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Judge says absentee ballots in North Carolina must have witness signatures
By Tim Reid LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A federal judge on Wednesday ruled that absentee ballots in the presidential battleground state of North Carolina must have a witness signature, a boost for Republi...
Oct 14, 2020
Trump’s ‘lucky’ aides recovering from coronavirus, again spurning masks
By Jeff Mason and Alexandra Alper WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two weeks after the coronavirus spread through the White House, staffers have begun trickling back to the West Wing, saying they only had mild ...
Oct 14, 2020
Mnuchin says Trump told him ‘keep at this’ on effort for coronavirus aid deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said on Wednesday that President Donald Trump had told him to keep negotiating with Democrats to try to get a fresh coronavirus relief pack...
Oct 14, 2020
Top U.S. health official Fauci says Trump no longer coronavirus contagious: CBS interview
By Carl O'Donnell (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump is no longer capable of spreading the novel coronavirus and can attend a town hall on Thursday without putting others at risk, top U.S. public...
Oct 14, 2020
Democratic challenger edges further ahead in Arizona Senate race: Reuters/Ipsos poll
By Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Mark Kelly pulled further ahead of Arizona Republican incumbent Martha McSally, a Reuters/Ipsos poll showed on Wednesday, ratchet...
Oct 14, 2020
Reuters/Ipsos poll shows Trump moving into statistical tie with Biden in Florida
By Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump pulled into a statistical tie with Democratic rival Joe Biden in Florida, one of the election's most important battlegrounds, but Biden's l...
Oct 14, 2020
Trump’s son Barron tested positive for COVID-19, says Melania Trump
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's 14-year-old son, Barron, tested positive for COVID-19 but exhibited no symptoms, after both of his parents contracted the virus, first lady Melania Trum...
Oct 14, 2020
U.S. State Department issues sanctions warning to banks over Hong Kong crackdown
By David Brunnstrom, Matt Spetalnick and Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department on Wednesday formally warned international financial institutions doing business with indivi...
Oct 14, 2020
U.S. quietly ends probe of Obama-era ‘unmasking’ of Trump allies: sources
By Mark Hosenball and Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department has ended its probe into whether Obama administration officials improperly "unmasked" associates of now-Presiden...
Oct 14, 2020
Pelosi, Mnuchin had productive talks on coronavirus relief, spokesman says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin had a productive discussion about coronavirus relief proposals on Wednesday, but the admi...
Oct 14, 2020
