The president will present 17 medals in all at the White House next week.
Julia McCue
Same-sex couples updating legal status after abortion ruling
Same-sex parents fear their rights could evaporate like those of people seeking to end a pregnancy.
Russian missiles kill at least 21 near Odesa in Ukraine
The airstrikes followed the pullout of Russian forces from Snake Island, a move that was expected to potentially ease the threat to the city.
WNBA’s Brittney Griner goes on trial in Russian court
The athlete’s detention and trial come at an extraordinarily low point in Moscow-Washington relations.
COVID-19 at Wimbledon: 3 top-20 men out after positive tests
The All England Club follows government guidance that requires neither shots nor testing, but players who are ill are withdrawing from matches.
Supreme Court will hear case that could radically change the way elections are conducted
At issue are state court authority over congressional redistricting, as well as elections for Congress and the presidency.
Judge temporarily blocks Kentucky’s near-total abortion ban
Attorneys for the clinics argued Kentucky’s constitution protects the right to an abortion.
Supreme Court limits EPA’s regulation of greenhouse gas emissions from power plants
The court ruled that the Clean Air Act does not give the agency broad authority to regulate emissions, writing that Congress must act on the subject.
Biden backs filibuster exception to protect abortion access
Biden’s statement was the latest indication that, if the party picks up a few more seats in the midterm elections in November, Democrats could seize the opportunity to pass legislation creating a nationwide right to abortion.
Key inflation gauge tracked by the Fed remains a high 6.3%
Thursday’s report from the Commerce Department provided the latest evidence that painfully high inflation is pressuring American households.