A potential government shutdown could depend on House Speaker Mike Johnson. Alabama lawmakers scramble to protect fertility clinics. And amid a measles outbreak, Florida’s surgeon general refuses to demand parents keep unvaccinated children at home.
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As a six-week abortion ban goes into effect in Florida, former President Donald Trump says he wouldn’t oppose even stricter rules on pregnant women. Democrats stop a challenge to House Speaker Mike Johnson in its tracks. And the Justice Department is closer than ever to changing federal marijuana rules.
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Florida’s New Abortion Ban Begins

Columbia University begins taking academic action against protesting students. Former President Donald Trump heads back to court in New York. And the Major League Baseball Players Association issues a scathing memo on Nike’s new uniforms.
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Campus Protests 101: Student Suspensions

As criticism of Israel mounts abroad, Hamas releases videos of Israeli-American hostages. An American tourist becomes the latest to be jailed over weapons possession in Turks and Caicos, where sentences have become more severe. And barbs at the White House Correspondents Dinner shed light on the presidential race.
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The Plan for Hamas’ Hostages

The Supreme Court appears to consider a precedent in which some presidential actions would be impossible to prosecute. Harvey Weinstein’s landmark conviction in New York is overturned. And Venice institutes the world’s first fee for simply visiting a city as a tourist for the day.
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Are Presidents Prison-Proof?

Arizona’s attorney general issues an indictment for those allegedly involved in a “fake electors” scheme, including several close Trump aides. Police break up protests on several college campuses. And the clock is ticking on a forced TikTok sale. 
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