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Trump’s impact on courts likely to last long beyond his term
On this, even President Donald Trump's most fevered critics agree: He has left a deep imprint on the federal courts that will outlast his term in office for decades to come.
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Girl Scouts rebuke Boy Scouts in escalating recruitment war
The Girl Scouts said the Boy Scouts’ marketing of expanded services for girls was “highly damaging to Girl Scouts” and had set off an “explosion of confusion."
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A tale of bipartisanship in Congress — no, seriously
A bipartisan committee made 97 recommendations on how to modernize the way Congress works and improve relationships between Democrats and Republicans.
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Authorities search for Nashville bomber, as governor asks for emergency declaration
A day after the Christmas bombing in Nashville, police are asking for help with the investigation. Large swaths of the state's communications networks are out of service.
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US plants hope to maintain production despite virus threat
Manufacturers are concerned they may not be able to keep pace until most of the country is vaccinated because the coronavirus continues to surge.
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Trump golfs in Florida as COVID relief hangs in the balance
President Donald Trump spent his Christmas golfing in Florida as a government shutdown looms and COVID relief hangs in the balance.
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AP sources: Human remains found near Nashville explosion
An explosion shook the largely deserted streets of downtown Nashville early Christmas morning, shattering windows, damaging buildings and wounding three people.
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COVID-19 relief bill could stave off historic wave of evictions
A rental assistance program in the bill is key for helping millions of struggling renters at risk of losing their homes in the middle of winter as the pandemic rages on.
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Republicans block $2,000 virus checks despite Trump demand
The president's last-minute objections are setting up a defining showdown with his own Republican Party in his final days in office.
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Millions of Christmas gifts may arrive late due to overload at the Postal Service
"We're really busy, it's been unbearable," sighs Manny Huenchunir, a USPS truck driver who was unloading and reloading crates of mail at a post office outside Boston Tuesday.
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Nurses fear what’s to come: ‘Walk down our unit for a day’
Nurses in overtaxed hospitals are afraid that people aren't taking precautions as coronavirus cases surge, and they especially fear what's next.
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New round of Trump clemency benefits Manafort, other allies
The actions bring to 49 the number of people who Trump in the last two days has granted clemency either through pardons or sentence commutations.
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US holiday travel surges despite pleas from public health officials
More than 5 million people passed through the nation’s airport security checkpoints between Friday and Tuesday, according to the Transportation Security Administration.
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Trump’s presidential legacy, by the numbers
Trump's presidency is reflected in a broad range of numbers representing everything from the U.S. death toll during the pandemic to the miles of his “big, beautiful wall."
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Pfizer to supply US with additional 100M vaccines doses
The drugmakers said Wednesday that they expect to deliver all the doses by July 31.
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