May 14 Justice Clarence Thomas says Supreme Court leak on Roe 'changes the institution' By Jessica Gresko, Associated Press The conservative Thomas, who joined the court in 1991 and has long called for Roe v. Wade to be overturned, described the leak as an unthinkable breach of trust. Continue reading
May 14 Hundreds of U.S. rallies planned in show of support for abortion rights By Associated Press Demonstrators facing down a Supreme Court decision that could overturn the constitutional right to abortion planned rallies from coast to coast Saturday to express their outrage – and to mobilize for the fight ahead. Continue reading
May 13 WATCH: Pelosi and House Democrats speak on abortion and the Supreme Court By News Desk House Democrats are address abortion and the Supreme Court's draft decision days after the Senate failed to agree on a federal law to protect abortion access. Continue reading
May 13 As U.S. poised to restrict abortion, other nations ease access By Astrid Suárez, Christopher Sherman, Associated Press For women's activists who for years have led grinding campaigns demanding open access to abortion, often looking to the United States as a model, it's a discouraging sign and a reminder that hard-won gains can be impermanent. Continue reading
May 11 Watch 4:42 News Wrap: Sharp rise in inflation may have hit a peak, but remains near 40-year highs In our news wrap Wednesday, the Labor Department's April consumer price report shows a slight drop in inflation increases amid 40-year highs, Hong Kong police arrested a Catholic cardinal for endangering China's national security, the Great Barrier Reef suffered its… Continue watching
May 11 Watch 5:19 U.S. senators go on the record with their stance on abortion Republicans in the U.S. Senate blocked efforts on Wednesday to enshrine abortion rights into federal law. Democrats fell well short of the 60 votes needed to break a filibuster on codifying abortion access, with Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin joining all… Continue watching
May 11 Senate Democrats fell short on enshrining abortion access as federal law By Associated Press President Joe Biden called on the Congress controlled by Democrats to pass legislation to protect abortion services for millions of Americans. But his party's slim majority proved unable to overcome the filibuster led by Republicans, who have been working for… Continue reading
May 11 WATCH: Senate vote on federal abortion rights bill fails By Associated Press President Joe Biden has called on Democrats to enshrine the nearly 50-year-old Supreme Court ruling on Roe v. Wade into law after the disclosure of a draft opinion that would overturn the landmark decision that declared a constitutional right to… Continue reading
May 10 Watch 5:29 News Wrap: Biden defends his economic policies amid rising inflation By PBS NewsHour In our news wrap Tuesday, President Biden defended his economic policies in the face of the worst inflation in 40 years and said his proposal for taxing billionaires could bring down rising costs. Also, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen argued abortion… Continue watching
May 10 Watch 7:09 Former Pennsylvania attorney general who argued against Roe reflects on Supreme Court leak The leaked Supreme Court draft opinion shows justices appear poised to overturn Roe v. Wade, which would result in the biggest change to abortion rights since the 1992 case Planned Parenthood v. Casey, which reaffirmed the right to an abortion… Continue watching