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Associated Press:
Supreme Court restores access to abortion pill mifepristone through telehealth, mail and pharmacies — The Supreme Court on Monday restored broad access to the abortion pill mifepristone, blocking a ruling that had threatened to upend one of the main ways abortion is provided across the nation.
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Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Supreme Court temporarily restores full access to abortion pill — The decision means mifepristone remains available nationwide without an in-person meeting required while litigation continues.
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Politico:
Supreme Court restores abortion pill access — for now
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Ann E. Marimow / New York Times:
Supreme Court Temporarily Restores Access to Abortion Pill by Mail
Supreme Court Temporarily Restores Access to Abortion Pill by Mail
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NPR:
Here's how medication abortion works with just one drug
Here's how medication abortion works with just one drug
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Adriel Bettelheim / Axios:
Supreme Court restores access to abortion pill
Supreme Court restores access to abortion pill
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Melissa Quinn / CBS News:
Alito temporarily restores FDA rule allowing abortion pill mifepristone to be sent by mail
Alito temporarily restores FDA rule allowing abortion pill mifepristone to be sent by mail
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Gary Fineout / Politico:
DeSantis signs Florida's new GOP-friendly congressional map into law — and is swiftly sued … The civil rights group Equal Ground Education Fund — along with a group of 19 Florida voters living in congressional districts across the state — asked a state judge to block the new map and reinstate …
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Matthew Kupfer / Democracy Docket:
DeSantis signs gerrymandered Florida map into law
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Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries:
JOINT STATEMENT FROM LEADER JEFFRIES, RANKING MEMBER MORELLE ON NEW YORK REDISTRICTING
JOINT STATEMENT FROM LEADER JEFFRIES, RANKING MEMBER MORELLE ON NEW YORK REDISTRICTING
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Aaron Blake / CNN:
Trump keeps saying the quiet part out loud on changes to the 2026 election
Trump keeps saying the quiet part out loud on changes to the 2026 election
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Fox News:
DeSantis signs Florida redistricting map to potentially flip 4 House seats red
DeSantis signs Florida redistricting map to potentially flip 4 House seats red
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Cody Butler / WCTV:
DeSantis signs new congressional map
DeSantis signs new congressional map
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Axios:
“He wants action”: Trump's frustration with Iran stalemate sparked Hormuz gambit — President Trump was fed up with the “no deal, no war” stalemate in Iran. The operation he ordered to change that dynamic could ultimately lead back to war. — “The president wants action.
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Wall Street Journal:
Fighting Flares Up in Iran War as U.A.E. and Ships Are Attacked — The Emirates accused Iran of its first attack during the cease-fire as the U.S. deployed warships and jets to protect vessels in the Strait of Hormuz — Fighting in the Iran war flared for the first time in weeks …
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NBC News:
U.S. denies Iranian claim that it hit American warship as Trump launches mission to reopen Strait of Hormuz
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Scott Anderson / New York Times:
Operation Epic Fury, Meet Operation Colossal Blunder
Operation Epic Fury, Meet Operation Colossal Blunder
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Jonathan Martin / Politico:
Inside the Quiet Republican Effort to Flip Fetterman … It's a few days after the election this November, and the results have become clear: Democrats have netted the four seats they need to claim a Senate majority. — But then there's a disturbance in the force: Senate Republicans …
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Ashleigh Fields / The Hill:
Most Americans say Trump is mentally, physically unfit to serve effectively: Poll — A new poll found that most Americans say they believe President Trump is mentally and physically unfit to serve as commander in chief. — The Washington Post-ABC News-Ipsos poll found that 59 percent …
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Judd Legum / Popular Information:
ICE has not paid for detainee medical care for 7 months — The termination of payments to providers has coincided with a massive spike in detainee deaths and medical crises. — On October 3, 2025, the Trump administration abruptly stopped paying third-parties for medical care provided …
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Charlie Sykes / To the Contrary:
Elon Musk's Racist Screed-Storm — Rudy Giuliani is in critical condition in a Florida hospital and Donald Trump makes an unexplained, unscheduled visit to the “dentist,” reminding us how much of the breaking news in our gerontocracy will be medical bulletins.
Matthew Bartlett / MS NOW:
The GOP whispers about JD Vance are getting louder — Expect the jockeying for the 2028 Republican nomination to continue - but only behind the scenes. — “JD Vance sucks.” I've heard that sentiment from Democrats ever since Donald Trump chose the junior senator from Ohio as his running mate in 2024.
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Michael R. Sisak / Associated Press:
Rudy Giuliani is breathing on his own while hospitalized with pneumonia, spokesperson says — Former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani is breathing on his own after being hospitalized with pneumonia and placed on a ventilator, his spokesperson said Monday.
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Magistrate judge says alleged WHCD attacker being mistreated by DC jail … “The Jan. 6 defendants all were moved to the CTF,” Faruqui said. “Pardons may erase convictions but they do not erase history ... He's being treated differently than anyone I've ever observed.”
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New York Times:
White House Considers Vetting A.I. Models Before They Are Released — The Trump administration, which took a noninterventionist approach to artificial intelligence, is now discussing imposing oversight on A.I. models before they are made publicly available.
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CNN:
As Swalwell's public profile grew, more than a dozen women describe how he made them uncomfortable in private — A 19-year-old Los Angeles restaurant hostess was stunned to get a LinkedIn message from Eric Swalwell - a congressman she had interacted with briefly as she escorted him and his party to a table …
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Judge orders release of contractor accused of sharing classified info with Wapo reporter … “The government has no way of knowing what he has retained and what he is able to provide to others,” Assistant U.S. Attorney Patricia McLane said during a hearing Monday.
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Robert Downen / Texas Monthly:
He Remade the Southern Baptist Convention in His Image. Then Came the Abuse Allegations. — Paul Pressler helped ordain the marriage between white evangelicals and the Republican Party, all while accusations of sexual abuse piled up. Right-wing groups are still using his political playbook.
Wall Street Journal:
Why Almost Everyone Loses—Except a Few Sharks—on Prediction Markets — A WSJ analysis shows a small number of accounts on Polymarket and Kalshi—often pros using data-driven algorithmic trading—take home most of the winnings — John Pederson, 33, couldn't work.
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Zach Schonfeld / The Hill:
Judge on challenge to Trump golf course takeover: 'I'm no Amy Poehler' — A federal judge declined to immediately block the Trump administration from closing East Potomac Golf Links, saying recent reports about renovation plans aren't enough for her to step in. — “I don't want to be the overseer of Parks and Rec.
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Theo Farrant / Euronews:
Children are drawing moustaches on their faces to fool online age checks - and it's working — A new report reveals that children across the UK are outwitting online safety measures with fake birthdays, borrowed IDs, and some surprisingly creative facial hair.
