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Source: Trump's DOJ Investigated Democrats On The Intelligence Committee
The subpoena was part of an effort to find the source of leaks of classified information in the early years of the Trump administration. Ultimately, the data did not tie the committee to the leaks.
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Politics
Biden Could Call The Massacres Of Armenians 'Genocide.' Here's What That Means
U.S. lawmakers expect President Biden to recognize the 1915 mass killing and deportation of Armenians as genocide — even if it makes Turkey angry.
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Law & Courts
Democrats Unveil Long-Shot Plan To Expand Size Of Supreme Court From 9 To 13
Republicans were scathing in their response to the measure, but the bill has a grim future even without their opposition. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she has no plans to bring it to the floor.
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Law & Courts
Biden Sets Up Commission To Study Supreme Court Reform
Friday's announcement comes amid a debate over the composition of the nine-member court that now has a 6-3 majority.
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Law & Courts
Supreme Court To Hear Challenge To Trump-Era Abortion Rules
The court on Monday also paved the way for a New York grand jury to obtain the former president's financial records.
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Law & Courts
Supreme Court Says Muslim Men Can Sue FBI Agents In No-Fly List Case
The case – Tanzin v Tanvir — involved three Muslim men who said their religious-freedom rights were violated when FBI agents tried to use the no-fly list to force them into becoming informants.
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Politics
Supreme Court Appears Likely To Uphold Obamacare
At least two of the court's conservative justices seemed to suggest the law should stand whether or not the individual mandate is found unconstitutional.
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'I Am Not Hostile To The ACA': Barrett Pushes Back On Democrats' Claims
Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats pressed Amy Coney Barrett about her criticism of the legal opinion that saved Obamacare. But she noted that case differs from the one before the court on Nov. 10.
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Trump Says He Won't Participate In Virtual Debate As Commission Changes Format
The president called the format "a waste of time." The commission made the decision "to protect the health and safety of all involved."
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Law & Courts
Amy Coney Barrett's Supreme Court Confirmation Will Move Forward, McConnell Says
Separately, President Trump's nominee to fill the Supreme Court seat made vacant by the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg tested negative for the coronavirus, a White House spokesman said.