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Good morning, US live blog readers, the politics news landscape has been very lively overnight despite Congress not being in session, and it’s going to be a dramatic day so please tune in and stick with us as we bring you all the developments pronto.
The US supreme court overnight handed down an unsigned opinion that it will not block the new law that went into effect in Texas yesterday that bans almost all abortions and offers the public the right to sue anyone providing the service or anyone allegedly “aiding and abetting” in the provision of that service.