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‘Gathering Storm’ Was Nearing Murdaugh Before the Murders, Prosecutors Say
In closing arguments, the lead prosecutor said Alex Murdaugh killed his wife and son to hide financial crimes. The once-influential…
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Reader Mailbag: Bots and Other Business
Answering questions on topics including polling, independent voters and Black turnout.
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Ohio Train Derailment: Separating Fact From Fiction
The derailment of a Norfolk Southern train that spilled toxic chemicals and led to a controlled burn of the substances…
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Biden Administration Asks Congress to Reauthorize Warrantless Surveillance Law
Facing steeper political headwinds than past cycles, the executive branch is packaging the spying authority known as Section 702 as…
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Biden Could Face Veto Test Over Contentious D.C. Crime Bill
Legislation blocking a new crime law in the District of Columbia has drawn bipartisan support in the House, and Senate…
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Student Loan Case Before Supreme Court Poses Pressing Question: Who Can Sue?
Prompted by a 2007 decision giving states “special solicitude,” partisan challenges to federal programs from coalitions of state attorneys general…
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Trump Legal Team Assails Georgia Inquiry
The lawyers said public comments by the forewoman of the special grand jury that investigated election interference had “poisoned” the…
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Wait, the Campaign Is Halfway Done?
In the so-called invisible primary, there’s often a clear relationship between early polling and the eventual outcome.
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Southern Baptists Expel Saddleback Church Over Female Pastor
The nation’s largest Protestant denomination has grappled with issues around gender, sexuality and politics.
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Two Starkly Different Judges Advance in Wisconsin Supreme Court Election
Janet Protasiewicz, a liberal, and Daniel Kelly, a conservative, will face off on April 4 in a race that could…