Federal
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US
Intruder Who Bludgeoned Pelosi’s Husband Gets 30-Year Sentence
David DePape, convicted in November on federal charges, also faces a state trial that is set to begin this month.
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US
House G.O.P. Defunds L.G.B.T.Q. Centers by Banning Earmarks for Nonprofits
Under pressure from the right to stop funding L.G.B.T.Q. projects but wary of alienating Democrats, Republicans have a new solution:…
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World
Alberta Draws Academia Into Its Fight With Justin Trudeau
Alberta is seeking powers to veto funding agreements between the federal government and provincial entities, including postsecondary institutions.
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News
Why Are We Gambling With America’s Future?
Over the past few decades, in a surge of bipartisan national self-confidence, the federal government has borrowed a lot of…
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News
How Biden Could Turn a Supreme Court Loss on Abortion Into a Win
If you had asked me at the start of this Supreme Court term what the blockbuster abortion case would be,…
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Finance
Energy Dept. Aims to Speed Up Permits for Power Lines
The Biden administration has expressed growing alarm that efforts to fight climate change could falter unless the electric grids are…
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US
Supreme Court to Examine Clash Between Idaho Abortion Ban and Federal Law
The case, which could reverberate beyond Idaho to other states with abortion bans, is the second time in less than…
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US
Two Lawsuits, in Texas and Idaho, Highlight Fight Over Emergency Medicine Law
Federal trial judges in Texas and Idaho came to opposite conclusions in a battle between conservative states and the U.S.…
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News
The Bragg Case Against Trump Is a Historic Mistake
About a year ago, when Alvin Bragg, the Manhattan district attorney, indicted former President Donald Trump, I was critical of…
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US
5 Takeaways From a Year of Medicaid Upheaval
In the year after a pandemic-era policy preserving Medicaid coverage lapsed, more than 20 million people were dropped from the…