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The question of whether Robert Menendez will remain one of the most powerful Democrats in the U.S. Senate or go to prison could turn on ...
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AUSTIN, Texas — The first woman to sue Baylor University over allegations the nation’s largest Baptist school ignored or mishandled rape allegations has settled her ...
Read More »Court: Arkansas can block Planned Parenthood money
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A federal appeals court panel ruled Wednesday that Arkansas can block Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood over videos secretly recorded by ...
Read More »10 Commandments judge forces runoff in Alabama
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama’s Ten Commandments judge, Roy Moore, has forced President Donald Trump’s chosen candidate, Sen. Luther Strange, into a September primary runoff that ...
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OMAHA, Neb. — The Nebraska chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union on Wednesday followed through on its promise to sue the state prisons system, ...
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