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Megan Messerly / Politico:
Alabama said frozen embryos are kids. The GOP isn't sure what to do about it. — IVF — and specifically how to handle unused, frozen embryos — was rarely, if ever, discussed outside of the rightmost fringes of anti-abortion and religious circles. — Republicans have spent five decades …
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New York Times:
Alabama Lawmakers Move to Protect I.V.F. Treatments — A court ruling declaring frozen embryos to be legally considered children has set off a scramble among leaders in both parties to preserve access to a crucial reproductive treatment. — Alabama lawmakers are considering legislation …
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
Scoop: House Democrats plan barrage against GOP on IVF … - The bill would “grant equal protection” to “every member of the species homo sapiens at all stages of life, including the moment of fertilization.” … - Shipping companies are also responding to the ruling by halting the transfer of frozen embryos out of the state.
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Troy Matthews / MeidasTouch:
Confused Tuberville Isn't Sure If He Supports IVF Or Opposes it, Or What It Is, In Rambling Response To Reporters — Alabama Republican Senator Tommy Tuberville seemed a little confused Thursday when questioned by reporters during the CPAC Conference about his stance on IVF …
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CNN:
Alabama attorney general's office says it has ‘no intention’ to prosecute IVF families, providers
Alabama attorney general's office says it has ‘no intention’ to prosecute IVF families, providers
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Ryan Grenoble / HuffPost:
Alabama Attorney General Says He Won't Prosecute IVF Providers, Families
Alabama Attorney General Says He Won't Prosecute IVF Providers, Families
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Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
IVF helps women become mothers — so why does the Christian right hate it so much?
IVF helps women become mothers — so why does the Christian right hate it so much?
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Associated Press:
Trump says he ‘strongly supports’ IVF and calls on Alabama lawmakers to protect access
Trump says he ‘strongly supports’ IVF and calls on Alabama lawmakers to protect access
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Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
Trump calls on Alabama legislature to take action to protect IVF services
Trump calls on Alabama legislature to take action to protect IVF services
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WisPolitics:
Ethics Commission alleges Trump joint fundraising committee, Brandtjen involved in campaign finance scheme to benefit Vos challenger — Home » WisPolitics News » Ethics Commission alleges Trump joint fundraising committee, Brandtjen involved in campaign finance scheme to benefit Vos challenger
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Patrick Marley / Washington Post:
Wisconsin ethics commission refers Trump fundraising arm for prosecution — The bipartisan body recommended felony charges against Donald Trump's Save America committee as well as other Republicans — MADISON, Wis. — Bipartisan ethics regulators in Wisconsin have recommended felony charges …
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ABC News:
Ex-Trump White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson says photo refutes Biden impeachment witness's claims — Her attorney shared a photo he says refutes a claim by witness Tony Bobulinski. — In this Oct. 30, 2023, file photo, Cassidy Hutchinson attends an event in New York.
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
BREAKING: Cellphone data raises questions about start of Willis-Wade relationship — Thousands of texts between DA and special prosecutor in 2021, court filing says — Nathan Wade appeared to make at least 35 visits to the Hapeville neighborhood where Fani Willis was living …
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Jordain Carney / Politico:
Biden impeachment effort on the brink of collapse — A wide swath of House Republicans are acknowledging they likely won't have the votes, especially given their struggle to recommend booting Alejandro Mayorkas. — The House GOP's push to impeach Joe Biden appears close to stalling out for good.
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Republicans struggle to escape their Biden impeachment quagmire
Republicans struggle to escape their Biden impeachment quagmire
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Tori Otten / New Republic:
Guess What Just Disappeared From GOP's Biden Impeachment Website
Guess What Just Disappeared From GOP's Biden Impeachment Website
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Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Nex Benedict's mom raises doubts about police statements: It's a “big cover” — The mother of Nex Benedict — the non-binary Oklahoma teen who was assaulted in a school bathroom and died the following day — is raising doubts about statements released by the local police.
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Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:
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Russell Berman / The Atlantic:
How Democrats Could Disqualify Trump If the Supreme Court Doesn't — Without clear guidance from the Court, House Democrats suggest that they might not certify a Trump win on January 6. — Near the end of the Supreme Court's oral arguments about whether Colorado could exclude former President Donald Trump …
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Caroline Kitchener / Washington Post:
An ectopic pregnancy put her life at risk. A Texas hospital refused to treat her. — The 25-year-old woman and her mother blame the state's abortion ban for a delay in care that doctors say put her “in extreme danger of losing her life” — ARLINGTON, Tex. — Kelsie Norris-De La Cruz tried …
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CBS News:
Military says high-altitude balloon detected over Western U.S. doesn't pose a threat — The U.S. is tracking a small, high-altitude balloon that is drifting across the country but poses no threat to national security, U.S. officials and the military said Friday.
Tori Otten / New Republic:
MAGA Republican Pledges “End of Democracy” to Rabid Cheers at CPAC — Conservative activist Jack Posobiec joyfully hailed the “end of democracy” at the Conservative Political Action Conference, further emphasizing Republicans' apparent desire to completely overthrow America as we know it.
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Joe Sommerlad / The Independent:
Trump struggles to say ‘evangelical’ and muddles up Israel in wild, incoherent speech at Christian event — Republican candidate arrived late to Nashville speech looking flushed and exhausted to rant about Democrats, the Department of Education, the Capitol riot and the ‘silencing’ of religious groups
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emptywheel:
Trump's Defense: He Intended to Steal Boxes and Boxes of Classified Documents — As I have been noting for months, in all of Jack Smith's rebuttals to Trump's claims that Presidents have absolute immunity, he floated scenarios that are pretty similar to stuff that Trump is known or suspected of doing.
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Molly Redden / HuffPost:
New Records Show Supreme Court's Sonia Sotomayor Took Unusual Step Of Traveling With A Medic — Marshals Service records indicate Sotomayor was the only sitting justice to request such care. Some progressives have called in the past for her to retire while Biden is president.
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Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:
A New Orleans magician says a Democratic operative paid him to make the fake Biden robocall — Dean Phillips' presidential campaign denounced the alleged actions of one of its consultants and said it may take legal action against him. — NEW ORLEANS — A Democratic consultant who worked …
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Emily Goodin / Daily Mail:
Biden, 81, says the key to his marriage is ‘good sex’: How Joe infuriates Jill, his wife of 47 years, with VERY risqué joke to staff about their private life (even though they aren't shy about PDA) — Details about the Bidens' marriage are revealed in Katie Rogers' forthcoming book American Woman
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Derek Thompson / The Atlantic:
The Americans Who Need Chaos — They're embracing nihilism and upending politics. — Several years ago, the political scientist Michael Bang Petersen, who is based in Denmark, wanted to understand why people share conspiracy theories on the Internet. He and other researchers designed …
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Elaina Plott Calabro / The Atlantic:
The Return of the John Birch Society — The organization, once relegated to the outermost edges of the conservative movement, now fits neatly into its mainstream. — Michael Smart chuckled as he thought back to their banishment. — Truthfully he couldn't say for sure what the problem had been …
Kara Scannell / CNN:
Judge formally says Trump owes $454 million in civil fraud case, countdown starts for him to put up the money for appeal — A New York judge on Friday formally ordered Donald Trump to pay $454 million, including interest, a move that will give the former president one month to post nearly half …
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