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Montana not among states asking High Court to decide fate of Obamacare
A group of 20 mostly Democrat-led states and the District of Columbia on Friday asked the Supreme Court to hear a case over the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act, following a Fifth Circuit ruling that struck down the law’s individual mandate.
Trump to sign first phase of China trade deal in January
As part of the deal, China has agreed to purchase agricultural goods from the United States, while the U.S. agreed to hold off on tariffs on $160 billion in Chinese imports that were scheduled to snap in place on Dec. 15.
Homelessness: Supreme Court lets stand 9th Circuit decision to allow sleeping in public places
The Supreme Court declined Monday to consider a pair of city ordinances from Boise, Idaho, that aimed to curb homelessness by criminalizing the act of sleeping in public places.
U.S. Supreme Court urged to allow higher standard of cleanup at Anaconda Superfund site
The Supreme Court appeared concerned Tuesday about the practical consequences of siding with a group of Montana landowners who live on land contaminated by arsenic and lead and want a more aggressive cleanup of the Superfund site than what has been approved.
House readying impeachment status report on Trump
Democrats undertaking the impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump will report what they have found to date so far shortly after they return from Thanksgiving recess, House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff announced Monday.
Public can view impeachment witness interviews next week
The first public hearings in the House impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump will take place next week, House Intelligence Committee Chair Adam Schiff announced Wednesday.
White House begins formal withdrawal from Paris climate deal
Fulfilling one of President Donald Trump’s campaign pledges and putting the future of a landmark environmental deal firmly on the 2020 presidential ballot, the White House on Monday formally notified the United Nations it plans to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement.
White House moves to undo ban on logging in Alaska forest
Aiming to open up the country’s largest national forest to logging operations, the Trump administration on Tuesday announced plans to roll back federal protections on Alaska’s Tongass National Forest.
LGBT bias cases before high court could usher in new era
Attorneys representing two gay men and one transgender woman fired from their jobs urged the Supreme Court on Tuesday to rule that federal laws prohibiting discrimination because of sex cover their clients.
Lawmakers urged to tackle soaring student loan debt
With student loan debt rising above 7.5% of the nation’s gross domestic product in 2019, Democrats have made bringing down such debt a key policy focus, especially as the contest for the White House has heated up.