A second federal judge has denied the Justice Department’s bid to withdraw its attorneys from the legal battle over adding a citizenship question to the 2020 census, though he signaled Wednesday that he might ultimately allow the move if the new lawyers were prepared to address discrepancies between what the previous team had told the court and the Trump administration’s current posture.

A man has been arrested after climbing over Buckingham Palace’s front gates in the middle of the night, police have said.
The 22-year-old was held on suspicion of trespass at around on Wednesday by specialist royal officers, the Metropolitan Police Service said. The intruder was not carrying a weapon and the incident is not being treated as terror-related, the force said.
The man remains in custody at a nearby police station in central London.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed on Wednesday not to “uproot a single settlement” located in the disputed West Bank under any peace plan with the Palestinians.
While delivering remarks at an event held in the settlement of Revava, Netanyahu promised that his government would not disrupt the lives of Israeli citizens living in the “biblical heartland” of the Shomron in a message to settlers ahead of September’s general election.
“Here’s a commitment, write it down,” he said at the event marking 40 years since the founding of the Samaria Regional Council. “It is impossible to uproot any settlement in the Land of Israel, neither of Jews nor of Arabs, we do not uproot people… we are finished making the same mistakes of the past.”

Shas Chairman Deri asked UTJ leaders to hold an urgent and joint discussion following the by the Ramat Gan city council to allow for public transportation on Shabbos.
“I want to hold an urgent discussion between us, representatives of Shas and United Torah Judaism, to formulate a joint position on how to deal with the new situation. The position is brought to the Rabbonim, members of the Moetzes, who will guide us the way to go and what is to be done.
“It is important that this be done jointly and in a single voice to properly present the position of charedi Jewry in the situation that has arisen.”
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A driver transporting children decided he wanted to punish an Ethiopian child, and compelled him to remain on the bus with him for two hours in revenge for the recent Ethiopian community protests last week.

A federal appeals court threw out a lawsuit accusing President Donald Trump of illegally profiting off the presidency through his luxury Washington hotel, handing Trump a significant legal victory on Wednesday.
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The commanders of the 401st Brigade in the IDF held a training exercise over a three-day period to prepare for a ground incursion into Gaza should the order be given for such an operation
The 401st Brigade, a standing army armored brigade, took part in special training exercises simulating warfare in Gaza following an IDF ground forces incursion.

One-third of the attackers who terrorized schools, houses of worship or businesses nationwide last year had a history of serious domestic violence, two-thirds had mental health issues, and nearly all had made threatening or concerning communications that worried others before they struck, according to a U.S.

President Donald Trump is directing the government to revamp the nation’s care for kidney disease, so that more people whose kidneys fail have a chance at early transplants and home dialysis — along with better prevention so patients don’t get that sick to begin with.