Reuters US Domestic News Summary

Early exit polls showed that 50% of Republican primary voters said Trump would be fit for the presidency if convicted of a crime, while 47% said he would not be fit to serve if convicted, according to the preliminary results of an exit poll conducted on Tuesday by Edison Research. Biden to court support of auto workers at UAW event U.S. President Joe Biden will speak to United Auto Workers members on Wednesday at a legislative conference in Washington, the union said Tuesday, as he looks to win support from autoworkers before the 2024 presidential election.

Following is a summary of current US domestic news briefs.

Illinois man who shot 8 people to death was family to most of his victims

A man who fatally shot eight people in Illinois over the weekend before taking own life as law enforcement closed in on him in Texas was a family relative to most of his victims, but his motives remain a mystery, police said on Tuesday. The suspect, 23-year-old Romeo Nance, shot himself to death on Monday night as U.S. marshals gave chase outside a gasoline station near San Antonio, Texas, ending a manhunt that began 24 hours earlier about 1,200 miles (1,930 km) to the north outside Chicago, police said.

Hawk talk: Trump, Haley spar in New Hampshire over foreign wars

At a campaign speech in an American Legion hall in New Hampshire last week, Nikki Haley animatedly warned the U.S. must prepare for a war with China. Haley, the former ambassador to the United Nations under President Donald Trump, rattled off the size of the Chinese navy, warned of China's advances in artificial intelligence and hypersonic missiles, and worried about the development of "neurostrike" weapons that can scramble the brains of military commanders in the field.

Biden's abortion rights rally in Virginia interrupted by Gaza protests

U.S. President Joe Biden took aim at Republicans over their efforts curb abortion rights in a Virginia speech on Tuesday, but his remarks were interrupted repeatedly by hecklers protesting his policies toward Israel. On the same day that people were voting for a Republican presidential candidate in New Hampshire, Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris - in a bit of counterprogramming - spoke in a critical swing state on abortion, an issue that has proven to drive voters to the polls to oppose conservative measures.

New Hampshire primary voters split on whether Trump should be president if convicted, exit polls show

Voters in New Hampshire's Republican presidential primary on Tuesday were sharply divided over whether Donald Trump would be fit for office if convicted of a crime, a sign the former president's legal troubles could dog him in any general election matchup with President Joe Biden. Early exit polls showed that 50% of Republican primary voters said Trump would be fit for the presidency if convicted of a crime, while 47% said he would not be fit to serve if convicted, according to the preliminary results of an exit poll conducted on Tuesday by Edison Research.

Biden to court support of auto workers at UAW event

U.S. President Joe Biden will speak to United Auto Workers members on Wednesday at a legislative conference in Washington, the union said Tuesday, as he looks to win support from autoworkers before the 2024 presidential election. UAW President Shawn Fain declined to comment Monday on reports the union may endorse Biden's re-election bid this week. Fain sharply criticized former President Donald Trump, who is seeking a return to the White House, telling Reuters the Republican "is pretty much contrary to everything we stand for."

Donald Trump's defamation trial to resume on Thursday

Donald Trump's trial in the defamation case brought by the writer E. Jean Carroll will resume on Thursday, and will not be held on Wednesday as initially scheduled, Manhattan federal court records showed on Tuesday. The trial's second postponement this week delays a potential face-to-face encounter between Carroll and the former U.S. President, who has said he wants to testify.

US appeals court rebuffs Trump request to reconsider gag order in 2020 election case

A federal appeals court on Tuesday declined to reconsider its decision to largely uphold a judge’s order limiting former President Donald Trump’s statements about people involved in the federal case accusing him of plotting to overturn the results of the 2020 election. Trump’s lawyers asked for a three-judge panel to reconsider its December ruling, or for the full appeals court to take up the issue. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit denied both requests.

Many New Hampshire Republicans see Biden's 2020 win as illegitimate-exit poll

Some 49% of voters in New Hampshire's Republican presidential primary contest do not think Joe Biden legitimately won the 2020 presidential election, according to the preliminary results of an exit poll conducted on Tuesday by Edison Research.

The poll gathered responses from 1,565 voters in the Republican contest. Updated results will be available as more responses are gathered.

Martin Shkreli's lifetime drug industry ban upheld

Martin Shkreli, known for once hiking the price of a life-saving drug more than 4,000%, cannot return to the pharmaceutical industry after a federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld his lifetime ban. A three-judge panel of the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan said a lower court judge acted properly in imposing the ban and ordering Shkreli to repay $64.6 million because of his antitrust violations.

US IRS wants to simplify tax notices to reduce anxiety, boost compliance

The U.S. Internal Revenue Service on Tuesday said it was redesigning hundreds of types of notices mailed to taxpayers to make them simpler, clearer, and understandable in the hopes that this will help improve compliance and reduce taxpayer anxiety. The IRS and the U.S. Treasury rolled out the "Simple Notice Initiative" with 31 redesigned notices for the 2024 tax filing season, which starts on Monday.