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An investigative reporter probes the ‘killers’ of Roe v. Wade in new book

An investigative reporter probes the ‘killers’ of Roe v. Wade in new book

(RNS) — Investigative reporter Amy Littlefield loved Agatha Christie murder mysteries and especially the character Miss Marple, the older lady detective. So, in 2022 when the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, ending the 50-year-old right to abortion, Littlefield put on her inner Miss Marple to investigate who was responsible for killing the law. In her book, “Killers of Roe: My Investigation Into the Mysterious Death of Abortion Rights,” Littlefield interviewed some of the leading figures in the anti-abortion movement. She made no bones about her own views. She is a feminist, a fierce believer of the right to an abortion and an atheist. She is also the mother of two children. She nonetheless scored interviews with people such as Paul Haring, who first approached Catholic bishops with the idea that would become the Hyde Amendment, the 1976 provision that prohibits Medicaid from paying for abortions for poor women. She interviewed Richard Viguerie, the pioneer of political direct mail and the “funding father” of conservative strategy; Randall Terry, the founder of Operation Rescue, which in …

Senate Democrats wade into their party’s most contentious primaries: From the Politics Desk

Senate Democrats wade into their party’s most contentious primaries: From the Politics Desk

Welcome to From the Politics Desk, a daily newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the White House, Capitol Hill and the campaign trail. In today’s edition, Bridget Bowman explores how Democratic senators are ramping up their midterm activity as primary season heats up. Plus, Dan De Luce examines how President Donald Trump and his top intelligence officials don’t appear to be on the same page on Iran. Sign up to receive this newsletter in your inbox every weekday here. — Adam Wollner Senate Democrats wade into their party’s most contentious primaries Analysis by Bridget Bowman The first rule of “Fight Club,” of course, is that you don’t talk about “Fight Club.” But if the secret is already out, the next thing to do is fight. That’s what the group of Democratic senators looking to make their mark on competitive primaries — who call themselves the “Fight Club,” as The New York Times reported last year — are starting to do. This week, one of those Fight Club …

The Real-Life Diet of Benjamin “Coach” Wade, Who Did 100-Hour Fasts to Prepare for Survivor 50

The Real-Life Diet of Benjamin “Coach” Wade, Who Did 100-Hour Fasts to Prepare for Survivor 50

This time I was flying, and the other times I feel like the pain, the hunger has really come to me. I struggled by thinking about food at home, whereas this time my mind was like, “This is temporary. It’s not going to last forever.” There’s these beautiful things that happen from autophagy, to cell regeneration, to just complete immune reset at about 100 hours. I was doing these huge 100-hour fasts once a month to prepare for Survivor. That was a big part of it, and also just being in the gym and doing interval training and doing sprints. No 54-year-old man wants to be sprinting. My whole life, I’ve hated running, but you’ve got to get out there and you got to find a partner—iron sharpens iron—who’s willing to do it with you. That was my nine-year-old son. He loves to run. Three months before I left, I was on the fence if I was going to actually say yes. Before I left, he was whipping me in races. Then by the time …