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Former US President Donald Trump has said abortion rights should be left to individual states to decide – as they have been since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade in 2022. His comments have drawn criticism from both liberals and conservatives. Many in his Republican Party had wanted him to back a nationwide ban on abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy.

In a bold move, Oklahoma Republican Senator James Lankford is demanding that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) reverse its recent policy change regarding past marijuana use for Border Patrol agent recruits. Lankford, who serves as the ranking member of the Subcommittee on Governmental Operations and Border Management, sent a letter to CBP’s senior official urging them to restore the previous two-year lookback period for marijuana usage among recruits.

Donald Trump has posted a $175m (£140m) bond in his New York civil fraud case. The former US president was originally ordered to pay the full $464m judgement against him but an appeals court said he could pay the smaller sum within 10 days. 

The US House of Representatives has approved significant legislation that may lead to the banning of TikTok in the United States. Under this legislation, the Chinese parent company of the popular social media platform, ByteDance, would have a six-month window to divest its controlling stake, failing which the app would be barred from operation in the US.

According to a legal settlement, gender identity and sexual orientation may be addressed in Florida classrooms as long as it’s not part of formal instruction. Announced on Monday, the settlement clarifies the boundaries of a contentious state education law, leaving it intact.