Poll: Majorities oppose Supreme Court's abortion ruling and worry about other rights  —  Majorities of Americans say they disagree with the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, think it was politically motivated, are concerned the court will now reconsider rulings that protect other rights …

Roe's Final Hours in One of America's Largest Abortion Clinics  —  In Houston, a day of dismay, confusion, and dread after the Supreme Court ends the constitutional right to abortion.  —  At seven o'clock on Friday morning, Ivy turned on the lights of the Houston Women's Clinic …

Russia Defaults on Foreign Debt for First Time Since 1918  —  Russia defaulted on its foreign-currency sovereign debt for the first time in a century, the culmination of ever-tougher Western sanctions that shut down payment routes to overseas creditors.  —  For months, the country found paths around …

McCarthy's coming headaches  —  Far-right candidates are surging in House races across the map: Republican leaders increasingly fear that a red wave will wash in a raft of conspiracy theorists and extremists. … House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy — on the doorstep of the speaker's office …

Time for Real Coverage of the Supreme Court  —  We need a new approach to an ambitious political actor … News coverage of the Supreme Court has always been difficult, but at this point it needs to be fundamentally re-thought.  —  It's always been difficult because many of the cases are complex …

Buffalo wingnut Carl Paladino is wrong for Western NY (and everywhere else, too)  —  Carl Paladino, who somehow became the GOP candidate for governor in 2010, is now running for Western New York's seat in Congress.  He's the absolute last person Republicans there (or, heck, anywhere) need to represent them.

Pre-Summit press conference  —  (As delivered)  —  Good afternoon.  —  Our NATO Summit in Madrid this week will be transformative.  —  With many important decisions.  —  Including on a new Strategic Concept for a new security reality.  —  A fundamental shift in NATO's deterrence and defence.

‘F*** America’: Green Day Star Billie Joe Armstrong says he's renouncing his U.S. citizenship during London concert in wake of SCOTUS overruling Roe  — Green Day star Billie Joe Armstrong says he's renouncing his US citizenship  — He made the declaration during a London concert Friday, saying: ‘F**k America’

Ukraine Live Updates: West Scrambles for New Way to Try to Punish Russia  —  A Group of 7 proposal on oil price caps comes as the West is struggling to limit global economic havoc from the war in Ukraine.  President Volodymyr Zelensky spoke virtually at the Group of 7 summit in Germany.

Semiconductor legislation failures show why the U.S. struggles to compete  —  As President Biden heads toward potentially cataclysmic midterm elections, he has a last chance to show that he can make the machinery of Congress work to pass a big, bipartisan plan to bolster America's dominance in technology.