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Biden Appeals to North Carolina With Program to Replace Lead Pipes
In a stop in Wilmington, N.C., the president announced $3 billion in new spending to upgrade water systems around the…
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Israel and Saudi Arabia Are Trading Places
Saudi Arabia and Israel are America’s two most important Middle East allies, and the Biden administration is deeply involved with…
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The Magic Constitutionalism of Donald Trump
My originalist heart is troubled. In the opening moments of Donald Trump’s argument for presidential immunity, Justice Clarence Thomas pressed…
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U.S. Accuses Russia of Using Chemical Weapons in Ukraine
The State Department said Russia had used chloropicrin, a poison gas widely used during World War I against Ukrainian forces,…
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How Six-Week Abortion Bans Went From Fringe to Reality
Even opponents of abortion saw such curbs as too controversial just over a decade ago. Times have changed.
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Pasteurized Dairy Foods Free of Live Bird Flu, Federal Tests Confirm
But the scope of the outbreak among cattle remains uncertain, and little human testing has been done.
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Giant Pandas Are Returning to San Diego, China Announces
“Panda diplomacy” has represented an area of cooperation between the United States and China despite tension over weighty issues of…
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Arizona Lawmakers Repeal 1864 Abortion Ban
Two Republican state senators broke with their party to ensure final passage of the repeal. Gov. Katie Hobbs, a Democrat,…
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Florida’s Six-Week Abortion Ban Is Now Law, With Political Implications
The ban, which took effect on Wednesday, was part of Gov. Ron DeSantis’s push into cultural conservatism. But Florida politics…
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Mississippi Lawmakers Reach a Tentative Deal to Expand Medicaid
The expansion would extend largely free health coverage to 200,000 more low-income adults. But hurdles remain, including a likely veto…