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How one senator has blocked the Pentagon over abortionBoth parties in Congress traditionally line up behind the military. But culture-war issues like abortion are changing that. Exhibit A: Sen. Tommy Tuberville鈥檚 monthslong blockade of Pentagon confirmations.
First LookFirst over-the-counter birth control pill gets FDA approvalIn a major change that will broaden access for women and teenagers, U.S. officials have approved the first over-the-counter birth control pill. Women鈥檚 health groups have long pushed to expand access to the pills.聽
Democrats prep shadow presidential campaignsSome ambitious Democratic governors appear to be laying the groundwork for presidential campaigns.
Contrarian or crank? The zeitgeisty campaign of RFK Jr.The scion of America鈥檚 most famous political family has tapped into a surprising well of grassroots support, at聽a time when distrust and conspiracy theories surround everything from elections to health to the news itself.
First LookCongress turns to the ballot box: Who decides who gets to vote?Congress will focus on voting and election laws in the coming weeks. As House Republicans present sweeping proposals to tighten voting restrictions, Democrats have their own proposals to set federal voting standards under the Voting Rights Act.
First LookEl Paso gunman who took 23 lives sentenced to 90 life sentencesThe Texas gunman who killed 23 people in a racist attack in 2019 at a Walmart聽in El Paso, Texas, has been sentenced to 90 consecutive life sentences for over 50 hate crime charges. A聽separate trial could still result in a death penalty sentence.
First LookNew laws restrict helping voters. Why Asian Americans feel targeted.New voting laws in Republican-led states impose criminal penalties or fines for helping people to vote. Asian American and Asian immigrant communities feel that the laws 鈥� which restrict, for one, translation services 鈥� especially target them.
Monitor BreakfastBreakfast with Biden鈥檚 top economic adviserLael Brainard, director of the National Economic Council, defended 鈥淏idenomics鈥� at a Monitor Breakfast 鈥� one of her first gatherings with reporters since joining the White House.
Proposed power plant emission cuts: Can US keep the lights on?A鈥� 鈥媎ebate over how fast to transition to clean energy 鈥媔s gaining urgency, as 鈥媋 proposed 鈥婨PA 鈥媏missions rule stirs concerns about electric grid reliability.
First LookNew bloc: Moms for Liberty have GOP contenders vying for their votesRepublican presidential candidates Donald Trump and Gov. Ron DeSantis have their sights on Moms for Liberty, a new controversial group that advocates for conservative policies. Both politicians will appear at the group鈥檚 annual conference in Philadelphia.
Reparations in California: What can lawmakers achieve?California lawmakers now聽begin the complex work of taking up the historic final recommendations from the state鈥檚 Reparations Task Force.聽
Monitor BreakfastBiden can overcome perception gap on economy, top adviser saysAt the Monitor Breakfast Thursday, President Joe Biden鈥檚 top economic adviser talked up 鈥淏idenomics鈥� and all the ways the U.S. economy is thriving, despite a still-high rate of inflation.
Lab leak debate: US releases new report, but critics want moreAdvocates argue transparency around COVID-19 origins is key to restoring public trust. Critics say a politicized push could have the opposite effect.聽
First LookTo boost fast food wages, California lawmakers get creativeA California law that would have raised wages for fast-food workers has been delayed for the past two years. Now, by activating a long-dormant commission, lawmakers may have found a different way to boost worker pay.
First LookVacation or vote in August? Ohio scrambles for a special election.Lawmakers in Ohio have called for an August special election that could have national implications, as voters will consider a measure to make it harder to amend the state鈥檚 constitution. Now election offices are scrambling to prepare on a tight timeframe.
One year after Dobbs, US abortion landscape transformedLast year鈥檚 Supreme Court ruling in the Dobbs case eliminated a nearly 50-year-old federal right to abortion. The impact on women of childbearing age has been profound.聽
How 鈥楥ongressman Nobody鈥� got 2.2 million users on TikTokFreshman Rep. Jeff Jackson of North Carolina is carving out an alternative to outrage politics with his kitchen-table videos about Congress behind the scenes.
This pipeline was snarled in court. Then Congress stepped in.With construction likely to resume, the controversial pipeline pits goal of energy independence against climate concerns and eminent domain.聽 聽
The ExplainerWhat鈥檚 in Hunter Biden鈥檚 plea deal and what happens next?The plea deal for Hunter Biden comes from a longtime Department of Justice investigation. Yet the younger Mr. Biden, as an issue and political symbol, will likely figure in the presidential election race to come.
The ExplainerWhat US asylum changes meanThe United States, traditionally a leader in offering refuge, received the world's most asylum applications last year.聽Yet a new rule limits access to asylum at the southern border.
