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Justice Department urges judge not to block ‘anti-weaponization’ fund that it says is already dead
The Justice Department told a federal judge that even though the Trump administration’s $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund is “not going forward,” it still opposes the court taking any action to block the initiative on a more permanent basis. In a filing Friday afternoon, Justice Department attorney Andrew Block and other DOJ representatives said that no money had been transferred to the fund and that no members of the five-person panel tasked with making decisions about distributing the...
Judge pauses Trump administration’s ‘anti-weaponization’ fund
A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration’s effort to establish a fund to reimburse people who claim they were targeted by the “weaponization” of the federal government. District Judge Leonie Brinkema said the restraining order was meant to ensure that no funds are “irreversibly disbursed” before the legal fight over the newly announced fund has a chance to play out. The prospective fund has stoked intense, bipartisan outrage on Capitol Hill, where...
Prince and Princess Michael of Kent have rent bill for palace home paid by King
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Legal reforms to stop abusive SLAPPs fail to stop chilling effect of the powerful, study warns
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Trump halts $1.8bn ‘anti-weaponisation’ fund amid bipartisan backlash
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New York City's rules for AI in schools spark fury
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Albania’s growing ‘flamingo revolution’ targets Jared Kushner resort
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Dem who vows to impeach RFK Jr clinches nomination in key Senate race
Palmetto State Democrats have chosen their candidate who will most likely face incumbent Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C. Dr. Annie Andrews, a pediatrician, survived a three-way primary contest in South Carolina on Tuesday and is expected to face Graham, who is seeking a fifth term in office, in November. Andrews, who is a familiar face in Palmetto State politics. That’s because South Carolina voters haven’t sent a Democrat to the Senate since the 1990s.
Dem who vows to impeach RFK Jr clinches nomination in key Senate race
Palmetto State Democrats have chosen their candidate who will most likely face incumbent Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C. Dr. Annie Andrews, a pediatrician, survived a three-way primary contest in South Carolina on Tuesday and is expected to face Graham, who is seeking a fifth term in office, in November. Andrews, who is a familiar face in Palmetto State politics. That’s because South Carolina voters haven’t sent a Democrat to the Senate since the 1990s.
Outrage as Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor raked in cash by sub-letting Royal Lodge cottages
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