Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra told the New York Times the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade was "embarrassing as an American."
Driving the news: Becerra had been visiting a Planned Parenthood location in Missouri when the ruling was overturned. Missouri's "trigger law" kicked in and abortion became illegal there.
Abortion rights activists who've spent months preparing for the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade said their task now is convincing voters who are frightened or angry to turn out in November and in 2024.
The big picture: With control of Congress, governors' races and state legislatures on the line this year, and the White House in two years, these groups are seeking to mobilize their networks.
The big picture: The Supreme Court ruled that abortion is not a constitutionally protected right in a 6-3 decision, effectively ending federal protections on abortions.
Many world leaders and international human rights groups condemned Friday's U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade and effectively ending all federal protections on abortion in the United States. Others, including the Vatican's Pontifical Academy for Life, praised it.
The big picture: With Friday's decision, the U.S. became a global outlier on abortion rights, joining just three other countries that have rolled back abortion access since 1994, according to the Center for Reproductive Rights. In the last 25 years, nearly 60 countries have liberalized their abortion laws.
California, Washington and Oregon are launching a "West Coast offense" to protect reproductive rights following the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, the states' Democratic governors announced Friday.
The Department of Homeland Security's intelligence arm said in a memo on Friday that domestic violent extremism is "likely" in response to the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.
Why it matters: Violence could take place in multiple locations for weeks as states make changes to their abortion laws, according to the memo, which was obtained by Axios.
Republicans in Congress are already discussing potential legislative action a future GOP majority could take in response to the Supreme Court's decision on Friday striking down the landmark abortion ruling Roe v. Wade.
Jim Obergefell, the named plaintiff in the 2015 Supreme Court case Obergefell v. Hodges that legalized same-sex marriage in the U.S., told the Cincinnati Enquirer on Friday that Justice Clarence Thomas' concurring opinion in overturning Roe v. Wade "paints a target on our right to privacy."
Why it matters:Thomas said that the court, in light of its ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson on Friday, should reconsider other precedents that were decided under substantive due process to protect same-sex relationships, marriage equality and access to contraceptives.
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) on Friday filed a motion asking the state Supreme Court to consider her abortion lawsuit in a bid to recognize it as a right under the Michigan constitution.
Why it matters: A 1931 ban criminalizes abortion in the state, but it has been dormant since Roe v. Wade took effect in 1973. The ban is still part of the state's penal code, however, and Whitmer is pushing to officially have it declared unconstitutional now that the Supreme Court has overturned Roe.
National Republican campaign arms are looking to stay focused on inflation, crime and immigration after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade on Friday, while Democrats seized on the loss of federal abortion protections as a game-changer that could turn out their voters in November.
Why it matters: Friday's decision has the potential — but no guarantee — to upend some key midterm contests and give Democrats a shot in the arm ahead of elections otherwise poised to hand Republicans majorities in Congress.
Democrats running for U.S. Senate in swing states condemned the Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade on Friday, emphasizing what's at stake in states with divided governments.
Millions of Americans lost access to abortion moments after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and other precedents protecting that right.
By the numbers: Overall, 26 states are "certain or likely" to ban abortion now that the Supreme Court has overturned its precedents, according to the Guttmacher Institute.
The Congressional Black Caucus is calling on President Biden to declare attacks on abortion a national public health emergency after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade on Friday.
Driving the news: Trump said in a statement that Friday's decision, as well as other recent Supreme Court rulings, were a result of his nominating three conservative justices to the high court.
The most significant federal gun legislation in nearly three decades is one step closer to becoming law after the House passed the gun safety bill in a bipartisan vote on Friday.
Driving the news: The House approved the measure in a 234-193 vote, with 14 Republicans joining Democrats in favor. The measure now heads to President Biden, who is expected to sign it into law.
Republican Sen. Susan Collins said on Friday that the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade is "inconsistent" with what Justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh said during their Senate confirmation hearings.
Driving the news: Collins, one of the few Republicans who support abortion rights, said Gorsuch and Kavanaugh were both "insistent on the importance of supporting long-standing precedents that the country has relied upon" in their testimony and meetings with her.
The president of Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America told Axios on Friday that in the wake of the Supreme Court's decision overturning Roe v. Wade, her group will work to restrict abortion "in every state and in every legislature, including the Congress.”
What they're saying: “It’s the culmination of almost 50 years of work," Marjorie Dannenfelser said.
Attorney General Merrick Garland said in a statement Friday, in the wake of the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, that states cannot ban mifepristone, a medication that is used to bring about an abortion, based on disagreement with the federal government on its safety and efficacy.
Driving the news: The court ruled that the "Constitution does not confer a right to abortion" and overturned landmark abortion cases Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey.
President Biden said Friday that "Roe is on the ballot" this November, hours after the Supreme Court issued a ruling overturning Roe v. Wade, effectively ending all federal protections on abortion.
Driving the news: "This fall, Roe is on the ballot. Personal freedoms are on the ballot. The right to privacy, liberty, equality, they're all on the ballot," he said, also urging voters to "make their voices heard."
The big picture: Abortion rights supporters chanted, "Legal abortion on demand" and urged supporters to mobilize non-violently, while energized anti-abortion activists chanted, “We will abolish abortion" and some speakers led crowds in prayer.
In the wake of the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade and its other precedents, penalties for abortion providers are expected to become more severe, and abortion rights advocates fear they could more forcefully target patients seeking abortions.
Where it stands: Currently, penalties for violating abortion laws vary widely by state, and many state laws specifically say a patient getting an abortion cannot be prosecuted. But that may soon change.
In a concurring opinion overturning Roe v. Wade, Justice Clarence Thomas said that the Supreme Court should reconsider opinions protecting same-sex relationships, marriage equality and access to contraceptives.
Driving the news: Roe protected abortion rights in the U.S. under the due process clause of the 14th Amendment, and Justice Samuel Alito asserted that abortion is not included under that amendment. As a result, Thomas said that the court should reconsider other due process precedents such as Griswold, Lawrence and Obergefell.
President Biden, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, former President Obama and other Democrats heavily criticized the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, saying the court retracted a fundamental right and warning that Republicans may seek a nationwide abortion ban.
Driving the news: The court overturned Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey on Friday, effectively ending all federal protections on abortion.
The Supreme Court on Friday issued a ruling overturning Roe v. Wade, effectively ending all federal protections on abortion.
Driving the news: "The Constitution does not confer a right to abortion; Roe and Casey are overruled, and the authority to regulate abortion is returned to the people and their elected representatives," Justice Samuel Alito wrote in the court's ruling.
Yesterday was the day Congress broke a seemingly intractable partisan logjam and passed the first significant gun-control legislation in years — and yet, yesterday may end up being a net loss for gun control.
Driving the news: Just hours before the Senate cleared a key procedural hurdle on its compromise gun-control bill, the Supreme Court issued a major ruling that will likely make it significantly harder to regulate guns.
Several Republicans who've bashed President Biden's calls for a three-month federal gas tax suspension have previously supported a state or federal gas tax holiday.
Why it matters: It suggests that historically, support for suspending or reducing the gas tax as a means of providing relief for American consumers has not fallen neatly along partisan lines.
Deborah Birx, former President Trump's coronavirus response coordinator, told a congressional hearing Thursday people were communicating "dangerous ideas" on the pandemic with him "on a daily basis."
Driving the news: In her first testimony before a House panel about her time in the Trump administration, Birx said there was "continued communication of underplaying the seriousness of this pandemic" that led to inaction early on across government agencies, which "created a false sense of security in America."
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) will submit a sworn recorded statement to the Fulton County district attorney's office next month for an investigation into former President Trump's alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
Why it matters: Kemp is the highest profile Georgia official to be subpoenaed to testify before the district attorney's special grand jury focused on the case. Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger and Attorney General Chris Carr have already appeared.
Driving the news: The indictment, amended on Thursday, alleges the far-right group coordinated to use force to combat the federal government's authority and oppose the transfer of power to President Joe Biden during the Jan. 6 Capitol attack.
A trio of progressive groups on Thursday endorsed a primary challenger to Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (D-N.Y.), escalating a campaign of retribution against the man in charge of salvaging House Democrats' majority in November.
Why it matters: Progressives have waged a nationwide effort to take out moderate and establishment incumbents, and Maloney would likely be their highest-profile ouster of the cycle.
