Idaho 'Abortion Trafficking Ban' Temporarily Blocked by Federal Judge; Tensions Rise Among GOP Candidates in Heated Debates; Texas Businessman Central to AG Paxton Impeachment Facing More Charges; Manhunt for Jan. 6 Rioter in New Jersey; Texas State Sen. Whitmire and Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee to Runoff for Houston Mayoral Race; Democrats Maintain Majority in Pennsylvania Supreme Court Race
Highlights include temporary block on controversial Idaho abortion law, heated disputes among GOP presidential hopefuls, additional charges for Texas businessman involved in AG Paxton impeachment, a manhunt for Jan. 6 rioter in New Jersey, and a runoff election for Houston's mayoral race between Senator Whitmire and Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee. Democrats also maintain majority in consequential Pennsylvania Supreme Court race.
- A federal judge has temporarily blocked the implementation of Idaho's 'abortion trafficking ban,' a legislation that could imprison those who aid minors in securing abortions in locations where the procedure is legal with parental consent.
- During the third GOP debate, former UN ambassador Nikki Haley criticized opponent Vivek Ramaswamy's arguments against U.S. funding for Ukraine's war against Russia, suggesting that Russian President Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping would welcome such a policy.
- The race for Houston's mayoral position will go to a runoff between Democratic state Sen. John Whitmire and U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, after neither candidate received a majority in the all-party primary.
- Pennsylvania State's Superior Court Judge Dan McCafferty won a crucial Supreme Court race in Pennsylvania, thereby preserving the majority for Democrats in the state's high court.
- Texas businessman Nate Paul, a central figure in the impeachment of State Attorney General Ken Paxton, is facing additional criminal charges.
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