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Ohio, Indiana primary elections: Live updates and results: Voters weigh in at polls
Matthew Hatcher/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The first multistate contest of the 2022 midterm season kicks off Tuesday with primary races in Ohio and Indiana. Ohio’s Senate race marks the first major test of [Read More…]
Oklahoma governor signs 6-week abortion ban into law
Dylan Hollingsworth/Bloomberg via Getty Images, FILE (OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla.) — Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt signed an abortion bill Tuesday that is modeled after a controversial Texas law. The bill, formally known as S.B. 1503, creates [Read More…]
What the Trump-appointed Supreme Court justices previously said about Roe’s precedent
Win McNamee/Getty Images, FILE (WASHINGTON) — Comments on abortion rights made by the recent conservative additions to the Supreme Court during their Senate confirmation hearings are under fresh scrutiny after a leaked draft Supreme Court [Read More…]
Who leaked Supreme Court draft opinion on abortion?
Win McNamee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A draft of the SCOTUS decision on the Mississippi case that challenges Roe v. Wade was leaked Monday night, first reported by Politico. According to the copy of the draft [Read More…]
With Supreme Court poised to reverse Roe, most Americans support abortion rights: POLL
Ting Shen/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Amid reports of a draft Supreme Court opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade, an ABC News/Washington Post poll finds that majorities of Americans support upholding Roe, say [Read More…]
GOP senator slams Kavanaugh, Gorsuch after leaked SCOTUS draft opinion on abortion suggests flip flop
Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — With the bombshell leak of a draft Supreme Court opinion indicating a reported majority of conservative justices is ready to overturn Roe v. Wade, all eyes [Read More…]
Biden reacts to leaked draft Supreme Court opinion on abortion
NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden weighed in Tuesday morning on the leaked draft Supreme Court opinion showing the panel’s conservative majority of justices is poised to overturn nearly 50 years [Read More…]
Chief Justice Roberts responds to leaked Supreme Court draft opinion
Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call (WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court and Chief Justice John Roberts put out rare, written statements Tuesday to address the leak of a draft opinion showing the panel’s conservative majority of justices [Read More…]
Ohio primaries test Trump’s power over GOP, highlight Democratic divisions
adamkaz/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Ohioans head to the polls Tuesday to vote in Democratic and Republican primaries, featuring multiple hotly contested races, including battles for governor, secretary of state and U.S. Senate. The race to [Read More…]
Biden meets with parents of American journalist Austin Tice who was abducted in Syria
Fort Worth Star-Telegram/Tribune News Service via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The parents of Austin Tice, an American journalist and Marine Corps veteran abducted in Syria, have already been waiting almost a decade for their son [Read More…]
Supreme Court apparently to overturn Roe v. Wade abortion case, draft opinion shows: Report
Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — An apparent draft Supreme Court opinion obtained by Politico shows the panel’s conservative majority of justices is ready to overturn nearly 50 years of established abortion rights precedent since Roe v. [Read More…]
Jan. 6 committee requests interviews with three more GOP lawmakers
Tim Graham/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The House Jan. 6 committee on Monday requested the cooperation of three more House Republicans linked to the Jan. 6 Capitol attack and former President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn [Read More…]
Judge rejects RNC effort to block Jan. 6 committee subpoena
Eric Lee/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A federal judge overnight rejected a lawsuit brought by the Republican National Committee against the committee probing the Jan. 6 attack that had sought to block the panel’s [Read More…]
Supreme Court rules Boston violated First Amendment by denying Christian Flag
Grant Faint/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A unanimous Supreme Court ruled on Monday that the city of Boston violated the First Amendment when it denied a civic group from flying the Christian Flag from city hall [Read More…]
Majorities favor support for Ukraine despite broad concerns about impacts: POLL
Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Concerns about escalation and economic consequences of the war in Ukraine loom large in U.S. public opinion, even as majorities of Americans favor increased support for Ukraine, particularly in terms [Read More…]
1 dead, 5 injured in shooting at Mississippi Mudbug Festival
WAPT (JACKSON, Miss.) — One person was killed and five others were injured when multiple shooters opened fire Saturday at the Mississippi Mudbug Festival in Jackson, authorities said. The person who died is suspected to [Read More…]
Ukrainian ambassador calls Pelosi’s visit to Kyiv ‘a special delight’
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Ukrainian Ambassador to the United States Oksana Markarova says House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s surprise visit to Kyiv is “yet another sign of a very very strong support that Ukraine has [Read More…]
War in Ukraine having ‘catastrophic effect’ on global food supply, prices: USAID administrator
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Samantha Power, administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development, said the costs of the war in Ukraine include global food and fertilizer shortages, impacting prices for consumers and farmers [Read More…]
GOP strong on crime, boosted by trust in inflation: POLL
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Broad Republican advantages in trust to tame inflation and handle crime are keeping the party in a strong position for the 2022 midterm elections in the latest ABC News/Washington Post [Read More…]
Pentagon spokesman shows anger over Putin and alleged Russian atrocities in Ukraine
Alex Wong/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — In a rare show of emotion at the Pentagon, press secretary John Kirby choked up discussing Russian President Vladimir Putin and alleged Russian atrocities in Ukraine during a briefing with [Read More…]