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May 05 2023
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North Carolina GOP Passes 12-Week Abortion Ban, Plans to Override Governor’s Veto
In North Carolina, the Republican-led Senate has passed legislation that would ban most abortions after 12 weeks. Republicans quickly approved the measure, less than two days after it was introduced. Democratic Governor Roy Cooper has vowed to veto the bill, but the Legislature’s GOP supermajority likely has enough votes to override him. Under current North Carolina law, abortions are legal
Democracy Now!Sep 16 2022
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McConnell throws shade on Graham’s proposed national abortion ban
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Tuesday made clear that Senate Republicans are not eager to debate Sen. Lindsey Graham’s (R-S.C.) proposal to ban abortions nationwide after 15 weeks of pregnancy, telling reporters that most GOP senators want to leave the issue to states.
McConnell also said Graham’s proposal is the South Carolina senator’s own initiative and not
The HillSep 28 2019
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White House restricted access to Trump's calls with Putin and Saudi crown prince
Washington (CNN)White House efforts to limit access to President Donald Trump's conversations with foreign leaders extended to phone calls with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Russian leader Vladimir Putin, according to people familiar with the matter.
Those calls -- both with leaders who maintain controversial relationships with Trump -- were among the presidential
CNN (Online News)Feb 13 2024
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House Republicans Finally Impeach Biden's DHS Secretary
After whiffing last week, House Republicans—at last—impeached Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Tuesday. On Tuesday night, the House voted 214-213 to impeach Mayorkas, with three Republicans joining all Democrats in opposition to the measure. As the GOP clings to its House majority, Republicans are making the case that they are the party of immigration restrictions and border
Daily BeastJan 13 2016
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Virginia gun show arrests undercut Obama demand for tighter restrictions
Virginia police arrested a record number of people illegally attempting to buy weapons at gun shows last year and blocked 278 total attempted purchases - numbers that analysts and activists said could undercut President Obamas demand for even tighter restrictions at the shows.
Washington TimesMay 11 2022
Analysis
Blue states are preparing to become abortion safe havens
Blue states have been preparing for months for the possibility that the US Supreme Court will overturn Roe v. Wade this summer. There have been plenty of signals, even before a recent leaked opinion, that showed the Court is prepared to hand down a ruling in favor of anti-abortion advocates in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization.
So far in 2022, at least nine Democrat-
VoxOct 30 2020
Analysis
NFL Veteran Connects Race And Abortion
Benjamin Watson has been a regular speaker at prominent events like the March for Life for years, but Divided Hearts of America is the soft-spoken NFL star’s most significant foray into pro-life advocacy to date. More fundamentally, as our disagreements over the rights of the unborn occur in the context of increasingly irreconcilable philosophical divisions, the new documentary is also a
The American ConservativeMay 11 2022
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Abortion-Rights Bill Backed by Democrats Fails in Senate
Senate Democrats failed to advance a bill seeking to ensure women’s access to abortion, in a vote designed to draw a clear contrast with Republicans ahead of a potential Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade looming just months before the midterm elections.
The vote was 49 in favor to 51 against, falling short of the 60 votes needed to advance the Women’s Health Protection Act
Wall Street Journal (News)May 03 2023
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Montana governor signs born-alive abortion bill after voters reject it at ballot box
Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte signed legislation to require medical care for infants born alive after botched abortions just months after voters rejected a similar measure on the state ballot. The Infant Safety and Care Act holds that medical professionals must “exercise the same degree of professional skill, care, and diligence to preserve the life and health” of abortion survivors as they
Washington TimesMay 11 2022
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Senate Democrats Fail to Advance Sweeping Abortion Bill
Senate Democrats failed to advance a bill to codify Roe v. Wade and create a national right to abortion on Wednesday.
The procedural vote to invoke cloture and advance the Women’s Health Protection Act failed in a 49-to-51 vote. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer chose to hold the vote despite the near certainty that Democrats would fail to meet the 60-vote threshold needed to break a
National Review (News)