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Justice Clarence Thomas laments ‘very dicey’ threats to judiciary and heightened security for Supreme Court

Justice Clarence Thomas laments ‘very dicey’ threats to judiciary and heightened security for Supreme Court

Justice Clarence Thomas laments ‘very dicey’ threats to judiciary and heightened security for Supreme Court
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Louisiana senators pass new US House map while South Carolina plans for extra redistricting work

State senators in Louisiana have passed a new congressional map after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the previous one

Louisiana senators pass new US House map while South Carolina plans for extra redistricting work
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Jeffries' job grows more difficult in race for House and speaker's gavel

House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries had warned Republicans they would come to regret the congressional redistricting fight

Jeffries' job grows more difficult in race for House and speaker's gavel
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Makary exit may temporarily lift biotech sentiment but FDA leadership vacuum looms

U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr.

Makary exit may temporarily lift biotech sentiment but FDA leadership vacuum looms
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Democrats call on Republican lawmaker to resign for agreeing with 'cotton-picking' remark

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Democrats call on Republican lawmaker to resign for agreeing with 'cotton-picking' remark
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Rubio says US ties with Church can withstand Trump's criticism of Pope Leo

Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday said the United States can have a productive relationship with the Catholic Church despite tensions over President Donald

Rubio says US ties with Church can withstand Trump's criticism of Pope Leo
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Chief Justice John Roberts says Supreme Court is not political

Chief Justice John Roberts says Supreme Court justices are not “political actors.”

Chief Justice John Roberts says Supreme Court is not political
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Chief Justice Roberts defends Supreme Court against charges of partisan rulings

Chief Justice Roberts defends Supreme Court against charges of partisan rulings

Chief Justice Roberts defends Supreme Court against charges of partisan rulings
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US tariff refund process running 'smoother' than expected, Switzerland's K+N says

The online process to reclaim U.S. tariff payments deemed illegal by the Supreme Court is running "smoother" than anticipated, a U.S. customs expert at freight forwarder Kuehne und

US tariff refund process running 'smoother' than expected, Switzerland's K+N says
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Trump defends higher ballroom costs, targets less than $400 million

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Trump defends higher ballroom costs, targets less than $400 million
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As Clarence Thomas hits a milestone, his conservative stamp on US Supreme Court endures

Clarence Thomas this week will reach a major milestone on the U.S. Supreme Court, becoming the second-longest-serving justice in American history.

As Clarence Thomas hits a milestone, his conservative stamp on US Supreme Court endures
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Trump says he'll place 25% tariff on autos from the EU, accusing it of not complying with trade deal

The head of the European Parliament trade committee calls President Donald Trump’s tariff hike on European Union automobiles “unacceptable.”

Trump says he'll place 25% tariff on autos from the EU, accusing it of not complying with trade deal
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Why the 60-day War Powers Resolution deadline doesn’t actually constrain presidents

Donald Trump’s unilateral move to engage in military action against Iran isn’t unprecedented; Presidents Obama and Clinton directed U.S. military engagements without explicit congressional approval

Why the 60-day War Powers Resolution deadline doesn’t actually constrain presidents
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Speaker Mike Johnson once longed for a 'normal Congress,' but that seems long gone in the House

House Speaker Mike Johnson has lamented he would like to preside over a “normal Congress.”

Speaker Mike Johnson once longed for a 'normal Congress,' but that seems long gone in the House
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Trump names Nicole Saphier as Surgeon General pick, withdraws Means

U.S. President Donald Trump named radiologist and Fox News contributor Dr. Nicole Saphier as his pick for U.S.

Trump names Nicole Saphier as Surgeon General pick, withdraws Means
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Supreme Court’s Voting Rights Act ruling makes it harder to protect minority voting power and alters the landscape of future elections

The conservative majority at the US Supreme Court has issued a ruling in a gerrymandering case that one liberal justice called the ‘now-completed demolition of the Voting Rights Act.’

Supreme Court’s Voting Rights Act ruling makes it harder to protect minority voting power and alters the landscape of future elections
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Trump’s court setbacks fail to blunt his campaign against media

President Donald Trump has suffered a string of courtroom setbacks in his battles with the American media, but the rulings have done little to blunt a

Trump’s court setbacks fail to blunt his campaign against media
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Will Trump’s anti-immigrant rhetoric matter at the Supreme Court?

Will Trump’s anti-immigrant rhetoric matter at the Supreme Court?

Will Trump’s anti-immigrant rhetoric matter at the Supreme Court?
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Kimmel pushes back on Trump calls for his firing, in first major test for Disney’s new CEO

Kimmel pushes back on Trump calls for his firing, in first major test for Disney’s new CEO

Kimmel pushes back on Trump calls for his firing, in first major test for Disney’s new CEO
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Trump calls suspect in press dinner attack 'pretty sick guy' whose views alarmed relatives

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Trump calls suspect in press dinner attack 'pretty sick guy' whose views alarmed relatives
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Indiana GOP lawmakers defied Trump on redistricting. Now GOP voters may thwart his push for revenge

Indiana GOP lawmakers defied Trump on redistricting. Now GOP voters may thwart his push for revenge

Indiana GOP lawmakers defied Trump on redistricting. Now GOP voters may thwart his push for revenge
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S&P 500, Nasdaq open higher on fresh hopes of US-Iran talks

The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite rose on Friday as renewed hopes for U.S.-Iran negotiations to end the war lifted sentiment, while a surge in Intel shares added further

S&P 500, Nasdaq open higher on fresh hopes of US-Iran talks
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Americans blame Trump for gas price surge in midterm election year, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds

A clear majority of Americans blame President Donald Trump for surging gasoline prices, which is weighing on his Republican Party ahead

Americans blame Trump for gas price surge in midterm election year, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
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'Two ways of calculating': Trump defends his mathematically impossible calculations on drug prices

President Donald Trump, known for popularizing the term "fake news," seems to have shifted focus to a healthy dose of fake math in defending impossibly large cuts to prescription drug prices

'Two ways of calculating': Trump defends his mathematically impossible calculations on drug prices