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Trump asks Supreme Court to decide whether he can end birthright citizenship, CNN reports

(Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration asked the Supreme Court on Friday to review the constitutionality of Trump’s executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship, CNN reported. Trump’s executive order, which he issued on his first day back in office on January 20, directs agencies ...
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Trump urges Supreme Court in new filing to allow his firing of Fed’s Lisa Cook

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 ...
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Exclusive-Trump mulls tariffs on foreign electronics based on number of chips, sources say

By Alexandra Alper WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Trump administration is considering imposing tariffs on foreign electronic devices based on the number of chips in each device, according to three people familiar with the matter, as it seeks to drive companies to shift their manufacturing to the ...
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Elections worker who lost job after telling Jon Stewart about safety fears settles lawsuit

A former Denver elections worker who says she lost her job after speaking to comedian Jon Stewart about her concerns for the safety of poll workers has settled a lawsuit alleging the city violated her First Amendment rights for $65,000, her lawyer said Friday. Virginia ...
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New York seeks more wind and solar energy before federal subsidies expire

(Reuters) -New York Governor Kathy Hochul directed state agencies on Friday to accelerate procurement of $5 billion of wind and solar energy projects before the expiration of federal subsidies being phased out under President Donald Trump’s new tax law. WHY IT’S IMPORTANT The move by a ...
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‘Constitutional crisis’: Democrats hit Trump administration, DOJ over James Comey indictment

(WASHINGTON) -- Word of former FBI Director James Comey's federal indictment sent anger and shockwaves around Congress, with several prominent Democrats sounding off on what they called a politically motivated attack by President Donald Trump's Justice Department.Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy called Comey's indictment -- ...
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Justice Clarence Thomas says legal precedents are not ‘the gospel’

(WASHINGTON) -- Justice Clarence Thomas said the Supreme Court should take a more critical approach to settled precedent, saying decided cases are not "the gospel" and suggesting some may have been based on "something somebody dreamt up and others went along with."Thomas made the ...
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After global aid cuts, nonprofits seek new energy and new partners on the UN sidelines

NEW YORK (AP) — A passing comment in a hotel hallway at one of the many conferences on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly’s annual high-level meetings this past week may have turned into a solution. A global antipoverty nonprofit executive, recently returned ...
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Netanyahu speech at United Nations begins with walkout from many delegates

(NEW YORK) -- After being repeatedly condemned as a war criminal by other world leaders during the United Nations General Assembly's current meeting in New York, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is now having his turn speaking on the world stage on Friday.Many delegates walked out ...
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Explainer-The 2020 Senate testimony that led to charges against ex-FBI chief Comey

By Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Former FBI Director James Comey was criminally charged on Thursday with false statements and obstruction over congressional testimony he gave in September 2020 about the investigation into contacts between President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign and the Russian government. When Comey appeared ...
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Trump broadens crackdown on ‘organized’ political violence

By Jeff Mason and Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday broadened a crackdown on what he has characterized since Charlie Kirk’s assassination as organized left-wing efforts to stoke political violence. Trump signed a presidential memo that directs administration officials to “detect, prevent ...
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Former FBI Director Comey indicted on charges of making a false statement, obstruction

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former FBI Director James Comey has been charged with making a false statement and obstruction in a criminal case. Prosecutors have been evaluating whether Comey lied to lawmakers during his Sept. 30, 2020, testimony related to the investigation into ties between Russia ...
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