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Politics

The provisions in Texas' restrictive abortion law are not popular, an NPR poll finds

Domenico Montanaro

A clear majority of Americans, including most Republicans, opposes key provisions of the controversial new Texas abortion law, the latest NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll finds.
National

A top House progressive says $1.5 trillion is not enough to pass social spending plan

Deepa Shivaram

Rep. Pramila Jayapal, chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, rejected the price tag put forward by West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin for President Biden's sweeping domestic spending priorities.
National

GOP Blocks Bill To Keep Government Going; New Try Ahead

Lisa Mascaro and Zeke Miller / Associated Press

Republican senators have blocked a bill to keep the U.S. government funded and allow borrowing. But Democrats determined to avoid a federal shutdown say they will try again this week.
KPBS Midday Edition

Court Halts Use Of Health Order To Expel Migrant Families

Ben Fox / Associated Press

A federal judge has ruled that the U.S. government must stop using a Trump-era public health order to quickly expel migrants with children who are apprehended along the U.S.-Mexico border.
KPBS Midday Edition

How California's Recall Election Could Change State, National Politics

Andrew Bowen

Whether Gov. Gavin Newsom wins or loses on Tuesday, the recall election's outcome is likely to have big impacts on public health policies and the balance of power in both Sacramento and Washington, D.C.
Military

Roundtable: How 9/11 Changed San Diego

Bennett Lacy

Cristina Kim

KPBS race and equity reporter Cristina Kim hosts a special look at how the 9/11 attacks were covered in San Diego and how the affects linger in our community 20 years later.
KPBS Midday Edition

Roundtable: California On The Brink

Bennett Lacy

Cristina Kim

KPBS race and equity reporter Cristina Kim hosts a special episode of Roundtable dedicated to the 2021 recall election for California's governor.
Education

Education Department Launches Civil Rights Probes In States That Banned Masks In Schools

Collin Binkley / Associated Press

The Education Department says the policies could amount to discrimination against students with disabilities or health conditions. The department’s office for civil rights sent letters to education chiefs in Iowa, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Utah.
Politics

Student Advocates Demand COVID-19 Protections

M.G. Perez

Young people say they want to be included in the COVID conversation.
Politics

Roundtable: Confronting The Climate Emergency

Bennett Lacy

We devote this week's episode to the new IPCC report on global climate change and examine the political and business challenges of addressing climate change and its causes here in San Diego.