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By Sarah N. Lynch and Jack Queen GREENBELT, Maryland (Reuters) -John Bolton, President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser, was charged on Thursday in a sweeping indictment that accuses him of sharing sensitive government information with two of his relatives for possible use in a book he was writing.  The indictment marked the third time in …

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By Diana Novak Jones CHICAGO (Reuters) -A federal appeals court on Thursday rejected the Trump administration’s request to pause a lower court ruling that temporarily blocks the deployment of National Guard troops in Illinois during its appeal. The ruling allows a temporary restraining order against the deployment entered by U.S. District Judge April Perry in …

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By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Senate Democrats on Thursday blocked a bill that would have funded the Pentagon for a full year, thwarting an effort by Republicans to restart some federal funding as the government shutdown stretched into its 16th day. The tally was 50-44, falling short of the 60 needed to advance the …

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(Reuters) -Nearly two dozen states are suing the Trump administration over its cancellation of a $7 billion grant program aimed at expanding solar energy in low-income communities, according to court papers. In a statement on Thursday, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced two lawsuits by a group of states that received grants under the Environmental …

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By Nate Raymond BOSTON (Reuters) -A Massachusetts woman invoked the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk as something “we love” as she threatened last month to kill federal agents conducting an immigration arrest, U.S. prosecutors said on Thursday. Bethany Abigail Terrill, 37, was arrested on Wednesday as the U.S. Department of Justice moves to take …

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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Two U.S. senators announced a deal on Thursday on aviation safety legislation after a fatal January collision involving an American Airlines regional jet and an Army helicopter that killed 67 people spurred calls for reform. Senate Commerce Committee chair Ted Cruz, a Republican, and the panel’s top Democrat, Maria Cantwell, …

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