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The Trump administration dedicated itself to deregulation with unprecedented fervor. It rolled back scores of regulations across government agencies, including more than 80 environmental rules. The Biden administration can reverse some of those actions quickly — for instance, as president, Joe Biden can undo Donald Trump’s executive orders with a stroke of the pen. He …

Joe Biden holds up a face mask Getty Images Some states are still counting votes, but Joe Biden and Kamala Harris appear to have won the presidential contest. They have lots of work ahead of them; reining in the out-of-control pandemic tops the list, and beyond that, there are significant challenges on …

AFP via Getty Images As President Donald Trump looks to fill the Supreme Court seatleft open by the death of Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, he and other Republicans want to secure a reliable conservative majority on the nation’s highest court for many years to come. They have tried to do this in …

When the Supreme Court handed down its ruling striking down a Louisiana law that would have limited abortion access in that state, progressives celebrated. Their reasoning on June 29 was simple: By joining the court’s liberal justices, Chief Justice John Roberts had proven his commitment to the principle of precedent. …