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The New York Times reports: The Supreme Court wrestled on Thursday with the Trump administration’s complaints that federal judges have exceeded their authority by temporarily blocking some of his policy moves for the whole country. Several of the justices appeared torn between two concerns: They appeared skeptical that single district judges should have the power to freeze executive actions throughout …

Florida Politics reports: Key Florida Democrats will oppose the removal of David Hogg as Vice Chair of the Democratic National Committee (DNC). A release from the Florida Democratic Party announced that eight delegates to the DNC representing Florida, including FDP Chair Nikki Fried, intend to vote against resolutions removing both Hogg and Malcolm Kenyatta of Pennsylvania, who both won Vice …

The Washington Post reports: Justice Department official Ed Martin, whose nomination to serve as U.S. attorney in D.C. stalled in the Senate, is under investigation by an ethics office that handles attorney discipline in Washington, D.C., he said in an office-wide goodbye email Wednesday. On his last day as interim U.S. attorney before heading to the Justice Department, Martin alerted …

Reuters reports: Twin celebrations of U.S. President Donald Trump’s birthday and the Army’s 250th anniversary will include as many as 25 tanks rolling through Washington in a celebration that will cost $25 million to $45 million, U.S. officials told Reuters on Wednesday. Those costs reportedly don’t include post-celebration costs that the Beltway would have to bear, including trash pickup and …

CBNC reports: Shares of UnitedHealth Group plunged more than 18% on Thursday following a report that the Justice Department is conducting a criminal investigation into the health-care giant over possible Medicare fraud. The DOJ is focusing on the company’s Medicare Advantage business practices, but the exact nature of the potential criminal allegations is unclear, the Wall Street Journal reported late …

The New York Times reports: Fearing the loss of federal funding, the nation’s largest anti-sexual-violence organization has barred its crisis hotline staff from pointing people to resources that might violate President Trump’s executive orders to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion efforts. The organization, RAINN (the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network) has removed more than two dozen resources for L.G.B.T.Q. …

The Des Moines Register reports: In a 34-16 vote on party lines, the Senate confirmed Cheryl Elsloo to the Iowa Civil Rights Commission that enforces the state’s anti-discrimination law and Whitney Smith McIntosh to the Human Rights Board, which serves underrepresented groups across the state. Elsloo has been a lobbyist with Protect My Innocence, which bills itself as a nonprofit …

“Big case today in the United States Supreme Court. Birthright Citizenship was not meant for people taking vacations to become permanent Citizens of the United States of America, and bringing their families with them, all the time laughing at the ‘SUCKERS that we are! The United States of America is the only Country in the World that does this, for …

The New York Times reports: The Supreme Court will hear arguments on Thursday in a case that could have major effects on the power of federal judges to hobble President Trump’s agenda. On issue after issue, individual judges have frozen Mr. Trump’s initiatives in place while they are litigated in court using nationwide injunctions, which block policy across the country …

The New York Times reports: The Trump family’s $500 million luxury hotel project in Serbia, slated to be built on the site of a bombed-out Defense Ministry building, has run into an embarrassing complication. A key document the Serbian government has relied on to deliver this deal was forged, officials there said this week. Jared Kushner, President Trump’s son-in-law, and …