National
Supreme Court overrules Roe v. Wade
Striking down the federal right to abortion, the Supreme Court overruled its landmark precedent in a 6-3 split on Friday.
House sends gun control bill to Biden’s desk
In the wake of the elementary school massacre in Uvalde, Texas, and the racially motivated shooting at a supermarket in Buffalo, New York, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bipartisan gun violence prevention bill on Friday afternoon in a 234-193 vote.
Wall Street finally turns it around after 3 weeks of steep losses
Wall Street pulled ahead for a much-needed win this week, as the past three weeks of losses still weigh on equities and investors expect the Federal Reserve to once again raise rates aggressively next month.
US solider pleads guilty to plotting rampage with neo-Nazi occultists
An Army paratrooper with ties to a neo-Nazi occult group pleaded guilty Friday to charges that he aimed to ignite a race war beginning with a plot to massacre fellow U.S. soldiers in his platoon.
Regional
Texas high court pares down challenge to statehouse election maps
The Texas Supreme Court ruled Friday that a multifaceted challenge to state legislative district maps brought by a group of lawmakers, a political candidate and Latino rights groups is mostly barred by governmental immunity and a lack of standing.
Texas Supreme Court upholds ban on making smokable hemp products
Texas’ ban on manufacturing smokable hemp products is in accord with its long history of regulating cannabis, the state Supreme Court ruled Friday, so there is no vested right to this business endeavor under the Texas Constitution.
International
Ukraine given path toward EU but loses ground in East
Ukraine was a step closer Friday to becoming a member of the European Union but that political win after four full months of war was offset by new territorial losses to Russian forces in the East.
Boris Johnson blamed for crushing special election losses
The United Kingdom’s ruling Conservative Party has suffered a twin blow of two damning special election losses in results announced Friday morning, after voters took to the polls on Thursday.
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