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U.S. judge blocks Idaho abortion ban in emergencies; Texas restrictions allowed

25 Aug 2022

By Nate Raymond (Reuters) -A federal judge on Wednesday blocked Idaho from enforcing a ban on abortions when pregnant women require emergency care, a day after a judge in Texas ruled against President Joe Biden’s administration on the same issue. The conflicting rulings came in two of the first lawsuits over Biden’s attempts to keep …

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U.S. judge blocks Idaho from enforcing abortion ban

25 Aug 2022

(Reuters) – A federal judge on Wednesday blocked the state of Idaho from enforcing a near-total ban on abortions when women endangered by pregnancy complications require emergency care at hospitals, siding with the U.S. Justice Department that argued the ban conflicted with federal law. (Reporting by Dan Whitcomb; Editing by Tim Ahmann)

White House says ‘fight is not over’ after Texas judge blocks emergency abortion guidance

24 Aug 2022

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House said on Wednesday the decision by a federal judge in Texas to block President Joe Biden’s administration from enforcing emergency abortion guidance was “a blow to Texans” and vowed that “the fight is not over.” “The President will continue to push to require hospitals to provide life-saving and health-preserving …

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Lawsuit filed over Arizona law that bans filming within 8 feet of law enforcement

24 Aug 2022

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and some media organizations filed a lawsuit over an Arizona law that would bar recording video of law enforcement within eight feet. The law was signed in July by Arizona Governor Doug Ducey, a Republican, and makes it a crime to record law …

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Democratic win in New York signals power of abortion issue in midterm vote

24 Aug 2022

By Eric Beech and Moira Warburton WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A New York Democrat who campaigned on abortion rights and the future of U.S. democracy won a special congressional election in a swing district on Tuesday, a victory that Democrats hope could signal a fundamental shift in national voter sentiment ahead of the November midterm elections. Democrat …

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Biden decision to forgive student-loan debt may come Wednesday -source

24 Aug 2022

(Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden is expected to announce a decision to forgive student loan debt as early as Wednesday, a source with knowledge of the matter told Reuters. A pandemic-linked government pause in student loan interest and payments is due to expire at the end of August. Borrower balances have been frozen since the …

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Agency identified 700-plus pages of classified records at Trump’s home

23 Aug 2022

By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. National Archives discovered more than 700 pages of classified documents at Donald Trump’s Florida home in addition to material seized this month by FBI agents, according to a newly disclosed May letter the records agency sent to the Republican former president’s attorney. The large quantity of …

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Truth Social to join Rumble’s advertising platform

23 Aug 2022

By Helen Coster (Reuters) – Former U.S. President Donald Trump’s social media platform, Truth Social, will join the video-sharing company Rumble’s new ad platform as its first publisher, the companies said on Tuesday, as the Trump venture seeks to sell ads while circumventing Big Tech firms like Google. The announcement reflects a deepening relationship between …

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Republicans have ’50-50′ chance of recapturing Senate -McConnell

23 Aug 2022

By David Morgan (Reuters) – U.S. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell on Monday gave his own party a 50-50 chance of taking control of the Senate in the November midterm elections, and predicted that the chamber will remain closely divided whatever the outcome. Speaking at a business luncheon in Georgetown, Kentucky, McConnell also said the …

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Michigan governor kidnap plot jury ends first day of deliberations

23 Aug 2022

By Tyler Clifford (Reuters) -A jury on Monday ended the first day of deliberations in the retrial of two men charged with conspiring to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer in 2020, one of the prominent cases involving militias and domestic terrorism charges in recent years. Adam Fox, 39, and Barry Croft Jr., 46, face the …

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