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D.C. Court Weighs Writer’s Defamation Suit Against Trump

At issue is whether former President Donald J. Trump was acting in his official capacity as president when he made…

Newyork

Brazil’s Authorities Race to Identify Organizers of Brasília Riot

With more than 500 people arrested after supporters of Jair Bolsonaro ransacked Brazil’s seats of government, the authorities began to…

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Election Deniers Are Also Economy Deniers

The people who will be running the House of Representatives for the next two years — a group that does…

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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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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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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,…

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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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…

Newyork

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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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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