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The US Supreme Court has allowed the construction of Trump's border wall to continue for now.

US justice takes aim at FBI search of Trump's premises Democrats want to ban premium access to Trump's posts The news blog.

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The US Supreme Court has allowed the construction of Trump's border wall to continue for now.

The US Department of Defense has fired the publisher, editor-in-chief, and Middle East correspondent of the military newspaper "Stars and Stripes". The editor-in-chief, Erik Slavin, stated that he was dismissed for speaking out against military censorship. The Middle East correspondent, Lara Korte, was arrested after meeting with FBI agents who provided her with materials to build a bomb.

US Democrats are proposing a bill to ban trading on insider information from government officials' social media posts, targeting a new paid service on Donald Trump's Truth Social platform. The US national debt has surpassed $40 trillion, with Vice President JD Vance blaming the Biden administration. The US is also strengthening its partnership with Qatar, a key partner in the Gulf region, and Trump stated that a new helipad will be funded at Mar-a-Lago.

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