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Washington — A federal judge ruled Thursday that President Trump’s former personal lawyer Alina Habba is serving illegally as the U.S. attorney for New Jersey. The judge’s decision came after three men facing criminal charges in the state challenged her appointment, arguing that Habba’s appointment last month as acting U.S. Attorney in the District of New Jersey violated the Federal …

A federal judge in Miami late on Thursday ordered the closure of the Trump administration’s notorious “Alligator Alcatraz” immigration jail within 60 days, and ruled that no more detainees were to be brought to the facility while it was being wound down. The shock ruling by district court judge Kathleen Williams builds on a temporary restraining order she issued two …

New ‘South Park’ episode targets Trump’s federal D.C. police takeover  Euronews.com Satire at its finest: South Park takes on Trump’s martial takeover, AI and tech bros  The Guardian ‘South Park’ targets federal takeover of DC police in latest episode  AP News ‘South Park’ escalates war with Donald Trump in brutal new episode  USA Today ‘South Park’s’ latest episode takes aim at federal takeover of …

Trump Visits D.C. Police and Federal Officers Working on Crackdown  The New York Times Trump says law enforcement crackdown will ‘go on to other places’ during appearance at police facility in DC  CNN News Wrap: Trump greets law enforcement and National Guard troops patrolling D.C.  PBS Trump says he will go out with police, military to patrol DC Thursday night as he pushes …

NEW YORK (AP) — Federal prosecutors are urging a federal judge to quickly reject Sean “Diddy” Combs ’ request that he throw out a jury verdict or order a new trial after a jury convicted the music maven of two prostitution-related charges. Prosecutors said in papers filed shortly before midnight Wednesday that Combs masterminded elaborate sexual events for two ex-girlfriends …

Federal judge blocks Texas law requiring Ten Commandments be displayed in classrooms  Houston Chronicle Judge Halts Texas Law Mandating the Ten Commandments in School  The New York Times Judge rules that some Texas schools don’t have to display Ten Commandments in classrooms  CNN Texas can’t require the Ten Commandments in every public school classroom, judge says  NBC News The Ten Commandments and a “secular …

US pediatric group breaks with federal policy, recommends COVID vaccines for young children  Reuters In break with current CDC recommendations, leading pediatrics group recommends Covid-19 shots for young children  CNN RFK Jr. attacks pediatricians’ group over vaccine recommendations  Politico AAP Counters ACIP Guidance on Vaccinations in New Immunization Schedule  Medscape Leading pediatrician group recommends COVID vaccine for infants, toddlers in contrast with RFK Jr.  ABC …

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal appeals court on Wednesday sided with the Trump administration and halted for now a lower court’s order that had kept in place temporary protections for 60,000 migrants from Central America and Nepal. This means that the Republican administration can move toward removing an estimated 7,000 people from Nepal whose Temporary Protected Status designations expired …

NEW YORK (AP) — “South Park” is continuing its cartoon assault on the Trump administration, with an episode on Wednesday that addresses the federal takeover of Washington, D.C.’s police department. A 20-second promo of this week’s episode released by Comedy Central depicts the show’s recurring character “Towelie” — an anthropomorphic towel — riding in a bus past the U.S. Supreme …

More than 750 current and former employees of the US health department have published a letter rebuking Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr, saying his “dangerous and deceitful statements” contributed to recent violence at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) headquarters. Officials say the man who fired hundreds of rounds at the CDC this month, killing a police …