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By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The White House escalated its criticism of Republican U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson on Friday, accusing him of benefitting Iran and Russia by not putting a national security bill that gives aid to Ukraine up for a vote. Iran has provided Russia with a large number of powerful surface-to-surface ballistic …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Congress needs to restore reproductive healthcare protections following the Alabama Supreme Court decision regarding in vitro fertilization, White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre said on Friday. The Alabama court ruled that frozen embryos in test tubes should be considered children, casting doubt on future access to the procedure in the Southern state. (Reporting …

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By Jarrett Renshaw PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) -Pennsylvania Republican leaders are trying to raise millions of dollars to convince state voters to embrace mail-in ballots and to ignore criticism from their party’s likely presidential candidate, Donald Trump, over the practice. The previously unreported effort puts Republican leadership in Pennsylvania, one of the most important battleground states in …

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By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) – Nine companies that sell unfinished guns without serial numbers, used to make untraceable “ghost guns,” must face a lawsuit by New York’s Democratic attorney general seeking to halt their business in the state, a federal judge ruled on Friday. U.S. District Judge Jesse Furman in Manhattan rejected the companies’ argument …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he supports the availability of in vitro fertilization treatment following an Alabama Supreme Court decision regarding IVF. Trump, a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, in a post on Truth Social also called on the Alabama legislature “to act quickly to find an immediate …

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By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) – The Alabama Supreme Court has ruled that frozen embryos created and stored for in vitro fertilization (IVF) are children under a state law allowing parents to sue for wrongful death of their minor children. The ruling revived three families’ lawsuits accusing a Mobile, Alabama fertility clinic, Center for Reproductive Medicine, …

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By Nathan Layne and Tim Reid (Reuters) – Donald Trump urged Christians on Thursday to support him in the 2024 presidential election, a contest he depicted in religious terms and likened to the great battles of World War Two. Speaking at a forum for Christian broadcasters in Nashville, the frontrunner for the Republican presidential nomination …

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