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Before Kyle Rittenhouse’s Murder Trial, a Debate Over Terms Like ‘Victim’
A judge’s decision that the word “victim” generally could not be used in court to refer to the people shot…
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Hunting for Money, Democrats Rush to Rewrite Tax Code
WASHINGTON — As they hunt for revenue to pay for their sprawling spending bill and try to unite a fractured…
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New Guidance Bars Immigration Enforcement in ‘Protected Areas’
LOS ANGELES — The Biden administration on Wednesday designated the nation’s schools and hospitals, as well as a wide array…
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Shut Out on Budget Bill, Republicans Take Shots From the Sidelines
WASHINGTON — The biggest legislative negotiation in years is taking place on Capitol Hill and at the White House, with…
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This Special Election Is Testing Republican Efforts to Court Latino Voters
SAN ANTONIO — For as long as María Rodríguez can remember, the South Side of San Antonio has just about…
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Biden and Democrats Push for Budget Deal This Week as Rifts Remain
WASHINGTON — President Biden and Democratic congressional leaders raced on Monday to strike a compromise on a domestic policy and…
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Another Victim of a Serial Killer Is Identified, 4 Decades After His Death
CHICAGO — Authorities in Cook County have identified another victim of John Wayne Gacy, the serial killer who terrorized Chicago…
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Border Patrol Repeatedly Gave Agents Light Punishments, Report Finds
WASHINGTON — After it was revealed in 2019 that scores of border officials belonged to a private Facebook group that…
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Proposed Tax on Billionaires Raises Question: What’s Income?
After months of negotiations over President Biden’s big social spending bill, congressional Democrats looking for ways to pay for it…
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A 100-Year-Old Priest Was Nudged From His Parish. He Has No Plan to Retire.
BEAUMONT, Texas — The priest needed a hand while tugging on layer after layer of vestments. He carried a magnifying…