The legal wrangling is almost certain to continue to cause chaos for Americans seeking abortions in the near future, with court rulings able to upend access at a moment’s notice.
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Alabama uses abortion ruling to argue for ban on medical care for transgender youth
Alabama is using the U.S. Supreme Court decision on abortion to argue that the state should also be able to ban gender-affirming medical treatments for transgender youth.
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Judge to block Florida abortion ban; Kentucky ban on hold
The cases reflect battles being waged in courts across the country after the Supreme Court said abortion was no longer protected under the federal constitution.
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Jan. 6 hearings fuel the question: Did Trump commit a crime?
Here is a look at potential crimes related to Donald Trump’s attempts to overturn the 2020 election, and at what Congress and the Justice Department might do.
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Jan. 6 panel subpoenas former White House counsel who resisted Trump’s schemes
Pat Cipollone is said to have stridently warned against then-President Donald Trump’s efforts to try to overturn his election loss.
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Hard-line conservative Reps. Boebert, Miller win primaries
Two of Congress’ staunchest conservatives repelled more centrist challengers to lock up Republican nominations on Tuesday.
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LePage: ‘I don’t have time for abortion’
Former Gov. Paul LePage, a Republican who has said he opposes abortion, said he would not try to overturn or restrict the right to abortion in Maine, but refused to promise that he wouldn’t sign an anti-abortion bill if he becomes governor again.
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Cassidy Hutchinson, Trump White House aide, offers revelations about Jan. 6
It was a 25-year-old staffer who perhaps put Donald Trump’s conduct into its sharpest relief during testimony before the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.
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Jan. 6 panel to hear from top aide in Trump’s White House
In brief excerpts of testimony,Cassidy Hutchinson told the committee she was in the room for White House meetings where challenges to the election were discussed, including with Republican lawmakers.
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NATO to increase its rapid reaction troop force nearly eightfold
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said he expects the 30 allies to make clear at a summit this week that they consider Russia ‘as the most significant and direct threat to our security.’