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Trump tries economic reset as Republicans fret over high gas prices

Thursday, April 16 by SRN News

By Jarrett Renshaw, Jacob Bogage and Steve Holland LAS VEGAS, April 16 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump will look to brush off concerns about the economy and the sagging political prospects of his Republican Party during a campaign-style swing through the battleground states... Read More.

Democrat Analilia Mejia and Republican Joe Hathaway compete for suburban New Jersey House seat

Wednesday, April 15 by SRN News

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,... Read More.

Trump to promote tax breaks in Las Vegas, where residents feel the pinch of high gas prices

Wednesday, April 15 by SRN News

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... Read More.

Democrats crow about fundraising in competitive Senate races

Wednesday, April 15 by SRN News

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... Read More.

US Senate Republicans back Trump military sales to Israel

Wednesday, April 15 by SRN News

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... Read More.

Trump ally John Eastman is disbarred over bid to overturn 2020 election

Wednesday, April 15 by SRN News

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... Read More.

Senate Republicans reject effort to halt Iran war, but some eye future war powers votes

Wednesday, April 15 by SRN News

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... Read More.

Mamdani, Hochul propose tax on New York second homes worth more than $5 billion

Wednesday, April 15 by SRN News

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 Mamdani. Mamdani, a democratic socialist, campaigned on a promise to... Read More.

US Senate Republicans block bid to rein in Trump Iran war powers, voting continues

Wednesday, April 15 by SRN News

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. As voting continued, the tally was 51-47... Read More.

Trump posts image of himself with Jesus as administration’s pope criticism continues

Wednesday, April 15 by SRN News

By Helen Coster NEW YORK, April 15 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump posted an apparently AI-generated image of Jesus embracing him on Wednesday, two days after he deleted a post that prompted criticism that the Republican president had compared himself to Jesus. The image,... Read More.

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