Defense & National Security — VA to allow abortions in certain cases
The Department of Veterans’ Affairs (VA) announced that it will provide access to abortions for certain veterans and beneficiaries "regardless of state restrictions." We’ll share the details of that decision, plus we’ll pull back the curtain on the Ukrainian military commanders holding the front line in the country’s south and the east. Also, we'll examine the new information about the volume of documents former President Trump stored in his personal office at Mar-a-Lago, then we'll look at how the U.S. military is responding to the deadly floods in Pakistan.
Read MoreJane Fonda announces non-Hodgkin's lymphoma diagnosis
Jane Fonda says she refuses to let a cancer diagnosis “interfere” with her climate and political activism. The “Grace and Frankie” actor shared with her nearly 2 million Instagram followers on Friday that she was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and has begun chemotherapy treatment. “This is a very treatable cancer,” Fonda, 84, said. “I’m also lucky because I have health insurance and access to the best doctors and treatments. I realize, and it’s painful, that I am privileged in this,” Fonda said.
Read MoreBiden to nominate environmental law expert to lead powerful regulations office
President Biden on Friday announced plans to nominate environmental law expert Richard Revesz to lead the small but powerful White House office in charge of overseeing federal regulations. The Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), which sits within the White House Office of Management and Budget, has been without a permanent occupant since Biden took office. The White House said Friday that Biden intends to nominate Revesz, the dean emeritus of New York University’s law school, to serve as administrator of OIRA, capping months of speculation
Read MoreMark Kelly votes like a California liberal — not an Arizonan
Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly (Ariz.) likes to pretend he’s a moderate everyman in a black t-shirt who aligns with Arizona voters. But his partisan record tells a different story. Since he was elected, Kelly has voted with Joe Biden
Read MoreWHO: Declining monkeypox cases prove outbreak can be stopped or even eliminated
World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Friday that the recent decline in monkeypox cases that has been observed in North America and Europe is evidence that the current outbreak can be stopped or eliminated outright. Tedros made note of how monkeypox has quickly grown in prominence from being a little-known virus that was often only discussed within the context of countries where it is endemic. With over 50,000 cases and 16 deaths due to monkeypox confirmed this year, Tedros said the number of cases has already exceeded the nu
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