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Trump administration files birthright citizenship brief to the Supreme Court
Trump imposed the order last year as a means to deter pregnant tourists from having their babies in the United States and illegal migrants to stop using the method as a way to remain in the country.
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Thune warns Senate's April recess could be canceled if DHS shutdown continues
The Senate is currently expected to break for a two-week recess next Friday. Senators would normally return to their home districts to put in face time with their constituents, which is particularly valuable this year with the midterms in November.
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Two former FBI agents sue Patel, Bondi for wrongful termination related to 'Arctic Frost' probe
The pair allege that their First Amendment rights to free association and speech were violated, along with their Fifth Amendment rights to due process.
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Johnson not planning to put Senate foreign aid bill to a vote, weighing other options: GOP source
President Biden and Democrats in Congress have been pushing Johnson to take up the Senate-passed $95 billion foreign aid bill as dueling discharge petitions make their way through the GOP-led House.
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Judge delays Manhattan DA Bragg's Trump case by 30 days
Bragg has charged Trump with 34 counts of falsifying business records. He has pleaded not guilty to all counts.
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Texas files lawsuits to block EPA rules impacting oil, natural gas industry
The administration is targeting operators in the Permian Basin, one of the largest and most productive oil fields in the world, located in west Texas and eastern New Mexico, despite producers leading the U.S. in emissions reductions and producing a quarter of the U.S. gasoline supply.
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SEC faces avalanche of lawsuits from states, companies, and nonprofits over climate rule
West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey said the SEC is exceeding the authority Congress granted it to be a financial regulator.
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Supreme Court rejects student group's bid to hold drag show on Texas campus
Spectrum WT, had sought to hold the March 22 event despite the university's opposition and has challenged the school's policy citing the First Amendment
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Feds seek 40-50 years in prison for FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried
"Although it is unlikely (but not impossible) that the defendant will work in finance again, and will likely forfeit all of his ill-gotten gains, justice requires that he receive a prison sentence commensurate with the extraordinary dimensions of his crimes," they wrote.
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Special prosecutor Nathan Wade steps down from Trump case after judge's ruling
McAfee, in his ruling, indicated that the "allegations and evidence [were] legally insufficient to support a finding of an actual conflict of interest" but did highlight the "appearance of impropriety."
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Florida seizes boat carrying Haitian illegals and firearms, DeSantis says
Earlier this month, Haitian gangs staged a mass prison break and freed roughly 3,700 inmates. Prime Minister Ariel Henry subsequently resigned and the chaos has prompted concerns of a surge in maritime attempts at entry into the U.S.
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Supreme Court rules to uphold mandatory prison sentences for low-level drug dealers
Mark Pulsifer was seeking a shorter prison sentence under the First Step Act.