Democrats are gearing up to challenge Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) again after nearly unseating her in one of the biggest surprises of last year's midterms. In a sign of her perceived vulnerability, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) this week highlighted Boebert's district as one of 31 targets next year, even after former President Trump handily won it in the past two presidential elections. |
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BY NATHANIEL WEIXEL AND ZACH SCHONFELD |
In an unprecedented decision, a federal judge in Texas has issued a stay that will shut down the prescribing and distribution of mifepristone in seven days, one of two drugs used for medication abortions that has been on the market in the U.S. for more than two decades. District Court Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk, an appointee of former President Trump, gave the government a weeklong window to appeal and seek emergency relief before his ruling goes into effect. |
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A federal judge in Washington state issued a ruling on Friday prohibiting the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) from changing the availability of the abortion drug mifepristone. The decision came out almost concurrently with a separate opinion by a federal judge in Texas that ruled to block the approval of the same drug after seven days. |
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BY LAURA KELLY AND ALEX GANGITANO |
High-profile diplomatic meetings on opposite sides of the world are underscoring growing tensions between the U.S. and Europe in how to engage with China. French President Emmanuel Macron, on a three-day trip to China, is billing his outreach as an effort to recruit Chinese President Xi Jinping to play a major role in building peace between Ukraine and Russia, with an eye on reining in Russian President Vladimir Putin. |
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The events in Tennessee on Thursday put a new focus on how the battle over major wedge issues like gun control, abortion and LGBTQ issues are largely playing out in state legislatures across the country. In a stunning move, the Tennessee state House's Republican super majority expelled two Democratic representatives for protesting the state's gun laws on the House floor following a mass shooting at a Nashville school that left six people dead. |
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Nashville has suddenly become the center of the political world, after the GOP-led Tennessee House of Representatives expelled two Black Democrats on Thursday.
State Reps. Justin Jones and Justin Pearson were expelled for breaking House rules as they protested in favor of gun control on March 30.
Here are the main takeaways from the expulsions. |
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A majority of the Nashville Metro Council plans to vote to reinstate former state Rep. Justin Jones (D) after he was expelled Thursday from the state House over his participation in a protest against gun violence on the chamber floor. At least 22 members of the 40-seat city council have tweeted to declare their support for reappointing Jones to his seat since he was removed by the GOP-dominated state House. |
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Some LGBTQ advocates this week slammed the Biden administration's proposed revision to Title IX, accusing the president of backtracking on his commitment to protecting transgender young people. The proposal, released Thursday by the Education Department, would prohibit the adoption of policies that "categorically" ban transgender athletes from school sports teams consistent with their gender identity, rebuking broad bans that have been implemented by 20 states, and counting. |
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Republicans on the House Oversight Committee quietly sent six subpoenas as part of their investigation into Biden family finances, according to a memo from Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.)
Raskin, the ranking member of the committee, wrote in a memo to other Democrats on the committee that Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) has issued six subpoenas and sent 39 letters in the Biden investigation. |
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BY DAN BECKER AND MAYA GOLDEN-KRASNER |
OPINION | As President Biden feels the political heat for approving destructive oil drilling in the Alaskan Arctic and Gulf of Mexico, his climate goals — and his legacy — are in jeopardy. His best shot at getting back on track would be strong new auto pollution standards. With these standards, a draft of which is expected next week, the U.S. could take the biggest single step of any nation to combat global warming. And Biden could help shore up his political base in the process. |
OPINION | There's been a lot of discussion lately about the creation of an AI bill of rights in anticipation of machines becoming sentient. It is well-intentioned but doesn't impose any requirements on the creators of artificial intelligence (AI) products that could do serious harm, as expressed in this open letter that calls for a pause in the building of systems such as GPT-4. |
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BY GLENN THRUSH, DANNY HAKIM AND ADAM GOLDMAN |
WASHINGTON — The Fulton County district attorney's investigation into former President Donald J. Trump's effort to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia is nearing a decision point, posing fresh challenges for federal prosecutors considering charging him in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. |
PHOENIX— Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, the Democrat-turned-independent, is preparing for a re-election campaign, setting the stage for what could be an unpredictable three-way contest in the highly competitive state. |
BY ANNIE GOWEN AND TIM CRAIG |
Tennessee Republicans' dramatic expulsion of two Democrats who agitated for gun control in the state Capitol after a mass killing is the latest move by Republican state leaders around the country to stifle dissent and expand their power base, free speech experts say. |
BY MELANIE ZANONA AND ANNIE GRAYER |
As House Republicans prepared to pass a parental rights bill – a signature plank of their governing agenda – GOP leaders ran into unexpected headwinds. |
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