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A federal judge on Thursday blocked an effort by the state's teachers unions to strip away restrictions on political spending weeks before primary elections.
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A federal judge in California on Thursday temporarily blocked an effort by the attorney for adult - film star Stormy Daniels to depose President TrumpDonald John TrumpUS ends aid for northwest Syria: report FBI informant met with three Trump campaign advisers: report McCabe lawyer fires back at Trump: «You need to stop lying» MORE and his personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, over a $ 130,000 payment from Cohen to the actress before the 2016 presidential election.
A state appellate court ruled unanimously on Thursday that New York City must keep open 19 schools it wanted to close for poor performance, blocking one of the Bloomberg administration's signature efforts to improve the educational system.
As if there was any doubt that Congress was on the verge of devolving into a carnival atmosphere, Senator Harry Reid of Nevada, the Democratic majority leader, on Thursday proposed doing cartwheels down the center aisle of the Senate chamber to draw attention to Republican efforts to block legislation.
WASHINGTON — Congressional efforts to block President Obama's nuclear deal with Iran fizzled Thursday, as 42 Senate Democrats voted to uphold the controversial nuclear accord.