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Judge rules Trump exceeded constitutional authority by freezing USAID funding approved by Congress
A federal judge has ruled that President Donald Trump exceeded his constitutional authority by freezing nearly all U.S. humanitarian and development aid abroad. The ruling forces the administration to release tens of billions in congressionally approved funds but stops short of reinstating thousands of canceled aid contracts. Judge Amir H. Ali’s decision came just hours…
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Amo, son of Ghanaian and Liberian immigrants, could become Rhode Island’s first person of color in Congress
There is a new dawn on the horizon for people of color in Rhode Island after Gabe Amo secured...