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By Ted Hesson, Julia Harte and Kristina Cooke WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump is moving to clamp down on legal immigration into the U.S. after an Afghan immigrant was accused of ambushing National Guard members, a crackdown that echoes Trump’s first-term restrictions and could face similar challenges. Less than two days after authorities said …

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(Reuters) -Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Friday that the U.S. Treasury was working to cut off federal benefits to “illegal aliens” at President Donald Trump’s direction and preserve them for U.S. citizens. Treasury “announced that it will issue proposed regulations clarifying that the refunded portions of certain individual income tax benefits are no longer …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Department of Justice is upgrading charges for the Afghan man suspected of shooting and killing a National Guard member and wounding another to first degree murder, U.S. Attorney for Washington, D.C. Jeanine Pirro said on Friday. The comments were made on Fox News’ “Fox and Friends” program. Pirro said a day …

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PALM BEACH, Florida (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday his administration may slash income tax completely over the next couple of years because of government revenue generated from tariffs. “Over the next couple of years, I think we’ll substantially be cutting and maybe cutting out completely, but we’ll be cutting income tax. Could …

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PALM BEACH, Florida (Reuters) -Sarah Beckstrom, one of the two National Guard members shot in Washington on Wednesday, has died, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday. “Sarah Beckstrom of West Virginia, one of the guardsmen that we’re talking about, highly respected, young, magnificent person … She’s just passed away. She’s no longer with us,” …

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