Nov 07 Ohio voters enshrine abortion access in constitution in latest win for reproductive rights By Julie Carr Smyth, Associated Press The outcome of Tuesday's intense, off-year election was the latest blow for abortion opponents. It follows a string of defeats in statewide votes since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last year. Continue reading
Nov 07 Democrat Gabe Amo becomes Rhode Island's first Black candidate elected to Congress By Steve LeBlanc, Associated Press Amo, the son of Ghanaian and Liberian immigrants who once worked as a White House aide, succeeds former Democratic Rep. David Cicilline, who stepped down this summer to become president and CEO of the Rhode Island Foundation. Continue reading
Nov 07 Democrat Cherelle Parker is elected as Philadelphia's 100th mayor, 1st woman to hold the office By Brooke Schultz, Associated Press/Report for America Parker emerged from a crowded field of Democrats in the May primary and was heavily favored over Republican David Oh in the city, a Democratic stronghold. Continue reading
Nov 07 A man with a rifle is arrested in a park near the U.S. Capitol By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press A man with a rifle has been arrested in a park near the U.S. Capitol. Police say officers confronted the 21-year-old Atlanta man on Tuesday and used a Taser stun gun after he refused to drop the weapon. Continue reading
Nov 07 Blinken seeks G7 unity on Israel-Hamas war By Matthew Lee, Associated Press Fresh from a whirlwind tour of the Middle East, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has shifted his intense diplomacy on the Israel-Hamas war to Asia. Continue reading
Nov 07 Watch 2:49 News Wrap: Americans go to the polls on off-year election In our news wrap Tuesday, voters in Kentucky and Mississippi are weighing in on governors’ races in their states, while Ohioans are deciding an abortion-rights amendment to the state constitution. Also, the special prosecutor investigating Hunter Biden denied any political… Continue watching
Nov 07 Watch 6:12 In domestic violence gun ban case, Supreme Court considers dangers and due process By Geoff Bennett, Saher Khan, Kyle Midura The Supreme Court heard a case on Tuesday about whether people with domestic violence court orders should be barred from owning guns. Supreme Court analyst Marcia Coyle joins Geoff Bennett to discuss the arguments. Continue watching
Nov 07 Watch 9:34 Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on why he thinks he has a chance as an independent candidate By Amna Nawaz, Ali Schmitz Robert F. Kennedy Jr., one of the independent candidates seeking to challenge the major party frontrunners in the 2024 election, says he thinks Americans are tired of polarization and feeling like nobody is hearing them. A longtime environmental lawyer and… Continue watching
Nov 07 Watch 6:02 How Trump sees a 2nd term as a chance to promote loyalists and punish critics By Geoff Bennett, Matt Loffman With the presidential election just under a year away, former President Donald Trump is already preparing for what he’d do if he returns to the White House. Devlin Barrett of The Washington Post joins Geoff Bennett to discuss his reporting… Continue watching
Nov 07 Protests turn violent as pressure mounts on Spain's acting government for amnesty talks with Catalans By Joseph Wilson, Associated Press Three people have been arrested in a protest against negotiations between Spain's acting government and Catalan separatist parties over a possible amnesty for thousands involved in Catalonia's independence movement. Continue reading