Former President Donald J. Trump had a very good year at the Supreme Court. On Monday, the court ruled that he is substantially immune from prosecution on charges that he …
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Supreme Court Immunity Ruling Escalates Long Rise of Presidential Power
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe Supreme Court’s decision to bestow presidents with immunity from prosecution over official actions is an extraordinary expansion of executive power that will reverberate long after Donald J. Trump is …
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Two More Democratic Lawmakers Express Concern About Biden After Debate
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesSenator Sheldon Whitehouse, Democrat of Rhode Island, said he was surprised and “horrified” by President Biden’s frail appearance in his debate against former President Donald J. Trump and pleaded with …
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Judge in Karen Read Murder Case Declares Mistrial After Jury Deadlocks
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesA judge in Massachusetts declared a mistrial on Monday in the high-profile murder case against Karen Read, the suburban woman who was accused of killing her boyfriend, a Boston police …
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Stephen K. Bannon Plans to Record His Podcast and Then Report to Prison
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesImmediately before reporting for a four-month sentence in federal prison on Monday, Stephen K. Bannon, the longtime adviser to former President Donald J. Trump, will host the two final hours …
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Nothing to See Here? White House Portrays Biden’s Debate Performance as a Blip
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesSeventy-two hours after the debate in Atlanta last week, President Biden and those closest to him have settled on the same strategy police officers use to shoo bystanders away from …
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Nevada residents will vote on whether to protect the right to abortion in the state this November, as abortion rights groups try to continue their winning streak with measures that …
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Biden’s Family Tells Him to Keep Fighting as They Huddle at Camp David
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesPresident Biden’s family is urging him to stay in the race and keep fighting despite last week’s disastrous debate performance, even as some members of his clan privately expressed exasperation …
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Demonstrators marched to the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s Boston headquarters in April with a single, deeply researched demand. Put googly eyes on some trains, they said. Two months later, their …
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Pattern of Brain Damage Is Pervasive in Navy SEALs Who Died by Suicide
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesDavid Metcalf’s last act in life was an attempt to send a message — that years as a Navy SEAL had left his brain so damaged that he could barely …