On Politics A.M.: Left Losing Battle on Abortion

Abortion access is at its most vulnerable point in decades.

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Good Monday morning. Here are some of the stories making news in Washington and politics today.

Miscalculations, and an unexpected victory from President Trump, have put abortion access at its most vulnerable point in decades. In a span of six months this year alone, states in the South and Midwest have passed a total of 58 restrictions. The left is on the defensive. Now it’s trying to recover.

House Democrats return to Washington facing a difficult choice: Give President Trump a victory in the midst of a heated impeachment battle or walk away from one of the most progressive trade pacts ever negotiated by either party, one that they’ve been fighting for for years.

After being sidelined for two months while the House Intelligence Committee built a case that Mr. Trump pressured the Ukrainian government to investigate a political rival, the House Judiciary Committee will reclaim the impeachment effort it once led.

Mr. Trump’s lawyers said that they will not participate in the House Judiciary Committee’s first public impeachment hearing on Wednesday, continuing a pattern of stonewalling by the president.

Meet Mr. Trump’s other personal lawyer: Jay Sekulow. He is a trusted, telegenic presidential adviser more experienced in religious liberty cases than impeachment battles.

Voting machines in a county in Pennsylvania showed that the Democratic candidate had zero percent of the votes, a statistical impossibility in a county where you could vote for a straight-party ticket. The paper ballots showed him winning the election. Whatever happened has people worried.

For all the emphasis placed on the various divides among the 2020 Democratic candidates, the question of “to fight or not to fight” might represent the most meaningful contrast.

Mr. Trump has focused on blocking unauthorized crossings on the Southern border. But nearly half of those who are in the country unlawfully actually entered with permission.

Representative Joe Sestak of Pennsylvania dropped out of the presidential race on Sunday. He walked 105 miles in New Hampshire searching for votes, but never gained traction.

Today’s On Politics briefing was compiled by Isabella Grullón Paz in New York.

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