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Jeff Roe, the chief strategist for the leading super PAC supporting Gov. Ron DeSantis’s presidential bid, resigned on Saturday night, the latest and perhaps most significant departure from the group, which has been consumed by turmoil in recent weeks. Since the day before Thanksgiving, the pro-DeSantis super PAC, which is …

One year after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, former President Donald J. Trump reminded a gathering of evangelical activists in the nation’s capital how he had shaped the court’s conservative supermajority that ended nearly 50 years of constitutional protections for abortion. Appearing at a Faith & Freedom Coalition …

North Carolina’s political showdown over abortion is personified by two leaders: its Democratic governor, Mr. Cooper, and Tim Moore, the Republican speaker of the State House of Representatives. Mr. Cooper, a former attorney general, wants to preserve the state’s current law. He has ordered additional protections, including preventing the extradition …

For those newer to the movement, like Sam Jandl of Boston, who stepped up to help organize Sunday’s event on Boston Common, the connection to others around the country has provided a morale boost as well as practical advice, like which trash bags to buy to protect posters from rain. …

After numerous reports that the draft of the overturn of Roe v. Wade was leaked by a conservative, the Supreme Court claims that it can’t find the leaker. Axios reported, “The Supreme Court said Thursday that its investigation into the leaked draft opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson has so far …

President Biden lashed out at reporters before traveling to campaign stops in Pennsylvania with Democratic Senate candidate John Fetterman, then bumbled his way through several comments once he arrived. It was a very bad day for a President struggling with convincing the American people of his competence as he campaigned …

New voter registration is skyrocketing in Texas as young Democrats are registering after the overturn of Roe. The Houston Chronicle reported: According to TargetSmart, Democrats now have a 10-percentage point advantage among new registrants since Dobbs, making up 42 percent to Republicans’ 32 percent. Before Dobbs, Republicans had a five-point …

Days after the Supreme Court overturned the right to abortion, Michigan’s Republican candidates for governor were asked if it was also time to roll back constitutional protections for gay rights. None of the five candidates came to the defense of same-sex marriage. “They need to revisit it all,” one candidate, …

By overturning Roe, the Supreme Court has reshaped the 2022 midterm election as Democrats have gained an average of 5 points in the last 9 post-Roe polls. Simon Rosenberg tweeted the data: Updating this too: NPR/Marist 44-47 48-41 +10Monmouth 43-50 46-48 +5Big Village 44-42 47-42 +3 Yahoo/YouGov 43-39 45-38 +3Politico/MC …

Democratic Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams said that Gov. Brian Kemp poses a danger to the lives of women in Georgia. Stacey Abrams: Brian Kemp Is A Danger To The Lives Of Women In Georgia Video of Abrams: Transcript via CNN’s State Of The Union: TAPPER: Many businesses such as …