*Senate Democrats to force vote on protecting IVF access across the US.*

I think there is a good chance enough Republicans will support this bill that it eventually gets 60 votes and passes the Senate. That will be a step forward -- but how big a step, compared to what is needed?

I can't tell, because this article gives little detail about how the bill aims to achieve that goal. I am against punishing the death of embryos made by in-vitro fertilization, but what happens with embryos made with in-vitro fertilization is a far more important issue. That determines whether people have a right to use some kinds of birth control. Republicans also try to punish women for suffering from miscarriages.

*As British Jews, we call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.*

Rabbis, too

Bernie Sanders calls for the Senate to bring back the Special Committee to Investigate the National Defense Program, also known as the Truman Committee because it was headed by Senator Truman (who later became vice president and then president).

The Truman Committee reports on profiteering had great impact because the Senate supported its goals and followed its advice. I don't think trumpets in the Senate would stand by their country if the insurrectionist tells them to sabotage it.

Masha Alekhina, of Pussy Riot, calls on the world to support Ukraine in order to free Russia of Putin. All patriotic Russians should support Ukraine, as she does.

I said in 2022 that Ukraine's supporters should not demand Putin's overthrow as a condition for peace. I still think so, for the same reasons. But as long Putin defiantly continues his war of conquest, we have no reason to refrain from saying we hope that Putin's defeat will lead also to the liberation of Russia.

The term "abortion trafficking" absurdly equates woman who want abortions with victims of enslavement.