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Stephen Miller’s Stock Sale Raises Questions, Ethics Experts Say

Mr. Miller, one of President Trump’s top advisers, sold shares in the mining company MP Materials following a lucrative deal between the company and the government.

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Stephen Miller, one of the president’s top advisers, sold shares of a mining company after it had begun negotiations with the government, raising concerns among ethics experts.

Trump Pressures Ukraine

Also, the Supreme Court considers campaign finance limits. Here’s the latest at the end of Tuesday.

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President Trump with President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine and other European leaders at the White House in August.

Legal Groups Sue Justice Dept. for Secret Memo Justifying Boat Strikes

“The public deserves to know how the Trump administration has justified the outright murder of civilians as lawful,” the organizations said in their lawsuit.

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The lawsuit, filed by the American Civil Liberties Union and other legal groups, seeks the release of a secret memo that provides a legal rationale for the Trump administration’s strikes.

Canada Plans to Fast-Track Immigration for US H1-B Visa Holders in New Talent Drive

The government says it will fast-track immigration for U.S. H-1B visa holders and spend more than $1 billion to attract researchers from the United States and the rest of the world.

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The University of Toronto, one of the world’s best-ranked academic institutions, picked up several top professors from Ivy League schools this year, including two from M.I.T.
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