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Watch Live: Trump signs proclamation at the White House
The president signed an order that seeks to make the Oval Office and Cabinet Room a national monument to prevent changes from the way he redesigned them.
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US imposes new sanctions against Cuba, targeting its China-based military suppliers
The move is part of the economic pressure that the Trump administration is attempting to push on Cuba to force political change, even as it battles economic and energy crises.
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Justice Department pursuing investigation in 2022 Supreme Court abortion ruling leak: sources
Some conservatives believe the source of the leak was an abortion-rights supporter who was hoping to derail the ruling, a theory President Donald Trump has voiced.
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Appeals court rules that Trump admin illegally appointed Nevada's top federal prosecutor
As a result of the ruling, Sigal Chattah, a prominent Nevada conservative who previously served as the state's Republican National Committeewoman, can no longer oversee federal prosecutions in Nevada.
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Judge blocks Trump administration's plan to relocate FBI headquarters to federal building in DC
U.S. District Judge Theodore D. Chuang, an appointee of President Barack Obama, ruled that the Trump administration illegally tossed a plan that had been previously approved to build a new facility in Maryland.
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Pentagon orders 30 American colleges to audit their foreign financial and research ties
The schools, which include New York University, Harvard and Georgetown University, must review identified foreign collaborations and assess any exposure of "sensitive or export-controlled research."
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Progressive lawmakers to travel to Latin America this week for PanAmerican congress
The summit is in its third year and its goal is to push back against a rising right-wing agenda in Latin America.
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Blanche creates new pathway for certain US citizens to regain federal gun rights
Blanche said applicants must establish the circumstances of their prohibition, prove they do not pose a public safety risk and then the Justice Department will also evaluate the applicant's record, reputation and subsequent conduct.
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ACLU asks SCOTUS to hear Texas case requiring display of Ten Commandments in school classrooms
The request comes after a federal appeals court upheld the state law in April, which passed the Republican-led state legislature last year,
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U.S.-South Korea spat follows tensions over Seoul’s drift towards China, trade deal speedbumps
President Donald Trump’s decision to reduce U.S. participation in a scheduled military exercise with South Korea follows months of trade tensions and Seoul’s growing cooperation with China.
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Judge delays Mangione's state trial after defendant pleads guilty in federal case
Mangione's defense team has moved to dismiss his New York case after their client pleaded guilty to federal charges, citing the state's double jeopardy law because the charges stem from the same incident.
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Construction on a border security measures in Texas national park halted, Rodney Scott says
The agency had originally planned a 30-foot-high wall in the park, which shares a border with Mexico, but it scrapped those plans in favor of "limited" vehicle barriers with detection technology.
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Blanche argues Congress already approved White House ballroom
The project has been mired in legal trouble since its inception.