Morning news brief
The White House gears up for a battle over abortion pill access. House Speaker McCarthy and President Biden are at an impasse over the debt ceiling. The pandemic disrupted childhood vaccine routines.
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Democrats oppose some items in Kevin McCarthy's bill to raise the debt ceiling
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy unveiled legislation to raise the nation's borrowing authority and avoid a default. But the bill includes a long list of spending cuts, policy changes and other items.
Defamation cases related to the 2020 election could help stop future election lies
Beyond Dominion's newly-settled case with Fox News, there are more than a dozen other defamation cases related to the 2020 election. Lawyers say these cases could help stop future election lies.
Fate of abortion pills remains in doubt as Supreme Court ponders lower court verdicts
The Supreme Court is considering whether to block lower court decisions that have have reached a variety of verdicts about the drug mifepristone.
Florida's abortion laws protect a pregnant person's life, but not for mental health
If a pregnant person is struggling with mental health and considering suicide, several states' laws, including Florida's, specifically say the "life of the mother" exception does not apply to them.
Supreme Court extends freeze on changes to abortion pill access until Friday
The announcement kicks the can down the road on what the high court will do for another few days. Mifepristone is used in about half of all abortions nationwide.
Some Republicans say New York is in the grips of a crime wave. Experts say not at all
Earlier this week, the House Judiciary Committee held a hearing in Manhattan about New York City's crime problem. But experts say there is no problem.
2 teens charged with murder in Alabama shooting that left 4 dead and dozens injured
The suspects, 16 and 17, were arrested in connection with the shooting at a Sweet Sixteen birthday party, investigators said Wednesday. The district attorney said the two would be tried as adults.
Tyre Nichols' family sues the Memphis police force, the officers and the city
The lawsuit compared Nichols' fatal police beating to the 1955 killing of Emmett Till, saying the 29-year-old suffered a beating "endured at hands of a modern-day lynch mob."
The Supreme Court ponders when a threat is really a 'true threat'
The court hears arguments Wednesday in a case that looks at whether the prosecution has to show that the defendant frightened his target intentionally.