Jul 02 Watch 8:57 How abortion restrictions have disproportionately impacted Black women By Sarah Varney, Layla Quran It’s been more than two years since the Supreme Court ended the constitutional right to abortion. Since then, nearly two dozen states have banned or restricted access to the procedure and abortion pills. Special correspondent Sarah Varney traveled to Tennessee… Continue watching
Jul 02 WATCH: White House says Biden will meet with Democratic lawmakers as he faces pressure to leave presidential race By Colleen Long, Associated Press White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre says Biden wants to "turn the page" after the outcry over his shaky performance in last week's debate against Republican Donald Trump. Continue reading
Jul 02 Rep. Lloyd Doggett becomes first Congressional Democrat to call for Biden's withdrawal from presidential race By Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press Doggett is the first sitting lawmaker in the Democratic Party to publicly state what many have been privately whispering behind closed doors since last week's debate. Biden concedes the debate didn't go well but says he's ready to fight for… Continue reading
Jul 02 Amid post-debate anxiety, Biden campaign says it raised $264 million in 2nd quarter By Will Weissert, Associated Press President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign and the Democratic National Committee have reported raising $264 million in the year’s second quarter. Continue reading
Jul 02 6 big takeaways from this historic Supreme Court term By Marcia Coyle Despite former President Donald Trump’s dominance of the docket, much more happened in rulings that may affect multiple aspects of American lives. Continue reading
Jul 02 Giuliani disbarred in New York as court finds he repeatedly lied about Trump's 2020 election loss By Philip Marcelo, Associated Press Giuliani had already had his New York law license suspended for false statements he made after the election. Giuliani was the primary mouthpiece for Trump's false claims of election fraud. Continue reading
Jul 02 U.S. government will pay Moderna $176 million to develop an mRNA bird flu pandemic vaccine By Associated Press The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said Tuesday it is funding the development of a vaccine based on the same mRNA technology that allowed the rapid development and rollout of vaccines to protect against COVID-19. Continue reading
Jul 02 U.S. inflation slowing again, but Fed Chair Powell warns it isn't yet time to cut rates By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press Speaking in a panel discussion at a monetary policy conference in Sintra, Portugal, Powell said Fed officials still want to see annual price growth slow further toward their 2% target before they would feel confident of having fully defeated high… Continue reading
Jul 02 WATCH: Pentagon holds news briefing as Austin announces $2.3 billion in military aid to Ukraine By Tara Copp, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press Tuesday's announcement comes as Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov meets with Austin at the Pentagon. Continue reading
Jul 02 Judge delays Trump's hush money sentencing to weigh high court immunity ruling By Jake Offenhartz, Associated Press The judge agreed Tuesday to put it off while weighing the possible impact of a new Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity. Trump had been scheduled to face sentencing July 11 on his New York conviction on felony charges of… Continue reading