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The practical effect of Friday's decision is that birthright citizenship would end in the 28 states that have not challenged the president's order.

A line stretched around the block to honor State Representative Melissa Hortman, her husband and their dog, who were killed in an attack that officials have called a political assassination.

President Trump claims credit for the outcome. The main question now is how the treaty will be implemented as fighting still rages in eastern Congo.

The sweeping measure Senate Republican leaders hope to push through has many unpopular elements that they despise. But they face a political reckoning on taxes and the scorn of the president if they fail to pass it.

Mourners gather at the Minnesota Capitol, where the Hortmans are lying in state

Mr. Morris, a founder of a waste and recycling business, describes himself as the only political outsider in the field and an unwavering supporter of President Trump.

The Supreme Court's conservative bloc reduced the power of district court judges to block government actions nationwide.

Mark Hortman was an 'enthusiastic campaign spouse.'

Colleagues described Representative Melissa Hortman as a skilled, conciliatory lawmaker who was at once steely and warm.

They love hunting, fishing and conservatism. And they hate a plan by a conservative senator to sell millions of acres of public lands.