Infants are rarely born alive after abortion procedures, and if they are, doctors do not kill them.

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The night before Michael D. Cohen, President Trump’s former lawyer, was scheduled to testify before a House committee, he said he was going to let the American people decide “exactly who’s telling the truth.”

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Robert Lighthizer, the United States trade representative, must defend a trade pact that is shaping up to be less ambitious than he might once have hoped.

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In a self-reflective appearance in Delaware, Joseph R. Biden Jr. said he is still assessing whether to join the race, and wants to ensure he could make a “first-rate effort.”

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The measure, which has passed the Senate and now goes to President Trump, is the first significant land conservation bill in years.

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The concern over Ms. Rao’s judicial nomination reflects a tension between social conservatives and supporters of Ms. Rao more concerned with delivering on the president’s deregulatory policies.

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The House easily voted on Tuesday to block President Trump’s declaration of a national emergency at the Mexican border, seeking to stop the diversion of funds to his wall.

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The decision, opposed by progressive members of the church and gay and lesbian pastors, could ultimately splinter the church.

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Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day.

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Extreme temperatures occur more frequently in a changing climate, but once you get used to them, they’re not as remarkable, researchers found.

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