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Chief Justice John Roberts says Supreme Court went too far in taking the 'dramatic step' of overturning Roe v. Wade
Roberts wrote that a decision that limited abortion rights without overturning Roe v. Wade would have been "markedly less unsettling."
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Russian armor column demolished in Donetsk oblast
A column of Russian armored vehicles, including several Uragan multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS), has been destroyed by Ukrainian armed forces, Ukraine’s Special Operation Forces (SOF) said in a Facebook video on June 25.
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Blockade of Kaliningrad: Lukashenko says Lithuania has declared war on Russia
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I grew up with Eric Greitens. I know why he transformed from Democrat to MAGA star
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Planned Parenthood president slams Liz Cheney over Roe v. Wade tweet: 'This is not about states' rights, this is about power and control
After Friday's Supreme Court decision, Cheney suggested in a tweet that abortion is not illegal, but is now rightfully decided by state legislatures.
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Susan Collins Somehow Still Can’t Believe She Got Played for a Fool by Trump’s Justices
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Samuel Jackson Rips 'Uncle Clarence' Thomas For Risking Interracial Marriage In Roe Reversal
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Deborah Birx Says Trump Officials Made Her Change COVID Data Sent To States
“So I learned to put the things that there were issues with into the second part of a sentence,” Donald Trump's COVID coordinator told House members.
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Hillary Clinton says Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v Wade will 'live in infamy' and is a 'step backward' for women's rights
The Supreme Court on Friday overturned the 1973 landmark Roe v. Wade ruling that established the constitutional right to an abortion.
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Trump Blasted 'Stupid' Georgia Cowards For Not Tossing Vote For Him, Says Filmmaker
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Former Trump DOJ official Jeffrey Clark to Tucker Carlson: FBI raid on home was ‘Stasi-like’
A former top Justice Department (DOJ) official who has gained attention as a central figure in former President Trump’s attempts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election denounced an FBI raid on his home as “Stasi-like.” Federal agents searched the home of Jeffrey Clark, who served as the acting head of the DOC’s…
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Joe Manchin Says He ‘Trusted’ Neil Gorsuch And Brett Kavanaugh, Is Now Disappointed
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MAGA Lawmaker Thanks Trump For 'Historic' Supreme Court Ruling For 'White Life'
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Trump made a secret call to Vladimir Putin just before the 2020 election, report says
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California Companies Moving to Texas Now Have to Make a Choice
Large companies have been moving their headquarters from places like California, Illinois, and New York to states with more relaxed regulatory regimes for years now. Elon Musk famously abandoned California for Texas last year when he moved Tesla's headquarters to Austin. In addition, Caterpillar just set plans to move from Illinois to Texas.
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