Kirby: Chinese rhetoric over potential Pelosi trip to Taiwan 'clearly unhelpful'
White House National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby on Tuesday said China's "escalatory" rhetoric ahead of a potential trip from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) to Taiwan is "clearly unhelpful and not necessary." Kirby told CNN's John Berman that Pelosi has yet to formally announce a trip to Taiwan, a self-governing island nation off the coast of China, and the U.S. has not changed its policies concerning the tw
Read MoreIMF: Global economic outlook ‘gloomy and more uncertain’
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced that its projection for global economic growth is “gloomy and more uncertain” as it reduced its growth expectation for 2022 to 3.2 percent, about half a percentage point lower than previously predicted. The IMF released its most recent World Economic Outlook report on Tuesday, noting that risks it identified earlier in the year are beginning to come to fruition.
Read MorePlanned Parenthood website removes distinction between ectopic pregnancy and abortion
Planned Parenthood changed the language on its national webpage last week explaining ectopic pregnancy and abortion, removing one sentence that distinguished treatment of the condition from an abortion. The changes come amid debate and confusion surrounding ectopic pregnancy as abortion bans are implemented in various states following the Supreme Court’s ruling overturning the Roe v. Wade decision, the 1973 landmark case establishing a constitutional right to abortion. Some supporters of abortion rights have claimed abortion bans could be interpreted to outla
Read MoreSupreme Court wrong to block Biden immigration priorities
With its official term finished, the Supreme Court just released a short order with big implications for immigration policy. The court on Thursday refused to block a lower court ruling that has prevented the Biden administration from setting immigration enforcement priorities. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas announced these priorities
Read MoreMeta asks Oversight Board if it should stop removing COVID misinformation
Meta, the parent company of Facebook, asked the board tasked with overseeing policy debates on the platform to weigh in on whether it should ease its COVID misinformation policy. The company asked the Oversight Board, a task force funded by Meta that operates independently, if the company’s policy, including to remove posts with false claims, is still appropriate as the pandemic “has evolved,” Meta’s president of Global Affairs Nick Clegg wrote Tuesday in a blog post.
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