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Judges pressed the government on whether there are legal constraints on presidential power to deploy National Guard troops in the nation’s capital, more than a year after guardsmen began patrolling streets under the order, according to a Wednesday hearing.
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At Southwark Crown Court, Mahrah Al Nahyan, 32, pleaded guilty to one count of child neglect described by prosecutors as linked to drug use and an endangerment risk for a toddler.
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A Financial Times and Focaldata poll released this week found that about one in four respondents approve of President Donald Trump’s handling of jobs and the economy, while Trump’s overall approval stands at about one-third.
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In a court filing Monday, Disney and ABC said the Federal Communications Commission chose an early license-review process for all eight ABC-owned stations to exert “maximal coercive pressure,” arguing it allowed the FCC to avoid a quicker ruling by a judge.
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A U.S. district judge told the Trump administration to keep allowing journalists from three outlets into the White House while the media coalition’s court challenge continues, after the administration previously barred the outlets from access in September.
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A U.S. judge criticized Department of Homeland Security leadership for what the court described as “outrageous” false statements tied to the dismissal of Mary Comans, a former FEMA chief financial officer who led oversight of an $80 million grant linked to migrant housing in New York, according to a report.
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A federal judge issued a temporary order, according to news reports, preventing President Donald Trump’s administration from indefinitely barring MS NOW, CNN and Politico from reporting from the White House grounds.
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The administration filed a request with Judge Roy Lamberth to reopen review of a prior approval of an offshore wind farm, setting up renewed litigation over the project’s permitting and the administration’s broader approach to wind energy.
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U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar’s campaign is urging supporters to donate as she denounces a federal probe described in campaign materials as part of President Donald Trump’s broader use of federal power.
