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US Senate Republicans back Trump military sales to Israel

By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON, April 15 (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Wednesday blocked two resolutions that would have stopped the sale of some $450 million in bombs and bulldozers to Israel, as President Donald Trump's fellow Republicans rallied behind his support for the Jewish ...
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Democrat Analilia Mejia and Republican Joe Hathaway compete for suburban New Jersey House seat

DENVILLE, N.J. (AP) - Analilia Mejia will try to expand Democratic momentum in New Jersey as she and Republican Joe Hathaway compete in Thursday's special election to fill the U.S. House seat vacated by Mikie Sherrill when she was elected governor last year. Mejia, ...
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Democrats crow about fundraising in competitive Senate races

Democrats are boasting of eye-popping fundraising hauls in some of this year's top Senate contests, a potential sign of voter enthusiasm in what remains an uphill quest to win the Senate majority. In the first three months of the year, Texas Democratic Senate candidate ...
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Trump to promote tax breaks in Las Vegas, where residents feel the pinch of high gas prices

LAS VEGAS (AP) - President Donald Trump heads to Las Vegas on Thursday to promote the tax cuts he signed into law last year to try to highlight what Republicans see as an economic strength ahead of this year's elections. Workers who earn tips and ...
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Average tax refund is $3,400, an 11% increase from last year: Treasury Dept

(WASHINGTON) -- Wednesday is Tax Day, the last day of this year's tax season, and the average refund for filers is up 11% compared to last year's filing season, according to new Treasury Department data.The average refund this filing season is "over $3,400," the ...
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DOJ prosecutors turned away after unannounced visit to Fed construction site: sources

(WASHINGTON) -- Prosecutors from the U.S. attorneys office in Washington were turned away Tuesday after they made an unannounced visit to the Federal Reserve, where they allegedly requested a tour of renovations that have attracted scrutiny from the Trump administration, sources familiar with the ...
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US judge rejects Trump administration bid to block Hawaii climate lawsuit

By Karen Sloan April 15 (Reuters) - A federal judge on Wednesday dismissed a Trump administration lawsuit seeking to stop Hawaii from suing fossil fuel companies in state court over climate change, citing a "longstanding" policy against federal intervention in state court processes. The dismissal by ...
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California attorney who tried to help overturn 2020 election loses law license

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A California attorney who aided President Donald Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election results has lost his license to practice in the state. The California Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered John Eastman disbarred and his name stricken from the ...
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Senate Republicans reject effort to halt Iran war, but some eye future war powers votes

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Republican-led Senate on Wednesday rejected the latest Democratic attempt to halt President Donald Trump's war in Iran, turning aside a resolution that would require the U.S. to withdraw forces from the conflict until Congress authorizes further action. The 47-52 vote was ...
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US Senate Republicans block latest bid to rein in Trump Iran war powers

By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON, April 15 (Reuters) - A majority of the U.S. Senate backed President Donald Trump's military campaign against Iran on Wednesday, voting to block a Democratic-led resolution aiming to stop the war until hostilities are authorized by Congress. The Senate voted 52-47 not ...
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Mamdani, Hochul propose tax on New York second homes worth more than $5 million

(Corrects figure in headline to $5 million from $5 billion) By Maria Tsvetkova NEW YORK, April 15 (Reuters) - New York State Governor Kathy Hochul proposed on Wednesday a new tax on second homes worth over $5 million that was backed by New York Mayor Zohran ...
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Trump ally John Eastman is disbarred over bid to overturn 2020 election

By David Thomas April 15 (Reuters) - The California Supreme Court stripped conservative attorney John Eastman of his law license on Wednesday over his efforts to overturn U.S. President Donald Trump's 2020 election loss to Democrat Joe Biden. The court did not immediately release an opinion ...
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