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The Anti-Abortion Endgame That Erin Hawley Admitted to the Supreme Court

(Slate) Somewhat lost in the debate around abortion pills and oral arguments that took place at the Supreme Court in FDA v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine on Tuesday was one deeply uncomfortable truth: The very notion of what it means to practice emergency medicine is in dispute, with anti-abortion doctors insisting upon a right to refuse treatment for any patient who doesn’t meet their test of moral purity. Indeed, the right asserted is that in the absence of certainty about which patients are morally pure, the doctors want to deny medication to all patients, nationwide.

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Trump Bibles make a mockery of Christianity -- and that's exactly why MAGA will eat them up

(Salon) Earlier this week, Donald Trump unveiled his newest grift to squeeze money out of his cult followers: Trump-branded Bibles. Claiming the book contains the "King James version" and "also includes the Founding Father [sic] documents," Trump promised "you have to have it for your heart, for your soul." The screenshots of the video are funny by themselves, but I highly recommend watching the ad Trump cut for these Bibles. Trump radiates total contempt for Christianity. Not that it matters, of course. The pages of Trump's "Bible" could all be blank, and there's a good chance no one would ever know it.

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How Billionaire's Privilege is Taking Down Our Republic

(Thom Hartmann) In America today, if you can afford at least $50 million in lawyers fees, you can get away with rape, massive financial fraud over decades, ripping off people who just wanted to go to college, stealing from children’s Cancer charities, paying off porn stars to influence an election, and leading a treasonous insurrection against your own country that results in the death of at least six people plus 3 police officers (with over 100 police officers ending up in the hospital, many with life altering injuries) without ever spending a night in jail.

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Dems didn't take voters for granted, voters took Dems for granted

It was a Democratic and Liberal Supreme Court that gave women control over their own bodies. It was the same Supreme Court that protected workers' rights against unfettered "right to work" laws. Affirmative action, gay rights and Obamacare, all advances in helping Americans gain additional freedoms, prosper and remain healthy. The Democratic Party has never taken its voting constituency for granted. It's quite the opposite. Our voters have thought that all these rights could never be taken away. Well, think again.

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Fani Willis vows nothing 'will derail' Trump's election interference trial

(ABC News) Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis vowed to bring former President Donald Trump's Georgia election interference case to trial in a letter to House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, arguing that her office has fully complied with a congressional subpoena related to a federal funding probe. "[N]othing that you do will derail the efforts of my staff and I to bring the election interference prosecution to trial so that a jury of Fulton County citizens can determine the guilt or innocence of the defendants," Willis wrote in the letter, which was sent on Monday.

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Trump is losing support among GOP senators

(Daily Kos) During the Trump era, Americans have grown used to virtually all elected Republicans rolling over for Trump while privately telling reporters they despise him. But eight years into Trump's hostile takeover of the Republican Party, we may be starting to see a tipping point among a small slice of old-guard Republicans who actually value the Constitution and see little left for them to rally around in a party dominated by Trump.

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Paul Ryan Has A Stark Prediction For Down-Ballot Republicans On Donald Trump

(Huff Post) Former House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) has warned of the negative effect that presumptive GOP 2024 nominee Donald Trump will have on down-ballot Republican candidates. “I think we’re going to lose more seats than we otherwise would with Trump because there are just too many suburban swing voters that just don’t like him, that therefore vote against Republicans,” Ryan said in an interview with Southern Methodist University’s student-run Daily Campus on Tuesday.

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'Never before seen': Ex-Giuliani associate Lev Parnas posts video 'Republicans don't want you to see'

(Raw Story) Lev Parnas is rolling out more receipts proving his narrative that Trump's former attorney and ex New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani was trumpeting foul play committed by President Joe Biden and his family despite knowing fully well he didn't have the goods.

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Conservative bigwig Matt Schlapp agreed to hefty settlement to end sexual assault lawsuit

(CNN) The Republican operative who accused American Conservative Union chairman Matt Schlapp of sexual assault last year received a significant financial settlement in exchange for dropping his lawsuit against Schlapp, multiple sources familiar with the case told CNN. The $480,000 settlement was paid to Carlton Huffman through an insurance policy, according to a source familiar with the details.

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Russian network that 'paid European politicians' busted, authorities claim

13 min ago - A Russian-backed "propaganda" network has been broken up for spreading anti-Ukraine stories and paying unnamed European politicians, according to authorities in several countries. Investigators claimed it used the popular Voice of Europe website as a ... (BBC)

House Oversight chairman invites Biden to testify as GOP impeachment inquiry stalls

50 min ago - March 28, 2024 / 4:32 PM EDT Washington — The Republican-led House Oversight Committee has invited President Biden to testify publicly as the panel's monthslong impeachment inquiry has stalled after testimony from the president's son failed to d ... (CBS News)

Trump attends wake of slain New York officer, calls for 'law and order,' to show contrast with Biden

55 min ago - POLITICS Trump attends wake of slain New York officer, calls for 'law and order,' to show contrast with Biden Donald Trump attended the wake of a New York City police officer killed in the line of duty and called for "law and order," as part of his a ... (Associated Press)

US repeatedly warned Russia ahead of Moscow attack, White House says

1 hr ago - National security spokesperson says US passed on warnings and dismissed Russian allegations Ukraine was involved as ‘nonsense’ Thu 28 Mar 2024 13.57 EDT The US repeatedly alerted Russia that extremists were planning to attack large gatherin ... (the Guardian)

Social Security Administration to remove food assistance as barrier to accessing certain benefits

1 hr ago - Published Thu, Mar 28 2024 2:10 PM EDT The Social Security Administration has issued a final rule that will prevent food assistance from reducing payments to certain beneficiaries. The change applies to Supplemental Security Income, or SSI, which pro ... (CNBC)

Ted Cruz wants taxpayers to fund airport escorts for top officials like him

2 hrs ago - Thursday, March 28, 2024 at 8:30:06a CDT Sen. Ted “Cancun” Cruz is closer to enacting an airport security amendment that would allow top federal officials like him to apply for a dedicated security escort at commercial airports. Cruz added ... (daily kos)

MOLSON COORS OFFERS WORKERS 5 CENTS, CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS COLLAPSE IN TEXAS

2 hrs ago - PR Newswire Thu, Mar 28, 2024, 2:30 PM CDT 41-Day Strike Continues, Teamsters Boycott Coors and Miller During March Madness FORT WORTH, Texas, March 28, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Negotiations with Molson Coors broke off on Thursday over the multibillion-d ... (Yahoo Finance)

Russian diesel fuel exports by sea suffer 25% decrease over week

2 hrs ago - Last week, from 17 to 24 March, Russian ports exported 703,000 tonnes of gas and diesel, a 25% decrease compared to the amount shipped the week before that. Source: enkorr with reference to the data of the A-95 Consulting Group Quote: "Sea supplies h ... (Ukrainska Pravdda)

FCC considers rule change to make 988 suicide hotline more accessible

2 hrs ago - Posted: 12:49 p.m. EDT Mar 28, 2024 The Federal Communications Commission is considering a rule change that will make getting help more accessible when calling the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. The change being considered is a requirement from pho ... (Scripps News)

Putin says he won't start a war with NATO. But Western bases hosting Ukraine F-16s would be targets

2 hrs ago - By ILLIA NOVIKOV and BARRY HATTON Updated 11:22 AM CDT, March 28, 2024 KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin scoffed at the possibility of his country launching an attack on a NATO member, calling it “sheer nonsense,” b ... (AP)

New Jersey Democrat targets Sen. Menendez's access to classified information -- and Trump's

3 hrs ago - March 28, 2024, 5:00 AM EDT WASHINGTON — Now charged with 18 federal counts, embattled Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., faces a mounting pressure campaign from his colleagues in Congress. Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-N.J., will announce legislation Friday t ... (NBC News)

Last coal-burning power plant in New England to close in win for environmentalists

4 hrs ago - Published 33 mins ago • Updated 3 mins ago The last coal-fired power plant in New England, which had been the focus of a lawsuit and protests, is set to close in a victory for environmentalists. Granite Shore Power said Wednesday it reached an ... (NBC10 Boston/AP)

Biden administration restores threatened species protections dropped by Trump

4 hrs ago - Updated 12:48 PM EDT, March 28, 2024 BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Biden administration on Thursday restored rules to protect imperiled plants and animals that had been rolled back back under former President Donald Trump. Among the changes announ ... (AP)

House to send Mayorkas impeachment charges to Senate April 10

4 hrs ago - Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and House Republican impeachment managers informed Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) in a letter Thursday that they will send two impeachment charges against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to t ... (The Hill)

AI Debate Stirs in U.K. as Actress Replaced on BBC Project by Artificially Generated Voice

4 hrs ago - The AI battle is heating up in the U.K. after British actress Sara Poyzer was dropped from an upcoming BBC project in favor of an artificially generated voice. Poyzer, who has starred in the musical staging of Mamma Mia! for a decade, shared a screen ... (Rolling Stone)

South Carolina to use congressional map deemed unconstitutional

5 hrs ago - A federal court ruled Thursday that time had run out to draw a new congressional district in South Carolina and said the state could use its existing map this year even though it had earlier determined that map was unconstitutional. The panel of thre ... (Washington Post)

Reynolds Wrap aluminum foil isn't 'Made in USA,' lawsuit claims

5 hrs ago - March 28, 2024 11:24 AM EDT NEW YORK, March 28 (Reuters) - The maker of Reynolds Wrap aluminum foil is being sued in a proposed class action claiming it misleads consumers by saying the foil is "Made in USA" though much of the raw material and manufa ... (Reuters)

Project 2025 partner floats repealing the 22nd Amendment and allowing Trump to serve a third term

5 hrs ago - The American Conservative, a right-wing blog and Project 2025 partner, published an article advocating to repeal the 22nd Amendment so that Donald Trump would be able to serve a third term. The 22nd Amendment, ratified in 1951, limits a president to ... (Media Matters)

Missouri Democrat Debuts Ad Linking GOP Sen. Josh Hawley To Anti-IVF Efforts

5 hrs ago - Mar 28, 2024, 06:40 AM EDT A Missouri Democrat is launching a TV ad targeting Sen. Josh Hawley and Republicans over IVF access, previewing what’s likely to become a predominant election-year attack from the left, even in red states. Democrat Luc ... (Huff Post)

'They should stop': Jack Smith tells Mar-a-Lago judge to ignore Trump valet's 'deeply flawed' bid to toss case

6 hrs ago - Mar 28th, 2024, 8:41 am The Special Counsel’s Office (SCO) on Wednesday asked the Mar-a-Lago judge to ignore the “deeply flawed” and “meritless arguments” that former President Donald Trump’s valet Walt Nauta “rais ... (Law & Crime)

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