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Andrea Lucas Defends E.E.O.C. Record Under Trump at Senate Hearing

Ms. Lucas, the acting chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, is seeking Senate approval to renew her role as commissioner, which is a requirement for her leadership post.

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Andrea Lucas faced tough questions from Senate Democrats over her record at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, including her role in dismissing transgender discrimination cases.

William G. Young, a Reagan-Appointed Judge, Is Fast-Tracking Trump to Trial

Judge William G. Young’s long career has been punctuated by high-profile cases and outspoken advocacy for the judiciary’s value and fact-finding power.

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Judge William G. Young in the courtroom in Boston in November 1980.

The White House Gutted Science Funding. Now It Wants to ‘Correct’ Research.

Thousands of scientists, academics, physicians and researchers have responded to the administration’s executive order about “restoring a gold standard for science.”

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Keeling flasks used to measure carbon dioxide in the atmosphere in a research laboratory at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography in California in April.
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