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Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne said the government would support the pro-abortion bill 'wholeheartedly' PARIS - Politicians representing a parliamentary majority on Saturday voiced support for a bill enshrining abortion rights in France's constitution, after the US Supreme Court revoked the nationwide legal protection for American women to terminate pregnancies. The landmark ruling by the conservative-majority court on Friday overturned almost five decades of constitutional protections for abortion in the United States, allowing individual states to regulate the procedure. The American religious right had never accepted the previous 1973 "Roe v. Wade" ruling that guaranteed US abortion rights and several conservative states immediately announced they would ban abortion. France was one of several US allies to condemn the decision, with President Emmanuel Macron denouncing a threat to women's freedom. The leader of Macron's party in parliament on Saturday said she had tabled a … [Read more...] about French government supports enshrining abortion in constitution

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Welcome to the Checks & Imbalances newsletter. Today, we look at Trump profiting from candidates his endorsement and a jet-setting Australian businessman who’s trying to get politicians to back his latest venture. Trump-Endorsed Candidates Have Funneled At Least $1.4 Million Into His Businesses D onald Trump, a man known for torching norms, has developed a novel business model. From his perch at Mar-a-Lago or summer residence at one of his New Jersey golf courses, the former president doles out endorsements to longtime elected officials and wannabe Republican nominees, influencing primaries across the country. Meanwhile, those candidates, who come from all over to visit him, pour money from campaign donors into Trump’s properties, paying for food, lodging and conference space. So far, he has collected at least $1.4 million from the candidates he’s endorsed in 2022, according to a Forbes analysis of campaign … [Read more...] about Checks & Imbalances: Trump’s Revenue Stream, Australia’s Jet-Setting Billionaire

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin In a 6-3 ruling on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization , the Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade . The ruling comes seven weeks after a leaked draft majority opinion, first published by Politico in May, indicated that the justices had voted to overturn the landmark 1973 Court ruling that established abortion as a constitutional right. Following the bombshell reporting and the Court’s confirmation that the leaked document was authentic , the biggest question on the minds of Americans was just how closely the final ruling would follow the contents of the leaked option draft written in February. After weeks of waiting, the nation has its answer. Here’s how the final 213-page ruling compares to the leaked majority opinion draft authored by Justice Samuel Alito: How all of the justices voted is now clear. “ALITO, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which THOMAS, GORSUCH, KAVANAUGH, and … [Read more...] about How The Supreme Court’s Ruling On Dobbs Compares To The Leaked Draft

- A + A (June 25): UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who survived a confidence vote just two weeks ago, is facing fresh threats to his leadership after his Conservative Party lost two key parliamentary seats, according to reports. Tory rebels seeking his ouster want to scrap the party’s rule that prevents another leadership poll from taking place for a year, the Times and the Telegraph reported. They’re organising to take over an internal panel of backbenchers known as the 1922 Committee that sets party rules on confidence votes, according to the reports. Andrew Bridgen, a Tory lawmaker, told GB News on Friday (June 24) that he would stand for the election to the executive of the 1922 Committee to try and change the rules. Nominations open next week and the vote could be the following week, he said. The rules can be altered at any time by a simple majority of the typically 18-member executive, according to the Telegraph. Graham Brady, the chairman of the … [Read more...] about UK PM Johnson may face new ouster effort after election loss

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Elon Musk has gained 17 million Twitter followers since April, when he first announced plans to buy the social media company. But there is one billionaire who still has even more followers than he does. Oh, the power of an enormous Twitter following paired with an enormous fortune. Elon Musk—the world’s richest person—has 99.5 million Twitter followers who are exposed regularly to his rants and musings. He uses Twitter as a publicity tool (journalists regularly rush to cover whatever he says) and as a bully pulpit, complaining about regulators (including the Securities and Exchange Commission ), people he doesn’t like (that “pedo guy,” a term Musk used in 2019 to describe Vernon Unsworth, a British cave diver who helped rescue a trapped junior football team in Thailand. Unsworth sued for defamation and lost ) and politicians. President Joe Biden , Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Sen. Bernie Sanders , to whom he … [Read more...] about Here Are The Billionaires With The Largest Twitter Following

KOTA KINABALU: Parti Warisan is willing to work with the winning coalition after the 15th General Election, says Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal ( pic ). The party president said that this is because the winners are the choice of the people and added that supporting the winning coalition would also ensure the country's political stability. Shafie added in an online discussion on Facebook on Saturday (June 26) evening that such a move would show that Warisan respects the electoral wishes of the people. The Semporna MP also said that Warisan's collaboration with the winning coalition would also depend on a fair deal for the party that would be beneficial for all. Shafie - whose party has broken ties with its former allies in Pakatan Harapan - has avoided allying itself with any of the opposition bloc since the fall of the Pakatan government in 2020. He added that Warisan was ready to continue to pursue a smart collaboration, especially at the Sabah level with parties like … [Read more...] about Shafie: Warisan will work with GE15 winners