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State Courts Are Blocking Abortion Bans Left and Right. Republicans Have a Plan to Stop Them. Mary Ziegler - Anti-abortion groups have had their share of trouble since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, even in red-state courts.

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Trump's Iran War Has a Republican Problem - David Plotz, Emily Bazelon, and John Dickerson

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