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An effort to pass a sweeping measure aimed at protecting press freedoms was struck down in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday night. The journalism shield law — which would limit the federal government’s ability to force disclosure of journalists’ sources — drew strong objections from President-elect Donald Trump, who’s had a …

by Jennifer Shutt, Nebraska Examiner The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday began wading through the dozens of state laws that have taken effect in the two weeks since the Supreme Court ended the constitutional right to an abortion and heard from witnesses who said the effect on Black patients …

President Joe Biden has nominated Ohio Rep. Marcia Fudge for Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. “My priority as secretary would be to alleviate that crisis and get people the support they need to come back from the edge,” Fudge said. The Congressional Black Caucus’s former chairwoman plans to play …