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State Department Advances Terrorist Designations for Muslim Brotherhood Branches

U.S. officials are preparing legal and intelligence frameworks to designate selected regional branches of the Muslim Brotherhood as foreign terrorist organizations, a move that could create friction with Middle Eastern partners.
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White House Revives Presidential Fitness Test and Creates Los Angeles Olympics Task Force
U.S. Expands Sanctions Powers Against Officials Involved in Hostage Detentions
Federal Construction Rules Shift Toward Classical Architectural Design
Federal Prosecutors Told to Seek Maximum Penalties for Flag Burning on Government Property
Justice Department Challenges Cashless Bail Policies in Washington
Trump Administration Opens More Federal Land to Drilling and Mining
White House Orders Federal Investigation Into Food Industry Price Fixing
Trump Presses Smithsonian for Washington Statue and Revised Historical Exhibits
White House Intervenes to Avert Long Island Rail Road Strike
United States Imposes New Tariffs on Brazilian Agricultural and Industrial Goods
United States Begins Building Strategic Reserve of Critical Drug Ingredients
U.S. Prepares Federal Retirement Platform With Up to $1,000 Saver Match
Better Markets Sues Federal Reserve Over Alleged Wall Street Backchannel Talks
State Department Advances Terrorist Designations for Muslim Brotherhood Branches
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