Judge strikes down new federal abortion rule
The rule let clinicians object to providing abortions and other services that conflict with their moral and religious beliefs.
‘He went to the press about it.’ Biden on the priest who denied him communion
Former Vice President Joe Biden on Friday called his denial of communion by a priest in South Carolina a “private matter,” but expressed regret that the priest had taken the issue to the press.
Supreme Court begins election year term full of big cases
This year, the court will hear high-profile cases about abortions, protections for young immigrants and LGBT rights.
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SCOTUS takes on DACA, LGBTQ rights in new term
The U.S. Supreme Court begins its new term Monday with a docket full of blockbuster cases ranging from abortion and DACA to insanity defenses and LGBTQ discrimination. Amy Howe, co-founder and contributing reporter for SCOTUSblog, joins Hari Sreenivasan from Washington,…
In our news wrap Friday, the Labor Department reports employers added a net 136,000 jobs in September and the unemployment rate fell to 3.5 percent--a new 50-year low. But factories shed 2,000 jobs amid fears the manufacturing sector is now…
The Supreme court will consider Louisiana's law requiring doctors who perform abortions to have admitting privileges at a nearby hospital.
The law signed in May by Republican Gov. Brian Kemp bans abortions once a fetal heartbeat is detected, which can happen as early as six weeks into a pregnancy, before many women realize they're expecting. It allows for limited exceptions.
A panel of appellate judges on Monday considered whether a Trump administration rule on federal funding for clinics that make abortion referrals may remain in place while legal challenges work their way through the courts. More than 900 clinics, many…
So far, Biden has faced little criticism over his shift on abortion funding relative to other aspects of his record…
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