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A Conversation with the Dead
For an increasing number of people, griefbots offer what feels like a very real opportunity to grieve. But some psychologists worry griefbots might provide a simulacrum of the grieving process that could harm, rather than help, the bereaved.
Pressed by Trump, Thune Still Has Support Where It Counts
Senate Majority Leader John Thune is focusing on different priorities than the president and the party base are.
N.Y. Nuns Won’t Be Forced to Comply with Assisted-Suicide Law While Case Is Adjudicated
The Medical Aid in Dying Act is set to go into effect August 5.
Trump Is Playing a High-Stakes Game of Chicken with Todd Blanche’s Confirmation
Trump is threatening to pull Blanche’s nomination, betting that he’ll have a more pliant set of lawmakers to deal with come November.
Trump Lashes Out Against the Harsh Reality of Senate Math
Try as they might, Trump and his House allies can’t bully the Senate into passing the SAVE Act.
Fauci Pleads the Fifth in Covid Hearing, Citing Rand Paul’s ‘Unhinged Obsession with Me’
Anthony Fauci on Wednesday appeared before the U.S. Senate Homeland Security Committee, but pleaded the Fifth to avoid answering questions by Senator Rand Paul (R., Ky.) and others about his obfuscation of facts surrounding the Covid-19 pandemic.
‘Just Found All the Classified Stuff’: Biden Acknowledges Secret Documents in New Ghostwriter Tapes
Newly released audio recordings of Joe Biden and his ghostwriter working on his 2017 memoir confirm that the former president was well aware that he was in possession of classified material at the time, and reveal the true extent of his cognitive decline.
Thousands of Non-Citizens Added to New Jersey Voter Rolls Due to Technical Error
A software error in New Jersey’s Motor Vehicle System led to about four hundred non-citizens voting several years ago, New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill announced on Tuesday.
Supreme Court to Hear Case of Alaskan Bush Pilot Who Had Plane Seized over Six Pack of Beer
The case could have significant implications for civil asset forfeiture, a legal process that entitles police to seize private property.
Dominican Nuns Sue New York over Assisted Suicide Law
The same group of nuns is also suing the state over a law requiring health-care providers to make accommodations for trans patients.