Politics

News Wrap: Chicago voters oust mayor in election where crime was a top issue

In our news wrap Wednesday, voters in Chicago oust Mayor Lori Lightfoot as two other candidates go to a runoff, police in Israel used force against crowds protesting an overhaul of the nation's courts, rescuers in Greece spent the day…

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Parents concerned as new state laws restrict rights of transgender children

By William Brangham, Dorothy Hastings

Across the country, at least 150 bills have been filed by Republican legislators targeting transgender Americans. Roughly 100 of those bills specifically restrict doctors and other providers from offering transition-related health care for minors. We hear from concerned parents whose…

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Biden’s pick to lead FAA encounters stormy confirmation hearing

By David Koenig, Associated Press

President Joe Biden’s pick to run the Federal Aviation Administration is finally getting a chance to make the case for his stalled nomination.

FDA panel narrowly backs Pfizer RSV vaccine for older adults

By Matthew Perrone, Associated Press

Federal health advisers have narrowly backed an experimental vaccine from Pfizer that could become the first shot to protect older adults against the respiratory illness known as RSV.

Israeli troops kills Palestinian in West Bank; 3 arrested

By Ilan Ben Zion, Associated Press

The Israeli military says Israeli troops arrested three Palestinians on Wednesday suspected of involvement in the killing earlier this week of an American-Israeli while a fourth was shot and killed fleeing the scene.

West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice signs campus carry gun bill

By John Raby, Associated Press

West Virginia’s governor has signed a bill allowing people with concealed carry permits to take firearms onto public college and university campuses.

WATCH: Biden rallies Democrats as GOP pushes him toward 1st veto of his presidency

By Seung Min Kim, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press

Biden will meet with congressional Democrats starting Wednesday in back-to-back private sessions as their party confronts the limits of its power in a newly divided Washington with its once sweeping agenda now effectively stalled.

Democrat-controlled Michigan Senate votes to protect LGBTQ rights

By Joey Cappelletti, Associated Press

Michigan senators have voted to expand the state's civil rights law to include the LGBTQ community and prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity or expression.

Sen. Bernie Sanders schedules vote to force Starbucks CEO to testify

By Dee-Ann Durbin, Associated Press

Sen. Bernie Sanders is raising the stakes in his effort to get Starbucks' interim CEO Howard Schultz to testify at a Senate hearing about the company's compliance with federal labor laws.

WATCH: White House speaks as legal fight over student debt continues

By Associated Press

Facing the possibility that the Supreme Court will reject Biden's plan for student loan forgiveness, the White House is aiming to turn the political heat toward Republicans while deflecting criticism from disappointed borrowers.