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By ELLEN KNICKMEYER and LINDSAY WHITEHURST WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has kept withholding foreign aid despite a court order and must at least temporarily restore the funding to programs worldwide, a federal judge said Thursday. Related Articles National Politics | IRS layoffs could hurt revenue collection and foil efforts to go after rich tax dodgers, experts say National Politics | Senate ready to stay up all night to pass GOP budget over objections from Democrats National Politics | ‘Venal...

By LISA MASCARO and KEVIN FREKING WASHINGTON (AP) — Senators are ready to stay up all night, having launched a budget “vote-a-rama” late Thursday in a crucial, if dreaded, step toward unleashing a $340 billion package President Donald Trump’s team says it needs for mass deportations and security measures that top the Republican agenda. Related Articles National Politics | Trump administration is flouting an order to temporarily lift a freeze on foreign aid, judge says National Politics | IRS layoffs could hurt revenue collection and foil efforts...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Tuesday stopped support for legal representation in immigration court for children who enter the United States alone, a setback for those fighting deportation who can’t afford a lawyer. The Acacia Center for Justice says it serves 26,000 migrant children under its federal contract. The Interior Department gave no explanation for the stop-work order, telling the group only that it was done for “causes outside of your control” and should not be interpreted as a judgment of poor performance. The halt remains in effect until further notice. The...

By FATIMA HUSSEIN, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is falsely claiming that tens of millions of dead people over 100 years old are receiving Social Security payments. Over the past few days, President Donald Trump and billionaire adviser Elon Musk have said on social media and in press briefings that people who are 100, 200 and even 300 years old are improperly getting benefits — a “HUGE problem,” Musk wrote, as his Department of Government Efficiency digs into federal agencies to root out waste, fraud and abuse. It is true that improper payments have been...

By DAVID BAUDER, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The White House said Wednesday that news organizations that refuse to use President Donald Trump’s new name for the Gulf of Mexico were telling “lies” and insisted it would continue to bar Associated Press journalists from presidential events. Trump has decreed that the international body of water — which borders Mexico, the United States and other nations — be called the Gulf of America. In its influential Stylebook, the AP said it would continue to use Gulf of Mexico, while also noting Trump’s decision, to ensure that names of geographical...

By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE, Associated Press Nineteen Democratic attorneys general sued President Donald Trump on Friday to stop Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency from accessing Treasury Department records that contain sensitive personal data such as Social Security and bank account numbers for millions of Americans. Related Articles National Politics | Trump official’s directive tying transportation grants to birth rates could hinder blue states National Politics | Trump says he’s revoking Biden’s security clearance, ending intelligence...