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Live updates: Trump heads to Ohio rally; Omar calls raid ‘political intimidation’

U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes scolded Trump administration lawyers on Monday for failing to provide sufficient notice before cutting down hundreds of trees in East Potomac Park over the weekend. The tree work quickly prompted an emergency order to halt progress and a morning hearing. The home of Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) in Washington, D.C.,…

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Source: The Hill

Politics desk: Court

Published: Oct. 12, 2026 at 05:19 PM ET

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Original source: The Hill