Politics
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Democratic-Allied Group Pours $60 Million Into State Legislative Races
A Democratic-aligned group is investing nearly $60 million in state legislative races in five states, a significant sum in an…
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Supreme Court Says Alabama Can Kill Prisoner With Method He Fears
The Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that Alabama could kill a death row prisoner by lethal injection despite his assertion…
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Jury Rules Against Project Veritas in Lawsuit
WASHINGTON — A jury in a federal civil case on Thursday found that Project Veritas, a conservative group known for…
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A.C.L.U. Says Immigration Detention Facility Should Be Shut Down
WASHINGTON — The American Civil Liberties Union is calling on the Biden administration to close one of its privately run…
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As Trump’s Legal Woes Mount, So Do Financial Pressures on Him
The New York attorney general’s fraud lawsuit that was filed on Wednesday against former President Donald J. Trump seeks to…
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Texas Prosecutor Loses Attempt to Spare a Murderer From Execution
AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals on Thursday denied a motion to postpone the execution of a…
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Secretary of State Races Turn Rowdy During the Homestretch
In a normal election year, races for secretary of state are sleepy affairs, and their campaigns struggle for media coverage…
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Trump Claims He Declassified Documents. Why Don’t His Lawyers Say So in Court?
WASHINGTON — Former President Donald J. Trump claimed on Wednesday that when he was in the White House, his powers…
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‘I’m Done Saying I’m Sorry,’ Alex Jones Tells Sandy Hook Families in Court
WATERBURY, Conn. — Alex Jones’s initial day of testimony in a trial for damages after years of lying about the…
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Want to Be a Better Cook? Trust Your Senses.
One of my favorite episodes of “This American Life” begins with a conversation between the host Ira Glass and the…