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A federal judge on Friday blocked a Mississippi law that banned abortions once a fetus's heartbeat is detected, as early as six weeks into pregnancy. Judge Carlton Reeves, an Obama appointee, wrote that the law "threatens immediate harm to women’s rights, especially considering most women do not seek abortion services until after 6 weeks." "This injury outweighs any interest the state might have in banning abortions after the detection of a fetal heartbeat," he wrote. The law was set to go into effect on July 1. Reeves had reportedly expressed anger and frustration during a court hearing on th

MORE arrives in Japan this weekend for a visit heavy on ceremony and light on pressure to get things done, offering him a respite from a series of difficult developments in Washington, D.C.  The president will spend Memorial Day weekend as the first state guest of Japan since the enthronement of its new emperor.

The Trump administration has invoked an emergency provision of the law governing arms sales to immediately sell Saudi Arabia and other Gulf allies weapons without congressional approval, senators said Friday. The approval comes amid heightened tensions with Iran over what the administration has described as increased threats to U.S.

Democratic candidates for president or their representatives will be involved when the Democratic National Committee (DNC) does a lottery to determine who stands on stage during the party’s initial two-day debate, DNC Chairman MORE told The Hill in an exclusive interview. Perez said the DNC hadn’t determined the “precise methodology” for the random draw yet, but he said the process would be transparent and the candidates or their representatives would be involved. “We’ll certainly make sure we do it in a way that is transparent for all of the candidates involved becau

The Senate passed a $19.1 billion disaster relief bill on Thursday to aid various states afflicted by hurricanes and other natural disasters throughout the last year. The Senate bill passed 85-8. Rep.

“PELOSI STAMMERS THROUGH NEWS CONFERENCE,” he wrote on Twitter, featuring a highlight clip from Fox Business anchors analyzing Pelosi’s future as Speaker of the House. In the clip, Pelosi appears to forget the name of Trump’s new trade deal with Mexico and Canada and holds up two fingers as she pronounces a list of “three things” to remember. The video currently has over 2.5 million views Trump shared the video after he posited Thursday that Pelosi, 79, was slipping, as she continued to needle the president on investigations. “I tell you what, I’ve been watching her, and I have been watching h

In a memorandum to his seven cabinet directors and the Attorney General, Trump asked that officials cooperate with Barr’s investigation and authorized Barr to declassify any information about the investigation into his campaign that he deemed necessary, provided that he consulted with the agency responsible. “Today’s action will help ensure that all Americans learn the truth about the events that occurred, and the actions that were taken, during the last Presidential election and will restore confidence in our public institutions,” White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders wrote in a statement

In a brief on border wall construction, DHS officials say the agency has completed about 42 miles of border wall, most of which replace existing barriers, since President Trump’s inauguration.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump abruptly quit a meeting with congressional Democrats Wednesday with a flat declaration he would no longer work with them unless they drop their investigations in the aftermath of the Trump-Russia report. After the truncated meeting with the Democratic leaders, scheduled for a discussion of U.S. infrastructure problems, Trump lashed out at Speaker Nancy Pelosi for her comment earlier in the morning on Capitol Hill that she believed the president engaged in a ‘‘cover up’’ of the Russia probe.

ALBANY, N.Y. — New York lawmakers gave final passage to legislation Wednesday that would allow President Trump’s state tax returns to be released to congressional committees that have, so far, been barred from getting the president’s federal filings. The Democrat-led Senate and Assembly both approved the measures Wednesday, sending them to Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat.