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I'm Todd Zwillick, in for Jen White. You're listening to the 1A podcast.

Let's jump into the news roundup.

This is 1A. President Biden is now considering an executive order on abortion rights. He says that's

after the Senate failed to codify those rights into law this week, leaving the practice more vulnerable

than ever ahead of a likely Supreme Court ruling that overturns Roe v Wade.

Now, poll after poll has found that most Americans don't want Roe thrown out completely.

But Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell told NPR, that's not the point.

For the Supreme Court to own any issue to reach a decision-contrary to public opinion,

it's exactly what the Supreme Court is about. It's to protect basic rights,

even when majorities are in favor of something else that happens all the time.

We'll get into what's next for abortion rights in America. Plus, we check in on the economy,

the January 6 hearings, and a Twitter deal that might now be on hold. Joining me today

is Anita Kumar. She's this senior editor of standards and ethics at Politico. Anita, welcome.

Great to be back with you. Shane Harris covers intelligence and national security at the

Washington Post. Shane, always good to talk to you. Hey, Todd, and Molly Ball is here. She's

Times National Political Correspondent. Molly, it's always a pleasure, as you know, hi.

Hi, happy to be here. Thanks for having me.

Great to have you guys. Let's start on Capitol Hill because this week, Senate Democrats tried,

and they failed, of course, to codify Roe v Wade. The Women's Health Protection Act would have

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