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    WASHINGTON, Oct 26 (Reuters) – US President Donald Trump’s public approval rating inched higher to 32%, ‌up a percentage point from last week’s record low, ahead of the November 3 midterm elections that will decide which party controls Congress, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll completed on Monday. Trump’s fellow Republicans are fighting to retain the […]
  • US single-family home prices rise further in August, FHFA says
    WASHINGTON, Oct 27 (Reuters) – US single-family house prices increased further in August, despite rising mortgage rates weighing on demand for housing. House prices rose 0.3% after a downwardly revised 0.2% gain in July, the Federal Housing Finance Agency said on Tuesday. Prices were previously reported to have climbed 0.3% in July. They increased 2.4% […]
  • Last Republican incumbent senator in a Democratic-leaning state fights for survival
    By Andy Sullivan WINDHAM, Maine, Oct 27 (Reuters) – If Republican Senator Susan Collins wins this nail-biter of an election, it may well be because voters in Maine decide she is not Republican enough. Since her first victory in 1996, Collins’ reputation as an independent-minded moderate has helped her win reelection even as Maine backed […]
  • Illinois man charged with sending threatening letters to US lawmakers
    Oct 26 (Reuters) – An Illinois man was charged on Monday with sending threatening letters to at least four US lawmakers, with the mailings containing a white granular powder that did not have any hazardous substances. The FBI said in a court filing the man, Matthew G. Unglesbee, admitted to sending the letters, telling agents […]
  • Ex-FBI chief Comey faces third prosecution attempt by Trump Justice Department
    WASHINGTON, Oct 26 (Reuters) – The US Justice Department is attempting to prosecute former FBI Director James Comey for a third time, the latest case accusing him of sharing sensitive national security information in 2016, according to court documents made public on Monday. The case was revealed in a court document known as a “criminal information” […]