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In this 2018 photo, mifepristone and misoprostol pills are provided at a Carafem clinic for medication abortions in Skokie, Ill. Erin Hooley/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images hide caption

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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services building is shown in Washington, D.C. A proposed rule will expand government-funded health care access to DACA recipients. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Sen. Dianne Feinstein has been receiving treatment for shingles in California, keeping her from returning to Washington. She's seen here in the U.S. Capitol Building in February — the last month in which she cast a Senate vote. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption

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Feinstein asks to be temporarily replaced on Judiciary Committee amid calls to resign

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Blair Dacey, who was pardoned after a second-degree murder conviction, is photographed on April 6 at the Virginia State Capitol in Richmond. Dacey is seeking to have her voting rights restored in the state. Shaban Athuman/VPM News hide caption

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Gov. Youngkin slows voting rights restorations in Virginia, bucking a trend

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The desk used by Arizona Republican Rep. Liz Harris at the state Capitol in Phoenix stands empty moments after she was expelled from the Legislature on Wednesday. Jonathan J. Cooper/AP hide caption

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Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg speaks at a press conference after the arraignment of former President Donald Trump in New York on April 4. John Minchillo/AP hide caption

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United States flags flutter in the breeze above shops in Ballina town center on April 7 as the town prepares to welcome President Biden in County Mayo, his ancestral home. Paul Faith/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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In Ireland, Biden is on a diplomatic and deeply personal mission

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Justin J. Pearson stands with state Rep. Gloria Johnson during a rally in Memphis, Tenn., before a vote to reinstate him to the Tennessee House on Wednesday. Katie Riordan/WKNO hide caption

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Both Black Tennessee lawmakers have been reinstated after being expelled by GOP

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A federal judge in Texas ruled that U.S. Food and Drug Administration improperly approved an abortion pill over 20 years ago, testing the agency's authority. Jacquelyn Martin/AP hide caption

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How an abortion pill ruling could threaten the FDA's regulatory authority

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In a letter to Chief Justice John Roberts, Sen. Dick Durbin writes that the Senate Judiciary Committee will soon hold a hearing on the Supreme Court's ethical standards in the wake of a news report about lavish trips Justice Clarence Thomas took from a friend — a major GOP donor — but did not disclose. Patrick Semansky/AP hide caption

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President Biden and first lady Jill Biden attend the annual Easter egg roll on the South Lawn of the White House on April 10. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption

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James Boasberg is chief judge of the U.S. District Court, in Washington, D.C. Valerie Plesch/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption

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Meet the chief federal judge overseeing several high-profile Trump grand jury probes

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President Biden is pictured in the Oval Office on St. Patrick's Day. Biden, who is Irish Catholic, is traveling to Ireland on Tuesday. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Poetry-loving Biden heads to Ireland, home of the 'best poets in the world'

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Boxes of the drug mifepristone a shelf at the West Alabama Women's Center in Tuscaloosa, AL. Allen G. Breed/AP hide caption

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Sen. Amy Klobuchar calls Texas judge's abortion pill ruling 'shocking'

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Justices of the US Supreme Court pose for their official photo on October 7, 2022. Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Why it's unlikely ethics rules on Supreme Court gift disclosures will work

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The Justice Department is working with the Pentagon to investigate how classified U.S. documents about the war in Ukraine ended up on social media platforms. Patrick Semansky/AP hide caption

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How will the Ukraine document investigation work? A former DOJ 'leak czar' explains

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Former President Donald Trump in court for his arraignment in New York Tuesday. The judge overseeing the case did not issue a gag order. Instead he warned against saying or doing anything that could incite violence, create civil unrest or jeopardize the safety or well-being of any individuals. Steven Hirsch/AP hide caption

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Democratic state Rep. Justin Jones of Nashville speaks before his colleagues voted to expel him from the House on Thursday. Constitutional scholars say such measures are very rare — and have uncertain consequences. Seth Herald/Getty Images hide caption

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Judge Janet Protasiewicz delivers her victory speech after winning a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court on Tuesday, April 4, 2023, in Milwaukee, Wis. Angela Major/WPR hide caption

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How A New Majority On Wisconsin's Supreme Court Could Impact Reproductive Health

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