abortion
Republicans Keep Making Every Single Fight About Abortion
The House’s right flank is loading up once-anodyne appropriations bills with riders focused on the culture war and fabricated controversies.
Democratic Women Vets In House Express ‘Shock’ That So Few Republicans Voted Against Abortion Amendment
They expected “15 or so” Republicans to vote down the far-right amendments, based on their conversations.
Where Things Stand: Swing District House GOPers Are Planning To Block Own Party’s Anti-Abortion Efforts
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The Washington Post published a piece this weekend on the ways in which moderate Republicans in the House are getting sick of the far-right Freedom Caucus’ ongoing revolt as its members flex their power over House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), pushing increasingly extreme and sometimes bizarre messaging bills that will harm those in swing districts in 2024. There’s an interesting nugget of reporting tucked into the piece that touches on the trend we’ve seen since Roe was overturned: Republicans are seeing the writing on the wall with abortion and it’s not looking pretty.
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