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At G7 Summit With Trump, Starmer Picks Up Papers and Political Wins for U.K.

The British prime minister scrambled at President Trump’s feet in a viral moment, but he may be happier than the other Group of 7 leaders with his moment in the sun.

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Naval Academy Seeks Dismissal of Lawsuit After Dropping Race-Conscious Admissions

The academy had argued for years that a diverse officer corps was essential to strong troop morale and national security.

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The U.S. Naval Academy graduation last month in Annapolis, Md.

Trump’s Strategy in Law Firm Cases: Lose, Don’t Appeal, Yet Prevail

The handful of notable firms that were targeted by the president for punishment but chose to fight have uniformly won. Nine others have nonetheless pledged almost $1 billion in free legal work.

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Several law firms chose to capitulate to President Trump’s demands in the face of threats to lift security clearances, cancel contracts and bar entry to government buildings.

The Army Was the Only Life She Knew. Trump’s Trans Ban Cast Her Out.

Maj. Erica Vandal’s superiors called her “a superb officer.” The president said transgender soldiers like her lack the “honesty,” “humility” and “integrity” to serve.

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Trump Signs Executive Orders Intended to Jolt U.S. Drone Manufacturing

President Trump also eased restrictions on commercial drone flights and called for the revival of supersonic flights for nonmilitary aircraft.

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A drone flying supplies during a search and rescue training exercise in Ogden, Utah, last year.

Trump Administration Asks Justices to Clear the Way for Cuts to Education Department

Lawyers for the administration asked the Supreme Court to block a lower court order directing officials to reinstate thousands of fired employees.

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The Education Department’s headquarters in Washington. President Trump signed an executive order on March 20 that instructed the head of the department, Linda McMahon, to begin shutting it down.

Some Trans Troops, Facing Trump’s Deadline, Opt to Stay and Fight

The Trump administration wants transgender troops out of the military, and set a June 6 deadline to go voluntarily. Some have accepted; others vowed to stay and contest the ban.

Trump’s Travel Ban Prompts Fear and Frustration for U.S. Immigrants

Immigrants from the targeted countries said the ban would upend their lives. “I don’t understand why the president has to target us nonstop,” one Haitian asylum seeker said.

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Travelers at Kennedy Airport on Thursday after President Trump’s announcement of a travel ban targeting a dozen countries.

Trump’s New Travel Ban Is Built on Lessons From First-Term Fights

The addition of visa overstays as a rationale could provide an opening for new legal challenges, migrant advocates say.

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Sierra Leone has been added to President Trump’s new travel ban for having too many of citizens who have come to the United States on nonimmigrant visas, like tourists and students, and have overstayed past the expiration dates of those visas.

Who Does Trump’s New Travel Ban Include and Exclude?

World Cup players, dual citizens and people with existing visas would still be allowed to enter the U.S.

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Passengers going through security checks at Newark International Airport last month.

Trump Orders Investigation of Biden and His Aides

The executive order is the latest effort by President Trump to stoke outlandish conspiracy theories about his predecessor and question the legality of his actions in office.

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Wednesday’s executive order puts the power and resources of the federal government behind a similar conspiracy theory that suggests some of President Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s actions while in office are legally invalid because his aides had enacted those policies without his knowledge.

Trump Travel Order Bans People From 12 Countries From Entering U.S.

The travel ban revives an effort from President Trump’s first term that led to chaos and court battles.

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President Trump’s proclamation barred travel from a variety of countries, primarily in Africa and the Middle East.

Trump Travel Order Bans People From 12 Countries From Entering U.S.

The travel ban revives an effort from President Trump’s first term that led to chaos and court battles.

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President Trump’s proclamation barred travel from a variety of countries, primarily in Africa and the Middle East.

Trump Administration Backs Off Effort to Collect Data on Food Stamp Recipients

In response to a federal lawsuit, the Agriculture Department said it would refrain, for now, from demanding that states turn over the personal information of people receiving assistance.

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The data the Agriculture Department would begin compiling from state administrators includes identifying details on recipients like home addresses, federal tax returns and Social Security numbers.

A Court Debates Whether a Climate Lawsuit Threatens National Security

The judge asked lawyers how a suit by Charleston, S.C., claiming oil companies misled people about climate risks, might be affected by a Trump executive order blasting cases like these.

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Recent construction work on a sea wall to protect Charleston’s downtown areas.
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