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‘Lake America’? These Upstate New Yorkers Aren’t Letting Go of ‘Ontario.’

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By: Claire Fahy and Paul Lane
President Trump on Thursday signed an order rechristening Lake Ontario as Lake America, but businesses around Niagara Falls say they won’t be changing their tune.

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For some of the over two million New Yorkers who live along the shores of Lake Ontario, its new name seemed like an unworthy distraction.
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Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Uphold Ban on Transgender Troops

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By: Ann E. Marimow and Dave Philipps
President Trump issued an executive order barring transgender service members from the military as part of a broader attack on transgender rights.

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If the justices accept the case, they could schedule oral arguments during the Supreme Court’s term that begins in October.
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Judge Once Again Bars Postal Service From Restricting Mail-In Vote

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By: Zach Montague
After reviewing the agency’s final plan to comply with President Trump’s demands, a federal judge barred the Postal Service from imposing new restrictions on mail-in voting.

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In a filing on Thursday, the Postal Service denied that its proposal left any room for it to second-guess states on which voters were eligible to cast a ballot.
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