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House poised to vote on bills to codify abortion rights, ensure access; Biden backs Palestinian state, calls for accounting of journalist's death; What Ohio abortion law says about a 10-year-old rape victim; RNC's Biden 'cheap fake' paints a misleading picture of mental fitness ; Record shows Indiana doctor fulfilled duty to report 10-year-old's abortion; Ivana Trump, first wife of Donald Trump, dies at 73; Biden's first Mideast trip as president; After stroke, John Fetterman takes small steps back into Pa. Senate race ; House lays out demands for Pentagon over Russia, extremism, inflation; Trump called member of White House support staff amid Jan. 6 probe; Man cleared of Malcolm X murder sues New York over wrongful conviction; Inside Gretchen Whitmer's abortion fight; Covid emerges as a complication for a Democratic economic deal ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Try four weeks FREE, then $4 every four weeks the next year  Sign up for this newsletter Read online The most important politics stories today.     (Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images) Biden set to meet Saudi crown prince amid controversy The Democratic-led House is poised to vote on bills Friday that seek to protect women's access to abortion following the Supreme Court's overturn of Roe v. Wade. By John Wagner and Mariana Alfaro ●  Read more »   House poised to vote on bills to codify abortion rights, ensure access The House is poised to vote on bills to codify abortion rights and to prohibit states from preventing women to travel to obtain an abortion. The bills face Republican opposition in the Senate, where they probably will stall. By Amy B Wang and Eugene Scott ●  Read more »   Biden backs Palestinian state, calls for accounting of journalist's death Palestinians see Biden's West Bank visit, slotted between Israel and Saudi Arabia, as a footnote to his priority of deepening Israel's ties with other Arab nations. By Steve Hendrix ●  Read more »   What Ohio abortion law says about a 10-year-old rape victim State Attorney General Dave Yost (R) has said the girl didn't need to leave the state for an abortion. Here's what the law actually says. Analysis ●  By Aaron Blake ●  Read more »   RNC's Biden 'cheap fake' paints a misleading picture of mental fitness Once again, the Republican National Committee snips a clip, leaving the context out. Analysis ●  By Adriana Usero ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Record shows Indiana doctor fulfilled duty to report 10-year-old's abortion Records show the doctor, Caitlin Bernard, reported the 10-year-old's abortion as required by law, despite criticism from Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita. By María Luisa Paúl ●  Read more »   Ivana Trump, first wife of Donald Trump, dies at 73 The Czech immigrant and businesswoman had a 13-year marriage to the former president and was the mother of his three eldest children. By Matt Schudel and Marc Fisher ●  Read more »   Biden's first Mideast trip as president President Joe Biden on Wednesday opened his first visit to the Mideast since taking office by offering anxious Israeli leaders strong reassurances of his determination to stop Iran's growing nuclear program, saying he'd be willing to use force as a "last resort." By Washington Post Staff ●  Read more »   After stroke, John Fetterman takes small steps back into Pa. Senate race Fetterman's advisors are adamant that he will be ready to take on his Republican opponent, Dr. Mehmet Oz, the former TV talk show host, in November. By Colby Itkowitz ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   House lays out demands for Pentagon over Russia, extremism, inflation The legislation, considered one of the few "must-pass" bills Congress authors each year, is yet to be reconciled with the Senate's version. By Karoun Demirjian ●  Read more »   Trump called member of White House support staff amid Jan. 6 probe The phone call was referenced by committee vice chair Liz Cheney, who said the matter had been referred to the Justice Department. By Jacqueline Alemany and Josh Dawsey ●  Read more »   Man cleared of Malcolm X murder sues New York over wrongful conviction Aziz, 84, was wrongly convicted of killing Malcolm X and imprisoned for 20 years. It took 55 years to clear his name. He is seeking $40 million from New York. By Shayna Jacobs ●  Read more »   Inside Gretchen Whitmer's abortion fight In a political party that has been criticized for its lukewarm response to the Dobbs decision, Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan appears to stand out. We take you inside her fight — and her family's — to protect abortion access in her home state. By Elahe Izadi ●  Read more »   Covid emerges as a complication for a Democratic economic deal Positive tests this week highlight the razor's edge Democrats are walking in a 50-50 Senate and the partisan disparity in the pandemic's toll on Capitol Hill. By Mike DeBonis ●  Read more »     We think you'll like this newsletter Check out Coronavirus Updates for news to help you stay safe and informed during the pandemic. Sign up »

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