White House bets on plant-based diplomacy at India state dinner
President Joe Biden and first lady Dr. Jill Biden are set to fête India Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday evening at the White House, hosting a lavish, tented state dinner featuring a plant-based menu for their guest of honor, who is a vegetarian.
2023-06-22 12:23
New York State Legislature passes bill to protect doctors who prescribe abortion pills for out-of-state patients
The New York state legislature has passed a bill that would legally protect doctors who prescribe and send abortion pills to patients in states where abortion services are outlawed or restricted.
2023-06-21 19:45
Senate confirms lawyer who represented Mississippi abortion clinic at Supreme Court in Dobbs case for federal judgeship
Julie Rikelman, the attorney who argued on behalf of the Mississippi abortion clinic before the Supreme Court in the case that led to the overturning of Roe v. Wade, has been confirmed to a federal appeals court judgeship.
2023-06-21 08:21
Democrats push abortion rights bills in the Senate ahead of Dobbs anniversary
Senate Democrats intend to mark the anniversary of the Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade by pushing a collection of abortion rights messaging bills.
2023-06-21 03:30
White House preparations for state dinner with India's Modi include plant-based chef and violinist Joshua Bell
Preparations are underway at the White House as President Joe Biden and first lady Dr. Jill Biden will welcome India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Washington for an official state visit on Thursday, rolling out pomp and circumstance at a state dinner in the evening as the two countries reaffirm close ties.
2023-06-17 02:23
Iowa Supreme Court deadlocks on 6-week abortion ban and leaves block in place
Abortion will remain legal in Iowa for up to 20 weeks after the state Supreme Court on Friday declined to lift a block on a six-week ban.
2023-06-17 01:47
Supreme Court rejects challenges to a federal law that prioritizes the adoption of Native American children by Native families or tribes
The Supreme Court on Thursday left intact a decades-old law that prioritizes the placement of Native American children with Native families or tribes in child custody proceedings, rejecting challenges brought by several adoptive parents.
2023-06-15 22:57
Justice Department charges Marine in firebombing of California Planned Parenthood clinic
An active-duty Marine and another individual have been charged with using a Molotov cocktail to firebomb a Planned Parenthood clinic in Costa Mesa, California, in March 2022, the Justice Department announced Wednesday.
2023-06-15 06:19
Blinken to travel to China this weekend
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Beijing this weekend, the State Department announced on Wednesday -- a significant trip that comes as the Biden administration navigates its complicated relationship with China.
2023-06-14 20:24
Supreme Court sides with Jack Daniel's in trademark dispute involving a poop-themed dog toy
The Supreme Court on Thursday sided with Jack Daniel's in a dispute over a poop-themed dog toy that parodies its iconic liquor bottle.
2023-06-08 22:21
Blinken planning to visit China in coming weeks
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is expected to travel to China in the coming weeks, two US officials and a source familiar with the matter told CNN, as the two countries work to reset normal relations amid what has been an extremely tumultuous and tense year in the relationship.
2023-06-07 00:21
Takeaways from CNN's town hall with Nikki Haley
Former United Nations ambassador Nikki Haley made a forceful case for the United States' support for Ukraine, a stark contrast with the leaders of the Republican 2024 presidential field, in a CNN town hall Sunday night in Iowa.
2023-06-05 09:19