Jun 02 America's religious leaders sharply divided over abortion, a year after Roe v. Wade's reversal By David Crary, Associated Press Some celebrate the state-level bans that have ensued. Others are angry that a conservative Christian cause has changed the law of the land in ways they consider oppressive. Continue reading
Jun 02 Watch 5:54 White House adviser Gene Sperling discusses bipartisan deal to raise debt ceiling By Amna Nawaz Crisis averted. That's the message from lawmakers as the bill to raise the debt ceiling makes its way to President Biden's desk. For the White House perspective on the deal, Amna Nawaz spoke with senior adviser Gene Sperling. Continue watching
Jun 02 Watch 11:44 Capehart and Abernathy on the debt deal and race for the GOP presidential nomination Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart and columnist Gary Abernathy join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including the deal to raise the debt ceiling and the growing field of candidates challenging former President Trump for the 2024… Continue watching
Jun 02 Biden orders 20-year ban on oil, gas drilling around tribal site in New Mexico By Morgan Lee, Associated Press The action Friday by Secretary of the Interior Haaland is intended to protect cultural and historic resources that tribal communities consider sacred. The order will apply only to public lands and federal mineral rights within a 10-mile radius. Continue reading
Jun 02 Centrists alarmed as poll shows growing support for German far-right party By Associated Press Prominent members of German mainstream parties have expressed alarm at a new poll released showing support for the far-right Alternative for Germany at a record high. Continue reading
Jun 02 Ohio Supreme Court says abortion, reproductive ballot issue will be single question By Julie Carr Smyth, Associated Press In a ruling Thursday, the Ohio Supreme Court sided with the bipartisan Ohio Ballot Board over Cincinnati Right to Life, which - on behalf of a pair of anti-abortion voters - argued abortion should be considered separately. Continue reading
Jun 02 The debt deal set a new date for student loan payments to resume By Nicole Ellis, Casey Kuhn, Rachel Liesendahl The wide-reaching bipartisan debt ceiling deal approved by Congress this week includes a provision that prevents the Biden administration from extending the pause on federal student loan repayments. Continue reading
Jun 02 Judge removes himself from Disney lawsuit, but not for reasons cited by DeSantis By Mike Schneider, Associated Press Disney filed the First Amendment lawsuit against the Florida governor and a DeSantis-appointed board in federal court in Tallahassee after they took over Disney World's governing board. Continue reading
Jun 02 White House wants to engage Russia on nuclear arms control in post-treaty world By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press The White House push on Moscow comes the day after the administration announced new steps in response to Russia suspending participation in the treaty. Continue reading
Jun 02 U.S. sanctions Iranian technology firm for helping government censor internet By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press Internet disruptions were instituted after homegrown anger over the September death of Masha Amini, an Iranian-Kurdish woman detained by the country's morality police, led to large-scale protests. Continue reading