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Pete Ricketts of Nebraska said Sunday that he will call a special session of his state's legislature to pass a total ban on abortion if the Supreme Court overturns Roe v.... To which the governor replied:" They're still babies, too.... Yes." Ricketts said that in case Roe falls," I will work with our speaker of the legislature to work on a special session and do more to protect preborn babies....

Pete Ricketts said was necessary to “ show the rest of the country how to get back to normal.” Since then, nearly a dozen states with Republican leadership have taken similar action, with Iowa this month being the most recent place to slash the benefits.... Arkansas, Florida, Idaho, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, North Dakota, Nebraska, South Dakota and Tennessee have also scaled back the benefits. Advertisement Republican leaders argue that the extra benefits were intended only to temporarily

close Video Biden' pretty ignorant' about states' COVID data: Gov.... " But it should be a personal health care choice.... This is not something that the government should mandate and somebody shouldn’t have to make the choice between keeping their job and getting a jab in the arm....

WASHINGTON--Jeffrey Schmid, a former banking executive, has been appointed the next president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, beginning Aug.... 21.As president of one of the 12 regional Fed banks, Schmid will participate in the eight meetings the Fed holds each year to determine the path of short-term interest rates.... While he will participate in meetings, Schmid won't have a vote on interest rate decisions until 2025, because the regional Fed presidents vote on a rotating basis,

Listen 5 min Share Comment on this story Comment 157 Add to your saved stories Save One of the oldest threats in American politics is to pull up roots should an election not go your way.... Selling a house, severing social connections, even abandoning citizenship in the most dramatic scenarios — these are a high price to pay to express dissatisfaction or concern about the election of a politician. But it works the other way, too.... For some time, Texas has tried to woo Republicans from other

close Video John Roberts: When will Putin pull the nuclear card?... Russia is a major supplier of natural gas across Europe, and because of recent domestic energy production policies, Russia is the United States’ fourth-largest supplier of crude oil.... The need to unleash America’s energy resources is clearer than ever, but another important consideration, which many have not considered, is Ukraine’s role as" the Breadbasket of Europe." next Image 1 of 3 Ukrainian little girl seen holding whe

No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, though it bore similarities to another months earlier that seemed to directly challenge Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as Iran’s economy buckles under U.S. sanctions.... ISNA later removed its reports, claiming that it, too, had been hacked.... Some gas stations that accept only cash and are not in the subsidy card network continued pumping fuel. The use of the number “ 64411 ” mirrored an attack in July targeting Iran’s railro

If the impasse continues, it could result in other high-level vacancies in coming months, including the military’s most senior position, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Biden’s pick to lead Joint Chiefs tangles with Senate GOPSen.... “ That’s one of the things I’ve always appreciated about him, because he does have a lot of ability but he can handle that very well, ” Hagel said.... 3 job, which oversees a sprawling network of regional and topical offices and several agencies....

" was one notable chant." So you're anti-veteran?... " another audience member cut in after the senator repeated that he was focused on" controlling spending" when asked about cuts to veterans programs. MORE: GOP Sen.... We've got to get our spending on control as we talk about some of those issues," Ricketts said....