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Biden sharpens his election year message, slams ‘extreme’ GOP
It was a month ago today when President Joe Biden stood alongside Barack Obama at a White House event about the Affordable Care Act. The incumbent Democratic president, in an unscripted moment, referred to congressional Republicans as “good folks“ with misguided ideas.
Pentagon says most Russian forces have left Mariupol, but fighting at steel mill remains: Live Ukraine updates
All but about 2,000 Russian troops that had been around Mariupol have left and headed north, the Pentagon said Thursday as intense fighting between Russian and Ukrainian forces continued in the battle for the besieged city’s sprawling steel mill.
Americans say they are split on court packing after top Dems call for adding justices to Supreme Court
BOSTON – Americans in Harvard Square shared their thoughts on whether the Supreme Court needed additional justices after Sen. Elizabeth Warren called for packing the high court in response to the leaked draft decision that indicated Roe v. Wade would be overturned.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/americans-supreme-court-packing-additional-justices
‘People will travel’: What overturning Roe v. Wade could mean for abortions across state lines
Macy Haverda has seen plenty of people travel hundreds of miles – and drop large sums of money – to access out-of-state abortion care. With the likely overturning of Roe v. Wade in the coming months, she expects to see more.
NYPD overtime projected to surpass allotted budget by $142M+ in 2022 amid ‘unprecedented’ crime climate
The New York Police Department has blown through $564.2 million in its overtime budget, and is projected to spend $750 million in overtime in all of fiscal year 2022 – far beyond the $607.3 million allocated for the year, according to the city’s Independent Budget Office.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/nypd-overtime-budgeted-crime-policing-experts
Are LGBTQ rights next? How Supreme Court abortion ruling could threaten gay marriage, contraception
Abortion isn’t the only right that could be under threat by the Supreme Court’s draft ruling overturning Roe v. Wade.
Could Roe fire up Democrats the way Joe Biden hasn’t? Maybe, but the GOP would be energized, too
May 7, 2022
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Jodie Alleyne
Democrats say the potential threat to abortion rights could motivate their base in the 2022 elections. But it could do the same for Republicans, who want to retake control of Congress.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2022/05/04/roe-democrats-joe-biden-elections/9629526002/?gnt-cfr=1