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Appeals court declines to reimpose limits on federal agents' responses at Minnesota protests
“A wrong call could end in contempt, yet there is little in the order that constrains the district court’s power to impose it,” the panel wrote
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Trump to give economic speech in Iowa on Tuesday
The speech will be part of the president's national affordability tour, where he is expected to highlight his economic agenda in an effort to boost GOP support ahead of the midterm elections later this year.
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Google settles lawsuit for $68 million over claims its virtual assistant secretly recorded users
Google said in the filing late Friday that it was settling to avoid the “uncertainty, risk, expense, inconvenience and distraction” of a lengthy court battle and did not admit to any wrongdoing.
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Florida appellate court denies Pulitzer board petition to delay Trump’s defamation suit
The ruling opens the door for the discovery process, in which Trump’s lawyers are seeking the board’s internal deliberations in its 2018 awards to two media outlets for Russia collusion coverage.
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Pirro says she will not tolerate hatred or provide mercy for criminals during swearing-in ceremony
"We need to send a message that justice will be honored in the District of Columbia," Pirro said in remarks at the ceremony. "My voice should be heard loud and clear: No more. No more tolerance of hatred. No more mercy for criminals."
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Judge says US acted improperly in stripping Harvard researcher of visa for smuggling in bio samples
The Justice Department charged Harvard researcher Kseniia Petrova with smuggling the samples into a Boston airport earlier this month without the proper permit, which included clawed frog embryos and embryonic samples.
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Justice Department opens investigation into California allowing trans athletes in girls' sports
President Trump previously threatened to withhold federal funds from California if the governor and fellow Democrats in the state continued to defy his executive order banning males from playing in women's sports.
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Ex-Capitol Police chief: Plaque honoring J6 officers not installed because 'politically divisive'
The plaque was to be installed near the west front of the Capitol building by March 2023, but since Republicans took control of the House chamber, it has not been rejected, but not yet installed.
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White House to send DOGE rescissions package to Capitol Hill: Report
As Americans watch the DOGE ticker move, showing how much money its cuts could potentially save taxpayers, Congress must codify as much as it can through legislation.
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Hegseth orders review of Pentagon support for military families who homeschool
"Ensuring that military-connected families receive strong educational support maintains morale and readiness, reinforcing the overall stability and effectiveness of our military communities," Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said.
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Rubio restricts visas of foreign officials censoring Americans
"Today, I am announcing a new visa restriction policy that will apply to foreign officials and persons who are complicit in censoring Americans," Secretary of State Marco Rubio said.
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HHS Secretary Kennedy threatens to bar NIH scientists from publishing in 'corrupt' medical journals
“Unless those journals change dramatically, we are going to stop NIH scientists from publishing in them and we’re going to create our own journals in-house,” HHS Secretary Kennedy said.
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Federal judge approves DOGE's access to Treasury's payment systems
New York Attorney General Letitia James and 18 other Democratic attorneys general had brought the lawsuit to block DOGE’s access to the Treasury systems.