Senate Democrats put pressure on Republicans to guarantee contraception access – live

Senate Democrats put pressure on Republicans to guarantee contraception access – live

It’s unclear if the legislation will pass but the vote serves as a sign of a dynamic that will play out in Congress as the election draws closer

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Ahead of the vote on legislation protecting access to contraception, Katie Britt, a conservative Republican senator from Alabama, accused Democrats of “scaremongering” by pursuing a bill that goes too far.

“This week, my colleagues across the aisle will start their ‘summer of scare tactics’”, Britt said in a floor speech yesterday.

The White House is not pleased by a Wall Street Journal story saying Biden occasionally has trouble conducting conversations in private. Many of those quoted in the story are Republicans.

Hunter Biden’s trial on federal gun charges is scheduled to continue in Wilmington, Delaware.

The president is in France to mark the 80th anniversary of D-day, and visit with Emmanuel Macron.

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