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WASHINGTON — Silicon Valley is fuming about President Trump’s stance on climate and immigration, but top technology executives still made a pilgrimage to the White House on Monday to discuss a potential upgrade of government technology. Timothy D.

WASHINGTON — Democrats vowed on Monday to slow work in the Senate to a crawl to protest the secrecy surrounding the Republican effort to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, as Republican leaders raced to prepare a bill for a vote as soon as next week. Without the votes to stop the majority party from passing a bill, Democrats can only draw attention to the way Republicans are creating their bill — behind closed doors without a single hearing or public bill-drafting session. Senate Republican leaders hope for a showdown vote before lawmakers leave town at the end of next week, an ambiti

WASHINGTON — In a decision likely to bolster the Washington Redskins’ efforts to protect their trademarks, the Supreme Court on Monday ruled that the government may not refuse to register potentially offensive names.

The hear a case on partisan gerrymandering in Wisconsin is being closely watched in other states, including Pennsylvania, where a lawsuit is challenging the process that gave the state its so-called Goofy Kicking Donald Duck-shaped congressional district. In the Wisconsin case, the Supreme Court said on Monday that it would consider whether partisan gerrymandering violates the Constitution.

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court announced on Monday that it would consider whether partisan gerrymandering violates the Constitution, potentially setting the stage for a ruling that could for the first time impose limits on a practice that has helped define American politics since the early days of the Republic. The term gerrymander was coined after Elbridge Gerry, Massachusetts’s governor, signed an 1812 law that included a voting district shaped like a salamander to help t

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court announced on Monday that it would consider whether partisan gerrymandering violates the Constitution, potentially setting the stage for a ruling that could for the first time impose limits on a practice that has helped define American politics since the early days of the Republic. The term gerrymander was coined after Elbridge Gerry, Massachusetts’s governor, signed an 1812 law that included a voting district shaped like a salamander to help t

After Cyrus’ brother walked in the Dolce & Gabbana Spring 2018 Menswear runway show, the “Malibu” singer took to Instagram to criticize the designers for their right-of-center politics in a celebratory post about her brother’s modeling debut. “PS D&G, I STRONGLY disagree with your politics….

After Cyrus’ brother walked in the Dolce & Gabbana Spring 2018 Menswear runway show, the “Malibu” singer took to Instagram to criticize the designers for their right-of-center politics in a celebratory post about her brother’s modeling debut. “PS D&G, I STRONGLY disagree with your politics….

The attorneys general of Washington, D.C., and Maryland filed a lawsuit in federal court Monday against President Donald Trump, alleging he violated the Constitution by allowing his businesses to accept payments from foreign governments. Karl Racine, the attorney general for Washington, D.C., and his Maryland counterpart, Brian Frosh, who are both Democrats, said their suit was born out of concern for upholding the Constitution. "We are a nation of laws, and no one, including the president of the United States, is above the law," Racine said at a press conference. The lawsuit, first repo

President Trump this morning lashed out at reports that he is being investigated for firing former FBI Director James Comey last month. "I am being investigated for firing the FBI Director by the man who told me to fire the FBI Director!