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By Mike Scarcella, David Thomas and Sara Merken (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s targeting of major law firms over their diversity policies and political clients has earned condemnation from law professors, bar associations and a federal judge – but not, so far, from other law firms. Instead, the public reaction from large corporate firms …

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By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) -A federal judge on Tuesday blocked billionaire Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency from taking any more steps to shut down the U.S. Agency for International Development, saying their efforts to close the foreign aid agency likely violated the U.S. Constitution. In a preliminary ruling, U.S. District Judge Theodore …

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By Brendan Pierson and Jack Queen (Reuters) – A federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked the U.S. military from enforcing President Donald Trump’s executive order barring transgender people from military service while a lawsuit by 20 current and would-be service members challenging the measure goes forward. U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes in Washington found Trump’s …

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By David Shepardson (Reuters) -U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on Tuesday threatened to withhold federal transit funds from New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority over crime and safety on the New York City subway system and other issues. The MTA is the state agency that operates the city’s subway and buses, as well as commuter rail …

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By Ted Hesson and Tom Hals WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A U.S. judge on Tuesday demanded more details from the Trump administration on two deportation flights that took off this weekend despite his order temporarily banning the removal of people from the United States under an 18th-century law.    U.S. District Judge James Boasberg in Washington, D.C., …

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By Ahmed Aboulenein and Julie Steenhuysen WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. health department said on Tuesday it is reviewing the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s HIV prevention division for overlap with other agencies but no final decision had been made about its future. The Department of Health and Human Services made the statement after the …

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By Tom Hals WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) – Several federal judges have claimed the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has failed to comply with court orders regarding foreign aid, federal spending and the firing of government workers, which the administration disputes. Below is a look at what could happen if a court rules the administration …

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By Sneha S K (Reuters) – U.S. health agencies announced on Tuesday a set of actions and initiatives to ensure the quality, safety, nutritional adequacy and resilience of domestic infant formula supply. The Food and Drug Administration outlined a set of plans named “Operation Stork Speed,” which includes initiating a nutrient review process and increasing …

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By Leah Douglas (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture will on Wednesday begin accepting applications from farmers affected by low commodity prices for economic aid passed by Congress last year, an agency official said on Tuesday. The stop-gap government funding package passed by Congress last December included $10 billion for economic assistance, a supplement …

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