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‘Our fates are intertwined’: abortion rights activists warn Roe’s fall will hit blue states
Politico, Alice Miranda OllsteinJanuary 20, 2022

Progressive leaders are staring down what they consider the biggest emergency for abortion rights in half a century — and they fear that both Democratic voters and elected officials are failing to appreciate the threat of a world without Roe v. Wade.

The ripple effects of an anticipated Supreme Court ruling scaling back or eliminating the right to an abortion would go beyond the most conservative parts of the country and also hit the blue states that have already become havens for people fleeing a host of new restrictive laws.

Since Texas’ near total abortion ban took effect in September, for example, thousands of people have traveled to neighboring states as well as places as far away as California, Illinois and Washington D.C. to have an abortion, overwhelming clinics and delaying timely care for people in those areas.

“People look at Texas and Mississippi and think: ‘I’m sitting pretty in my blue state. That’s their problem,’” said Kristin Ford, the vice president of communications and research at NARAL. “But when you have a wave of people coming across state lines, that’s going to strain the health care system in your state. Our fates are intertwined.”

Blinken warns any Russian ‘invasion’ of Ukraine would be met with a ‘severe and a united response’ following Lavrov meeting
CNN, Jeremy Herb, Veronica Stracqualursi and Vasco CotovioJanuary 21, 2022

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned that any Russian invasion of Ukraine would be “met with a severe and a united response” following his meeting Friday with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, the latest round of diplomatic talks that Blinken said provided a “clearer path of understanding each others’ concerns.”

Blinken’s meeting with Lavrov came two days after President Joe Biden muddled the US message of severe consequences for Russia, saying at a press conference that a “minor incursion” might not trigger the same response from NATO as an invasion. Biden clarified Thursday that any Russian troops crossing Ukraine’s border would constitute an invasion.

Blinken held a 90-minute bilateral meeting Friday in Geneva with Lavrov, in which the US sought to convince Russia to de-escalate the situation at the Ukrainian border where Russia has amassed tens of thousands of troops. Blinken said that the meeting was “not a negotiation,” just like last week’s talks between NATO and the West.

“We didn’t expect any major breakthroughs to happen today, but I believe we are on a clearer path in terms of understanding each other’s concerns, each others’ positions,” Blinken said at a press conference after the meeting. “Let’s see what the next days bring.”

A running list of who the January 6 committee has subpoenaed or requested to appear
CNN, Annie Grayer and Paul LeBlancJanuary 20, 2022

The committee investigating the deadly Capitol Hill riot on January 6, 2021, has issued scores of subpoenas to individuals and organizations as part of its probe into circumstances and coordination leading up to the storming of the US Capitol.

And the panel has sent letters requesting that others voluntarily appear or provide information.
From targeting some of former President Donald Trump’s closest allies both in the White House and from the Trump campaign, to key organizers of the rally and events preceding the January 6 attack, the committee has shown a keen interest in deciphering what role Trump and his orbit played in spreading misinformation about the presidential election results and how that misinformation fueled the January 6 attack.
Here’s a look at the key figures and organizations contacted by the committee:

Contacted for voluntary interviews

  • Kevin McCarthy, House minority leader
  • Jim Jordan, House lawmaker
  • Scott Perry, House lawmaker
  • Sean Hannity, Fox host
  • Ivanka Trump, the former President’s daughter and former senior White House adviser
PBS NewsHour live episode, Jan. 21, 2022
CNN, January 21, 2022 – 6:00 pm (ET)

https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/21/politics/blinken-lavrov-geneva-meeting-ukraine/index.html

Bipartisan Group Pushes For Modest Election Overhaul Bill
MSNBCJanuary 21, 2022
Today onAir
CNN, Chris Cillizza,

https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/21/politics/trump-giuliani-january-6-2020/index.html

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