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Sandra Day O’Connor, America’s First Female Supreme Court Justice, Dies

Retired Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, the first woman on the Supreme Court, has died at age 93

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Speaker Mike Johnson endorsed book filled with conspiracy theories and homophobic slurs

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Morning Digest: Republicans wanted one rich guy to run for Senate in Wisconsin. They may get two

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On Top of Everything Else, Henry Kissinger Prevented Peace in the Mideast

U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger at the King David Hotel in Jerusalem on Sept. 1, 1975.Photo: David Hume Kennerly/Getty Images The encomiums have flowed voluminously for Henry Kissinger, and there have…

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Who Really Won in the DeSantis-Newsom Debate

If hurling insults, distorting facts, and pandering to Americans’ worst instincts are the hallmarks of leadership, then Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis emerged the winner in the debate with California Gov. Gavin Newsom.…

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NYPD Accused of Fabricating Domestic Violence Survivor’s Murder Confession

A woman who was charged with murdering her husband in 2020 sued the New York City Police Department, alleging that police officers fabricated the confession that was the basis of the case…

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Governors DeSantis and Newsom Square Off in Unusual Televised Debate

WASHINGTON — In an alternate reality, the prime-time showdown between California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom and Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday could have been a preview of a 2024 general…

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A Warning from 1994 of a Two-Tiered SocietyAs secretary of…

A Warning from 1994 of a Two-Tiered Society As secretary of labor, I thought it important to explain why the Democrats had lost both the House and the Senate in the 1994…

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Henry Kissinger, Influential and Polarizing U.S. Secretary of State, Dies at 100

Henry Kissinger, the former Secretary of State known for his realist approach to foreign policy during the Nixon and Ford administrations, has died. He was 100. News of his death was confirmed…

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The Stakes of Idaho Asking the Supreme Court to Allow Near-Total Abortion Ban

Idaho officials on Monday asked the Supreme Court to restore a strict abortion law that would allow the state to prosecute physicians conducting abortions in some cases. If the Supreme Court decides…

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Nine American Hostages Are Still Being Held in Gaza, White House Confirms

Hamas still has nine American hostages, the White House confirmed on Monday, a day after a four-year-old girl became the first American hostage taken during the Oct. 7 attack in Israel to…

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Cop City Protesters Tried to Plant Trees. Atlanta Police Beat Them for It.

Activists march toward the construction site for the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center as part of the Block Cop City march in Atlanta on Nov. 13, 2023.Photo: Carlos Berrios/Sipa USA via AP…

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