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New Jersey Transit’s contingency plan for commuters during the strike involves chartered buses, but officials warned they can accommodate only about 20 percent of train riders.

Flamingos look silly when they eat, but new research suggests they’re actually being smart. (Image credit: Serhat Cetinkaya)

Hong-rang, the beloved child of a wealthy Joseon merchant family, vanishes into thin air, leaving half-sister Jae-yi (Cho Bo-ah), mother Min Yeon-ui (Uhm Ji-won), and father Sim Yeol-guk (Park Byung-eun) bereft and the future of the guild unclear. Twelve years

Republican fiscal hardliners block key vote for Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ – live  The Guardian

Justice Department lawyers are scheduled to appear in Federal District Court in Maryland to defend their latest effort to avoid disclosing details about several key aspects of the proceeding.

Louisiana officials want to overturn the remaining federal desegregation orders in their state. They may find allies in the Trump administration.

Louisiana officials want to overturn the remaining federal desegregation orders in their state. They may find allies in the Trump administration.

Cathy Harris and Gwynne Wilcox, Democratic board members of independent agencies, argue President Trump lacked the authority to fire them, citing federal law and Supreme Court precedent.

Criticism of “activist” judges predates the term and has come from both ends of the political spectrum. Democratic and Republican presidents alike have accused the courts of exceeding their constitutional role. (Image credit: ‎)

Federal judges are looking back to the 18th century to define what constitutes an invasion, weighing a key legal argument for the Trump administration’s use of a wartime deportation authority. (Image credit: Charly Triballeau)