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U.S. President Trump departs for a state visit to Britain

After Abandoning Law Firm Executive Orders, Trump Administration Reverses Course and Pursues Fight

Judges who received challenges to the executive orders from targeted firms uniformly ruled against the government, prompting an appeal from the Justice Department.

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U.S. Senator Kelly departs the Senate floor at U.S. Capitol in Washington

Pentagon Appeals Order Blocking Sen. Mark Kelly’s Punishment for Call To Resist Unlawful Orders

Sen. Kelly said in a social media post that the only reason for Hegseth to appeal is to “keep trampling on the free speech rights of retired veterans and silence dissent.”

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Union members and supporters rally outside The Washington Post after widespread layoffs

Judge Bars Government From ‘Wholesale’ Search of Washington Post Reporter’s Seized Devices

The judge said he balanced the need to protect the reporter's free speech rights with the government’s duty to safeguard top secret national security information.

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U.S. Special Counsel Jack Smith speaks about indictment of former U.S. President Trump in Washington

Judge Blocks Release of Special Counsel Jack Smith’s Report on Trump Classified Documents Case

Smith and his team produced a two-volume report on the classified documents investigation and a separate probe into Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election after he lost to Joe Biden.

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The Senate Armed Services Committee holds a hearing about the administration's deployment of the National Guard across the United States on Capitol Hill in Washington

Democrats Say Trump Administration Is Investigating Them Over Video Message to Troops

The lawmakers attracted President Trump’s wrath with a video that he and his aides have labeled as “seditious” — an offense Trump said on his social media account was “punishable by death.”

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Supreme Court Sides With Immigration Judges in Speech Case for Now, Rebuffing Trump Administration

The decision is a technical step in a long-running case, but it touches on the effects of a series of high-profile firings under President Donald Trump.

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Trump Administration Will Appeal Judge’s Order Reversing Federal Funding Cuts at Harvard

U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs ruled in September that the Trump administration’s sweeping funding cuts violated Harvard’s First Amendment rights.

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U.S. President Donald Trump deploys National Guard in Washington

Man Who Threw Sandwich at Federal Agent in Washington Is Found Not Guilty of Assault Charge

A viral video of the sandwich tossing made Sean Charles Dunn a symbol of resistance to Trump’s deployment of federal agents to combat crime in the nation’s capital.

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