The Biden Justice Department sued the state of Texas on Thursday over its new six-week abortion ban, saying the state law is unconstitutional. Announcing the lawsuit at a news conference in Washington, Attorney General Merrick Garland said the Texas law’s “unprecedented” design seeks “to prevent women from exercising their constitutional rights by thwarting judicial review
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CNN’s Fareed Zakaria gives his take on how the GOP transformed from a party of conservative principles to one of tribal loyalty. #CNN #News
The US army left behind stacks of military equipment – from aircraft to guns – when it left the Afghanistan. This has added to the haul of weaponry the Taliban has been gathering in recent months, taken from the Afghan army as it retreated. Now the Taliban are back in power – so what kind
On September 11, 2001, 2,973 people died and thousands were injured as two hi-jacked planes flew into the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York City. Twenty years later, the events of 9/11 continue to shape the US and the world. SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us
Kansas GOP Senator Roger Marshall, who voted against the January 6 commission, told CNN that his decision was not based on politics and that he believes the insurrection is already being investigated. CNN’s Gary Tuchman reports. #CNN #News
A US airline has unveiled plans to bring back supersonic transatlantic flights by the end of the decade. United Airlines has conditionally agreed to buy jets capable of flying at speeds of Mach 1.7 – twice as fast as modern airliners. It could see flight times slashed in half – with a journey from London
Joel Greenberg, a central figure in the ongoing investigation into Florida Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz, wrote in a letter obtained by The Daily Beast that he and Gaetz paid for sex with multiple women, including a minor who was 17 at the time. A spokeman for Gaetz has denied the allegations. #CNN #News
Grady Knox was recalling the Covid-19 death of his grandmother at a school board meeting in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, when a group of people appear to laugh. #CNN #News
More than 120 people have been killed and hundreds more are missing after catastrophic flooding across Germany, which has left several villages cut off and sparked fears that a dam could burst. German Chancellor Angela Merkel is expecting “many” more deaths amid further rainstorm warnings. SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow
More than 60 people have died and over 70 are missing after record rainfall triggered severe floods in western Germany and neighbouring Belgium. Sky’s Michelle Clifford heard from some of them on what they saw. SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow
DC Metropolitan Police Officer Michael Fanone, who defended the Capitol on January 6, speaks out after Senate GOP blocked a bipartisan commission to investigate the Capitol insurrection. #MichaelFanone #DonLemon #DonLemonTonight
France has threatened to cut off Jersey’s electricity, as it says fishing licences are being granted with conditions not agreed. Two Royal Navy vessels have arrived on station, as a precautionary measure to monitor the situation, the Prime Minister said. SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like
Chuck Grassley has served as Iowa’s senator for a whopping seven terms, but new polling shows this tenure could be in jeopardy. In the latest episode of The Point, CNN’s Chris Cillizza digs into whether the Hawkeye State will actually part ways with its longstanding senator. SOURCES AND FURTHER READING: Baseball owners allow Dodgers and
Roger Stone, an ally to former President Donald Trump, has appeared in several court filings related to the riot that took place at the US Capitol Building on January 6. CNN’s Jessica Schneider reports. #CNN #JessicaSchneider #RogerStone
An RAF pilot has revealed his aircraft nearly smashed into a bus carrying evacuees at Kabul airport, as he was taking off. Wing Commander Kev Latchman revealed military air traffic controllers had been praying for him when they saw his C-17 transport aircraft hurtling towards a line of three vehicles that had taken a wrong
Former Wells Fargo bankers tell CNNMoney’s Cristina Alesci how they tricked customers and opened fraudulent accounts.
Meet “The Rock’s” twin. This deputy’s face and body make him the spitting image of Dwayne Johnson. Jeanne Moos reports. #CNN #News
Wild fires have taken hold in California, after high winds and lightening strikes resulted in evacuation orders for more than 100,000 people. At least five residents have died so far. As 500 individual blazes took hold, President Donald Trump declared a state of emergency. Previously Mr Trump blamed the state for failing to manage forests
CNN’s Brianna Keilar rolls the tape on all the times President Trump has embraced violence and the way Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) has tried to rewrite his past support of Trump since the riot at the Capitol. #BriannaKeilar #CNN #News
With the number of cases of coronavirus in London way ahead of the rest of the country, speculation is mounting that the capital may go on lockdown by the weekend. SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews For