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The law, which bans abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, has unique enforcement provisions allowing private citizens, rather than state officials, to sue abortion providers.

Many national security experts say the U.S. is now much less vulnerable to international terrorism than it was when New York and the Pentagon were struck.

Twenty years ago, Adam Putnam became an unlikely behind-the-scenes witness to a commander in chief in the crucible of the nation's greatest calamity since at least Pearl Harbor.

Federal investigation will examine whether students with disabilities are put at "heightened risk" of Covid by state not allowing schools to require masks.

Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was President George W. Bush’s national security adviser on September 11, 2001. In an interview with Lester Holt, she weighs in on the situation in Afghanistan and the security risks to the U.S.

President Biden responded after Republican lawmakers vowed to challenge his aggressive plan to mandate that two-thirds of American workers get vaccinated. The Republican National Committee threatened to sue the administration, and at least 19 Republican governors vowed to defy the rules.

The halt could complicate evacuation efforts, as many foreign countries allow evacuees to remain for only a limited number of days.

Biden’s mandates pass muster because he is filtering them through the lenses of workplace safety and federal spending powers authority, legal experts told NBC News.

Fruman’s plea agreement does not require him to cooperate in other cases.

The money would avoid a projected shortfall in a federal program that provides medical care for people affected by the 9/11 attacks.

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