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‘See you in court’: Trump and Maine’s governor spar over trans athlete order  NPR ‘See You in Court’: Maine Governor Clashes With Trump Over Trans Rights  The New York Times Trump administration launches probe into Maine’s transgender sports participation policy  POLITICO ‘I’ll see

Caleb Vitello has been removed from his post as acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, according to The Wall Street Journal. A Department of Homeland Security spokeswoman told the Journal that Vitello “will remain at ICE and will

LOS ANGELES — Six weeks after the most destructive wildfire in city history, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass ousted the city’s fire chief Friday amid a public rift over preparations for a potential fire and finger-pointing between the chief and

CNN’s Brianna Keilar was shocked Friday as a former Green Beret-turned Republican congressman refused to knock Trump for his comments aimed at Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. On Thursday, Trump referred to the leader of the war-torn nation as a “dictator,”

MAYVILLE, N.Y. — A New Jersey man was convicted Friday of attempted murder for stabbing author Salman Rushdie multiple times on a New York lecture stage in 2022. Jurors, who deliberated for less than two hours, also found Hadi Matar,

Israel checking Hamas claims new body handed to Red Cross is Shiri Bibas  BBC.com Netanyahu decries release of wrong body as a ceasefire violation. Hamas pledges to investigate  The Associated Press Red Cross handover to IDF of body, allegedly of Shiri Bibas,

Trump spars with Maine’s governor at the White House over transgender athletes  NBC News

Trump says he ‘had very good talks with Putin’ and again criticizes Ukraine – live  The Guardian US

Federal judge wants ‘adversarial’ review of NYC Mayor Eric Adams-DOJ deal  NPR Judge in Eric Adams Case Names Lawyer to Argue Against Dropping of Charges  The New York Times Judge vacates upcoming Eric Adams corruption trial but appoints conservative attorney to argue

Los Angeles Mayor removes fire chief over handling of wildfires  Reuters Bass ousts L.A. fire chief, saying LAFD needs ‘new leadership’  Los Angeles Times LA mayor sacks fire chief, blaming her for mishandling wildfires  BBC.com LAFD Chief’s firing could be overturned by city