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Is Encouraging Unauthorized Immigration Free Speech or a Felony?
The Supreme Court will decide whether a 1986 law that makes it a crime to urge people to stay in…
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A Korean War Wall of Remembrance Set Hundreds of Errors in Stone
An arc of gleaming black granite slabs etched with 36,634 names was unveiled on the National Mall over the summer,…
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Republicans Prepare New Rules, but Fixing Congress Isn’t So Easy
History suggests that the procedural plans of the new House Republican majority are likely to lead to more gridlock and…
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A Lecturer Showed a Painting of the Prophet Muhammad. She Lost Her Job.
Erika López Prater, an adjunct professor at Hamline University, said she knew many Muslims have deeply held religious beliefs that…
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After 6-Year-Old Is Accused in School Shooting, Many Questions and a Murky Legal Path
The teacher who was shot was in stable condition on Saturday, the police said, but details surrounding the gun remained…
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In Speaker Fight’s Final Hours, Arm-Twisting, Flaring Tempers and Calls from Trump
Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s slog to his post ended with a remarkably public show of intraparty strife that played out in…
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From Gingrich to McCarthy, the Roots of Governance by Chaos
Mr. Gingrich began the zero-sum politics that mutated into the brand of the Tea Party and Trump M.A.G.A. Republicans and…
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Why McCarthy’s Slog to Speaker Could Mean Dysfunction Ahead in the House
The top Republican already had to work with a tiny majority and an emboldened right flank. Concessions he made to…
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Once Told to Move to the Back of the Bus, Jesse White Became an Illinois Institution
CHICAGO — Jesse White tells a story about being a Black college student from Chicago, newly arrived in Alabama in…
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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…