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A patient prepares to take the first of two combination pills, mifepristone, for a medication abortion during a visit to a clinic in Kansas City, Kan., on, Oct. 12, 2022. New restrictions on access to the drug used in the most common form of abortion would be imposed under a federal appeals court ruling issued Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2023, but the Supreme Court will have the final say. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

Court lets abortion pill stay on market, but not in mail; FDA's relaxed rules exceed comfort level

By Stephen Dinan and Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

A federal appeals court ruled Wednesday that the abortion pill can remain on the market, though the judges halted recent moves to expand access, such as the Biden administration's plan to make it available to women through the mail.

Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., speaks during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing, July 11, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Manchin says he has been thinking “seriously” about leaving the Democratic Party and becoming an independent. The West Virginia senator made the comments on MetroNews “Talkline,” on Thursday. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Manchin regrets spin on energy legislation; Democrats try to sell climate plan

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

Sen. Joe Manchin III single-handedly controlled the fate of the Inflation Reduction Act, the giant budget-climate law Democrats rammed through Congress last year. Despite the conservative West Virginia Democrat's pivotal role, Mr. Manchin runs hot and cold on the law -- emblematic of the complicated politics of the legislation.

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks to supporters during a visit to the Iowa State Fair, Aug. 12, 2023, in Des Moines, Iowa. After every indictment that has come his way, Trump has boasted that his standing among Republicans only improves — and he has a point. Nearly two-thirds of Republicans — 63% — say they want the former president to run again, according to new polling from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.(AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall) **FILE**

Iowa Republicans see an opening for Trump rivals to make a move in the caucus race

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Former President Donald Trump is dominating the polls and overshadowing his rivals in Iowa, but there is a lingering sentiment among GOP caucus-goers that it could be time to turn the page.

Former President Donald Trump speaks at a fundraiser event for the Alabama GOP, Friday, Aug. 4, 2023, in Montgomery, Ala. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)

Trump mix of juries gets various trial challenges; most of the courts in liberal regions

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Former President Donald Trump is facing jury trials in four jurisdictions where vastly different juries could decide his political future and his freedom.

In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, talks with China's Vice Chairman of the standing committee of the country’s National People’s Congress Li Hongzhong, fourth right, as they and Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, sixth right, attend a military parade to mark the 70th anniversary of the armistice that halted fighting in the 1950-53 Korean War, on Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea Thursday, July 27, 2023. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

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Forced deportation, brutal punishment await North Korea's defectors in China

By Andrew Salmon - The Washington Times

Senior South Korean officials are warning that a human rights calamity is brewing in China, where thousands of North Korean defectors may be forcibly returned to their home country to face dire punishments.

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