Clarence Thomas took 3 private jet trips provided by GOP donor, committee says

Washington — Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas took three undisclosed trips aboard a private jet provided by Republican megadonor Harlan Crow between 2017 and 2021, according to documents obtained by the Senate Judiciary Committee and released Thursday. The records, which Crow turned over to the committee, show that Thomas traveled aboard Crow’s private jet in

Biden and Zelenskyy sign 10-year security deal

The leaders of the Group of Seven nations have agreed to give Ukraine a $50 billion loan to address the fallout from President Vladimir Putin’s continued war on Ukraine, a senior administration official said Thursday.  The loan would be funded by interest earned on profits from Russia’s frozen assets, largely held in Europe. The loan

CBS News poll analysis: Should Trump have immunity? Should all presidents?

As the Supreme Court considers its decision on the matter, most Americans don’t think Donald Trump should have immunity from criminal prosecution for actions taken while president, and most don’t think presidents generally should have immunity either. Some Republicans, though, feel a little differently: they think Trump should have immunity. This question was asked of

How the group behind the abortion drug battle is taking its fight global

London — British anti-abortion activist Isabel Vaughn-Spruce says she wasn’t protesting when she stood silently in a protected zone outside an abortion clinic near her church in Birmingham, England. “I internally reasoned that surely my silent thoughts should still be allowed to happen inside that zone. My prayers. So I went and silently prayed outside the

Supreme Court preserves access to abortion pill mifepristone

Washington — The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a challenge targeting the availability of the widely used abortion pill mifepristone, preserving access to the drug in its first major abortion-related ruling since the reversal of Roe v. Wade. The unanimous ruling from the justices was on procedural grounds. They determined that a group of anti-abortion rights doctors