10 things you need to know today: September 7, 2021

DOJ vows to consider "all options" to fight Texas abortion ban, Biden clears way for N.J., N.Y. aid after Ida's flooding, and more

Attorney General Merrick Garland.
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1. DOJ reviewing 'all options' to challenge Texas abortion ban

The Justice Department is considering "all options" to counter Texas' new law banning abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, and will protect abortion clinics that are "under attack," Attorney General Merrick Garland said Monday. The Supreme Court refused to block the state law, the most restrictive in the country, from taking effect last week. President Biden sharply criticized the decision, and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said lawmakers would discuss passing a federal law explicitly protecting the right to an abortion. The Texas law is the most direct challenge yet to abortion rights guaranteed by the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision, which established the right to an abortion without excessive government restrictions.

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Harold Maass is a contributing editor at The Week. He has been writing for The Week since the 2001 debut of the U.S. print edition and served as editor of TheWeek.com when it launched in 2008. Harold started his career as a newspaper reporter in South Florida and Haiti. He has previously worked for a variety of news outlets, including The Miami Herald, ABC News and Fox News, and for several years wrote a daily roundup of financial news for The Week and Yahoo Finance.