West Virginia senator Joe Manchin announced move at memorial for late marine https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/jul/03/last-remaining-medal-of-honor-recipient-from-second-world-war-to-lie-in-state-at-us-capitol
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Accounts of Trump angrily demanding to go to Capitol on January 6 circulated in Secret Service over past year
Then-President Donald Trump angrily demanded to go to the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, and berated his protective detail when he didn’t get his way, according to two Secret Service sources who say they heard about the incident from multiple agents, including the driver of the presidential SUV where it occurred. https://edition.cnn.com/2022/07/01/politics/secret-service-lunging-incident/index.html
How life-threatening must a pregnancy be to end it legally?
New abortion bans make exceptions for cases in which the mother’s life is at stake. Doctors wonder which threats are serious enough to absolve them of legal risk. https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/abortion-ban-exceptions-life-threatening-pregnancy-rcna36026
Biden entered office facing daunting crises – only to be hit with more crises
A confluence of high-stakes events – mass shootings, inflation, the Ukraine war – have left Americans deeply pessimistic about the direction of the country and frustrated with Washington. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/jun/06/joe-biden-entered-faces-daunting-crises
Uvalde police were trained to quickly confront an active shooter. So why did they wait?
After Columbine, FBI training urged that fast action is critical to saving lives. Somehow that lesson hasn’t been learned https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/jun/04/uvalde-police-training-school-shooter-response-time