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By Ted Hesson and Luc Cohen WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. judge who temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from deporting alleged Venezuelan gang members under a 1798 law said at a hearing on Friday that government lawyers had been “intemperate and disrespectful” in court filings, as he weighs whether officials violated the order.  At the …

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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy will unveil a plan next week to upgrade the aging, under-staffed U.S. air traffic control system next week, he said on Friday. Duffy said earlier this month that he planned to ask Congress for tens of billions of dollars for a multi-year effort to revamp Federal …

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By Ted Hesson and Nathan Layne WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Department of Homeland Security on Friday gutted three oversight offices by placing more than 100 workers on paid leave, a Trump administration official and two former officials said, sidelining them as President Donald Trump amps up his immigration crackdown. The workers, including those in the …

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By Ernest Scheyder and Divya Rajagopal (Reuters) -Former Newmont executive David Copley has been tapped to oversee the mining portfolio for the U.S. National Energy Dominance Council, two sources familiar with the appointment said, making him the highest-ranking federal official shaping domestic minerals policy. Created last month by President Donald Trump, the council’s mandate is …

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By Chris Prentice and Douglas Gillison WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Wall Street’s top regulator is facing a staff exodus across key departments as hundreds have agreed to take resignation offers amid President Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s efforts to remake the U.S. government, five people familiar with the matter told Reuters. Departures from the U.S. Securities and …

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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Ten U.S. House of Representatives Democratic lawmakers on Friday urged the Pentagon to reduce military training flights in the Washington, D.C., area after a January mid-air collision between an American Airlines regional jet and a U.S. Army helicopter killed 67 people. The lawmakers, in a letter, said they also want …

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