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What to Know After Supreme Court Upholds Ban on Transgender Care for Minors

18 juin 2025 à 15:50
The decision to uphold the Tennessee law will most likely mean a patchwork of laws throughout the country, a map that traces current political polarization.

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Outside the Supreme Court, opposing groups on transgender care rally in December in Washington.

Supreme Court Upholds Ban on Transgender Care for Minors

18 juin 2025 à 17:05
The justices ruled that the state’s law, which prohibited some medical treatments for transgender youths, did not violate equal protection principles.

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A group demonstrating outside the Supreme Court as the case on medical treatments for transgender youths was argued in December.

How Florida’s Attempt to Let Teens Sleep Longer Fell Apart

18 juin 2025 à 10:25
After lawmakers required high schools to start no earlier than 8:30 a.m., school administrators complained that it was unworkable. Last month, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a repeal.

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Florida’s experiment has illustrated how, even as concerns grow about the well-being of American teenagers, a modest scheduling shift with broad support from scientific and medical experts can struggle to gain traction.

Texas Passed a Law Protecting Campus Speech. It’s on the Verge of Rolling It Back.

18 juin 2025 à 05:02
A bill would restrict “expressive activities” on campus — which could include what students wear and the hours and weeks they can protest.

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Protesters at an encampment at the University of Texas at Austin last year.

As Pakistan Moves to Ban Black Magic, Astrologers See a Bad Omen

18 juin 2025 à 00:01
Spiritual practitioners fear that legislation imposing prison time for vaguely defined occult services could cast a wide net.
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Senate Passes Cryptocurrency and Stablecoin Rules Bill

17 juin 2025 à 19:29
The bill was a significant step toward giving the cryptocurrency industry the credibility and legitimacy it has sought, without limitations it has worked to head off.

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Senator Bill Hagerty, Republican of Tennessee, said the cryptocurrency bill would boost demand for U.S. Treasury securities and help maintain the dollar’s global dominance.

Lawmakers Vote to Decriminalize Abortions for Women in England and Wales

17 juin 2025 à 15:06
The landmark decision will prevent women from being criminally prosecuted for ending their pregnancies.

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An amendment, proposed by Tonia Antoniazzi, a lawmaker for the governing Labour Party, aims to partly decriminalize abortion in England and Wales.

Senate Republicans Propose Key Tax Tweaks to House Bill

17 juin 2025 à 11:36
Party lawmakers proposed changes to the tax code that could offer the greatest benefit to businesses.

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The legislative text released by the Senate Finance Committee on Monday mirrors in broad strokes the effort the House adopted.

Senate Bill Would Make Deep Cuts to Medicaid, Setting Up Fight With House

The proposal would salvage some clean-energy tax credits and phase out others more slowly, making up some of the cost by imposing deeper cuts to Medicaid than the House-passed bill would.

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The 549-page measure, released by the Senate Finance Committee, outlines changes to Medicaid that would be far more aggressive than the version passed in the House, making millions more Americans subject to a work requirement.

Business Lobbyists Scramble to Kill $100 Billion ‘Revenge Tax’

16 juin 2025 à 10:46
Critics contend that the measure will scare off the foreign investment that President Trump wants to attract.

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Legislation being advanced by Republicans in Congress would substantially increase the tax bills for many foreign companies that operate in the United States, raising more than $100 billion over a decade.

Business Lobbyists Scramble to Kill $100 Billion ‘Revenge Tax’

16 juin 2025 à 10:46
Critics contend that the measure will scare off the foreign investment that President Trump wants to attract.

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Legislation being advanced by Republicans in Congress would substantially increase the tax bills for many foreign companies that operate in the United States, raising more than $100 billion over a decade.
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  • Justice Barrett: In Her Own Words
    Off the bench, the Supreme Court justice has discussed her judicial and personal philosophies, having a son with Down syndrome and running away from television trucks in high heels.
     

Justice Barrett: In Her Own Words

15 juin 2025 à 05:00
Off the bench, the Supreme Court justice has discussed her judicial and personal philosophies, having a son with Down syndrome and running away from television trucks in high heels.

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A Billionaire Island Where Bezos and Kushner Live Is Fighting Over Sewage

13 juin 2025 à 14:16
Indian Creek Village, the “Billionaire Bunker” near Miami, couldn’t get approval to discharge its waste into a neighboring town’s sewer lines. So the village quietly persuaded state lawmakers to come to the rescue.

Supreme Court Sides With Teenager in School Disability Discrimination Case

12 juin 2025 à 12:15
Disability rights groups had followed the case closely, warning that arguments by the school district could threaten broader protections for people with disabilities.

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The case hinged on what standard of proof was required to show discrimination by public schools in education-related disability lawsuits.

Supreme Court Revives Family’s Suit Over FBI Raid of Wrong House

12 juin 2025 à 12:26
Lower courts ruled in favor of agents who had used a battering ram and a flash-bang grenade in mistakenly raiding the home of a Georgia couple.

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The Supreme Court’s decision was unanimous.

Trump Bends Military’s Role, Suggesting More Troops in More Cities

11 juin 2025 à 18:36
President Trump has expanded domestic use of the armed forces, testing the limits on involving troops at protests and the border.

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President Trump’s deployment of the National Guard in Los Angeles is first time in more than half a century a president has mobilized National Guard troops without the consent of a governor.

Netanyahu Survives a Vote to Dissolve Parliament but Emerges Weakened

12 juin 2025 à 09:12
Some of the Israeli prime minister’s coalition partners backed an opposition motion over rules that exempt most religious students from serving in the military.

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Although the move would not immediately bring down Israel’s government, it could hurt Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu politically.

Eleanor Holmes Norton, D.C.’s Delegate in Congress, Clings to Seat Amid Signs of Decline

11 juin 2025 à 12:55
Colleagues and friends say Representative Eleanor Holmes Norton, the District of Columbia’s 87-year-old nonvoting delegate and a veteran of fights over home rule, is struggling to do her job.

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Representative Eleanor Holmes Norton, Democrat of Washington, speaking on D.C. budget issues in Congress in March.

Extremely Lifelike Dolls Cause a Frenzy in Brazil

10 juin 2025 à 06:23
To some, the dolls, known as reborn dolls, provide comfort, escape or just plain fun. But politicians across Brazil have tried to pass bills banning the dolls from public spaces.

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Democrats Hate Trump’s Policy Bill, but Love Some of Its Tax Cuts

9 juin 2025 à 05:01
There’s an undercurrent of Democratic support for elements of President Trump’s tax agenda, a dynamic that Republicans are trying to exploit as they make the case for enactment of their sprawling domestic legislation.

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Senator Jacky Rosen, Democrat of Nevada, made a successful, if largely symbolic, bid to have the Senate unanimously approve a version of President Trump’s “no tax on tips” proposal.

Italians Prepare to Vote in Citizenship Referendum

8 juin 2025 à 00:01
A referendum on Sunday and Monday will give Italians the chance to loosen citizenship laws for immigrants. But it is not clear enough voters will turn out.

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A banner promoting the referendum on citizenship in Milan on Wednesday. Turnout must exceed 50 percent for the referendum to count; a majority is required for passage.

UK Court Warns Lawyers Can Be Prosecuted Over A.I. Tools That ‘Hallucinate’ Fake Material

6 juin 2025 à 14:46
A senior judge said on Friday that lawyers could be prosecuted for presenting material that had been “hallucinated” by artificial intelligence tools.

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The Royal Courts of Justice, England’s High Court, in central London, detailed two recent cases in which fake material generated by artificial intelligence was used in written legal arguments.

Law Would Make Most National Weather Service Workers Hard to Fire

6 juin 2025 à 15:21
A bill introduced Friday would classify forecasters and other staff as critical public safety roles. It comes after the Weather Service lost nearly 600 people to DOGE cuts.

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Forecasters at a weather office in Oklahoma City, where severe storms and tornadoes are a regular feature of spring.

Trump’s Pledge to Not Tax Overtime Could Become Federal Law

6 juin 2025 à 10:11
Once a seemingly offhand remark at a campaign rally, President Trump’s pledge to not tax overtime could become federal law.

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The overtime tax cut would be most valuable for people who can easily set their own schedules, meaning it may ultimately favor white-collar workers.

Trump and Musk Trade Threats, From Broaching Impeachment to Cutting Contracts

5 juin 2025 à 21:04
The sudden fallout ended a nearly yearlong partnership, during which Mr. Musk helped propel Mr. Trump to the White House and became one of the president’s top advisers.

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President Trump with Elon Musk and Mr. Musk’s son at the White House in March.
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  • Here’s the latest.
    The open acrimony between the two men comes after the billionaire denounced President Trump’s signature domestic policy bill as an “abomination.”
     

Here’s the latest.

5 juin 2025 à 14:58
The open acrimony between the two men comes after the billionaire denounced President Trump’s signature domestic policy bill as an “abomination.”

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New Zealand’s Parliament Suspends Maori Lawmakers Over Haka Protest

5 juin 2025 à 05:15
The harsh penalty was handed down to three members of the opposition who said they were voicing their community’s displeasure with proposed legislation.

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Rawiri Waititi, right, and Debbie Ngarewa-Packer, the co-leaders of the Te Pāti Māori party, at Parliament in Wellington, New Zealand, in January.

Fearful House Republicans Scramble to Mollify Musk

5 juin 2025 à 14:56
Republicans in the chamber are bending over backward to appease the world’s richest man, who is furious at them for voting for a bill to deliver President Trump’s domestic policy agenda.

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Elon Musk’s opposition to the bill has put House Republicans in the awkward position of straining to satisfy two authority figures who are now at odds.

Trump’s Policy Bill Would Add $2.4 Trillion to Debt, Budget Office Says

4 juin 2025 à 17:36
The estimate from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office is all but certain to inflame an already intense debate inside the G.O.P. about the fiscal consequences of its bill to enact President Trump’s agenda.

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The president’s signature domestic policy bill squeezed through the House last month after Speaker Mike Johnson struck deals to mollify holdout factions of his party.

Electricity Prices Are Surging. The G.O.P. Megabill Could Push Them Higher.

4 juin 2025 à 08:59
The combination of a data center boom, rising gas exports and cuts to clean energy tax breaks could spike American energy bills, analysts say.

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Electricity demand is surging for the first time in decades, partly because of data centers needed for A.I., and power companies are already struggling to keep up.

Erin Brockovich Lawyer and ‘Real Housewives’ Husband Gets 7 Years in Prison for Embezzlement

4 juin 2025 à 10:15
Known for winning a record settlement for the environmental activist Erin Brockovich, he was found guilty last year of embezzling millions of dollars of his clients’ settlement money.

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Tom Girardi in Los Angeles in August.

Trump’s Domestic Policy Bill Could Hurt Global Poor, Especially Africa

3 juin 2025 à 17:31
After slashing foreign assistance and introducing steep tariffs, the Trump administration is proposing a new tax on remittances. African nations would be among the hardest hit.

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Processing payments in Jos, Nigeria.

Trump Pressures Divided G.O.P. to Back Policy Bill

3 juin 2025 à 20:44
The president is pressing Republicans in the Senate to unite quickly behind sprawling legislation that carries his domestic agenda, but the measure’s opponents have a powerful new ally: Elon Musk.

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Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky is part of a group of Republican senators agitating for deeper spending cuts in a bill carrying President Trump’s domestic agenda, noting that it is projected to balloon federal deficits.
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