After the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June, most Republicans
stuck to a simple message: The decision merely sent the issue back to
the states; it was not a prelude to any national ban on abortion.

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) tossed all that out the window Tuesday,
dropping a bill that would implement a nationwide ban on abortion after
15 weeks of pregnancy while allowing states to pass more restrictive
laws. The immediate effect was to put fellow Republicans, who had
already been on their heels over Roe’s reversal, straight onto their
butts.

And senior legal affairs reporter Josh Gerstein and POLITICO founding
editor John Harris discuss the life of Ken Starr, who passed away
yesterday at the age of 76.

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