Politics

WATCH: Rep. Liz Cheney debates Wyoming GOP primary opponents amid ongoing Jan. 6 hearings

By Mead Gruver, Associated Press

The U.S. Capitol insurrection dominated Thursday's debate in Wyoming among U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney and her four Republican primary challengers.

Following years of complaints, Justice Department to probe NYPD sex crimes unit

By Michael R. Sisak, Larry Neumeister, Associated Press

The U.S. Justice Department has launched a probe of the New York Police Department unit that investigates sex crimes following years of complaints about the way it treats crime victims.

Secretary-General Stoltenberg vows to guard ‘every inch of NATO territory’ as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues

By Jill Lawless, Joseph Wilson, Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press

Jens Stoltenberg said NATO had a "core responsibility" to stop the conflict in Ukraine spreading, by making clear it would "protect every inch of NATO territory."…

Alabama cites abortion ruling to argue for transgender medication ban

By Kim Chandler, Associated Press

Alabama is using the U.S. Supreme Court decision on abortion to argue that the state should also be able to ban gender-affirming medical treatments for transgender youth.

Biden supports filibuster exception to protect abortion access

By Chris Megerian, Associated Press

President Joe Biden says he would support an exception to the Senate filibuster to protect access to abortion after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.

Sen. Patrick Leahy to undergo hip surgery after fall

By Wilson Ring, Associated Press

U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont has broken a hip in a fall at his home and was to undergo surgery to repair it.

Supreme Court to hear appeal from North Carolina Republicans that could limit state court authority

By Associated Press

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal from North Carolina Republicans that could drastically limit state court authority over congressional redistricting, as well as elections for Congress and the presidency.

Supreme Court rules Biden administration properly ended Trump-era ‘Remain in Mexico’ program

By Jessica Gresko, Associated Press

The Supreme Court has ruled that the Biden administration properly ended a Trump-era policy forcing some U.S. asylum-seekers to wait in Mexico.

Supreme Court limits EPA in regulating power plant emissions, in blow to climate change fight

By Associated Press

In a blow to the fight against climate change, the Supreme Court has limited how the nation's main anti-air pollution law can be used to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from power plants.

WATCH: Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson sworn in as first Black woman on Supreme Court

By Associated Press

Ketanji Brown Jackson was sworn in to the Supreme Court on Thursday, shattering a glass ceiling as the first Black woman on the nation’s highest court.