Jun 24 Watch 4:43 Many will be forced into pregnancy after Roe decision, abortion rights advocate says No one gets to stay neutral in this moment, Alexis McGill Johnson President of the Planned Parenthood Action Fund says in the wake of the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade. Johnson says pro-choice advocates are mobilizing to fight the… Continue watching
Jun 24 Watch 3:42 Work 'has just begun,' Ohio anti-abortion advocate says after Roe overturned By Amna Nawaz, Frank Carlson Michael Gonidakis, president of Ohio Right to Life, has been working toward the goal of overturning Roe v. Wade for more than a decade. On the day when federal protections for abortion have been overturned, he joins Amna Nawaz to… Continue watching
Jun 24 Watch 4:39 After Roe, abortion rights advocate predicts worsening Black maternal mortality crisis By Amna Nawaz, Frank Carlson As abortion is banned in many parts of the U.S., it is “unconscionable” to ask states’ pandemic-strapped health care systems to absorb more patients, said Kelly Davis, executive director of New Voices for Reproductive Justice. Davis joins Amna Nawaz to… Continue watching
Jun 24 Watch 4:19 News Wrap: Congress passes bipartisan gun control measures In our news wrap Friday, the House of Representatives gave final approval to a $15 billion gun violence bill, the first of its kind in nearly three decades. The measure curbs gun sales to people convicted of domestic violence, and… Continue watching
Jun 24 WATCH: California Gov. Newsom speaks on abortion rights, climate change fight By Associated Press As the U.S. Supreme Court ended the nation's constitutional protections for abortion, elected leaders and abortion-rights activists in the nation's most populated state say they're not giving up the fight. Continue reading
Jun 24 Watch 13:39 Capehart and Gerson on the end of Roe v. Wade Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart and Washington Post opinion columnist Michael Gerson join Judy Woodruff to discuss what the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn abortion rights means to the nation in a moment of great political and cultural discord. Continue watching
Jun 24 Congress approves free student meal extension through summer By Lisa Rathke, Associated Press Final passage Friday of the Keep Kids Fed Act in the U.S. House came less than a week before rule changes for child nutrition programs were set to expire June 30. Continue reading
Jun 24 California plan to combat climate change pleases few By Kathleen Ronayne, Associated Press A top California official says heat waves and drought gripping California highlight the urgency to slash fossil fuel use and remove planet-warming emissions from the air. Continue reading
Jun 24 President Biden partners with East Coast governors to boost offshore wind energy By Matthew Daly, Associated Press The White House is launching a partnership with 11 East Coast governors to boost the growing offshore wind industry, a key element of President Joe Biden's climate change plan. Continue reading
Jun 24 After Supreme Court abortion decision, Democrats seek probe of tech's use of personal data By Marcy Gordon, Associated Press Four Democratic lawmakers are asking federal regulators to investigate Apple and Google for allegedly deceiving mobile phone users by collecting and selling their personal data. Continue reading