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His wife, Bridget Ziegler, told detectives that the three had engaged in sex once more than a year ago. Christian Ziegler did not immediately respond to a phone message left Saturday seeking comment. The woman told detectives that she and Christian Ziegler have known each other for more than 20 years. In a phone call, the woman told Ziegler that he had sexually assaulted her. Detectives seized Christian Ziegler’s phone on Nov. 2 and accessed his Google account two weeks ago, the affidavits say.

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Adelson, 78, is a medical doctor and widow of Sheldon Adelson, the billionaire founder and owner of Las Vegas Sands who died in 2021. Adelson and her family own the Las Vegas Sands and Las Vegas Review-Journal, Nevada’s largest newspaper. It's doubtful Adelson would try to move the Mavericks to Las Vegas, especially since Cuban will retain responsibility over basketball operations. “There’s no doubt that there’s enormous interest in this (Las Vegas) market,” Silver said at the time. Silver will also likely address the potential sale at the In-Season Tournament in Las Vegas when he speaks there during the Dec. 7-9 weekend.

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That law, supported by Biden and congressional Democrats, created tax credits to boost domestic EV manufacturing. "The point is that they're manufacturing jobs, whether they be baskets or batteries." A Trump spokesperson pointed Reuters to a recent policy announcement in which the former president said EV manufacturing would harm workers. Biden's campaign pointed Reuters to a statement from Kevin Munoz, a campaign spokesman, who said Trump's plan would mean more Chinese EV manufacturing jobs and fewer American jobs. Still, Ciscomani, who did not respond to comment requests, has generally welcomed individual EV projects, and toured a local EV plant in August.

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☆ Biden is the problem
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( Madison Hall | John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

But President Biden's political footing remains on shaky ground, as he polls poorly with voters. AdvertisementAdvertisementBiden's polling woes are raising eyebrowsFor months, Biden has generally been in a statistical tie with Trump regarding a 2024 matchup. Those concerns have led to a sizable bloc of Democrats expressing a desire for a new presidential nominee, even with Biden running for reelection next year. Biden won Michigan by nearly 3 points in 2020, making it a key state in his 2024 political calculus. Despite Biden's own party coasting to victory in several key elections, his inability to separate himself from Trump in national polls should cause the Democratic Party to broach a tough conversation: Is Biden the problem?

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The emerging fissure between the general and the president comes as Ukraine is struggling in its war effort, militarily and diplomatically. At the same time, skepticism about Ukraine aid has increased in some European capitals and among members of the Republican Party in the United States. Ukraine’s leadership is also worried that the attention of Western allies has shifted to the conflict between Israel and Hamas, and away from its war with Russia. “The war in the Middle East, this conflict takes away the focus,” Mr. Zelensky said on Saturday. American officials have hinted that Ukraine was to blame for dispersing its forces too widely; Mr. Zelensky said his army did not receive sufficient weaponry to advance.

Persons: “, Mr, Zelensky Organizations: Republican Party, Hamas Locations: Ukraine, United States, Israel, Russia, Kyiv

But in many ways, Pence's campaign ended years before it officially began, in the days leading up to Jan. 6, 2021. While the issue became less salient as the campaign went on, Pence was heckled and booed at times. During his campaign launch event, Pence addressed Jan. 6 head-on, defending his actions and saying Trump disqualified himself during that period. Even at Pence's opening campaign event, many in attendance said they liked and respected him, but had yet to make a decision. This past week, Pence began dialing top supporters to let them know that he decided to end the campaign.

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☆ The US can afford to give money to both Israel and Ukraine since its economy is doing 'extremely well,' Janet Yellen says
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-16 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said the US can afford to support both Israel and Ukraine. Last month, Congress let aid to Ukraine lapse over opposition from some GOP representatives. Janet Yellen has no doubts the US can afford to aid both Israel and Ukraine. Importantly, though, getting money to Israel and Ukraine requires congressional legislation. Biden also expressed his commitment to support both Israel and Ukraine during a CBS interview 60 Minutes interview on Sunday.

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An “American hero,” is how Republican colleagues describe Scalise after the 2017 shooting and on Wednesday, a narrow majority of them nominated him as their next House speaker following the unprecedented ouster of the former speaker, Rep. Kevin McCarthy. McCarthy rose to become Majority Leader, and Scalise the Majority Whip. One early morning three years later, Scalise and other Republican lawmakers gathered at a grassy park in the suburbs outside of Washington to practice for the upcoming congressional baseball game. When McCarthy seized the gavel in January once Republicans regained the majority, Scalise won the No. Late Wednesday, the speaker's office became a revolving door as holdout Republican lawmakers met with Scalise bringing their concerns, complaints and demands.

Persons: —, Steve Scalise, Kevin McCarthy, Scalise, we’ve, ”, Andy Barr, Ronald Reagan, McCarthy, John Boehner, Eric Cantor, Paul Ryan, Cantor, Donald Trump, ” Scalise, “, Scalise’s, Jennifer, ” Womack, Jim Jordan, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Jordan, David Duke, It’s, Boehner, Ryan, Trump, “ We’re, Chip Roy, Roy, Stephen Groves, Farnoush Amiri Organizations: WASHINGTON, Washington Nationals, Republican, Capitol, Republicans, House, eventual, Republican Party in Congress, U.S . Capitol Police, Capitol Police, Committee, Ku Klux Klan, Scalise, Freedom Caucus, Associated Press Locations: American, “, Washington, Scalise, Southern, Virginia, U.S, Louisiana “, people’s, Texas

☆ Congress is in shambles and failing America when it needs it to function most
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( Madison Hall | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

War broke out in the Middle East with one of the US' closest allies, but Congress can't do a thing. Without a House speaker, very little additional aid can be approved to aid Israel or even Ukraine. NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe United States Congress is tragically failing when the world — not just the country — needs it to function most. While President Joe Biden said on Tuesday that some aid has already been sent, sending more will likely depend on the cooperation of Congress.

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☆ House speaker: What the heck is going on? How will it affect you?
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-05 | by ( Zachary B. Wolf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

The House is without a speaker, the person who, according to the Constitution, is required to be its leader. For as long as the House is trying to find a new speaker, it’s unable to do much of anything else. What happened to the last House speaker? Rep. Kevin McCarthy had been House speaker since January, when he won the gavel after 15 rounds of balloting. McHenry booted Pelosi and former House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer of Marlyand out of offices they kept in the Capitol building.

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☆ The next GOP speaker will face the same traps that doomed McCarthy
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-05 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Two candidates, GOP Majority Leader Steve Scalise of Louisiana and Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan of Ohio, have already launched campaigns. He’s not the first GOP speaker to think so. But in this political climate, any Republican speaker who has to rely on Democratic votes is critically weakened and probably can’t last long. But the only way a Republican speaker will be able to pass aide to Ukraine will be to do so with Democratic help. The lack of such flexibility has been a fatal flaw of GOP speakers for years.

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☆ Who could succeed Republican Kevin McCarthy as speaker of the US House?
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/2] Former Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) speaks to reporters after he was ousted from the position of Speaker by a vote of the House of Representatives at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S. October 3, 2023. 2 House Republican and has long been favored to take over the head of the Republican Party in the chamber after McCarthy's tenure ended. TOM EMMERRepresentative Tom Emmer is the House Republican whip and had headed the House Republicans' campaign arm during the 2022 midterm elections, when Republicans recaptured the House majority from President Joe Biden's Democrats. Chair of the House Financial Services Committee, McHenry is a McCarthy ally who spoke in support of McCarthy prior to the vote. KEVIN MCCARTHYRepresentative Kevin McCarthy told reporters on Tuesday he would not make another run for speaker.

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And if you do, you should stand with me," Sunak said, referring to what he described as 30 years of political short-termism. "It may be helpful, but it won't be sufficient" to help them win the next election. Chris Hopkins, political research director at the polling firm Savanta, said he could not see how Sunak could win. Cabinet ministers have given speeches to sparsely populated rooms and some party members have openly talked what they may do in opposition. Writing by Elizabeth Piper; editing by Kate Holton and Philippa FletcherOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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☆ McCarthy became the latest victim of Trump’s extreme GOP revolution
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-04 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

More importantly Tuesday’s political regicide showed that the majority in the House is inoperable and that the Republican Party is unmanageable. But far from ejecting Biden from office, McCarthy himself was gone in less than a month of launching that inquiry. But a Republican speaker who needs Democratic votes is on borrowed time, although no one could have know that the end would come so soon. For the transgression of trying to fashion some, albeit erratic, governance, McCarthy joined predecessors such as GOP Speaker John Boehner and Paul Ryan in being driven out of office. McCarthy bitterly criticized Democrats for allowing eight GOP rebels to drive him out of office by not providing sufficient votes to save him.

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☆ Digital World, Trump's media firm add new termination clause to merger deal
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-02 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The move comes weeks after Digital World investors voted to give up to a one-year extension to complete the much-delayed deal. The blank-check firm amended the merger agreement on Sept. 29, according to the filing, which also disclosed that Digital World can terminate the agreement only in that three-week period in November. Digital World has faced a series of challenges since it stuck a merger deal with Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG) on October 2021. If the merger closes, Trump Media would gain access to more than $1 billion in cash from DWAC's institutional investors, such as hedge funds. According to a Feb. 2, 2021 services agreement, Trump controls 90% of Trump Media.

Persons: Donald Trump, Mike Blake, Donald Trump's, DWAC's, Jaspreet Singh, Anil D'Silva Organizations: U.S, Republican, California Republican Party, REUTERS, Digital, Securities and Exchange Commission, Trump Media & Technology, U.S . Department of Justice, SEC, Trump Media, Trump, Thomson Locations: Anaheim , California, U.S, Bengaluru

☆ Donald Trump to appear in New York court for civil fraud trial
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-02 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump appears at the fall convention of the California Republican Party in Anaheim, California, U.S., September 29, 2023. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsOct 2 (Reuters) - Donald Trump said he will appear in a New York court on Monday at the beginning of a civil fraud trial in which the former president will face what he said was a "sham" accusation that he fraudulently inflated the value of properties and other assets. Trump lashed out in his post at New York state Attorney General Letitia James and the judge in the case, who Trump called "unfair, unhinged, and vicious in his pursuit of me". See you in Court - Monday morning," Trump said in his post, referring to the judge and the case. James is seeking at least $250 million in penalties, a ban on Trump and his sons, Donald Jr and Eric, from running businesses in New York, and a five-year commercial real estate ban against Trump and the Trump Organization.

Persons: Donald Trump, Mike Blake, Trump, Letitia James, Arthur Engoron, James, Donald Jr, Eric, Nilutpal Timsina, Robert Birsel Organizations: U.S, Republican, California Republican Party, REUTERS, Trump, Trump Organization, Thomson Locations: Anaheim , California, U.S, New York, Palm Beach , Florida, Bengaluru

GOP nominees in both states — Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron and first-term Mississippi Gov. '”In 2020, then-President Donald Trump won 62% of the vote in Kentucky and 58% in Mississippi in his loss to Biden. In Mississippi, Reeves put aside anti-Biden rhetoric when he appeared with the president to survey tornado damage in March. “Well, I say a vote for him is a vote for the corrupt system in place,” Presley said of Reeves. A vote for Brandon Presley is a vote for Brandon Presley.”___Emily Wagster Pettus reported from Jackson, Mississippi.

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☆ US near-miss with government shutdown illustrates Washington dysfunction
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-01 | by ( David Morgan | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. narrowly dodged its fourth partial government shutdown in a decade on Sunday, but the past week exposed the depths of political dysfunction in Washington and particularly within the splintered House Republican caucus. “The dysfunction caucus at work,” Republican Representative Don Bacon told reporters earlier this month, after hardliners blocked consideration of a defense appropriations bill that finally passed on Thursday. He’s a charlatan,” Representative Mike Lawler, a centrist Republican from New York, said of Gaetz after the failed Republican stopgap vote. There are a lot of personalities at play here, and multiple strategic objectives,” Republican Representative Kat Cammack told reporters. “There’s this sort of strange woulda-coulda-shoulda -- appropriations should have just moved faster,” said Republican Representative Dan Crenshaw.

Persons: Ken Cedeno, Kevin McCarthy, Donald Trump, ”, Sarah Binder, McCarthy, Trump, Joe Biden, Biden, Trump’s, Moody’s, Earl Blumenauer, ’, Don Bacon, Monica De La, Matt Gaetz, “ He’s, He’s, Mike Lawler, Gaetz, “, Kat Cammack, Chuck Schumer, Rosa DeLauro, Dan Crenshaw Organizations: WASHINGTON, U.S, Republican, Capitol, REUTERS, Brookings Institution, Democratic, Senate, Aaa, ” Democratic, Republicans, Biden, Republican Party, Reuters, Trump Locations: Washington, Washington , U.S, House, United States, Monica De La Cruz of Texas, New York

☆ Shutdown near-miss illustrates Washington dysfunction
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-01 | by ( David Morgan | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

REUTERS/Ken Cedeno Acquire Licensing RightsWASHINGTON, Oct 1 (Reuters) - The U.S. narrowly dodged its fourth partial government shutdown in a decade on Sunday, but the past week exposed the depths of political dysfunction in Washington and particularly within the splintered House Republican caucus. "The dysfunction caucus at work," Republican Representative Don Bacon told reporters earlier this month, after hardliners blocked consideration of a defense appropriations bill that finally passed on Thursday. He's a charlatan," Representative Mike Lawler, a centrist Republican from New York, said of Gaetz after the failed Republican stopgap vote. There are a lot of personalities at play here, and multiple strategic objectives," Republican Representative Kat Cammack told reporters. "There's this sort of strange woulda-coulda-shoulda -- appropriations should have just moved faster," said Republican Representative Dan Crenshaw.

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[1/6] Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at the fall convention of the California Republican Party in Anaheim, California, U.S., September 29, 2023. "With your help, we're going to win the California primary," the former president said to a crowd of Republican activists and party members who gave him a raucous standing ovation when he took the stage at the California Republican Party convention in Anaheim, 25 miles (40 km) south of Los Angeles. But in the battle to become the Republican nominee, California offers the most valuable prize of all. The country's most populous state has 169 delegates up for grabs on March 5, in a race where winning delegates state by state determines who will capture the nomination. She said she had taken a look at DeSantis and other Republican candidates but still preferred Trump.

Persons: Donald Trump, Mike Blake, Trump, Ron DeSantis, DeSantis, hadn't, Joe Biden, Nikki Haley, Haley, Lori Cisneros, Tim Reid, James Oliphant, Colleen Jenkins, Daniel Wallis, Cynthia Osterman, Michael Perry Organizations: U.S, Republican, California Republican Party, REUTERS, Rights, California, Trump, Reuters, Democratic, Social, United Nations, Port, Golden State, Thomson Locations: Anaheim , California, U.S, Rights ANAHEIM , California, California, Anaheim, Los Angeles, Florida, Lago, Georgia, Arizona, South Carolina, Port of Los Angeles, Golden, Tehachapi , California

☆ Asymmetric pay policy keeps US prone to shutdown
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-29 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst Acquire Licensing RightsNEW YORK, Sept 29 (Reuters Breakingviews) - U.S. legislators could use more skin in the shutdown game. Lawmakers will collect their salaries during the halt, however long it lasts, but nearly 1.5 million public workers will go without wages. The average salary for a federal employee was already 24% lower than the private-sector equivalent last year, wider than 2021’s gap, according to the Federal Salary Council. The $174,000 annual salaries paid to each of the 535 U.S. legislators, meantime, will be unaffected. Their median net worth is just over $1 million, according to the nonprofit research outfit OpenSecrets, so the paychecks are important to most of them.

Persons: Kevin McCarthy, Jonathan Ernst, Ben Winck, Jeffrey Goldfarb, Sharon Lam Organizations: U.S, Capitol, REUTERS, Reuters, Republican Party, Federal Salary Council, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S

☆ 2024 rivals Trump, DeSantis to court Republican activists in California
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-29 | by ( Tim Reid | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A campaign yard sign featuring Republican presidential candidates former U.S. President Donald Trump and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis stands in a front yard in Racine, Wisconsin, U.S., June 27, 2023. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/ File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsLOS ANGELES, Sept 29 (Reuters) - Presidential rivals Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis will court Republicans on Friday in California, a glittering prize in the race for the party's 2024 nomination and home to many wealthy donors. The event follows Wednesday night's Republican presidential debate in southern California, which Trump skipped and DeSantis used to make his most direct challenge yet of the race's leader. But in the battle to become the Republican nominee, California offers the most valuable prize of all. The country's most populous state has 169 delegates up for grabs in a race where winning delegates state by state determines who will capture the nomination.

Persons: Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis, Brian Snyder, Trump, Florida Governor DeSantis, DeSantis, Joe Biden, Tim Scott of, Vivek Ramaswamy, Tim Reid, Colleen Jenkins, Daniel Wallis Organizations: Florida, REUTERS, Florida Governor, California Republican Party, Wednesday, Democratic, Democrats, Republican, California, Golden State, U.S, Thomson Locations: Racine , Wisconsin, U.S, California, Florida, Anaheim, Los Angeles, Golden, Tim Scott of South Carolina

The House saw progress late Thursday after weeks of intraparty squabbling, as Republicans came together to pass three full-year spending bills. Still, GOP leaders prioritized approving the bills this week to build goodwill with House conservatives who have opposed a stopgap measure to keep the government funded. But House Republicans’ border policy, attached to the continuing resolution, includes, among other things, a provision to restart construction of the border wall and is a nonstarter for most Democrats. The Senate is set to continue voting on the stopgap legislation Saturday in the hopes of approving it on the final day of the fiscal year. The White House chastised House Republicans for “marching our country toward an Extreme Republican Shutdown” on Friday, while endorsing the Senate’s spending plan.

Persons: Kevin McCarthy, McCarthy, ” McCarthy, Biden, –, ’ ”, Karen Hult Organizations: Republicans, Democrat, Senate, White, GOP, Caucus, Republican Party, Virginia Tech, “, Republican Locations: Ukraine

☆ Right-wing media fumes over Univision anchor’s debate questions
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-28 | by ( Oliver Darcy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Republicans are enraged that their safe space was punctured at the second GOP debate by a Univision anchor. After welcoming viewers in Spanish (the debate was simulcast on Univision), Calderón queried the Republicans through the night on weighty issues related to immigration, hate crimes, health care, and more. But unlike what is typical on Fox News, Calderón declined to frame her questions in a manner favorable for the Republican candidates. “The Univision anchor’s questions seem to come from the comments section of Salon and Vox,” talk radio host Buck Sexton said. “I think the Univision lady thinks she’s at a Democratic Debate,” Fox News commenter Tomi Lahren added.

Persons: Ilia Calderón, Calderón, “, ’ ”, Ron DeSantis, Mike Pence, I’ve, Bud Light, Dylan Mulvaney, Greg Gutfeld, ” Gutfeld, Buck Sexton, commenter Tomi Lahren, ”, Matt Schlapp, Donald Trump, bode Organizations: CNN, Univision, Fox News, Republican, Los Angeles Times, Gov, Department of Homeland Security, “ Fox, DNC, Fox, RNC, Republican Party

☆ 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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