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• Virginia Governor Asks DOD to Postpone Vaccine Mandate for National Guard
  
  Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin, a Republican, asked Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Tuesday to ''indefinitely postpone'' enforcing the Department of Defense's COVID-19 vaccine mandate for members of the state's Army National Guard, according to The Hill.
• Supreme Court Reinstates GOP-drawn Maps of Louisiana House Districts
  
  The Supreme Court will allow the state of Louisiana's congressional district map to remain in place through the November midterm elections.
• US Officials Announce More Steps Against Monkeypox Outbreak
  
  Reacting to a surprising and growing monkeypox outbreak, U.S. health officials on Tuesday expanded the group of people recommended to get vaccinated against the monkeypox virus.They also said they are providing more monkeypox vaccine, working to expand testing, and taking...
• Poll: Biden's Approval Rating Plunges Internationally
  
  President Joe Biden's approval rating has plunged internationally since his first year in office while global views of the United States continue to improve, a recent survey reported.
• Trump Responds to Cassidy: She Wanted to Work for Me in Florida!
  
  As a staffer for White House chief of staff Mark Meadows was the surprise witness Tuesday for the House Jan. 6 Select Committee, former President Donald Trump shot back at her, calling her "a total phony and 'leaker'" and disgruntled castoff after Trump left office.
• Retailers Limit Plan B Pill Purchases After Demand Spike
  
  Retail chains across the U.S. have begun to limit purchases of Plan B, also known as ''the morning-after pill,'' amid an increase in demand following the Supreme Court's overturning of Roe v. Wade, the 1973 ruling that legalized abortion nationwide.
• Jury Is Chosen to Decide Florida School Shooter's Sentence
  
  A jury of seven men and five women was chosen Tuesday to decide whether Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz should be sentenced to death or get life in prison for his 2018 massacre, capping a nearly three-month selection process that began with 1,800 candidates.The jury...
• US Accuses 5 Firms in China of Supporting Russian Military
  
  President Joe Biden's administration added five companies in China to a trade blacklist on Tuesday for allegedly supporting Russia's military and defense industrial base, flexing its muscle to enforce sanctions against Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine.The Commerce...
• US Opens Probe After 51 Migrants Die in Sweltering Trailer
  
  The death toll of undocumented migrants who were abandoned in a scorching-hot trailer in Texas rose to 51 Tuesday, as President Joe Biden blamed "criminal" professional smugglers for the tragedy.Rebeca Clay-Flores, a Bexar County official, reported the new tally of "39 men...
• Professor: Cornell Library Removed Lincoln Bust, Plaque After 'Someone Complained'
  
  A Cornell University professor claims the school's library has removed a bronzed Gettysburg Address plaque and bust of former President Abraham Lincoln, due to an unknown complaint.
• FDA Advisers Recommend Updating COVID Booster Shots for Fall
  
  Some U.S. adults are a step closer to getting updated COVID-19 boosters this fall, as government advisers voted Tuesday that it's time to tweak shots to better match the most recent virus variants. The Food and Drug Administration will have to decide the exact recipe but...
• Pentagon to Continue to Provide Abortions Despite Roe Reversal
  
  In the aftermath of the Supreme Court's overturning of Roe v. Wade last Friday, the Pentagon will continue to provide abortions within the limited circumstances allowed under federal law, according to the Washington Examiner.
• Report: School Shootings Hit 20-Year High
  
  Over 90 school shootings involving injuries or deaths occurred during the 2020-2021 school year, the most in 20 years, according to the National Center for Education Statistics.
• Historic Catholic Church Destroyed in Suspected Arson
  
  Authorities in Raleigh County, West Virginia, are investigating the charred remains of St. Colman Catholic Church as a possible arson attack.
• Biden's HHS Secretary Unveils White House's 'Action Plan' on Abortion Access
  
  Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra unveiled his "action plan" on abortion access Tuesday.
• Biden, NATO to Beef Up Force Posture Amid Russian Aggression
  
  President Joe Biden opened his three-day visit to a NATO summit Tuesday by pledging to beef up the American military presence in Europe as he denounced Russia's Vladimir Putin for trying to "wipe out" Ukrainian culture in the ongoing war in eastern Europe.Biden, in talks...
• Rasmussen Poll: 50 Percent Support SCOTUS Abortion Ruling
  
  A new poll Tuesday by Rasmussen Reports finds that half of the country approves of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision last week to overturn the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision and send the issue of abortion back to the states.
• Fourth Person Dies Following Amtrak Train Derailment in Missouri
  
  A fourth person has died after an Amtrak train carrying about 275 passengers and a dozen crew hit a dump truck at a railroad crossing on Monday and derailed, the Missouri State Highway Patrol said on Tuesday.The fourth victim was a passenger aboard the train, which was...
• Some Amazon Employees Demand Work Stoppage in Pro-life States
  
  Hundreds of Amazon, Inc. employees signed an internal petition imploring management to take significant action against states that support abortion bans.
• Senators Demand Biden Release Plan for TikTok Risks
  
  Six Republican senators, in a letter to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, are calling on the Biden administration to provide a plan to combat any security risks posed by TikTok, the video-sharing social media platform
• Ghislaine Maxwell Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison
  
  Ghislaine Maxwell, the jet-setting socialite who once consorted with royals, presidents and billionaires, was sentenced to 20 years in prison Tuesday for helping the wealthy financier Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse underage girls.
• NASA Moves Toward Putting Astronauts on Moon Again
  
  NASA this week completed a significant step in the Artemis mission that intends to bring astronauts to the moon for the first time in 50 years.
• Hillary Clinton: SCOTUS Justice Thomas 'a Person of Grievance' in Law School
  
  Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said this week that U.S. Supreme Court conservative Justice Clarence Thomas has been "a person of grievance" since she attended law school with him at Yale in the early 1970s.
• Texas Judge Grants Order Blocking State's Abortion Law
  
  A judge in Harris County, Texas, which includes Houston, has granted abortion rights groups a temporary restraining order blocking the enforcement of the state's trigger law banning abortions in the state.
• White House: Using Federal Lands for Abortions Could Mean 'Dangerous Ramifications'
  
  White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters Tuesday that the notion of using federal lands to perform abortions in states that restrict the procedure could lead to "dangerous ramifications."

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