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© Reuters. NFL: Cincinnati Bengals at Atlanta Falcons By Amy Tennery NEW YORK (Reuters) – Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter waded into the heated governor’s race in his home state of Georgia on Monday, asking the Republican candidate to step down from his role as the state’s top elections official. Carter said he was concerned that popular confidence in Georgia’s ...

2/2 © Reuters. Republican Representative Steve Chabot campaigns outside the Mason High School football game in Mason 2/2 By Ginger Gibson, Joseph Ax and Karen Pierog (Reuters) – For months, Republican U.S. Representative Steve Chabot was running about even with Democratic opponent Aftab Pureval in his traditionally conservative southwest Ohio district. But as the Nov. 6 elections approach, the contest ...

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: President Trump is greeted as he arrives for tour of Hurricane Michael storm damage at Eglin Air Force Base Florida By James Oliphant WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senator Ted Cruz and Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker last week learned the same lesson many other Republicans have during this congressional election year: One way or the other, it ...

© Reuters. A general view of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington By Andrew Chung WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rebuffed a bid by Republican legislators in Pennsylvania to reinstate a congressional district map struck down by that state’s top court as unlawfully biased in favor of Republicans. The justices rejected the appeal of a January ...

© Reuters. Coal union boosts giving to Democrats as hopes dim for industry revival By Timothy Gardner and Grant Smith WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The top U.S. coal miners union has put a larger share of its campaign donations behind Democrats ahead of the Nov. 6 elections than in 2016, as dimming hopes for a coal industry revival led by President ...

2/2 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) speaks at a closed door interview with the House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington 2/2 By Susan Cornwell and Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Back when President Donald Trump was just a New York City real estate developer, he did battle over a Manhattan building project with a local ...

Trump on Twitter (October 28) – FBI, Democrats, Fake News The following statements were posted to the verified personal Twitter account of U.S. President Donald Trump (@realDonaldTrump) The opinions expressed are his own. Reuters has not edited the statements or confirmed their accuracy. @realDonaldTrump : – Thank you to Steve Rogers, FBI Joint Terror Task Force (Ret), for his very kind and ...

Trump’s new tax cut plan probably waits for 2019: lawmaker WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives’ leading lawmaker on taxes suggested on Sunday that a new tax cut plan touted by President Donald Trump was unlikely to see action in Congress before 2019, and then only if Republicans keep their majority in Nov. 6 elections. “Really common sense ...

Florida man charged after bombs sent to Trump critics By Zachary Fagenson and Bernie Woodall PLANTATION, Fla. (Reuters) – The Florida man suspected of mailing at least 14 pipe bombs to some of U.S. President Donald Trump’s leading critics was in custody on federal charges on Saturday, in a case reflecting the rancor of one of the most toxic election ...

Control of U.S. Senate may hinge on possible Mississippi runoff By Sharon Bernstein (Reuters) – A crowded U.S. Senate race in Republican stronghold Mississippi could set the stage for weeks of uncertainty over which party ends up controlling the upper chamber of Congress after the Nov. 6 elections. Two Republicans and two Democrats are contesting a special election to serve ...