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First LookCriminal charges? Trump is under DOJ investigation for 2020 election.Former President Donald Trump said he has been told he is a target of the Justice Department鈥檚 investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election. Mr. Trump may soon face charges, a month after being charged in a separate investigation.
House Republicans ramp up investigation into Hunter BidenRepublicans allege U.S. President Joe Biden鈥檚 son received preferential treatment. Democrats say the GOP investigation is blatantly political.
First LookLegal for now? Iowa judge temporarily blocks governor鈥檚 abortion ban.Days after Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a new law banning most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, a state judge has blocked the measure. This means that abortion, until 20 weeks, will be legal while the courts assess the law鈥檚 constitutionality.
First LookGOP wants to plant 1 trillion trees. Can that stop a warming climate?Republicans are moving away from climate change skepticism, instead promoting tree planting as a solution that won鈥檛 infringe on energy production. Environmental scientists have called the idea a distraction from cutting emissions from fossil fuels.
Once seen as 鈥榗onservative,鈥� FBI now faces attacks from the GOPTrust in the FBI has been plummeting among Republicans during the Trump era, as voters see institutions as being weaponized for political purposes.
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.
