GOP Rep. Jackie Walorski dies in car accident in Indiana
Rep. Jackie Walorski, a Republican representing Indiana’s 2nd Congressional District, died in a car accident on Wednesday. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) confirmed the news in a statement from Walorski’s office announcing the congresswoman’s death. “Dean Swihart, Jackie’s husband, was just informed by the Elkhart County Sheriff’s office that Jackie was killed in a car accident this afternoon,” the statement reads. -- Developing
Read MorePost Roe: Women still have the right to emergency medical treatment
The recent overturn of Roe v. Wade took away a woman’s constitutional right to abortion. But it didn’t take away her right to life-preserving health care, or my right as a physician to provide that care. Pregnancy is a medical condition. As an emergency room physician, I see medical complications that women endure throughout their pregnancies including serious and life-threatening bleeding and ruptured ectopic pregnancies, as well complications around childbirth like high blood pressure, seizures, heart problems and infections, all of which can pose serious threats to a woman’s life. Pregna
Read MoreButtigieg proposes stronger airline refund rules
The Department of Transportation (DOT) proposed a new rule on Wednesday that clarifies when airlines owe passengers refunds. The regulation is the department’s latest move to strengthen refund enforcement amid re-surging flight demand that has left the industry scrambling and sent passenger complaints soaring. Existing regulations guarantee refunds if a flight is canceled or experiences a “significant delay” and the passenger chooses not to travel, and the proposal would define that threshold to include when the departure or arrival time changes by at least three hours for a dome
Read MoreBiden: Kansas abortion vote sends 'powerful signal' about elections this fall
President Biden on Wednesday called Kansas’s vote in favor of abortion rights a “powerful signal” about elections ahead of November's midterms, as Democrats look to harness energy sparked by the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade. “The voters of Kansas sent a powerful signal that this fall the American people will vote to preserve and protect the rights, and refuse to let them be ripped away by politicians,” Biden said in remarks at the opening of his administration’s task force meeting on reproductive health care. The president called on Congress to restore the pro
Read MoreNashville council votes down draft agreement to host Republican convention
Nashville city council members have voted down a draft agreement to host the 2024 Republican National Convention, effectively handing the event to Milwaukee, Wis. The Tennessean reported Wednesday that a progressive majority council voted down hosting the event, 10-22, with the rest of the 40-member council abstaining or not present. The naysayers reportedly cited concerns about security and the cost of hosting. Milwaukee is the only
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