Politics

Al Drago/Bloomberg Creative Photos/FILE (WASHINGTON) — State governments across the country are taking steps to firm up abortion rights if the Supreme Court decides to overturn Roe v. Wade, the landmark decision that granted protections for a woman’s right to an abortion. A leaked Supreme Court draft opinion published by Politico on Monday apparently shows […]

Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Abortion-rights advocates are responding to the leaked draft opinion of the Supreme Court majority opinion on the pending Mississippi abortion case that was first reported by Politico on Monday. According to the copy of the draft opinion, which the court has confirmed is authentic but not final, a majority […]

adamkaz/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Politically minded eyes were on Ohio and Indiana Tuesday night, as the Republican and Democratic parties faced renewed identity crises, pulled between election denialism and anti-Trump factions on the right and progressives and pro-Biden centrists on the left. From questions of Trump’s influence to the growing threat of winnowed abortion access, […]

Matthew Hatcher/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The first multistate contest of the 2022 midterm season kicked off Tuesday with primary races in Ohio and Indiana. Ohio’s Senate race marked the first major sign of former President Donald Trump’s endorsement power at the polls. Here’s how the races developed on Tuesday. All times Eastern: May […]

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 former President Donald Trump’s endorsement power at the polls. Here’s how the races are developing today. All times Eastern. Check […]

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 the “Oklahoma Heartbeat Act,” which bans abortions after cardiac activity or a fetal heartbeat can be detected, which typically occurs […]

Scott Olson/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Six in 10 Republicans back former President Donald Trump as their party’s leader, slightly more than the share of Democrats who line up behind President Joe Biden’s leadership of their party — a sign of Trump’s lasting strength in his party as the midterm primary season revs up. Nearly […]

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 to return home. After a public plea for support over the weekend, President Joe Biden wasted no time, saying on […]

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. Wade. The document, which Politico said it obtained from a “person familiar with the court’s proceedings,” is marked “first draft” […]

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 the 2020 election results. Reps. Andy Biggs of Arizona and Mo Brooks of Alabama were among the group of far-right […]