Exclusive: human rights lawyer criticizes the supreme court and says new law will ‘make abortion unsafe and deadly’United Nations human rights monitors have strongly condemned the state of Texas for its new anti-abortion law, which they say violates in…
What would happen if I were pregnant in Texas right now? | Zoe Ettinger
Texas just banned abortion at six weeks. I didn’t even know I was pregnant until five, and that’s earlier than mostFour years ago, when I was a 22-year-old college student in Virginia, I found out I was pregnant. I knew I was late, maybe a bit longer t…
Partisan gerrymandering has empowered a hard-right turn in Texas
Republicans are steamrolling a series of extremist laws, undeterred by demographic shifts in the state favoring DemocratsTexas lawmakers have taken the state’s long history of chest-thumping conservatism to new levels over the last few months.Republica…
Pete Buttigieg and husband Chasten announce birth of adopted twins
Transport secretary says ‘Chasten and I are delighted to welcome Penelope Rose and Joseph August Buttigieg to our family’Pete Buttigieg and his husband have announced the birth of adopted twins. Related: Trump reportedly nears DC hotel rights sale as a…
Trump reportedly nears DC hotel rights sale as ally says ‘I think he’s gonna run’
Hotel, which opened in 2016, was hub for government businessJim Jordan tells supporters in Ohio that Trump is likely to runDonald Trump is reportedly close to selling rights to his hotel near the White House in Washington, a move the website Axios said…
‘I’m not Rambo’: Republican unrepentant about attempt to enter Afghanistan
Congressman Markwayne Mullin, criticized for rogue rescue effort, says he would do it again ‘without hesitation’The Oklahoma Republican congressman Markwayne Mullin has said he has no regrets about trying to enter Afghanistan on a rescue mission last m…
‘Outraged, sickened, terrified’: Guardian readers on the Texas abortion ban
Nine Guardian readers share their thoughts on the ruling that bans most abortions – and what it means for reproductive rightsThe US supreme court voted 5-4 to allow a Texas law banning most abortions to remain in force. The law prohibits abortions once…
‘This is about power’: the truth behind Impeachment: American Crime Story
A new series relives the affair between Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky and here, those involved remember and reflect on a national scandalBob Shrum had known Bill Clinton since their student days at Georgetown University in Washington. Working as a p…
Biden signs order on declassification of FBI’s 9/11 documents – live
Attorney general must release documents over the next six monthsUS adds 235,000 jobs in August amid Delta surgeBiden urges Congress to ‘finish the job’ on passing his economic agendaIda death toll in north-east nears 50Trump ‘about ready to announce’ 2…
The Guardian view on the Texas abortion ban: this is not the end | Editorial
The supreme court’s refusal to block the law marks a grave blow to the freedom and safety of womenThe cruel, vindictive and dangerous law that has taken effect in Texas is much more than the most extreme anti-abortion legislation in the United States. …