Friday, 8 February 2019

Politics A.M.: Supreme Court blocks restrictive Louisiana abortion law

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Supreme Court on 5-to-4 vote blocks restrictive Louisiana abortion law
Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. joined the court's liberals in ruling that the state may not enforce a law that opponents say would close most of Louisiana's abortion clinics and leave it with only one doctor eligible to perform the procedure.
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos accuses National Enquirer of extortion over intimate photos
Bezos, who owns The Washington Post, said the Enquirer made the blackmail threat after he began looking into how the tabloid acquired text messages that revealed his relationship with a former TV anchor.
 
Ronan Farrow says he also faced 'blackmail efforts from AMI' for reporting on the National Enquirer, Trump
The allegations from Bezos and Farrow have since prompted other journalists and media outlets to come forward with claims that they too had been targeted by AMI for reporting on the National Enquirer.
 
Crisis Management 101: How Virginia's top three Democrats dug themselves deeper holes
Contradictory statements and ill-timed barbs added to their problems.
 
 
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Analysis
Democrats struggle to answer for Virginia lieutenant governor after unified stand against Kavanaugh
Some are urging a consistency of the cause even if it cuts short the career of a rising star. Others say a top priority is retaining control of the governor's mansion.
 
John Dingell, longest-serving member of Congress in U.S. history, dies at 92
He was a Michigan Democrat who rooted out fraud and championed the auto industry.
 
John Dingell dunked on celebrities, ridiculed Trump and became a Twitter favorite
There was a collective sense of mourning on the site where Dingell had developed a cult following for his self-effacing humor, charmingly grumpy observations and sarcastic political commentary.
 
Fact Checker · Analysis
Is President Trump the 'Offshorer-in-chief'?
A union-backed study claims companies that keep getting U.S. contracts are shipping jobs overseas.
 
 
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Power Up: The longest week ever: SOTU, investigations, abortion and the death of a giant
And Melania Trump kicks off this year's effort to combat opioid addiction.
 
Manafort continued Ukraine work in 2018, prosecutors say
The allegations were disclosed as a judge weighs whether the ex-Trump campaign chairman lied after pleading guilty in the special counsel probe.
 
Whitaker agrees to testify before Congress after saying he wouldn't if under subpoena threat
The acting attorney general is scheduled to appear before the House Judiciary Committee Friday morning.
 
Analysis
The Trailer: 2020 Democrats embrace the Green New Deal litmus test
In this edition: the Green New Deal and 2020, the Democratic debacle in Minnesota, and a conversation with the DCCC's chairwoman about how Democrats could hold the House.
 
 
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