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- 1Hong Kong deepens economic ties with Central Asia●# HongKong is stepping up efforts to deepen # economic and professional # ties with # CentralAsia . The # HKTDC and # HK
Hong Kong is stepping up efforts to strengthen economic and professional links with Central Asia. The Hong Kong Trade Development Council, together with the city's Department of Justice, led the Collaborate2Win campaign across Xinjiang, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, promoting Hong Kong's financial, legal and professional services to businesses in the region as trade and investment between the two sides grow.
- 2Business Litigator Leads DOJ Push Against Transgender Care▼How a Business Litigator Became DOJ’s Point Man Against Transgender Care
The Wall Street Journal reports on how a business litigator has become the Justice Department's leading figure in its efforts against transgender medical care. The profile traces the official's path from commercial litigation to overseeing a policy area at the center of fierce legal and political battles in the United States. Critics and supporters are weighing in on the department's approach to gender-affirming care cases.
- 3Supreme Court lets DHS overhaul immigration database ahead of midterms▼Supreme Court, over liberal dissents, lets DHS overhaul immigration database for midterms
The Supreme Court has allowed the Department of Homeland Security to proceed with an overhaul of its immigration database, ruling over dissents from the Court's liberal justices. The decision lands weeks before the US midterm elections, and immigration advocates and critics are debating its potential impact on data used in enforcement and voter-related checks.
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The US Department of Justice is offering federal grants to state and local police departments to assist with immigration enforcement. The move would draw local law enforcement deeper into federal immigration work, a policy likely to reignite debate over so-called sanctuary jurisdictions and the role of local police in federal enforcement.
- 5DOJ unveils $1.7B 'Anti-Weaponization Fund' in Trump IRS settlement●DOJ announces $1.7B 'Anti-Weaponization Fund' as part of Trump IRS lawsuit settlement
The Department of Justice has announced a $1.7 billion 'Anti-Weaponization Fund' as part of a settlement resolving a lawsuit filed by Donald Trump against the IRS. Under the agreement, the money will reportedly be dedicated to preventing the politicized use of tax enforcement. The settlement follows Trump's long-standing claims that federal tax authorities were weaponized against him during and after his presidency.
- 6US accuses Russians of plot to kill dissident on American soil●Russians allegedly planned to kill dissident in US, DOJ says
The US Department of Justice says Russian operatives allegedly planned to assassinate a dissident living in the United States. The claim has drawn wide attention as it would constitute a hostile act on American soil, reviving debate over Russia's alleged campaigns against critics and exiles abroad.
- 7Supreme Court lets Trump administration access Social Security data●Infuriating, but⚡"IMMEDIATE IMPACT ON THE UPCOMING # ELECTION IS LIKELY LIMITED”🚨"In non-MO emerg dkt, # SCOTUS *grants*
The Supreme Court has granted the Trump administration's emergency request for a stay in the SAVE case, allowing the Department of Homeland Security access to certain Social Security information over the objection of the three Democratic-appointed justices. Legal commentators note the decision's immediate impact on the upcoming election is likely limited, since existing law already restricts how the data can be used, but critics call the ruling infuriating and a worrying expansion of immigration enforcement powers.