SEATTLE, January 24, 2025 (AP) — President Donald Trump’s executive order denying U.S. citizenship to the children of parents living in the country illegally has faced the first of what will be many legal tests. It didn’t fare well. A Justice Department lawyer had barely started making his arguments in a Seattle courtroom Thursday when
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SEATTLE, Jan 23 (AFP) – A federal judge blocked Donald Trump’s attempt to restrict birthright citizenship in the United States on Thursday as liberal states scored their first victory against the new president’s hardline agenda. The ruling imposes a 14-day stay on the enforcement of one of the most controversial executive orders Trump signed in
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SEATTLE, Jan 23 (Reuters) – Four Democratic-led states will urge a federal judge in Seattle on Thursday to block U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration from enforcing the Republican’s executive order curtailing the right to automatic birthright citizenship in the United States. Senior U.S. District Judge John Coughenour is scheduled to hear arguments on a request
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Jan 23 (Reuters) – Gold prices eased on Thursday from a near three-month peak hit in the previous session, as the dollar regained strength, while investors awaited further direction from U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration regarding trade policies. Spot gold eased 0.1% to $2,752.76 per ounce by 0755 GMT. Prices rose to $2,763.43 on Wednesday,
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