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Vote. >> welcome back to "hardball." that was president trump saying he'd rather have the popular vote decide presidential elections instead of the electoral vote even though hillary clinton won the popular vote in 2016 by almost 3 million votes. well, earlier this month, connecticut voted to become the 12th state, including d.c., to join the national popular vote interstate compact, which would require state electors to vote for the candidate who wins the national popular vote instead of the system already electors are assigned based on how the state votes. this system would only go into effe...

State along with washington, d.c. to allow same-sex marriage. >> same-sex marriage also legal in rhode island today. protesters from the westboro baptist church are expected to stage demonstrations. the governor of illinois is set to sign a bill legalizing the use of marijuana for medical purposes. illinois will become the 28th state to make medical marijuana legal. north dakota's controversial abortion law blocked by a state judge, it would require doctors who provide abortionsabortions. the judge issued an injunction blocking the new law. a lightning strike injuring

Picking up nearly 700 republican seats. suddenly republicans controlled more state legislatures than the party had in 1952. the gop controlled the governor's mansion and both legislative chambers in 21 states. those historic gains had big implications for the fight over abortion. started in april 2010 when nebraska became the first state to pass a law banning abortion 20 weeks after fertilization. soon the 20 week ban became the new conservative standard for legislating. texas became the 12th state to pass a ban despite a filibuster by wendy davis which made her a national figure. arkansas, ne...

12th state to do so. but this bill would require clinics to upgrade their facilities to become ambulatory surgical centers. physicians would need admitting privileges at a hospital within 30 miles of the clinics. >> we're going to make sure the doctor provides for their immediate care if they have a complication. >> reporter: the texas bill comes after the murder conviction of philadelphia abortion dr. kermit gosnell, whose clinic was called a house of horrors. many democrats and opponents argue the bill would actually hurt women, claiming that all but five of the state's 42 abortion clinics w...

Filibuster, make somebody get up and talk. but the effort to literally shut a woman up on the floor does not look good for the party, and it look good for the party, and it pro-choice on abortion. you can come down on that issue either way. that what is not a good idea. looking like you are bullying a woman or telling a woman you are basically two stupid to make a decision on your own or two emotion to make a decision without somebody walking you through it it what they did on the floor makes the party look bad steve, the bill itself has been a confusing issue for some folks. it does not ban a...