Cheney, daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney, had been a leading Republican voice for years.
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Supreme Court allows Idaho to enforce its strict abortion ban, even in medical emergencies
Justices put a lower court ruling on hold and said they will hear arguments in April on the hospital emergency question.
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New York seeks $370 million in penalties in Trump’s civil fraud trial. His response: ‘They should pay me’
The state says the new sum reflects windfalls from wrongdoing, chiefly $199 million in profits from property sales and $169 million in savings on interest rates.
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U.S. Supreme Court will decide if Trump can be kept off 2024 presidential ballots
The court will be considering for the first time the meaning and reach of a provision of the 14th Amendment barring some people who ‘engaged in insurrection’ from holding public office.
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Massachusetts voters become latest to try and keep Trump off ballot over Jan. 6 attack
The State Ballot Commission must rule on the challenge, which was filed late Thursday, by Jan. 29.
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NRA chief Wayne LaPierre resigning just days before fraud trial
LaPierre, 74, has led the NRA’s day-to-day operations since 1991, acting as the face and vehement voice of its gun rights agenda.
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Hundreds of convictions, but a major mystery is still unsolved 3 years after the Jan. 6 Capitol riot
Authorities are still working to identify more than 80 people wanted for acts of violence at the Capitol and to find out who placed pipe bombs outside the Republican and Democratic national committees’ offices the day before the Capitol attack.
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Hezbollah leader says his group must retaliate for suspected Israeli strike in Beirut
A presumed Israeli strike hit a Beirut neighborhood this week, killing a senior Hamas official.
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Biden administration cuts $2 million for student loan servicers after bungled return to repayment
The Education Department said Friday it will withhold payments from Aidvantage, EdFinancial and Nelnet for failing to meet their contractual obligations.
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Biden, in Valley Forge speech, plans to hit Trump as a threat to democracy
Friday’s address marks a new phase of Biden’s reelection campaign that will emphasize Trump’s efforts to overturn election.