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Sept. 21, 2016
Good morning from Washington, where the Supreme Court will hear new cases with a vacant seat. Leah Jessen has a preview. Lawmakers eyeing Election Day tangle over President Obama's intent to accept more refugees and "bail out" Obamacare insurers. Josh Siegel and Melissa Quinn report, respectively. Plus: Kelsey Harkness on House Republicans sanctioning a tech firm that acquires fetal tissue, Philip Wegmann on auditing the IRS chief, and Brett Schaefer on Obama's partisan tone at the U.N.
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What's at Stake in the Next Supreme Court Term - Inspired Attacks Show Strength of Islamic State, Experts Say - BABY PARTS ON SALE


What's at Stake in the Next Supreme Court Term


Here are three key cases the Supreme Court will hear in its next term.
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Obama's Use of UN to Advance Partisan Agenda Hurts the Organization Long Term


Obama has been most active in the U.N. when it offered an opportunity to advance his policies that lack broad support among the American public.
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Inspired Attacks Show Strength of Islamic State, Experts Say


National security experts believe terror attacks "inspired" by the radical groups are just as dangerous—potentially more so—than if ISIS draws up the plan of attack.
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Conservative Groups Put Spotlight on Obamacare 'Bailouts' for Insurers


"Rather than do the bidding of the insurance companies, conservatives should force President Obama and his congressional allies to explain Obamacare's failures and why they want to funnel more taxpayer money into a failed law," says Mike Needham, chief executive officer of Heritage Action.
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Conservatives Aim to Block Obama's Plan for More Refugees


"I have great compassion for these poor folks fleeing civil war, but my first duty and this president's first duty is to provide for the national security for our citizens," says Rep. Brian Babin, R-Texas.
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Amid Fetal Tissue Investigation, Republicans Seek Legal Action Against StemExpress


Republicans on a special House panel are recommending that StemExpress and its CEO be held in contempt of Congress for refusing to hand over accounting records. The company came under scrutiny after last year's undercover videos of Planned Parenthood.
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Judiciary Committee Set to Audit Top IRS Tax Agent


Freedom Caucus members see the hearing as a formality necessary to fire John Koskinen. Others see it as a prerequisite to a longer impeachment process and an opportunity to afford the taxman his right to due process.
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