Federal
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Opinion
What Went Unsaid in the Chief Justice’s Report on the Judiciary
John Roberts, the chief justice of the Supreme Court, recently filed his 2022 “year-end report on the federal judiciary.” It’s…
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News
Idaho Supreme Court Upholds Abortion Bans
The justices found that the state’s Constitution does not include a right to the procedure, bringing an end to a…
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Opinion
For Lula and the World, the Tough Job of Saving the Amazon Begins
When Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is sworn in as president of Brazil for an unprecedented third term on Sunday,…
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Business
Ahead of Major Court Case, E.P.A. Revises Clean-Water Protections
A new rule revives an older set of protections for rivers, marshes and waterways, setting aside changes in the Obama…
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News
Shelby, One of the Senate’s Last Big Spenders, ‘Got Everything’ for Alabama
Senator Richard C. Shelby made the most of his perch on the committee that controls federal spending. Now he’s leaving…
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News
Conservatives in Western Canada Pass Law Rejecting Federal Sovereignty
A new law in the province of Alberta radically circumscribes federal authority, advancing the agenda of the province’s far-right secessionist…
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News
Arizona Agrees to Dismantle Border Wall Made From Cargo Containers
Gov. Doug Ducey agreed to remove the barrier after the Biden administration sued, accusing the state of trespassing on federal…
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News
What’s In (and Not In) the $1.7 Trillion Spending Bill
A big boost for the military, more aid for Ukraine, a preference for the lobster industry over whales and an…
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News
New Federal Rule Has Done Little to Stem Spread of ‘Ghost Guns’
Sellers of key components of the untraceable homemade firearms have been interpreting the rule in the narrowest possible way.
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News
Senate Report Finds Widespread Sexual Abuse of Women in Federal Prisons
Federal Bureau of Prisons employees have abused female inmates in at least 19 of the 29 federal facilities that have…