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Trump’s pick to fill a Supreme Court vacancy and tax revelations loom over what may be a pivotal week in the election.
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Following the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a political row over her successor is brewing.
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The veteran human rights activist describes his friend and how desperately she wanted to outlive...
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The deal is not a ‘historic breakthrough’, but another stab in the back of the Palestinian people.
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US president paid $750 in federal income taxes in 2016 and 2017, the New York Times reports, citing tax return data.
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State Representative Attica Scott accuses Louisville police of detaining her and other protesters on false pretences.
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Joe Biden says Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nomination is part of a plan to overturn the Affordable Care Act.
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Protests continued for a fourth night over a grand jury decision not to charge police officers for the death of Taylor.
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By drawing attention to controversial issues, Trump could be handing the Democrats political gifts.
President Trump has not committed to a peaceful transfer of power if he loses election to Democratic rival Joe Biden.
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A ‘brilliant’ constitutional scholar, Trump’s Supreme Court pick made a name for herself in conservative legal circles.
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Reactions are pouring in about Donald Trump’s Supreme Court justice nominee, conservative judge Amy Coney Barrett.
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If confirmed, US President Donald Trump’s pick will swing the country’s highest court to a 6-3 conservative majority.
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Protesters chart way forward after US grand jury delivers no murder charges in police killing of unarmed Black woman.