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A [FiveThirtyEight]( email [Popular This Week] Sunday, May 14, 2023 [1. The End Of Title 42 Could Be A Big Problem For Biden]( [PollaPalooza_5_10_23_4x3_v01_DG]( Welcome to Pollapalooza, our weekly polling roundup. [Read more]( [2. Why Republicans Are Targeting Professors’ Job Security]( [538_Main_Tenure_4x3_v01_ag copy]( The GOP’s education culture wars have a new target: college professors. [Read more]( [3. Congress And Biden Are Playing With Fire In The Debt Ceiling Standoff]( [A speech bubble of Nathaniel Rakich saying, "It's not a great look to be seen as playing a game of chicken with the national economy!"]( Welcome to FiveThirtyEight’s politics chat. The transcript below has been lightly edited. [Read more]( [4. Tell Us What You Think About Abortion Rights In The U.S.]( [Lieutenant Governor John Fetterman Abortion Rights Rally In Montgomery County]( It’s been almost a year since the Supreme Court’s ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, and the country has transformed in its wake. Nearly all abortions are banned in 14 states, and abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy are banned in Georgia – a restriction that could soon extend to Florida. The issue of abortion is also shaping U.S. politics in a way that it hasn’t for decades. It was a motivator for some voters in key states in the 2022 midterm elections, and the question of whether there should be a federal ban on abortion is already coming up in the 2024 Republican primary. [Read more]( [5. Does Colin Allred Have What It Takes To Beat Ted Cruz?]( [TxSenate_v02_DG]( Is Rep. Colin Allred the next Beto O’Rourke? [Read more]( [6. Who’s Excited For The Coronation Of King Charles?]( [PollaPalooza_5_5_23_4x3_v01_DG]( Tomorrow is Coronation Day in the United Kingdom — a special day when people around the world can take a breath and contemplate essential questions like: [Read more]( [7. New England States Are Exonerating Colonial-Era Witches — But Not Everyone Is On Board]( [ExoneratedWitchesMainImage_v01_DG]( Connecticut state Rep. Doug Dubitsky does not believe in witches. He wants to make this very clear. [Read more]( [8. Which Republican Candidate Should Biden Be Most Afraid Of?]( [SlackChat_GeoffSkelly_v01_DG]( Welcome to FiveThirtyEight’s politics chat. The transcript below has been lightly edited. [Read more]( [9. The Real Reason Presidential Candidates Form Exploratory Committees]( [Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC)]( Earlier this month, Sen. Tim Scott put out a slick campaign-style video and announced that he was forming an “exploratory committee” for president. But does that mean he’s actually running? [Read more]( [10. Asa Hutchinson Promises To Be A Drama-Free President. Is That What GOP Voters Want?]( [2024-TOC-ASAHUTCHINSON-4×3]( Asa Hutchinson has a vision for the future of the presidency … and he’s in it. The former governor of Arkansas kicked off his campaign for the Republican nomination for 2024 at a rally in Bentonville, Arkansas, yesterday, after months of public statements about the need for a kinder, gentler sort of commander in chief. “The Presidency is not and should not be an office of vengeance or retribution,” he said on Twitter on March 8. “Instead, it should be an office of consistent and unwavering leadership.” [Read more]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Weekly Listen [Play]( [Politics Podcast: How Immigration Shapes American Politics]( [FiveThirtyEight] [View in browser]( [ABC News]( [Unsubscribe]( Our mailing address: FiveThirtyEight, 47 West 66th Street, New York, NY 10023.