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The Supreme Court prepares for a new term, taking up abortion and gun cases amid ethics concerns

By Mark Sherman, Associated Press

The Supreme Court is returning to a new term to take up some familiar topics — guns and abortion — and concerns about ethics swirling around the justices.

Ohio wants to revive a strict abortion law. Justices are weighing the legal arguments

By Julie Carr Smyth, Associated Press

Ohio Supreme Court justices have questioned the state's lawyer about a legal strategy that Ohio is attempting in hopes of reviving its law banning abortions except in the earliest weeks of pregnancy.

Ahead of an abortion vote, Ohio Supreme Court says some ballot language is misleading and must be rewritten

By Julie Carr Smyth, Associated Press

The Ohio Supreme Court says a portion of the description of a ballot question enshrining abortion rights in the state constitution is misleading.

How GOP presidential candidates are courting evangelical voters in Iowa

By Laura Barrón-López, Matt Loffman, Saher Khan, Ian Couzens

Republican presidential hopefuls took center stage in Iowa over the weekend and made their case to a key voting bloc in the state: evangelicals. The candidates touched on issues important to religious conservatives, abortion in particular. Laura Barron-López reports.

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Trump labels DeSantis abortion ban 'a terrible mistake,' riling some Republicans

By Sara Burnett, Associated Press

The former president has dominated the 2024 field while at times spurning anti-abortion groups.

Planned Parenthood to resume offering abortions in Wisconsin next week after court ruling

By Scott Bauer, Associated Press

Planned Parenthood says that it will resume offering abortions in Wisconsin next week after a judge ruled that an 1849 law that seemingly banned the procedure actually didn’t apply to abortions.

WATCH: Senate considers Air Force chief of staff nomination amid military promotions blockade

By Associated Press

On Monday, the chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee slammed Tuberville for waging an unprecedented attempt to change Pentagon abortion policy by holding up hundreds of military nominations and promotions.

Mexico becomes latest country in Latin America to loosen restrictions on abortion

By Geoff Bennett, Teresa Cebrian Aranda, Ali Rogin

In a sweeping decision this week, Mexico's Supreme Court broadened abortion rights in the country. Ali Rogin reports on the trend across Latin America and Geoff Bennett discusses the Mexico ruling with Maria Antonieta Alcalde of Ipas Latin America and…

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Florida Supreme Court to decide on GOP-led 15 week abortion ban

By Curt Anderson, Associated Press

The Florida Supreme Court must decide whether to overrule broad abortion rights protections provided for decades under the state constitution and instead uphold a law signed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis that bans the procedure in most cases after 15…

Hundreds of military promotions are stalled as a Republican senator demands end to abortion policy

By Kevin Freking, Tara Copp, Associated Press

The lack of progress on nominations has prompted Pentagon officials to go on a public relations offensive as the Senate returns to Washington after five weeks away.