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Jun 30, 2022

Immigration advocates criticize border policies after migrants die in a tractor-trailer, the U.S. opens a permanent headquarters for U.S. forces in Poland, and a House committee hears about growing housing inequity.


Jun 29, 2022

Jan. 6 Committee holds its sixth televised hearing; Feds outline efforts to increase abortion access; Wisconsin's Democratic leaders challenge 1849 abortion ban; SCOTUS makes it more difficult to prosecute doctors who overprescribe opioids; G7 summit wraps up.


Jun 28, 2022

A district court blocks Louisiana’s abortion ban, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi wants new laws to counter SCOTUS decisions, and the Defense Dept. wants HBCUs to help develop new military capabilities.


Jun 27, 2022

Protests erupt after the Supreme Court overturns Roe versus Wade – conservative lawmakers applaud, but a poll finds more than half of Americans call it a "step backward" – and President Joe Biden signs a gun control measure. 


Jun 24, 2022

Gun reform suffers a defeat in the Supreme Court but notches a win in the U.S. Senate, former Justice Dept. officials testify before the Jan. 6 Committee, and the White House meets with big oil on high pump prices.