Megathread: Supreme Court strikes down Louisiana law regulating abortion clinics Posted: 29 Jun 2020 08:05 AM PDT The Supreme Court on Monday struck down a Louisiana law regulating abortion clinics, reasserting a commitment to abortion rights over fierce opposition from dissenting conservative justices in the first big abortion case of the Trump era. Chief Justice John Roberts joined with his four more liberal colleagues in ruling that the law requiring doctors who perform abortions have admitting privileges at nearby hospitals violates the abortion right the court first announced in the landmark Roe v. Wade decision in 1973. In two previous abortion cases, Roberts had favored restrictions. Submissions that may interest you submitted by /u/PoliticsModeratorBot [link] [comments] |
Discussion Thread: White House Press Briefing - 06/29/2020 | Live - 1:00pm EDT Posted: 29 Jun 2020 09:45 AM PDT White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany briefs the press from the White House. The Press Briefing is scheduled to begin at 1:00pm EDT. You can watch live online on You can also follow online via submitted by /u/PoliticsModeratorBot [link] [comments] |
Pelosi Requests All-House Briefing from the Director of National Intelligence and Central Intelligence Agency on Press Reports of Russian Bounties on U.S. Troops in Afghanistan Posted: 29 Jun 2020 06:47 AM PDT |
Trump shares video of white couple pointing guns at St Louis protesters Posted: 29 Jun 2020 05:15 AM PDT |
Democrats Are Threatening To Kick Republicans Out Of Future Coronavirus Hearings For Not Wearing Masks Posted: 29 Jun 2020 04:38 AM PDT |
Americans Need Health Care. It Can’t Be Tied to Their Jobs. | The dual crises of mass unemployment and the coronavirus have laid bare a central flaw of the U.S. health care system. Posted: 29 Jun 2020 03:38 AM PDT |
Iran issues arrest warrant for Trump, asks Interpol to help Posted: 29 Jun 2020 04:22 AM PDT |
NATO officials say they were briefed on Russian bounties on US soldiers in Afghanistan — even though Trump claims he wasn't Posted: 29 Jun 2020 06:48 AM PDT |
Republicans fear Trump could drop out of race if polls remain low Posted: 29 Jun 2020 02:38 AM PDT |
Veterans Group Rips ‘Traitor’ Trump Over Russian Bounties To Kill U.S. Soldiers | An explosive report claims Trump knew a Russian military unit was paying Afghan militants a bounty to kill U.S. soldiers. Posted: 29 Jun 2020 03:49 AM PDT |
This Is Trump’s Plague Now - The first coronavirus spike in late April can be blamed on the president’s negligence. The second spike in June is his own doing. Posted: 29 Jun 2020 03:30 AM PDT |
Trump’s ‘silent majority’ isn’t a majority, and it’s far from silent Posted: 29 Jun 2020 06:13 AM PDT |
Beyoncé: 'Vote like our life depends on it' Posted: 29 Jun 2020 05:07 AM PDT |
Donald Trump Hates Being President, Hates Losing, and Hates the Americans About To Make Him a Losing President Posted: 29 Jun 2020 12:41 AM PDT |
Bottomless Pinocchio: Trump’s claim that he will ‘always’ protect those with preexisting conditions Posted: 29 Jun 2020 03:50 AM PDT |
Pence Praises Texas Governor for Reopening That Fueled Massive Surge in Covid-19 Cases and Hospitalizations; "The head of the Covid Task Force just commended our governor for his role in opening the economy and creating the largest outbreak to date." Posted: 29 Jun 2020 03:57 AM PDT |
Iran issues arrest warrant for Trump, asks Interpol to help Posted: 29 Jun 2020 04:34 AM PDT |
Trump losing US election won't undo damage to transatlantic ties, warns German minister Posted: 29 Jun 2020 03:48 AM PDT |
McEnany: Trump shared video of man shouting 'white power' to stand with 'demonized' supporters Posted: 29 Jun 2020 07:54 AM PDT |
Trump struggles as furor grows over reported Russian bounty offer to kill U.S. troops Posted: 28 Jun 2020 08:00 PM PDT |
Rep Lieu Introduces Bill to Levy Penalties on Officials Who Defy Congressional Subpoenas Posted: 29 Jun 2020 08:38 AM PDT |
Facebook has bent its hate speech and misinformation policies around Trump since before he was president, report says Posted: 29 Jun 2020 04:43 AM PDT |
Former CDC Head: Surge In Coronavirus Cases Due To New Spread, Not Increased Testing Posted: 29 Jun 2020 05:04 AM PDT |
The Lincoln Project's brutal new ad doesn't buy Trump's denial on Russia's U.S. troop bounties Posted: 29 Jun 2020 07:31 AM PDT |
The Separation of Church and State Is Breaking Down Under Trump - Religious groups are getting special treatment from the government’s pandemic-relief efforts. Posted: 29 Jun 2020 04:26 AM PDT |
Iran Issues Warrant for Donald Trump’s Arrest on ‘Murder and Terrorism’ Charges Posted: 29 Jun 2020 04:25 AM PDT |
Even the ‘Innocent’ Story of Trump’s Response to the Russian Bounty is Damning Posted: 29 Jun 2020 07:40 AM PDT |