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Judge removes key legal hurdle for Trump’s plan to trim federal workforce with deferred resignations

Judge removes key legal hurdle for Trump’s plan to trim federal workforce with deferred resignations

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday removed a key legal hurdle stalling President Donald Trump ’s plan to downsize the federal workforce with a deferred resignation program.
Trump upends US policy on Ukraine and says he and Putin have agreed to begin talks on ending the war

Trump upends US policy on Ukraine and says he and Putin have agreed to begin talks on ending the war

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump upended three years of U.S. policy toward Ukraine on Wednesday, saying that he and Russian leader Vladimir Putin had agreed to begin negotiations on ending the war following a sudden prisoner swap .
White House says it's the judges - not Trump - causing a 'constitutional crisis'

White House says it's the judges - not Trump - causing a 'constitutional crisis'

WASHINGTON (AP) — In the weeks since Donald Trump returned to office, Democrats and legal scholars have warned that he’s provoking a constitutional crisis by trying to expand his power and ignore laws that stand in his way.
Former longtime Illinois legislative leader Michael Madigan is convicted in corruption trial

Former longtime Illinois legislative leader Michael Madigan is convicted in corruption trial

CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago Democrat who once set much of Illinois’ political agenda as the longest-serving legislative leader in U.S.
Judge clears way for Trump’s plan to downsize federal workforce with deferred resignation program

Judge clears way for Trump’s plan to downsize federal workforce with deferred resignation program

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday cleared the way for President Donald Trump’s plan to downsize the federal workforce with a deferred resignation program. U.S. District Judge George O’Toole Jr.
Navy crew members eject from their jet before it crashes off the San Diego coast

Navy crew members eject from their jet before it crashes off the San Diego coast

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two crew members ejected from a U.S. Navy jet before it crashed Wednesday off the San Diego coast and were quickly rescued by a sportfishing boat, authorities said.
Trump NIL twist carries small legal impact. But to some 'it's putting women's sports back 25 years'

Trump NIL twist carries small legal impact. But to some 'it's putting women's sports back 25 years'

The Trump administration’s latest directive on Title IX offered athletic departments more certainty about paying players, while suggesting the federal government wouldn’t hold schools to rigid requirements to distribute the proceeds equitably between
A Navy jet crashed off the coast of San Diego. 2 crewmembers were rescued.

A Navy jet crashed off the coast of San Diego. 2 crewmembers were rescued.

A U.S. Navy jet crashed Wednesday morning off the coast of San Diego and the two crewmembers were rescued, authorities said.
White House says judges balking at Trump's actions are provoking a 'constitutional crisis'

White House says judges balking at Trump's actions are provoking a 'constitutional crisis'

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House said Wednesday that court rulings going against the Trump administration are coming from “judicial activists” on the bench whose decisions amount to a "constitutional crisis.
Former longtime Illinois legislative leader Michael Madigan is convicted in corruption trial

Former longtime Illinois legislative leader Michael Madigan is convicted in corruption trial

CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago Democrat who once set much of Illinois’ political agenda as the longest-serving legislative leader in U.S. history was convicted of some charges Wednesday in a mixed verdict in his high-profile corruption trial .