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WEATHER ALERT

29 advisories in effect for 27 regions in the area

COLLEEN KOLLAR-KOTELLY


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Federal judge rules Trump can’t require citizenship proof on the federal voting form

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President Donald Trump’s request to add a documentary proof of citizenship requirement to the federal voter registration form cannot be enforced.

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Trump's agenda faces courtroom setbacks as Justice Department lawyers struggle to win over judges

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The Justice Department is struggling to represent President Donald Trump’s positions in court.

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Rulings coming fast and furious in lawsuits over Trump's policies on immigration, elections and DEI

Read full article: Rulings coming fast and furious in lawsuits over Trump's policies on immigration, elections and DEI

The Trump administration was handed a rapid-fire series of court losses Wednesday night and Thursday in lawsuits filed over its policies on immigration, elections and its crackdown on diversity, equity and inclusion programs in schools.

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Judge halts parts of Trump’s overhaul of US elections, including proof-of-citizenship requirement

Read full article: Judge halts parts of Trump’s overhaul of US elections, including proof-of-citizenship requirement

A federal judge has agreed with voting rights groups and Democrats that the Constitution gives the power to regulate federal elections to states and Congress — not the president.

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Federal judge will wait to rule on an effort to block Trump's executive order on elections

Read full article: Federal judge will wait to rule on an effort to block Trump's executive order on elections

A federal judge won't yet decide on a request from Democrats and voting rights groups to block parts of President Donald Trump's recent executive order on elections.

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Unions ask court to stop DOGE from accessing Social Security data of millions of Americans

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A group of labor unions are asking a federal court for an emergency order to stop Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency from accessing the sensitive Social Security data of millions of Americans.

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A judge in the nation's capital declines to block DOGE from Treasury systems

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A federal judge in the nation’s capital is refusing to block employees of Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency from accessing Treasury systems containing sensitive personal data for millions of Americans.

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DOGE's access to Treasury data risks US financial standing and raises security worries, experts warn

Read full article: DOGE's access to Treasury data risks US financial standing and raises security worries, experts warn

The Department of Government Efficiency’s embed into the federal government has raised a host of concerns, transforming a debate over how to cut government waste into a confrontation over privacy rights and the nation’s financial standing in the world.

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Democrats ask for an investigation into DOGE's access to Treasury's payment systems

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Democratic lawmakers are seeking a Treasury Department investigation of the access that Elon Musk’s team was given to the government’s payment system.

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DOGE was tasked with stopping Treasury payments to USAID, AP sources say

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Officials working with Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency sought access to the Treasury Department payment system to stop money from flowing to the U.S. Agency for International Development.

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Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes visits Capitol Hill after Trump clemency

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Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes, the far-right extremist group leader convicted of seditious conspiracy in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack, has visited Capitol Hill after President Donald Trump commuted his 18-year prison sentence.

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Veteran CIA officer who drugged and sexually assaulted dozens of women gets 30 years in prison

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A longtime CIA officer who drugged, photographed and sexually assaulted more than two dozen women in postings around the world has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison.

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Judge rejects claims that generative AI tanked political conspiracy case against Fugees rapper Pras

Read full article: Judge rejects claims that generative AI tanked political conspiracy case against Fugees rapper Pras

A judge has rejected a push for a new trial in a multimillion-dollar political conspiracy case against rapper Pras Michel of the Fugees.

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Anti-abortion activist who led a clinic blockade is sentenced to nearly 5 years in prison

Read full article: Anti-abortion activist who led a clinic blockade is sentenced to nearly 5 years in prison

An anti-abortion activist who led others on an invasion and blockade of a reproductive health clinic in the nation’s capital has been sentenced to nearly five years in prison.

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Mom who took her child into Capitol during riot gets prison

Read full article: Mom who took her child into Capitol during riot gets prison

A North Carolina woman who brought her 14-year-old son into the U.S. Capitol during last year’s riot was sentenced Friday to three months imprisonment.

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Prosecutors: Couple had 14-year-old 'in tow' at Capitol riot

Read full article: Prosecutors: Couple had 14-year-old 'in tow' at Capitol riot

Prosecutors are recommending a three-month prison sentence for a North Carolina woman accused of bringing her 14-year-old child into the U.S. Capitol when she and her husband stormed the building on Jan. 6.

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