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Supreme Court is asked to reject limits on a drug used in the most common method of abortion

The Supreme Court is being asked to reverse an appellate ruling that would cut off mail-order access to a drug used in the most common method of abortion in the United States. The case would be the first major abortion dispute decided by the Supreme Court since it overturned Roe v. Wade last year. That ruling has led to bans on abortion at all stages of pregnancy in 15 states, with some exceptions, and once cardiac activity can be detected, which is around six weeks, in two others. In an appeal filed Friday, New York-based Danco Laboratories,

Supreme Court is asked to reject limits on a drug used in the most common method of abortion
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Georgia special grand jury report shows Graham and others spared from charges, and more new details

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is pursuing charges against roughly half of the people recommended to her by a special grand jury tasked with investigating efforts to overturn Georgia’s 2020 presidential election. The decision to seek charges against 19 people, as opposed to the 39 suggested to her, was likely a combination of factors, from constitutional protections to streamlining her case against other defendants. Ultimately, Willis decided against indicting Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina; two former senators from Georgia, Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue; and former Trump national security adviser Michael Flynn, even as she

Georgia special grand jury report shows Graham and others spared from charges, and more new details
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Trump lawyers move 'insurrection' clause lawsuit aiming to bar him from the ballot to federal court

Attorneys for former President Donald Trump moved a lawsuit seeking to bar him from running again for the White House from state to federal court in the first step of what promises to be a tangled legal battle that seems ultimately destined for the U.S. Supreme Court. The liberal group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington filed the initial lawsuit on Wednesday in Colorado state court, arguing a Civil War-era clause prohibiting higher office for those who once swore an oath to the Constitution and then engaged in “insurrection” prevents Trump from running in 2024. Trump’s

Trump lawyers move 'insurrection' clause lawsuit aiming to bar him from the ballot to federal court
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AP Election Brief | What to expect in Connecticut's municipal primaries

Republicans in the small Connecticut town of Derby will decide Tuesday whether to unseat their three-term incumbent mayor in favor of a local official recently charged in federal court for his involvement in the attack on the U.S. Capitol. Meanwhile, Connecticut Democrats will choose mayoral nominees in three of the state’s four largest cities. In Derby, located about 10 miles west of New Haven, incumbent Republican Mayor Richard Dziekan faces a primary challenge from alderman Gino DiGiovanni, Jr., who was charged by federal prosecutors in August with illegally entering the U.S. Capitol during the riot on Jan.

AP Election Brief | What to expect in Connecticut's municipal primaries
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Philadelphia police rarely release body camera videos − here's why it happened in the fatal shooting of Eddie Irizarry

About 68% of Philadelphia police wear body cameras, but the footage is rarely made public. Michael M. Santiago via Getty Images After weeks of public pressure, Philadelphia police on Sept. 8, 2023, released body camera footage capturing the fatal shooting of 27-year-old Eddie Irizarry by police in August. The Conversation spoke to Jordan M. Hyatt, associate professor of criminology and justice studies and the director of the Center for Public Policy at Philadelphia’s Drexel University, to explain the rules controlling when the public gets to see body cam footage – and how Philadelphia’s legal framework compares to other places in

Philadelphia police rarely release body camera videos − here's why it happened in the fatal shooting of Eddie Irizarry
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Pelosi says she'll run for reelection in 2024 as Democrats try to win back House majority

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Friday she will run for reelection to another term in Congress as Democrats work to win back the majority in 2024. Pelosi, 83, made the announcement before labor allies in the San Francisco area district she has represented for more than 35 years. “Now more than ever our City needs us to advance San Francisco values and further our recovery,” Pelosi said in a tweet. “Our country needs America to show the world that our flag is still there, with liberty and justice for ALL. That is why I am running

Pelosi says she'll run for reelection in 2024 as Democrats try to win back House majority
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Justice Alito rejects Senate Democrats' call to step aside from an upcoming Supreme Court case

Justice Samuel Alito on Friday rejected demands from Senate Democrats that he step aside from an upcoming Supreme Court case because of his interactions with one of the lawyers, in a fresh demonstration of tensions over ethical issues. Alito attached an unusual statement to an otherwise routine list of orders from the court. “There is no valid reason for my recusal in this case,” Alito wrote in a four-page statement. Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee have been highly critical of Alito and the rest of the court for failing to adopt an ethics code, following reports

Justice Alito rejects Senate Democrats' call to step aside from an upcoming Supreme Court case
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The IRS plans to crack down on 1,600 millionaires to collect millions of dollars in back taxes

The IRS announced on Friday it is launching an effort to aggressively pursue 1,600 millionaires and 75 large business partnerships that owe hundreds of millions of dollars in past due taxes. IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel said that with a boost in federal funding and the help of artificial intelligence tools, the agency has new means of targeting wealthy people who have “cut corners” on their taxes. “If you pay your taxes on time it should be particularly frustrating when you see that wealthy filers are not,” Werfel told reporters in a call previewing the announcement. He said

The IRS plans to crack down on 1,600 millionaires to collect millions of dollars in back taxes
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Philadelphia police rarely release body camera videos – here's why it may happen in the fatal shooting of Eddie Irizarry

About 68% of Philadelphia police wear body cameras, but the footage is rarely made public. Michael M. Santiago via Getty Images Some Philadelphia residents are calling on police to release body camera footage of the fatal police shooting of 27-year-old Eddie Irizarry on Aug. 14, 2023. The Conversation spoke to Jordan M. Hyatt, associate professor of criminology and justice studies and the director of the Center for Public Policy at Philadelphia’s Drexel University, to explain the rules controlling when the public gets to see body cam footage – and how Philly’s legal framework compares to other places in the U.S.

Philadelphia police rarely release body camera videos – here's why it may happen in the fatal shooting of Eddie Irizarry
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Ukraine's push for NATO membership is rooted in its European past – and its future

Ukrainians celebrate on Nov. 12, 2022, in Kherson, Ukraine, after Ukraine regained control of the city. Yevhenii Zavhorodnii/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images During a recent meeting with the nation’s diplomatic corps, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy gave Ukraine’s ambassadors their marching orders for the rest of the year: Work to help secure Ukraine’s membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the European Union. Zelenskyy also told the ambassadors to focus on helping Ukraine secure bilateral agreements for security guarantees between Ukraine and individual G7 countries, including the United States. “The task of ambassadors to NATO countries is to work to

Ukraine's push for NATO membership is rooted in its European past – and its future
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Inside the renovated White House Situation Room: Cutting-edge tech, mahogany and that new car smell

The White House Situation Room — a space of great mystique and even greater secrecy — just got a $50 million facelift. Actually, “room” is a misnomer. It’s a 5,500-square-foot (511-square-meter), highly secure complex of conference rooms and offices on the ground floor of the West Wing. These are the rooms where history happens, where the president meets with national security officials to discuss secret operations and sensitive government matters, speaks with foreign leaders and works through major national security crises. Where President Barack Obama and his team watched the raid that took down al-Qaida leader Osama

Inside the renovated White House Situation Room: Cutting-edge tech, mahogany and that new car smell
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Biden, Modi look to continue tightening US-India relations amid shared concerns about China

President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Narendra Modi are certainly putting in the time to cultivate their relationship. Less than three months after honoring Modi with a state visit to the White House, Biden is to arrive in New Delhi on Friday — a day before the start of the Group of 20 summit there — to squeeze in another round of one-on-one talks with the leader of the world’s most populous nation. There have been more than a dozen in-person or virtual engagements between the leaders since 2021 as both have looked to tighten the

Biden, Modi look to continue tightening US-India relations amid shared concerns about China
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Special grand jury report that aided Georgia probe leading to Trump's indictment is set for release

A judge on Friday is expected to release the full report compiled by a special grand jury that helped an investigation by the Georgia prosecutor who ultimately indicted former President Donald Trump and 18 others. The special grand jury spent seven months hearing from some 75 witnesses before completing a report in December with recommendations for Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis on charges related to attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election. Willis had said she needed the panel’s subpoena power to compel the testimony of witnesses who might otherwise not have been willing to appear.

Special grand jury report that aided Georgia probe leading to Trump's indictment is set for release
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Trump visits South Dakota for rally that Gov. Kristi Noem's allies hope is vice presidential tryout

As his rivals hold town halls and meet-and-greets in early voting states, Donald Trump will head to South Dakota Friday for a party fundraiser that will double as an opportunity for the state’s governor, Kristi Noem, to showcase herself as a potential vice presidential pick. Trump will join the South Dakota Republican Party for a “Monumental Leaders Rally” in Rapid City. Noem will appear alongside the former president and is expected to endorse him, creating an image of the pair that Noem’s allies hope looks like a presidential ticket, according to two senior Republicans familiar with her

Trump visits South Dakota for rally that Gov. Kristi Noem's allies hope is vice presidential tryout
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America's retired North Korea intelligence officer offers a parting message on the nuclear threat

The founder of North Korea’s ruling dynasty, an isolationist totalitarian leader named Kim Il Sung, was still building some of the country’s first nuclear facilities when Syd Seiler arrived on the Korean Peninsula as a young U.S. military intelligence officer. Over the four decades since, Seiler has watched closely as Kim, his son and now his grandson have clung to their nuclear program and developed the potential to lob nuclear warheads at the U.S. and its allies if they choose. Now Seiler is freshly retired after decades of advising presidents, military commanders and diplomats, making reported secret

America's retired North Korea intelligence officer offers a parting message on the nuclear threat
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South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem expected to endorse Trump

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem is expected to endorse Donald Trump’s presidential campaign when he travels to her state for a Republican fundraiser on Friday. Trump will appear in Rapid City for an event hosted by the state’s GOP, and Noem is expected to introduce and endorse Trump, according to a senior Republican who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the plans. Noem’s spokesman Ian Fury said only that the event should be watched for such a development. The Republican governor has been coy about her endorsement plans, telling Fox News only that “you’ll hear something

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem expected to endorse Trump
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US announces new $600 million aid package for Ukraine to boost counteroffensive

The Pentagon announced a new $600 million package of long-term aid to Ukraine on Thursday, providing funding for an array of weapons and other equipment just a day after Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited the country and pledged $1 billion in new military and humanitarian aid. The Defense Department said the latest package will come through the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative, which provides money for long-term contracts for weapons systems that need to be built or modified by defense companies. Included in the aid is funding for equipment to sustain and integrate Ukraine’s air defense systems,

US announces new $600 million aid package for Ukraine to boost counteroffensive
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Supreme Court Justice Kavanaugh predicts 'concrete steps soon' to address ethics concerns

Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh told a judicial conference on Thursday he hopes there will be “concrete steps soon” to address recent ethics concerns surrounding the court, but he stopped short of addressing calls for justices to institute an official code of conduct. “We can increase confidence. We’re working on that,” Kavanaugh told the conference attended by judges, attorneys and other court personnel in Ohio. He said all nine justices recognize that public confidence in the court is important, particularly now. Public trust in the court is at a 50-year low following a series of divisive rulings,

Supreme Court Justice Kavanaugh predicts 'concrete steps soon' to address ethics concerns
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Wisconsin GOP threatens to impeach justice over donations, but conservatives also took party cash

Wisconsin Republicans talking about impeaching a state Supreme Court justice before she’s heard a case are pointing to the nearly $10 million she received from the Democratic Party as proof that she can’t fairly rule on redistricting cases that could weaken the GOP’s hold on the Legislature. But the state GOP and other conservative groups have given campaign cash to other sitting justices, and they’re not recusing themselves on cases involving donors. All but one sitting justice — liberal Ann Walsh Bradley — have received contributions from a party at the national, state or county level,

Wisconsin GOP threatens to impeach justice over donations, but conservatives also took party cash
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Jury weighs case of Trump White House adviser Navarro's failure to cooperate with Jan. 6 committee

A jury began weighing contempt of Congress charges against Trump White House official Peter Navarro on Thursday over his failure to cooperate with a subpoena from the committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. Prosecutors argued that Navarro “chose allegiance to former President Donald Trump” over obeying a subpoena from the House panel investigating after a mob of the Republican’s supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol and interrupted the certification of the 2020 presidential vote for Joe Biden, a Democrat. Navarro, a former senior trade adviser, is charged with two counts of contempt of

Jury weighs case of Trump White House adviser Navarro's failure to cooperate with Jan. 6 committee
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District attorney in Georgia election case against Trump and others seeks protections for jurors

The Georgia prosecutor who has brought charges accusing former President Donald Trump and others of illegally trying to overturn the results of the 2020 election in the state is asking the judge in the case to take steps to protect jurors. The preemptory step by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis comes after the grand jurors who returned the 41-count indictment against Trump and 18 others were subjected to harassment when their information was posted online. It’s a reflection of the highly polarized feelings surrounding the criminal cases against the former president. Willis wrote in a motion

District attorney in Georgia election case against Trump and others seeks protections for jurors
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Biden aims to use G20 summit and Vietnam visit to highlight US as trustworthy alternative to China

President Joe Biden is looking to demonstrate to the world at the Group of 20 summit in India and during a stop in Vietnam that the United States and its like-minded allies are better economic and security partners than China. White House officials said Biden, who was set to depart for New Delhi on Thursday evening, will use this year’s G20 gathering as an opportunity for the United States to highlight a proposition for developing and middle income countries that would increase the lending power of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund by some $200 billion.

Biden aims to use G20 summit and Vietnam visit to highlight US as trustworthy alternative to China
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Foreign Relations chair seeks answers from US oil firms on Russia business after Ukraine invasion

The head of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee has asked the country’s top three oilfield services companies to explain why they continued doing business in Russia after its invasion of Ukraine, and demanded that they commit to “cease all investments” in Russia’s fossil fuel infrastructure. Sen. Bob Menendez, a Democrat from New Jersey, cited an Associated Press report that the companies — SLB, Baker Hughes and Halliburton — helped keep Russian oil flowing even as sanctions targeted the Russian war effort. Russia imported more than $200 million in technology from the three companies in the year following the invasion

Foreign Relations chair seeks answers from US oil firms on Russia business after Ukraine invasion
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Do unbiased jurors exist to serve at Trump's trials in the age of social media?

Can anyone say they haven’t seen any news about Donald Trump and the 2020 election? Raymond Boyd/Getty Images As trial dates approach for former President Donald Trump’s indictments, both he and prosecutors are already claiming it will be hard to secure an impartial jury. Special counsel Jack Smith has said Trump’s public statements risk contaminating the jury pool for the charges he will face in a federal court in Washington, D.C., related to his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. Trump has said that jury pool is already biased because District of Columbia residents tend to

Do unbiased jurors exist to serve at Trump's trials in the age of social media?
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Michigan Democrats are lining up to replace Republican Rep. John James in his battleground district

A battleground House race in Michigan that national Democrats are keying in on to help them flip the chamber in 2024 is growing increasingly crowded with an announcement Thursday by Carl Marlinga that he’ll again challenge Republican U.S. Rep. John James for the seat. Marlinga’s 2024 campaign in Michigan’s 10th Congressional District, which was announced in a news release provided to The Associated Press, comes after the Democrat lost last year by half a percentage point to James, who had a significant fundraising advantage. In seeking the rematch with James in the suburban district north of

Michigan Democrats are lining up to replace Republican Rep. John James in his battleground district

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