DC police to back demonstrations through Tuesday following Roe overturn
Washington, D.C., police are mobilizing to support demonstrations taking place in the District after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade on Friday. The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) and D.C. Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency (HSEMA) said in a release that MPD has “initiated full departmental activation” through Tuesday as demonstrations in favor and against the ruling continue throughout the weekend. Anti-abortion and pro-abortion rights demonstrators
Read MoreFirst lady Jill Biden visits Surfside building collapse site on one-year anniversary
First lady Jill Biden on Friday visited the site of the collapsed apartment building in Surfside, Fla., where 98 people died one year ago. “On behalf of my husband, President Biden, whose heart and prayers have never left this community, we stand with you today and always. And as we gather, we express gratitude for this community,” Biden said in remarks at the Surfside Remembrance Event. The 12-story condominium tower collapsed in the Miami suburb on June 24, 2021. A Miami-Dade Circuit Judge this week gave final approval to just over $1 billion in settlements for victims
Read MoreManchin ‘alarmed’ by Kavanaugh, Gorsuch’s votes on Roe
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) said he was “alarmed” that Supreme Court Justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh voted to overturn Roe v. Wade after testifying that they believed the case was settled legal precedent during their confirmation hearings. Manchin tweeted on Friday that he was “deeply disappointed” that the court chose to overturn Roe v. Wade, which has provided constitutional protections for abortion for nearly half a century. “I trusted
Read MoreWatch live: Biden delivers remarks on Supreme Court decision
President Biden will speak Friday on the decision by the Supreme Court to strike down Roe v. Wade. The event is scheduled to begin at 12:30 p.m. Watch the live video above Source: TEST FEED1
Read MoreFirst state abortion bans kick in following Supreme Court ruling
The first state abortion bans have taken effect after the Supreme Court on Friday overturned Roe v. Wade, driving home the immediate consequences of the monumental decision. Abortion bans are now in effect in Louisiana, South Dakota, Kentucky, and Missouri, and more states are expected to soon follow. Thirteen states have “trigger” laws that ban abortion in the event of Roe v. Wade being struck down. Not all of those trigger laws go into effect immediately, but in three states they do: Louisiana, South Dakota and Kentucky,
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