Jackson to be Sworn in as Breyer Retires from Supreme Court
WASHINGTON (AP) — The first Black woman confirmed for the Supreme Court, Ketanji Brown Jackson, is set to be sworn in as the court’s 116th justice on Thursday. The noon ceremony comes as the man she is
Supreme Court: Biden Properly Ended Trump-Era Asylum Policy
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has ruled that the Biden administration properly ended a Trump-era policy forcing some U.S. asylum-seekers to wait in Mexico. The justices’ 5-4 decision for the administration came in a case about
Supreme Court Limits EPA in Curbing Power Plant Emissions
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a blow to the fight against climate change, the Supreme Court has limited how the nation’s main anti-air pollution law can be used to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from power plants. By a
Judge Temporarily Blocks Kentucky’s Near-total Abortion Ban
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A judge cleared the way Thursday for abortions to resume in Kentucky, temporarily blocking the state’s near-total ban on the procedure that was triggered by the Supreme Court ruling that overturned Roe v.
Biden Says He Backs Changing Filibuster Rules for Abortion
MADRID (AP) — President Joe Biden says the Supreme Court’s decision ending a constitutional right to abortion is “destabilizing” and he supports changing Senate rules to codify nationwide abortion protections. Biden spoke Thursday at the end of
Arizona, Louisiana Among States Grappling Over Abortion Bans
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Arizona’s Republican attorney general says a total abortion ban that has been on the books since before statehood can be enforced, putting him at odds with that state’s Republican governor. And Louisiana’s attorney
Key Inflation Gauge Tracked by the Fed Remains a High 6.3%
WASHINGTON (AP) — A measure of inflation that is closely tracked by the Federal Reserve rose 6.3% in May from a year earlier, unchanged from its level in April. Thursday’s report from the Commerce Department provided the
NYC Senior Citizens Scammed of $30,000; Two Suspects On the Lamb
New York, NY (77WABC)-Three out of four NYC senior citizens in Queens and Brooklyn who were contacted by scammers demanding money were conned out of nearly $30,000. In each of the four cases, the seniors were called
About Half say Trump Should be Charged for 1/6: AP-NORC Poll
WASHINGTON (AP) — A new poll shows about half of Americans say former President Donald Trump should be charged with a crime for his role in what happened on Jan. 6. The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public
Most Say Nation on Wrong Track, Including Dems: AP-NORC Poll
WASHINGTON (AP) — A new poll shows an overwhelming and growing majority of Americans say the U.S. is heading in the wrong direction, including nearly 8 in 10 Democrats. The poll, by The Associated Press-NORC Center for
