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Bills limiting abortion access defeated in Virginia Senate committee: The Senate Education and Health Committee on Thursday formally defeated three bills to ban ...
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Bills limiting abortion access defeated in Virginia Senate committee: The Senate Education and Health Committee on Thursday formally defeated three bills to ban ...
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Bills limiting abortion access defeated in Virginia Senate committee
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Trump lashes out after GOP pushback on abortion stance : Former President Trump on Monday fired back at GOP criticism of his position on abortion ...
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Trump lashes out after GOP pushback on abortion stance 
Quick Glance: Arizona Republicans Block Efforts to Repeal 1864 Abortion Ban
  • Democratic bills to repeal a 160-year-old abortion ban were blocked in the Legislature.

  • Arizona's highest court decision upholding a 1864 abortion ban caused chaos and confusion.

  • Democrats aimed to repeal the ban to protect women's health, facing hurdles in the Republican-controlled legislature.

  • The uncertainty loomed over whether Republican leaders would allow immediate action on repealing the ban, despite pressure from Democrats and some Republicans.
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Biden seeks to make Trump the face of anti-abortion movement: The Biden campaign is seeking to make former President Trump the face of the anti-abortion movement ...
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Biden seeks to make Trump the face of anti-abortion movement
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Trump fires back at Graham and abortion ‘hardliners’ over criticism: Former President Trump on Monday pushed back against Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C ...
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Trump fires back at Graham and abortion ‘hardliners’ over criticism
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Florida Democrats see ray of hope for Senate race after abortion rulings: Florida Democrats are seizing on the state’s Supreme Court’s decisions on abortion ...
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Florida Democrats see ray of hope for Senate race after abortion rulings
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Mark Kelly says Arizona abortion ruling is ‘all because of Donald Trump’: Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) said Sunday that last week’s Arizona Supreme Court ruling ...
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Mark Kelly says Arizona abortion ruling is ‘all because of Donald Trump’
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Rick Scott supports 15-week Florida abortion ban over 6-week limit: Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) says he would support replacing Florida’s six-week state abortion ...
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Rick Scott supports 15-week Florida abortion ban over 6-week limit
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Democratic candidate calls Florida Supreme Court abortion decisions a ‘game changer’ in Senate race
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Democratic candidate calls Florida Supreme Court abortion decisions a ...
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Women won’t be ‘conned’ by Trump’s abortion dance, Sen. Tina Smith says : "We know that he is the one who is responsible for what's going on in Arizona and ...
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Women won’t be ‘conned’ by Trump’s abortion dance, Sen. Tina Smith says
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Josh Hawley's Missouri Senate challenger bags strong fundraising quarter: A push to get an abortion measure on the ballot could make the state more competitive.
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Josh Hawley's Missouri Senate challenger bags strong fundraising quarter
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Democratic senator eyeing bill to repeal Comstock Act: Congressional Democrats are strategizing over legislation to repeal the Comstock Act ...
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Democratic senator eyeing bill to repeal Comstock Act
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Harris blasts Trump for saying he was ‘proud’ to end Roe: ‘How dare he’: Vice President Harris on Monday torched Republicans over their abortion views and ...
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Harris blasts Trump for saying he was ‘proud’ to end Roe: ‘How dare he’
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Warren says IVF will be ‘on the ballot’ in 2024 after Alabama ruling: Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) argued Friday that in vitro fertilization (IVF) and ...
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Warren says IVF will be ‘on the ballot’ in 2024 after Alabama ruling
Quick Glance: Trump Supports IVF After Alabama Ruling
  • Former President Donald Trump expressed strong support for IVF.

  • An Alabama Supreme Court ruling led to suspensions of IVF programs.

  • The decision deepens divisions among conservatives over reproductive services.

  • Trump and Haley distance themselves from an absolute abortion ban.
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Arizona Senate keeps effort to repeal abortion ban in play: A bill that would repeal Arizona’s 160-year-old abortion ban was successfully introduced in the state ...
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Arizona Senate keeps effort to repeal abortion ban in play
Quick Glance: Arizona Republicans foil another effort to repeal 1864 abortion ban
  • Arizona House Republicans once again thwarted an attempt on Wednesday to repeal the state's nearly complete abortion ban from 1864, leaving Democrats without a vote on their repeal bill for the second consecutive week.

  • Despite facing pressure from influential conservatives, such as former President Trump and Senate hopeful Kari Lake, urging GOP leaders to lift the ban, the Republicans blocked the repeal.

  • State House Democrats made a procedural maneuver to attempt to suspend House rules and bring the repeal bill to the floor for discussion. However, this action was rejected by the GOP majority, with only one Republican, Representative Matt Gress, crossing party lines to support bringing up the repeal bill.

  • A similar endeavor to repeal the ban was obstructed by Republicans last week. Following persistent criticism of the law by Democrats both within and outside the state throughout the week, prominent figures like Trump and Lake recognized the political risks and advocated for a change in direction within the Legislature.
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Arizona ruling on abortion roils Senate race: The Arizona Supreme Court’s decision to uphold a territorial-era ban that blocks nearly all abortions in the state ...
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Arizona ruling on abortion roils Senate race
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How the Biden campaign quickly mobilized on Trump's abortion stance: President Joe Biden's campaign quickly launched an aggressive strategy to go after Trump's ...
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How the Biden campaign quickly mobilized on Trump's abortion stance
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Harris takes center stage in 2024 abortion fight: Vice President Harris has cemented herself as the Biden administration’s foremost messenger on abortion rights ...
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Harris takes center stage in 2024 abortion fight
Quick Glance: March for Life Continues in Snowy D.C.
  • Thousands gather annually in D.C. for anti-abortion march, even after the end of Roe v. Wade.

  • Participants of all ages from across the country brave freezing temperatures and heavy snowfall to spread their message.

  • Organizers and participants are focused on the future of their movement, aiming to march until abortion is unthinkable.

  • Following the Supreme Court ruling on abortion rights, activists continue to mobilize for a long struggle, with some hoping for federal government action to restrict abortions.
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Why VP Harris is seen as critical to Biden's reelection campaign: The vice president has been traveling across the country, giving increasingly higher-profile ...
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Why VP Harris is seen as critical to Biden's reelection campaign
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Kari Lake Wants You To Forget She Supported Arizona’s Near-Total Abortion Ban: The Republican Senate candidate may find it tough to distance herself from her ...
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Kari Lake Wants You To Forget She Supported Arizona’s Near-Total Abortion ...
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Scott hammers Democratic opponent as ‘liar’ over abortion attack : Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.), who is up for reelection this fall, says his Democratic challenger ...
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Scott hammers Democratic opponent as ‘liar’ over abortion attack 
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Jill Biden takes on Trump on abortion rights at launch of 'Women for Biden': The first lady is leading a campaign effort to mobilize female voters.
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Jill Biden takes on Trump on abortion rights at launch of 'Women for ...
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Abortion is a top concern for Trump as he considers his VP pick: Former President Donald Trump has been laser-focused on the abortion views of his potential VP ...
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Abortion is a top concern for Trump as he considers his VP pick
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A company tracked visits to 600 Planned Parenthood locations for anti-abortion ads, senator says
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A company tracked visits to 600 Planned Parenthood locations for ...
Quick Glance: Scandalous Data Broker Tracked 600 Planned Parenthood Locations
  • Pro-life group targeted visitors at nearly 600 Planned Parenthood sites with anti-abortion ads using data from Near Intelligence.

  • US Senator Ron Wyden called for investigation into Near and deletion of all American location data.

  • Wyden labeled Near as scandal-plagued location data broker.

  • Wyden urges SEC to broaden probe into Near and consider securities fraud implications.
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Kamala Harris is an underrated asset : Vice President Kamala Harris has hit her stride, providing Biden with key support among critical constituencies.
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Kamala Harris is an underrated asset
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Rick Scott to launch a multi-million dollar ad buy focused on Florida Hispanics: Sen. Rick Scott is rolling out a multimillion-dollar ad buy focused on Florida’s ...
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Rick Scott to launch a multi-million dollar ad buy focused on Florida ...
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Why Democrats are preparing to run on abortion rights in Texas' 2024 Senate race: Democrats vying to take on GOP Sen. Ted Cruz in Texas have been running hard on ...
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Why Democrats are preparing to run on abortion rights in Texas' 2024 ...
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Opinion | The Comstock Act Is a Danger to Abortion Rights. I Want to Repeal It.: The Comstock Act is a major concern if Donald Trump is re-elected.
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Opinion | The Comstock Act Is a Danger to Abortion Rights ...
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In Arizona, abortion politics are already playing out on the Senate campaign trail
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In Arizona, abortion politics are already playing out on the Senate ...
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The biggest fights of the 2024 election are all converging in Arizona: Tuesday’s Arizona Supreme Court ruling upholding a 160-year-old, near-total ban on ...
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The biggest fights of the 2024 election are all converging in Arizona
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Kari Lake acknowledges 'people are angry' as abortion debate gets heated: After stridently supporting the 1864 ban two years ago, the GOP Senate candidate says ...
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Kari Lake acknowledges 'people are angry' as abortion debate gets heated
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Kari Lake Switches Up Abortion Stance Ahead of Arizona Senate Contest: She once called abortion “the ultimate sin” and lobbied for a 6-week abortion ban in ...
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Kari Lake Switches Up Abortion Stance Ahead of Arizona Senate Contest
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Amy Brown, wife of GOP Senate candidate Sam Brown, opens up about her abortion for the first time publicly
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Amy Brown, wife of GOP Senate candidate Sam Brown, opens up about her ...
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WATCH LIVE: White House holds daily briefing as Biden and Harris focus on reproductive rights
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WATCH LIVE: White House holds daily briefing as Biden and Harris focus on ...
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‘Josh Is a Show Pony. Erin Is a Workhorse.’: Josh Hawley might be a senator but Erin Hawley’s legal work on abortion-related cases has transformed the American ...
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‘Josh Is a Show Pony. Erin Is a Workhorse.’
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Democrat Mucarsel-Powell takes aim at Rick Scott’s changing abortion views: Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, Rick Scott's likely Democratic opponent in the November ...
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Democrat Mucarsel-Powell takes aim at Rick Scott’s changing abortion views
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Kamala Harris blames Trump for Arizona abortion rights loss : The US Vice President Kamala Harris blamed former President Donald Trump over Arizona's loss ...
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Kamala Harris blames Trump for Arizona abortion rights loss
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Trump’s influence looms large over congressional Republicans: On national security, Ukraine, abortion and the border, congressional Republicans and 2024 ...
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Trump’s influence looms large over congressional Republicans
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Marquette poll takeaways for 2024 Wisconsin election: On Biden's age, Trump's temperament, Hovde, Baldwin, RFK, abortion
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Marquette poll takeaways for 2024 Wisconsin election: On Biden's age ...
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Democrats could overturn AZ 1864 abortion ban with help from a few Republicans. Here's how
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Democrats could overturn AZ 1864 abortion ban with help from a few ...
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Colin Allred focuses on abortion, IVF in race against Ted Cruz: Texas Democrats hope abortion issues will help U.S. Rep. Colin Allred, D-Dallas, defeat U.S. Sen ...
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Colin Allred focuses on abortion, IVF in race against Ted Cruz
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Arizona abortion ruling is a win Kari Lake didn’t need in key Senate race: The Republican former TV anchor is trying to soften her election-denying image against ...
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Arizona abortion ruling is a win Kari Lake didn’t need in key Senate race
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Fight for abortion rights means money in the bank | Steve Bousquet: Democrats from as far away as New Hampshire see a fundraising opportunity in using the ...
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Fight for abortion rights means money in the bank | Steve Bousquet
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Trump’s Given His Enemies Plenty to Work With on His Worst Issue: He thinks he’s dodged his biggest political liability. Uh …
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Trump’s Given His Enemies Plenty to Work With on His Worst Issue
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Apple AirPods 4 rumours: Release date, price, specs and more: A mid-range AirPods model could launch with active noise-cancellation later this year
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Apple AirPods 4 rumours: Release date, price, specs and more
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Why Arizona state Sen. Eva Burch publicly revealed her planned abortion: Opinion: Eva Burch shouldn't have had to explain to her Arizona Senate colleagues why ...
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Why Arizona state Sen. Eva Burch publicly revealed her planned abortion
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Biden Fine-Tunes Campaign Machine With Southwest Swing to Battleground States: Biden will talk jobs numbers and abortion rights in Nevada and Arizona ...
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Biden Fine-Tunes Campaign Machine With Southwest Swing to Battleground ...
Quick Glance: Biden Campaigns in Sun Belt: Focus on Latino Voters
  • President Joe Biden embarks on a campaign to strengthen his position in the Sun Belt and reenergize his coalition.

  • Biden emphasizes pro-union and pro-abortion rights messages during stops in Nevada, Arizona, and Texas.

  • The campaign aims to boost support from Latino voters and re-engage crucial constituencies.

  • Democrats focus on expanding the voter base and advancing Biden's reelection through targeted efforts.
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Arizona is the new ground zero for the 2024 election: Suddenly, Arizona is at the center of the hottest political conflicts driving the campaign.
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Arizona is the new ground zero for the 2024 election
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Republican Sen. Rick Scott softens his abortion position after Florida Supreme Court ruling
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Republican Sen. Rick Scott softens his abortion position after Florida ...
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Kamala Harris Won't Apologize for Doing What's Right on Abortion: Vice President Kamala Harris is putting the full force of her office behind the fight for ...
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Kamala Harris Won't Apologize for Doing What's Right on Abortion
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She Fought the Abortion Pill in Court. Her Husband Is a Senator.: The lawyer tried to persuade the Supreme Court to roll back access to mifepristone.
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She Fought the Abortion Pill in Court. Her Husband Is a Senator.
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Erin Hawley urges Supreme Court to restrict abortion pill as Josh Hawley looks on
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Erin Hawley urges Supreme Court to restrict abortion pill as Josh Hawley ...
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US Supreme Court to hear abortion medication case. How will that affect KS and MO?
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US Supreme Court to hear abortion medication case. How will that affect KS ...
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In Denver, Vice President Kamala Harris promises to fight for “assault” weapons ban and abortion access
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In Denver, Vice President Kamala Harris promises to fight for “assault” ...
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Purple Ohio? Parties in the former bellwether state take lessons from 2023 abortion, marijuana votes
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Purple Ohio? Parties in the former bellwether state take lessons from 2023 ...
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Alabama Sen. Katie Britt to deliver GOP's SOTU response: Britt was cast into the spotlight after coming out out against an Alabama court's ruling that frozen ...
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Alabama Sen. Katie Britt to deliver GOP's SOTU response
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Tuberville & GOP Are Tripping All Over Alabama IVF Decision: Many Republicans are abandoning the ‘fetal personhood’ doctrines amid backlash to the Alabama ...
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Tuberville & GOP Are Tripping All Over Alabama IVF Decision
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How your sensitive data can be sold after a data broker goes bankrupt: Sensitive location data could be sold off to the highest bidder.
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How your sensitive data can be sold after a data broker goes bankrupt
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Mental health emerges as a dividing line in abortion rights initiatives planned for state ballots
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Mental health emerges as a dividing line in abortion rights initiatives ...
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Larry Hogan says it’s ‘not necessary’ to add abortion rights to state constitution, but says he would oppose national abortion ban
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Larry Hogan says it’s ‘not necessary’ to add abortion rights to state ...
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Hawley said the end of Roe would bring political change. Will it hurt him in November?
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Hawley said the end of Roe would bring political change. Will it hurt him ...
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10 Oregon Lawmakers Barred From Reelection After Record-Breaking Walkout: Here’s What To Know
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Quick Glance: Oregon Supreme Court Blocks Reelection for Republican Senators
  • Tim Knopp, R-Bend, is one of five Republican senators who contested the interpretation of Measure 113 by the state.

  • After refusing to attend Senate floor sessions last year, eight Republican lawmakers in the Oregon Senate are prohibited from seeking reelection, ruled the Oregon Supreme Court on Thursday.

  • In a unanimous decision that may impact the upcoming legislative session, the court supported the interpretation of Measure 113 by Secretary of State LaVonne Griffin-Valade, the 2022 ballot measure approved by voters with the aim of ending legislative absences.

  • In doing so, the court adopted an interpretation of the law acknowledged by the state as difficult to reconcile with its actual language – effectively ruling that the clear intent of voters in passing the measure was more important than the plain wording inserted into the state Constitution.
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