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Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump speaks to supporters after he was endorsed by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott at the South Texas International Airport Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023, in Edinburg, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Trump’s Gag Order Should Stand, Appeals Panel Signals

The panel is to decide whether the former president’s speech can be restricted in connection with his criminal trial on election-interference charges.

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Sadie Gurman

November 20, 2023

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Michele Tyson, right, fills out her ballot while voting on Tuesday, May 24, 2022, at the Sylvan Hill United Methodist Church in Sherwood, Ark. (Thomas Metthe/The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette via AP)

Appeals Court Curbs Voting Lawsuits Claiming Discrimination

If it stands, the 2-1 decision would mark a sea change in the law.

Mariah Timms

November 20, 2023

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January 19, 2022, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA: The University of Michigan campus after the university announced it will pay $490 million in damages to more than 1,000 sexual abuse survivors of the late Dr. Robert Anderson Jan. 19, 2022. The settlement follows the Jan. 15 firing of the university's president Mark Schlissel over an alleged sexual affair with a subordinate. (Credit Image: Â© Dominick Sokotoff/ZUMA Press Wire)

Top Public and Private Colleges in the Midwest

The University of Michigan and the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology head these lists from the WSJ/College Pulse rankings

November 20, 2023

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FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. President Donald Trump attends the Trump Organization civil fraud trial, in New York State Supreme Court in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S., October 24, 2023. Maansi Srivastava/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

Trump Builds Out Defense Against New York Fraud Allegations

The former president continues his criticism of the judge while his lawyers work through a roster of defense witnesses.

Jacob Gershman

November 20, 2023

5 min read

NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 23: Former U.S. First Lady Rosalynn Carter poses for a portrait in New York City, New York, on Friday, September 23, 2011. Carter was among nearly a dozen current and former first ladies who gathered to explore ways to grow their leadership roles as part of RAND African First Ladies Initiative. (Photo by Nikki Kahn/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Rosalynn Carter, Who Wielded Influence in Turbulent Presidency, Dies at 96

Former first lady sat in on cabinet meetings and served as an envoy during Jimmy Carter’s term.

Cameron McWhirter

November 20, 2023

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PLYMOUTH, MA - AUGUST 10: The Mayflower II is seen under sail on the final leg of its journey to Plimouth Plantation in Plymouth, MA on Aug. 10, 2020. (Photo by Jessica Rinaldi/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

An Ugly Feud Is Rocking the Blue-Blooded Mayflower Society

Looming over Thanksgiving: The organization is battling with a Pilgrim descendant; ‘I’m pissed.’

Cameron McWhirter

November 19, 2023

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