Congressional Leaders Strike Short-Term Deal to Avert a Partial Shutdown
Top lawmakers agreed to vote on a temporary funding patch that would allow more time for spending negotiations. Top lawmakers agreed to […]
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Supreme Court Appears Split Over Ban on Bump Stocks Enacted Under Trump
In a wide-ranging argument, the justices wrestled with the mechanics of gun triggers and the larger implications of the ban both for […]
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Citing Progress at Rikers, Judge Says New York Is No Longer in Contempt
The city Correction Department has improved its tracking of use-of-force cases at Rikers Island and is working more effectively with the monitor […]
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A Botched Execution in Idaho Renews Scrutiny of Lethal Injection
Idaho attempted its first execution in 12 years on Wednesday, but medical workers could not tap into a vein on the inmate. […]
Read moreDemocrats Pass a N.Y. House Map That Modestly Benefits Them
By exercising restraint in their latest redistricting effort, Democratic lawmakers hope to avoid a lawsuit from Republicans, while still helping their party’s […]
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Construction Safety Firm Charged With Faking Training of Worker Who Died
The company and 25 people were also charged with running a scheme that falsely certified thousands of workers as having completed required […]
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Biden’s Gaza Problem Will Persist, but Michigan May Have Been Unique
Democratic unease with the president’s handling of the Mideast war will continue to trail him, but his allies hope that no other […]
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Senate Republicans Look Poised to Block Bill to Protect I.V.F. Treatment
Republicans, many of whom have said they support access to the treatment, argued that it should be left to states to ensure […]
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Alabama Republicans Scramble in an Effort to Pass an I.V.F. Shield Law
The urgency underscores the bind for the party, which has long maintained that life begins at conception but must now reconcile that […]
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In an Age of Intercepts, the C.I.A. Makes the Case for Spies
Eavesdropping on communications provides limited insight, the agency’s espionage chief argues in a new podcast. Only humans can tell the full story. […]
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