Why the House is considering an extreme abortion ban

Plus: Trump's blame game No Images? Click here         Trump Says He’d ‘Certainly Consider’ Sending New York City Attacker To Guantanamo Bay President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he would consider sending Sayfullo Saipov, the suspect in Tuesday’s terrorist attack in New York City, to the notorious U.S. military detention facility in Guantanamo Bay. “I would certainly consider that, yes,” Trump said in response to a question from Major Garrett of CBS. “Send him to Gitmo.” Trump also urged “quick justice” and “strong justice” for Saipov, calling him “this animal.” As they had during the Obama administration, Republicans said the controversial detention center on the American military base on the edge of Cuba was the best place to send a terror suspect. “Take him to Guantanamo,” Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) told reporters on Capitol Hill. “He’s a terrorist, he should be kept there. There’s no Miranda rights for somebody who kills Americans.” (Alleged murderers do, in fact, have Miranda rights.) McCain also made a comment referencing the terrible track record of the military commissions system in Guantanamo. Sixteen years after the Sept. 11 attacks, there’s still no firm start date for the trial of several defendants charged in connection with the attacks through the military commissions process that began long ago. The federal judicial system, on the other hand, has a long track record of convicting and sentencing alleged terrorists, including the Boston Marathon bomber. “It doesn’t work well,” McCain said of Guantanamo, “but it beats the hell out of Miranda rights.” READ MORE     WHAT ELSE IS HAPPENING? The House is considering a six-week abortion ban, even though it has virtually no chance of becoming federal law. The House GOP is likely floating the more extreme bill as a strategy to make one of their legislative goals, the 20-week abortion ban, seem more palatable to moderate senators. READ MORE A Trump nominee wants to keep the Export-Import Bank now that he'd get paid to run it. As a Republican congressman from New Jersey, Scott Garrett took to the floor of the House in 2015 and lambasted the Export-Import Bank as an institution that “embodies the corruption of the free enterprise system.”  READ MORE Trump blamed the New York City attack on the diversity visa lottery program. “I’m going to ask Congress to immediately initiate work to get rid of this program,” Trump said in remarks at the White House. ”‘Diversity lottery’ sounds nice. It’s not nice. It’s not good. It’s not good. It hasn’t been good.” READ MORE    .     ICYMI A black man and a white woman sat down at a pub. Then the white supremacists showed up.    It’s open enrollment season again for Americans who shop on the Affordable Care Act’s health insurance exchanges to buy coverage. It’s a complicated, often confusing process for many people, especially those who may be using a health insurance exchange for the first time, so here's what you need to know.    West Virginians are fighting to save a generation from opioid addiction, often with their hands tied. Even as it leads the U.S. in overdose deaths, the state has been slow to use one of the most effective addiction treatments.    . Want more?  Barack Obama Just Trolled Donald Trump And The Rest Of The Birthers   Here’s What America Makes Of Monday’s Indictments   Nancy Pelosi Struggles In Interview To Say 1 Nice Thing About Donald Trump   How will Trump’s administration impact you? Sign up for our email and find out. Did a friend send you this? Subscribe here. Like what you see? Share it. Want more? Here are two other newsletters you'll love: The Morning Email and Must Reads. ©2017 HuffPost | 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003 You are receiving this email because you signed up for updates from HuffPost Feedback | Privacy Policy | Unsubscribe    . - - Preferences  |  Unsubscribe