Jul 07 Watch 6:40 Biden faces pressure to end abortion ban within the Department of Veterans Affairs In a post-Roe America, Democrats are increasingly turning to the White House for solutions and urging President Biden to use executive action to protect and expand abortion access. While Biden's power is limited, a group of veterans argues he could… Continue watching
Jul 07 EU Parliament condemns U.S. abortion ruling, calls for human rights safeguards By Raf Cassert, Associated Press In a 324-155 vote with 38 abstentions, European Parliament lawmakers adopted a resolution Thursday condemning the end of constitutional protections for abortion in the United States. Continue reading
Jul 06 Watch 6:35 How abortion providers are adjusting to new realities in a post-Roe world After the Supreme Court ruling on Roe, physicians in states with near-total abortion bans are having to navigate medically and ethically murky waters. In Texas, for example, a law set to go into effect makes all abortions illegal, including in… Continue watching
Jul 05 Watch 8:11 Supreme Court's EPA ruling raises climate change concerns The Supreme Court’s recent decision to limit the authority of the Environmental Protection Agency has many worried about whether the Biden administration can reach its climate goals. Michael Oppenheimer of Princeton University, one of six scientists who filed an amicus… Continue watching
Jul 04 Watch 8:52 What the Supreme Court's monumental rulings tell us about the new conservative majority By PBS NewsHour The Supreme Court is off this Fourth of July after working overtime the last couple of weeks reshaping the country's legal landscape surrounding abortion, guns and religion. NewsHour's John Yang and The National Law Journal's Marcia Coyle unpack the historic… Continue watching
Jul 04 Watch 7:50 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on divisions in America, Jan. 6 hearings NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join Amna Nawaz to discuss the latest political news, including disunity in America, President Biden’s approval ratings, frustrations over inflation and the Jan. 6 hearings. Continue watching
Jul 04 Funding increases for abortion-related causes as 'rage giving' continues By Glenn Gamboa, Associated Press The Supreme Court's overturning of Roe v. Wade has ushered in a new era of funding on both sides of the abortion debate. … Continue reading
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