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特朗普：伊朗不能以霍尔木兹海峡“要挟”美国

2026年4月18日 22:35 / 联合早报

特朗普警告伊朗，不要利用在霍尔木兹海峡问题上的反复无常来“勒索”华盛顿。 （档案照片）

美国总统特朗普警告伊朗，不要利用在霍尔木兹海峡问题上的反复无常来“要挟”华盛顿。此前，德黑兰再次宣布封闭这条战略水道。

特朗普星期六（4月18日）在白宫的一次活动上说：“我们正在与他们对话。他们想再次封闭海峡——你知道，就像他们多年来一直做的那样——但他们无法要挟我们。”

伊朗：谈判代表不会妥协

与此同时，伊朗最高国家安全委员会说，伊朗正在审查美国提出的“新提议”，同时警告，其谈判代表不会与华盛顿做出任何妥协。

法新社引述委员会星期六的声明说：“近日，在巴基斯坦军队司令作为谈判中间人和调解人访问德黑兰后，美方提出了新的提议，伊朗伊斯兰共和国目前正在审查这些提议，尚未作出回应。”

声明还说，伊朗谈判代表团“不会做出任何妥协、退让或宽容，并将竭尽全力捍卫伊朗人民的利益”。

特朗普：伊朗不能以霍尔木兹海峡“要挟”美国

2026年4月18日 22:35 / 联合早报

特朗普警告伊朗，不要利用在霍尔木兹海峡问题上的反复无常来“勒索”华盛顿。 （档案照片）

美国总统特朗普警告伊朗，不要利用在霍尔木兹海峡问题上的反复无常来“要挟”华盛顿。此前，德黑兰再次宣布封闭这条战略水道。

特朗普星期六（4月18日）在白宫的一次活动上说：“我们正在与他们对话。他们想再次封闭海峡——你知道，就像他们多年来一直做的那样——但他们无法要挟我们。”

伊朗：谈判代表不会妥协

与此同时，伊朗最高国家安全委员会说，伊朗正在审查美国提出的“新提议”，同时警告，其谈判代表不会与华盛顿做出任何妥协。

法新社引述委员会星期六的声明说：“近日，在巴基斯坦军队司令作为谈判中间人和调解人访问德黑兰后，美方提出了新的提议，伊朗伊斯兰共和国目前正在审查这些提议，尚未作出回应。”

声明还说，伊朗谈判代表团“不会做出任何妥协、退让或宽容，并将竭尽全力捍卫伊朗人民的利益”。

Midwest, Great Lakes brace for more severe storms after night of tornadoes

April 18, 2026 / 10:03 AM EDT / CBS News

Communities across the Midwest are starting the cleanup process after multiple tornadoes touched down and severe weather struck areas from the Great Lakes to Texas.

Another round of severe thunderstorms is forecast across parts of the Southern Plains, Mississippi Valley and Great Lakes on Saturday afternoon and into the night, according to the National Weather Service. Twenty-eight million people are under the threat of severe weather Saturday.

The largest threats are from damaging winds. Storms may also cause isolated hail and flash flooding, and a tornado is possible. The storms will reach the East Coast overnight.

Over 70,000 customers in the Midwest and Great Lakes regions are without power as of Saturday morning, according to the tracking sitepoweroutage.us. Most of the outages are in Illinois and Missouri.

At least one tornado touched down in Rochester, Minnesota, about 90 miles south of Minneapolis, on Friday. David Vetsch said the storm sounded “like a freight train.” The main part of the tornado hit his 89-year-old father’s house, Vetsch said. While the house took extensive damage, his father was unharmed.

Blake Wight said Rochester residents are working together to clear the damage.

“I don’t even know who a lot of these people are that are out helping,” Wight said. “Our neighborhood is pretty good about watching out for each other.”

In Lena, Illinois, another tornado knocked out power and caused extensive damage on Friday afternoon. Downed trees and wires made the village impossible to enter, according to the Stephenson County Sheriff’s Office. Photos from Lena show massive trees toppled over and blocking roads. A Lena resident identified as Marcia said she heard a tree fall in her front yard.

“The electricity went out, and I took the dog and went down in the basement in the shower, and I heard a big old crash,” she said. She said she first thought the noise was the sound of her roof collapsing.

Workers clear fallen trees and debris from the center of Lena, Illinois after a tornado passed through on April 17, 2026. Scott Olson / Getty Images

According to radio traffic from public safety officials in Stephenson County, there were reports of “fairly extensive damage” at the village’s elementary and high schools. Both facilities had students inside of them at the time of the tornado. No injuries were reported.

Lena faced more storms throughout the night Friday. Stevenson County Sheriff Steve Stovall said the weather “did not result in loss of life or serious injury.” Lena is about 120 miles from Chicago.

A tornado in suburban Kansas City destroyed homes and knocked out power, but again did not cause any deaths or serious injuries.

Damage was reported throughout Oklahoma, according to the state’s Department of Emergency Management. In Ponca City and Kay County, trees were downed, the department said. Trees and powerlines were also knocked down in Osage County’s McCord area. Some homes in the region also had their roofs damaged, the department said, and a marina was damaged at Kaw Lake.

Trump signs executive order directing FDA to review psychedelics designated as breakthrough therapy drugs

2026-04-18 09:25 EDT / Fox News

Executive order implements ‘historic reforms to dramatically accelerate access to new medical research and treatments based on psychedelic drugs,’ Trump says

By Greg Norman-Diamond Fox News

Published April 18, 2026 9:25am EDT | Updated April 18, 2026 10:03am EDT

Trump fast-tracks FDA psychedelics review after Joe Rogan spotlights veterans’ mental health

President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing the FDA to expedite review of psychedelics already designated as breakthrough therapy drugs. Joe Rogan and others spoke in the Oval Office about the benefits to veterans’ mental health.

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President Donald Trump signed an executive order Saturday that he said “directs the FDA to expedite their review of certain psychedelics already designated as breakthrough therapy drugs.”

“The executive order I’m signing, we’re actually signing the executive order today, is really a moment,” Trump said. “These treatments are currently in the advanced stages of clinical trials to ensure that they’re both safe and effective for the American patients.”

The president said the executive order would implement “historic reforms to dramatically accelerate access to new medical research and treatments based on psychedelic drugs.”

“In many cases, these experimental treatments have shown life-changing potential for those suffering from severe mental illness and depression, including our cherished veterans,” Trump said, citing the veteran suicide rate.

VETERANS CROSS BORDER FOR FORBIDDEN PSYCHEDELIC TREATMENT THAT’S CHANGING LIVES AFTER COMBAT

President Donald Trump holds up an executive order giving Ibogaine drug clearance in the Oval Office of the White House, on Saturday, April 18, 2026, in Washington, D.C.(Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP)

“And the nice part is we’re actually doing this early, but it has been going on. Research has been going on for quite some time. But, you know, usually with things like this, nothing ever happens, no matter how the research ends up, but we’re changing that. This order will clear away unnecessary bureaucratic hurdles, improve data sharing among the FDA and the Department of Veterans Affairs, and facilitate fast rescheduling of any psychedelic drugs that become FDA approved,” Trump continued.

The president said “in 2024, a study from Stanford University, 30 special operation veterans with traumatic brain injuries underwent — it’s called ibogaine treatment — ibogaine, remember the name,” noting that they “experienced an 80 to 90% reduction in symptoms of depression and anxiety within one month.”

“In Texas, Republican leaders have already committed $50 million to the ibogaine research. And today, the federal government is making a $50 million research investment in its own. And so that was just approved just last night,” Trump announced.

“We’re also opening a pathway for ibogaine to be administered to desperately ill patients under the right to try law,” Trump said.

“Today’s order will ensure that people suffering from debilitating symptoms might finally have a chance to reclaim their lives and lead a happier life, just lead a happier life,” he added.

DEMENTIA RISK COULD BE TIED TO YOUR MINDSET AND OUTLOOK ON LIFE, STUDY SUGGESTS

A jar filled with finely ground iboga powder.(Nao Mukadi/AFP via Getty Images)

A paper published in the journal Chronic Stress said ibogaine is a “psychoactive indole alkaloid which is extracted from the Tabernanthe iboga rainforest shrub and has been used for centuries in Central Africa for initiatory rituals.”

“Ibogaine treatment is reported to alleviate a spectrum of mood and anxiety symptoms and is associated with self-reported improvements in cognitive functioning in individuals with substance-use disorders. During treatment, ibogaine allows the evocation and reprocessing of traumatic memories and occasions therapeutic and meaningful visions of spiritual and autobiographical content, which are of central relevance in addressing PTSD-related psychological content,” it added.

“Under the executive order, HHS will accelerate research approval and access to new mental health treatments, including psychedelic therapies such as ibogaine. We’re taking this decision, this decisive step to confront one of the most urgent public health challenges facing our nation – the mental health crisis,” Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said. “More than 14 million Americans live with serious mental illness, and 1 in 4 adults experiences a diagnosable disorder each year. Suicide has risen by more than 30% over the past two decades, with another peak in recent years. Among veterans, more than 6,000 died by suicide each year since 2001. We have lost far more veterans to suicide than to combat.”

“At the same time, millions of Americans living with depression, PTSD, addiction and other conditions do not respond to existing treatments. We owe it to our warfighters and veterans to turn over every stone to alleviate the emotional and mental health blowback from their deployments,” he added.

Podcaster Joe Rogan, who was in the Oval Office with Trump on Saturday, also said “I want to say that I’m here because of the man to my left, Bryan Hubbard [CEO of nonprofit Americans for Ibogaine] and former Texas Gov. Rick Perry came on my podcast.”

President Donald Trump speaks before signing an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House, on Saturday, April 18, 2026, in Washington.(Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP)

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“They told me how impactful this medicine is. And having that conversation with them, millions of people got a chance to hear their story, hear the stories of all the different people that have had life-changing experiences from it,” Rogan said.

Greg Norman is a reporter at Fox News Digital.

重开不到24小时 伊朗再锁霍尔木兹海峡并向商船开火

2026年4月18日 22:54 / 联合早报

马耳他籍油轮圣法努里奥斯一世号（Agios Fanourios I）穿越霍尔木兹海峡后，星期五（4月17日）抵达伊拉克巴士拉外海。 （路透社）

（德黑兰／奥斯陆／安塔利亚／伦敦／雅典综合电）霍尔木兹海峡乱局难止。伊朗军方在政府宣布开放海峡不到24小时后重新收紧管控，多艘尝试通过海峡的油轮遭伊朗伊斯兰革命卫队炮艇开火逼退。

英国海上贸易行动办公室星期六（4月18日）证实，一艘油轮的船长通报，油轮航至阿曼东北岸外37公里处时，革命卫队的两艘炮艇趋近，并在未发出无线电警告的情况下向油轮开火，油轮和船员安然无恙。当局正在调查此事。

至少两艘商船尝试穿越海峡时遭炮弹击中

三名海事安全和航运界人士则向路透社透露，当天至少两艘商船在尝试穿越霍尔木兹海峡时遭炮弹击中。

航运数据显示，星期六约有10艘船尝试进入海峡，但大多数在行至伊朗拉拉克岛（Larak Island）附近水域即被迫折返。海事情报公司“油轮追踪者”说，当中包括至少一艘悬挂印度国旗的超大型油轮。

两名船主说，伊朗已通过广播通知海峡内的船只，这条航运要道再度禁止通行。

根据船舶追踪数据，霍尔木兹海峡在星期五（17日）短暂重开期间，10多艘油轮通过了海峡。这些船多数是非西方的老旧油轮，包括四艘遭国际制裁的船舶。

霍尔木兹海峡复航维持不到一天。在以色列与黎巴嫩星期四（16日）同意停火10天后，伊朗外长阿拉格齐星期五宣布，在以黎停火期间，伊朗将开放霍尔木兹海峡，让所有商船通行。

然而第二天，伊朗军方发言人称，由于美国“屡次违背承诺”，霍尔木兹海峡已恢复到之前的状态，由伊朗武装部队严格管理和控制。革命卫队说，如果美国不确保往返伊朗的船只享有完全的航行自由，这个海峡将继续受伊朗严格控制。

同日，美军中央司令部在社交媒体发文说，自美军对进出伊朗港口及沿海地区的船只实施海上封锁以来，已有23艘船按美军指示折返伊朗。

截至星期四，波斯湾有700多艘船等待通行，近半是油气运输船。

霍尔木兹海峡承载全球约五分之一的石油与液化天然气运输。美伊战争爆发后，这条海运要道形同封锁，油气供应严重受干扰以致短缺，全球能源价格飙涨。海峡形势动荡混乱，市场高度关注油气运输何时有望恢复。

船舶追踪数据显示，星期六有五艘运载卡塔尔液化天然气的运输船朝霍尔木兹海峡的方向航行。自美国和以色列2月底对伊朗开战以来，未有任何装载液化天然气的船只驶出波斯湾。

市场分析公司Kpler经理佩奇说，这五艘运输船有两艘的目的地是巴基斯坦，另两艘估计要开往印度，最后一艘目的地不明。

卡塔尔是全球第二大液化天然气出口国，主要销往亚洲。伊朗将战火延烧到周边国家，卡塔尔也被袭击，导致它17%的液化天然气设施受损，预计修复工程将使卡塔尔三到五年内，每年蒙受约200亿美元（约254亿新元）的收入损失。

Trump signs order to accelerate access to psychedelic drug treatments

2026-04-18 13:33:05 UTC / Reuters

By Reuters

April 18, 2026 1:33 PM UTC Updated 32 mins ago

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U.S. President Donald Trump signs an executive order encouraging more research into ibogaine, next to U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F.Kennedy Jr., Joe Rogan, and Americans for Ibogaine CEO W. Bryan Hubbard, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., April 18, 2026. REUTERS/Nathan Howard Purchase Licensing Rights, opens new tab

• Summary

• Order directs FDA to fast-track review of ibogaine for medical use
• Trump allocates $50 million for federal research into ibogaine
• Lawmakers vow to pursue legislation expanding access to psychedelic therapies

WASHINGTON, April 18 (Reuters) – U.S. ​President Donald Trump on Saturday signed an executive order intended to speed up access to medical ‌research and treatment based on psychedelic drugs.

The order instructs the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to expedite review of drugs such as ibogaine, a drug that U.S. military veteran groups have said can help treat post-traumatic stress disorder.

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At an event in the Oval Office, ​U.S. federal officials said that the reforms would pave the way for the drugs, which can cause hallucinations ​and are largely illegal, to be reclassified after successful clinical trials. Trump also said ⁠the U.S. would dedicate $50 million to federal research into ibogaine.

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Flanked by U.S. military veterans such as Marcus Luttrell and ​Rep. Morgan Luttrell, a Texas Republican, and with podcaster Joe Rogan standing directly behind him, Trump said that ibogaine ​had come to his attention partly through the efforts of Rogan, who devoted an episode of his show to advocates for the drug’s use in treating veterans.

Officials on Saturday said there is now enough scientific evidence to justify the potential use of ibogaine as a ​mental health treatment.

“I’ve been hearing about it a little bit over the last year,” Trump said. “I never heard ​anything about it in the past. It was almost like, taboo. It’s not taboo anymore.”

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Trump has often signed executive orders where legislation ‌with ⁠a more durable legal impact has failed. In December, Trump signed an executive order backing research into marijuana and cannabidiol, also substances classified as illegal.

The December order instructed the U.S. attorney general to move ahead with reclassifying marijuana, a decision that would represent one of the most significant federal changes to marijuana policy in decades. The Justice Department’s Drug ​Enforcement Administration has not yet ​reclassified the drug.

During Saturday’s ⁠signing ceremony, Morgan Luttrell said he and others had unsuccessfully tried to pass legislation in Congress. In a statement after the signing, Luttrell and Rep. Michael McCaul, a Texas ​Republican who formerly chaired the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said they would also push ​for legislation on ⁠ibogaine.

“We will continue working in Congress to build on the president’s leadership and expand access to this life-saving treatment,” the two said. “Our veterans answered the call for us. Now we must deliver for them.”

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has ⁠championed the ​idea of using drugs such as ibogaine as an alternative treatment ​for mental health conditions such as depression.

U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary on Saturday said that decisions on the drugs could come ​as soon as this summer.

Reporting by Stephen Nellis and Trevor Hunnicutt, Editing by Louise Heavens, Sergio Non and Chizu Nomiyama

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重开不到24小时 伊朗再锁霍尔木兹海峡并向商船开火

2026年4月18日 22:54 / 联合早报

马耳他籍油轮圣法努里奥斯一世号（Agios Fanourios I）穿越霍尔木兹海峡后，星期五（4月17日）抵达伊拉克巴士拉外海。 （路透社）

（德黑兰／奥斯陆／安塔利亚／伦敦／雅典综合电）霍尔木兹海峡乱局难止。伊朗军方在政府宣布开放海峡不到24小时后重新收紧管控，多艘尝试通过海峡的油轮遭伊朗伊斯兰革命卫队炮艇开火逼退。

英国海上贸易行动办公室星期六（4月18日）证实，一艘油轮的船长通报，油轮航至阿曼东北岸外37公里处时，革命卫队的两艘炮艇趋近，并在未发出无线电警告的情况下向油轮开火，油轮和船员安然无恙。当局正在调查此事。

至少两艘商船尝试穿越海峡时遭炮弹击中

三名海事安全和航运界人士则向路透社透露，当天至少两艘商船在尝试穿越霍尔木兹海峡时遭炮弹击中。

航运数据显示，星期六约有10艘船尝试进入海峡，但大多数在行至伊朗拉拉克岛（Larak Island）附近水域即被迫折返。海事情报公司“油轮追踪者”说，当中包括至少一艘悬挂印度国旗的超大型油轮。

两名船主说，伊朗已通过广播通知海峡内的船只，这条航运要道再度禁止通行。

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根据船舶追踪数据，霍尔木兹海峡在星期五（17日）短暂重开期间，10多艘油轮通过了海峡。这些船多数是非西方的老旧油轮，包括四艘遭国际制裁的船舶。

霍尔木兹海峡复航维持不到一天。在以色列与黎巴嫩星期四（16日）同意停火10天后，伊朗外长阿拉格齐星期五宣布，在以黎停火期间，伊朗将开放霍尔木兹海峡，让所有商船通行。

然而第二天，伊朗军方发言人称，由于美国“屡次违背承诺”，霍尔木兹海峡已恢复到之前的状态，由伊朗武装部队严格管理和控制。革命卫队说，如果美国不确保往返伊朗的船只享有完全的航行自由，这个海峡将继续受伊朗严格控制。

同日，美军中央司令部在社交媒体发文说，自美军对进出伊朗港口及沿海地区的船只实施海上封锁以来，已有23艘船按美军指示折返伊朗。

截至星期四，波斯湾有700多艘船等待通行，近半是油气运输船。

霍尔木兹海峡承载全球约五分之一的石油与液化天然气运输。美伊战争爆发后，这条海运要道形同封锁，油气供应严重受干扰以致短缺，全球能源价格飙涨。海峡形势动荡混乱，市场高度关注油气运输何时有望恢复。

船舶追踪数据显示，星期六有五艘运载卡塔尔液化天然气的运输船朝霍尔木兹海峡的方向航行。自美国和以色列2月底对伊朗开战以来，未有任何装载液化天然气的船只驶出波斯湾。

市场分析公司Kpler经理佩奇说，这五艘运输船有两艘的目的地是巴基斯坦，另两艘估计要开往印度，最后一艘目的地不明。

卡塔尔是全球第二大液化天然气出口国，主要销往亚洲。伊朗将战火延烧到周边国家，卡塔尔也被袭击，导致它17%的液化天然气设施受损，预计修复工程将使卡塔尔三到五年内，每年蒙受约200亿美元（约254亿新元）的收入损失。

一名枪手在基辅市区开枪，造成数人死亡。 （示意图／Pixabay ）

乌克兰首都基辅发生枪击案，一名枪手在基辅市区开枪，造成数人死亡，目前警方正在一家超市内追捕枪手。

基辅市长维塔利·克利奇科星期六（4月18日）说：“我们正在开展特别行动，抓捕这名开枪男子，他目前藏身于一家超市内。据初步报告，超市内也传出枪声。”

法新社引述他说，乌克兰警方报告的这起枪击事件“造成多人受伤和死亡”。

基辅发生枪击案 数人死亡

2026年4月18日 23:34 / 联合早报

基辅发生枪击案 数人死亡

一名枪手在基辅市区开枪，造成数人死亡。 （示意图／Pixabay ）

乌克兰首都基辅发生枪击案，一名枪手在基辅市区开枪，造成数人死亡，目前警方正在一家超市内追捕枪手。

基辅市长维塔利·克利奇科星期六（4月18日）说：“我们正在开展特别行动，抓捕这名开枪男子，他目前藏身于一家超市内。据初步报告，超市内也传出枪声。”

法新社引述他说，乌克兰警方报告的这起枪击事件“造成多人受伤和死亡”。

Kagan screamed so loudly at liberal ally after Dobbs leak the ‘wall was shaking,’ book claims

April 18, 2026 9:00am EDT / Fox News

Mollie Hemingway’s book ‘Alito’ details the confrontation as conservative justices faced assassination threats in 2022

By Ashley Oliver Fox News

FIRST ON FOX:** Justice Elena Kagan’s frustrations boiled over in the aftermath of the Dobbs opinion leak in 2022, leading her to allegedly scream “so loudly” at Justice Stephen Breyer that the “wall was shaking,” observers said, according to a new book.

Conservative author and Fox News contributor Mollie Hemingway’s forthcoming book “Alito,” reviewed by Fox News Digital and set for release Tuesday, details the incident and other heated moments surrounding the leak, which spurred waves of protests and death threats against the five conservative justices expected to overturn Roe that year.

The Supreme Court’s deep division on abortion was clear at the time, but the book reveals that a typically unified liberal bloc was also fractured.

Hemingway wrote that Kagan, an Obama appointee, angrily confronted Breyer, a Clinton appointee, in May 2022 behind closed doors after at least one justice, Samuel Alito, had asked his liberal colleagues to speed up writing their dissent because of security threats. Breyer was most likely to agree to Alito’s request, Hemingway wrote.

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Justice Elena Kagan, retired Justice Stephen Breyer(Erin Schaff, Evan Vucci-Pool/Getty Images)

“Though he had not said he would accommodate the justices whose lives were at risk by getting out a dissent, [Breyer] was the member of the liberal bloc most willing to do so,” Hemingway wrote. “Fiercely liberal in his jurisprudence and in strong disagreement with the majority decision, he nevertheless was a gentleman and a friend to all on the Court. Kagan remonstrated with Breyer not to accommodate the majority, screaming so loudly, observers noted, that the ‘wall was shaking.’”

Fox News Digital reached out to representatives for Breyer as well as the Supreme Court’s press office for comment on the book.

The security threats at the time were severe, as protesters who supported access to abortion frequently showed up at conservative justices’ homes. Shortly after the leak, Attorney General Merrick Garland ordered the U.S. Marshals Service to provide full-time security for all the justices, but he drew criticism because authorities did not arrest protesters despite a law that prohibits “picketing or parading” near a federal judge’s home to influence a court decision.

In June 2022, before the Supreme Court issued its decision, a suspect armed with a pistol, knife and burglary tools was arrested near Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s home. Nicholas Roske, who now goes by Sophie, later pleaded guilty to attempting to murder a Supreme Court justice and received a controversial sentence of eight years in prison, which the Department of Justice is appealing.

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Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito.(Erin Schaff/The New York Times via AP)

“As the protests continued, the Alitos were moved to a secure location,” Hemingway wrote. “Justice Barrett had to put on a bulletproof vest in front of her children, most of whom still lived at home.”

Kagan’s contentious interaction with Breyer, who was set to retire in June 2022, came after a May 12 conference meeting, according to the book. Only the nine justices attend conference meetings, which are held periodically. Hemingway, who wrote the book based on interviews with the justices and dozens of others, said at this point the majority opinion had been ready for months and only the dissents were outstanding.

Hemingway did not name the justices she interviewed because they spoke on background, but she told Fox News Digital she spoke with most of them.

“Alito asked the dissenters to make the completion of their dissents their priority because delay of the decision was a security threat,” Hemingway wrote. “Abortion supporters had an incentive to kill one or more of the justices in the majority to change the outcome. The dissenters demurred. [Justice Neil] Gorsuch spoke up, asking for a date by which they might be done. They would not give a date.”

Fox News contributor Mollie Hemingway during Fox News appearance.(Fox News Channel)

The landmark opinion, overturning Roe 5-4 and upholding a Mississippi law 6-3 that banned most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, was released June 24, 2022. An investigative report by the New York Times detailed an internal effort spearheaded by Chief Justice John Roberts, the lone conservative to object to dismantling Roe, and Breyer to flip one conservative in the months leading up to the decision. Breyer had been eyeing Justice Brett Kavanaugh, the outlet reported.

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Hemingway’s book sheds new light on those internal deliberations, which came against the backdrop of heightened polarization over the decades-long fight over Roe.

“Everyone knew that the leak posed a serious security risk for justices. Since decisions do not take effect until issued officially from the bench, the death of a justice before then could alter the result. The threat of assassination increased dramatically.”

The Supreme Court’s draft opinion, authored by Alito, was published May 2 in Politico, representing a stunning breach of the high court’s rules. The leaker’s identity remains unknown to this day.

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“In the ensuing weeks, hundreds of pregnancy centers, churches, and pro-life organizations would be vandalized, some even set ablaze,” Hemingway wrote of the fallout.

Ashley Oliver is a reporter for Fox News Digital and FOX Business, covering the Justice Department and legal affairs. Email story tips to ashley.oliver@fox.com.