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By Mike Scarcella and David Thomas (Reuters) -U.S. law firm Susman Godfrey asked a judge in Washington on Thursday to permanently bar President Donald Trump’s executive order against it, calling the measure an act of retaliation that trampled its rights under the U.S. Constitution. U.S. District Judge Loren AliKhan sharply questioned a Justice Department lawyer …

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By David Morgan and Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump privately urged House Speaker Mike Johnson during a phone call on Wednesday to raise the tax rate on the wealthiest Americans and close the carried interest loophole for Wall Street investors, two people familiar with the conversation said on Thursday. Trump and Johnson …

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(Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Thursday all its centers will deploy artificial intelligence internally immediately, with full integration on June 30, following the completion of a new generative AI pilot for scientific reviewers. WHY IT’S IMPORTANT Once the FDA receives an application for the potential approval of a drug, it …

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By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has issued internal instructions to the Pentagon to start kicking out transgender troops who do not elect to leave on their own by June 6, according to a memo obtained by Reuters. The Pentagon did not immediately respond to a request …

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By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Education said on Thursday it opened an investigation into foreign donations at the University of Pennsylvania, alleging the Ivy League school made inaccurate and untimely foreign financial disclosures in the past. The university did not immediately respond to a request for comment. U.S. law requires …

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By Andrew Chung, John Kruzel WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump’s administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday to intervene in its bid to revoke the temporary legal status granted by his predecessor Joe Biden to hundreds of thousands of Venezuelan, Cuban, Haitian and Nicaraguan migrants living in the United States. The Justice Department requested …

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By Nathan Layne and Leah Douglas WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Cameron Hamilton, the acting director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, has been ousted from his position by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, a day after he told lawmakers in a hearing that he did not support eliminating his agency. The leadership change comes at a time …

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(Reuters) – The FBI has opened a criminal investigation into mortgage fraud allegations against New York Attorney General Letitia James, who President Donald Trump has publicly targeted because she pursued legal action against him, several U.S. media outlets reported on Thursday.  James has joined attorneys general from other states in challenging Trump’s second-term agenda. After Trump’s …

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By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A top Democratic lawmaker has asked the Pentagon’s Inspector General’s office to investigate whether the U.S. military broke the law when it deported 17 migrants to El Salvador at the end of March without any U.S. government civilians on board. President Donald Trump’s use of the military …

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