Missouri House passes extreme eight-week abortion ban - as it happened
(The Guardian United States)

State´s Republican-led House joins states such as Alabama by passing sweeping bill, which does not include exceptions for rape or incestSign up for the US briefing and get a new perspective 1.02am BST That´s all from the politics blog for today. Here´s a rundown of the day´s major stories. 12.31am BST It´s only been two days since the Trump administration declared a `national emergency` and the Commerce department said it would add Huawei and 70 affiliates to a blacklist that bans the company from acquiring components and technology from US companies without government approval. Now Reuters is reporting exclusively that the Commerce department `may soon scale back` the restrictions, citing a department spokesperson. Continue reading...