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S.E.C. Inquiry Into Former Senator’s Stock Sales Is Closed Without Charges
The Securities and Exchange Commission ended its investigation into former Senator Richard Burr, three years after he sold more than…
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Federal Panel Rules South Carolina Congressional District Is Illegal Gerrymander
A three-judge federal panel unanimously ruled that South Carolina’s redrawn First Congressional District illegally removed 62 percent of the Black…
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Mother of Uvalde Gunman Arrested Over Threats to Kill a Man
The police said Adriana Martinez Reyes, who told them the teenager behind the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, was her…
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Former U.S.C. Official Sentenced to Six Months for Role in College Admissions Scandal
Donna Heinel, as the gatekeeper for athletic recruits, played a key role in the sweeping college admissions scandal.
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Widening Highways Doesn’t Fix Traffic. So Why Do We Keep Doing It?
Interstate 710 in Los Angeles is, like the city itself, famous for its traffic. Freight trucks traveling between the city…
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Speaker Quest Reveals McCarthy’s Tenuous Grip on an Unruly Majority
WASHINGTON — As dawn broke after yet another day of Representative Kevin McCarthy of California trying and failing to become…
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Hell and High Water: California’s Wild Weather Uproots Trees, Strains State
Pounding rainstorms following an epic drought leave thousands of broken trees that batter roads, levees and neighborhoods.
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McCarthy Reaches for Deal With Right as Speaker Fight Enters Fourth Day
The G.O.P. leader hoped a proposed agreement would sway a critical mass of defectors to support him. But no votes…
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Biden Will Mark Jan. 6 With Presidential Medals for Election Officials
The Presidential Citizens Medal will honor those who resisted efforts to overturn the 2020 election, including law enforcement officers and…
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Judge Rules for Justice Dept. in Dispute With Trump Over Documents Search
The court said the former president had to provide the government the names of private investigators he hired to search…