Jerry Nadler, the House judiciary committee chair, told Rachel Maddow the special counsel doesn’t want ‘a political spectacle’ Sign up for the US briefing and get a new perspective 2.47pm BST The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), ACLU of Alabama and Planned Parenthood Federation of America filed a lawsuit today on behalf of Alabama abortion providers challenging an extreme law passed earlier this month, which bans abortion in nearly every case and punishes doctors with up to 99 years in prison for providing care.Alabama Governor Kay Ivey signed the bill into law on May 15, making Alabama the fifth state this year to enact an outright abortion ban. 2.43pm BST The Guardian’s media editor Jim Waterson writes today that Facebook says it will continue to host a video of Nancy Pelosi that has been edited to give the impression that the Democratic House Speaker is drunk or unwell, in the latest incident highlighting its struggle to deal with disinformation. Continue reading…
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