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☆ More than 100 U.S. political elites have family links to slavery
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-27 | by ( Reuters Graphic | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +46 min

Then the war came, and according to the family history, Union soldiers plundered Sessions’ 27-room house. About 48 years old at the time, he did not stand a chance to succeed without slavery, the family history suggests. ‘A Better Nation’Some historians and genealogists say there is a valuable reason for white leaders – and other white Americans – to explore their links to slavery. Nicka Sewell-Smith, a professional genealogist with the family history website Ancestry.com, said people frequently ask her what to do with such documents. The top Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Meeks said in an interview that he has spent years trying to trace his family history back before 1870.

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☆ The more New Hampshire voters see of DeSantis, the less they like him: polling
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-27 | by ( Madison Hall | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Ron DeSantis is losing his grip on his supporters in New Hampshire, polling shows. His support may be dwindling because of Trump's indictment, DeSantis' position on abortion, or simply his charisma. After visiting the state and hobnobbing with locals, DeSantis' support has only dropped. Still, DeSantis hasn't been doing so hot nationally, either, and has seen his polling average dip by around ten points over the same period we're looking at in New Hampshire. Voters in New Hampshire, however, may not be the most enthused by DeSantis' legislation.

Persons: Ron DeSantis, DeSantis, —, DeSantis hasn't, Donald Trump, Roe, Wade, Trump, he's Organizations: Florida Gov, New Hampshire, Service, Republican, Reuters, Anselm College, Politico, GOP, Trump Locations: Florida, New Hampshire, New, Hampshire, Trump

They include eight chief executives of the 11 states that formed the Confederate States of America, which seceded and waged war to preserve slavery. Although white people enslaved Black people in Northern states in early America, by the eve of the Civil War, slavery was almost entirely a Southern enterprise. South Carolina, where the Civil War began, illustrates the familial ties between lawmakers and the nation’s history of slavery. Each of the seven white lawmakers who served in the 117th Congress is a direct descendant of a slaveholder, Reuters found. In researching America’s political elite, Reuters found names – almost always just a first name – of 712 people enslaved by the ancestors of the political elite.

Persons: Black, Mitch McConnell, Lindsey Graham, Tom Cotton, Elizabeth Warren, Tammy Duckworth, Jeanne Shaheen, Joe Biden, –, Donald Trump –, Jimmy Carter, George W, Bush, Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, Amy Coney Barrett, Neil Gorsuch –, Asa Hutchinson, Doug Burgum, Tim Scott, James Clyburn, Henry McMaster, ”, Henry Louis Gates Jr, Gates, ” “, ” Gates, enslavers, Tony Burroughs, Biden, Obama, McConnell, “ it’s, ” Burroughs, LINDSEY GRAHAM, Joseph Maddox, Maddox, Sela, Rubin, James, Sal, Sam ”, Graham, Graham didn’t, NANCY MACE, Nancy Mace, Drucilla Mace, John Mace, Hector Godbolt, John Mace’s, Godbolt, “, ” Nancy Mace, TAMMY DUCKWORTH, Duckworth, Henry Coe, Coe, Margaret, Isaac, Warner, George …, Isaac Franklin –, “ There’s, ” Duckworth, Tom Bergin, Makini Brice, Nicholas P, Brown, Donna Bryson, Lawrence Delevingne, Brad Heath, Andrea Januta, Gui Qing Koh, Tom Lasseter, Grant Smith, Maurice Tamman, Blake Morrison Organizations: U.S, Reuters, Republicans, Supreme, Republican, Harvard University, PBS, United States Congress, Geographic, Journalists, Black, Thomson Locations: America, U.S, Confederate States, Arkansas, North Dakota, Black, Northern, Southern, South Carolina, Congress, New Hampshire , Maine, Massachusetts, United States, Illinois, Virginia, Frederick County , Virginia

☆ Should the U.S. government pay reparations for slavery and its legacy?
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +10 min

The poll found that 74% of Black Americans favor reparations compared to just 26% of white Americans. A divided America Views on whether the U.S. government should provide some form of reparations for slavery and its legacy are split along party and racial lines. They also say it’s wrong to have taxpayers finance reparations, given that no one alive today is responsible for slavery. In April 2021, Gohmert went on the attack by proposing an amendment calling for the Democratic Party to pay for reparations. In the slavery era, the Democratic Party supported slavery; the Republican Party, led by Abraham Lincoln, called for slavery’s restriction and eventually abolished it.

Persons: –, Elizabeth Warren, Chris Van Hollen, Lloyd Doggett, Tommy Tuberville, John N, Kennedy, Louie Gohmert, ”, Black, Robert Lindsay, Gohmert, Abraham Lincoln, Lindsay, Valentine, ” Tuberville, “, Tuberville, Valentine Brazil, Nathan Calhoun, ” Kennedy, Nathan Calhoun’s, Dabney P, Calhoun, John Crawford, ’ Warren, Warren, – Crawford, Crawford, ” Warren, Isaac Hollingsworth, ’, Van Hollen, ” Van Hollen, Miller Doggett, Doggett, ” Doggett, Jim Crow, Tom Bergin, Makini Brice, Nicholas P, Brown, Donna Bryson, Lawrence Delevingne, Brad Heath, Andrea Januta, Gui Qing Koh, Tom Lasseter, Grant Smith, Maurice Tamman, Catherine Tai Design, John Emerson, Jeremy Schultz, Blake Morrison Organizations: Black, Reuters, –, 117th, U.S ., Louie Gohmert Former U.S, Representative, Republican, Democratic Party, Republican Party, Vigilance, Kennedy U.S, Massachusetts Democrat, Senate, Chris Van Hollen U.S, Maryland, Lloyd Doggett U.S, H.R, Texas Democrat Locations: United States, America, U.S . Civil, Louie Gohmert Former, Texas, Europe, Bowie County , Texas, Boston, Bowie County, Alabama, Valentine Brazil, Nevada, Tuberville, Saline County , Arkansas, Brazil, Ouachita, Louisiana, Abbeville , South Carolina, Massachusetts, Dorchester County , Maryland, Maryland, Virginia, Tennessee

☆ Trump says 'vital' federal role remains for regulating abortion
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-25 | by ( Moira Warburton | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/5] Former U.S. President Donald Trump addresses The Faith and Freedom Coalition's 2023 "Road to Majority" conference in Washington, U.S., June 24, 2023. REUTERS/Tasos KatopodisWASHINGTON, June 24 (Reuters) - Former President Donald Trump said the federal government has a role in regulating late term abortions, but declined to provide specifics on what that role was in a speech to a conservative audience on Saturday night. "There of course remains a vital role for the federal government in protecting unborn life," Trump told attendees at the Faith and Freedom Coalition's annual conference in Washington, D.C., on Saturday night. "We will defeat the radical Democrat policy of extreme late term abortion." Late term abortions, which take place after 21 weeks, are extremely rare, representing just 1% of all abortions, and are often due to fetal abnormalities or threats to the mother's life.

Persons: Donald Trump, Katopodis, Trump, Ron DeSantis, Roe, Wade, Tim Scott, Mike Pence, Moira Warburton, Daniel Wallis Organizations: U.S, REUTERS, Washington , D.C, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S, Katopodis WASHINGTON, Florida, Washington ,, Carolina, Washington

☆ US activists rally one year after Supreme Court allowed abortion bans
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-24 | by ( Julia Harte | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

In Washington, speakers from national abortion rights groups including Women's March and NARAL Pro-Choice America will assemble in Columbus Circle to celebrate the defeat of some abortion opponents in the 2022 midterm races and rally voters ahead of next year's congressional and presidential elections. The June 24, 2022, Supreme Court ruling allowed U.S. states to ban abortion care for the first time in nearly 50 years. Conservative states have passed a flood of legislation to restrict the procedure, while other states have moved to protect abortion access. Democratic U.S. lawmakers proposed a measure on Thursday that would protect abortion patients and providers from criminalization nationwide, but its passage is unlikely given the deeply divided Congress. On the other side of the fight, some abortion opponents are pushing for a federal ban on abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy.

Persons: Roe, Wade, Mike Pence, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Harris, Pence, Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis, DeSantis, Julia Harte, Gram Slattery, Colleen Jenkins, Rosalba O'Brien Organizations: NARAL, America, Lincoln, for Life America, Conservative, Friday, Democratic, Republican, Democratic U.S, & Freedom Coalition, Florida, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Washington, Columbus, U.S, Charlotte , North Carolina, Florida, Oregon

☆ Who are the Republican candidates running for president?
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-23 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

June 22 (Reuters) - At least 11 Republican candidates have announced that they will try to win their party's nomination to take on Democratic President Joe Biden in the November 2024 election. DONALD TRUMPTrump, 77, announced his election campaign last November as he faced criticism from within his Republican Party over his support for far-right candidates who were defeated in the midterm elections. She attracts about 4% support among Republican voters. DOUG BURGUMDoug Burgum, who is serving his second four-year term as North Dakota's governor, launched his campaign earlier this month. WILL HURDFormer U.S. Representative Will Hurd, who was among the few Republicans who criticized Trump when he was president, is one of two Black candidates in the 2024 Republican race.

Persons: Joe Biden, DONALD TRUMP Trump, Biden, Trump, RON DESANTIS, DeSantis, MIKE, Pence, Trump's, NIKKI HALEY, Haley, TIM SCOTT, Scott, VIVEK RAMASWAMY, Ramaswamy, CHRIS CHRISTIE, Chris Christie, ASA HUTCHINSON, Hutchinson, DOUG BURGUM Doug Burgum, FRANCIS SUAREZ, FRANCIS SUAREZ Miami Mayor Francis Suarez, Suarez, WILL HURD, Representative Will Hurd, Hurd, Katharine Jackson, Ross Colvin, Frances Kerry Organizations: Republican, Democratic, Republican Party, New, Twitter, Trump, Walt Disney Co, Ukraine, U.S . Capitol, Constitution, Republican White House, Christian, United Nations, Biden, TIM, Black Republican U.S, Reuters, New Jersey, ASA, White House, Microsoft, FRANCIS SUAREZ Miami Mayor, Cuban, WILL HURD Former U.S, Representative, CIA, Intelligence, Thomson Locations: New York, Florida, U.S, South Carolina, Arkansas, Southern, South Florida, East, South Asia

☆ Biden to deliver major economic address in Chicago next week
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-23 | by ( Trevor Hunnicutt | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

WASHINGTON, June 23 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden will deliver what his aides are billing as a major economic policy speech on Wednesday, laying down a key marker for his re-election campaign. The 2024 election will in part be seen as a referendum on Biden's handing of the economy. Those figures are a bad sign for Biden and his fellow Democrats, given that voters also rate the economy as their number-one issue. Biden aides see those figures as positive signs of a transition to more stable levels of growth after a sharp rebound from the COVID-19 recession. Biden, 80, is also expected to attend a fundraising event while he is in the Chicago area ahead of a deadline for federal fundraising records.

Persons: Joe Biden, Biden, Donald Trump, Trevor Hunnicutt, Kieran Murray, Alistair Bell Organizations: Reuters, Federal, Republican, Thomson Locations: Chicago, U.S

Over the past year, Biden has signed multiple executive orders aimed at shoring up access to abortion rights, including the ability to access abortion pills or travel out of states that have banned the procedures. Biden's campaign manager Julie Chavez Rodriguez said the organizing power of the three abortion rights groups was essential to Democrats' strong performance in the 2022 midterms and will be again. The June 24, 2022, Dobbs decision struck down the 1972 Roe v. Wade ruling that had largely protected abortion rights in the U.S. Strategists in both parties have attributed Democratic strength in 2022, in part, to higher support from people who back abortion rights. The biggest expansions of abortion rights over the past year occurred in states, including Michigan and Minnesota, where Democrats control both the legislature and the governor's office.

Persons: Joe Biden, Evelyn Hockstein WASHINGTON, Biden, Kamala Harris, Ron DeSantis, Mike Pence, Julie Chavez Rodriguez, MAGA, Harris, Donald Trump's, Ronna McDaniel, McDaniel, Dobbs, Roe, Wade, Nandita Bose, Steve Holland, Gram Slattery, Trevor Hunnicutt, David Gregorio Our Organizations: Mayflower, REUTERS, NARAL, Republican, Florida, Faith &, Coalition, MAGA Republicans, reelecting, Republicans, Democratic, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S, U.S, Michigan, Minnesota, Washington

☆ Half of Americans think Joe Biden's son received special treatment -Reuters/Ipsos
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-22 | by ( Jason Lange | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

WASHINGTON, June 22 (Reuters) - Half of Americans believe U.S. President Joe Biden's son, Hunter Biden, received preferential treatment from prosecutors who reached a deal that would allow the younger Biden to plead guilty to tax charges but avoid a gun-related conviction, a Reuters/Ipsos poll found. Trump and his Republican allies charged that the plea agreement amounted to special treatment for Biden's son. The younger Biden has worked as a lobbyist, lawyer, consultant to foreign companies, investment banker and artist, and has publicly detailed his struggles with substance abuse. He will make an initial appearance in federal court in Delaware on July 26, a court filing showed on Wednesday. The Reuters/Ipsos poll surveyed 1,004 U.S. adults nationwide and has a credibility interval, a measure of precision, of about 4 percentage points.

Persons: Joe Biden's, Hunter Biden, Biden, David Weiss, Donald Trump, Trump, Weiss, Jason Lange, Scott Malone, Matthew Lewis Organizations: Reuters, U.S, Republican, Trump, Thomson Locations: Delaware, Washington

[1/2] The U.S. Capitol dome is seen from the Russell Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., April 19, 2023. Despite the consensus on lowering inflation, the Fed is also reaching a point where opinions about the need for and timing of additional interest rate increases may start to diverge. In large part that job has fallen to the Fed, but it is a central bank of Biden's making. If the current crop of nominees is approved five of seven board members would be Biden appointees. The Fed under Powell has raised interest rates faster than at any time since former Fed Chair Paul Volcker's inflation fights of the 1970s and 1980s.

Persons: Sarah Silbiger WASHINGTON, Jerome Powell, haven't, Democrat Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Philip Jefferson, Lisa Cook, Adriana Kugler, Powell, Biden, Preston Mui, Mui, Paul, Howard Schneider, Jason Lange, Dan Burns, Andrea Ricci Organizations: U.S, Russell Senate, REUTERS, . Federal, Democrat, Republican, Federal, of Governors, World Bank, Fed, Financial, America, Reuters, Biden, Trump, Black Americans, Thomson Locations: Russell, Washington , U.S, U.S, Biden's

☆ Chris Christie criticizes 2024 rival Ron DeSantis' 'small' fight with Disney World: 'Does that prove you're really a tough guy?'
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-20 | by ( Kimberly Leonard | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Christie cited DeSantis' battle with Disney as the GOP aiming "small," in the "Ruthless" podcast. Ron DeSantis this week over his bitter crusade against Walt Disney World as an example of the party wasting its time on "small" political issues. DeSantis also passed policies into law that coincide with the policies Christie cited, such as making school vouchers universally available in Florida. Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley urged Walt Disney World to consider relocating from Florida to South Carolina. Later in the podcast, when asked to provide a one-word thought about DeSantis, Christie chose "interesting."

Persons: Christie, DeSantis, —, Chris Christie dunked, Ron DeSantis, Disney, it's, Christie isn't, Walt, didn't, Nikki Haley, Corea, John Raoux, Patrick Semansky, Donald Trump, Trump, He's, Harris, Bud Light, influencer Dylan Mulvaney, we're Organizations: Disney, GOP, Service, Florida Gov, Walt Disney, Republicans, New, Trump, Republican, Walt Disney World, Sunshine State, UN, Disney World, Reuters, Harvard, Independents Locations: Florida, China, New Jersey, South Carolina

☆ Abortion rights supporters and opponents mark one year without Roe v. Wade
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-19 | by ( Julia Harte | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

June 19 (Reuters) - Abortion rights advocates and opponents are set to mark this week's one-year anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling that had legalized the procedure nationwide with events to rally voters and highlight the ongoing fights over access. Abortion rights supporters did manage in some states to fight off new proposed restrictions or codify abortion protections. Strategists in both parties have attributed Democratic strength at the polls at least in part to higher support from women who back abortion rights. Democratic President Joe Biden, an abortion rights supporter, is seeking re-election. The biggest expansions of abortion rights over the past year occurred in states including Michigan and Minnesota where Democrats control both the legislature and the governor's office, Reynolds said.

Persons: Roe, Wade, Rachel Carmona, we've, Carmona, Kamala Harris, Harris, Susan B, Anthony Pro, White, Kellyanne Conway, Emily Osment, Conway, Donald Trump, Osment, Joe Biden, Christina Reynolds, Glenn Youngkin, Reynolds, NARAL, Ryan Stitzlein, Stitzlein, Julia Harte, Will Dunham, Colleen Jenkins Organizations: U.S, Republican, House, America, Republicans, Democratic, Reuters, Delegates, Thomson Locations: U.S ., Washington, Charlotte , North Carolina, Virginia, Southern, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, New York

☆ Ahead of World Refugee Day, dozens of multinationals pledge to hire and train 250,000 refugees in Europe
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-19 | by ( Jeanne Sahadi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

New York CNN —Just ahead of World Refugee Day, 41 multinational companies on Monday publicly pledged to provide jobs, training and connections to work opportunities for more than 250,000 refugees in Europe. What different companies are doingAmong the companies that are making new pledges this week, many have already been hiring or training refugees in Europe over the past year. ISS, for instance, has already hired 500 refugees in Europe — a majority of them Ukrainian women — since March of last year. Others making hiring commitments include Adidas, Blackstone, BP, Hyatt, Ipsos, L’Oréal Group, Novartis, PepsiCo, Pfizer and The Kraft Heinz Company. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees estimates the number of refugees worldwide is now approaching 35 million people, with more than 12 million of them in Europe.

Persons: ”, Margot Slattery, Slattery, Margaritis Schinas, —, Catherine Shoichet Organizations: New, New York CNN, Accenture, Adecco, Cisco, Generali, Marriott International, Microsoft, Starbucks, Tent Partnership, Refugees, ISS, Union, European Commission, Hilton, Marriott, Adidas, Blackstone, BP, Hyatt, L’Oréal, Novartis, PepsiCo, Pfizer, The Kraft Heinz Company, Cisco’s, Tent, United Nations Locations: New York, Europe, Amazon, Hilton, Paris, Ukraine, Ipsos

☆ Workers really don't want to RTO. Some say they would forgo thousands of dollars and take a 20% pay cut to keep working from home.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-15 | by ( Aaron Mok | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Remote workers are turning to workplace discussion platforms like Fishbowl to discuss return-to-office mandates. Some say they are willing to take pay cuts of up to a 20% to continue working from home. "There are more things in life than money," one Fishbowl user said in response to RTO incentives. Remote workers are turning to anonymous workplace discussion platforms to gauge whether they should take jobs with lower pay to keep their work-from-home privileges. The willingness for workers to forgo thousands of dollars in pay to work from home is nothing new.

Persons: Fishbowl, they'd, they're Organizations: Workers, Liberty Mutual, Nationwide, Washington Post

Former US President Donald Trump arrives to deliver remarks at Trump National Golf Club Bedminster in Bedminster, New Jersey, on June 13, 2023. That sort of comment is further than where many of Trump's rivals for the GOP presidential nomination will go publicly. Still, even out in the open, there are indications that they believe this federal indictment is far more serious than the last one. But the Trump indictment took over, with participants expressing deep concern about backlash and the party's fracturing beyond repair. On one hand, if Trump's GOP rivals blast him, they risk further alienating his committed GOP supporters.

Persons: Donald Trump, aren't, Ron DeSantis, Trump, I'm, Trumper, George Washington, James Madison, Thomas Jefferson, Joe Biden, Hunter, Mick Mulvaney, Mulvaney, MAGA, Mike Pence, Nikki Haley, Sen, Tim Scott, Vivek Ramaswamy, Scott, Haley, Pence, what's, Chris Christie, Christie, Hal Lambert, Larry Steinhouse, — Hallie Jackson, Henry J, Gomez, Jonathan Allen Organizations: Trump National Golf Club Bedminster, GOP, Florida Gov, Justice Department, Trump, Republican, Republicans, NBC News, White, Department, Courier, Street, Former New Jersey Gov, CNN, DOJ, Reuters, CBS, NBC Locations: Bedminster , New Jersey, New York, Florida, Georgia, Lago, Palm Beach , Florida, Charleston , South Carolina, Trump, Pennsylvania

☆ Trump raises $7 million for 2024 campaign since federal indictment
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

June 14 (Reuters) - Former President Donald Trump's 2024 White House campaign said on Wednesday he had raised $7 million since being indicted on federal charges last week, as his message of political persecution continues to resonate with die-hard supporters. "President Trump Raises Over $6.6 Million and Counting Since Deranged Jack Smith Announced Political Prosecution," Trump's campaign wrote in an email to supporters on Wednesday, referring to the U.S. special counsel investigating him. Over $4.5 million came from digital fundraising while $2.1 million was raised from a donor event on Tuesday at Trump's Bedminster Club in New Jersey. After word emerged in March that Trump was going to be charged, his campaign raised $7 million in three days, according to senior adviser Jason Miller. Trump's nearest rival, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, has a roughly $85 million political war chest, currently held in a state account.

Persons: Donald Trump's, Trump, Jack Smith, They're, they're, Jason Miller, Ron DeSantis, Alexandra Ulmer, Mary Milliken, Cynthia Osterman Organizations: U.S, Trump's Bedminster, Reuters, White House, Democratic, Thomson Locations: New Jersey, New York, Trump's, Florida

[1/4] The motorcade former U.S. President Donald Trump arrives at the Wilkie D. Ferguson Jr. United States Courthouse in Miami, Florida, June 13, 2023. Tuesday's appearance in Miami was on federal charges. Supporters wearing Make America Great Again hats and carrying American flags chanted "Miami for Trump" and "Latinos for Trump" as the motorcade paused outside the courthouse. The indictment of a former U.S. president on federal charges is unprecedented in American history. Trump accuses Democratic President Joe Biden of orchestrating the federal case to undermine his campaign.

Persons: Donald Trump, Wilkie, Ferguson Jr, Brendan Mcdermid MIAMI, Trump, Walt Nauta, Francis Suarez, Joe Biden's, Jack Smith, Smith, Nauta, Trump's, Vivek Ramaswamy, Aileen Cannon, Jonathan Goodman, Joe Biden, Biden, Rami Ayyub, Sarah N, Lynch, Susan Heavey, Julia Harte, Tyler Clifford, Doina Chiacu, Luc Cohen, Andy Sullivan, Howard Goller Organizations: United, REUTERS, Former U.S, Trump, Miami, Authorities, U.S . Capitol, Democratic, White, Mar, REPUBLICAN, LINE, TRUMP, Republican, Reuters, Trump's Republican, Thomson Locations: Miami , Florida, Former, Miami, New York, USA, Lago Florida, New Jersey, U.S, Esperanza

[1/3] People and members of the media gather outside The Wilkie D. Ferguson Jr. United States Courthouse, on the morning former U.S. President Trump is to appear there on classified document charges, in Miami, Florida, June 13, 2023. Several dozen protesters and journalists mingled outside the courthouse while helicopters hovered overhead. He called Special Counsel Jack Smith, who is leading the prosecution, a "Trump hater" on social media on Tuesday. Outside the courthouse, a woman carried a sign reading, "I Stand With Trump." Legal experts say the evidence amounts to a strong case, and Smith has said Trump will have a "speedy" trial.

Persons: Wilkie D, Ferguson Jr, Trump, Marco Bello MIAMI, Donald Trump, Joe Biden's, Jack Smith, Trump's, Biden, Vivek Ramaswamy, Smith, Aileen Cannon, Jonathan Goodman, Joe Biden, Rami Ayyub, Sarah N, Lynch, Susan Heavey, Luc Cohen, Andy Sullivan, Howard Goller, Nick Zieminski Organizations: United, REUTERS, Trump, Security, Democratic, Republican, Reuters, U.S . Capitol, White, Thomson Locations: Miami , Florida, Miami, New York, New Jersey, Esperanza, Lago Florida

Trump has long accused it and the U.S. Justice Department of being out to get him. Trump's closest rival for the nomination, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, decried the "weaponization" of federal bureaucracy after Trump's indictment. Haley said Trump had acted recklessly, although she also said the FBI and Justice Department had "lost all credibility with the American people." None of the Republican president campaigns responded to requests for comment about their criticism of federal law enforcement and calls for an overhaul. A spokesman for the Justice Department, which oversees the FBI, declined to comment.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, Kyle Kondik, University of Virginia Center for Politics . Trump, Trump's, Hillary Clinton, James Comey, Clinton, Hunter Biden, Joe Biden, Biden, Christopher Wray, Timothy Naftali, Naftali, Ron DeSantis, Chris Christie, Asa Hutchinson, Nikki Haley, Haley, Bill Bowen, Bowen, Tim Reid, Nathan Layne, Gram Slattery, Ross Colvin, Alistair Bell Organizations: Republicans, Republican, Trump, U.S . Justice Department of, University of Virginia Center for Politics ., Reuters, White, FBI, Justice Department, Democratic, Department, New, South Carolina, Republican National Committee, U.S . Capitol, Thomson Locations: Russia, Florida, New Jersey, Arkansas, Portsmouth , New Hampshire

It will be the second courtroom visit for Trump since April, when he pleaded not guilty to charges in New York stemming from a hush-money payment to a porn star. Trump is the first current or former president to face criminal charges, but that has not dented his hopes of returning to the White House. Trump has maintained his innocence and portrayed the case as an effort to undermine his re-election effort. The indictment alleges Trump lied to officials who tried to get them back. Trump accuses Democratic President Joe Biden of orchestrating the federal case to undermine his campaign.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, Trump's, John Wood, Jack Smith, Joe Biden, Biden, Andrew Goudsward, Andy Sullivan, Howard Goller Organizations: MIAMI, Former U.S, Trump, Reuters, Republican, U.S . Capitol, White, Democratic, Thomson Locations: Former, Miami, New York, New Jersey, Lago Florida

REUTERS/Marco BelloJune 13 (Reuters) - Former U.S. President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to federal criminal charges that he unlawfully kept national-security documents when he left office and lied to officials who sought to recover them. Federal prosecutors can be expected to begin handing over evidence to Trump’s lawyers. That could include years of correspondence between Trump’s lawyers, the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration and prosecutors as they haggled over the documents. At some point, Trump's lawyers are expected to file a motion to dismiss the case for a variety of reasons, including perhaps his claim he declassified the documents before taking them. WHAT HAPPENS IN THE CASE IF TRUMP WINS THE ELECTION?

Persons: Trump, Marco Bello, Donald Trump, Trump's, Jonathan Goodman, Goodman, Walt Nauta, Jack Smith, ”, TRUMP, E, Jean Carroll, Joe Biden, Merrick Garland, Jack Queen, Noeleen Walder, Howard Goller Organizations: REUTERS, Former U.S, U.S, U.S . National Archives, Records Administration, Prosecutors, Trump, Republican, Reuters, IF TRUMP WINS, U.S . Department of Justice, Department, Thomson Locations: Miami , Florida, U.S, Former, Miami

Federal prosecutors can be expected to begin handing over evidence to Trump’s lawyers. That could include years of correspondence between Trump’s lawyers, the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration and prosecutors as they haggled over the documents. Most of Trump's Republican presidential rivals have lined up behind him and accuse the FBI of political bias, in a sharp turn from the party's traditional support for law enforcement. WHAT HAPPENS IN THE CASE IF TRUMP WINS THE ELECTION? Federal prosecutors generally serve at their pleasure.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump's, Jonathan Goodman, Trump, Goodman, Walt Nauta, Marco Bello, Jack Smith, ”, TRUMP, E, Jean Carroll, Joe Biden, Merrick Garland, Jack Queen, Noeleen Walder, Howard Goller Organizations: Former U.S, U.S, U.S . National Archives, Records Administration, Prosecutors, REUTERS, Trump, Republican, Reuters, IF TRUMP WINS, U.S . Department of Justice, Department, Thomson Locations: Former, Miami, Miami , Florida, U.S

☆ Exclusive: Most Republicans see politics behind Trump indictment -Reuters/Ipsos poll
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-12 | by ( Jason Lange | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

President Joe Biden, a Democrat, has repeatedly said he has no involvement in the case brought by the Department of Justice. Some 62% of respondents in the Reuters/Ipsos poll, including 91% of Democrats and 35% of Republicans, said it was believable that Trump illegally stored classified documents at his home in Florida as alleged by prosecutors. Some 43% of self-identified Republicans said Trump was their preferred candidate, compared to 22% who picked Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, Trump's closest rival. In early May, Trump led DeSantis 49% to 19%, but that was before DeSantis formally entered the race. A Reuters/Ipsos poll in March found that Republicans also saw that investigation as politically motivated.

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Trump is scheduled to be in a Miami federal courthouse on Tuesday at 3 p.m. EDT (1900 GMT) for an initial appearance in the case. The poll also found Trump continues to lead his rivals for the party's presidential nomination by a wide margin. Some 43% of self-identified Republicans said Trump was their preferred candidate, compared to 22% who picked Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump looks on as he attends the North Carolina Republican Party convention in Greensboro, North Carolina, June 10, 2023. Trump accuses Democratic President Joe Biden of orchestrating the federal case to undermine his campaign.

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