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'Brazen act of self-dealing': Democrats seek to block a Trump-linked crypto bank
WASHINGTON — Federal regulators have given preliminary approval for a cryptocurrency venture tied to President Trump and his family to…
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Russia May Block Foreign Crypto Exchanges This Summer as Domestic Rules Near
Key Takeaways Russia could begin blocking access to major offshore crypto exchanges as early as this summer, according to a report citing…
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Eight Republicans Join Every Democrat to Block DHS Funding Bill
Eight Republican senators joined every Democrat on Thursday to block a government spending bill, as a dispute continues over funding for…
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Netanyahu convenes emergency meeting as haredi parties threaten to block state budget vote
Both haredi parties have threatened to withhold support for the state budget unless agreements are reached on the draft law to avoid…
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State GOP seeks Supreme Court injunction to block California's new, voter-approved congressional districts
The state Republican party on Tuesday filed an emergency application asking the U.S. Supreme Court to issue an injunction to stop the…
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Judge refuses to block new DHS policy limiting Congress members' access to ICE facilities
A federal judge refused Monday to temporarily block the Trump administration from enforcing a new policy requiring a week's notice before…
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Supreme Court may block thousands of lawsuits over Monsanto's weed killer
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court announced Friday it will hear Monsanto’s claim that it should be shielded from tens of thousands of…
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Trump Fumes as Five Republicans Vote to Block Him on Venezuela
This comes as the Republicans named—along with Senate Democrats—voted 52–47 to advance the War Powers Resolution, which would force Trump…
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Dems Block Admiral’s Promotion Until He Explains Swastika Policy
Congress has frozen a Coast Guard admiral’s pending promotion until he explains the military branch’s disturbing stance on hate symbols.…
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Trump Reveals Who’s Next on His Chopping Block for Revenge
President Donald Trump signaled he plans to go after former FBI Director Christopher Wray and former Attorney General Merrick Garland.…
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DOJ tries to block Boasberg's contempt hearings against the Trump administration
The Trump administration rushed to a federal appeals court Friday asking judges to head off Judge James Boasberg's investigation into…
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Farmers block Mexico's Congress with tractors in protest against new national water law proposal
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Dozens of farmers drove their tractors in a caravan to Mexico City and blocked an entrance to Mexico’s Congress on…
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Haredi protesters set fires, block roads, throw stones at police officers, in Beit Shemesh
Haredi demonstrators rioted in Beit Shemesh, blocking buses and throwing stones, as police units moved in to disperse the crowd. Haredi…
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Five die in fire in three-storey apartment block in eastern France
Five people have died and one person has been hurt in a fire in an apartment building in Neuves-Maisons in eastern France, Interior…
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MAGA Is Livid Ted Cruz Accidentally Helped Block Texas Redistricting
Donald Trump’s major electoral setback in Texas is thanks, in no small part, to Ted Cruz. A three-judge panel ruled against the Lone Star…
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Mike Johnson Lets Slip How He Hopes to Block Epstein Files Release
A federal appeals court panel affirmed the dismissal Tuesday of President Donald Trump’s $475 million defamation lawsuit against CNN for…
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Supreme Court urged to block California laws requiring companies to disclose climate impacts
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and other business groups urged the Supreme Court on Friday to block new California laws that…
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Russian drone slams into block of flats in deadly wave of strikes across Kyiv
A Russian drone has slammed into a block of flats in eastern Kyiv, killing six people and wounding dozens of others, during a wave of…
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High Court stands firm, denies Chief Rabbinate’s bid to block women from religious exams
'This is not only a legal victory but an important step in public recognition of women’s status within the religious establishment.' The…
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Senate Democrats block bill to pay federal workers as GOP rejects their proposal to end shutdown
Senate Democrats on Friday blocked a bill to pay federal workers who've gone without compensation during the 38-day government shutdown,…
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Speaker Johnson pledges not to block vote to release government's Epstein files
House Speaker Mike Johnson on Tuesday said that he would not stand in the way of allowing a vote on a bill to force the Justice Department…
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Government loses bid to block appeal against Palestine Action ban
The government has failed in its attempt to block a challenge against its decision to ban Palestine Action under terrorism laws. In a…
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Eritrean man wins block on removal to France under 'one in, one out' deal
An Eritrean man who arrived in the UK by small boat has won a last-minute legal claim at the High Court to temporarily block his removal…
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Seatrium loses appeal to block US$126.6 million rig contract payment
The group will continue with arbitration to resolve dispute and seek recovery of payment Seatrium on Friday (Sep 12) said its appeal in…