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see run afoul of .
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“Ruling party lawmakers know that they could be called up to the Cabinet anytime, which means they try not to run afoul of the president,” he said.

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Both Geiers ran afoul of medical regulators in Maryland, their home state.

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Some victims of the Palisades conflagration have criticized the lack of transparency, while open government advocates say the city’s refusal to release public records runs afoul of disclosure laws.

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On top of that, thanks to a ruling of the Federal Election Commission sought by Democrats in 2024, campaigns can now closely work with those super PACs on voter registration and get-out-the-vote drives without running afoul of the rules prohibiting coordination between candidates and nominally independent outside groups.

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A federal judge ruled on Tuesday that the Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency likely ran afoul of the Constitution in its attacks on USAID.

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