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Good morning, happy Monday, and welcome to the blog! It’s a brand new week in US politics, but some familiar themes are playing out.
The Senate will pass cloture (that’s the official term for cutting off debate) today to set up a vote Wednesday on legislation to codify a woman’s right to abortion, following last week’s bombshell supreme court draft ruling ending almost half a century of constitutional protections for the procedure.