Politics

LISTEN: Supreme Court hears argument on EPA's ability to make rules dealing with climate change

By Mark Sherman, Associated Press

The Supreme Court wrestled Monday with the Environmental Protection Agency's authority to curb greenhouse gas emissions from the nation's power plants, a case that could hamstring the Biden administration's plans to combat climate change.

Sanctions, protests: How Putin's war is impacting ordinary Russians

By PBS NewsHour

Hundreds of Russians have been arrested for demonstrating against Ukraine’s invasion across the country. Meanwhile, sanctions aimed at crippling Russia’s economy are slowly having an impact: the ruble is fluctuating, people are queuing up outside ATMs and prices are rising.

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Senators to watch as Supreme Court fight unfolds

By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press

President Joe Biden and Senate Democrats say they are hoping for a bipartisan vote to confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court. That won’t be easy, but some Republicans have expressed an openness to voting for Biden’s nominee.

Nearly 120,000 Ukrainians flee Russian conflict so far, up to 4 million if situation worsens, says U.N. body

By Vanessa Gera, Associated Press

Lines of vehicles miles long are clogging border crossings out of Ukraine, as residents rushed to escape danger from invading Russian troops that were advancing toward the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv.

Biden selects Ketanji Brown Jackson for the U.S. Supreme Court

President Biden on Friday delivered on his promise to nominate the first Black woman to serve on the United States Supreme Court. After a month-long search to fill the seat of retiring Justice Stephen Breyer, Biden selected a former Breyer…

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How Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson could reshape the nation's highest court

By Lisa Desjardins, Ebony Joseph

President Biden's nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court is a landmark moment for Black women across the legal field, who throughout American history have made up less than 2 percent of the federal bench. Margaret…

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Brooks and Capehart on Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Biden's Supreme Court nomination

New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Jonathan Capehart join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including Russia's invasion of Ukraine and President Biden’s selection for the U.S. Supreme Court.

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Healthy Americans can stop wearing masks in areas with low COVID-19 impact, CDC says

By Carla K. Johnson, Mike Stobbe, Associated Press

U.S. officials say most Americans live in places where healthy people can safely take a break from wearing masks.

WATCH: Russia vetoes U.N. resolution demanding end to Ukraine attack

By Edith M. Lederer, Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press

Russia has vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution demanding that Moscow immediately stop its attack on Ukraine and withdraw all troops, a defeat the United States and its supporters knew was inevitable but sought to highlight Russia's global isolation.