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Mitch McConnell and Senate GOP delegation meet Zelensky in unannounced trip to Kyiv

Republican delegation arrives as Congress mulls $40bn aid package for Ukraine

The Independent UK

‘Turn the page.’ Barnette says she wouldn’t support McConnell as GOP leader

WASHINGTON — Kathy Barnette, who has taken Republican leaders by surprise with her late break run toward the GOP Senate nomination in Pennsylvania, said she would not support Mitch McConnell to lead her party if she makes it to Washington.

McClatchy Washington Bureau

Abortion is set to tear the country apart

Minority Leader Mitch McConnell tells reporters that a Republican Senate “certainly could legislate in that area.” Which can only mean, Mike Tomasky deduces in The New Republic, “that Republicans are contemplating a federal law to make abortion illegal — everywhere.”

Chicago Sun-Times

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MAGA candidates are outgrowing Trump

The far-right GOP Senate candidate is now surging over Trump-endorsed Dr. Oz. Credit MAGA misogyny with her appeal

Salon

How the ‘pro-life’ movement killed Roe v Wade

Powerful legal groups, conservative Christian activists and right-wing figures shaped an anti-abortion agenda in the hands of the US Supreme Court, Alex Woodward reports

The Independent UK

Rand Paul blocks $40B in Ukraine aid

Both parties' leaders stressed that Ukraine urgently needs more aid but Paul delayed the package over his demands

Salon

Maryland and Virginia governors urge DOJ to tighten security outside justices' homes

The Republican governors are asking for federal law enforcement to take the lead in protecting the justices in the weeks and months ahead as protests continue.

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The Democratic party needs new, younger leadership before it’s too late

The party’s leaders came of age in a distant era and haven’t grasped that today’s Republican party belongs to the extreme right

The Guardian - US

Republican senator Rand Paul blocks $40bn aid package to Ukraine despite GOP move to pass it

Comes despite the fact both parties agreed to pass it

The Independent UK

McConnell defends Supreme Court on abortion, says issue will be 'a wash' in midterms

Senate's top Republican says the Supreme Court's role is to protect basic rights, even when majorities are in favor of something else. "That happens all the time."

WEKU

McConnell defends Supreme Court on abortion, says impact will be 'a wash' in midterms

Senate's top Republican says the Supreme Court's role is to protect basic rights, even when majorities are in favor of something else. "That happens all the time."

WEKU

Ukraine aid vote pushed to next week amid Senate snarl - Roll Call

Senators headed home for the weekend without clearing a $40.1 billion emergency spending package for Ukraine.

Roll Call

Senate leaders push for quick OK for fresh $40B for Ukraine

Leaders from both parties are trying to clear the way for Senate passage Thursday of an additional $40 billion for Ukraine and its allies

The Independent UK

GOP panics over ‘ultra-MAGA’ Pennsylvania Senate wild card Kathy Barnette

Mitch McConnell has been fixated on ensuring the 2022 midterms are not a repeat of the 2012 or 2010 cycles.

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Al Jazeera

Senate bid to ensure US abortion rights nationwide fails

Republicans block legislation proposed by Democrats that seeks to ensure access to abortion in all 50 states.

WEKU

UPDATED: Ky. Attorney General Daniel Cameron to run for governor in 2023

The Guardian - US

Democrats lose Senate vote to codify abortion rights into federal law

Final tally was 49-51, with all Republicans and one conservative Democrat, Joe Manchin, voting against the measure

Al Jazeera

The US Senate’s path to a Supreme Court hostile to Roe v Wade

How Mitch McConnell and Senate Republicans gamed the system to give Trump three Supreme Court picks.

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The Independent UK

Senate vote to support Roe v Wade expected to fall short

The Senate is rushing into an almost-certain-to-fail vote toward enshrining Roe v

Roll Call

Democrats mull COVID-19 aid options as House preps new bill - Roll Call

House Democrats are looking to revive stalled pandemic relief package talks next week after measures bogged down in the Senate.

The Guardian - US

Mitch McConnell says Senate Republicans couldn’t pass abortion ban

Republican leader says ‘I think it’s safe to say there aren’t 60 votes’ to pass ban should Republicans take control in midterm elections

The Independent UK

House passage of $40B Ukraine aid bill expected, Senate next

The House is debating a fresh $40 billion Ukraine aid package that beefs up President Joe Biden’s initial request

Tribune News Service

Biden elevates Sen. Rick Scott as economic policy adversary

WASHINGTON — The White House is all-in on elevating the profile of Florida Republican Sen. Rick Scott, but does it do so at its own peril?

Reason

Can States Ban Residents From Getting Abortions in Other States, if Roe v. Wade is Overturned?

The answer is probably "no." But the federal government could more easily ban such transactions.

The Independent UK

Political reality: Congress can't save -- or end -- abortion

Fighting for decades over abortion policy, Congress is about to run into the political limits of its ability to act in either direction on the issue

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