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Iowa Lawmakers Just Passed a Bill to Ban Abortion After Six Weeks

Shutterstock Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Early Wednesday morning, the Iowa legislature passed a so-called “heartbeat” bill that would ban abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detected, usually about six weeks into a pregnancy. Iowa Democratic lawmakers say the bill is “intentionally unconstitutional” and will certainly be challenged in court. For now, Iowa’s current…

Another Attorney Is Leaving Trump’s Legal Team. He’ll Be Replaced by Bill Clinton’s Lawyer.

President Donald Trump departs Palm Beach International Airport on Sunday April 22, 2018.Melanie Bell/The Palm Beach Post via ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. In a move emblematic of his increasingly confrontational approach to Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation, President Donald Trump is once again shaking up his legal team.  The…

Ukraine and Trump: A Match Made in Heaven

Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto via ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The New York Times reports that Ukraine has ended its cooperation with special counsel Robert Mueller: The cases are just too sensitive for a government deeply reliant on United States financial and military aid, and keenly aware of Mr. Trump’s distaste…

Nobody Cares About Gas Mileage, Until They Do

Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Ford has exited the sedan market almost entirely, and even the Japanese car industry is having trouble selling its flagship product: As Americans’ taste shifts toward sport-utility vehicles, Nissan’s U.S. sedan sales fell almost 35% in April from a year earlier, driving an overall decline…