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Trump’s influence is tested in Tuesday’s primaries, and abortion rights are on the ballot in Kansas

After a relatively quiet July, the midterms came roaring back Tuesday, with primaries across five states that commanded national attention.

Los Angeles Times

Stevens declares victory over Levin in US House primary in Oakland County, Michigan

DETROIT — U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens declared victory Tuesday night as she held a double-digit lead in early returns in her primary battle against a fellow Democratic member of Congress, U.S. Rep. Andy Levin.

Tribune News Service

Tudor Dixon will face Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in Michigan race for governor

Republican Tudor Dixon, who is an abortion rights opponent and is backed by former President Trump, will face Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in the Michigan race for governor in November.

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Bailey tries to explain past Holocaust remark after Pritzker, Jewish leaders and others denounce it

“The attempted extermination of the Jews of World War II doesn’t even compare on a shadow of the life that has been lost with abortion since its legalization,” Bailey said in a 2017 video. On Tuesday, Bailey tried to smooth out his earlier comments, saying in a statement the Holocaust…

Chicago Sun-Times

Voters in Kansas are the first to decide on abortion post-Roe

The question before voters in Kansas is whether to add an amendment to the state constitution that would say there is no right to an abortion there.

WEKU

Illinois Gov. Pritzker launches ad criticizing GOP rival for saying Holocaust ‘doesn’t compare’ to lives lost to abortion

CHICAGO — Illinois Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker launched a TV spot on Tuesday criticizing Republican challenger Darren Bailey for a 2017 statement in which the wealthy downstate farmer contended the Holocaust during World War II pales in comparison with lives lost through abortion.

Chicago Tribune

LAPD confronted federal officials after agents escalated tensions at LA abortion protest

LOS ANGELES — A confrontation between U.S. Department of Homeland Security agents and a group of abortion rights protesters in downtown Los Angeles in May prompted L.A. police officials to call a meeting a week later to discuss how federal officers should respond at street protests, according to emails obtained…

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PAC headed by ex-Kansas Rep. Tim Huelskamp paid firm that leased phone numbers used to send misleading texts on abortion

A political action committee chaired by former U.S. Rep. Tim Huelskamp spent more than $26,000 on Alliance Forge, the Republican-linked tech firm that leased the phone numbers used to send misleading text messages advocating for an amendment stripping abortion rights from the Kansas Constitution.

Tribune News Service

There's a spotlight on the primary for AG in Arizona because of abortion

Post-Roe, Arizona's abortion law is confusing and the candidates for state attorney general say they'll clear it up. The Democrat is for abortion rights and the Republicans are against them.

WEKU

Women, doctors brace for more uncertainty after court halts Michigan’s abortion ban

Abortion is a front and center issue in one of US’s biggest battleground states

The Independent UK

Abortion access, Trump’s sway and US democracy hang in balance in primaries

Kansas, Michigan, Missouri and Washington state vote with Arizona’s ballot being the most closely watched

The Guardian - US

An Idaho abortion law draws a Justice Department lawsuit

The DOJ argues that a restrictive new ban conflicts with a federal law that requires doctors to give pregnant women appropriate medical care, including abortion when necessary.

WEKU

Biden administration sues to block Idaho abortion ban, says it violates federal law

BOISE, Idaho — The U.S. Department of Justice has sued the state of Idaho in an attempt to block its forthcoming abortion ban.

Tribune News Service

Pregnant? Georgia says that fetus counts as a dependent on your taxes

A person at least six weeks pregnant on or after July 20 through Dec. 31, 2022, can submit the fetus as a dependent on their state tax returns starting next year.

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The Independent UK

Seven Florida clergy members of different faiths link up for spate of lawsuits against post-Roe abortion bills

The group, which includes two Christians, three Jews, one Unitarian Universalist, and a Buddhist, argues that the ban violates their freedom to practice their religious faith

The Guardian - US

Justice department sues Idaho over state’s near-total abortion ban

Lawsuit is DoJ’s first piece of litigation aimed at protecting abortion access since the supreme court overturned Roe v Wade

Tribune News Service

Poll: Two-Thirds of Americans disapprove of overturning Roe, but abortion isn't a top voting issue

Barely a month after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade’s federal guarantee of access to abortion, two-thirds of Americans said they disapprove of the court’s decision and 6 in 10 said they want their states to make abortion legal, a new poll finds.

The Independent UK

Justice Department sues Idaho over state’s anti-abortion law in first post-Roe lawsuit

First Biden administration lawsuit in wake of Supreme Court’s ruling argues that doctors must be able to perform abortions in an emergency, preempting state law

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Axios

Biden's DOJ sues Idaho over near-total abortion ban

DOJ contends Idaho's trigger ban conflicts with federal law on emergency abortions.

The Independent UK

Justice Dept. sues over Idaho's abortion law

The Justice Department is suing Idaho, arguing that its new abortion law violates federal law because it does not allow doctors to provide medically necessary treatment

The Guardian - AU

Australians seeking pregnancy counselling report coercive pressure as poll shows support for abortion care

Research says 15% of people seeking counselling after unplanned pregnancies experience behaviour that interferes with their own decisions

The Guardian - AU

Moira Deeming pictured alongside Liberal colleague at anti-abortion Zoom meeting during Melbourne lockdown

Screenshot appears to show pair sitting together during Covid lockdown that included a curfew and 5km travel limit

WEKU

Abortion rights are on the ballot in Kansas

The fate of abortion in Kansas could be in the hands of voters today. They'll decide whether the state constitution explicitly does not protect the right to an abortion.

The Independent UK

Four things to watch in tonight’s primaries in Michigan, Missouri, Arizona and Kansas

Trump seeks to reshape the Arizona GOP in his own image, two Erics claim his endorsement in Missouri and Democratic meddling in a Michigan primary animate tonight’s primaries.

Salon

Collins abortion bill "political stunt"

Unless they're "willing to end the filibuster, there's no reason to take it seriously," advocate says

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