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Jay Clayton’s US intelligence director nomination hearing set for July 15

By Kanishka Singh and Jasper Ward WASHINGTON, July 7 (Reuters) - The nomination hearing for Jay Clayton, President Donald Trump's nominee to serve as the next U.S. director of national intelligence, is scheduled for July 15, according to a notice from the Senate Select Committee ...
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Democrats’ narrow path to Senate majority gets rockier as Platner faces sexual assault allegation

A new accusation that Graham Platner once sexually assaulted a woman he was dating has rocked the U.S. Senate race in Maine and cast fresh doubt on Democrats' path to a Senate majority. Republicans currently have a 53-47 advantage in the Senate, and Maine is ...
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Factbox-Who are the Democratic Socialists of America?

WASHINGTON, July 7 (Reuters) - The Democratic Socialists of America, a left-wing political group, is now playing an influential role in the U.S. Democratic Party. But what, exactly, do Democratic Socialists stand for? And can they ever become a factor in mainstream politics? Here are ...
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US launches new strikes against Iran after three ships were hit in Strait of Hormuz

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - The U.S. military launched a series of strikes against Iran early Wednesday, hours after three merchant ships were struck in the waters off Oman in the Strait of Hormuz. The renewed attacks from both sides threaten the interim deal ...
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Senate Republican leaders say they’ve spoken to Mitch McConnell as he remains hospitalized

(WASHINGTON) -- Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell has had phone conversations with several Republican leaders as he remains hospitalized, spokespeople for the lawmakers told ABC News on Tuesday.A spokesperson for McConnell first confirmed the senator had been hospitalized on June 14 for an unknown condition. ...
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How Democrats could replace Graham Platner in Maine Senate race and who might take his place

(MAINE) -- Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner has said he is considering his options in the wake of a sexual assault allegation that he denies. But Democrats in Maine and nationally are calling on him to withdraw from the race against Republican incumbent Sen. ...
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Judge rejects Justice Department attempt to get names of 2020 election workers in Fulton County

ATLANTA (AP) - The U.S. Department of Justice cannot have the names and personal contact information for every person who worked during the 2020 election in Georgia's Fulton County, a federal judge ruled Tuesday. The Justice Department in April served a grand jury subpoena seeking ...
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Factbox-Who could replace Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner if he dropped out?

WASHINGTON, July 7 (Reuters) - Maine's embattled Democratic Senate nominee Graham Platner faced pressure to drop his candidacy on Tuesday following a sexual assault allegation he has denied. If Platner drops out by July 13, state law allows the Democratic Party to name a ...
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Trump says he’ll consider giving Turkey F-35 jets, adds that US will lift sanctions

(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump, during the first day of the NATO Summit in Ankara on Tuesday, said he will consider allowing Turkey to buy American F-35 fighter jets -- despite possessing Russian-made air defense systems, which his first administration sanctioned the country for ...
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Wisconsin Supreme Court refuses to release voter records sought by conservative activist

MADISON, Wis. (AP) - The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected an attempt by a conservative activist to obtain guardianship records in an effort to find ineligible voters in the presidential battleground state. The case has been winding its way through the courts for years ...
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Trump says Sikorsky to fund White House helicopter landing pad

By Bo Erickson and Jarrett Renshaw WASHINGTON, July 6 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Monday that Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin subsidiary that builds Marine One helicopters, will fund a new White House landing pad intended for the next-generation aircraft. Trump said Sikorsky would spend ...
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Healthcare gives Democrats a potent midterms attack line in Iowa and beyond

By Nathan Layne CENTERVILLE, Iowa, July 7 (Reuters) - Shannon Gooden has voted Republican her entire life, including for Donald Trump three times. But the looming closure of the rural Iowa health clinic where she works has her questioning that loyalty ahead of November's midterm ...
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