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By John Kruzel WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito on Monday extended a temporary pause on a Republican-backed Texas law allowing state law enforcement authorities to arrest people suspected of crossing the U.S.-Mexico border illegally. Alito’s action gives the justices more time to weigh a request by President Joe Biden’s administration to freeze …

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KYIV (Reuters) – U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham said on Monday, after meeting Ukraine’s president, that he was confident an aid package stalled in the U.S. Congress would soon be approved, but called for aid to take the form of a low-interest, waivable loan. Graham said he fully backed extending the aid, but told Ukrainians they …

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By Nate Raymond (Reuters) – U.S. Supreme Court justices and federal judges can no longer avoid disclosing the value of travel-related gifts they receive by classifying such free trips as “reimbursements” on their financial disclosure forms under new regulations now in effect. The regulations, announced by the federal judiciary late on Friday, follow revelations that …

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By Andrew Goudsward (Reuters) -Donald Trump on Monday asked a Georgia judge to allow him to appeal a ruling keeping the lead prosecutor on the state’s criminal case against the former U.S. president over his attempts to overturn his election defeat. The filing by Trump, the Republican presidential challenger, and several of his co-defendants, continues …

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By John Kruzel and Andrew Chung WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday grappled with the National Rifle Association’s claim that a New York state official violated its free speech rights by coercing banks and insurers to cut ties with it – with the gun rights group backed by an unlikely ally: President Joe …

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By Ted Hesson and Liliana Salgado WASHINGTON/TUCSON, Arizona (Reuters) – An Arizona migrant shelter that has housed thousands of asylum seekers plans to halt most operations in two weeks when funding from Washington runs out, a problem for towns along the border where officials fear a surge in homelessness and extra costs. Arizona’s Pima County, …

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