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Faster tracks for patent applications by American investors and businesses developing cutting-edge technologies is being ...

Emanuel, the famously combative former mayor of Chicago who has publicly flirted with a presidential run in 2028, tells POLITICO he’s loyal to Barack Obama and Bill Clinton — and believes his ...

A long shot provision in President Donald Trump’s budget bill raises questions about whether proposed court limits would ...