Jun 24 WATCH: Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade. What happens now? By News Desk and Associated Press The ruling came more than a month after the stunning leak of a draft opinion by Alito indicating the court was prepared to take this momentous step. Continue reading
Jun 24 Read the Supreme Court’s full opinion overturning Roe v. Wade The decision, unthinkable just a few years ago, was the culmination of decades of efforts by abortion opponents, made possible by an emboldened right side of the court that has been fortified by three appointees of former President Donald Trump. Continue reading
Jun 24 Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, ends constitutional protections for abortion By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The Supreme Court has ended the nation's constitutional protections for abortion that had been in place nearly 50 years in a decision by its conservative majority to overturn Roe v. Wade. Continue reading
Jun 24 WATCH: House sends gun violence legislation to Biden By Alan Fram, Associated Press The House sent President Joe Biden the most wide-ranging gun violence bill Congress has passed in decades on Friday, a measured compromise that at once illustrates progress on the long-intractable issue and the deep-seated partisan divide that persists. Continue reading
Jun 23 Senate passes bipartisan gun violence bill, setting up final approval By Alan Fram, Associated Press The vote late Thursday clears the way for expected House passage Friday of what will be Congress’ most far-reaching response in decades to the nation’s run of brutal mass shootings. Continue reading
Jun 23 WATCH: Vice President Harris discusses abortion laws with state officials By Will Weissert, Associated Press She suggested Thursday that they might be able to lead legal challenges of any new state abortion restrictions that grow out of an upcoming Supreme Court ruling expected to weaken the landmark Roe v. Wade decision. Continue reading
Jun 23 Watch 3:51 Supreme Court strikes down a New York gun restriction law amid national debate on firearms By John Yang, Harry Zahn The U.S. Supreme Court today struck down a New York handgun law, expanding the constitutional right to carry a gun outside the home. The ruling has far-reaching implications across the country, and comes as recent mass shootings have renewed the… Continue watching
Jun 23 Watch 6:49 How the Supreme Court ruling on gun restrictions will impact state laws While Thursday's Supreme Court ruling on gun restrictions is expected to affect laws in only seven states and Washington, D.C., those states are home to nearly 90 million people, or more than a quarter of the population. Three other states… Continue watching
Jun 23 Watch 12:47 What we learned on Day 5 of Jan. 6 committee hearings By Tess Conciatori, Saher Khan, Tommy Walters In its fifth public hearing, the congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack detailed its findings of how former President Trump pressured the Department of Justice to overturn the 2020 election results. NewsHour's Lisa Desjardins and Laura Barrón-López join… Continue watching
Jun 23 Watch 7:36 Jan. 6 panel details how Trump tried to use the Justice Department to stay in office Three top Justice Department officials on Thursday recounted how former President Trump wanted the department to undermine the 2020 election. Andrea Bernstein, co-host of the "Will Be Wild" podcast and a frequent NPR contributor, and attorney Michael Zeldin, host of… Continue watching