Republicans propose a nationwide abortion ban, MAGA candidates win the year’s final primaries in New Hampshire, and a Republican political stunt fails when Massachusetts residents rally behind a group of immigrants sent there by Ron Desantis. Then Senator Maggie Hassan stops by to talk about her race against MAGA candidate Don Bolduc, and later Jon defends his title as the reigning champion of Two Takes and a Fake.

Show Notes

NEWS ROUNDUP 

• CNN: McConnell Pours Cold Water on Graham’s Abortion Ban 
• Florida Politics: Marco Rubio co-sponsors national 15-week abortion ban 
• Rolling Stone: Mike Pence Says Stripping Women of Rights More Important Than Midterm Gains 
• WaPo: Republicans in muddle on abortion as ban proposed by Graham exposes rifts
• NYT: Republicans Struggle to Unite Party Around National Abortion Restrictions 
• ABC: Graham’s proposed near-total national abortion ban quickly meets GOP resistance
• Politico: Graham’s abortion ban stuns Senate GOP 
• WSJ Editorial Board: Lindsey Graham’s 15-Week Abortion Ban, It’s constitutionally dubious and risks misreading the politics. 
• NYT: How a Proposed 15-Week Abortion Ban Compares With State Laws 
• NYT: Bolduc Wins New Hampshire Senate Primary, Realizing G.O.P. Fears 
• BBC: Don Bolduc: Pro-Trump candidate wins New Hampshire primary
• NPR: 25-year-old former Trump aide wins GOP primary in New Hampshire
• NYT: Leavitt Upsets Mowers, Winning New Hampshire House G.O.P. Primary 
• Fivethirtyeight: What Went Down During The Final Primary Night Of 2022 
• NYT: In New Hampshire, Republicans Weigh Another Hard-Right Candidate 

MAGGIE HASSAN 

• MSNBC: Hassan targets Bolduc with her first TV ad of the general election
• WaPo: In N.H., far-right candidates prevail over establishment-backed rivals
• CNN: Four takeaways from New Hampshire and Rhode Island primaries
• NYT: Bolduc Wins New Hampshire Senate Primary, Realizing G.O.P. Fears
• NY Mag: Republicans Shudder as Extremist Don Bolduc Wins Senate Primary
• Boston Globe: Maggie Hassan barely won her Senate seat in New Hampshire in 2016. Could a few lucky breaks help her keep it? 
• Fox News: ​​Democratic Sen. Hassan spotlights differences with Biden but says president is ‘always welcome’ in NH