States advance fetal rights measures that critics warn will pave a path for outlawing abortions

A new Kansas law and a bill advancing in Florida enact policies backed by abortion opponents that critics see as moves toward giving embryos and fetuses the same rights as the women carrying them. Republican supermajorities in the Kansas Legislature on Thursday overrode the Democratic governor’s veto of a bill to require that child support payments cover embryos and fetuses and to grant an income tax break for a pregnancy or stillbirth. In Florida, lawmakers are pushing a proposal that would give parents the ability to seek civil damages for the wrongful death of an embryo or fetus.

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Columbia University activist Mahmoud Khalil can be deported, immigration judge rules

A Louisiana immigration judge says Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil can be deported as a national security risk. Immigration Judge Jamee Comans ruled Friday. Khalil's lawyers say he'll appeal. Khalil participated in pro-Palestinian demonstrations at Columbia. He was detained by federal immigration agents March 8 in New York and transferred to an immigration detention center in Jena, Louisiana. Khalil’s lawyers are challenging the legality of his detention. They say the Trump administration is trying to punish free speech. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio says he can deport Khalil because his presence threatens U.S. foreign policy.

Regulating Imports with a Reciprocal Tariff to Rectify Trade Practices that Contribute to Large and Persistent Annual United States Goods Trade Deficits

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