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By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump has fired at least two Democratic members of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, which enforces federal laws banning workplace discrimination, in an unprecedented move likely to spur legal challenges. EEOC Commissioners Jocelyn Samuels and Charlotte Burrows said Trump, a Republican, removed them from their posts late on …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – California on Tuesday denied President Donald Trump’s claim that the U.S. military entered the state to release more water in the wake of deadly wildfires. In a Truth Social post late on Monday, Trump wrote: “The United States Military just entered the Great State of California and, under Emergency Powers, TURNED ON …

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By Jason Lange and James Oliphant WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Americans have a dim view of some of President Donald Trump’s early barrage of executive orders, including his attempt to do away with so-called birthright citizenship and his decision to rename the Gulf of Mexico, a Reuters/Ipsos poll found. Since taking office on Jan. 20, the Republican …

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By Nate Raymond and Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A U.S. judge on Tuesday temporarily paused part of the Trump administration’s sweeping directive to pause federal loans, grants and other financial assistance, granting a win to advocacy groups who said the policy would be devastating. At a hearing in Washington, D.C., federal court, U.S. District Judge …

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By Tom Hals and Andy Sullivan (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration on Monday issued a sweeping directive to federal agencies to temporarily pause billions of dollars of spending on health care, housing assistance and disaster relief. Trump’s political opponents vowed to challenge the directive and a judge temporarily blocked it from taking effect. Below …

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By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Senate Democrats on Tuesday blocked a Republican-led effort to sanction the International Criminal Court in protest of its arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former defense minister over Israel’s campaign in Gaza. The chamber voted 54-45 in favor of the bill, meaning the measure could …

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