Judge Refuses to Immediately Reinstate Inspectors General Fired by Trump
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Judge Refuses to Immediately Reinstate Inspectors General Fired by Trump

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines A federal judge denied eight former inspectors general who were fired by President Trump immediate reinstatement to their jobs on Friday and excoriated their lawyers, saying that their emergency request had wasted the court’s limited time. The ruling by Judge Ana C. Reyes…

Judge Orders Trump Administration to Resume Foreign Aid Spending
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Judge Orders Trump Administration to Resume Foreign Aid Spending

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines A federal judge ordered the Trump administration on Thursday night to unfreeze foreign aid spending President Trump halted during his first week in office, the latest of several legal roadblocks to Mr. Trump’s aggressive first-month agenda. The ruling by Judge Amir H. Ali…

Trump’s Resignation Program for Federal Workers Can Move Forward, Judge Rules
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Trump’s Resignation Program for Federal Workers Can Move Forward, Judge Rules

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines A federal judge said Wednesday that the Trump administration’s deferred resignation program for federal workers could move forward, allowing the White House to advance a key part of its plan to reduce the federal work force through mass payouts. Judge George A. O’Toole…

Trump Argues That Courts Cannot Block Elon Musk’s DOGE Team From Treasury Systems
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Trump Argues That Courts Cannot Block Elon Musk’s DOGE Team From Treasury Systems

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Lawyers for the Trump administration argued late Sunday that a court order blocking Elon Musk’s aides from entering the Treasury Department’s payment and data systems impinged on the president’s absolute powers over the executive branch, which they argued the courts could not usurp….

Judge Pauses Elements of Trump Plan to Shut Down U.S.A.I.D.
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Judge Pauses Elements of Trump Plan to Shut Down U.S.A.I.D.

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines A federal judge on Friday ordered the Trump administration to halt for now some elements of its attempt to shut down the U.S. Agency for International Development. Judge Carl Nichols of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, a 2019 Trump…

French Court Convicts Director Christophe Ruggia in #MeToo Case
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French Court Convicts Director Christophe Ruggia in #MeToo Case

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines A French court convicted the director Christophe Ruggia on Monday of sexually assaulting the actress Adèle Haenel when she was a minor, handing him a four-year sentence — two years under house arrest and the rest suspended. It was the first major case…

Shell and Equinor Oil and Gas Production Is Blocked at Sites Off British Coast
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Shell and Equinor Oil and Gas Production Is Blocked at Sites Off British Coast

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines A court in Scotland blocked the production of oil and gas on Thursday at two large project sites being developed in British waters until their impact on climate change can be assessed. The decision was a blow for the sites’ developers, Shell and…

As Establishment Warms to Trump, Elite Law Firm Takes On His Appeal
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As Establishment Warms to Trump, Elite Law Firm Takes On His Appeal

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines A lawyer from one of Manhattan’s most prominent law firms will lead the appeal of President Trump’s criminal conviction, according to court papers filed on Wednesday that formally announced the appeal. The participation of the lawyer, Robert Giuffra Jr., a co-chair of Sullivan…

Prosecutors Move to Drop Classified Documents Case Against Trump’s Co-Defendants
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Prosecutors Move to Drop Classified Documents Case Against Trump’s Co-Defendants

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Federal prosecutors moved on Wednesday to drop their last remaining efforts to prosecute President Trump’s two co-defendants in the classified documents case brought by the former special counsel Jack Smith. In a single-page filing, prosecutors asked a federal appeals court in Atlanta to…

Menendez Co-Conspirators Sentenced to Prison as Ex-Senator Awaits Fate
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Menendez Co-Conspirators Sentenced to Prison as Ex-Senator Awaits Fate

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Two of former Senator Robert Menendez’s co-defendants were sentenced on Wednesday to lengthy prison terms, after being convicted last year of participating in a brazen scheme of bribery and corruption. Fred Daibes, a New Jersey businessman, was sentenced to seven years in prison…