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Neil Gorsuch Writes 6-3 Supreme Court Opinion Protecting LGBTQ Workers For Now
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In 2020, there will be record turnout for both parties in the House of Representatives. For Democrats, a major spike in 2006 midterm turnout foreshadowed record turnout in 2008. Likewise, record midterm
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What would stop Don McGahn or Robert Mueller from just walking into the House of Representatives and testifying about obstruction of justice? Nothing short of the Donald Trump administration physically preventing them
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