Jul 02 Democrats pull in $80 million following Supreme Court ruling on Roe By Brian Slodysko, Associated Press Party officials say donors are giving much of that money to national campaigns and causes instead of races for state office, where abortion policy will now be shaped as a result of the court's decision. Continue reading
Jul 02 New York lawmakers overhaul handgun rules after Supreme Court decision By Marina Villeneuve, Associated Press The measure, signed by Gov. Kathy Hochul after passing both chambers by wide margins, is almost sure to draw more legal challenges from gun rights advocates who say the state is still putting too many restrictions on who can get… Continue reading
Jul 01 Supreme Court leaves little hope for Biden administration's plan to curb climate change By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press It's a blow to Biden's commitment to slash emissions in the few years scientists say remain to stave off deadlier levels of global warming. Continue reading
Jul 01 Watch 7:38 State abortion bans face legal challenges after Supreme Court ruling on Roe v. Wade When the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the legal battle over abortion rights shifted to the state level. Abortion providers in some states have been left confused over conflicting laws and shifting guidance from leaders. Cary Franklin, faculty director… Continue watching
Jul 01 Watch 13:23 Brooks and Marcus on the Supreme Court's history-making term, Jan. 6 revelations New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post deputy editorial page editor Ruth Marcus join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including how the Supreme Court capped off a consequential term as the fallout continues from its… Continue watching
Jul 01 How the U.S. compares with the rest of the world on abortion rights By Council on Foreign Relations The U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, which guaranteed the constitutional right to abortion for almost 50 years. How does regulation of abortion in the United States compare to that in the rest of the world?… Continue reading
Jul 01 WATCH: President Joe Biden and Democratic governors give remarks at meeting on reproductive rights By Associated Press President Joe Biden holds virtual meeting with governors on reproductive health care on Friday as the states continue to react to the overturning of Roe v. Wade which ended the constitutional right to an abortion. Continue reading
Jun 30 Watch 6:55 Supreme Court hands down climate change, immigration rulings on final day of historic term The U.S. Supreme Court has wrapped up a term that rewrote the law books on abortion, guns, climate change and asylum policy. That, in turn, set the stage for more history, when Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson became the first Black… Continue watching
Jun 30 Watch 6:41 EPA Administrator Michael Regan discusses Supreme Court ruling on climate change Many environmental advocates acknowledged Thursday that the Supreme Court's decision in the Environmental Protection Agency’s case is a significant blow in the government's efforts to limit greenhouse gases in the short term. West Virginia won the case after a legal… Continue watching
Jun 30 Watch 6:36 Supreme Court curbs EPA's power on emissions Environmental advocates say the ruling in the EPA case is a blow in the fight against climate change and will hamper the Biden administration’s environmental agenda. But West Virginia won the case in front of the court after a legal… Continue watching