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Trump NRA snub fuels questions about key GOP ally's influence
- No compatible source was found for this media. President Trump is skipping the National Rifle Association's (NRA) annual convention this weekend, his second snub in as many years of an organization long seen as a key political ally for Republicans. The move marks his second consecutive absence from the NRA's annual meeting — held this year on April 16-19 in Houston, Texas — after attending every ...

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Trump administration cleared to continue construction of White House ballroom, court rules
- Construction was stopped after suit challenged president's authority to raze East Wing without congressional approval The Trump administration can continue building a $400m White House ballroom at the site of the former East Wing, a US appeals court ruled on Friday . The three-judge panel of the US court of appeals for Washington DC granted the administration a stay of an order days earlier that had aimed to halt ...

Source: theguardian.com
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ICE releases delayed detainee death reports as 2026 total rises to 17
- Immigration and Customs Enforcement released delayed reports Friday detailing the deaths of four detainees earlier this year after the agency failed to meet a 90-day deadline required by Congress. The newly released reports detail the deaths of Victor Manuel Diaz, Heber Sanchez Dominguez, Parady La and Luis Nunez Caceres. Diaz and Dominguez had previously been labeled by ICE as presumed suicides, and the reports ...

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Trump seeks 'resolution' of his $10bn lawsuit against IRS, spurring concern
- Court filings have indicated that lawyers for President Donald Trump are seeking a resolution with the Department of Justice over a $10bn lawsuit he filed against the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). But the trouble, critics say, is that such a settlement would leave Trump essentially negotiating with an executive branch under his control. Friday's court filing, however, emphasises the efficiency of seeking a ...

Source: aljazeera.com