Georgia judge strikes down six-week abortion ban, declaring it unconstitutional
A Superior Court judge in Georgia on Tuesday overturned the state’s ban on abortions after six weeks, saying it violated the U.S. Constitution.
Democrats Keep Control Of U.S. Senate
The Democrats kept control of the U.S. Senate on Saturday after Senator Catherine Cortez Masto narrowly defeated her Republican challenger, Adam Laxalt, in Nevada.
No Red Wave, But Republicans Poised To Win House
Commentators said Wednesday that Democrats defied historical odds in the critical U.S. midterm elections as an anticipated “red wave” of Republican victories did not materialize.
US: Sixty-six clinics in 14 states have stopped providing abortions
Sixty-six clinics in 14 states have stopped providing abortions since the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade in June, Politico reports. Twenty-six of these clinics have closed down altogether, including the Jackson Women’s Health Organization, whic…
States deploy about 2,500 National Guard troops to U.S.-Mexico border
Nearly two dozen states are sending National Guard troops to the U.S.-Mexico border to help federal immigration officials grapple with an unprecedented surge of undocumented migrants.
‘Full chaos’: Over 100,000 Russians flood neighboring countries to flee army call-up
Georgia and Kazakhstan said Tuesday that tens of thousands of Russians had flooded into their countries from neighboring Russia since the announcement of a partial military mobilization to fight in Ukraine.