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(Reuters) -The Trump administration has sided with Canadian pipeline operator Enbridge in its legal battle against Michigan, filing a court statement last week that challenges the state’s efforts to shut down the Line 5 oil pipeline. Enbridge has been locked in a long-running dispute with Michigan over the aging Line 5 pipeline, which ships 540,000 …

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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Trump administration said late Friday it has struck a deal to restore federal control of Washington Union Station in the nation’s capital. Last month, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced it planned to reclaim management of Washington’s Union Station, one of the country’s biggest rail hubs, in President Donald …

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By Andrew Chung (Reuters) -President Donald Trump’s administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday to intervene for the second time in a case involving its bid to end deportation protections granted to hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans in the United States by his predecessor Joe Biden. The Justice Department filed an emergency application asking …

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By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Senate confirmed President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser, Michael Waltz, as U.S. ambassador to the U.N. on Friday, filling the last major position in the Republican’s administration. The tally was 47 to 43 in the 100-member chamber, largely along party lines. Democratic Senators John Fetterman of Pennsylvania, …

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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Trump administration said on Friday it may withhold federal transit funding for Boston and Chicago if they do not take additional actions to ensure the safety of subway and bus riders and transit workers. The U.S. Transportation Department pointed to recent incidents involving the Chicago Transit Authority and Massachusetts …

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By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) -A federal judge on Friday threw out U.S. President Donald Trump’s $15 billion defamation lawsuit against the New York Times over its content, calling it a “decidedly improper and impermissible” effort to attack his adversaries. U.S. District Judge Steven Merryday said Trump’s complaint against the Times, four reporters and …

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By Michael Erman and Mariam Sunny ATLANTA (Reuters) -A revamped panel of U.S. vaccine advisers appointed by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Friday decided not to go ahead with a vote to delay the first hepatitis B vaccine dose for newborns, giving a temporary win to doctors, public health experts and patient advocates …

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