May 17, 2019

Meanwhiile. . .

A GOP lawmaker used the phrase ‘consensual rape’ during abortion debate.

“States passing restrictive abortion legislation have the lowest rates of women represented in politics,” The Hill reports.

One of the two Florida county election departments that were successfully tapped into by Russian hackers before the 2016 election has been identified. Washington County, in the state’s Panhandle, was penetrated by the Russian military’s spy agency, the GRU, according to reports from The Washington Post and Politico. 


A split federal appeals court  ruled that President Trump’s decision to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals  program was unlawful because “it was not adequately explained." The 4th Circuit Court of Appeals in Virginia found that the administration's termination of the program was "arbitrary and capricious," in line with a prior ruling from the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals


40% of Americans admit they’ve peed in the pool as an adult. Pee reacts with chlorine, reducing the amount of chlorine available to kill germs. 

The Kansas Supreme Court released its decision Friday morning ruling that having the option to get an abortion is a right in the state. The court said the Kansas Constitution gives women the right to make their own decisions regarding their bodies. That means abortions would be legal in Kansas even if Roe v. Wade is reversed at the federal level.

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