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Supreme Court expected to rule on Trump tax records Thursday

By Mark Sherman, Associated Press

The Supreme Court is expected to rule Thursday on whether Congress and the Manhattan district attorney can see President Donald Trump's taxes and other financial records that the president has fought hard to keep private.

WATCH: White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany holds news briefing

By Justin Stabley and Associated Press

The briefing is being held on the same day President Donald Trump is hosting Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador in Washington D.C.

‘Strike for Black Lives’ to highlight systemic racism, AP report finds

By Aaron Morrison, Associated Press

A national coalition of labor unions, along with racial and social justice organizations, will stage a mass walkout this month to protest against systemic racism.

Vindman retiring from U.S. Army, lawyer accuses Trump of ‘bullying, intimidation and retaliation’

By Jill Colvin, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press

The statement says Vindman is leaving the Army after more than 21 years after it had been made clear "that his future within the institution he has dutifully served will forever be limited."…

Facebook civil rights audit finds ‘serious setbacks’ marred progress

By Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press

The audit recommends that Facebook build a “civil rights infrastructure” into every aspect of the company, as well as a “stronger interpretation” of existing voter suppression policies and more concrete action on algorithmic bias.

WATCH: Minnesota and Ohio AGs discuss police reform, protests and constitutional challenges

By Candice Norwood

The discussion comes after several highly publicized police killings of Black people, including George Floyd in Minnesota and Breonna Taylor in Kentucky.

WATCH: Pence, White House Task Force focuses on school reopening guidelines amid virus surge

By Associated Press

Vice President Mike Pence will lead the White House Coronavirus Taskforce briefing on Wednesday as hospitalizations for the virus spike in states around the country.

FBI investigating reported assault on Black man in Indiana

By Associated Press

Vauhxx Booker, a civil rights activist and member of the Monroe County Human Rights Commission, said the men pinned him against a tree, shouted racial slurs and one of them threatened to “get a noose” at Monroe Lake near Bloomington.

SCOTUS sides with Trump to allow employers to opt out of providing birth control

By Associated Press

The high court on Wednesday said 7-2 the administration acted properly when it allowed more employers who cite a religious or moral objection to opt out of covering birth control.

Harvard, MIT sue to block ICE rule on international students

By Associated Press

The universities contend that the directive violates the Administrative Procedures Act because officials failed to offer a reasonable basis justifying the policy and because the public was not given notice to comment on it.