Cassidy Hutchinson wasn’t a household name before Tuesday, but it seems unlikely she’ll remain in obscurity after her testimony.
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Supreme Court reinstates Louisiana House map amid racial bias claims
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Republicans Are Sending Abortion Back to the States. But D.C. Isn’t a State.
The District of Columbia is a Democratic bastion. A GOP-led Congress could ban abortion there.
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A series of choices — made by justices and presidents from both parties — have fueled the Supreme Court’s hard-right turn.
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Without more forceful intervention in Ukraine's war, the consequences for the U.S. and Europe could be devastating.
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The conservative Supreme Court's favorite judicial philosophy requires a very, very firm grasp of history — one that none of the justices seem to possess.
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The lonely chief: How John Roberts lost control of the court
The chief justice had zero support for his middle of the road effort on Roe v. Wade.
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A Radical Ruling for Radical Times
Shattered precedents are the signature of this era.
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The Twilight of Pope Francis
Even this supremely good man has so far failed to tackle the church’s most urgent moral task.
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There’s a straightforward case that attorneys who promoted Donald Trump’s lies about election fraud should be indicted for making false statements to the government.
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What Republicans Know (and Democrats Don’t) About the White Working Class
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D.C. Power Players Are Paying Thousands of Dollars to Find Dates
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The Supreme Court has chipped away at the Voting Rights Act for 9 years. This case could be the next blow.
The diminished Voting Rights Act has already played a key role in the 2022 elections via redistricting.
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They're not party leaders and they don't chair committees. But their tenacity and chemistry ended up sealing an unexpected bipartisan victory.
Biden’s state gas tax holiday plea lands with a thud among Dems
Even as the president lauds New York and Connecticut for suspending their gas taxes, motorists aren’t seeing much in the way of savings at the pump in either state.
There’s a strongman holding NATO hostage. And it’s not Putin.
As the Western alliance expands to counter the Kremlin, Biden has to placate NATO’s problem child and ‘weakest link’ — the Turkish president.
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Phil Murphy's first 2024 hurdle: New Jersey Democrats
As Gov. Phil Murphy tries to burnish his image as someone who's putting progressive policies to work, he faces a major obstacle: A skittish Legislature led by members of his own party.
In states that allow abortion for rape and incest, finding a doctor may prove impossible
Clinics planning to move their operations may leave patients in their states with no providers willing to offer abortions in cases of rape and incest.
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