Jun 28 Who is Cassidy Hutchinson and why is she important to the Jan. 6 hearings? By Erica R. Hendry, Yasmeen Alamiri In testimony June 28, Hutchinson offered new details about what former President Donald Trump and Meadows knew in the days before the attack and how they responded while it was underway. Continue reading
Jun 28 Michigan Supreme Court orders charges dismissed against ex-governor, 8 others over Flint water By Ed White, Associated Press The Michigan Supreme Court has ruled that a judge had no authority to issue indictments in the Flint water scandal. Continue reading
Jun 28 Facebook and Instagram remove posts offering abortion pills to women facing lack of access By Amanda Seitz, Associated Press Facebook and Instagram have begun promptly removing posts that offer abortion pills to women who may not be able to access them following a Supreme Court decision that stripped away constitutional protections for the procedure. Continue reading
Jun 28 51 people dead from Texas heat after being left in abandoned trailer By Elliot Spagat, Terry Wallace, Associated Press Desperate families of migrants from Mexico and Central America frantically sought word of their loved ones as authorities began the grim task of identifying 51 people who died after being abandoned in a tractor-trailer without air conditioning. Continue reading
Jun 27 Sen. Joe Manchin says commission tasked with downsizing veterans facilities to be dismantled By John Raby, Associated Press Manchin says there is bipartisan support to avoid filling vacancies on the VA's Assets and Infrastructure Review Commission and to end the commission in the next National Defense Authorization Act. Continue reading
Jun 27 Watch 4:36 How Americans are responding to the Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade The Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade has set off a frenzy of responses across the country. From anger and protest by some to celebration by others, the effects of this decision are reverberating throughout all corners of… Continue watching
Jun 27 Watch 7:02 Louisiana judge blocks state's trigger law banning abortions Louisiana is one of the states with a trigger law where the ban on performing abortions went into effect on Friday. A state judge on Monday granted a request from the Hope Medical group for women in Shreveport, one of… Continue watching
Jun 27 Watch 4:10 News Wrap: Jan. 6 committee to hold surprise hearing with new evidence In our news wrap Monday, the Jan. 6 committee is calling a surprise hearing featuring newly collected evidence, the Supreme Court sided with a high school football coach in Washington state who lead prayers on the field, an Amtrak train… Continue watching
Jun 27 3 people killed after Amtrak train hits truck, derails in Missouri By Associated Press An Amtrak train traveling from Los Angeles to Chicago derailed in Missouri after colliding with a dump truck. Spokeswoman Kimberly Woods says initial reports are that some people were injured when the Southwest Chief struck the dump truck near Mendon. Continue reading
Jun 27 Watch 9:25 Tamara Keith and Annie Linskey on the Roe v. Wade ruling, G-7 summit and Jan. 6 hearings NPR’s Tamara Keith and and Annie Linskey of The Washington Post join Laura Barrón-López to discuss the latest political news, including what the Supreme Court's decision overturning Roe v. Wade could mean for November's election, President Biden's meeting with G-7… Continue watching