The top official at the U.S. Postal Service has said the agency has stopped work on developing a controversial computer system that was central to President Donald Trump’s effort to limit mail voting after the Supreme Court rejected his executive order this week.
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Court → say → order
Also, a federal judge on Thursday ordered the Kennedy Center to provide 30 days’ notice before making any major physical changes to the building, including demolishing it as Trump has threatened.
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Trump → order → it
U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper said his ruling would “avoid any confusion on that score given more recent events,” including the building’s sudden closure to the public on Wednesday.
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ruling → say → Wednesday
Here’s the latest:
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latest → ’ → ?
Attorney general’s appearances at political events blur Justice Department boundaries
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appearances → blur → boundaries
Attorney General Todd Blanche is blurring traditional boundaries between politics and federal law enforcement with recent speeches at political events that mark a sharp departure from norms meant to protect the Justice Department from the appearance of partisan bias.
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that → blur → bias
Blanche took the stage this week at an event for a Republican Senate candidate in North Carolina days after speaking at a GOP midterm convention, where he praised Trump and touted the administration’s tough-on-crime approach.
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he → take → approach
Blanche’s participation at the rallies has drawn scrutiny from critics who say it threatens to undermine public faith in law enforcement decisions that are supposed to be made free of political interference.
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that → draw → interference
It has added to critics’ concerns about Blanche’s loyalty to Trump and White House influence on Justice Department matters against the backdrop of investigations into numerous perceived foes of the president.
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It → add → president
Iranians rally by the hundreds of thousands in biggest show of defiance since war began
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war → begin → defiance
They rallied Friday in a government-organized show of defiance after months of war, pledging their readiness to take up arms in the biggest such demonstration since the United States and Israel attacked in February.
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States → rally → February
Iran’s government has sought to rally the people and stress national unity, even as the economy worsens under a U.S. naval blockade of Iranian ports and new U.S. sanctions.
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economy → seek → ports
On Friday, it claimed another attack on a tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, a key waterway it has sought to control since the start of the war.
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it → claim → war
Estimates varied of the number of people volunteering to receive limited military training and defend the country in an effort described as “Janfaday-e Iran,” or the “ones who sacrifice their lives for Iran.”
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who → vary → Iran
They marched through downtown Tehran in combat uniform, carrying flags, as onlookers cheered.
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onlookers → march → flags
Taiwan holds first joint military drills using attack drones ahead of Trump-Xi summit in the US
Taiwan conducted military drills featuring missiles and drones Friday ahead of the summit next week in the U.S. between President Trump and China’s Xi Jinping in which the fate of the self-ruled island will be discussed.
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fate → hold → island
China claims Taiwan, a self-governing democracy, as its own breakaway province and hasn’t renounced the use of force to bring it under its control.
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China → claim → control
Beijing has pushed Trump to take a stronger stance opposing Taiwan’s independence.
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Beijing → push → independence
The leaders of the U.S. and China are set to meet Sept. 24 for the first time since May.
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leaders → set → May
Taiwan’s military drills included for the first time joint combat exercises featuring multiple types of attack drones.
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drills → include → drones
President Lai Ching-te said the drills showcased the Taiwanese army’s modernization.
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drills → say → modernization
Trump pushes his $5,000 ‘dividend’ pledge if GOP wins midterms.
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GOP → push → midterms
Republican candidates, not as much
President Trump came to battleground North Carolina doubling down on a tantalizing and implausible midterm promise.
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Trump → come → promise
“If we win,” he said, “we’re going to get you $5,000.
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we → win → 5,000
So that’s it.
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that → ’ → ?
The Republican candidates who spoke at the rally had nothing to say about it.
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who → speak → it
Their silence reflects a broader pattern.
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silence → reflect → pattern
About a week after the president unveiled his “ Trump dividend ” pledge at the party’s unusual midterm convention in Dallas, there’s little evidence that Republicans in competitive races have incorporated it into their campaigns.
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Republicans → unveil → campaigns
It usually only comes up when reporters ask about it, prompting most Republicans to sidestep the idea.
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reporters → come → idea
Judge orders Kennedy Center to provide 30 days’ notice before making any major physical changes
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Judge → order → changes
A federal judge on Thursday ordered the Kennedy Center to provide 30 days’ notice before making any major physical changes to the building, including demolishing it as Trump has threatened.
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Trump → order → it
U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper said his ruling would “avoid any confusion on that score given more recent events,” including the building’s sudden closure to the public on Wednesday.
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ruling → say → Wednesday
Matt Floca, the Kennedy Center’s executive director and chief operating officer, said he closed the iconic performing arts center temporarily due to “acute risks to public safety resulting from continued structural deterioration” of the aging building.
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he → operate → building
The building will be closed for at least seven days to “assess existing safety risks in those portions of the main building exhibiting severe structural deterioration,” Floca said.
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Floca → close → deterioration
The temporary closure, which occurred without notice, is separate from a vote Tuesday by the Kennedy Center’s board to close the center indefinitely for repairs, Floca and other officials said.
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Floca → occur → repairs
The closure was based on an inspection of the roof terrace canopy and a partial ceiling collapse earlier this month, Floca said.
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Floca → base → canopy
The closure may be extended after evaluation next week, he added.
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he → extend → evaluation
Postal Service chief says work stopped on computer system key to Trump effort to limit mail voting
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work → say → voting
The top official at the U.S. Postal Service said Thursday that the agency has stopped work on developing a controversial computer system that was central to President Donald Trump’s effort to limit mail voting after the Supreme Court rejected his executive order this week.
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Court → say → order
“There’s an injunction so we’re not doing anything,” postmaster general David Steiner told The Associated Press in an interview.
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Steiner → ’ → interview
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