Jun 21 Watch 8:46 Women reflect on what life was like before Roe v. Wade By Amna Nawaz, Maea Lenei Buhre, Layla Quran In light of the leaked Supreme Court opinion that would reverse the landmark Supreme Court case Roe v. Wade, the country faces the prospect of a future where abortion will no longer be legal nationwide. Amna Nawaz spoke to women… Continue watching
Jun 21 Mark Shields, a voice of political civility across decades, dies at 85 By Erica R. Hendry, Travis Daub For 30 years, PBS viewers tuned into the NewsHour on Friday nights to hear what Shields had to say about the most pressing political issues of the week. Mark brought a lifetime of Washington experience to the conversation, drawing upon… Continue reading
Jun 21 WATCH: How Georgia, Arizona officials defended the election from Trump pressure By Lisa Mascaro, Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press The House Jan. 6 committee has opened, hearing from state and local officials who fended off Donald Trump's pressure to overturn the 2020 presidential election. Continue reading
Jun 21 2022 Alabama Primary Election Results By Kim Chandler, Jill Colvin, Associated Press Katie Britt has won the Republican nomination for Senate in Alabama, defeating six-term Congressman Mo Brooks in a primary runoff after former President Donald Trump took the unusual step of rescinding his endorsement. Continue reading
Jun 21 Minnesota Supreme Court rules Minneapolis mayor failed to hire more police By Associated Press The Minnesota Supreme Court has ruled the mayor of Minneapolis hasn't met a legal duty to hire more police officers or demonstrate why he hasn't done so. Continue reading
Jun 21 WATCH: Jan. 6 committee explores the Trump campaign ‘plot’ to seat fake electors By Gabrielle Hays In a video played during the hearing, investigative counsel Casey Lucier explained how, according to testimony, people close to Trump began to organize fake electors in the weeks after the election. Continue reading
Jun 21 UK rail strike brings train network to a crawl By Jill Lawless, Associated Press Tens of thousands of railway workers have walked off the job in Britain, bringing the train network to a crawl in the country's biggest transit strike in three decades. Tuesday's action could be a precursor to a summer of labor… Continue reading
Jun 21 WATCH: Arizona House speaker testifies he was pressured to overturn 2020 election results, despite no evidence of fraud By Casey Kuhn and Associated Press Arizona's House Speaker Rusty Bowers testified before the Jan. 6 committee Tuesday about being pressured to overturn the state's 2020 election results due to election fraud but was never provided any evidence to support the claims. Continue reading
Jun 21 2022 Georgia Primary Election Results By Jeff Amy, Kate Brumback, Associated Press Georgia Democrats chose state Rep. Bee Nguyen as their nominee for secretary of state Tuesday in primary runoff elections, voting on a position that assumed new importance after former President Donald Trump cast doubt on Georgia’s 2020 election results by… Continue reading
Jun 21 2022 Virginia Primary Election Results By Sarah Rankin, Associated Press Virginia voters picked a state senator and a law enforcement official Tuesday as the Republican nominees for what could be two of the country’s most competitive U.S. House races. Continue reading