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If Republicans step back and look beyond the legal and social-media spectacle of Donald J. Trump, they'll see screaming political sirens everywhere they gaze. Why it matters: The GOP's political trouble has been unfolding slowly but unmistakably, starting even before Trump's loss to Joe Biden in 2020. First, the 2018 House elections were a disaster for Republicans: Democrats had a net gain of 40 seats to take over the House — their largest gain since the post-Watergate election of 1974. Then Trump lost the presidency. Next, Republicans blew two runoff elections in Georgia and lost control of the U.S. Senate....

BREAKING: The Pentagon has stated that any abortion laws enacted as a result of the Supreme Court's decision will not be recognized. 2:26 PM • 6/25/22 • Twitter Web App 3,501 Retweets 2,436 Quote Tweets 11.2K Like NEWS BNN Newsroom © @BNNBreaking . 2h Replying to @BNNBreaking On Friday, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin Ill (@SecDef) issued a statement in response to the Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization. BNN Newsroom © @BNNBreaking. 2h "Nothing is more important to me or to this Department than the health and well-being of our Service members, the civilian...

EXCLUSIVE: Former President Trump praised the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade Friday, telling Fox News that the ruling "will work out for everybody." "This is following the Constitution, and giving rights back when they should have been given long ago," Trump told Fox News. When asked if he had a message for any of his supporters who may be pro-choice, Trump told Fox News: "I think, in the end, this is something that will work out for everybody." "This brings everything back to the states where it has always belonged," Trump said. When asked whether he feels...

US Supreme Court abortion ruling ‘a big step backwards’: UK PM

Legal abortion came to an end in Missouri on Friday with the activation of the state's "trigger law," banning the procedure minutes after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned its federal constitutionality. The high court's ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization allows states to impose their own laws on abortion, overturning the 1973 decision Roe v. Wade that established it as legal under the U.S. Constitution. A 2019 law passed by Missouri's Republican legislature says "no abortion shall be performed or induced upon a woman, except in cases of medical emergency," taking effect after the Supreme Court "has overruled,...

There is nothing in the Constitution about abortion, and the Constitution does not implicitly protect the right.

President Biden will address the nation on the Roe v. Wade ruling at 12:30 today from the White House

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) condemns the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. wade, calling it “outrageous.” She also criticizes the justices who testified in their confirmation hearings that they respected stare decisis

<p>In a 6-3 vote, the court overruled Roe v. Wade, opening the door for states to ban abortion.</p>