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Supreme Court Asked to Hear Surrogacy Dispute Involving Abortion and Parental Rights

A dispute involving a surrogate who refused a request to terminate a pregnancy after a severe fetal heart defect was identified has reached the Supreme Court, raising questions over reproductive rights and contractual authority.
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US Mint Issues Special Half Dollar Marking 25 Years Since Sept. 11 Attacks
US Government Updates Federal Telework Guidelines
US Small Business Administration Expands Lending Support for Veterans and Underserved Entrepreneurs
US Labor Department Issues New Guidance on Employee Benefits and Workplace Rules
IRS Expands Digital Tax Filing While Maintaining Focus on High-Income Noncompliance
US Housing Department Distributes Grants for Homelessness and Affordable Housing Programmes
FCC Releases New Rural Broadband Funding to Expand High-Speed Internet Access
US Agriculture Department Opens Drought Relief Programmes for Farmers and Ranchers
Federal Emergency Agency Deploys Resources as Severe Weather Threatens US Coastal Communities
US Veterans Affairs Expands Medical Services Under PACT Act
NASA Updates Congress on Artemis Mission and Commercial Lunar Lander Progress
US Transportation Department Accelerates Air Traffic Control and Aviation Safety Upgrades
FAA Finalizes Rules for Commercial Drone Delivery Corridors
EPA Finalizes Tougher Air Quality Standards as Industry Groups Prepare Legal Challenges
US Defense Contractors Press Government Over Security Clearance Vetting Delays
Pentagon Plans Portable Secure Facilities to Expand Small Business Access to Classified Work
US Cybersecurity Agency Issues Emergency Guidance on Newly Identified Zero-Day Flaws
US Senate Panel Prepares Online Safety and Algorithm Accountability Legislation
US Homeland Security Prepares Additional Border Measures Ahead of Expected Autumn Migration Rise
US Justice Department Defends Immigration Removal Procedures in Federal Appeals Court
Pentagon Issues Initial Solicitation for Next Joint Warfighter Cloud Contract
US Antitrust Regulators Maintain Scrutiny of Artificial Intelligence Partnerships
US Energy Department Reviews Strategic Petroleum Reserve Plans Amid Oil Market Volatility
US Reviews Strategic Import Tariffs to Protect Manufacturing and Critical Mineral Supply
JD Vance Positions Himself as Trump’s Political Heir at Republican Convention
US Treasury Says Investigators Uncovered $17.5 Billion in Suspected Healthcare Fraud
US Treasury Expands Sanctions Targeting Iranian Commercial Airlines and Financial Networks
Fed and Treasury Monitor Renewed Inflation Risks as Oil Prices and Bond Yields Rise
US Supreme Court Again Rejects Missouri Congressional Maps Favoring Republicans
Trump Pledges $5,000 Payment to US Adults if Republicans Retain Congress
Texas Democrat James Talarico Accuses Ken Paxton of Failing Epstein Survivors
U.S. Mint Unveils Coin Marking 25th Anniversary of September 11 Attacks
Trump Order to Rename Lake Ontario as Lake America Draws Canadian Protests
John Fetterman Addresses Republican Convention in Video Supporting Steel Industry Cooperation
Democrats Deploy Lawmakers to Dallas to Counter Republican Midterm Convention
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Supreme Court Asked to Hear Surrogacy Dispute Involving Abortion and Parental Rights
Trump Ally Resigns From Inquiry Into Alleged Conspiracy Against President
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Trump Proposes $5,000 Payments to American Adults if Republicans Retain Congress
Federal Appeals Court Rejects Trump Administration Challenge to Mail-In Voting
Supreme Court Rejects Missouri Congressional Maps Favoring Republicans
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