The Texas ruling against the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) approval of mifepristone, a pill that can be used for an abortion up to 10 weeks of pregnancy, could have major implications for abortion access throughout the country. U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk issued his ruling, which could stop the prescribing and distribution of mifepristone,...
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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said the Texas abortion pill ruling that could restrict access to mifepristone is about a “Republicans’ goal of a nationwide abortion ban.” Schumer told reporters in a press call on Saturday that the decision from U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk, a Trump appointee, is “awful, extreme and unprecedented.” He...
Whenever Donald Trump speaks or does something publicly, it produces rage for many on the left. But he’s not alone as their target. Intelligent conservative women who rise to prominence and excel in their chosen professions seem to be catching up fast with Trump in that regard. Two American examples come to mind. A quick...
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A group of 16 congressional Democrats asked Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts to investigate the luxury trips that Justice Clarence Thomas has accepted from a major Republican donor for more than two decades. Eight senators and eight representatives sent Roberts a letter on Friday to urge him to initiate an investigation into any unethical...
Wall-to-wall media coverage of Donald Trump's indictment this week underscores the former president’s hold on the press and the challenges for rivals to break through. Cable networks breathlessly covered the indictment, even when there was little new to report. Local news helicopters followed as Trump left his Florida home for the airport, prompting comparisons to the O.J. Simpson...
President Biden slammed the ruling by a federal judge in Texas rejecting the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) approval of an abortion pill as a “political, ideological” attack. Biden said in a statement on Friday that the court has substituted its judgment for that of the FDA, which he called the “expert agency” on approving...
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The Biden administration is appealing the ruling by a federal judge in Texas that a common abortion pill was improperly approved more than two decades ago, which has put access to the drug at risk. A filing in the case states that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is appealing the ruling from U.S. District...
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Last Wednesday, Elon Musk, among other industry leaders, urged artificial intelligence labs to institute a six-month moratorium on artificial intelligence research, given the growing concern about the wide-ranging consequences of the groundbreaking technology. Public health experts must immediately follow suit with Musk's directive before it is too late to repair the irrevocable population health damages....
Democrats are gearing up to challenge Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) again after nearly unseating her in one of the biggest surprises of last year’s midterms. In a sign of her perceived vulnerability, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) this week highlighted Boebert’s district as one of 31 targets next year, even after former President Trump...
Democratic lawmakers voiced outrage on Friday over the ruling from a Texas federal judge that could threaten access to abortion pills. U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk's opinion claimed that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) improperly rushed the approval process of mifepristone and violated federal standards. He granted the FDA just seven days to file...
Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador (R) rescinded a legal opinion that prohibited referrals for out-of-state abortions, CNN reported Friday. Labrador reportedly said in a letter to state Rep. Brent Crane (R) that the opinion was “mischaracterized as law enforcement guidance sent out publicly to local prosecutors and others.” “It was not a guidance document, nor...
Advocacy organizations and medical groups criticized a federal ruling that could prevent access to an abortion pill, arguing that it threatens access to safe health care. The statements came after a federal judge in Texas ruled on Friday that the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) approval of mifepristone more than two decades ago was improperly rushed...
Republicans on the House Oversight Committee quietly sent six subpoenas as part of their investigation into Biden family finances, according to a memo from Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.). Raskin, the ranking member of the committee, wrote in a memo to other Democrats on the committee that Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) has issued six subpoenas and...
A federal judge in Washington state issued a ruling on Friday prohibiting the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) from changing the availability of the abortion drug mifepristone. The decision came out almost concurrently with a separate opinion by a federal judge in Texas that ruled to block the approval of the same drug after seven...
Welcome to The Hill's Energy & Environment newsletter {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story White House reforms process for regulations The White House issued a new executive order and draft guidance on the rulemaking process — which could have big implications for climate and other environment rules. © Greg Nash...
Welcome to The Hill's Health Care newsletter {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Judge blocks approval of decades-old abortion pill In an unprecedented decision, a federal judge in Texas has issued a stay that will shut down the prescribing and distribution of mifepristone in seven days. © AP Photo/Allen G. Breed A...
A federal judge in Texas issued a stay on Friday that will bar the prescribing and distribution of mifepristone — one of two drugs used for medication abortions that has been on the market in the U.S. for more than two decades — in just seven days. District Court Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk, who was appointed...
Nashville has suddenly become the center of the political world, after the GOP-led Tennessee House of Representatives expelled two Black Democrats on Thursday. State Reps. Justin Jones and Justin Pearson were expelled for breaking House rules as they protested in favor of gun control on March 30. Jones and Pearson had marched to the well...
President Biden on Friday spoke with the three Tennessee state lawmakers targeted with expulsion votes for protesting gun violence on the House floor and invited them to visit the White House. Biden spoke via conference call from Camp David with Democratic state Reps. Justin Jones, Justin Pearson, and Gloria Johnson, the White House said in a...
