By John Kruzel WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court sided on Thursday with a severely epileptic girl who is pursuing a disability discrimination lawsuit against a Minnesota public school district in a ruling that bolsters protections for students with disabilities in American schools. The 9-0 ruling threw out a lower court’s decision that the Osseo …
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(Refiles to drop word offices from paragraph 2) WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday ordered federal prosecutors to prioritize criminal prosecution of protesters who destroy property or assault law enforcement, and to make sure every case they bring gets publicized, according to an internal email seen by Reuters. The email, which was sent …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday filed a lawsuit challenging a New York state law that blocks immigration officials from arresting individuals at or near New York courthouses. The complaint, filed in federal court in Albany, New York, alleges the law frustrates federal immigration enforcement at a venue – state courthouses – where …
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By Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the man wrongly deported from Maryland to El Salvador before being returned to the United States on migrant smuggling charges, is seeking sanctions against the Trump administration for allegedly stonewalling an inquiry into efforts to secure his return. The case has become a flashpoint over President Donald …
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By Chad Terhune (Reuters) -U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s surprise ouster of a national vaccine advisory board, claiming it was “plagued with persistent conflicts of interest,” puts new scrutiny on the group that recommends which shots should be administered to the American public. Kennedy said most vaccine experts on the 17-member Advisory Committee …
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By Ahmed Aboulenein, Julie Steenhuysen and Michael Erman WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Health Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. named eight members to serve on a key panel of vaccine advisers on Wednesday, including several who have advocated against vaccines, after abruptly firing all 17 members of the independent committee of experts. They will sit on the U.S. …
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By David Shepardson and Steve Holland (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump will sign three congressional resolutions on Thursday barring California’s electric vehicle sales mandates and diesel engine rules, a White House official said, confirming an earlier Reuters report citing auto industry sources and House aides. Trump is signing resolutions of disapproval under the Congressional Review …
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By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A loud mix of boos and cheers greeted U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday when he attended his first production at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the institution he subjected to a conservative takeover earlier this year. The mixed reception from theatergoers for Trump and his wife …
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By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Democratic National Committee Vice Chair David Hogg, who has voiced support for progressive primary challenges to Democratic incumbents running for re-election in the 2026 midterm elections, said on Wednesday he will not run for his post again. The party said its members had voted 294-99 to redo the contest …
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By Dietrich Knauth and Luc Cohen (Reuters) -Lawyers for Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador in March and returned on Friday, said their client should be set free while the U.S. Department of Justice pursues new criminal charges against him. The U.S. Department of Justice on Friday had asked a federal …
