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Republican Drive to Tilt Courts Against Climate Action Reaches a Crucial Moment
WASHINGTON — Within days, the conservative majority on the Supreme Court is expected to hand down a decision that could severely limit the ...
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Supreme Court Allows Undated Ballots in Pennsylvania Election
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court said on Thursday that election officials in Pennsylvania may count mailed ballots accompanied by voters ...
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Supreme Court Sides With Border Agent Accused of Using Excessive Force
WASHINGTON — The owner of an inn on the Canadian border who said he had been assaulted by a Border Patrol agent may not sue the agent for ...
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World
When Picking Judges, Democrats Need to Stop Ignoring Economics
President Biden has argued more forcefully than any other president in recent decades that the government needs to limit corporate concentration ...
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World
N.Y.C. Jail Officials Avert a Federal Takeover of Rikers Island
Even as she acknowledged that “people are dying” in New York City’s troubled jails, a federal judge on Tuesday refrained from stripping control ...
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Politics
Trump E.P.A. Chief ‘Endangered Public Safety’ by Ordering His Drivers to Speed
WASHINGTON — Scott Pruitt, while in charge of the Environmental Protection Agency during the Trump administration, repeatedly pressured his ...
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World
Randy Weaver, Who Confronted U.S. Agents at Ruby Ridge, Dies at 74
Randy Weaver, whose 1992 standoff against federal agents at a remote site in northern Idaho called Ruby Ridge left his son, his wife and a U.S ...
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World
Ron DeSantis Is Being Incoherent on Inflation
Some of the very people who blame President Biden for causing inflation by overstimulating the economy are pressing for or making tax cuts that ...
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Politics
Alex Jones Reaches Out to Justice Dept. About Jan. 6 Interview
The federal investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 election appears to be gaining traction, with the Justice Department having brought ...
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Business
Biden Plans to Open More Public Land to Drilling
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration announced on Friday that it would resume selling leases for new oil and gas drilling on public lands, but ...
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