Number of women, children from Central America illegally crossing into U.S. climbs in 2016; Progressives ponder the unthinkable — a postelection Supreme Court blockade; Obama’s post-presidency political focus: Redistricting; New York attorney general grants Trump Foundation more time to file proper paperwork, comply with state charity laws; Schumer is focusing on the big prize: Senate majority leader; Want a high-ranking administration job someday? Avoid the nanny tax issue now.; Conservative ‘originalists’ letter calls Trump ‘indifferent or hostile’ to the Constitution; Clinton sending Michelle Obama to Arizona, plans to air TV ads in Texas; Touchy, toxic and taboo: What it’s like to be a Trump supporter in college; In 1993 we interviewed Hillary Clinton about religion and politics. Here’s what she said.; The sexual allegations against Bill Clinton and Donald Trump: The corroborators;
 
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For a rare moment at the Supreme Court, the genders were on equal footing
Two female lawyers argued their cases before the three women and five men on the bench.
Number of women, children from Central America illegally crossing into U.S. climbs in 2016
The surge comes two years after President Obama ordered an emergency response to address the border crisis.
 
Progressives ponder the unthinkable — a postelection Supreme Court blockade
"Imagine a world where Scalia’s seat — and two others — remain vacant for five years because a Republican Senate refuses to confirm anyone named by the president,” a legal writer wrote.
 
Obama’s post-presidency political focus: Redistricting
Democrats have launched a new redistricting group that will enlist the aid of President Obama, as well as a slew of the party’s liberal allies.
 
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New York attorney general grants Trump Foundation more time to file proper paperwork, comply with state charity laws
A spokesman for the attorney general's office said that the Trump Foundation had assured them that it was complying with the order to stop raising money.
 
Schumer is focusing on the big prize: Senate majority leader
His hopes are dependent on his former rival, now ally, Hillary Clinton.
 
Want a high-ranking administration job someday? Avoid the nanny tax issue now.
Complying with household employer tax rules is a threshold matter for transition teams looking at potential job candidates.
 
Conservative ‘originalists’ letter calls Trump ‘indifferent or hostile’ to the Constitution
The 29 signers said they 'do not trust' Trump on judicial nominations or constitutional limits.
 
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Clinton sending Michelle Obama to Arizona, plans to air TV ads in Texas
With Trump faltering, the Democrats are making a foray into a traditionally Republican state.
 
Touchy, toxic and taboo: What it’s like to be a Trump supporter in college
At Tennessee school, College Republicans have struggled over whether to publicly endorse the GOP nominee.
 
In 1993 we interviewed Hillary Clinton about religion and politics. Here’s what she said.
In 1993, Martha Sherrill, then a Style reporter at The Washington Post, interviewed then-First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton.
 
The sexual allegations against Bill Clinton and Donald Trump: The corroborators
Before publishing allegations of sexual misconduct, reporters seek out people who heard about the incidents at the time.
 
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