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The Voting Rights Act has protected the rights of minority voters since it was enacted 60 years ago last week. 1.000

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Simplified: The Voting Rights Act has protected minority voters' rights since enactment.

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In the two decades Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. has led the Supreme Court, the justices have reshaped American elections not just by letting state lawmakers like those in Texas draw voting maps w... 0.900

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Simplified: Chief Justice John G Roberts Jr's Supreme Court reshaped American elections by allowing politically warped voting maps gutting the Voting Rights Act a...

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If Republicans succeed in pulling off an aggressively partisan gerrymander of congressional districts in Texas, they will owe the Supreme Court a debt of gratitude. 0.800

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Simplified: Republicans will owe the Supreme Court gratitude if they gerrymander Texas districts.

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After a week of confusion over this question, a federal judge on Friday prodded the Department of Justice to acknowledge that the answer remains Pamela A. Smith, the M.P.D. police chief. 0.900

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Simplified: Federal judge prodded Department of Justice to acknowledge Pamela A Smith remains M.P.D. police chief.

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The law says the president may then direct the mayor to provide those services, although he must immediately notify Congress of why. 1.000

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Simplified: The law says the president may direct the mayor to provide services but must notify Congress.

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And Congress must enact a resolution to extend any emergency for longer than 30 days. 1.000

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Simplified: Congress must enact a resolution to extend any emergency for longer than 30 days.

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Technically, Mr. Trump was invoking a provision of the Home Rule Act that allows the president to “determine that special conditions of an emergency nature exist which require the use of the Metropoli... 1.000

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Simplified: President Trump invoked Home Rule Act provision allowing president to use Metropolitan Police force for federal purposes during emergencies.

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But it also imposed extensive congressional oversight over how those officials govern the city, including the laws and budgets they adopt. 1.000

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Simplified: Home rule imposed extensive congressional oversight over city officials.

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Home rule gave Washington residents the power to elect a mayor, a District of Columbia Council and local neighborhood commissioners. 1.000

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Simplified: Home rule gave Washington residents power to elect mayor council and commissioners.

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The District of Columbia Home Rule Act of 1973 gave residents of the capital a limited form of self-governance for the first time since the 1800s. 1.000

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Simplified: District of Columbia Home Rule Act of 1973 gave residents limited self-governance since the 1800s.

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President Trump’s rapidly escalating push to exert control over law enforcement in Washington has posed one of the biggest threats to the city’s self-governance since it was granted limited home rule... 0.900

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Simplified: President Trump's push to control law enforcement threatens city's self-governance since 1973.

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Above all, she made clear that she did not believe the law gave the president the power to take control of the city’s police and use the force to pursue objectives that may even violate the city’s own... 0.900

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Simplified: Judge Reyes believes the law does not give the president power to control city police.

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She pushed back on a number of claims Mr. Roth made, including that he could effectively supplant the city’s police chief in setting priorities across the department and steering large numbers of offi... 0.900

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Simplified: Judge Reyes pushed back on Mr Roth's claims about supplanting police chief.

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Judge Reyes also clashed with Mr. Roth over what he believed the federal government could actually do with the city’s police once it had federalized the force. 0.900

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Simplified: Judge Reyes clashed with Mr Roth over federal government's power over federalized city police.

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Standing feet from Mr. Putin, Mr. Trump proclaimed it a “hoax,” and a shared and unfair torment for both men. 1.000

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Simplified: Trump standing feet from Putin proclaimed investigation a hoax and shared torment

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Washington is in a different position, given the many limitations on its autonomy under federal law, a vulnerability reflected in the mayor’s often diplomatic statements. 0.900

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Simplified: Washington has limitations on autonomy under federal law.

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While most of the soldiers have returned home, that litigation is ongoing. 0.900

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Simplified: Most soldiers returned home litigation is ongoing.

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California sued the Trump administration after the president deployed thousands of National Guard troops and U.S. Marines to Los Angeles this summer, amid protests against aggressive immigration enfor... 0.900

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Simplified: California sued Trump administration President deployed troops to Los Angeles this summer.

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A federal judge ruled that the deployment was unconstitutional, but an appeals court disagreed, finding that the president had acted within his authority. 0.900

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Simplified: Federal judge ruled deployment unconstitutional appeals court disagreed.

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That order declared that there was a “crime emergency” in the city, and Mr. Trump said that he was “placing the D.C. Metropolitan Police under direct federal control.” 0.900

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Simplified: Order declared crime emergency Trump said he was placing D.C. police under federal control.

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