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Democrats could make abortion a key issue in the 2022 midterms after Kansas voters rejected a ballot measure that would have opened the door for more restrictions. CBS News' Robert Costa speaks with veteran Democratic strategist James Carville on "Red and Blue" about the party's strategy ahead of the midterms.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has suspended a prosecutor who refused to enforce a new abortion ban and also supported gender-affirming treatment for minors. Attorney Andrew Warren joined CBS News' Jonathan Vigliotti to discuss why his suspension is unconstitutional.
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Ron DeSantis suspended Andrew Warren for pledging not to enforce the state's new 15-week abortion ban and for supporting gender-affirming treatments for minors.
Kansas voters rejected a proposed state constitutional amendment that would have enabled lawmakers to ban or restrict abortion rights in the state. CBS News reporter Sarah Ewall-Wice joins "CBS News Mornings" with the latest.
This week's unexpected victory for abortion rights and massive voter turnout in Kansas is sending shockwaves around the nation and fueling talk of how the issue could galvanize Democrats and threaten Republicans in November's midterm elections. CBS News radio white house correspondent Steven Portnoy reports.
Proposition 1, the constitutional amendment that would enshrine abortion in California's constitution, would also lock in a right that has gotten less attention: the right to "choose or refuse" contraception.
One day after Kansas voters upheld abortion rights in their state, President Biden signed an executive order to protect patients traveling for abortion care. CBS News political correspondent Caitlin Huey-Burns reports.
President Joe Biden signed an executive order on Wednesday ensuring access to reproductive health care. CBS News anchors Jim Axelrod and Debra Alfarone spoke with CBS News contributor and Associated Press White House reporter Zeke Miller about what this means for people living in states where abortion is restricted.
Voters in deep-red Kansas decisively defeated a proposed amendment that would have allowed the state's legislature to further restrict, or even ban, abortion. CBS News political correspondent Caitlin Huey-Burns reports and Jannifer Nassour, Republican strategist, founder of the Pocket Book Project and former chairwoman of the Massachusetts Republican Party, and CBS News political contributor and Democratic strategist Antjuan Seawright join CBS News to discuss how Tuesday's primaries will affect the political landscape moving forward.
President Biden signed an executive order Wednesday aimed at making it easier to travel to obtain an abortion and enforcing federal non-discrimination laws for those seeking the procedure, his latest unilateral effort to secure abortion rights in the wake of the Supreme Court's decision to strike down Roe v. Wade. Watch his remarks.
Voter turnout surged to unprecedented levels for a Kansas primary, opposition surpassed 2020 support for Biden and voter registrations ticked up post-Roe ahead of the issue based vote.
The Kansas ballot initiative is viewed as a bellwether for the impact of the Supreme Court's abortion decision on the midterm elections this fall.
CBS News political correspondent Caitlin Huey-Burns reports from Kansas and joins David Begnaud to discuss why voters defeated a proposed constitutional amendment that would have allowed the state legislature to ban abortions.
Almost half of registered voters in Kansas turned out to preserve the constitutional right to an abortion. It was the first state to put the issue before voters since the Supreme Court ruled to overturn Roe v. Wade. CBS News national political correspondent Caitlin Huey-Burns reports from Olathe, Kansas.
CBS News projects that Kansas voters will uphold the right to an abortion, rejecting a measure that would have tightened curbs or banned abortions, statewide. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, in Taiwan, says went there in peace for the region. China is fuming about the visit. And the Senate has passed the bill to expand health care benefits for veterans who were exposed to burn pits during their military service.
Voters in Kansas are deciding whether or not their state's legislature can further restrict abortion rights. This is the first time abortion has been on a ballot since Roe v. Wade was overturned. CBS News political correspondent Caitlin Huey-Burns reports from Kanas and joined CBS News' Lana Zak to discuss.
Arizona, Michigan, Missouri, Kansas and Washington are holding primary elections today. One of the most closely-watched races is the Senate GOP primary in Missouri, where former President Trump made a cryptic endorsement. CBS News political director Fin Gomez joins "Red and Blue" to discuss the latest.
The Justice Department is suing Idaho over a law that outlaws nearly all abortions. It comes as voters in Kansas become the first in the country since the overturning of Roe v. Wade to weigh in on the fate of abortion rights. Caitlin Huey-Burns has the latest.
Kansas has seen a surge in early voting as the amendment on abortion rights will go before primary election voters on Aug. 2
Demonstrators in cities across the United States rallied Saturday in support of abortion rights. CBS News Homeland Security and Justice reporter Nicole Sganga reports from the rally in Washington, D.C.
New CBS polling on abortion and the politics in play for both Democrats and Republicans show a divided picture on the issue. CBS News political contributor Joel Payne joins CBS News to discuss.
Would-be parents in the state can get a $3,000 tax exemption for each embryo as early as six weeks of gestation.
On Tuesday, Kansas becomes the first state since Roe v. Wade was overturned to ask voters whether the state's constitution should secure the right to an abortion, or whether the issue should go to the Republican-controlled legislature. Caitlin Huey-Burns reports from Olathe, Kansas.
An initial draft opinion obtained by Politico suggests the Supreme Court will vote to overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade abortion rights decision. In the draft, which is several months old, Justice Samuel Alito writes in part that Roe was “egregiously wrong from the start.” U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson will address Ukraine's parliament remotely amid hopes for more evacuations from Mariupol. And the stars sparkled at the annual Met Gala in New York as the “party of the year” returned to its pre-pandemic schedule.
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Once approved by the Republican majority, the bill will head to Gov. Greg Abbott's desk for his signature.
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