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(Reuters) -In a rare use of the U.S. military for domestic purposes, President Donald Trump has deployed National Guard troops to Los Angeles and Washington, D.C., and announced plans to send them to Portland, Chicago and other cities in response to protests over his immigration policies.  Democratic-led states and cities have filed lawsuits to block …

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By Bo Erickson and Leah Douglas WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Nearly 42 million people are set to lose food aid due to the second-longest U.S. government shutdown, as Democrats and Republicans in Congress continue to blame each other for a weeks-long legislative stalemate. Neither party was showing signs of changing its position days before funding for the …

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By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said on Tuesday the 28-day U.S. government shutdown could stretch into November, when millions face soaring health insurance costs from expiring Affordable Care Act tax credits — raising pressure on lawmakers to resolve the impasse as enrollment begins. With hundreds of thousands of federal workers …

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By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats on Wednesday asked the Justice Department to hand over all legal opinions its attorneys have produced to assess the legality of the military’s 13 deadly strikes against suspected drug vessels that have killed about 57 people. “Summarily killing criminal suspects is prohibited under domestic …

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By Maiya Keidan (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration is replacing all six members of an independent federal agency that planned to review his building projects, including a new ballroom at the White House that critics have slammed. “We are preparing to appoint a new slate of members to the commission that are more aligned …

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By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -A federal prosecutor appointed by the Trump administration without Senate approval to serve as the “acting U.S. attorney” for California’s central district, which includes Los Angeles, was named to that role unlawfully, a U.S. district judge ruled on Tuesday. The ruling by U.S. District Judge J. Michael Seabright in …

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By Diana Novak Jones, Renee Hickman and Ted Hesson CHICAGO (Reuters) -A U.S. judge on Tuesday intensified her monitoring of President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown in Chicago, requiring a top official to appear daily in court and ordering his agency to detail the use of force by its agents including firing tear gas at protesters …

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