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Tennessee Would Criminalize Helping Minors Get Abortions
“Tennessee is poised to become the second state in the nation to make it illegal for adults to help minors get an abortion without parental consent, a proposal that is…
Ohio Lawmakers Vote to End Marital Rape Loophole
“Ohio lawmakers voted Wednesday to criminalize marital rape in all situations, ending a years-long fight over a law that critics cast as archaic and harmful to survivors,” USA Today reports….
Lawmakers Negotiate to Allow Biden on Ohio Ballot
“Republican legislative leaders in Ohio say they are negotiating with Democrats to assure President Joe Biden appears on the state’s November ballot, but the exact shape of the solution remains…
Gateway Pundit Declares Bankruptcy
The founder of the conspiracy theory site Gateway Pundit announced that the company had declared bankruptcy “as a result of the progressive liberal lawfare attacks against our media outlet.” The…
Arizona House Passes Bill to Repeal 1864 Abortion Ban
“On their third attempt in three weeks, Arizona state House lawmakers voted Wednesday to pass a bill that would repeal the near-total ban on abortion from 1864 that was upheld…
A Very Tight Presidential Race
A new Pew Research poll finds Donald Trump barely edging Joe Biden in the presidential race, 49% to 48% among registered voters. “A defining characteristic of the contest is that…
Trump Is Ready to Lose the Supreme Court Immunity Case
“Donald Trump‘s inner circle doesn’t expect the Supreme Court to go along with his extreme arguments about executive power in the immunity case before the justices. But what the high…
How U.S. Allies Are Preparing for Another Trump Term
“Germany is waging a charm offensive inside the Republican Party. Japan is lining up its own Trump whisperer. Mexican government officials are talking to Camp Trump. And Australia is busy…
Presidential Race Deadlocked Nationally
If the election were being held today, the race would be a dead heat between Joe Biden and Donald Trump with each receiving 46% support, according to a Quinnipiac national…
George W. Bush Was a Terrible President
Matthew Yglesias: “The wheels fell off Bushism relatively rapidly after its triumphant reelection, but the period between Bush’s inauguration and the 2006 midterms is a striking and important one.” “It’s…
One More Bonus Quote of the Day
“He said, ‘Oh, my God, Chris. I could never do that. I can never go to jail. They tell you when to go to bed at night and when to…
Johnson Won’t Remove Hardliners from Rules Committee
“Despite private pressure from centrists, Speaker Mike Johnson said Wednesday that he would not remove three conservative hardliners from the powerful Rules Committee, where they’ve heavily impeded getting GOP bills…
Conservative Justices Skeptical on Emergency Abortions
“A divided Supreme Court seemed skeptical Wednesday that federal law can require hospitals to provide emergency abortion care in states with strict bans on the procedure, in the latest legal…
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It’s only April and the presidential campaign is in full swing. It’s already like nothing we’ve ever seen. Thanks for reading Political Wire! Some of you have probably been meaning…
U.S. Secretly Shipped New Long-Range Missiles to Ukraine
“The United States last week secretly shipped a new long-range missile system to Ukraine, and Ukrainian forces immediately used the weapons to attack a Russian military airfield in Crimea last…
Why Are Democrats Leaving This to Liz Cheney?
Brian Beutler: “Ahead of Thursday’s Supreme Court argument over Donald Trump’s claim to immunity for everything he did while president, the New York Times published a stirring call for the…
Elon Musk Considers Endorsing Trump
Theodore Schleifer reports Elon Musk “has made it known that he is considering either endorsing Trump after the summer — or at least making some kind of formal statement opposing…
Lara Trump Says Poll Watchers Can ‘Handle’ Ballots
Lara Trump told Fox News that the RNC will have poll watchers who can actually touch ballots at polling places on election day. Said Trump: “We now have the ability…
Donald Payne Is Dead
Rep. Donald Payne Jr. (D-NJ), who represented New Jersey in the House for more than a decade, has died at the age of 65, The Hill reports. Save to Favorites
Arizona Democrats Try Again to Repeal 1864 Abortion Law
“For the third week in a row, lawmakers return to the Arizona Capitol on Wednesday with abortion dominating their agendas. Even when it’s not on the agenda,” the Arizona Republic…