Politics
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Fetal Viability, Long an Abortion Dividing Line, Faces a Supreme Court Test
WASHINGTON — In 1973, in Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court drew a line. The Constitution, it said, did not…
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Esper Claims Defense Dept. Is Improperly Blocking Parts of His Memoir
Former Defense Secretary Mark T. Esper on Sunday sued the agency he once led, accusing officials at the Pentagon of…
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Guantánamo Bay: Beyond the Prison
GUANTÁNAMO BAY, Cuba — Mention this place, and people tend to think of caged men wearing orange uniforms and on…
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That ‘Team Beto’ Fund-Raising Email? It Might Not Be From Beto.
Kenneth Pennington, a top digital strategist for Beto O’Rourke, had a simple plan. Mr. O’Rourke would announce his bid for…
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Helicopters, Clipboards, Crew Cuts: The President Must Be in Town
NANTUCKET, Mass. — Helicopters have been buzzing over the island’s boutiques and beaches for days. Military aircraft unloaded government cars…
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Army Whistle-Blower’s Lonely Death Highlights Toll of Mental Illness
Ian Fishback saw the world as cleaved between the just and unjust, the exemplary and the erring. A scholar-athlete from…
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Pentagon Forms a Group to Examine Unexplained Aerial Sightings
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon on Tuesday night announced a new group to investigate reports of unidentified aerial phenomena in sensitive…
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Biden to Nominate Shalanda Young as Budget Director
WASHINGTON — President Biden plans on Wednesday to nominate Shalanda Young, the acting director of the Office of Management and…
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Steve Bannon and a Cautionary Tale on Congressional Power
The recent decision by Congress to hold Steve Bannon, the former Trump adviser, in contempt, and the Justice Department’s willingness…
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House Panel Investigating Capitol Attack Subpoenas Proud Boys and Oath Keepers
WASHINGTON — The House committee investigating the Capitol attack issued subpoenas on Tuesday to three militia or paramilitary groups, including…