Trump Eyes Early 2024 Announcement as Jan. 6 Scrutiny Intensifies  —  Donald Trump has accelerated his campaign planning, hoping a White House bid will blunt a series of damaging revelations.  Some Republicans are worried.  — Give this article- - - Read in app

As Ohio restricts abortions, 10-year-old girl travels to Indiana for procedure  —  On Monday three days after the Supreme Court issued its groundbreaking decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, Dr. Caitlin Bernard, an Indianapolis obstetrician-gynecologist, took a call from a colleague, a child abuse doctor in Ohio.

N.Y. Lawmakers Respond on Guns and Abortion After Supreme Court Rulings  —  Lawmakers passed measures that would prohibit concealed weapons in many public places, as well as an amendment that would initiate the process of enshrining the right to abortion in the state constitution.

Solveig Gold Is Proud to Be the Wife of a ‘Canceled’ Princeton Professor  —  But she also wants to be known as more.  At dinner with the aspiring public intellectual and her “cabal.”  — Give this article- - - Read in app  —  PRINCETON, N.J. — Solveig Lucia Gold was setting the table in her backyard …

Biden Seeks to Block New Offshore Drilling in Atlantic, Pacific  —  Five-year drilling plan could allow limited leasing off Alaska and in Gulf of Mexico; oil industry sought greater expansion  —  WASHINGTON—The Biden administration plans to block new offshore oil drilling in the Atlantic …

Inside the Extreme Effort to Punish Women for Abortion  —  Abortion “abolitionists” are the outer edge of the anti-abortion movement.  They're looking to gain followers after the decision to overturn Roe, unsettling mainstream anti-abortion groups.  — Give this article- - - Read in app

Youngkin appoints Trump EPA chief to new post after failed Cabinet bid  —  RICHMOND — Gov. Glenn Youngkin this week created a new office designed to slash state regulations and put it under the direction of Andrew Wheeler, the former Trump administration official rejected earlier this year for the Virginia governor's Cabinet.

Fifty-year mortgages that you pass on to your children - the new plan to boost home ownership  —  Japanese-style proposals being considered by Boris Johnson would allow first-time buyers to borrow more over a longer period  —  Homeowners could take out Japanese-style 50-year mortgages …

Feds show up at home of North Texas woman who posted angry tweets after Roe decision  —  Garland resident wrote, “Slaughter them all,” and called for burning down government buildings after the Supreme Court's abortion ruling.  The Department of Homeland Security was not amused.

The Biden-McConnell Deal to Make an Anti-Abortion Advocate a Federal Judge Is Still On  —  President Joe Biden struck a deal with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell to nominate Chad Meredith, a Republican anti-abortion advocate, to a federal judgeship on the Eastern District of Kentucky, Slate has confirmed.

Ukraine Has Exposed Russia as a Not-So-Great Power  —  In times of peace, much of what anyone says about national power is guesswork.  Different claims can be based on hopes, prejudices, or even simple self-interest.  Analysts and experts can speak confidently about how some states …

Spurred by the Supreme Court, a Nation Divides Along a Red-Blue Axis  —  On abortion, climate change, guns and much more, two Americas — one liberal, one conservative — are moving in opposite directions.  — Give this article- - - Read in app  —  Pressed by Supreme Court decisions diminishing rights …

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Edibles, beverages infused with cannabis ingredient THC become legal Friday in Minnesota  —  Industry advocates see law as an “oddity” allowing for recreational use while stopping just short of full marijuana legalization.  —  TEXT SIZE  —  MORE  —  Minnesotans who are 21 or older …

Trump Media is subpoenaed in federal inquiry of Truth Social deal.  —  The investigation threatens to delay a merger that would provide Trump Media and its platform, Truth Social, with up to $1.3 billion.  — Give this article- - - Read in app  —  The investigation by federal prosecutors …

Lie as litmus test: Arizona governor candidate Kari Lake calls it ‘disqualifying’ for rival not to declare 2020 election ‘stolen’  —  A leading Republican candidate for governor of Arizona, Kari Lake, continues to put lies about the 2020 presidential election at the center of her campaign …

What the reactions to Clarence Thomas post-Roe reveal about white liberals  —  There were six Supreme Court justices who voted to overturn Roe v. Wade last week.  The majority opinion was authored by Justice Samuel Alito.  However, in the aftermath of the ruling, there has been an intense …

JPMorgan Sees ‘Stratospheric’ $380 Oil on Worst-Case Russian Cut  —  Global oil prices could reach a “stratospheric” $380 a barrel if US and European penalties prompt Russia to inflict retaliatory crude-output cuts, JPMorgan Chase & Co. analysts warned.  —  The Group of Seven nations …