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Hearings in the death penalty case are scheduled for May but could be postponed because one defendant needs a new lawyer. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you…

In the aftermath of the 2020 presidential election, the wife of Justice Clarence Thomas was involved in a range of efforts to keep President Donald J. Trump in power. Send…

This week’s Senate hearings underscored the fragility of a bipartisan alliance that seeks to reduce the impact of America’s vast prison complex. Send any friend a story As a subscriber,…

The plan will offer people 65 and older — and possibly some younger adults — the option of another booster, in case infections surge again soon. Send any friend a…

The justices blocked a ruling that would have prevented the Pentagon from taking into account whether service members with religious objections were vaccinated. Send any friend a story As a…

The administration plans to seek funding for 25,000 beds, down from the 34,000 beds that are currently funded. It also severed a contract with a detention facility in Alabama. Send…

At least 1,000 fighters from Russia’s Wagner Group are expected to focus on the Kremlin’s goal of seizing eastern Ukraine. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have

The Doha Agreement signed between the United States and the Taliban on February 29, 2020

The ruling, in which the judge said Democrats had drawn an “extreme gerrymander,” was the first time this redistricting cycle that the party’s congressional maps had been rejected in court.…

The support of the centrist from West Virginia shows that Democrats are unifying behind Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s nomination in the face of strong Republican opposition. Send any friend a…