Federal Judge Declines to Reinstate Government Watchdogs Fired by Trump

The judge ruled that President Trump had clearly violated the law, but that the impact did not rise to an “irreparable harm” that would justify her intervention.

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Dallas Shooting Comes Amid Growing Tensions Over Immigrant Detentions

The Trump administration has blamed the “demonization” of immigration enforcement officers for recent episodes.

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Trump’s Tylenol Advice and the Politics of ‘Tough It Out’

His advice on Tylenol has steered President Trump into the politics of pregnancy.

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Gunman Opens Fire on ICE Office in Dallas, Killing a Detainee

The shooter, who killed himself, also wounded two detainees in an attack that raised new fears about political violence in the United States.

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Inquiry Into Ex-C.I.A. Chief Stalls After Purge by Gabbard

The lack of an indictment so far against Mr. Brennan, in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, is the most recent setback for such prosecutions.

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Judge Blocks Trump Administration’s Efforts to Tie State Disaster Aid to Immigration Cooperation

The ruling came in a suit brought by a coalition of states with sanctuary laws and other policies barring police from helping federal immigration officers.

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U.S. Attorney Scrambles to Present Case Against James Comey

It remains to be seen whether a career prosecutor would be willing to present a case to a grand jury or whether jurors would bring an indictment.

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A Flash of Anger on India’s Delicate Border With China

Protesters demanding statehood for Ladakh, a strategically important Himalayan region, clashed with the police.

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Syria’s President Makes His Debut on the World Stage

In his first U.N. address, Ahmed al-Shara, a former rebel, highlighted his efforts to rebuild Syria and its institutions.

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At the UN, Trump Strikes Radically Different Tones in Public and Private

At the United Nations, world leaders got to see both sides of President Trump: bellicose in public and far more conciliatory in private.

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