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Backdrop for Vote on Same-Sex Marriage Rights: A Big Shift in Public Opinion
The Senate held a key test vote on Wednesday on a bill that could move same-sex-marriage rights one step closer…
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President Biden Is Turning 80. Experts Say Age Is More Than a Number.
WASHINGTON — President Biden has said it is a “legitimate question to ask anybody over 70 years old whether or…
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The Wedding Is at the White House, but the Details Are Top Secret
WASHINGTON — The president and first lady’s names are on the wedding invitations. The vendors have all signed nondisclosure agreements.…
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Maryland Finds That for Hundreds of Clergy Abuse Victims, ‘No Parish Was Safe’
The attorney general of Maryland has identified more than 600 young victims of clergy sexual abuse over the course of…
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As More Top Law Schools Boycott Rankings, Others Say They Can’t Afford to Leave
For more than 30 years, roughly the same 14 law schools have been the most highly rated by U.S. News,…
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What Makes a Special Counsel ‘Special’?
WASHINGTON — Attorney General Merrick B. Garland’s appointment on Friday of Jack Smith, a longtime prosecutor, as a special counsel…
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Suspect in University of Virginia Shooting Had Guns in His Dorm Room, Report Says
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — The suspect in the shooting deaths this week of three fellow University of Virginia students had a…
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Hakeem Jeffries, Pressing to Lead Democrats, Marks a Generational Shift
Standing on the Senate floor during President Donald J. Trump’s 2020 impeachment trial, Representative Hakeem Jeffries, Democrat of New York…
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Justice Department Asks Supreme Court to Let Student Debt Cancellation Proceed
The Biden administration asked the Supreme Court on Friday to allow its student loan relief plan to go forward, arguing…
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Prosecution and Defense Sum Up in Oath Keepers Sedition Trial
Prosecutors at the sedition trial of five members of the Oath Keepers militia made their final remarks to the jury…