By Richard Cowan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As the Democratic minority leader in a Republican-controlled House of Representatives, Hakeem Jeffries' influence is normally limited. This week, he may be the most powerful person in Congress.
That is because the chamber's embattled speaker, Republican Mike Johnson, is expected to need the support of Jeffries' opposition Democrats to fend off an effort by hardline members of his own party to topple... (continue reading...)
By Jonathan Stempel and Koh Gui Qing
OMAHA, Nebraska (Reuters) - Warren Buffett, the 93-year-old billionaire chief of Berkshire Hathaway, mulled his future in telling shareholders on Saturday that if he were lucky, he would have another six or seven years but added that "it could end tomorrow."
Tens of thousands of shareholders, who over the weekend made their pilgrimage to see the Oracle of Omaha in person at Berkshire's annual... (continue reading...)
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Donald Trump returns to a New York courtroom on Monday, where he will be forced to sit silently while others testify about his efforts during the 2016 presidential election to cover up news of an alleged tryst with a porn star.
Trump's criminal hush money trial, entering its 12th day, has featured testimony from a top aide and a former tabloid publisher about efforts during his first... (continue reading...)
BERLIN (Reuters) - The interior ministers of Germany's 16 states will hold an extraordinary meeting on Tuesday to discuss ways to counter a spate of attacks on politicians that represents a "new dimension of violence", a federal interior ministry spokesperson said.
Measures under consideration include greater police presence at political events both at the local and the federal level, as well as better protection of the privacy of politicians, the... (continue reading...)
By Mike Stone
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon said Monday that AeroVironment Inc's Switchblade-600 loitering munition was the first weapon to be publicly confirmed to be part of the Replicator initiative, which aims to rapidly deploy thousands of military drones.
The Switchblade-600 has gained notoriety because the Ukrainian military is using it to strike Russian troops.
In an effort to enhance the U.S. military's... (continue reading...)
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