Biden's trip to Saudi Arabia is a chance to end the war in Yemen
brookings.edu > blog > order-from-chaos...In Jeddah he can press Saudi King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman to do more by lifting the remainder of the blockade of northern Yemen and making the truce permanent. Biden's team has already been very active in bringing the war to a truce, the first since 2016.... ...All of this territory should be placed in the control of the Saudi-supported new provisional authority created in April to replace the feeble government of Abdu Rabbu Mansour Hadi....
Former City Councilman Heading to Trial for Allegedly Murdering Employee and Burying Body Under Customer's New Septic Tank
lawandcrime.com > crime...Daniel Joseph Triplett (left), and Brent Mack. A former city councilman will go to trial for allegedly murdering his employee. Daniel Joseph Triplett, 67, killed Brent Mack, 50, after they arrived at a job site, and he buried the body under a septic tank, Oklahoma authorities have said.... ...JUDGE THOMAS/ T. RIBERA, CR- STATE APPEARS BY DISTRICT ATTORNEY LAURA AUSTIN THOMAS AND ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEYS KEVIN ETHERINGTON AND J.R. DEFENDANT APPEARS IN CUSTODY FROM THE LOGAN COUNTY JAIL WITH ATTORNEYS RONALD WALLACE AND CHARLES MULLENS. WITNESSES ARE SWORN AND TESTIFY....
'Let Them Come in': Trump Knew Mob Was Armed But Wanted to Stop Security Screening on Jan. 6, Chief of Staff's Top Aide Testifies
lawandcrime.com...Capitol, a top aide to former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows said that then-President Donald Trump demanded that his supporters -- some of whom were believed to be carrying weapons -- be allowed to enter the Capitol because he knew they weren't there to hurt him.... ...Cassidy Hutchinson told the House Select Committee on Tuesday that as the increasingly riotous crowd approached the Capitol demanding that Congress stop its Constitutionally-mandated certification of results of the 2020 election, Trump appeared unafraid, and was in fact insistent that the...
Utah's trigger law violates the rights of Jews, Muslims and even Latter-day Saints.
sltrib.com > opinion > commentary...Kate Bennion: Abortion ban violates religious freedom. Utah's trigger law violates the rights of Jews, Muslims and even Latter-day Saints. (Kaiti Sullivan | The New York Times) A service at the Lower Miami Church of the Brethren in Dayton, Ohio, June 26, 2022.... ...But if abortion truly was murder or "like unto it," it would not be permissible in the LDS tradition even in cases of rape, incest or life or health risk -- which is technically every pregnancy -- and it is....
Abortion: Half of Voters Approve Supreme Court Ruling
rasmussenreports.com > public_content > politics...Public opinion polling since 2003. Half of Voters Approve Supreme Court Ruling. Tuesday, June 28, 2022. Even though more voters identify as pro-choice than pro-life, full half of them approve of the recent Supreme Court ruling that overturned the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision.... ...Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology....
Dobbs's history and the future of abortion and privacy law
scotusblog.com...ShareThis article is part of a symposium on the court's decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization. Sherif Girgis is an associate professor of law at Notre Dame Law School. How does Dobbs's historical analysis fare against the dissent?... ...(Roe's companion, Doe v. Bolton, never held otherwise; see pages 554-58 here.) Nor are non-health exceptions constitutionally mandated. These points, following from Dobbs's holdings and appendix, bind lower courts....
"News avoidance" is on the rise around the world
axios.com...Those are the findings of a grim new report from Reuters Institute and the University of Oxford about "selective news avoidance."... ...Past studies have shown constant bad news can give us PTSD-like symptoms.Plus journalists often do a lousy job: The "Reuters Institute Digital News Report 2022" says many younger people "say they avoid news because it can be hard to follow or understand."...
Questions about Roe? You"ve got plenty
santacruzsentinel.com...Supreme Court has decided to overturn Roe vs. Here's a look at some of the hotter Roe-related topics that have popped up on Google search trends over the past four days.... ...Given that there were more than 3.6 million live births in the United States in 2020, the overall ratio was 23.8 deaths for every 100,000 births, according to the Centers for Disease Control....
BOMBSHELL: Jan 6th Committee Hearing Focuses Trump's Kids Plotting to Stop the Election Certification
politicalflare.com...In a shocking bombshell article, The Guardian reports that the plan to utilize fake electors or state legislatures in the event that Trump lost the election involved the Trump kids (At least Eric and Don Jr.) and that there is evidence on film of phone calls made at an event in late September... ...Jared Kushner had his hands in everything and Don Jr. was making a fortune playing MAGA man. They had to keep this going and they were "family.". The entire thing was a mob job, which makes it more amazing that they got any of it on film. This could be groundbreaking....
'No Magic Bullet' for Preserving Abortion Access, Biden's Health Secretary Says
nytimes.com > us > politics...WASHINGTON -- President Biden's health secretary, facing criticism from other Democrats that the administration is not doing enough to counter the Supreme Court's decision overturning Roe v.... ...Some lawmakers, including Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York and Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, have pressed the administration to build abortion clinics on federal land and pay for people to travel out of state to seek abortions....