named matthew as merrick, could rule on a case that seeks to upend access to a key component of medication abortion nationwide. that is a drug called the fda approved for use in september of 2000, and since then, it has been used safely by about 5 million people in the united states alone. typically, in tandem with another truck called now, works mifepristone by blocking the production of a hormone that s needed for pregnancy. and then it begins a miscarriage, and the two drugs when used together, they re about 99.6% effective at terminating a pregnancy or completing a miscarriage and they are safe. if you don t want to take the word of the 5 million people in america have taken that drug, you can look into decades of research that show the risk of complications that mifepristone is less than 0.4%. that basically means that it is safer than tylenol and viagra. it is so safe, in fact, about as of 2022, more than 54% of abortions in the united states happened with these pil
those drugs could be on the chopping block, courtesy of a texas court, where a trump appointed u.s. district judge, named matthew kacsmaryk, could rule on a case that seeks to upend access to a key component of medication abortion nationwide. that component is a drug called mifepristone. the fda approved it for use in september of 2000, and since then, it has been used safely by about 5 million people in the united states alone. typically, in tandem with another drug called misoprostol. now, mifepristone works by blocking the production of a hormone that s needed for pregnancy. misoprostol then begins a miscarriage. and the two drugs, when used together, they re about 99. 6% effective at terminating a pregnancy or completing a miscarriage, and they are safe. if you don t want to take the word of the 5 million people in america who have taken that pale, you can look into decades of research that show the risk of complications that mifepristone is less than 0. 4%. that basicall
developments and changes overnight on capitol hill. this afternoon, the committee investigating the january 6 insurrection will call a special witness in this surprise public hearing. that is former white house chief of staff mark meadows aide, former aide, cassidy hutchinson. she s expected to testify starting at 1:00 eastern today. last week in videotaped testimony, she revealed the names of several republican lawmakers who sought blanket pardons. so, let s begin with that, with our own correspondent jessica schneider. jess, there wasn t going to be a hearing this week at all. then when one was announced, didn t know who the witness would be. very similar in the leadup. why? yeah, last-minute announcement, possibly, poppy, to try to keep things secret because of concerns about security. the committee concerned about the security of cassidy hutchinson and other possible witnesses. that may be why it was kept under wraps to this point. cassidy hutchinson in her hearing tod