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A federal judge found that efforts by Pete Marocco and affiliates of Elon Musk to seize control of the U.S. African Development Foundation earlier this year appeared unlawful. [...]
Instead, the agency is flagging as “unverified” the Social Security numbers of thousands of people who lost their temporary legal status. [...]
A federal appellate panel said that Michael Sockwell was eligible to be retried because prosecutors systematically eliminated Black potential jurors at his 1990 murder trial. [...]
If President Trump gets his domestic policy bill over the finish line, it will be a vivid demonstration of his continuing hold over the Republican Party. [...]
To meet the president’s Friday deadline, the speaker will have to corral his party into accepting a bill several have criticized. [...]
President Trump’s policy bill would make significant cuts to the food aid program, once known as food stamps, used by about 42 million people. [...]
