Two fishing companies challenged regulations that required Atlantic herring fishers to pay some costs for observers on their boats.
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A widely anticipated Supreme Court ruling will sharply limit federal agencies’ power to interpret the laws that they execute and decide how best to carry them out.
Support for science has traditionally been bipartisan, but fights over spending have affected research funding.
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Research funding is down in recent years despite promises made with the CHIPS and Science Act.
Grace Bisch, whose stepson died as a result of an overdose, protests outside the Supreme Court in December 2023.
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Since the 1930s, the federal government has made payments to victims of financial hardships and social injustices. But for those suffering from the harms of slavery, the US remains silent.
Long, drawn-out campaigns just aren’t Rishi Sunak’s cup of tea.
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Very few Americans believe Congress is doing a good job. Some of them have a simple solution: Throw the bums out and institute term limits. But that creates more problems than it solves.
More than two years of war have left swaths of Ukraine in ruins.
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Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, conservative activists led a counterattack against campus antiwar and civil rights demonstrators by demanding action from college presidents, the courts and the police.
Flags for the United States and Ukraine billow outside of the Capitol building on April 23, 2024.
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There are several reasons why supporting Ukraine helps the US too, including creating a deterrent for China, Russia and other potential adversaries.
Graduating cadets at West Point take their oaths to the Constitution and are commissioned as officers in the U.S. Army.
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Members of the military take an oath before service, but it’s to the Constitution, not a specific person. West Point professors explain how young officers learn the importance of their allegiance.
The 118th Congress put in a lot of late nights, but it doesn’t have a lot to show for it.
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In taxpayer-funded email messages to constituents, Republicans prefer visual elements and strategic timing, and Democrats prefer more text-heavy missives.
Actress Anna Sawai, who plays Mariko in FX’s ‘Shōgun,’ attends the Los Angeles premiere of the series on Feb. 13, 2024.
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Compared to its 1980 predecessor, the new FX series presents a more authentic portrayal of early modern Japan.
A protester marks the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision anniversary outside the Supreme Court building on June 23, 2023.
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There are potential threats to US democracy posed by the choices voters make in this presidential election. But the benefits of American democracy have for centuries been unequally available.
Thomas Raggi of the band Måneskin performs a concert that streamed live on TikTok in 2021.
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