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Dozens of ex-judges push to look into Trump’s “anti-weaponization fund” settlement, calling it a “fraud on the Court”

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A group of 35 former federal judges asked a court Wednesday to reopen a legal dispute between President Trump and the federal government that was settled by creating a controversial $1.776 billion “anti-weaponization fund,” calling the deal potentially fraudulent. The legal filing adds to growing criticism of the settlement deal, which the Justice Department announced …

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U.S. carries out new strikes against Iranian military site, official says

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The U.S. military carried out another round of strikes on Iran, a U.S. official confirmed to CBS News on Wednesday, another challenge to a shaky ceasefire between the two countries. The official described the strikes as defensive, targeting a military site that threatened American forces and commercial traffic. The official said the U.S.-Iran ceasefire is …

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Ken Paxton to face James Talarico in Texas Senate race

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In Texas, the state’s Attorney General Ken Paxton ousted four-term Senator John Cornyn, making him the third Republican incumbent to lose this month after failing to earn President Trump’s endorsement. Ed O’Keefe spoke with Paxton’s Democratic opponent, James Talarico.

Matthew Perry’s assistant sentenced over ketamine injection

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“Friends” star Matthew Perry drowned in his hot tub in 2023 under the effects of ketamine. The 54-year-old’s longtime personal assistant, who gave him the fatal injection, pleaded guilty to conspiracy and was sentenced to over three years in prison.

Uganda closes its border with Congo over Ebola outbreak

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Uganda on Wednesday ordered the closure of its border with Congo, where suspected cases of a rare type of Ebola are surgingand as cases have been confirmed at home after Ugandan health workers were exposed to the disease from Congolese patients. The measure, which goes against the guidance by the World Health Organization, underscores growing …

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Trump Says He Can Outwait Iran, Dismisses Midterm Election Pressure

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By Trevor Hunnicutt and Gram Slattery WASHINGTON, May 27 (Reuters) – ⁠U.S. ⁠President Donald Trump said on ⁠Wednesday he was unconcerned about the political fallout of an extended ​conflict with Iran, and that Iranian leaders had miscalculated if they thought the November midterm elections ‌would force him into a deal. “They ‌thought they were going …

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