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Jill Lepore: ‘Most Forms of Tyranny Do Come to an End’
October 27, 2025
The Harvard historian Jill Lepore worries that citizens have become too passive, waiting for change to happen to them. She is on a mission to…
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Trump Administration Seeks to Speed Data Center Grid Connections and Expand Federal Control of Power System
October 27, 2025
A proposed rule from the Department of Energy would expand federal control over how large electricity users connect to the grid, with the goal of…
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Trump makes Laura Swett FERC chair. What will be her focus?
October 27, 2025
President Donald Trump on Thursday designated Laura Swett chair of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, marking the agency’s third leadership change in nine months. Swett…
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The Peril of a White House That Flaunts Its Indifference to the Law
October 24, 2025
Since he returned to office nine months ago, President Trump has sought to expand executive power across numerous fronts. But his claim that he can…
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Data centers have already paid Ameren Missouri $28M. If they come, everyone’s bills could rise
October 24, 2025
The director of the Missouri Department of Economic Development flipped through a slideshow at an October meeting about the future of power in the state.
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DOJ Lawyers’ Courtroom Lies Challenge Judiciary, Ex-Judges Say
October 23, 2025
Former federal judges are lamenting a new challenge their colleagues on the bench face: government lawyers making false statements in court. Federal prosecutors and lawyers…
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An article co-written by Maroussia Lévesque: At first glance, today’s artificial intelligence policy landscape suggests a strategic retreat from regulation. As of late, AI leaders…
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A Maine super PAC case could reshape campaign finance rules nationwide. Or it could backfire.
October 22, 2025
A federal court case from Maine now headed to Boston could decide the future of campaign finance in America. At stake is whether the government…
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‘Test case’ for NEPA: Fast-tracked mine reviews fuel outcry
October 22, 2025
The federal government is moving ahead with truncating reviews for proposed mines in states like Nevada and Utah, riling environmental and tribal groups and raising…
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Here’s What Trump Could Unleash by Invoking the Insurrection Act
October 20, 2025
An op-ed co-written by Jack Goldsmith: The Insurrection Act is a dangerous law that gives the president broad powers to authorize far-reaching uses of the…
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The strength and dynamism of U.S. capital markets depends upon a regulatory structure investors trust and a regulator—the Securities and Exchange Commission—able to police fraud…
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Over 60 and online
October 20, 2025
The fastest-growing demographic of internet users is people age 60 and older, but the group’s behavior online is poorly understood — and often stereotyped. That’s…
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The Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Wednesday in a case that could dramatically reshape the electoral politics of the American south. The court heard…
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The Supreme Court’s ‘Colorblindness’ Would Gut the Voting Rights Act
October 17, 2025
An op-ed by Noah Feldman: If the oral arguments are any indication, the Supreme Court may be about to achieve a remarkably bizarre outcome: using the…
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If Trump’s Compact Fails, Congress Can Help
October 17, 2025
MIT has taken an admirable stand. You’re correct to note that while the government may impose “reasonably related” conditions on federal grants, such terms can’t…
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Mills urges Mainers to defend rule of law in first appearance after entering Senate race
October 17, 2025
Gov. Janet Mills’ first public appearance after launching her bid for U.S. Senate on Tuesday wasn’t a campaign stop, but it underscored her argument as…
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The Supreme Court may help the GOP keep control of the House of Representatives next year by clearing the way for Republican-led states to redraw…
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The Real Problem Is How Trump Can Legally Use the Military
October 14, 2025
An essay by Jeannie Suk Gersen: The militarization of American cities, including Los Angeles, Portland, and Chicago, has brought home a perverse irony. Throughout the…
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Federal Judges, Warning of ‘Judicial Crisis,’ Fault Supreme Court’s Emergency Orders
October 14, 2025
More than three dozen federal judges have told The New York Times that the Supreme Court’s flurry of brief, opaque emergency orders in cases related…
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The use of artificial intelligence in healthcare could create a legally complex blame game when it comes to establishing liability for medical failings, experts have…
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How the AI Boom Is Costing You More at Home
October 14, 2025
As the appetite for artificial intelligence rises, so does the need for power-hungry data centers. While residents who live near them complain of the noise…