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• 联邦上诉法院推翻了下级法院的一项 injunction，该 injunction 曾命令 Trump administration 恢复向多个地方政府发放 federal grants，重新开启了先前被扣留的数十亿美元资金。 • 该裁决遵循了一场关于 administration 如何解读 federal grants 附加条件的争议，相关城市辩称扣留资金等同于政治报复。 • 该裁决可能会影响未来的 administrations 是否以及如何将援助与 policy compliance 挂钩，并对 federalism 和 local autonomy 产生影响。

数十人获授 life peerages，这显然是一种让步，使其得以重返 red benches。 由于 Keir Starmer 寻求加速 House of Lords 的变革，数十名席位已被废除的 hereditary peers 已恢复了立法权。据了解，15 名 Conservative hereditary peers、2 名 Labour 和 9 名 crossbenchers 被授予了 life peerages，使其得以重返 red benches。继续阅读...

• A federal judge on Friday ruled against the Pentagon's press access overhaul that had withdrawn accreditations from prominent media outlets, ordering the restoration of media access. • The decision represents a significant legal victory for press freedom advocates challenging the Defense Department's restrictions on journalist credentials and Pentagon facility access. • The ruling underscores ongoing tensions between the Trump administration's approach to media access and constitutional protections for a free press.