Top Trump supporter Marsha Blackburn says Griswold v. Connecticut is “constitutionally unsound”

(Griswold v. Connecticut is the 1965 Supreme Court ruling that legalized birth control)

Senate Finance committee passes $52.6 budget bill. It contains $145M for the voucher bill, which Chairman Watson says is 'still alive.' Panel defeats Sen. Lamar effort to redirect voucher money.

#ICYMI : Postmaster General Louis DeJoy was under scrutiny by U.S. Sen. Jon Jon Ossoff in a committee meeting Tuesday as significant mail delays plague Georgia following changes implemented by the U.S. Postal Service.
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Congressional leaders are discussing how to push ahead with legislation that would place sanctions on importers of Iranian oil, Senator Ben Cardin said trib.al/QvIGEsm

A group of Google employees staged sit-ins at the company’s offices to protest the tech giant’s work with Israel’s government, escalating the conflict inside tech companies over the war in Gaza and whether U.S. companies should sell technology to Israel. wapo.st/3JmDei0

During Black Maternal Health Week and every day, President Biden and I will continue to uplift this crisis and commit to taking urgent action to protect our nation's mothers and families.

LISTEN: What happened during the second day of former President Donald Trump’s N.Y. hush money trial?

🎙️Throughout Trump’s trial, NBC News Senior Legal Correspondent Laura Jarrett will provide a daily audio brief as she exits the court. Check back here for her updates.

Trump/Heritage alum William Wolfe, a self-described “Christian Nationalist,” has formed a new organization to influence American culture by trying to take control of the Southern Baptist Convention, which he says is America’s largest Protestant denomination with 47k US churches &…

No billionaire should pay a lower tax rate than a teacher, a nurse, or a sanitation worker.

But Trump wants to give another Billionaire Tax Break.

25 states now require at least 1 semester of finance education to graduate high school.

But it's a concern that many states with large Hispanic populations don't have personal finance education in schools, says an educational outreach director. trib.al/H7yt86k

NY prosecutors ask Judge Merchan to hold Donald Trump in criminal contempt. Because #JusticeMatters youtu.be/bEqeaElXKXw?si…

6/ William Wolfe and Dusty Deevers (who sits on the advisory board of Wolfe’s new group) want to replace the SBC’s current president (Bart Barber) with Jared Moore who is more extreme than Barber on abortion & presumably other issues.

Donald Trump spent another day in court.

But make no mistake: our democracy and basic rights are hanging on a thread, and they can only be saved at the ballot box.

Are you FIRED UP to flip the House in Roevember?

Rep. Ayanna Pressley: Unlike Republicans, I have no interest in playing games with people's lives. For many, especially Black women, not having reproductive care can be life threatening. If Republicans have their way, access to medication abortion will be cut in every state

After this morning's argument, seems likely SCOTUS will reject DOJ’s use of 18 USC §1512c2 (obstruction of an official proceeding) in J6 cases by a 5-4 & possibly even 7-2 vote. No idea, tho, if the 2 such charges against Trump in DC, which are sui generis, survive ...
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'Kari Lake suggests supporters 'strap on a Glock' to be ready for 2024'

Is that all Republicans can do now, fear-monger and threaten? While I don't believe in Satan, if such a being did exist, he'd fervently endorse today's Republican Party. Then again, even he might say, 'Naw,…

Senate, House leaders struggle with details on Tennessee's billion-dollar business tax break • Tennessee Lookout

House Republican Caucus Chairman Jeremy Faison, “We’re cutting a tax, and I think the House is putting our best foot forward.”
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Children should not be forced to have children. That requires a safe and supportive relationship with trusted adults who they can turn to when experiencing a health crisis. Join my petition with @ProtectMyCare action.forwardtn.org/a/support-ban?…

👀 Ted Cruz is in hot water over his podcast fundraising controversy.
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Last Tuesday, the AZ Supreme Court issued a devastating ruling taking abortion rights back to 1864. Following that, our Indivisibles stepped up and held rallies across AZ. We’re making our voices heard and proving that we will not go back. Here’s a thread of all of the events👇