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Is the Supreme Court About to Upend American Election Laws?
Amicus briefs poured in, including from conservative legal scholars who, breaking with proponents of the independent state…
Biden Devotes $36 Billion to Save Union Workers’ Pensions
WASHINGTON — President Biden announced Thursday that he was investing $36 billion in federal funds to save the pensions of more…
House Passes $858 Billion Defense Bill Repealing Vaccine Mandate for Troops
WASHINGTON — The House on Thursday overwhelmingly passed an $858 billion defense policy bill that would rescind the Pentagon’s…
Biden’s Hopes for Sweden and Finland in NATO Are Stuck on Erdogan’s Demands
WASHINGTON — When President Biden hosted the leaders of Finland and Sweden at the White House this year, he spoke in triumphal…
Bill to Protect Same-Sex Marriage Rights Clears Congress
WASHINGTON — The House on Thursday gave final approval to legislation to mandate federal recognition for same-sex marriages, with…
Turnout by Republicans Was Great. It’s Just That Many of Them Didn’t Vote…
After yet another disappointing showing for Republicans in Georgia’s Senate runoff on Tuesday, some conservatives — like Sean…
The Georgia Republican Unscathed by Walker’s Defeat
“His success now really is a result of all these touches over the years — that ‘How’s your mama? How’s your daddy?’ kind of…
Prominent Gay Republicans Helped Smooth the Way for Marriage Bill
In the end, at least one senator from each of the states polled voted for the bill.Susan Collins of Maine, who was the lead…
State Officials Seek to Revisit Sports-Betting Arrangements
For the past four years, the campaign to legalize online sports betting has appeared all but unstoppable. In recent weeks, though,…
‘Systemic Problems’ Hindered Government’s Pandemic Response, Senate Report…
WASHINGTON — A new examination by Senate Democrats of how the federal government bungled its early response to the coronavirus…