Biden’s 2024 campaign mixes new faces with tested Trump battle veterans

By Trevor Hunnicutt and Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden is pairing the veteran advisers who helped him win the White House once with a newer generation of diverse leadership for his 2024 re-election campaign. Biden aides see former President Donald Trump as the early front-runner for the Republican nomination, as do…

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Charging decision in Georgia’s Trump election probe coming this summer -report

By Joseph Ax (Reuters) – Georgia prosecutors will reveal this summer whether former President Donald Trump will be charged with crimes related to interfering with the 2020 election, the Atlanta district attorney said on Monday, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis in letters sent to local law enforcement agencies said…

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US says Proud Boys were ‘thirsting for violence’ as Jan. 6 trial wraps up

By Andrew Goudsward (Reuters) -A U.S. prosecutor on Monday said leaders of the Proud Boys were “thirsting for violence and organizing for action” ahead of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, as the criminal trial of five members of the far-right group neared its conclusion. Assistant U.S. Attorney Conor Mulroe told a…

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Turkey year-end inflation seen at 46% despite likely post-election rate hikes – Reuters poll

ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish inflation will dip to 46.4% by end-2023, a Reuters poll showed on Monday, while the policy rate is seen rising to 24% next quarter after upcoming elections that pose the greatest challenge to President Tayyip Erdogan’s 20-year rule. Turkey’s consumer price index surged in the wake of a currency crisis sparked…

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Taiwan or China? Paraguay’s dilemma puts election race in the spotlight

By Lucinda Elliott and Daniela Desantis ASUNCION (Reuters) – From Paraguayan capital Asuncion to Taipei and Washington, diplomats, officials – and farmers – are closely watching a tight election race that could determine Paraguay’s future ties with Taiwan. Paraguay will vote for its next president on April 30, choosing between a ruling party candidate pledging…

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Biden’s team picks Julie Chavez Rodriguez as 2024 campaign manager -source

By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden’s team has picked Julie Chavez Rodriguez, a senior adviser at the White House and deputy campaign manager of his 2020 presidential campaign, to be his campaign manager for the 2024 election, according to a source familiar with the plan. Rodriguez, who is director of the White House…

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Analysis-It’s not 2020 anymore. Biden’s re-election campaign faces new challenges

By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) – It won’t be a campaign from the basement this time. As U.S. President Joe Biden gears up for a bruising re-election battle, the realities of the 2024 race and differences with 2020 at the height of the coronavirus pandemic create new challenges for him. Biden, a Democrat, says he…

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Israeli PM plans to meet with Florida’s DeSantis during Israel trip

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu plans to meet with Republican Florida Governor Ron DeSantis when the expected 2024 presidential candidate visits Israel this week, Netanyahu said on CBS News’ “Face the Nation” on Sunday. DeSantis is traveling abroad to Japan, South Korea, Israel and the United Kingdom. The visit to Israel coincides…

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