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Will abortion rights be a factor in midterm elections?

Will abortion rights be a factor in midterm elections?

Aired 05/13/2022

Washington Week with The Atlantic

Will abortion rights be a factor in midterm elections?

Clip: 5/13/2022 | 12m 34sVideo has Closed Captions

Will abortion rights be a factor in midterm elections?

The fallout from the leak of the Supreme Court’s draft opinion on Roe v. Wade continued this week, with the issue likely to play a role in this year’s midterm elections. A vote in the Senate to protect abortion access failed, as demonstrators staged protests outside the homes of some Supreme Court justices. Meanwhile, the power of former President Trump's endorsement was seen in GOP primary races.

Aired 05/13/2022

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U.S. reaches a million COVID deaths amid deadlock on funding

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Clip: 5/13/2022 | 10m 34s | U.S. reaches a million COVID deaths as Congress deadlocks on pandemic funding (10m 34s)

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