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What the First Amendment Means for Campus Protests
Encampments? Occupying buildings? Demonstrators cite their right to free expression, but the issues are thorny.
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Greene Says She Will Demand Vote Next Week on Removing Johnson
Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, the right-wing Republican from Georgia, excoriated the House speaker for working with Democrats to push through…
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Biden Cancels $6.1 Billion in Debt for Former Art Institute Students
The announcement covers 317,000 former students and marks another step in the administration’s student loan relief efforts.
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In a Portland Library, Activists Fortify for a Standoff
At Portland State University’s crescent-shaped library, students can normally peer through floor-to-ceiling windows at the leafy green spaces below. But…
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Florida’s Six-Week Abortion Ban Is Now Law, With Political Implications
The ban, which took effect on Wednesday, was part of Gov. Ron DeSantis’s push into cultural conservatism. But Florida politics…
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Arizona Legislature Will Consider Repeal of 1864 Abortion Law
Two Republican state senators have said they support scrapping the law, enough to ensure final passage of repeal.
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N.S.A. Disclosure of U.S. Identities in Surveillance Reports Nearly Tripled in 2023
The sharp increase of so-called unmaskings, to more than 31,300 times, arose from attempts by foreign hackers to infiltrate the…
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Law Firm Defending Trump Seeks to Withdraw From a Long-Running Case
The firm, LaRocca Hornik, has represented Donald Trump’s political operation in numerous suits dating to his first presidential run, including…
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Justice Dept. Recommends Easing Restrictions on Marijuana
The move kicks off a lengthy rule-making process and could amount to a major change in federal policy.
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In Charlotte, a City Mourns Its Officers, and Asks What Went Wrong
The killing of the four officers in a usually quiet neighborhood, where a running gun battle left people scrambling for…
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