on the Hyde Amendment, people familiar with the matter say.

They argued that poor women and women of color were deeply impacted by this, people familiar with the matter say, which was a point of view Biden ultimately came around to. Of course, it also came in the wake of extraordinary pressure from abortion rights groups who said his position was untenable.

"We made the argument about access to health care. It was a thoughtful, logical evolution, not a flip-flop for political reasons," said a person familiar with the matter who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss internal deliberations.

The former vice president and top campaign advisers heard from several prominent supporters in the last two days that his stance was problematic, including from actress and activist Milano, who madeStone was arrested early Friday morning in Florida and later released. He spoke out against the charges, which he says he will defeat in court.

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WASHINGTON — Roger Stone, the longtime adviser to President Donald Trump who has a lengthy and storied history in Republican Party politics, was charged Friday in special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation with lying to Congress about his contacts with WikiLeaks and witness tampering. The indictment returned by a federal grand jury in Washington, DC, on Thursday was unsealed early Friday morning. Stone was arrested in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on Friday and made his first court appearance there. He faces one count of obstructing Congress, five counts of making false statements to Congress, and one count of witness tampering. He faces