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Several of Trump's immigration policies have faced lawsuits, court rulings

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President Donald Trump has promised to remove millions of people from the United States in the largest deportation program in American history. But his immigration agenda is facing various tests in the U.S. courts.
For example, a federal appeals court ruled recently that the Trump administration cannot use an 18th-century wartim ... (full story)

Thousands of Ohio students left without a school bus ride as private school transport expands

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COLUMBUS (AP) — A scramble is underway for some Ohio families over a staple of the back-to-school season: rides on the big, yellow school bus.
Public school districts canceled bus transportation for thousands of high schoolers again this year while in some cases still busing students to private and charter schools to avoid ... (full story)

Freeze! Police ice cream trucks seek to portray officers in a positive light

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NORWICH, Conn. (AP) — The puns are plentiful as police departments around the country buy their own ice cream trucks and roll into neighborhoods to hand out frozen treats for free.
"Copsicle Patrol" is written on the one in Danbury, Connecticut. "Freeze! You have the right to remain frozen," says anothe ... (full story)

State must recalculate Medicaid payments to nursing homes

The Ohio Department of Medicaid must recalculate how much it pays nursing homes for care because it provided less funding for incentives to high-quality providers than required by state law, the Supreme Court of Ohio ruled today.
In a unanimous per curiam opinion , the Supreme Court ruled in favor of associations representing nu ... (full story)

Trump extends his reach into Congress in ways large and small

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The invitation arrived in the final days of the summer recess, President Donald Trump's political team summoning House Republican staff to an early morning meeting about the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and the coming midterm elections.
"Attendance will be tracked by Team Trump — see you there!&q ... (full story)