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The administration told a court on Monday that it was abandoning its defense of executive orders targeting the firms. But on Tuesday, the Justice Department abruptly changed its position.
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Ofer Cassif, a member of leftist Hadash-Ta'al coalition in the Israeli Knesset, speaks with Democracy Now! from Israel about the war on Iran. As U.S. and Israeli officials claim that their military actions are against the regime, Cassif says their real goal is pursuing "imperialist interest" at the "expense of the peoples, including the people of Iran and the people of Israel??." Though the war has led to deadly strikes in Israel, the majority of the public supports the government and aggression against Iran, he notes.
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President Donald Trump's executive orders imposing sanctions on several law firms had been struck down by judges. His administration is abandoning its appeals.
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 U.S. Senate Republicans unveiled a law enforcement reform bill on Wednesday as a rival to more sweeping Democratic legislation, as Congress sought to curb racial discrimination and police abuses three weeks after the death of George Floyd.
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