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Federal officials launch investigation into former Trump prosecutor
Federal officials are investigating former special counsel Jack Smith after President Trump and other prominent Republicans alleged that his investigations into then-candidate Trump amounted to illegal political activity. It comes as protesters demonstrated against the Trump administration on Saturday. NBC News' Vaughn Hillyard 2, 2025
CNN
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Department of Veterans Affairs looks to end certain abortion services for veterans
The US Department of Veterans Affairs is proposing to end certain abortion services to veterans, rolling back a Biden-era move to expand abortion rights. In a proposed rule filed Friday, the department said that it is seeking to revoke access to abortions and abortion counseling for veterans and the beneficiaries of the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs. 'We take this action to ensure that VA provides only needed medical services to our nation's heroes and their families,' the department said in the filing. Under the Biden administration's rule, the department currently provides access to abortions when a pregnant veteran's life or health is at risk if their pregnancy were carried to term, or if the pregnancy was the result of rape or incest — regardless of state laws. The proposed rule would allow abortions in cases where 'a physician certifies that the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term,' which, according to the filing, had been permitted even before the 2022 expansion. The Biden-era rule was part of the administration's efforts to expand abortion access after Republican-led states pushed ahead with restrictions in the wake of the 2022 Supreme Court ruling that eliminated the federal right to an abortion. The VA argued at the time that it was necessary to give veterans access to abortions, saying, 'As abortion bans come into force across the country, veterans in many States are no longer assured access to abortion services in their communities, even when those services are needed.' But on Friday, President Donald Trump's VA slammed the Biden administration's rule, calling it federal overreach. 'The stated reason for (the expansion) was a reaction to a Supreme Court decision, Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization … that itself was intended to prevent federal overreach and return to States control over the provision of abortion services,' the filing states. 'Yet, the last administration used Dobbs to do the exact opposite of preventing overreach, creating a purported Federal entitlement to abortion for veterans where none had existed before and without regard to State law.' Twenty states have banned or limited access to abortion. States where abortion is limited report higher rates of maternal and infant mortality, as well as greater economic insecurity. The proposed rule will now be open for public comment for 30 days starting Monday. In his first term, Trump made good on campaign promises and appointed Supreme Court justices who helped overturn Roe v. Wade. Since that ruling, Trump has been keen to leave regulations over the issue to state governments. The Trump administration has overall been quiet on the issue of abortion in his second term. However, in June, the US Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services moved to rescind a 2022 federal guidance to health care providers specifying that people should be able to access an abortion in the event of a medical emergency, even if state laws restrict such procedures. CNN's Veronica Stracqualursi and Jen Christensen contributed to this report.
The Hill
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Smithsonian slated to restore Trump impeachment exhibit
The Smithsonian's National Museum of American History said it is slated to restore the placard with information about President Trump's two impeachments after removing it from the exhibit last month. The museum said in a Saturday statement that the section will be 'updated in the coming weeks to reflect all impeachment proceedings in our nation's history.' The Washington Post reported on Thursday, citing an unnamed source familiar with the exhibit plans, that the removal of the placard occurred as part of an internal content review the institution agreed to after pressure from President Trump's administration to get rid of the art museum director. The Smithsonian said on Saturday that the placard, part of the exhibit 'The American Presidency: A Glorious Burden,' did not meet the institution's standards and argued no one within the administration asked the museum to remove the information. 'The placard, which was meant to be a temporary addition to a twenty-five-year-old exhibition, did not meet the museum's standards in appearance, location, timeline and overall presentation. It was not consistent with other sections in the exhibit and moreover blocked the view of the objects inside its case,' the Smithsonian said in a statement. 'For these reasons, we removed the placard. We were not asked by any Administration or other government official to remove content from the exhibit,' the museum added. The placard, before being removed last month, detailed Trump's two impeachments and was featured as part of the exhibit since September 2021, the Smithsonian previously told The Hill. 'It was intended to be a short-term measure to address current events at the time, however, the label remained in place until July 2025,' a Smithsonian spokesperson said. 'The section of this exhibition covers Congress, The Supreme Court, Impeachment, and Public Opinion,' the spokesperson added. 'Because the other topics in this section had not been updated since 2008, the decision was made to restore the Impeachment case back to its 2008 appearance.' The president was impeached two times during his first White House term: once over a phone call where he allegedly asked Ukraine to investigate then-ex-President Biden and his son, Hunter Biden, and the other over his alleged role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. He was acquitted by the Senate in both instances. The removal of the placard drew backlash from Democratic Party lawmakers. Trump signed an executive order in March, ordering the removal of 'divisive narratives' from the Smithsonian museums that are not compatible with the administration's views and 'remind' Americans 'of our extraordinary heritage.' 'As the keeper of memory for the nation, it is our privilege and responsibility to tell accurate and complete histories. As has been recently reported, in July, a placard was removed from the National Museum of American History's exhibit 'The American Presidency: A Glorious Burden,'' the Smithsonian said on Saturday. 'The intent of the Impeachment section of the exhibit is to reflect all impeachment proceedings in our nation's history,' the institution added.
