5 ways California is protecting abortion

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For-profit prisons are back in the news as an appeals court blocks California's ban on them. Harris is also making headlines as she prepares to travel to the demilitarized zone in Korea. Meanwhile, Florida is bracing for Hurricane Ian.

Outline

The Appeals court has blocked California's ban on for-profit prisons.
Harris is set to travel to Korea's demilitarized zone.
Florida is preparing for potential catastrophic flooding as Hurricane Ian approaches.
Biden's hunger and nutrition goals may not be achievable in the current political climate.
DeSantis faces a true test of his abilities as Florida governor.
Democrats are airing ads in key secretary of state races.
Biden's student debt relief plan faces its first major legal challenge.
The Federal appeals court has punted on a case involving a writer's suit against Trump over rape denial.
5 ways California is protecting abortion.
A DeSantis-appointed county commissioner has resigned after an alleged Ku Klux Klan picture has emerged.
New York mayor's migrant tents give him more time to meet shelter mandate.
A judge has decried GOP leaders who back Trump election claims, saying they are 'afraid of losing their power.'
Gun groups are challenging a California gun law that is modeled on a Texas abortion measure.
George Gilmore's wife is targeting an accounting firm in a tax liability lawsuit.
What Meloni means for America is yet to be seen.
The Jan. 6 panel has postponed its last hearing due to Hurricane Ian.
Manchin's energy plan is set to fail a Senate test vote as the shutdown clock ticks.
The Freedom Caucus is poised to pull its hardest McCarthy punch yet.
Trump's Assault on Elite Colleges Isn't All Wrong, according to one report.
The Senate is testing the water on several key issues.
Zichal has departed the renewables lobbying group.
The U.S. is stepping up its intel and surveillance after Putin's nuke threats.
People built in harm’s way. Here comes Ian.
The RNC is holding its convention in Orange County.
Redistricting chief didn’t see rejection coming from the Supreme Court.
Not signed, sealed nor delivered: The fate of the stimulus bill is still up in the air.

Appeals court blocks California ban on for-profit prisons

California Attorney General Rob Bonta had asked the larger appellate panel to reconsider a ruling.

Harris to travel to Korea's demilitarized zone, White House confirms

South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo met with the vice president Monday.

Florida prepares for catastrophic flooding as Hurricane Ian approaches

The latest forecast from the National Hurricane Center in Miami shows that Ian is expected to bring a storm surge of up to 8 feet in Tampa Bay before it moves inland and dumps 20 inches of rain as it crosses the state toward Daytona Beach.

Biden’s hunger and nutrition goals confront November realities

The White House conference on hunger, nutrition and health is happening as record food inflation is hitting Americans just a few weeks away from tough midterm elections for Democrats.

DeSantis faces the true test of any Florida governor

Hurricane Ian, a 500-mile wide monster of a storm, is building strength in the Gulf of Mexico and appears destined to slam into some portion of Florida’s west coast.

Dems light up airwaves in key secretary of state races

The party's campaign arm for chief election officers is spending $11 million on TV ads in three states.

Biden’s student debt relief faces first major legal challenge

A conservative legal group is suing to block the plan on the grounds it would leave some borrowers worse off.

Federal appeals court punts on writer's suit against Trump over rape denial

2nd Circuit asks a D.C. court to weigh in on E. Jean Carroll's libel case stemming from alleged rape

5 ways California is protecting abortion

Lawmakers and abortion rights advocates want California to serve as a model for other blue states.

DeSantis-appointed county commissioner resigns after alleged Ku Klux Klan picture emerges

The pictures began to circulate in Gadsden County in recent weeks and made them to the sheriff's desk last Tuesday by a group of people from the county.

New York mayor's migrant tents give him more time to meet shelter mandate

The 1,000-bed tent for adult asylum seekers being built in the Orchard Beach section of the Bronx will be heated, but it won't fulfill all the requirements to comply with right-to-shelter laws.

‘Afraid of losing their power’: Judge decries GOP leaders who back Trump election claims

At a sentencing of one of the Jan. 6 defendants, a federal judge says Republicans are afraid of contradicting Trump.

Gun groups challenge California gun law modeled on Texas abortion measure

The lawsuit could test the legal logic of both states' laws.

George Gilmore's wife targets accounting firm in tax liability lawsuit

As of 2021, George and Joanne Gilmore owed almost $2.9 million in federal back taxes, according to a document filed by the Internal Revenue Service with the ...

What Meloni means for America

And the National Hurricane Center reports that Ian is currently moving over western Cuba as a Category 3 hurricane with winds at 125 mph.

Jan. 6 panel postpones last hearing due to Hurricane Ian

It was expected to highlight former President Donald Trump’s continued efforts to delegitimize the results of the 2020 election he lost.

Manchin's energy plan set to fail Senate test vote as shutdown clock ticks

The West Virginian's permitting bill is attached to a government funding patch released minutes before midnight on Monday — but maybe not for long.

Freedom Caucus poised to pull its hardest McCarthy punch

The pro-Trump group that derailed his speakership bid in 2015 has demands -- but isn't embracing any single challenger to next year's frontrunner for speaker.