Lawyers preparing for abortion prosecutions warn about health care, data privacy

While people consider deleting period tracking apps and worry about interstate travel restrictions, most pregnancy-related criminalizations start in a much simpler way: with a report from a health care provider.

Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade; abortion bans anticipated in several states

The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization and overturned the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion nationwide, letting the states have the final say.

Attacker tries to stab NY GOP candidate for governor Rep. Lee Zeldin

U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin, the Republican candidate for New York governor, was attacked by a man who tried to stab him at an upstate event.

California governor targets Greg Abbott in full-page ads in 3 Texas newspapers

Gavin Newsom's ads, which ran Friday, feature a modified quote from Greg Abbott about Senate Bill 8, which bans abortion in Texas after six weeks.

Outtake video shows Trump saying, 'I don't want to say the election is over,' day after Capitol attack.
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The House Jan. 6 committee has aired a previously unseen video outtake of President Donald Trump saying, "I don't want to say the election is over" the day after insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. The committee showed outtakes from a speech that Trump recorded on Jan. 7, 2021, in which he resisted the idea of saying that the election is over.

Biden seeking $37B for fighting crime, hiring more police

The president's new proposal includes hiring more officers and creating a support program to stop violent crime.

Biden announces modest climate actions promising more to come

“Let me be clear,” Biden said. "Climate change is an emergency, and in the coming weeks I’m going to use the power I have as president to turn these words into formal, official government actions.

House votes for protections for same-sex and interracial marriages

Democrats argued intensely in favor of enshrining marriage equality in federal law, while Republicans steered clear of openly rejecting gay marriage.

Testimony from White House aides will be focus at Thursday's prime-time Jan. 6 hearing

The panel is looking to learn what President Trump was doing in the White House for several hours as his supporters were breaking into the Capitol and interrupting the certification of Joe Biden's presidential victory.

Jury selection underway for ex-Trump adviser Steve Bannon

After a day-long court session, final jury selection will stretch into a second day in the contempt-of-Congress trial of Steve Bannon.

Abortion laws spark profound changes in other medical care

Abortion restrictions and the overturn of Roe v. Wade are having profound repercussions in reproductive medicine as well as in other areas of medical care.

Jan. 6 panel subpoenas Secret Service for erased texts

The House committee investigating the U.S. Capitol attack subpoenaed the Secret Service on Friday night for text messages agents reportedly deleted around Jan. 6, 2021, as the panel probes Donald Trump’s actions at the time of the deadly siege.

House votes to restore abortion rights; Senate odds dim

The House has voted to restore abortion rights nationwide in Democrats' first legislative response to the Supreme Court’s landmark decision overturning Roe v. Wade.

Watchdog says Secret Service deleted Jan. 6 text messages

Secret Service agents deleted text messages sent and received around the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol even after an inspector general requested them as part of an investigation into the insurrection.

Texas AG Ken Paxton files lawsuit to block use of EMTALA to allow abortions

The suit seeks to block the US Department of Health and Human Services from using the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) to require hospitals to perform abortions.

Man charged with raping 10-year-old girl who traveled to Indiana for abortion

The rape charges came days after some conservatives, including Ohio's Republican governor and attorney general, had raised questions about whether the case was real.