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By Nate Raymond (Reuters) -A federal judge ruled on Friday there was a realistic likelihood that the criminal charges the U.S. Department of Justice brought against Kilmar Abrego, the alleged gang member who was wrongly deported by President Donald Trump’s administration to El Salvador, amounted to a vindictive prosecution. U.S. District Judge Waverly Crenshaw in Nashville, …

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By Bo Erickson, Courtney Rozen and Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump’s administration started detailing its plans on Monday for which services it will pause if the federal government shuts down this week, with the U.S. health department slated to furlough 41% of its workforce.  The impending shutdown will be different from past government closures …

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By Nate Raymond (Reuters) -A federal appeals court on Monday allowed the U.S. Department of Education to proceed with plans to lay off civil rights staff as it paused an injunction that the Trump administration said should have been removed after a U.S. Supreme Court decision. A three-judge panel of the Boston-based 1st U.S. Circuit …

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By Dan Burns (Reuters) -President Donald Trump’s administration pushed back on Friday against arguments made by Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook that his attempted firing of her should not be allowed to proceed, telling the U.S. Supreme Court in a filing that his removal of her would be a valid exercise of his authority. In …

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By Gram Slattery and Steve Holland UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump argued for lower levels of global migration and urged a turn away from climate change policies on Tuesday in a combative, wide-ranging speech to the U.N. General Assembly that leveled scathing criticism of world leaders. The 56-minute speech was a rebuke to …

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By Andrew Goudsward and Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Democratic lawmakers on Tuesday launched investigations into the closure of a Justice Department bribery probe of White House border czar Tom Homan, after Reuters and other media outlets reported he was caught on a recording accepting $50,000 in cash from an undercover FBI agent. Democrats on …

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(This September 20 story is repeated without any changes to the text.) WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Department of Homeland Security on Saturday warned California, New York and Illinois, so-called sanctuary states, to cooperate with the government in deporting undocumented immigrants released from prison after serving time for crimes. In a statement, Homeland Security assistant secretary …

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By Nathan Layne, Nandita Bose and Tim Reid GLENDALE, Arizona (Reuters) -Some called Charlie Kirk a modern martyr. Others said his death was a pivotal moment for the U.S.  The potent blend of politics and religion that captivated the Sunday afternoon memorial service for the slain conservative activist left little doubt that Kirk’s death had …

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