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Kansas is 1 out of 5 states in the U.S. that's letting voters decide the state of abortions after the overturn of Roe v. Wade.

CBS News projects that Kansas voters will uphold the right to an abortion, rejecting a measure that would have tightened curbs or banned abortions, statewide. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, in Taiwan, says she went there in peace for the region. China is fuming about the visit. And the Senate has passed the bill to expand health care benefits for veterans who were exposed to burn pits during their military service.

Voters in Kansas moved overwhelmingly to protect abortion rights on Tuesday in the nation’s first test at the polls since the overturning of Roe v. Wade. The primaries also marked a critical test of former President Donald Trump’s grip on the Republican party. NBC’s Hallie Jackson reports for TODAY.

Almost half of registered voters in Kansas turned out to preserve the constitutional right to an abortion. It was the first state to put the issue before voters since the Supreme Court ruled to overturn Roe v. Wade. CBS News national political correspondent Caitlin Huey-Burns reports from Olathe, Kansas.

Turnout was described as “nearly unheard of” for a primary. ABC News’ Ike Ejiochi has more, including other key primary results from across the country.

Voters in Kansas are celebrating after overwhelmingly rejecting a proposed amendment to the state’s constitution that would have stripped abortion protections. NBC News’ Dasha Burns breaks down how voters on both sides of the issue are reacting and what it could mean for the wider abortion debate.

Kansas voters on Tuesday overwhelmingly struck down a proposed constitutional amendment that would remove language enshrining reproductive rights in their state, in a move widely seen as a victory for abortion rights activists. The Morning Joe panel discusses.

Steve Kornacki breaks down the numbers on Kansas' vote on abortion rights.

Kansas voters refused Tuesday to change the state Constitution to declare there’s no right to an abortion.

Voter turnout in Kansas's primary elections exceeded expectations with voters on both sides of the aisle opting to uphold the right to abortion.

Supporters of 'Vote No' celebrate as voters reject the Value Them Both amendment and instead vote to protect abortion rights in the state constitution on Tuesday, August 2, 2022.

Kansas voters on Tuesday struck down a proposed constitutional amendment that would remove language enshrining reproductive rights in their state. Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kan., joins Morning Joe to discuss.

Kansas voters handed abortion-rights advocates a massive victory Tuesday by rejecting a ballot measure that would have allowed lawmakers to ban abortion in the state. CNN's John King and David Axelrod discuss the primary results and how they affect the elections for Democrats.

ABC News’ Rachel Scott reports on Kansas voters protecting access to abortion by rejecting the ballot measure.

CBS News political correspondent Caitlin Huey-Burns reports from Kansas and joins David Begnaud to discuss why voters defeated a proposed constitutional amendment that would have allowed the state legislature to ban abortions.

Kansas voters rejected a proposal to change the state Constitution to declare there's no right to an abortion. It was the first referendum on abortion since the US Supreme Court overturnedRoe v. Wadeand said each state should set its own abortion policy. Bloomberg's Joe Mathieu reports on "Balance of Power."

ABC News correspondent Zohreen Shah breaks down the reaction to the Kansas abortion vote and the results of Tuesday's primary races.

'Kansas said 'no'' — Watch abortion rights activists celebrate after approx 59% of Kansans voted against a proposed state constitutional amendment that would give lawmakers the ability to severely restrict or ban abortions

What Kansas’s abortion referendum means for the nation Kansans voted to protect abortion rights during their Aug. 2 primary. Those results could be a sign of what’s to come for more states in the 2022 midterms. Read more:

U.S. President Joe Biden welcomed Kansas voters’ rejection of a provision that would remove abortion protections from the state's constitution. ‘Voters made it clear that politicians should not interfere with the fundamental rights of women,’ he said.

The people of Kansas voted to block an amendment to their state constitution that would say there’s no right to abortion in Kansas. NBC10’s Lauren Mayk has more on what this could mean for the future of Pennsylvania.

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President Joe Biden predicted the threat to abortion rights would drive people to the polls in the November midterm elections after Kansas voters rejected an effort to strip abortion protections in the state constitution.

In what can only be described as a political earthquake in Kansas that is sending aftershocks across the nation.