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By Julia Harte and Kanishka Singh (Reuters) -The U.S. Justice Department said it formed a multi-agency task force on Monday to fight antisemitism in schools and universities, while the Education Department announced it was investigating five universities for alleged antisemitic harassment. WHY IT’S IMPORTANT  The task force follows an executive order from President Donald Trump …

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By Trevor Hunnicutt and Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday ordering the creation of a sovereign wealth fund within the next year, saying it could potentially buy the short video app TikTok. If created, the sovereign wealth fund could place the U.S. alongside numerous other countries, particularly …

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By Jonathan Landay, Steve Holland and Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Trump administration said it would lock U.S. Agency for International Development workers out of their headquarters in downtown Washington DC for a second day on Tuesday as it moved to shutter the agency, prompting two Democratic senators to vow to block confirmations of State …

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NEW ORLEANS — Six days and counting before Super Bowl LIX kickoff, the NFL and Department of Homeland Security unveiled their plan to make the Superdome the “safest place to be” on Sunday night. “I’m confident the safest place this weekend will be under the security umbrella we have in place around (the Superdome),” NFL …

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By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) – The University of California system was sued on Monday by a student group for alleged racial discrimination in admissions by favoring Black and Hispanic applicants over Asian-American and white applicants. Students Against Racial Discrimination said the use of racial preferences at all nine of the system’s campuses lets students with …

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By Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A federal prosecutor appointed by President Donald Trump said on Monday the FBI was investigating the “targeting” of staff involved in Elon Musk’s effort to slash the size of the U.S. government. Career government officials have reportedly sought to counter efforts by Musk aides working with his Department of Government …

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By Andrew Goudsward and Nate Raymond WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Monday extended a pause on the Trump administration’s plan to freeze federal loans, grants and other financial assistance, saying it may have “run roughshod” over Congress’s constitutional authority over government spending. U.S. District Judge Loren AliKhan in Washington wrote that a funding …

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By Andrew Goudsward and Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Advocacy groups representing FBI agents appealed to the U.S. Congress on Monday to intervene to stop possible mass firings of agents who worked on the investigation of the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol attack and other probes condemned by President Donald Trump. In a letter to …

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