Jun 29 Watch 5:57 Democrats pressure Biden to take executive action on abortion rights President Biden promised to do everything in his power to protect abortion access after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. In the days since that historic ruling, pressure from Democrats in Congress and outside advocates is mounting on Biden… Continue watching
Jun 29 Lev Parnas, Giuliani's former Ukraine fixer, gets 20 months in prison By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press An associate of Rudy Giuliani who was a figure in former President Donald Trump’s first impeachment investigation was sentenced Wednesday to a year and eight months in prison for fraud and campaign finance crimes. Continue reading
Jun 29 A ballot initiative in Michigan could let voters choose whether abortion is a protected right By Frances Kai-Hwa Wang Michigan is one of several states across the country seeking to protect abortion rights as the question of legality returns to the states. But it’s also one of close to two dozen states with a law criminalizing the termination of… Continue reading
Jun 29 Supreme Court allows vet who lost job as Texas trooper to sue state By Associated Press The Supreme Court has allowed a former state trooper to sue Texas over his claim that he was forced out of his job when he returned from Army service in Iraq. Continue reading
Jun 29 WHO chief says U.S. abortion ruling is 'a setback' and will cost lives By Associated Press The head of the World Health Organization has criticized the U.S. Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus called the decision to no longer recognize a constitutional right to abortion “a setback” that would… Continue reading
Jun 29 'No guarantee' Fed can tame inflation without hurting employment, Powell warns By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said there's "no guarantee" the central bank can tame runaway inflation without hurting the job market. Continue reading
Jun 29 Half of the people found dead in trailer in San Antonio believed to be from Mexico, according to officials By Associated Press Among the dead, 27 are believed to be of Mexican origin based on documents they were carrying, according to Rubén Minutti, the Mexico consul general in San Antonio. Continue reading
Jun 28 Utah Sen. Mike Lee fends off 2 opponents to win GOP primary By Sam Metz, Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press Sen. Mike Lee won Utah’s Republican primary Tuesday, fending off attacks from two challengers who criticized him for his unwavering loyalty to former President Donald Trump and uncompromising lawmaking style. Continue reading
Jun 28 State Rep. Krystle Matthews wins Democratic U.S. Senate nod in South Carolina By Meg Kinnard, Associated Press Matthews, the second-place finisher in a June 14 primary, defeated author and preservationist Catherine Fleming Bruce in the runoff. Continue reading
Jun 28 Rep. Michael Guest, Sheriff Mike Ezell win Mississippi runoffs By Will Weissert, Associated Press Mississippi Republican Rep. Michael Guest, who defied former President Donald Trump by voting to create an independent commission to investigate last year's deadly insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, won his primary runoff on Tuesday. Continue reading