Politics

Michigan is looking to ban abortions. It may rest on the gubernatorial election

8:04am June 26, 2022

by Zoe Clark

Abortion is still legal in Michigan but it's the subject of litigation. It will be a main campaign issue for Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and her most competitive Republican rival, Tudor Dixon.

Texas has banned almost all abortions — but it's taken decades

8:04am June 26, 2022

by Sergio Martínez-Beltrán | The Texas Newsroom

Nine years ago, state Sen. Wendy Davis stopped a vote on a bill that would have forced Texas abortion facilities to close. Now abortions will soon be illegal in the state with few exceptions.

President Biden waves as he walks past Bavarian mountain riflemen and traditional costumers after his arrival in Germany on Saturday ahead of the G-7 summit.

Biden says G-7 countries will ban Russian gold in response to the war in Ukraine

6:30am June 26, 2022

by The Associated Press

Senior Biden administration officials said gold is Moscow's second largest export after energy. Banning imports would make it more difficult for Russia to participate in global markets, they said.

President Biden addresses the nation Friday following the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.

Biden must take stronger action on abortion, Senate Democrats say

7:17pm June 25, 2022

by Sarah McCammon

With Roe v. Wade overturned, Senate Democrats want Biden to use presidential power to ease abortion access and protect those who seek the procedures. But he has limited options.

Biden meets with G7 to talk about Ukraine, inflation, food insecurity, climate change

9:28am June 25, 2022

by Rob Schmitz

President Biden is headed to Germany for a meeting of the G7 with leaders of the wealthiest countries. At the top of their agenda is the war in Ukraine, now in its fifth month.

Politics & Government

Could Fl. Gov. DeSantis successfully challenge Trump in 2024's presidential election?

9:26am June 25, 2022

by Susan Davis

NPR's Susan Davis talks with New Yorker magazine staff writer Dexter Filkins about Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and his growing strength in the Republican Party.

Politics & Government

Week in politics: Biden urges voters to look to November elections to enact change

9:24am June 25, 2022

by Ron Elving

President Biden is urging voters to elect representatives who support abortion rights in November's election. But it's doubtful the issue will shift the balance of power in Congress.

President Biden signs into law the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act gun safety bill, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on Saturday as first lady Jill Biden looks on.

Biden signs gun safety bill into law

9:19am June 25, 2022

The president's signing comes just over a month after the mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, killed 19 children and two adults.

Marine Corps Lt. Col. Oliver North, accompanied by his lawyer Brendan Sullivan, was a central figure in the Iran-Contra hearings.

The Jan. 6 committee has learned some lessons from previous televised hearings

8:47am June 25, 2022

by Ron Elving

The most telling testimony against the Republican former president has come from Republicans he appointed or who supported him and voted for him (and, in some cases, say they would do so again).

Politics & Government

The Supreme Court is at its most conservative now from the last 75 years

8:01am June 25, 2022

by Nina Totenberg

The Supreme Court's abortion decision, along with a ruling on guns earlier in the week, continues the current court's move to the political right.

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