Politics

A Gambian election commission worker stands beside ballot boxes as he arrives to prepare a polling station ahead of the presidential election in Banjul, Gambia, December 3, 2021. Photo by Zohra Bensemra/REUTERS

Gambia will head to polls in 1st election after ousting dictator

By Abdoulie John, Carley Petesch, Associated Press

Brooks and Capehart on the future of abortion rights, government funding brinkmanship

New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Jonathan Capehart join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including the omicron variant, U.S. government funding, and a major abortion case before the Supreme Court.

FILE PHOTO: Day 3 of the Democratic National Convention 2020 held in Milwaukee

Wisconsin’s Democratic governor vetoes GOP abortion bills

Wisconsin's Democratic Gov. Tony Evers has vetoed five Republican-authored anti-abortion bills, a move that came two days after the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in a case that could curtail if not end a woman's right to abortion.

By Scott Bauer, Associated Press

U.S. President Joe Biden signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, after his inauguration as the 46th President of the United States, U.S., January 20, 2021. Photo by Tom Brenner/REUTERS

Biden signs stopgap funding bill to keep government running

Earlier Friday, Biden said it was worth praising bipartisanship, but "funding the government isn't a great achievement, it's the bare minimum of what needs to get done."…

By Kevin Freking, Associated Press

The Virginia State Capitol, the seat of state government of the Commonwealth of Virginia, is pictured in Richmond, Virginia, on February 8, 2019. Photo by Jay Paul/Reuters

Virginia GOP completes sweep of elections with House recount win

A three-judge panel overseeing a recount in a close Virginia Beach state House race has upheld the Republican candidate's victory.

By Ben Finley, Associated Press

Biden warns Russia’s Vladimir Putin against Ukraine invasion

By Aamer Madhani, Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press

President Joe Biden is vowing to make it "very, very difficult" for Russian President Vladimir Putin to take military action in Ukraine, saying his administration is putting together a comprehensive set of initiatives to curb Russian aggression.

WATCH: Press secretary Jen Psaki says White House is preparing for possible Russian Ukraine invasion

By Associated Press

The briefing comes as the number of confirmed cases of the omicron variant rise in the U.S. after the first case was confirmed this week in California.

Biden, allies increasingly pushing back at GOP’s virus barbs

By Zeke Miller, Associated Press

As public patience wears thin amid the emergence of the new omicron variant and some GOP lawmakers' threats to shut down the government over vaccine requirements, the White House and its allies are seizing on what they see as a…

WATCH: Biden reflects on positive November jobs report

By Associated Press

U.S. President Joe Biden hailed the jobs report released Friday morning, saying it shows "America is back to work."…

Is Roe v. Wade ‘settled’ law? Justices’ earlier assurances now in doubt

By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press

This week's landmark Supreme Court hearing over a Mississippi law that could curtail if not outright end a woman's right to abortion prompted questions about the court's willingness to dismantle decades old decisions on access to abortion services.