Trump’s agenda faces courtroom setbacks as Justice Department lawyers struggle to win over judges

WASHINGTON (AP) — To understand the Justice Department’s struggles in representing President Donald Trump’s positions in court, look no further than a quick succession of losses last week that dealt a setback to the administration’s agenda.

In orders spanning different courthouses, judges blocked a White House plan to add a proof-of-citizenship requirement to the federal voter registration form, ruled the Republican administration violated a settlement agreement by deporting a man to El Salvador and halted directives that threatened to cut federal funding for public schools with diversity, equity and inclusion programs.

That’s on top of arguments in which two judges expressed misgivings to a Justice Department lawyer about the legality of

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