President Donald Trump issued a memo authorizing the attorney general and homeland security secretary to sanction law firms filing lawsuits deemed “frivolous,” targeting firms representing individuals who have previously challenged the administration. The memo also threatens to revoke security clearances and terminate federal contracts of these firms, with Trump ally Steve Bannon stating the goal is to bankrupt them. Civil rights organizations criticized the move as an attempt to silence dissent, while legal experts accused Trump of hypocrisy for his own lawyers’ actions. The use of executive power to intimidate law firms was deemed unprecedented and autocratic by former Justice Department officials, with concerns raised about the erosion of an impartial legal system.
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Search for Missing US Soldiers in Lithuania Continues as Crews Work to Extract Vehicle
The president of Lithuania visited swampland near the Belarus border where a US Army vehicle carrying four soldiers went missing, sparking a frantic rescue effort hindered by deep mud and water. Despite skepticism, President Gitanas Nauseda expressed hope for a miracle, emphasizing the importance of allies working together in NATO. Efforts by Lithuanian and American rescue crews have been praised, with plans for specialized engineers to assist in extracting the submerged vehicle buried deep beneath...
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