By Nate Raymond (Reuters) -A federal judge has blocked U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration from unilaterally cutting billions of dollars of foreign aid authorized by Congress that is set to expire at the end of September. U.S. District Judge Amir Ali in Washington ruled on Wednesday night that the administration remains under a duty to …
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By David Shepardson (Reuters) -The chair of the Federal Communications Commission on Wednesday proposed ending subsidies for wireless use on school buses after they were initially created under a COVID-era program. FCC Chair Brendan Carr asked the commission to reverse policies adopted under then-President Joe Biden to allow subsidies for WiFi use on school buses …
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By Susan Heavey WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Chicago police will not collaborate with any National Guard troops or federal agents if U.S. President Donald Trump deploys them to the city in coming days as threatened, Mayor Brandon Johnson said on Saturday. The Democratic mayor, surrounded by other city leaders, signed an executive order aimed at preparing Chicago …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said on Friday that there had been an IT breach at the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the American disaster response agency that has been buffeted by deep cuts and is slated for elimination. Noem’s statement gave few specifics about the nature of the breach except …
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By Emily Schmall, Bianca Flowers and Heather Schlitz CHICAGO (Reuters) -When U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to flood Chicago with National Guard troops and Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents earlier this month, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker said the president lacked the legal authority. But privately, Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson began discussing what they …
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By Brad Brooks (Reuters) -The NAACP and the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law on Tuesday sued Texas over its congressional map that was redrawn at the behest of President Donald Trump, arguing it dilutes the power of Black voters and other minorities. The Republican-dominated Texas legislature passed the new map last week with …
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By Howard Schneider, Ann Saphir and Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook will file a lawsuit to prevent President Donald Trump from firing her, a lawyer for the embattled central bank official said on Tuesday, kicking off what could be a protracted legal fight over the White House’s effort to shape U.S. monetary …
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By Nate Raymond (Reuters) -A federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday that a Pennsylvania law requiring mail-in ballots in the presidential battleground state be thrown out if they arrive in envelopes with the wrong or missing date written on them is unconstitutional. A three-judge panel of the Philadelphia-based 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals sided …
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By David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) -John Bolton, a former adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump who is now a persistent critic, said on Tuesday he was concerned about the withdrawal of his Secret Service protection and criticized raids on his home and office last week. Bolton, speaking at an online event assessing Trump’s summit on …
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By Tim Reid WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Hundreds of National Guard soldiers in military fatigues and combat boots mingled with tourists, posed for selfies, and treated themselves to ice cream from food trucks on Thursday along Washington’s National Mall, one of the safest parts of America’s capital. On occasion an angry local would hurl verbal abuse at …
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