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Weather being monitored before Trump’s military parade, Pentagon says

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The weather is being closely monitored and taken into consideration ahead of the U.S. Army anniversary parade planned for Saturday in Washington, but at this point nothing has changed, the Pentagon said on Friday.  Some airlines say the parade could be moved to earlier Saturday or potentially Sunday, which could …

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US Senate Republicans seek to limit judges’ power via Trump’s tax-cut bill

By Nate Raymond (Reuters) -U.S. Senate Republicans have added language to President Donald Trump’s massive tax and spending bill that would restrict the ability of judges to block government policies they conclude are unlawful. Text of the Republican-led U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee’s contribution to the bill released by its chair, Senator Chuck Grassley, late on …

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Trump’s ICE arrests non-criminals despite crime-focused message

By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The number of people booked into immigration detention who have been charged only with immigration violations has jumped eight-fold since President Donald Trump took office, government data shows, undercutting his anti-crime message. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention statistics show the number of detainees arrested by ICE with no other …

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US judge blocks Trump administration from overhauling federal elections

By Nate Raymond BOSTON (Reuters) -A federal judge on Friday blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from implementing parts of his sweeping executive order overhauling federal elections, including by requiring proof of U.S. citizenship to register to vote and barring states from counting mail-in ballots received after Election Day. U.S. District Judge Denise Casper in Boston …

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US Marines have moved into Los Angeles, will protect federal building, official says

By Idrees Ali and Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Marines have moved into Los Angeles and will take over protecting the Wilshire federal building in the coming hours, the head of the military’s efforts in the city said on Friday. U.S. President Donald Trump can keep his deployment of National Guard troops in Los Angeles, …

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US appeals court won’t reconsider Trump’s $5 million loss to E. Jean Carroll

By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) -Donald Trump failed to persuade a federal appeals court to reconsider the $5 million verdict won by E. Jean Carroll after a jury found that the U.S. president sexually abused and defamed the former magazine columnist in the 1990s. In an 8-2 vote, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of …

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Trump Medicaid cuts could devastate rural health services, hospitals warn

By Andy Sullivan and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Rural hospitals are sounding the alarm over proposed healthcare cuts in President Donald Trump’s sweeping tax-cut and spending package, warning the changes could force them to scale back services or close their doors.  The bill would reduce federal spending on Medicaid, the health program for low-income Americans, …

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No immigration changes under way for farm, hospitality workers, Washington Post reports

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -There are no policy changes under way to exempt farm, hotel and other leisure workers from Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown, the Washington Post reported on Friday, a day after the U.S. president vowed to issue an order for such workers. Trump’s comments on Thursday were aimed at soothing industry leaders, but there will …

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US court blocks CFPB move to scrap racial discrimination settlement

By Douglas Gillison (Reuters) -A federal judge in Chicago on Thursday refused to allow the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to vacate a racial discrimination settlement reached last year with a mortgage lender, finding there was no basis for granting an extraordinary request. The decision marked a setback after senior Trump administration officials claimed in …

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Trump finds victories at the Supreme Court in rush of emergency cases

By Andrew Chung (Reuters) -Since President Donald Trump returned to office in January, his administration has bombarded the U.S. Supreme Court with emergency requests seeking immediate intervention to free up his initiatives stymied by lower courts. The strategy is paying off.  Once a rarely used pathway to the nation’s top judicial body, its emergency docket …

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