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Even if TikTok is banned, rivals pose their own dangers to free speech

Tik-Tok may be banned, but rival platforms present challenges to fairness.

New Yorkers are paying the price for the abuse of public-bathrooms

An increasing number of public bathrooms are being closed.

Feds slap 5-year ban on funding for EcoHealth; firm funded Chinese virus lab

The Biden administration slapped a 5-year ban on federal research funding going to EcoHealth Alliance, a firm that sent U.S. taxpayer dollars to the Chinese virus lab at the center of speculation about the origins of the coronavirus.

Banned from traveling, Brazil’s Bolsonaro sees off his wife heading to Trump’s inauguration

Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro said Saturday that he is the victim of political persecution as he accompanied his wife to the airport in Brasilia to board a flight to attend U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration next week.

Merrick Garland exits with his record under scrutiny and the Justice Department bracing for upheaval

During hearings on Merrick Garland's nomination to be President Joe Biden's attorney general, the longtime federal appeals court judge told senators in 2021 that he hoped to "turn down the volume" on public discourse about the Justice Department and return to the days when the agency was not the "center of partisan disagreement."

Trump’s family circle has a different look as he returns to the White House

When Donald Trump returns to the White House on Monday, his family circle will look a little different than it did when he first arrived eight years ago.

Biden got an Oval Office letter from Trump and may leave one in the desk himself. It’d be a first

Ronald Reagan probably didn't realize he was starting a tradition when he wrote a note congratulating his successor and left it in the Oval Office desk drawer after two terms as president.

Guard troops will wear a special patch at Trump’s inauguration to make it clear they aren’t police

When thousands of National Guard forces and law enforcement officers locked down Washington during racial protests and the Jan. 6 riot four years ago, the blur of camouflage and helmets made it nearly impossible to tell the difference between cops and troops.

It’s not clear who will lead the Pentagon when Trump takes office. What happens then?

It is unclear who will take over at the Pentagon and the military services when the top leaders all step down Monday as President-elect Donald Trump is sworn into office.

Trump’s state influence spreads through capitols in both substance and symbolism

A new year of lawmaking and politicking is underway in U.S. statehouses. Governors are acting quickly to outline their agendas. And in many cases, the influence of President-elect Donald Trump already is rippling through states in both symbolic and substantive ways.

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