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The ruling, which covers 22 agencies and also prohibits shutting down programs or offices, effectively pauses the president’s plans for reshaping much of the government while the case plays out.

The former City Hall aide, considered by colleagues a steady presence, faces a sentence of up to 10 years in prison.

The crash of the plane, a Cessna Citation jet, also injured eight other people and destroyed several homes in the Tierrasanta neighborhood.

Two employees of the Israeli Embassy in Washington were killed, officials said. A suspect was in custody.

The shooting near the Capitol occurred outside an event at the Capital Jewish Museum. A suspect shouted “Free, free Palestine” after he was taken into custody, officials said.

The Trump administration announced the withdrawal of the plan just days before the five-year anniversary of George Floyd’s killing.

President Cyril Ramaphosa was joined by two fellow South Africans well acquainted with President Trump: the golfers Ernie Els and Retief Goosen.

Removing marijuana from the government’s most restrictive class of drugs had rare bipartisan support last year. But the D.E.A. slowed the effort and legal challenges followed.

The project has been a priority for President Trump since he took office, having promised during the campaign to build a defense system against foreign threats similar to Israel’s Iron …

The Trump administration approved a first of its kind waiver for Nebraska, allowing a ban on soda purchases through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, starting next year.