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Kilmar Abrego on Aug. 19 accused the US government of 'vindictive prosecution'. Abrego was deported and imprisoned in El Salvador in March despite a 2019 judicial ruling that he could not be sent there because of a risk of gang persecution reut.rs/41dghai

BREAKING: At least 12% of the SEC's workforce has agreed to resign, with deep cuts in Enforcement and the Office of the General Counsel, potentially bringing key functions at the agency to the breaking point, sources tell @chrisprentice.bsky.social and me.

US judge halts Trump administration's calls for mass firings by agencies A California federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from ordering the U.S. Department of Defense and other agencies to carry out the mass firings of thousands of recently hired employees.

Breaking: U.S. District Judge William Alsup in San Francisco has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from ordering the U.S. Department of Defense and other agencies to carry out the mass firings of thousands of recently hired employees. www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...

CFPB drops slew of cases including against Capital One;

US judiciary raises concerns about Marshals Service's new immigration focus;

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US SEC, Tron founder Justin Sun explore resolution of civil fraud case reut.rs/4bqrMPx

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The Trump admin isn’t trimming around the edges but is already altering the SEC’s bone structure — all before a nominee for the chair can be confirmed…

NEW: Sources tell my office that Treasury Secretary Bessent has granted DOGE *full* access to this system. Social Security and Medicare benefits, grants, payments to government contractors, including those that compete directly with Musk's own companies. All of it.

Exclusive: SEC's Republican-led commission tightens oversight of probes, sources say Lawyers at the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) have been told they need to seek permission from the politically appointed leadership before formally launching probes, two sources briefed on the matter said, in a marked change in procedure that could slow down investigations.

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