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Top Democratic lawyer, 3 others leave Paul Weiss to start new firm: Reports
Months after Paul Weiss reached a settlement with the Trump administration, four senior partners at the firm are leaving to start their…
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Commentary: Military takeovers, questionable arrests, sanctuary city crackdowns. Hot Trump summer is here
President Trump dropped an executive order this week about “sanctuary cities,” of which California has many. Not to mention we are a…
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Trump ramps up immigration showdown with executive order on sanctuary cities and states
The Trump administration escalated its showdown with Democrat-led states and cities over immigration enforcement on Monday, announcing…
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Trump says he will extend TikTok's sell-or-be-banned deadline
With a deadline to sell itself or be banned in the U.S. just hours away, TikTok got another last-minute reprieve from President Trump on…
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How Trump's USAID cuts are impacting Ukraine's civilians
It's an icy February morning in Vinnytsia, a city in western Ukraine where families displaced by the war have found refuge. For Maryna,…
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Donald Trump issues executive order for "America's bank account"
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday to overhaul how the federal government tracks and manages trillions of dollars in…
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Trump wants to rein in federal judges. One California Republican is already working on it
WASHINGTON — As court orders against his administration mount, President Trump has ramped up his attacks on federal judges in recent days,…
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Key points people need to understand about Trump's Education Department closure
President Trump on Thursday signed an executive order to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education, a long-anticipated action that will…
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Legal experts pan Trump's Supreme Court appeal on birthright citizenship
WASHINGTON — Trump administration lawyers sent the Supreme Court an emergency appeal this week with a “modest” procedural request, not to…
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What to know about Trump's plans for a 'Strategic Bitcoin Reserve'
President Trump on Thursday signed an executive order to establish a “Strategic Bitcoin Reserve” and a stockpile of U.S. digital assets.…
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Trump to bring message on expanded executive power to a diminished Congress
WASHINGTON — In his first address to a joint session of Congress, President Trump opened with an appeal for unity, a condemnation of hate…
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National Guard deployed to New York's jails
New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed an executive order on Wednesday activating members of the National Guard to the state's correctional…
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Children's Hospital keeps limits on transgender care amid challenges to Trump order
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles is keeping its recent restrictions on gender-affirming care in place as hospital officials review…
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U.S. Education Department investigating CIF over policy allowing transgender athletes to play girls' sports
A day after the U.S. Department of Education announced it is opening a Title IX investigation into the California Interscholastic…
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Trump targets paper straw purchases by federal government — and won't stop there
President Trump has declared the last straw. Or at least the paper ones used by federal agencies. In an executive order this week, the…
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Google ends hiring targets tied to diversity
Google is the latest tech company rethinking how it approaches diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace as businesses face more…
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Donald Trump's transgender order blocked by Reagan-Appointed judge
By Khaleda Rahman is Newsweek's National Correspondent based in London, UK. Her focus is reporting on abortion rights, race, education,…
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ACLU sues Trump administration for shutting down asylum process at southern border
The ACLU sued the Trump administration for shutting down most avenues to asylum, a move that has thrown the immigration system into chaos,…
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Column: Trump is creating an imperial presidency — and he's doing it by decree
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump has been back in the White House for only two weeks, but he’s already remaking the federal government. He’s…
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Thousands of protesters rally in downtown Los Angeles against Trump's aggressive immigration policies
Thousands of protesters rallied in downtown Los Angeles on Sunday against President Trump’s crack down on illlegal immigration and his…
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Trump cuts chaotic path in first weeks, bucking laws and norms in pursuit of promised agenda
Standing before a mourning nation following a tragic commercial airline crash that killed nearly 70 people in Washington, D.C., President…
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Is Trump pushing his presidential powers beyond what the Constitution allows?
WASHINGTON — President Trump has begun his second term pressing his power to reshape the government by firing federal officials, ending…
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Will Mexico accept military flights of deportees? President Sheinbaum deflects on sensitive issue
MEXICO CITY — Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum hedged Tuesday on whether Mexico would accept U.S. military flights carrying deportees…
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Column: President Trump demands GOP unity. Here's why he might not get it
Donald Trump has long complained that Democrats are better at sticking together than Republicans are. He’s already revisited this gripe.…