Author: Amy B Wang

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All of the remaining JFK files were originally supposed to have been released last October, but President Biden postponed that planned release, citing delays caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

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In 1857, Taney wrote the majority decision in the case of Dred Scott v. Sandford that Black people were not U.S. citizens and could not expect protections from the federal government.

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The Respect for Marriage Act grants federal protections to same-sex and interracial couples, and marks a milestone in the decades-long fight for marriage equality.

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A U.S. envoy says Brittney Griner was eager to talk to everyone on the plane taking her away from captivity.

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The Senate passed an amended version of the Respect for Marriage Act last month in a bipartisan 61-36 vote.

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Trump’s posts represent an escalation in his attacks on American institutions — one that scholars say must be heeded as a sign of how far he is willing to go to regain power.

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McCarthy vowed Republicans would launch their own inquiry into “why the Capitol complex was not secure” on the day a pro-Trump mob stormed the Capitol seeking to stop the certification of Joe Biden’s electoral win.

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The bipartisan measure would repeal the Defense of Marriage Act, which defined marriage as being between one man and one woman.

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Trump’s former vice president is the highest-profile Republican to criticize the meal with someone known to espouse antisemitic views.