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Alabama

The Inevitable Prosecutions of Women Who Obtain Abortions | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

Back when Donald Trump was just a presidential candidate, he was asked by Chris Matthews if he thought abortions should be dealt with under the law, like any other crime. He replied, “There has to be some form of punishment,” specifically saying he meant that the women who obtained abortions should be punished. After his […]

Arkansas

University of Arkansas students rally for reproductive rights

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark (KNWA/KFTA) — Students held rallies, resource fairs and walkouts at 44 universities, colleges and high schools in 25 states, including Arkansas on Thursday. The University of Arkansas in Fayetteville was one of those schools. The movement was part of the Nationwide Day of Student Action for Reproductive Justice. At the University of Arkansas, […]

Alaska

After primaries, these 10 House members are most vulnerable | Politics | #alaska | #politics

WASHINGTON — It’s already been a rough cycle for House incumbents, and the midterm elections are still weeks away. Fourteen have lost reelection bids. They fell in primaries where redistricting or increasingly dogmatic electorates doomed them. Now with primaries (mostly) behind them, House incumbents and their big-spending outside allies are in full general election mode. […]

Alabama

The Supreme Court Is Vulnerable on Abortion | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

Perhaps the biggest obstacle to Supreme Court reform, such as adding new justices, stripping its jurisdiction from certain laws, or abolishing judicial review entirely (as I argued here), is its relative legitimacy. Most Americans are taught in school that the Court is a key part of the American political system, and it has hitherto escaped […]

Alaska

Gas prices and abortion rights may be the perfect storm for Democrats | #alaska | #politics

Democrats weren’t supposed to feel this way about the midterms. Not only did they face the strong historical trend of backlash to the president’s party in their first midterm election — a fate the last two presidents suffered and that George W. Bush avoided only by whit of 9/11 — but they were also being […]

Alaska

Peltola beats Palin, wins Alaska House special election | US Politics | #alaska | #politics

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Democrat Mary Peltola won the special election for Alaska’s only U.S. House seat on Wednesday, besting a field that included Republican Sarah Palin, who was seeking a political comeback in the state where she was once governor. Peltola, who is Yup’ik and turned 49 on Wednesday, will become the first Alaska […]

Alaska

For 2 candidates, Alaska’s US House race is an opportunity to make history | Politics | #alaska | #politics

KENAI, Alaska — A day of campaigning on the Kenai Peninsula began for Nick Begich III and Mary Peltola under the gaze of a taxidermied brown bear. A lunchtime forum at the Kenai Chamber of Commerce Visitor Center was just one stop in a day of campaigning for Begich and Peltola as they run to […]

Alabama

Judge blocks Arizona’s ‘personhood’ abortion law similar to Alabama’s law | State and Regional News | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

BOB CHRISTIE Associated Press PHOENIX — A federal judge in Phoenix on Monday blocked a 2021 state “personhood” law that gives all legal rights to unborn children and that abortion rights groups said put providers at risk of prosecution for a variety of crimes. U.S. District Judge Douglas Rayes said in his written ruling that […]

Alaska

Abortion draft puts unusual public pressure on Supreme Court | Politics | #alaska | #politics

WASHINGTON — The traditionally insular Supreme Court is about to face the full force of public pressure and abortion politics as justices make a final decision on whether to throw out the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling. The justices are entering a politically explosive new era, drafting what may well be the most consequential opinion […]