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Polls shows Harris and Trump tied nationally, tight race in Pennsylvania
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump remain deadlocked less than seven weeks before the Nov. 5 U.S. presidential election, according to new polls relea...
Sep 19, 2024
Biden to hail US economic progress after Fed rate cut, no victory lap yet, officials say
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden will tout progress in bringing down inflation and boosting employment on Thursday after the Federal Reserve's interest rate cut, while vowing to keep wo...
Sep 19, 2024
Kamala Harris, Oprah Winfrey to hold virtual event aimed at battleground states
By Stephanie Kelly (Reuters) - U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris will join celebrity billionaire Oprah Winfrey for an online event with grassroots groups on Thursday to rally suppor...
Sep 19, 2024
Even before election, Trump, allies sue over claims that non-citizens might vote
By David Morgan and Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Donald Trump and his Republican allies are ratcheting up baseless claims that the Nov. 5 U.S. presidential election could be skewed by wides...
Sep 19, 2024
Muslim Americans moving to Jill Stein in potential blow to Kamala Harris
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Arab-American and Muslim voters angry at U.S. support for Israel's offensive in Gaza are shunning Democrat Kamala Harris in the presidential race to back third-...
Sep 19, 2024
At New York rally Trump blames 'radical left', without citing evidence, for second assassination attempt
By James Oliphant UNIONDALE, New York (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump claimed he was being targeted by "radical left" forces and vowed to campaign with renewed purpose at hi...
Sep 19, 2024
Blinken subpoenaed to appear next week before House committee over Afghanistan
(Reuters) -The U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee subpoenaed Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday to appear before it on Sept. 24 over the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from A...
Sep 18, 2024
US Senate committee questions tech executives about election threats
By Katie Paul NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers questioned tech executives on Wednesday about their preparations for battling foreign disinformation threats ahead of elections in November, with both...
Sep 18, 2024
Factbox-What has the Fed done in election years? Rate changes happen more often than not
(Reuters) - The Federal Reserve's decision to cut interest rates by half a percentage point on Wednesday marked the closest the central bank has come in launching an easing cycle on the cusp of a U.S....
Sep 18, 2024
Teamsters will not endorse any US presidential candidate in 2024
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Teamsters union's executive board said Wednesday the union will not endorse any presidential candidate despite polling that showed a majority of members backed Republican Do...
Sep 18, 2024
