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Indian-American Lawyer Preet Bharara Fired After Refusing To Quit
India-born US attorney Preet Bharara was today "fired" by the Trump administration after he refused to quit following orders to the 46 Obama administration-appointed attorneys to resign immediately.
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US Attorney General Jeff Sessions Asks 46 Obama-Era Prosecutors To Resign
Although US attorneys are political appointees, and the request from Trump's Justice Department is part of a routine process, the move came as a surprise.
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Fears Rise H-1B Spouses May Lose Right To Work In US
The Trump Administration has sought 60 days to respond to a court case that challenges the decision of the previous Obama Administration to authorise spouses of H-1B holders to work in the US.
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Meet The Acting Attorney General Trump Fired For 'Betraying' The Justice Department
Acting attorney general Sally Quillian Yates, a longtime prosecutor from Atlanta, began her tenure as an Obama appointee two years ago by saying that pursuing justice was more important to her than bringing federal cases in court.
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Justice Head Tells Staff Not To Defend Donald Trump Refugee Order
Acting Attorney General Sally Yates, a Democratic appointee, says she's directed Justice Department attorneys not to defend President Donald Trump's executive order on refugees.
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Donald Trump To Nominate Scott Pruitt To Lead US Environmental Agency: Statement
US President-elect Donald Trump will nominate Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt, a critic of federal environmental regulation, to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, his transition team said on Thursday.
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Barack Obama Nominates Indian-American Woman To Be Federal Judge
US President Barack Obama has nominated a 47-year-old Indian-American woman attorney to the US District Court bench in New York, the White House has said.
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Barack Obama, Joe Biden Endorse Kamala Harris For US Senate
US President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden today backed California's Indian-American Attorney General Kamala Harris to be the state's next Senator.
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3 Indian-Americans Could Be US Supreme Court Judge Nominees
Three Indian-American legal luminaries may be among the possible candidates whom US President Barack Obama could nominate as a Supreme Court judge following the sudden death of conservative icon Justice Antonin Scalia.
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Barack Obama Administration To Hold Meeting With IT Firms On Counter-Terrorism
With ISIS and al Qaeda using social media to propagate their message of hate and recruit jihadists, top US officials will soon meet executives of the top Silicon Valley IT companies to work out a plan to make it harder for terrorist groups to use such technology.
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Barack Obama, Frustrated By Congress, Plans Unilateral US Gun Control Steps
President Barack Obama, frustrated by Congress' inaction on gun control, will meet with US Attorney General Loretta Lynch on Monday to discuss ways of reducing gun violence unilaterally through measures that do not require congressional approval.
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Barack Obama To Impose New Gun Control Curbs Next Week
President Obama will meet with Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch on Monday to finalize a set of executive actions on guns that he will unveil next week, according to several individuals briefed on the matter.
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Convicted Israeli Spy Jonathan Pollard to be Paroled on November 21
A federal parole board has ruled that Jonathan Pollard, a former US Navy intelligence officer convicted of spying for Israel, will be released in November after serving a 30-year prison sentence, his attorneys said on Tuesday.
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Loretta Lynch Sworn-In As US Attorney-General
US President Barack Obama's choice for US Attorney General, Loretta Lynch, was sworn in at her new job today, becoming the first African-American woman to hold the post.
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Barack Obama Presses Republicans on Attorney General Pick
US President Barack Obama urged his Republican foes in Congress to confirm his choice for the country's next top law enforcement officer, accusing them of holding her "hostage" in their efforts to push other legislation.
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Indian-American Lawyer Preet Bharara Fired After Refusing To Quit
India-born US attorney Preet Bharara was today "fired" by the Trump administration after he refused to quit following orders to the 46 Obama administration-appointed attorneys to resign immediately.
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US Attorney General Jeff Sessions Asks 46 Obama-Era Prosecutors To Resign
Although US attorneys are political appointees, and the request from Trump's Justice Department is part of a routine process, the move came as a surprise.
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Fears Rise H-1B Spouses May Lose Right To Work In US
The Trump Administration has sought 60 days to respond to a court case that challenges the decision of the previous Obama Administration to authorise spouses of H-1B holders to work in the US.
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Meet The Acting Attorney General Trump Fired For 'Betraying' The Justice Department
Acting attorney general Sally Quillian Yates, a longtime prosecutor from Atlanta, began her tenure as an Obama appointee two years ago by saying that pursuing justice was more important to her than bringing federal cases in court.
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Justice Head Tells Staff Not To Defend Donald Trump Refugee Order
Acting Attorney General Sally Yates, a Democratic appointee, says she's directed Justice Department attorneys not to defend President Donald Trump's executive order on refugees.
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Donald Trump To Nominate Scott Pruitt To Lead US Environmental Agency: Statement
US President-elect Donald Trump will nominate Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt, a critic of federal environmental regulation, to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, his transition team said on Thursday.
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Barack Obama Nominates Indian-American Woman To Be Federal Judge
US President Barack Obama has nominated a 47-year-old Indian-American woman attorney to the US District Court bench in New York, the White House has said.
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Barack Obama, Joe Biden Endorse Kamala Harris For US Senate
US President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden today backed California's Indian-American Attorney General Kamala Harris to be the state's next Senator.
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3 Indian-Americans Could Be US Supreme Court Judge Nominees
Three Indian-American legal luminaries may be among the possible candidates whom US President Barack Obama could nominate as a Supreme Court judge following the sudden death of conservative icon Justice Antonin Scalia.
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Barack Obama Administration To Hold Meeting With IT Firms On Counter-Terrorism
With ISIS and al Qaeda using social media to propagate their message of hate and recruit jihadists, top US officials will soon meet executives of the top Silicon Valley IT companies to work out a plan to make it harder for terrorist groups to use such technology.
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Barack Obama, Frustrated By Congress, Plans Unilateral US Gun Control Steps
President Barack Obama, frustrated by Congress' inaction on gun control, will meet with US Attorney General Loretta Lynch on Monday to discuss ways of reducing gun violence unilaterally through measures that do not require congressional approval.
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Barack Obama To Impose New Gun Control Curbs Next Week
President Obama will meet with Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch on Monday to finalize a set of executive actions on guns that he will unveil next week, according to several individuals briefed on the matter.
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Convicted Israeli Spy Jonathan Pollard to be Paroled on November 21
A federal parole board has ruled that Jonathan Pollard, a former US Navy intelligence officer convicted of spying for Israel, will be released in November after serving a 30-year prison sentence, his attorneys said on Tuesday.
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Loretta Lynch Sworn-In As US Attorney-General
US President Barack Obama's choice for US Attorney General, Loretta Lynch, was sworn in at her new job today, becoming the first African-American woman to hold the post.
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Barack Obama Presses Republicans on Attorney General Pick
US President Barack Obama urged his Republican foes in Congress to confirm his choice for the country's next top law enforcement officer, accusing them of holding her "hostage" in their efforts to push other legislation.
