Jan 20 Watch 5:40 March for Life activists set sights on further restrictions after Roe v. Wade overturn By Sarah Varney, Layla Quran, Sam Weber Anti-abortion activists descended on the National Mall for the annual March for Life on Friday. It was the first time the march has been held since the overturn of Roe v. Wade rescinded the constitutional right to abortion. In a… Continue watching
Jan 20 Watch 8:19 Republican leading Oversight Committee discusses plans to investigate Biden By Geoff Bennett, Cybele Mayes-Osterman, Ali Schmitz The House Oversight Committee, under new Republican leadership, has announced its first hearing to look into the management of pandemic relief funding. The committee's new chairman, Kentucky Republican James Comer, says his passion is tackling waste, fraud, and abuse of… Continue watching
Jan 20 Watch 10:23 Brooks and Capehart on the debt ceiling debate and Biden document investigations New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including the latest on President Biden's classified documents investigation and the debt ceiling debate in Congress. Continue watching
Jan 20 What the Supreme Court found in their Roe v. Wade leak investigation By Jessica Gresko, Mark Sherman, Associated Press Eight months, 126 formal interviews and a 23-page report later, the Supreme Court has failed to discover who leaked a draft of the court's opinion overturning abortion rights. Continue reading
Jan 20 Chris Hipkins set to become New Zealand's next prime minister after Jacinda Ardern steps down By Nick Perry, Associated Press Chris Hipkins was the only candidate to enter the race Saturday. Continue reading
Jan 20 Biden's first 2 years in office, by the numbers By Associated Press President Joe Biden notches two years in office on Friday. That represents 730 days since his inauguration. The story of the first half of Biden's term — at least by the numbers — is a mixed bag. Continue reading
Jan 20 U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak fined for not wearing seat belt in Instagram video By Jill Lawless, Associated Press Sunak has apologized for making an "error of judgment" while filming a message for Instagram from the back of an official government car during a visit to northwest England on Thursday. Continue reading
Jan 20 3 active-duty Marines charged with assaulting Capitol during Jan. 6 riot By Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press Dozens of people charged in the riot have military backgrounds, but these three are among only a handful on active duty. Continue reading
Jan 20 Judge fines Donald Trump, lawyer for 'frivolous' lawsuit against 2016 rival Hillary Clinton By Jill Colvin, Associated Press A Florida judge has sanctioned former President Donald Trump and one of his attorneys, ordering them to pay nearly $1 million for filing a bogus lawsuit against Trump's 2016 rival Hillary Clinton. Continue reading
Jan 20 North Dakota rejects bill that considers $1,500 fine for using pronouns other than those assigned at birth By Trisha Ahmed, Associated Press Republican Sen. David Clemens, of West Fargo, says he hopes the bill will discourage schools from “promoting transgenderism.” Reed Eliot Rahrich, who identifies as transgender, says the proposal is an “affront to human rights” for transgender people and state-funded employees. Continue reading