Jul 15 What Tuberville’s blockade of military promotions means for the Pentagon By Mary Clare Jalonick, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville is waging an unprecedented campaign to try to change Pentagon abortion policy by holding up hundreds of military nominations and promotions. Here's what to know about the clash. Continue reading
Jul 15 Misleading AI-generated content a top concern among state election officials for 2024 By Christina A. Cassidy, Associated Press Misinformation and the emergence of generative artificial intelligence tools to create false and misleading content were cited in interviews with several secretaries of state gathered recently for their national conference. Continue reading
Jul 14 Kentucky’s ban on gender-affirming care takes effect as federal judge lifts injunction By Bruce Schreiner, Dylan Lovan, Associated Press The latest ruling means the Kentucky prohibition takes effect. It prevents transgender minors from accessing puberty blockers and hormone therapy. Continue reading
Jul 14 Americans are widely pessimistic about the state of democracy in the U.S., AP-NORC poll finds By Nicholas Riccardi, Linley Sanders, Associated Press A new poll finds that only about 1 in 10 U.S. adults give high ratings to the way democracy is working in the United States or how well it represents the interests of most Americans. Continue reading
Jul 14 A year since 988 started helping callers, here’s what experts want to see next By Laura Santhanam In the year since the launch of 988, the U.S. hotline has fielded almost 5 million calls, texts and chats, offering support to people in mental health crises. But officials say more federal and state dollars are needed to build… Continue reading
Jul 14 Watch 6:34 House Republicans add culture war issues to traditionally bipartisan defense bill By Amna Nawaz, Matt Loffman, Kyle Midura The U.S. House passed a nearly $900 billion budget for the armed forces largely on partisan lines. Most Democrats voted no after Republicans added anti-abortion and other provisions to the bill. Amna Nawaz discussed the vote with New York Times… Continue watching
Jul 14 Watch 5:11 The link between a lack of reproductive rights and domestic violence By Amna Nawaz, Shoshana Dubnow Long before the Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade, researchers noticed a link between women having abortion access and a reduced risk of violence from men. In the wake of the court's decision, the opposite is happening and abortion… Continue watching
Jul 14 Watch 11:02 Brooks and Capehart on Biden’s accomplishments at NATO summit, GOP defense policy By Geoff Bennett, Matt Loffman, Ali Schmitz New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including President Biden's trip abroad for the NATO summit, the GOP's defense policy and the 2024 campaign. Continue watching
Jul 14 Jesse Jackson to step down as head of civil rights organization Rainbow PUSH Coalition By Gary Fields, Claire Savage, Associated Press A spokesperson for Rep. Jonathan Jackson confirmed on Friday that the civil rights leader and two-time presidential candidate plans to announce his decision on Sunday during the organization's annual convention. Continue reading
Jul 14 Iowa law banning most abortions after about 6 weeks takes effect as judge weighs hold By Hannah Fingerhut, Summer Ballentine, Associated Press The new legislation prohibits almost all abortions once cardiac activity can be detected, which is usually around six weeks of pregnancy and before many women know they are pregnant. Continue reading