The former speaker of the House “is well on the mend,” her spokesman said. She fell while in Luxembourg as part of a congressional delegation to mark the 80th anniversary …
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At his Mar-a-Lago club in Florida, the president-elect has been hosting diplomatic dinners, announcing cabinet picks and firing off texts to his aides — all after the sun goes down.
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The justices agreed to hear an appeal from a Wisconsin Supreme Court ruling that the charity’s activities were insufficiently religious to qualify.
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Texas Attorney General Sues New York Doctor for Mailing Abortion Pills
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe lawsuit appeared to be among the first attempts to stop doctors from mailing the medication to states that ban abortions.
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Border officials explored using floating barriers from Texas to California in 2022. The effort could help pave the way for their deployment under President-elect Donald J. Trump.
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The president-elect became convinced that letting Pete Hegseth fail would set off a feeding frenzy among senators. What followed was a MAGA swarm that helped salvage his bid, at least …
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Dolores Madrigal, Plaintiff in Landmark Sterilization Case, Dies at 90
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesShe was among hundreds of women who said they were coerced into sterilization at a California hospital in the 1970s. The lawsuit led to state and national reforms.
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University of Michigan May Fire D.E.I. Official Over Antisemitism Claim
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe official, an administrator of multicultural programs, was accused of making antisemitic remarks in a conversation. Her lawyer said that the school fired her this week, and vowed to sue.
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F.B.I. Didn’t Instruct Informants to Encourage Violence at Capitol, Report Says
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe review acknowledged that several informants were in Washington on Jan. 6, but said that only a handful were collecting information for the F.B.I. that day, contrary to conspiracy theories.
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Biden Commutes the Sentences of Nearly 1,500 Americans, a Record for One Day
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesMost of those being granted clemency had been placed in home confinement during the pandemic. Some Republicans have tried to push legislation that would have forced those people to return …