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Minnesota officials filed a federal lawsuit against Trump administration over 3 shooting deaths

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Minnesota officials have filed a federal lawsuit accusing the Trump administration of withholding evidence related to three shootings by federal officers, including the shooting deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti Minnesota officials filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday accusing the Trump administration of withholding evidence related to three shootings by federal officers, including the shooting … Read more

Minnesota officials sue Trump administration over Renee Good, Alex Pretti investigations

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Minnesota state and county officials sued the federal government on Tuesday over the investigations into the shootings of Renee Good, Alex Pretti and Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis by federal agents. CBS News Minnesota’s Jonah Kaplan has the details. Source link

French company stops US offshore wind projects in $1B deal with Trump administration

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The Trump administration will pay $1 billion to a French company to walk away from two U.S. offshore wind leases as the administration ramps up its campaign against offshore wind and other renewable energy. TotalEnergies has agreed to what’s essentially a refund of its leases for projects off the coasts of North Carolina and New … Read more

Trump administration ready to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Liberia, asks judge to lift block

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The Trump administration said it is ready to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Liberia and asked U.S. District Court Judge Paula Xinis to dissolve her order blocking that from happening. In a motion filed Friday, the Department of Homeland Security said the order is the only impediment currently preventing the U.S. from carrying out Abrego … Read more

Underground Railroad museum sues Trump administration alleging it canceled grant on the basis of race

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An Underground Railroad museum in upstate New York alleged in a lawsuit Friday that the Trump administration unlawfully terminated its federal grant on the basis of race, pointing to President Donald Trump’s efforts to dismantle diversity-focused initiatives. The Underground Railroad Education Center, located in Albany N.Y., alleges in its lawsuit that the National Endowment for … Read more

Trump administration urges judge to dissolve injunction blocking Abrego Garcia’s deportation to Liberia

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Friday urged a judge to dissolve the injunction that keeps the Trump administration from detaining Kilmar Abrego Garcia again so he can quickly be deported to Liberia. “Dissolution is also warranted because the Court’s Memorandum Order failed to acknowledge that the … Read more

Trump administration temporarily lifts sanctions on Iranian oil at sea amid soaring prices

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The U.S. Treasury has authorized the purchase of Iranian oil that’s already at sea, exempting buyers from the tight sanctions that have restricted the country’s oil industry for years — a move aimed at stemming soaring prices amid the U.S.’s war with Iran. The sanctions license allows oil from Iran to be purchased if it … Read more

Here’s what the Trump administration has done to lower oil and gas prices. Is it working?

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Although the Trump administration is pulling multiple levers to tame energy costs amid the widening Iran war, the average price of gasoline in the U.S. on Friday neared $4 a gallon, raising questions about whether those efforts are working. The most effective measure for bringing down oil prices would be to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, … Read more

Trump administration making heavy preparations for potential use of ground troops in Iran

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Washington — Pentagon officials have made detailed preparations for deploying U.S. ground forces into Iran, multiple sources briefed on the discussions told CBS News.  Senior military commanders have submitted specific requests aimed at preparing for such an option as President Trump weighs moves in the U.S.-Israel-led conflict with Iran, the sources said.  Mr. Trump has … Read more

Trump administration sues Harvard over alleged failure to protect Jewish and Israeli students, seeks billions

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Trump administration filed a lawsuit Friday against Harvard University, alleging that it failed to protect Jewish and Israeli students by essentially enabling antisemitism on campus in the wake of the Oct. 7, 2023, attack against Israel by Hamas.  The 44-page lawsuit, filed in Massachusetts, is the … Read more