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Matsui advances to November ballot in reelection bid for California congressional seat

California Democratic Rep. Doris Matsui advanced to the November ballot on Friday after facing a reelection challenge from a younger Democrat. Matsui, 81, has been in Congress since she replaced her late husband, former Rep. Bob Matsui, in the Sacramento-based seat in 2005. In a statement ...
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Judge blocks Trump administration’s attempt to link USDA funds to compliance with other policies

By David Thomas June 5 (Reuters) - A judge on Friday blocked the U.S. Department of Agriculture from withholding tens of billions of dollars in federal funds from states unless they complied with the Trump administration's policies on immigration enforcement, transgender people and other issues. U.S. ...
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Democrat Xavier Becerra projected to advance to November ballot for California governor

June 5(Reuters) - Democratic former cabinet secretary Xavier Becerra is projected to advance to the November ballot for California governor after Tuesday's primary election, U.S. media said on Friday. (Reporting by Daniel Trotta in Carlsbad, California and Bhargav Acharya in Toronto) Brought to you by www.srnnews.com
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California to decide soon whether it will seek to block Paramount deal

By Jody Godoy and Nathan Frandino June 5 (Reuters) - California Attorney General Rob Bonta will soon decide whether to sue to block Paramount's $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros, he told Reuters in an interview, adding that in general he views any corporate promises ...
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US judge strikes down Trump policies targeting immigrants from 39 countries

By Nate Raymond June 5 (Reuters) - A federal judge on Friday ruled that U.S. President Donald Trump's administration had adopted a series of unlawful policies that have barred people from 39 countries from receiving decisions on applications for asylum, work permits, green cards and ...
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Trump urges Pulte to fire intelligence community employees, WSJ reports

WASHINGTON, June 5 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump told the Wall Street Journal on Friday he wants acting director of national intelligence Bill Pulte to begin the process of firing a large number of employees as part of a shake-up of the U.S. ...
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Trump’s UFC fight at White House combines punches and politics

By Bo Erickson WASHINGTON, June 5 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump is bringing his affinity for mixed martial arts to the White House, staging a night of cage fighting on the South Lawn on June 14 - his 80th birthday - as part of ...
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Senate approves $70 billion immigration enforcement bill

(WASHINGTON) --The Senate voted early Friday morning to approve a $70 billion immigration enforcement package that includes nothing to rein in the administration's so-called "Anti-Weaponization Fund."The immigration enforcement bill passed by a vote of 52-47.Sen. Lisa Murkowski was the only Republican to join all ...
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Trump looms large over upcoming primary elections in Washington, DC

WASHINGTON (AP) - The last time Washington, D.C., residents chose a new delegate to Congress and a new mayor in the same election, gas was $1.33 a gallon and George H.W. Bush was president. This fall they will do it again - under starkly different ...
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US Senate blocks debate on FISA surveillance law days before program ‘goes dark’

By Nolan D. McCaskill and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON, June 5 (Reuters) - Seven Republicans in the U.S. Senate on Friday joined Democrats to block debate on reauthorization of an expiring foreign surveillance law. Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act will expire on June 12 ...
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Trump’s lawyers sought to halt discovery in $10 billion BBC lawsuit

June 5 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's lawyers asked a federal judge in May for a stay of the discovery process in his $10-billion defamation lawsuit against the BBC, pending the outcome of a request to shift such matters to a different judge. Trump ...
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US Senate approves $70 billion for Trump migrant deportations

WASHINGTON, June 5 (Reuters) - A majority of the U.S. Senate on Friday voted to pass legislation providing an additional $70 billion for migrant law-enforcement operations, including President Donald Trump's aggressive deportation program. The bill still must be voted upon by the House of Representatives. ...
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