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October 30, 2017

Trump’s Transgender Troop Ban Halted in Court

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A federal judge ruled that President Trump’s executive order barring military service by openly transgender individuals likely violates the constitution. The order came down on Monday from a District Court in Washington. Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly blocked implementation of the President’s directive, which was first issued via a series of tweets in July. Plaintiffs against the administration included transgender individuals currently serving in the military who argued their career, family, and in some cases, medical care were put in jeopardy by the ban. They had argued…

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Mueller Trump-Russia Probe Leads to Guilty Plea, as Manafort Proclaims Innocence

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Someone who served as a foreign policy adviser to Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign has pleaded guilty to deceiving investigators probing alleged Russian interference in last year’s election. George Papadopoulos admitted to having made “material false statements and material omissions” during a January interview with FBI agents. The confession, which was revealed on Monday, was the first guilty plea to come out of special prosecutor Bob Mueller’s probe into allegations of Russian meddling and Trump campaign collusion. Papadopoulous’ plea also came on the same day…

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