
Inside the court: A historic three hours that could decide the future of abortion rights
CNN
The Supreme Court was more than two hours into arguments over a Texas abortion law when Justice Elena Kagan ignited the tension that had been slowly building in the courtroom.
"The actual provisions in this law have prevented every woman in Texas from exercising a constitutional right as declared by this court," she said, her voice rising as she pressed Texas Solicitor General Judd Stone. "That's not a hypothetical. That's an actual."
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As a shrinking number of Transportation Security Administration agents work to keep hourslong security lines moving despite not being paid, President Donald Trump stepped into the fray Saturday, announcing he will send Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to airports by Monday if Congress doesn’t agree to a plan to end the partial government shutdown.











