Republican Senators Abandon Oregon Capitol Ahead of Abortion Bill Vote

Republican senators in Oregon walked out of the Capitol, denying the Senate the 20-member quorum necessary to conduct business, and filed a lawsuit against Democrats in a Marion County court, asking a judge to block the majority party from passing a contentious bill touching on abortion. Republicans have insisted for months they were willing to test the new law if Democrats pressed forward with an agenda they could not support. Democrats tore into Republicans for seeking to stymie issues they say are important to voters.