Gallup poll shows more pro-lifers than pro-choicers

Gallup released its annual public-opinion poll on abortion policy, and its results contain some good news for abortion opponents. According to the survey, a plurality of Americans now identify as pro-life, with 49 percent of respondents calling themselves ‘pro-life,’ and 46 percent calling themselves ‘pro-choice.’ This is the first Gallup poll since 2013 in which a higher percentage of respondents identified as ‘pro-life’ rather than ‘pro-choice.’

Support for legal abortion matches its 24-year high: Poll

Sixty percent of Americans say abortion should be legal in all or most cases, the most in ABC News/Washington Post polls since 1995. More also say their state should make it easier, rather than harder, for women to have access to abortion, with a plurality favoring no change in the status quo.

UK: Iranian vessels tried to block British vessel in Gulf

Britain said Thursday that three Iranian vessels unsuccessfully tried to impede the passage of a British commercial vessel through the Strait of Hormuz, signaling a further escalation of tensions over a 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world powers.

Trump threatens veto of House defense bill over spending levels, wall

U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration on Tuesday threatened he would veto a massive defense bill being considered by the House of Representatives, saying it provides less money than he wants for the military and disagreeing with some of its policy provisions.

Secret meetings between U.S., Iran officials in Iraq

Secret meetings between United States officials and Iranian representatives were conducted in a hotel in Erbil, Iraq, i24News reported Tuesday evening. The Iranian representatives are led by Hassan Khomenei, the grandson of the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomenei.

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