By Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Associated Press on Friday sued senior aides to President Donald Trump over a decision by the White House to restrict the news outlet’s access to the president and other officials for continuing to refer to the Gulf of Mexico in its coverage. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court …
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By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) -New York City sued the Trump administration on Friday for clawing back $80.5 million of grants intended to cover part of the city’s cost of housing migrants. In a complaint filed in Manhattan federal court, New York City rejected claims by federal officials that it was misusing the funds, …
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By Mike Scarcella (Reuters) – A longtime attorney at Washington law firm Jones Day is taking a top role in the U.S. Justice Department’s civil division, where he will be part of a core group defending Republican U.S. President Donald Trump’s domestic policy agenda. The lawyer, Yaakov Roth, will serve as principal deputy assistant attorney …
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By Alexandra Alper and Karen Freifeld WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration has forced out a senior Commerce Department official overseeing export restrictions on China, three people familiar with the matter said. Matthew Borman is leaving his role as principal deputy assistant secretary of commerce for export administration after decades of government service. Borman “is …
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By Daniel Wiessner and Luc Cohen (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Friday extended a block on Elon Musk’s government cost-cutting team known as DOGE from accessing Treasury Department systems responsible for trillions of dollars in government payments. U.S. District Judge Jeannette Vargas in Manhattan granted a request from 19 Democratic state attorneys general for a …
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By Nandita Bose and Doina Chiacu WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump clashed with the Democratic governor of Maine, Janet Mills, on Friday over federal funds he threatened to withhold from the state over transgender athletes participating in girls and women’s sports. Trump was addressing Democratic and Republican governors in the State Dining Room at the …
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(Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s Trump Media & Technology Group said on Friday it will propose reincorporating the company in Florida at its annual meeting in late April. “We look forward to uniting our legal home with our physical home as we explore possibilities for mergers, acquisitions, partnerships, and other growth,” said CEO Devin …
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By Andrew Chung, John Kruzel WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Friday to let Donald Trump immediately fire the head of a federal watchdog agency after a judge’s order had temporarily blocked the Republican president from ousting the official. The court postponed action – for now – on the Justice Department’s request to …
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By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Federal Bureau of Investigation on Friday ordered the transfer of 1,500 staff out of its Washington headquarters, two sources familiar with the orders told Reuters. Some 1,000 staff would be dispersed to field offices around the United States, with another 500 ordered to transfer to Huntsville, Alabama, …
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By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) – A federal judge on Friday seemed likely to extend his earlier block on the Trump administration’s freeze on federal grants and other financial assistance, suggesting the broad initiative was beyond the powers of federal agencies. U.S. District Judge John McConnell during a hearing in Providence, Rhode Island, seemed skeptical of …
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