Supreme Court throws out challenge to key abortion pill mifepristone
A widely used abortion drug will remain on the market after the US Supreme Court tossed a legal challenge from anti-abortion activists.
Political news from city Amarillo, state Texas
House ethics panel probing Reps. Ronny Jackson and Wesley Hunt over use of campaign money on private club dues
The House Ethics Committee on Monday said it will review a congressional watchdog report finding "substantial reason" to believe U.S. Reps. Ronny Jackson and Wesley Hunt used thousands of dollars of campaign funds for their own personal use. Campaign committees for the two Republican congressmen, both of whom represent districts in Texas, made payments to private social clubs over multiple years, according to separate reports from the independent Office of Congressional Ethics. Jackson's committee, Texans for Ronny Jackson, spent nearly $12,000 on dues, fees, meals and other expenses related to the Amarillo Club, a dining club, gym and meeting room in Amarillo, Texas, between 2020 and 2024, the office found. Hunt's campaign committee paid more than $5,400 on dues and fees to the Oak Room, a private club
Ex-Trump doctor Ronny Jackson spent thousands in donor funds at swanky club, House ethics watchdog says
Former US Navy doctor turned Texas congressman Ronny Jacksoon may have broken campaign finance laws by using donor funds to cover thousands of dollars worth of bills at a swanky Texas club, according to the nonpartisan House Office of Congressional Ethics.
Amarillo City Council rejects so-called abortion travel ban
AMARILLO, Texas (AP) — After months of debate, the Amarillo City Council rejected a so-called abortion travel ban, championed by statewide anti-abortion activists and certain residents.
Families of Marines killed in 2022 Osprey crash sue aircraft manufacturers Boeing, Bell, Rolls Royce
WASHINGTON (AP) — Families of four of the five Marines killed when their Osprey crashed in California in June of 2022 filed a federal lawsuit Thursday alleging that the aircraft’s manufacturers failed to address known mechanical failures that led to the deaths.
Conservative Federal Court Says It Won’t Follow New Guidelines Against 'Judge Shopping'
Judge David Godbey, the chief judge of the Northern Texas federal district court division, told Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on March 29 that his court would not follow new guidelines meant to curtail the practice of “judge shopping,” a strategy that conservatives have increasingly used to strike down the policies of President Joe Biden.
Demonstrators Make Themselves Heard on Abortion Pill Case
Bearing colorful signs and banners that read “Doctors Not Doctrine” and “Abortion is Health Care,” hundreds of activists chanted, marched and rallied for hours outside the Supreme Court starting Tuesday morning, before the justices weighed the availability of a commonly used abortion pill.
How The Far Right Engineered An Assault On Abortion Access, Even In Blue States
The Supreme Court took a sledgehammer to U.S. abortion rights two years ago, ostensibly sending it back to the states. But the campaign to dismantle abortion access continues, spurred on by a powerful network of ultraconservatives.
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