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By Chris Prentice NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. Government Accountability Office plans to scrutinize changes at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including any led by the White House or Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, according to a letter sent to Democratic lawmakers on Capitol Hill. The GAO, Congress’ nonpartisan research arm, told …

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By Nate Raymond BOSTON (Reuters) – Harvard University professors are suing to block the Trump administration’s review of nearly $9 billion in federal contracts and grants awarded to the Ivy League school as part of a crackdown on what it says is antisemitism on college campuses. The Harvard faculty chapter of the American Association of …

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By Andrew Goudsward and Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -As U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration cracks down on immigration, its officials have repeatedly publicly identified detainees as gang leaders or even terrorists, without attempting to back those inflammatory claims up in court. After an FBI SWAT team on March 27 raided the home of a 24-year-old …

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By Bo Erickson (Reuters) -A 38-year-old man was in custody and will face attempted homicide and aggravated arson charges after setting a fire overnight at Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro’s residence, state authorities said at a press conference at the governor’s mansion in Harrisburg on Sunday. The suspect, identified as Cody Balmer from Harrisburg, whose motive …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Prospective jurors in Sean “Diddy” Combs’ trial next month will be asked about their opinions on a range of issues including kidnapping, drug distribution and sex trafficking, according to draft questionnaires filed by the hip-hop mogul’s lawyers. Combs, 55, is facing five criminal counts including racketeering and sex trafficking. Prosecutors accuse Combs, also …

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(Reuters) – The helicopter that crashed into New York City’s Hudson River on Thursday, killing all six people on board including three children, lacked flight recorders, the National Transportation Safety Board said. No video or camera recorders have been recovered from the Bell 206 helicopter, the NTSB said late on Saturday, and none of the …

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By Humeyra Pamuk (Reuters) -Pete Marocco, the Trump administration official who played a major role in dismantling the U.S. Agency for International Development, has left the State Department, a U.S. official said on Sunday. President Donald Trump’s administration has moved to fire nearly all USAID staff, as billionaire Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency has …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. has deported another 10 people that it alleges are gang members to El Salvador, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Sunday, a day before that country’s president is due to visit the White House. “Last night, another 10 criminals from the MS-13 and Tren de Aragua Foreign Terrorist Organizations …

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