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Trump's DOJ focuses in on voter fraud, with a murky assist from DOGE

Trump's DOJ focuses in on voter fraud, with a murky assist from DOGE

President Donald Trump and his allies have long made false claims of widespread noncitizen voting. Now, as the GOP pursues new restrictions, experts worry isolated arrests will be used to push the new rules.
by Miles Parks and Jude Joffe-Block

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DOGE tried assigning a team to the Government Accountability Office. It refused

DOGE tried assigning a team to the Government Accountability Office. It refused

An attempt by DOGE to assign a team to the independent Government Accountability Office was rejected Friday. The GAO is part of the legislative branch and not subject to DOGE's request.
by Stephen Fowler and Shannon Bond

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Supreme Court extends pause on deportations under Alien Enemies Act in Texas

Supreme Court extends pause on deportations under Alien Enemies Act in Texas

The U.S. Supreme Court temporarily blocked the Trump administration from deporting a group of immigrants in northern Texas under the Alien Enemies Act. It said it’s not directly addressing whether the invocation of the act was legal.
by Sergio Martínez-Beltrán

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Farmers weigh Trump’s trade war like they watch the weather, waiting to see how things go

Farmers weigh Trump’s trade war like they watch the weather, waiting to see how things go

Farm country voted heavily for Donald Trump last November. Now many farmers are taking a wait-and-see attitude toward the Republican president’s disputes with China and other international markets. More than half of U.S. soybeans are exported internationally, with roughly half of those going to China, so it’s a critical market.
by The Associated Press

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Hospital tells family brain-dead Georgia woman must carry fetus to birth because of abortion ban

Hospital tells family brain-dead Georgia woman must carry fetus to birth because of abortion ban

A hospital is using a breathing tube and other measures to keep a brain-dead Georgia woman's body functioning because she is pregnant. Her family says it should have the option to stop the life-support devices but that they've been told state law removes that choice.
by The Associated Press

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