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Texas defies federal threat to abandon border area, setting up legal showdown

Washington — The attorney general of Texas on Wednesday defied federal officials who demanded state authorities abandon a public park along the U.S.-Mexico border that state National Guard soldiers seized last week, setting up a legal showdown with the Biden administration over the country’s immigration policies. Over the weekend, the Department of Homeland Security called […]

Sunak faces showdown over Rwanda Bill next week

Rishi Sunak faces a showdown with MPs over his Rwanda Bill when it returns to the UK House of Commons next week. Commons Leader Penny Mordaunt on Tuesday announced the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill’s committee stage will take place on January 16th and 17th. The UK prime minister is under pressure from […]

Supreme Court justices discuss whether to hear abortion pill showdown

WASHINGTON — Supreme Court justices were scheduled on Friday to discuss whether to take up a high-stakes legal fight that could result in a definitive decision on federal approval of the drug most commonly used for medication abortion. At their regular private meeting, the nine justices were due to consider three different appeals raising different […]