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Elena Kagan is the justice to watch in Peace Cross case Feb 26, 2019

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Justice Elena Kagan has emerged as one of the Supreme Court’s most powerful voices on the separation of church and state, often rebuking conservative colleagues for allowing government actions that she says favor one religion over another.

White House launching effort to challenge science on climate change Feb 25, 2019

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The National Security Council initiative would include hand-picked scientists who have questioned both the severity of climate change and the extent to which humans contribute to the problem.

Federal judge says plea deal negotiated by labor secretary violated the law Feb 22, 2019

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The ruling is a stinging rebuke for prosecutors and how they behaved in the grim, high-profile Jeffrey Epstein case.

As second North Korea summit nears, internal divisions in the Trump administration Feb 21, 2019

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President Trump’s special North Korea envoy Stephen Biegun arrived in Hanoi overnight. He’s on a mission to iron out a deal with Pyongyang ahead of next week’s second nuclear summit between Trump and Kim Jong Un.

Trump may fire Director of National Intelligence Daniel Coats Feb 20, 2019

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One adviser who spoke with the president this weekend said Trump is still enraged about Coats’s congressional testimony on national security threats from last month.

States sue Trump to block his emergency declaration Feb 19, 2019

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A coalition of 16 states led by California filed a federal lawsuit Monday aimed at stopping Trump’s plan to build a border wall by declaring a national emergency.

Declaring a national emergency may cause Trump to use veto power for the first time Feb 15, 2019

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Congress approved a massive budget deal last night to avert a government shutdown and President Trump promised to sign it, but only after announcing he would also declare a national emergency so he can get more money for a border wall.

House advances background check bill ahead of Parkland anniversary Feb 14, 2019

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The House Judiciary Committee passed a measure that would require background checks for all gun sales and most gun transfers within the United States. It is the most significant gun-control legislation to advance this far in Congress in years.

Mueller zeroing in on a 2016 meeting at a cigar club Feb 13, 2019

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Prosecutor Andrew Weissmann, one of Mueller’s top lieutenants, told a federal judge during a sealed hearing last week that the meeting at the cigar club goes, “very much to the heart of what the special counsel’s office is investigating.”

A deal is reached to avoid a shutdown, but President Trump’s backing is in doubt. Feb 12, 2019

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Key lawmakers reached a tentative compromise agreement last night to avoid another government shutdown at the end of the week. But hurdles remained, and President Trump’s ultimate backing was in doubt after quick opposition emerged from conservatives.

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