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US senators reassure Taiwan on weapons approvals in coming weeks

Thursday, April 16 by SRN News

By Michael Martina WASHINGTON, April 16 (Reuters) - The United States will likely approve pending weapons sales to Taiwan in coming weeks, a bipartisan group of senators assured Taiwanese lawmakers in a letter, urging Taipei to hasten its stalled defense spending in the face of... Read More.

Kennedy to tout new food policies but skip vaccines in remarks to US Congress

Thursday, April 16 by SRN News

By Ahmed Aboulenein WASHINGTON, April 16 (Reuters) - U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will highlight nutrition and food safety when he appears before lawmakers on Thursday, leaving out references to overhauling the vaccination schedule and identifying the causes of autism, his written testimony... Read More.

New Jersey voters decide who will fill Mikie Sherrill’s House seat

Thursday, April 16 by SRN News

By Nolan D. McCaskill WASHINGTON, April 16 (Reuters) - Voters in northern New Jersey will choose their next representative in a special election on Thursday that could narrow Republicans' grip on the U.S. House of Representatives heading into the November midterm elections. Democrat Analilia Mejia, former... Read More.

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.

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