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By Nathan Layne and Jayla Whitfield-Anderson LAFAYETTE, Georgia (Reuters) -In a brightly lit, mostly packed meeting hall in LaFayette, Georgia, Jackie Harling leaned into the microphone, her voice calm and firm, “So the elephant in the room: We love President Trump and we love our congresswoman,” she told the Walker County Republicans on Tuesday night, …

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By Jack Queen (Reuters) -A federal judge on Thursday moved to halt President Donald Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., a temporary legal setback to Trump’s efforts to send the military to American cities over objections of local leaders.  U.S. District Judge Jia Cobb, an appointee of former President Joe Biden, temporarily …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance were not invited to Thursday’s funeral service for former Vice President Dick Cheney, according to a White House official. Former U.S. leaders, lawmakers and other dignitaries gathered at Washington’s National Cathedral to remember the powerful and divisive former vice president, who was a vocal …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Negotiations between the Trump administration and Harvard University are close to being finalized, U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon told reporters at the White House on Thursday. The administration has opened a number of investigations into the university to monitor its compliance with U.S. President Donald Trump’s directives, an effort critics say amounts …

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By Courtney Rozen and Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Trump administration is considering options to enhance its ability to close government offices and end programs it no longer wants, according to a proposal seen by Reuters. The administration is developing a rule to more easily manage the legal consequences of layoffs, according to the …

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By Matt Spetalnick, Patricia Zengerle and Simon Lewis WASHINGTON (Reuters) -When President Donald Trump defended Saudi Arabia’s crown prince this week over the 2018 killing of U.S.-based journalist Jamal Khashoggi, he did more than just stir renewed accusations from critics of an affinity toward strongmen. Trump’s remarks, which contradicted U.S. intelligence findings, threw into stark …

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By Evan Garcia and Julia Harte HOUSTON, Texas (Reuters) -A federal judge has ordered a dozen Texas public school districts to remove displays of the Ten Commandments from their classrooms by December, saying that a state law requiring such displays violates the U.S. Constitution. In a win for parents of children who attend school in …

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By Daniel Trotta SAN DIEGO/TIJUANA (Reuters) -A year ago, San Diego trauma surgeon Dr. Vishal Bansal was likely to see dozens of migrants each month who had fallen from the towering wall on the U.S.-Mexico border. Leg and ankle fractures were common, and he also treated spine, pelvic and traumatic brain injuries.  On a recent …

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