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US
Kari Lake Backs G.O.P. Effort to Drop 1864 Abortion Law in Favor of 15-Week Ban
The Senate candidate and Donald Trump ally is supporting a handful of state Republicans who have backed away from a…
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US
Arizona Republicans Thwart Attempts to Repeal 1864 Abortion Ban
Democrats in both houses of the Legislature were blocked from advancing bills to roll back a reinstated 160-year-old ban on…
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US
Joining Texas, Iowa Enacts Law for State Immigration Enforcement
Gov. Kim Reynolds, a Republican, signed the bill on Wednesday and accused the Biden administration of failing to secure the…
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World
As Speaker, Johnson Advances What He Once Opposed, Enraging the Right
Now that he is the leader, the Louisiana Republican has found himself bowing to governing realities that are now his…
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US
Arizona Reinstates 160-Year-Old Abortion Ban
The state’s highest court said the law, moribund for decades under Roe v. Wade, was now enforceable, but put its…
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World
Switzerland’s Climate Shortfalls Violate Rights, European Court Rules
But the court ruled as inadmissible two other climate-related attempts to hold governments accountable.
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News
Trump Says Abortion Will Be Left to the States. Don’t Believe Him.
When Donald Trump was asked about the recent Florida Supreme Court decision upholding his adopted state’s abortion ban, he promised…
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World
New York to Pay $17.5 Million for Forcing Removal of Hijabs in Mug Shots
New York City reached a settlement in a lawsuit brought by two women who were arrested and made to remove…
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World
Trump’s Trial Lawyer Gambled a Gilded Manhattan Career to Represent Him
Todd Blanche was a prosecutor and worked for a prestigious firm. Now, he is the principal lawyer for Donald Trump…
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World
Ugandan Court Upholds Draconian Anti-Gay Law
The law, which includes the death penalty as a punishment in some cases, has been strongly condemned, including by the…