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12/02/21

Michigan Teen, 15, Charged in Oxford High School Shooting

OXFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — The parents of a teenager accused of killing four students at a Michigan school were summoned to discuss his behavior just a few hours before the violence, a sheriff said.

12/01/21

Outside Supreme Court, Crowd Amplifies Abortion Arguments

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hundreds of abortion debate partisans crowded the plaza in front of the Supreme Court on Wednesday, intermingling and trading chants as justices heard the highly anticipated arguments inside.

12/01/21

Abortion Rights at Stake in Divided Supreme Court Arguments

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court’s three liberal justices suggested Wednesday that it would severely damage the court's legitimacy if it agrees to reverse the decades-old abortion decisions that declared a nationwide right to end pregnancies.

11/30/21

Appeals Court To Weigh Trump Arguments To Withhold Records

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump’s lawyers will try to persuade a federal appeals court to stop Congress from receiving call logs, drafts of speeches and other documents related to the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol led by his supporters.

11/29/21

Jan 6 Panel Sets Contempt Vote for Former DOJ Official

WASHINGTON (AP) — A House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection will vote Wednesday to hold a former Justice Department official in contempt, seeking criminal charges against a defiant witness for a second time after holding former White House aide Steve Bannon in contempt last month.

11/29/21

Supreme Court Set To Take Up All-or-Nothing Abortion Fight

WASHINGTON (AP) — Both sides are telling the Supreme Court there's no middle ground in Wednesday's showdown over abortion. The justices can either reaffirm the constitutional right to an abortion or wipe it away altogether.

11/24/21

After Gov. DeSantis Cracks Down, Disney World Theme Park Pauses Vaccine Mandate

“We believe that our approach to mandatory vaccines has been the right one as we've continued to focus on the safety and well-being of our cast members and guests. We will address legal developments as appropriate,” Disney said.

11/22/21

Harris Announces $1.5B Investment in Health Care Workforce

WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris announced Monday that the Biden administration is investing $1.5 billion from the coronavirus aid package to address the health care worker shortage in underserved communities.

11/17/21

Analysis: Vigilante Justice and Its Fundamental Connection to the Rittenhouse and Arbery Trials

Despite disparate proceedings, citizen vigilantism lies at the heart of the Rittenhouse and Arbery trials.

11/17/21

Trump Adviser Appointed to Panel on U.S. Elections

The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights has appointed to a federal election advisory board a prominent Republican attorney who assisted former President Donald Trump in his failed effort to overturn the 2020 presidential election.

TODAY

Philadelphia Mayor Signs Landmark “Driving Equality” Bill Into Law

The new measure, which limits police stops for minor violations, is a step toward “improving police-community relations,” the mayor wrote.

10/28/21

Biden Announces “Historic’” Deal and Seeks Votes From Democrats

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden declared Thursday he has reached a “historic economic framework” with Democrats in Congress on his sweeping domestic policy package, a hard-fought yet dramatically scaled-back deal announced just before he departs for overseas summits.