Saturday's Headlines: GOP-controlled states may try to follow Texas with restrictive abortion bans

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Sign up for this newsletter Read online The morning's most important stories, curated by Post editors.     Anti-abortion advocates demonstrate in front of the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on June 25, 2018. (AP) GOP-controlled states may try to follow Texas with restrictive abortion bans After Texas enacted a first-of-its-kind near-total abortion ban, advocates on both sides anticipate a domino effect in Republican-controlled statehouses, as the nation has reached a critical moment for abortion rights. By Meryl Kornfield, Caroline Anders and Audra Heinrichs ●  Read more »   U.S. covid deaths hit 1,500 a day amid delta scourge By Ariana Eunjung Cha, Dan Keating and Jacqueline Dupree ●  Read more »   Booster shots initially may be limited to Pfizer recipients, U.S. officials warn By Tyler Pager and Laurie McGinley ●  Read more »   Why cloth masks are on some airlines' no-fly lists By Hannah Sampson ●  Read more »   New Orleans begins evacuating residents amid outages as power could come back on in coming days By Holly Bailey, Ashley Cusick and Mark Berman ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Blinken says he will travel to Qatar and Germany to discuss Afghan evacuees By Rick Noack ●  Read more »   Hamid Karzai is back in the thick of Afghan politics but a long way from power By Joshua Partlow ●  Read more »   Ending secrecy over the Saudis and 9/11? It's about time. Opinion ●  Opinion by George F. Will ●  Read more »   Democratic infighting can have only one winner: The Trumpist GOP Opinion ●  Opinion by Colbert I. King ●  Read more »   The Purdue Pharma opioid settlement is a retrospective punishment that can't possibly fit the crime Opinion ●  Opinion by the Editorial Board ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   My father was killed on 9/11. I still struggle to understand how he just disappeared. Opinion ●  Opinion by Kimberly Rex ●  Read more »   Doctors should be allowed to give priority to vaccinated patients when resources are scarce Opinion ●  Opinion by Ruth Marcus ●  Read more »   Texas gives in further to the seductiveness of its gun culture — but it's a trap Opinion ●  Opinion by Karen Attiah ●  Read more »     More News Northeast officials vow to make changes after nearly 50 die in storm-related deaths in Ida's wake By Teresa Tomassoni, David DeKok, María Luisa Paúl, Marisa Iati and Emmanuel Felton ●  Read more »   Biden signs executive order requiring review, release of some classified 9/11 documents By Amy B Wang and Matt Zapotosky ●  Read more »   He was one of the first Jan. 6 defendants to plead guilty to a felony. Now he wants to take it back. By Rachel Weiner ●  Read more »     Try our new daily mini meta crossword It's a week-long adventure that connects a daily 5x5 mini puzzle with a special reveal on Saturdays. Play game   We think you'll like this newsletter Check out The 5-Minute Fix for a weekday afternoon cheat sheet on the biggest story in politics — that can be read in 5 minutes or less. Sign up »

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