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(This March 27 story has been refiled to remove a broken hyperlink in paragraph 8) By Luc Cohen (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Thursday temporarily allowed Labor Department grant recipients to continue their diversity, equity and inclusion programs, but the judge allowed the Trump administration to bar most “equity-related grants.” The order by U.S. …

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By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) -The U.S. Justice Department on Wednesday backed Donald Trump’s bid to move his already-decided hush money criminal case to federal court, the second time in less than a week the department has moved to help the U.S. president in a personal legal matter. Trump was convicted last year on charges …

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By Raphael Satter WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) -The best-known member of Elon Musk’s U.S. DOGE Service team of technologists once provided support to a cybercrime gang that bragged about trafficking in stolen data and cyberstalking an FBI agent, according to digital records reviewed by Reuters. Edward Coristine is among the most visible members of the DOGE …

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By Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A U.S. judge declined on Wednesday to step aside from a lawsuit challenging Donald Trump’s order targeting law firm Perkins Coie after his administration accused her of bias in this and other cases involving the Republican president. U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell said a Trump administration filing seeking her recusal …

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(Reuters) – Paul Atkins, President Donald Trump’s pick to run the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, pledged on Wednesday that regulations under his leadership would benefit the crypto sector and prevent politics from “stifling” capital formation, according to prepared testimony made public by the Senate. “A top priority of my chairmanship will be to work …

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-A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday upheld a lower court’s temporary block on the Trump administration’s deportation of some Venezuelan immigrants under a little-used 18th century law.  The decision by the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit marks a defeat for Republican President Donald Trump, who argued U.S. District Judge James Boasberg’s …

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By Eric Cox and Joseph Ax BELLEVUE, Wisconsin (Reuters) -A race for an open seat on Wisconsin’s top court will be an early test of the Trump administration’s popularity in a political swing state, with more than $17 million spent by groups tied to Elon Musk helping shatter election spending records. The outcome of the …

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By Brad Brooks (Reuters) -The U.S. Department of Education said on Tuesday its civil rights office is investigating the Portland, Oregon, school system for allowing a transgender high school runner to compete in female sports and use girls’ locker rooms. The department’s Office for Civil Rights also said it is investigating the Oregon School Activities …

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