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The story of marriage equality is more complicated — and costly — than you remember

The story of marriage equality is more complicated — and costly — than you remember

Sasha Issenberg, author of “The Engagement,” a history of marriage equality, says he doesn't see the Supreme Court's decision in Obergefell v. Hodges being overturned anytime soon.
by Danielle Kurtzleben

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Biden, Putin to hold call as Russia-Ukraine tension smolders

Biden, Putin to hold call as Russia-Ukraine tension smolders

Presidents Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin are set to discuss the Russian troop buildup at the Ukrainian border. Thursday's call will be their second in recent weeks amid little progress toward ending the smoldering crisis.
by The Associated Press

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As the Jan. 6 attack anniversary nears, one Capitol officer fears a violent repeat

As the Jan. 6 attack anniversary nears, one Capitol officer fears a violent repeat

Ten months after U.S. Capitol Police Sgt. Aquilino Gonell thought he'd die as Capitol rioters pummeled him, he's still working to recover his mental and physical health.
by Amy Isackson, Gabe O'Connor, Matt Ozug and Mary Louise Kelly

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'Slow-motion insurrection': How GOP seizes election power

'Slow-motion insurrection': How GOP seizes election power

Supporters of Donald Trump are trying to remove some of the guardrails that stopped him from overturning the 2020 presidential election that he lost.
by The Associated Press

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Harry Reid, former Senate majority leader, dies at 82

Harry Reid, former Senate majority leader, dies at 82

Reid died Tuesday, “peacefully” and surrounded by friends “following a courageous, four-year battle with pancreatic cancer,” Landra Reid said of her husband in a statement.
by The Associated Press

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New CDC isolation guidelines raise concerns among health experts

New CDC isolation guidelines raise concerns among health experts

Cutting the isolation for positive cases to five days could lead to more infections if people don't take masking seriously. Experts including Minnesota infectious disease specialist Michael Osterholm say a testing requirement would have made the policy safer.
by Pien Huang and Catharine Richert

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