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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic leaders in the U.S. House on Thursday called on the chair of the Federal Communications Commission to resign after he pressured Walt Disney and ABC affiliates to stop airing “Jimmy Kimmel Live” after the late-night show host made comments about Charlie Kirk’s assassination. House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries …

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By Nate Raymond (Reuters) – A federal appeals court has rejected a bid by the Trump administration to set aside a judge’s order holding that it unlawfully rolled back temporary protections from deportation granted to 600,000 Venezuelans living in the U.S. A three-judge panel of the San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in …

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(Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday set a date of November 5 for arguments it will hear concerning the legality of Donald Trump’s sweeping global tariffs in a major test of one of the Republican president’s boldest assertions of executive power that has been central to his economic and trade agenda.  The justices …

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By Jennifer Rigby and Humeyra Pamuk (Reuters) -The United States will prioritize frontline health supplies, staff, and working directly with countries under a new global health strategy released by the Trump administration on Thursday after months of uncertainty following sweeping aid cuts.  The plan also requires recipient countries to co-invest in global health goals around …

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By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration said on Wednesday it will prioritize giving grant money to programs that focus on “patriotic education,” which critics say could undermine acknowledgement of critical phases of American history. KEY QUOTES “Patriotic education presents American history in a way that is accurate, honest, and inspiring,” the …

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By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. immigration judge ordered pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil be deported to Algeria or Syria over claims that he omitted information from his green card application, court documents showed on Wednesday. Khalil’s lawyers said they intend to appeal the deportation order while saying a federal district court’s separate orders …

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By Lisa Richwine, David Shepardson and Trevor Hunnicutt LOS ANGELES/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Walt Disney-owned ABC said on Wednesday it was pulling “Jimmy Kimmel Live” off the air, after comments by the late-night show’s host about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk prompted a threat by the head of the top U.S. communications regulator against Disney. …

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