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DOJ creates task force to push back on state abortion restrictions

July 12, 2022

DOJ creates task force to push back on state abortion restrictions

The Justice Department has created a special federal task force in order to ensure abortion access in the states following a Supreme Court decision that sent the issue back to the states.

NY Times op-ed tells Democrats to 'embrace the politics of fear' on abortion: ‘Party needs to scare voters’

July 12, 2022

NY Times op-ed tells Democrats to 'embrace the politics of fear' on abortion: ‘Party needs to scare voters’

Writer Ana Marie Cox advised Democrats to lean more into a fear-based campaign for midterm elections following the Dobbs decision in a New York Times op-ed.

Josh Hawley says Democrats 'have lost their minds' after tense exchange with progressive law prof goes viral

July 12, 2022

Josh Hawley says Democrats 'have lost their minds' after tense exchange with progressive law prof goes viral

Missouri Senator Josh Hawley, a Republican, said Democrats "have lost their minds" after a tense exchange between him and a pro-abortion law professor went viral.

Hawley, law prof clash in heated exchange over who can get pregnant: 'Is this how you run your classroom?'

July 12, 2022

Hawley, law prof clash in heated exchange over who can get pregnant: 'Is this how you run your classroom?'

Sen. Josh Hawley and Berkeley Law Professor Khiara Bridges got into a heated exchange Tuesday during a Senate hearing over whether people other than women can get pregnant.

Sen. Blackburn 'concerned' for safety of SCOTUS justices as GOP calls for DOJ action against harassment

July 12, 2022

Sen. Blackburn 'concerned' for safety of SCOTUS justices as GOP calls for DOJ action against harassment

Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., called on the Justice Department to take action against harassment targeting SCOTUS justices over the court's abortion ruling

Pro-life pregnancy clinic hired 24-hour security, shut down mobile clinic, director says in Senate hearing

July 12, 2022

Pro-life pregnancy clinic hired 24-hour security, shut down mobile clinic, director says in Senate hearing

At a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing Tuesday, a director of a pro-life pregnancy center detailed the effects of recent attacks on her clinic's operation.

Kansas Republicans push back against Value Them Both 'misinformation' ahead of statewide vote on abortion

July 12, 2022

Kansas Republicans push back against Value Them Both 'misinformation' ahead of statewide vote on abortion

Kansas Republicans are working to combat misinformation from the media about an amendment that would return abortion policy in the state to Kansans through elected representatives.

Red states with abortion bans could 'lose economic edge,' warns New York Times

July 12, 2022

Red states with abortion bans could 'lose economic edge,' warns New York Times

The New York Times argued that states with abortion bans could see their economies tank if businesses leave the state to give their employees abortion access.

Federal judge temporarily blocks Arizona law recognizing 'personhood' at fertilization

July 12, 2022

Federal judge temporarily blocks Arizona law recognizing 'personhood' at fertilization

A federal judge in Arizona temporarily blocked a 2021 state "personhood" law that gives all legal rights to unborn children.

Jesse Watters: Authorities in Ohio haven't even begun a criminal investigation into this rape

July 11, 2022

Jesse Watters: Authorities in Ohio haven't even begun a criminal investigation into this rape

Fox News host Jesse Watters weighed in on a story of a 10-year-old rape victim and explained how some information on the case has not been recorded on “Jesse Watters Primetime.”