Apr 06 Watch 7:11 Oklahoma Legislature bans most abortions following a national trend By Stephanie Sy, Saher Khan, Ebony Joseph, Adam Kemp The Oklahoma Legislature has passed a sweeping ban on abortions in the state, marking the latest in a national trend of red states implementing restrictive abortion laws. NewsHour's Adam Kemp reports from Oklahoma City, and Mary Ziegler, author of "Abortion… Continue watching
Apr 06 Watch 9:16 U.S. Supreme Court's increasingly partisan divide raises questions about ethics By John Yang, Matt Loffman Text messages uncovered by the Jan. 6 committee between former President Trump's chief of staff and Ginni Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, have raised ethical questions about the court. Gabe Roth, executive director of Fix the Court,… Continue watching
Apr 06 Watch 9:07 Push to purge some books from schools highlights nation's cultural schism By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport, Alison Thoet A new report from the American Library Association shows that attempts to ban books in the U.S. surged last year to the highest level since the group began tracking book challenges 20 years ago. According to the study, most of… Continue watching
Apr 06 Federal Reserve signals more aggressive steps to fight inflation By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press Federal Reserve officials are signaling that they will take a more aggressive approach to fighting high inflation in the coming months — actions that will make borrowing sharply more expensive for consumers and businesses. Continue reading
Apr 06 Attorney General Garland, Commerce Secretary Raimondo test positive for COVID-19 By Michael Balsamo, Associated Press Attorney General Merrick Garland has tested positive for COVID-19 and will quarantine at home for five days. Garland is the second Cabinet official to announce a positive test result on Wednesday. Continue reading
Apr 06 WATCH: President Biden signs the Postal Service Reform Act of 2022 By Will Weissert, Zeke Miller, Associated Press Before he signed the law, Biden declared that the "Postal Service is fundamental to our economy, to our democracy, to our health and the very sense of who we are as a nation."… Continue reading
Apr 06 No charges filed in no-knock warrant killing of Amir Locke By Steve Karnowski, Associated Press Minnesota prosecutors have declined to file charges against a Minneapolis police SWAT team officer who fatally shot Amir Locke while executing an early morning no-knock search warrant in February. Continue reading
Apr 06 Rights groups charge Ethiopia with 'ethnic cleansing' in Tigray region By Rodney Muhumuza, Associated Press Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International charge in a new report that widespread abuses against civilians in the western part of Ethiopia's embattled Tigray region amount to war crimes and crimes against humanity. Continue reading
Apr 06 WATCH: White House press secretary Jen Psaki urges Republicans to reach deal on COVID funding By Associated Press Speaking at the briefing Wednesday, Psaki warned, "the virus is not waiting for Republicans in Congress to get their act together."… Continue reading
Apr 06 WATCH: House committee hearing on COVID-19 immigration rule Title 42 and asylum at the border By News Desk and Associated Press At the 2020 height of the pandemic, President Donald Trump imposed immigration curbs letting authorities immediately expel asylum seekers and migrants for public health reasons. … Continue reading