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A high-stakes State of the Union just got harder for Trump
- President Donald Trump didn't hide it. It's a "disgrace," he said during a breakfast with governors, looking at a note that told him his administration had just suffered a humiliating rebuke at the hands of a conservative Supreme Court, according to a governor who was in the room, granted anonymity to share details of the meeting. Trump cut his remarks short and walked out of the room with his favorite presidential ...

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Records show ICE agent fatally shot U.S. citizen nearly a year ago in Texas, as lawmaker seeks public hearing
- A Texas Democratic lawmaker is invoking a newly created state legislative rule to force a public hearing into the March 2025 fatal shooting of a 23-year-old U.S. citizen by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent, CBS News has learned, a case raising further transparency and oversight questions about the officials enforcing President Trump's deportation crackdown. The proposed hearing would examine the ...

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Trump administration fires prosecutor hours after he was appointed
- Trump administration fires Virginia prosecutor hours after judges appointed him The Trump administration has fired a top prosecutor in Virginia just hours after judges hired him. A panel of judges announced on Friday that they had unanimously voted to appoint James W Hundley as the interim US Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia. Hours later, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche wrote on X: "EDVA judges do ...

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Court clears way for Louisiana law requiring Ten Commandments in classrooms to take effect
- A U.S. appeals court has cleared the way for a Louisiana law requiring poster-sized displays of the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms to take effect. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals voted 12-6 to lift a block that a lower court first placed on the law in 2024. In the opinion released Friday, the court said it was too early to make a judgment call on the constitutionality of the law. That's partly ...

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Eric Dane Filmed His Last Words To His Daughters Months Before His Death
- After being diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a fatal motor neuron disease, Eric Dane wanted to share a final message with fans and, most importantly, his loved ones. The actor died on Feb. 19, and today, that message can be seen in Netflix's Famous Last Words , a new interview series in which public figures discuss their lives and legacies, understanding that their words will air posthumously. A ...

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