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Indivisible, one of the country’s largest and most influential progressive groups, announced on Friday a new program dedicated to protecting a select slate of endangered Democratic congressional incumbents — seven House members and Georgia’s Sen. Raphael Warnock — ahead of next year’s midterm elections.

The two leading Democratic moderates made clear to their colleagues this week that a deal on the party’s sweeping economic package is far from secured, raising new questions about the fate of President Joe Biden’s first-term agenda, according to sources familiar with the matter.

A commission set up by President Joe Biden to explore potential changes to the US Supreme Court released draft materials Thursday addressing a number topics related to the court, punting on the big-ticket issues but calling for further transparency.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton urged a powerful federal appeals court on Thursday to allow a state law that bars abortion after the detection of a fetal heartbeat to remain in effect while legal challenges play out.

Justice Stephen Breyer is not giving up on the Supreme Court.

Justice Sonia Sotomayor told an audience Wednesday that recent changes in the format of oral arguments were instituted in part after studies emerged showing that female justices on the court were interrupted more by male justices and advocates.

Airline passengers are bringing guns to the airport in numbers never seen before, and it is a “huge problem,” the Transportation Security Administration chief told CNN.

As congressional Democrats negotiate the size and scope of a budget bill that could significantly remake the social safety net in the United States, a new CNN Poll conducted by SSRS finds 75% of the party’s rank-and-file prefer a bill that goes further to expand the social safety net and combat climate change over one that costs less and enacts fewer of those policies (20% favor a scaled-back bill).

Social Security recipients will see their monthly checks soar by 5.9% next year, the largest increase since 1982, the Social Security Administration announced Wednesday, though rising prices due to inflation will likely offset the benefit to seniors.

Nine months into Joe Biden’s presidency, a White House suddenly beset on all sides feels a growing sense of urgency.