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By David Shepardson (Reuters) -U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on Wednesday warned European governments against imposing unilateral restrictions on transatlantic travel, saying Washington is prepared to enforce international agreements – a stance underscored by recent action taken against Mexico over similar concerns. “We’re seeing more airports get in the game of trying to restrict air …

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By Mike Spector NEW YORK (Reuters) -A federal judge on Wednesday declined to reinstate eight inspectors general despite finding U.S. President Donald Trump unlawfully fired them by failing to notify Congress and justify their removals.  U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes in Washington found that Trump violated a Watergate-era federal law when dismissing the agency watchdogs …

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(Corrects to clarify background of Cleary in paragraph 13) By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Prosecutors are expected to ask a grand jury to indict former FBI Director James Comey in the Eastern District of Virginia in the coming days, two sources briefed on the matter told Reuters on Wednesday. The exact charges remained unclear, …

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By Andrew Hay MCKINNEY, Texas (Reuters) -A gunman, who wrote “ANTI-ICE” on an unused bullet, fired on an Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office in Dallas from a nearby rooftop on Wednesday, killing a detainee and badly wounding two others before taking his own life, officials said. U.S. President Donald Trump and members of his …

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By Nate Raymond (Reuters) -A federal judge ruled on Wednesday that an effort by the Trump administration to force states to cooperate with immigration enforcement in order to receive billions of dollars in emergency and disaster aid is unlawful and unconstitutional. U.S. District Judge William Smith in Providence, Rhode Island, sided with 20 Democratic-led states …

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By Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A U.S. Justice Department official on Wednesday retracted a demand for information from an FBI agent who testified against conspiracy theorist Alex Jones in a defamation case that resulted in a $1.3 billion verdict for spreading lies about the 2012 Sandy Hook mass shooting. The request came days after Ed …

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