduced by Iowa's Republican governor, Kim Reynolds, and was joined by his wife, Casey DeSantis. The nascent DeSantis campaign has been buttressed by a well-funded Super PAC, Never Back Down, which has taken on many of the day-to-day responsibilities of a presidential effort.

Persons: Ron Desantis, Scott Morgan CLIVE, Ron DeSantis, Donald Trump, DeSantis, bashed Trump, he's, Trump, denigrated DeSantis, Joe Biden, Steven Cheung, politicking, Ted Cruz, Kim Reynolds, Casey DeSantis, Reynolds, Todd Jacklin, James Oliphant, Leslie Adler, Simon Cameron, Moore Organizations: Florida, Republican U.S, REUTERS, Republican, Twitter, Trump, PAC, Liberty, DeSantis, Thomson Locations: West Des Moines , Iowa, U.S, Scott Morgan CLIVE , Iowa, Florida, Iowa, Des Moines, New Hampshire, South Carolina, The Iowa, Johnston , Iowa

☆ Warren Buffett Likes Japanese Stocks—Maybe You Should Too
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-16 | by ( Jacky Wong | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Warren Buffett’s investment flagship Berkshire Hathaway now owns more stocks in Japan than any other country outside of the U.S. Photo: SCOTT MORGAN/REUTERS“This time is different” are the four most dangerous words in investing. But Japanese investors have reasons to be confident that positive changes are afoot in the market. Japanese stocks have reached their highest level since 1990, when the country’s famous asset bubble was deflating. The Topix index has gained 12% this year, putting it among the best performing markets in the world in 2023. And even renowned investor Warren Buffett has cast his vote of confidence in the market—his investment flagship Berkshire Hathaway now owns more stocks in Japan than any other country outside of the U.S.

☆ Warren Buffett set for 59th Berkshire Hathaway shareholder marathon as big questions loom
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-06 | by ( Jonathan Stempel | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

[1/2] Berkshire Hathaway Chairman Warren Buffett walks through the exhibit hall as shareholders gather to hear from the billionaire investor at Berkshire Hathaway Inc's annual shareholder meeting in Omaha, Nebraska, U.S., May 4, 2019. Tens of thousands of people are flocking to Omaha, Nebraska this weekend for the extravaganza that Buffett, 92, calls "Woodstock for Capitalists." "Charlie is 99 and Warren turns 93 on Aug. 30," Lountzis added, "and you just don't know how many more you're going to have." Buffett and Munger are due to answer five hours of shareholder questions at the meeting. "We believe in constructive engagement and dialogue, whether it's Warren Buffett or another company," Frerichs said in an interview.

☆ Buffett set for 59th shareholder marathon as big questions loom
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-04 | by ( Jonathan Stempel | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

[1/2] Berkshire Hathaway Chairman Warren Buffett walks through the exhibit hall as shareholders gather to hear from the billionaire investor at Berkshire Hathaway Inc's annual shareholder meeting in Omaha, Nebraska, U.S., May 4, 2019. Tens of thousands of people are flocking to Omaha, Nebraska this weekend for the extravaganza that Buffett, 92, calls "Woodstock for Capitalists." Buffett and Munger are due to answer five hours of shareholder questions at the meeting. "We believe in constructive engagement and dialogue, whether it's Warren Buffett or another company," Frerichs said in an interview. Reporting by Jonathan Stempel in Omaha, Nebraska; Editing by Will Dunham and Megan DaviesOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Factbox: Warren Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway at a glance
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +8 min

[1/2] Berkshire Hathaway Chairman Warren Buffett walks through the exhibit hall as shareholders gather to hear from the billionaire investor at Berkshire Hathaway Inc's annual shareholder meeting in Omaha, Nebraska, U.S., May 4, 2019. REUTERS/Scott Morgan/File PhotoMay 4 (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of people are descending on Omaha, Nebraska to attend the annual shareholder weekend for billionaire investor Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc (BRKa.N). Susan Buffett and Howard Buffett are Berkshire directors. His Berkshire stock will go to philanthropy after he dies. (Interview with CNBC, April 12, 2023)Abel on Berkshire managers' relationship with him: "It's not the same as working for Warren.

☆ Republicans to hold their first presidential debate in Wisconsin
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-23 | by ( Tim Reid | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/2] Republican presidential candidate and former South Carolina governor Nikki Haley attends a campaign, after announcing her 2024 presidential campaign, in Urbandale, Iowa, U.S., February 20, 2023. REUTERS/Scott MorganFeb 23 (Reuters) - The U.S. Republican Party's presidential candidates will hold their first debate of the primary season in the battleground state of Wisconsin in August, the party announced on Thursday. The Republican National Committee's debates committee voted to hold the debate in Milwaukee, and wants all participating candidates to sign a loyalty pledge vowing to support the eventual White House nominee. Televised debates can play a critical role in making and breaking candidacies and shaping the perceptions of White House hopefuls in the minds of voters. Wisconsin is one of a handful of presidential swing states that will be crucial to the eventual nominee's hopes of winning the White House in the November 2024 election.

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